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Plan to make reservations if you intend to eat here! They fill up quick. Laid back, small restaurant with the best prime rib!
Southwest of downtown by Legion Memorial Park, this newly renovated bowling alley has been reborn as a kind of entertainment center akin to Dave & Buster’s. Of course, bowling is at the heart of the action, with 20 state-of-the-art lanes, but you’ve also got a host of machines at Alien Alley Arcade and Rosie’s for a big menu of fancy cocktails, craft beers and seltzers. Food-wise the signature menu item is the pizza, hand-tossed and made with fresh sourdough and an enticing choice of meat and non-meat toppings.
While the course is perfect for newcomers to the sport, it’s also somewhere for experienced golfers to improve their iron play, pitching and putting. There’s a surprising diversity in hole lengths, ranging from 87 to 250 yards.
One block north of Main Street there’s a permanent shelter for Marshalltown’s farmers’ market. May through October, this takes place on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings, and there’s always more than 30 vendors to choose from. The market has been a Marshalltown staple for close to 50 years, and moved to its current location in 1985. On sale is an amazing assortment of local fruits and vegetables in season, as well as meats, honey, flowers, preserves, baked goods, crafts, handmade soaps and all manner of handicrafts. There’s a kids’ zone with child-friendly activities, and all kinds of events coinciding with the market.