These Were Iowa's 10 Most Booked Restaurants Over the Holidays

Iowa restaurants were very busy during the holiday season!

In early January, the reservation site OpenTable released their list of the most booked restaurants in December, and we're happy to see a couple of Eastern Iowa restaurants on there this time! The article reads:

"Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 500,000 new global diner reviews from the past month. We sort the results by location to help you discover new favorite restaurants."

As of January 5th, these were the 10 most booked restaurants in Iowa throughout the month of December:

1. Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, Clive

OpenTable Rating: 4.7 (1550 reviews)
Google Rating: 4.6 (1,103 reviews)

2. LP Street Food, Cedar Rapids

OpenTable Rating: 4.7 (92 reviews)
Google Rating: 4.6 (1,387 reviews)

3. Ruth's Chris Steak House, West Des Moines

OpenTable Rating: 4.6 (1,110 reviews)
Google Rating: 4.6 (1,986 reviews)

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4. The Stuffed Olive, Des Moines

OpenTable Rating: 4.8 (886 reviews)
Google Rating: 4.6 (1,012 reviews)

5. Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, West Des Moines

OpenTable Rating: 4.4 (1,965 reviews)
Google Rating: 4.3 (2,311 reviews)

6. the hip-stir, Marion

OpenTable Rating: 4.3 (62 reviews)
Google Rating: 4.6 (488 reviews)

7. Fleming's Steakhouse, Des Moines

OpenTable Rating: 4.8 (987 reviews)
Google Rating: 4.7 (960 reviews)

8. Eatery A, Des Moines

OpenTable Rating: 4.8 (587 reviews)
Google Rating: 4.5 (2,217 reviews)

9. 801 Chophouse, Des Moines

OpenTable Rating: 4.7 (3,307 reviews)
Google Rating: 4.7 (1,297 reviews)

10. Fresko, Des Moines

OpenTable Rating: 4.7 (1,315 reviews)
Google Rating: 4.6 (859 reviews)

It's not often that Cedar Rapids area restaurants make this list, as reservations are not usually necessary, but the situation was a bit different during the holiday season. Both LP Street Food and the hip-stir has Christmas pop-ups going on, so reservations were highly recommended during that time.

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