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The Best Hole-in-the-Wall Diner in Every State
MSN News, 10/5/2019
Suzie-Q Cafe (Mason City, Iowa) It may look small, but this little cafe in Mason City, Iowa, sure is mighty! Most reviewers on Yelp state they stumbled upon this restaurant while on the road, and couldn’t believe how delicious the food is for such a hidden gem…
These Mail-Order Diners Helped Define Roadside Eating. Now They're Disappearing.
Thrillist, 6/30/2020
"I'LL GET A NUMBER FOUR WITH A SIDE OF BARBECUE SAUCE AND A CHOCOLATE SHAKE." Take any highway exit, pull into the nearest diner, say these magic words, and you'll get some recognizable combination of sandwiched meat and fried potatoes…
Mason City's Suzie Q set for late-January, early February, re-opening
Globe Gazette, 12/28/2019
When Mason City resident Tahmyrah Lytle took over ownership of Suzie Q diner with her business partner Eric Michels in late March, she said she thought the 72-year-old establishment would be ready to go after a quick makeover…
Iconic Suzie-Q Cafe has been sold
Globe Gazette, 3/28/2019
Since the Suzie-Q Cafe opened in 1947, eight ownership groups have ran the downtown Mason City fixture: Renus Lytle, Mazie Long, Charlotte “Charlie” Klatt, Frank Holmes, Marlin and Mary Butz, Cindy Pike, Lois Awe and Troy Levenhagen…