This was a nice quick stop on my visit in Iowa. I will be back and forth often, so I was scoping local areas. They were quick and those working the Salad Co Side were helpful and talkative. The soup was really good and the grilled cheese sandwich was decent. I marked one star down because their hours were not correct, and we wouldn't have come in, or rushed if we knew this. One side is the Heirloom Salad Co and the other is the Java House. No big deal, but walking in and seeing a coffee house type menu and no salads or sandwiches left all 3 of us wondering what we did wrong. Again, online hours say the Heirloom Salad Co is open til 5pm, but when we walked in @ 230 pm, they said they close @ 3pm and that we'd have to eat in the Java area if we werent done by 3, since the Java House was open longer. The Java side had no tables big enough open for 3 people. It was packed, but the salad company was empty, so we rushed to eat there. The soup was also almost gone, so they gave us slightly smaller portions, and offered extra crackers. Again no big deal, just wish we were given an options. Anyway the overall experience was decent. We were the only 3, so the atmosphere was quiet and calm. Giant windows let in natural light and they had cool photos on the walls. The Java area was really cool too, as far as the artwork and set up, but I suppose thats a different review.
Heirloom Salad Company
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This was a nice quick stop on my visit in Iowa. I will be back and forth often, so I was scoping local areas. They were quick and those working the Salad Co Side were helpful and talkative. The soup was really good and the grilled cheese sandwich was decent. I marked one star down because their hours were not correct, and we wouldn't have come in, or rushed if we knew this. One side is the Heirloom Salad Co and the other is the Java House. No big deal, but walking in and seeing a coffee house type menu and no salads or sandwiches left all 3 of us wondering what we did wrong. Again, online hours say the Heirloom Salad Co is open til 5pm, but when we walked in @ 230 pm, they said they close @ 3pm and that we'd have to eat in the Java area if we werent done by 3, since the Java House was open longer. The Java side had no tables big enough open for 3 people. It was packed, but the salad company was empty, so we rushed to eat there. The soup was also almost gone, so they gave us slightly smaller portions, and offered extra crackers. Again no big deal, just wish we were given an options. Anyway the overall experience was decent. We were the only 3, so the atmosphere was quiet and calm. Giant windows let in natural light and they had cool photos on the walls. The Java area was really cool too, as far as the artwork and set up, but I suppose thats a different review.
My egg sandwich was disgusting. The potato roll is hard, egg is so hot it’s overcooked unbelievably and the bacon is old. UPDATE: they asked me to reach out over email, but ignored me.
My egg sandwich was disgusting. The potato roll is hard, egg is so hot it’s overcooked unbelievably and the bacon is old. UPDATE: they asked me to reach out over email, but ignored me.
For starters, it’s a very cute spot to eat lunch or have a coffee. We saw many students working while eating/drinking. On to the food, there is a nice variety of sandwiches you can order from and can watch them be made. We ordered the Italian salami melt and the caprese chicken. Both were very delicious sandwiches. Prices are fair for the quality of ingredients they use.