
Brookse's Bar & Grill in Winfield that features live music, line dancing and karaoke.

The interior had some generic chairs and tables, but also had a couple huge comfy, wooden chairs and tables that we chose.

The menu features typical bar and Grill fair: wings, sandwiches and burgers.

I ordered the Italian club, which came with smoked ham, pepperoni, provolone, banana peppers, lettuce, tomato, onions, and a side of Italian dressing. This was pretty average. I do like a good Italian sub, but I thought there could've been more filling in this one.

I also ordered the hot pepper cheese balls, which I will always get when offered. These were a bit over-fried, which makes the cheese kind of seep out a bit, so they're not super full inside.

Grade: C

Eatery A is the go-to destination in Iowa's capital city for Mediterranean cuisine with hints of Spain, Morocco, Egypt and Italy.
"Our culinary experts blend old-world and contemporary cuisine, serving dishes like bacon-wrapped dates with red pepper coulis, octopus with kale pesto and crispy leeks, and house marinated olives. Enjoy craft beer at our bar, as well as cocktails made with local spirits and eastern flavors—pomegranate, basil, mint and ginger," reads the website.

Eatery A is decorated with reclaimed wood. The centerpiece of the kitchen is a wood-burning oven, which perfects fresh pies.

I thought this dish was OK. The chart bits didn't necessarily appeal to me and made it difficult to eat. I would've loved some more acid inside the dish. But that's why I got a side of fruit.

Grade: B

Elkview Supermarket is the local grocer in Elkview, and they're known for some of their deli items.

To start, the deli has a seating area. So, once you get your goodies, you can dine in.

The supermarket offers homemade potato salads, pepperoni rolls and other pre-made goodies on the shelves, but the real star is the main deli counter.

That menu includes their signature potato wedges - or hillbilly taters. Plus other dinners, like chicken and pulled pork.

First up was breakfast biscuits. There were a handful of sausage and chicken biscuits, so I snagged one of each.

Both of these were OK. I enjoyed the sausage enough, but it ate a bit dry. The chicken wasn't the best quality so the texture was off.

I did also get a pulled pork sandwich with the famous hillbilly tater.

This I enjoyed a good bit more. It was a huge sandwich with a nice sweet, tangy flavor. And the slaw added a nice touch.

The potato wedges - or what I'd call jojo potatoes. A little crispy, a lotta potato.

What's your favorite thing here?

Grade: B
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