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Address: 16 S Commercial Alley, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: (641) 423-0121
Website: http://thehungrymindmc.com/
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The Hungry Mind – Sandwiches, Soup, Restaurants
A family owned restaurant in downtown Mason City, serving locally sourced, fresh handcrafted sandwiches, homemade quiche, & soup daily. Since 1976!
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Family owned since 1976, specializing in fine soups, salads, & sandwiches. Available for private parties and custom catering for events.
Our Menu – The Hungry Mind
Freshly baked bagels with regular or non-fat cream cheese upon request. Pasta, Salad or Potato Salad, Homemade Soup, Add a cup or have a bowl, Desserts.
Reviews
Sarah Heinz
My most recent experience with food here was terrible. The menu online didn’t show prices and when we called the owner said they vary based on availability and cost… I decided to try a salad and for the $16 price tag expected a good sized one and quality ingredients, this was not the case (see photo). Just plain iceberg lettuce with some tomato and green pepper, frozen/packaged chicken, and a melted slice of cheese on top? So disappointed and I won’t be going back. This is such a cute place and I remember dining here many times in the past 20 years. It’s unfortunate they haven’t kept up with the quality and charm they used to have. NOT worth the cost or quality.
… moreLeanne Shimon
What a gem! This one is off the beaten path but so worth looking for. Locally sourced ingredients, yummy choices and friendly owners. Check it out!
… moreJillian Harris
I’ve always loved the Hungry Mind! It’s a cool little place to grab food for lunch! I love the club sandwich! The new owners are a young couple from CA, and they changed the menu up a bit and raised prices (this was over a year ago.) They also got rid of the French fries and anything you have to ‘cook’ so that was a bummer. But the food is fresh, I love supporting local, and cute place to sit and visit! The owners are nice as well.
… moreCarrie Brown
This place used to be fantastic and now it’s not even a glimpse of its former self. The menu has been scaled back dramatically and you will be lucky to even order what the menu offers, as a lot of the time, they don’t have items or haven’t bothered to make the items offered. This has happened frequently. Owner doesn’t seem interested or invested in the business and always has excuses as to why business has declined. Food is very expensive for what you get and fairly bland. I would rather go to Kwik Star for soup and sandwiches.
… moreAndrew Johnson
Wanted to try this restaurant since my wife and I have never ate at this location. We also like to support local businesses in our community. As I do enjoy a retro style atmosphere our table was very sticky and the chairs looked and felt like they might have been dug out of a dumpster. The Burger Patty inside the burger looked and tasted like a charred overcooked meatball. The fries my wife received were just little end pieces you would find at the bottom of the bag. The price I paid compared to the quality of the food was disgusting. Unfortunately we will not be returning.
… moreDerek Arnold
This place these days has an intensely weird vibe, mediocre food, and that’s if you can even catch them when they’re open. This place was incredible 20 years ago. Why bother going here when State Street Deli is a block away?
… moreJessica Foutch
I’ve been going here since I was a child. I recently went back to split a sandwich with my mom & she also got a cup of soup. The new owner charged me for two half sandwich meals instead (which was double the price), even though I clearly ordered one sandwich & a cup of soup. I didn’t even get the side for my half that’s supposed to come with said meal. He skimped on the mayo & turkey. The pickles & lunch meat weren’t the same quality. He continued to complain about the community the entire time when I was trying to enjoy lunch with my mom while I was visiting from out of town. We were the only table there. I will never go back again even though it used to be a local staple for me when I visited.
… moreTraci Ludwig
Not what it once was sadly. Food products used from Fareway to include deli meats, pickles, potato salad etc. as evidenced by stored in pop cooler behind the register. You can see the deli meats stacked in plastic Fareway bags. Woman delivered a half consumed package of what looked like Sara Lee bagels probably out of her cupboard to owner/preparer. . The bread on my sandwich was either toasted or old? But I asked for non-toasted. Didn’t get a pickle, which was supposed to be included in the hefty $18 price. The veggies on my sandwich were fresh. The place could be cute, but smelled musty – ceiling above me had mold growing – so if you have allergens not the spot for you. I always choose local but can’t on this one.
… moreAmaris Boore
As a party of five, it was our first time coming into the restaurant. We had heard great things. However, as soon as we stepped in the only man working yelled at us that it’s going to be a 45 minute wait minimum for our food to come out. We stated that was ok we can wait. A few minutes later he yelled at us that it was going to be about 20 minutes until he could even take our order. Again a few minutes go by and he stormed to the front and closed the store (it was 12:30pm prime lunch time). Then he finally yelled at us that he has over 10 orders and it’s going to be a long time. My mother finally stated “that’s ok we can go somewhere else”. And he said “yeah that’s good”. Didn’t even get to order.
… moreLuke S
The two stars I’m writing come almost solely from the atmosphere. I loved the cozy “hole-in-the-wall” feeling of an establishment you’d find in a really old colonial town, but the food left a LOT to be desired. There were 4 of us that ordered in a nearly empty restaurant. It took over a half hour to make 4 sandwiches! Also, Hungry Mind, please consider putting something as simple as salt and pepper on your philly sandwich. It had very little flavor.
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