You’ll Find The Best Gourmet Italian Meals In Iowa At The Elegant Biaggi’s Ristorante

Iowa might be best known for delicious and hearty American food, like tenderloins, steaks, pork chops, and burgers, but if you know where to look, you'll find all sorts of other cuisine around the Hawkeye State.

In addition to amazing german restaurants, our favorite fish and chips shop, and an impressive Brazilian steakhouse, you can find plenty of trattorie and ristoranti! Try out a highly-reviewed Italian restaurant in Cedar Rapids when you visit Biaggi's.

If you're craving homestyle Italian food in Cedar Rapids, head to Biaggi's, one of the most highly rated restaurants in the city.

Start off with an appetizer, like fried calamari, bacon wrapped dates, or a seasonal specialty.

You can order order a salad to kick off your meal. There are six different starter-sized salads to choose from, each one with a mix of flavors that blend together perfectly.

When it comes to the main course, you've got so many options, your head might start spinning! Try a lighter chicken dish, like a piccatta or risotto, if you're trying to save room for dessert!

Of course, the hallmark of the menu is the pasta. One of their signature dishes is ravioli quattro formaggi – four cheese stuffed ravioli on a bed of marinara sauce and topped with creamy basil and pine nut pesto. Yum!

It's hard to beat their lasagna, too, with layers and layers of pasta and cheese, a homemade gravy, and alfredo cheese sauce on top.

Biaggi's offers a selection of seafood dishes, too. If that's what you're looking for when you head out to dine at an Italian restaurant in Cedar Rapids, you'll be so impressed!

While you'll almost always find a seasonal seafood specialty worth trying, you can also never go wrong with their lump crab meat stuffed cod, served with a flavorful lemon-thyme butter sauce.

Remember what we said about saving room for dessert? You're going to wish you had! Their dessert menu features some delicious and rich selections sure to perk you up.

Creme brulee, lemon mascarpone cake, tiramisu, and white chocolate bread pudding are crowd favorites.

Though Biaggi's is a small chain with three locations in Iowa, you'll find the attention to detail in cuisine is part of what's made each restaurants such a highly rated success. Visit their website to see the menu and get all the information you need to plan your trip.