LOOSE MEAT EATING CONTEST!!

       Most all of us from the Marshalltown, Iowa area are big fans of Taylor's Maid Rite on South 3rd Avenue. Whether you are from Marshalltown,Clear Lake, Iowa, or Ogallala, Nebraska, I have a fun road trip to do thyis summer.

        This summer in Ottumwa, Iowa the "Loose Meat Eating Contest" will be held in Central Park there to be held on June 2, 2018. The event was pointed out in an article on January 18, 2018 about the event.

          The idea originated from the "Canteen Lunch in the Alley" which possibly is the oldest loose meat eatery in the state of Iowa. It got it's start in 1936. An employee had told me years ago, while having lunch, that they opened a year before Taylor's in Marshalltown, Iowa.

       Even if you don't make it for the Big Contest in June, you are in for a real treat to travel to southeast Iowa and have a loose one at this cozy retro eatery. They serve primarly the "loose meat sandwich," malts, and home-made pies. Yes, you do enter from an alley and your only place to enjoy  your meal is up on a stool at the counter. You will NOT be disappointed!!