Located in the Iowa River Valley between the Maquoketa River and two lakes this rural restaurant is the ideal place to spend a relaxing Sunday evening enjoying some of the best fried chicken in the country.
Bluff Lake Catfish Farm is located at 9343 95th Avenue, Maquoketa.
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Bluff Lake Catfish Farm/Facebook It is a family-owned farm and is surrounded by a 50-foot waterfall and beautiful views of the Iowa countryside.
Be prepared to wait for a table. This place gets busy; it’s a local favorite.
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Bluff Lake Catfish Farm/Facebook There’s a gift shop on site and if the weather is nice, you’ll want to explore the area around the restaurant.
This is an all-you-can-eat restaurant.
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Bluff Lake Catfish Farm/Facebook On Fridays, they serve catfish or the famous prime rib. Saturdays is a fish fry with filleted Haddock, and Sunday is the glorious shrimp and fried chicken night.
This place has been in business at their remote location for over 30 years. Frequent diners say the fried chicken here is just as good as grandma’s.
Bluff Lake Catfish Farm/Facebook Even people who don’t normally get too excited about fried chicken say it’s the best they’ve ever had.
The atmosphere is casual. First timers should be aware that the road leading to Bluff Lake Catfish Farm is gravel.
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Bluff Lake Catfish Farm/Facebook
Bluff Lake Catfish Farm/Facebook This unique dining experience at a down home family-owned Iowa farm is one you won’t soon forget.
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Bluff Lake Catfish Farms is usually closed over the winter holidays, and they reopen on January 5, 2018. Sometimes a road trip and some excellent home-style Iowa fried chicken is all you need to cure the post-holiday winter blahs.
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It is a family-owned farm and is surrounded by a 50-foot waterfall and beautiful views of the Iowa countryside.
There’s a gift shop on site and if the weather is nice, you’ll want to explore the area around the restaurant.
The Culinary Geek/Flickr
On Fridays, they serve catfish or the famous prime rib. Saturdays is a fish fry with filleted Haddock, and Sunday is the glorious shrimp and fried chicken night.
Even people who don’t normally get too excited about fried chicken say it’s the best they’ve ever had.
This unique dining experience at a down home family-owned Iowa farm is one you won’t soon forget.
If you’d like to learn more about this incredible Iowa restaurant, check out their website.
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