Augusta Restaurant

I've gone to Augusta's a lot since being introduced to them in 2008.  My husband proposed to me there and they catered our wedding!  We've been there for brunch, lunch, and dinner - I have NEVER been disappointed with the service or the food!  This is our favorite go-to restaurant and I'm so glad food this good is so close to us!  As I said earlier, they catered our wedding and 3 years later people are still talking about the food at our wedding!  How Chef Ben managed to get that much hangar steak, greek chicken, etc. to our location tasting JUST like it would at their restaurant still amazes me.  My mother-in-law still comes from Chicago just so we can go to brunch and dinner at this place.  Ben and Jeri are some of the best people I've met and they have a really good thing going on with this place!  It's off the beaten path from IC, but so worth it!  We'll be the people with a carafe of cherry cokes - also mixed beautifully :)

Wow.  So much good fried food.  This place is a New Orleansian gem tucked in the cornfields of Iowa.  Check it.

Three stars because some of the food deserves 5, some 1, some in between. Surprisingly, despite it being one of the big draws, i was unimpressed by the New Orleans style food. The gumbo was thin and greasy. The shrimp was extremely salty. The fried food was underseasoned and over battered. But the southern style side dishes were delicious! I am dying to try their sandwiches and brunch items, too.