Taylor's Maid-rite

Best restaurant in Iowa, hands down. Ever since childhood when we stood at the back of St Mary's after communion so that we could be the first out the door to get there I've loved these sandwiches. I live far away now but it's easy (but pricey...and worth it) to order them shipped to your door with the exact same taste I remember. LOVE THIS PLACE SO MUCH!!!! And love my home town.

MUST visit. It's the same way it's been for decades. The only seating is around the u-shaped counter on diner stools. It's a step back in time in the best way possible. The entire staff is amazing. They're great at their jobs and make everyone feel right at home. The food is delicious, the menu simple. It's everything you would want a local diner-type place to be.

I don't know how they make a loose meat sandwich taste SO very good! Their illusive secret has evaded me no matter how many recipes I've tried from the web. Even if I could duplicate their sandwiches, my family would still insist on going to Maid-Rite for their yummy malts and plethora of pie! Maid-Rite has been a staple of our town for as long as I can remember. It's classic. It's an icon. It's something everyone should experience. (The only reason for 4 star instead of 5...some of us in my family have food allergies, and there's no eating options for them, and no info available from any employees there. Do the buns contain dairy? Do any of the meat ingredients contain gluten?)

I walked in ordered my food immediately had waitress available to take order to go.In and out in maybe 6 min.!!!! Always good food every time IV eaten there or carried out as I lived and grew up in Marshalltown.IV eaten at other maidrites over the many years but none have ever come close to the taste and quality of there food in Marshalltown maidrite....ITS THE BEST....