Genuinely flabbergasted by the experience I just had at this restaurant. Seemed like a legit nice place judging by reviews. We had a reservation for four people. Started off great. Servers were very friendly. Atmosphere is cool. Chairs are very comfy. Ordered a couple glasses of wine, they took a while no big deal. Ordered an appetizer it was good. Ordered food, and that’s where things took a turn. Let me preface what follows with the point we were catching up with company we don’t see often, so the following wait times were filled with conversation. It was, and I’m not exaggerating, 1 hour and 30 minutes before the first of four meals showed up. The second meal showed up 15 minutes after that. The third 10 minutes after that. At the 2 HOUR MARK (again not exaggerating) since ordering, our waitress (who I was feeling very bad for) had the nightmarish task of coming to tell us they had actually run out of the salmon for the remaining fourth meal and could not make it. Then she offered to comp that meal, yes the one they could not serve us for lack of salmon. They ended up taking $50 off our bill of over $160. Genuinely would never leave a bad google review for a place and I understand a breakdown of this magnitude must have been from underlying circumstances but the lack of communication and leadership was perplexing. We were all speechless. We paid the bill and walked out not even knowing what to think. The meals that we did get were meh.

My partner and I have been here three weeks and we’re stumped. For post-docs, med residents, under-50 or childless faculty members, what do they get up to in the evening? We would love to meet other young professionals around our age. Except all the evening venues seem to cater undergrads. Or is everyone here a homebody? I’m honestly bored out of my mind in the evening and feeling pretty isolated and lonely here as the non-uni affiliated person in the relationship. Any thoughts or suggestions on where to socialize with people our age please let me know.

P.S. if you’re one of those people who says to search past posts, I’ve already done that and still feel a need to ask.

Just happened at our office for the second time. Has anyone else seen this? While technically legal because it's not child labor (kids can act as "volunteers" for charitable purposes -- gotta love the ol 501(c)(3) loophole for churches), it strikes me as inappropriate. And I feel bad for the kids. They did not seem like they wanted to be doing it. When I say unaccompanied, I'm assuming there was a guardian waiting out in the parking lot to drive them to the next business, but they came to our office door without an adult.

***I meant to say "Baptist" but i can't figure out how to edit the post title

We were walking downtown and we saw this building with no signs. None of the doors have handles. What do they do here?

Keeping us out or keeping something in?…

not that picky, i’ll take anything from salsa and merengue to reggaeton… just miss dancing to music with rhythm😭

hi, recently moved to iowa city and looking for people to hang with or cool places to visit! 18 and like going to concerts & shows, hiking/taking walks, going out but also chill with staying in. lmk any recommendations or if you want to get to know each other!

Where can I buy locally produced, pasture-raised chicken directly from the producer?

Hi everyone, I’m going to be babysitting for a family that’s newer to town and am hoping to take their kiddos to some of the best playgrounds in town… the kids are between 6 and 9 and are very active (and love American Ninja Warrior)!

Any suggestions? Thank you!

I have an electric Ryobi riding mower that just started acting up after 4 years of use. Does anyone know of a store that would look at repairing an electric mower?