If you live in NE/IA area, there's a good chance you've heard of this place - I have known about it for a long time but never stopped to eat until now. When we pulled in it was in between lunch and dinner on a Saturday. The parking lot looked pretty full but the place is huge inside, so didn't seem packed at all which was a nice relief. The interior is minimally decorated with a rustic/country vibe - has wooden booths or tables & padded leather chairs with wheels for seating options. We had a booth and it was comfy - I will forewarn this place is very chilly, so bring a jacket! There was a little box of Conversation Topic cards on the table which is such a great idea to get people to actually talk to each other instead of sucked into their phones. The hostess here didn't have the mostest - so was concerned with how our waitress would be. She was FABULOUS! Very kind, friendly, & checked on us the perfect number of times. I went outside my usual choices and ordered a Sweet & Spicy Meatloaf Sandwich with mixed veggies as my side. THIS SANDWICH IS NO JOKE! Absolutely enormous in all the right ways!!! Extremely flavorful and juicy with the perfect amount of jalapeño level spice (so nothing too intense you'll regret it). The mixed veggies were slathered in sweet butter and roasted to perfection. Seriously some of the best mixed veggies I've had in awhile! The husband ordered steak & shrimp - he inhaled his steak & said the shrimp was very good as well. For sides he had sweet potato fries - delicious & thick cut - and mac n cheese. The mac n cheese was also a winner, very cheesy spiral noodles with some fried onions crumbled on top. The only downfall here would be the bathrooms are a bit less than fantastic. I used them on my way out and was turned off by the intense urine smell when I walked in. Really strange since it seemed fairly clean...but this isn't worth knocking off a star. People should choose a restaurant based on service & food - not based on their bathrooms....ha! If you haven't tried this place, definitely add it to your list soon. It truly lives up to the hype!! And the food will not disappoint at all. If we are in the area again we will definitely plan to stop.