As a Quad Cities transplant I didn’t grow up on Quad Cities-style pizza, but over the past 20 years I’ve become a big fan. As much as I love a good Chicago deep dish or a Brooklyn/New York wood-fired thin crust, there is nothing like a taco pizza from Harris Pizza when you’re craving the best!
What makes a pizza a Quad Cities-style pizza? The cut, the way it’s put together, the sauce, the crust, the sausage, and the kind.
Cool Beanz Coffeehouse is located in the College Hill District in Rock Island, Illinois, at 1325 30th Street. It is a locally-owned, independently-run coffee shop but has so much more to offer. The shop serves fresh-brewed coffee, made-to-order espresso drinks, and a nice selection of teas and smoothies, with seasonal items available. You can also purchase coffee and tea by the bag for at-home consumption, as well as a few offered items to help you brew what you buy.
The Key at Union Arcade is a new cafe and bar that recently opened up at 229 Brady Street in downtown Davenport, Iowa. I recently had the pleasure of having lunch at the new business and learning all about the happenings there.
Looking for a fine place to dine and drink? I suggest Fresh Eatery & Wine Bar in Downtown Moline. Moline is becoming the place to go for locally innovative restaurants and drink establishments. Recently my friends and I attended a production at The Black Box Theatre. Since Fresh is only a few block from the theatre we decided to try dinner there before the show.
Have you ever had a night out on the town and were in need of a late-night snack? Or just have cravings in the wee hours for something other than the typical fast-food chain? I highly recommend checking out The Breakroom in downtown Davenport, Iowa.
Backyard Bowl & Abides Bar and Grill is now open at 2020 1st St. W. in Milan, Illinois, located where the old Milan Lanes was once housed. It has been upgraded in a lot of ways that make this a nice destination for all ages for a fun night out!
BluJaket is my new favorite coupon app. Download it today for great deals as you’re driving around the area!
How does it work: After I’ve downloaded the app…We leave church and are thinking about where to take our family to lunch. We’re driving in Rock Island. As we approach City Limits in Rock Island, I get a notification on my phone that “I’ve been stung.” I see there’s a coupon for buy one entree, get one half off at City Limits. We pull into the parking lot and have a great meal!
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Meatheads Meat Market, located at 520 10th Ave. W. in Milan, Illinois, is one of the best butcher shops in the Quad Cities Area. Opened up in 2004, Meatheads offers fresh, store-made offerings from burgers, to tenderloins to smoked salmon, but their brats are what initially caught my eye.
Armored Gardens, located at 315 Pershing Ave, opened up in downtown Davenport in late October of 2017. After being open almost a year, it has quickly become a fun hotspot for all types of people, for many reasons. Armored Gardens features craft brews, with over 100 beers on tap, and BBQ but with a few delicious twists. The bar holds the most tap handles over any other business in the Quad Cities Area. To keep up with their ever-changing list, one can download an app called “Digital Pour”, that shows just what they have on tap and how much is left, as well as various other little tidbits relating to each beer. Customers order their beers at the bar by number.
There’s a new (well, new to me) MUST-TRY eatery in Rock Island and it’s called Pee Wee’s Restaurant. This family affair is run by Rock Island native, Will Clay, and named after his father. His mother greeted us while we were there and was a lovely woman. Even though it opened in Spring 2017 we just recently had a chance to try it out. Boy, are we glad we didn’t put it off any longer!
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