Posted in Iowa Bars & Nightlife, Food & Dining May 14, 2021 by

You’ll Love The 50-Foot Long Salad Bar And Buffet At This Yummy Iowa Restaurant

The Iowa 80 Truck Stop does everything big. It’s the world’s largest truck stops, drawing thousands of people daily and some of the biggest rigs on the road. The Iowa 80 Truck Stop covers a sprawling 220 acres (four times the size of an average truck stop) and it has a 67,000-square-foot building that is staffed by 450 employees. There’s enough parking for 900 trucks!

The truck stop serves a lot of hungry truck drivers and motorists, and it does so in a very big way. There’s a salad bar and buffet here that has to be seen (and tasted) to be believed. Go ahead, park your rig and read on to see what’s hot at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop.

You'll find the truck stop along Interstate 80 off exit 284 in Walcott, Iowa. It's hard to miss!
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The truck stop actually has a lot of dining options. There's a Blimpie, Wendy's, Caribou Coffee, Dairy Queen, Orange Julius, Taco Bell, Einstein Bros. Bagels, and Pizza Hut.
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But if you have a little more time, consider ducking into the truck stop's restaurant, the Iowa 80 Kitchen. The restaurant can seat up to 350 people but it serves up food that tastes like it came from a grandma's kitchen.
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The trucker-sized buffet and salad bar is amazing - it stretches 50 feet and serves up loads of roadside comfort food, including fried chicken, meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, a variety of breads and salad.
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The restaurant serves up a million cups of coffee and 90 tons of meat annually!
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If the buffet is not open during your visit, there are plenty of wonderful items on the menu to consider, including homemade soups, sandwiches and some of the best burgers you'll find on the open road.
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There’s always something delicious waiting for you at the Iowa 80 Kitchen. The restaurant is open 24-hours-per-day, seven days per week, 365 days a year! Still hungry? Drive a little further down the road to find the biggest and best tenderloins in Iowa, right here.

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Address: World's Largest Truck Stop, W Iowa 80 Rd, Walcott, IA 52773, USA