The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 18, Crawfordsville
2017 Best Between Bread · East Central Iowa · Iowa Food · Iowa Wine, Beer, and Spirits

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 18, Crawfordsville

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Crawfordsville, IA: Washington County We were fresh off a road trip and normally most people generally take it easy. Team Goodvin says kick your feet up and while you’re doing so, start planning another one. Luckily our next sandwich master was only 25 minutes down the road from The Iowa Gallivant headquarters in Crawfordsville- Off The Beatn’… Continue reading The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 18, Crawfordsville

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 17, Lake View
2017 Best Between Bread · Iowa Food · Northwest Iowa

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 17, Lake View

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Lake View, IA: Sac County (Our 52nd County!) The spring road tripping is just getting warmed up for The Iowa Gallivant and we decided to take the long way home from our recent exploration of Northwest Iowa. Team Goodvin couldn’t have been more pleased with ourselves for making that executive decision. The county roads led us to one of… Continue reading The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 17, Lake View

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 16, Cherokee
2017 Best Between Bread · Iowa Food · Northwest Iowa

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 16, Cherokee

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Cherokee, IA: Cherokee County (Our 51st County!) The small towns of NW-Iowa are some of Iowa’s biggest gems and at every turn we were finding one restaurant after another that we needed to stop for lunch so we could showcase a local legend. A legend that fits oh-so perfectly in a fresh roll that’s grilled just the… Continue reading The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 16, Cherokee

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 15, Hale
2017 Best Between Bread · East Iowa · Iowa Food · Unincorporated Iowa

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 15, Hale

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Hale, IA: Jones County (Our 50th County!) It’s the same old story. You’re craving a great sandwich and you’ll go to any length to get it. We loaded up the gallivant-mobile and set out for the historic Grant Wood Trail to the tiny village of Hale and one of East Iowa’s best destination restaurants. The beef-loving… Continue reading The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 15, Hale

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 14, Vinton
2017 Best Between Bread · Iowa Food · Northeast Iowa

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 14, Vinton

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Vinton, IA: Benton County (Our 49th County!) It’s not everyday that you show up to a town you haven’t written about and end up with egg on your face. Well, it happened to The Iowa Gallivant and we couldn’t be happier about it. We’re looking for great sandwiches made by great Iowans in the great state of Iowa. Period.… Continue reading The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 14, Vinton

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 13, Brooklyn
2017 Best Between Bread · Central Iowa · Iowa Food

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 13, Brooklyn

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Brooklyn, IA: Poweshiek County The Community of Flags just might have one of the greatest sandwiches you need to get to. The Classic Deli is on historic HWY 6 which is one of our favorite roads for, lets call it road tripping. This route winds through countless small Iowa towns and one of them is Brooklyn with a… Continue reading The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 13, Brooklyn

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 12, Dubuque
2017 Best Between Bread · East Iowa · Historic US Route 20 · Iowa Food · The Mud Belt-Traveling the Mississippi

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 12, Dubuque

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Dubuque, IA: Dubuque County When Italian hunger strikes, you must never put it off. Even if you’re not Italian. Which I am not. That being said Dubuque Dawgs has one of Iowa’s best mouthfuls of what Chicago calls its own. However, we Iowans are partial to this combination and Illinois isn’t big enough to keep this completely on… Continue reading The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 12, Dubuque

‘Pig Headed’ Solar Powered Jerky
East Central Iowa · Iowa Food · Roadside Iowa

‘Pig Headed’ Solar Powered Jerky

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  Riverside, IA: Washington County I would first like to thank Bud’s Custom Meats for helping me fulfill a lifelong bucket list item and recreate a part in one of my favorite movies. I can say that I am one step closer to being just like Rocky.  Now that we got that out of the way, let’s get… Continue reading ‘Pig Headed’ Solar Powered Jerky

Now That Was a Tasty Town Square!
Grownup Getaways · Iowa Food · South Central Iowa

Now That Was a Tasty Town Square!

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Indianola, IA: Warren County Let’s get right into this. We arrived to Indianola, fresh from a 4 hour drive, and we were ready to tackle every inch of their historic town square. When The Iowa Gallivant needs an exceptional local meal we ask a couple of exceptional locals. And folks who know how to pour a mean cherry… Continue reading Now That Was a Tasty Town Square!

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 11, Algona
2017 Best Between Bread · Iowa Food · Northwest Iowa

The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 11, Algona

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  Algona, IA: Kossuth County We had the pleasure of visiting Algona a couple weeks ago during our annual Scouting RAGBRAI Series and once again we plowed right into another legendary sandwich that was prepared by the folks at Billie Jo’s Bar & Grill. The music, beers, and atmosphere was set just right for this Best Between Bread contender… Continue reading The Best Between Bread-Iowa’s Sandwich Masters: Locale 11, Algona