The Double Z Bar and Grill: A Vibrant Spot for Food and Fun in Cedar Rapids

Went there to hang out with a friend and have some beers. Had Ruthie Exile and Big Grove Easy Eddy & Double Blackberry Sour. A little noisy for my old hearing going bad but not a problem to talk. Had the cheesy chips with chicken for appetizer. Huuuge plate. Very tasty. Little skimpy on the salsa compared to the quantity of chips. I didn't ask for more. Maybe they'd have brought more... Rather have more chips anyway. Went well with the beers. They've got a few dart boards. Didn't try them but they were being used. Our waitress clocked out and stayed around to play darts. If the employees stay around after work then that says something good about a place.

This place is awesome. Food is normally on point. Today the corn looked and tasted OLD. Either it was sitting for a while or reheated the day after. The Tenderloin was great. It was open faced with potatoes and gravy. I would have preferred the sandwich and fries vs Open face and veg. Still I will go back.

Fun atmosphere. Great music. Ordered chicken Nachos- the grilled chicken was definitely reheated... you know how it tastes when u reheat chicken in a micro-otherwise they would have been good. But I also ordered a chicken bacon ranch wrap with crispy chicken. It was cold and again, the crispy chicken was definitely reheated or sat for a long time and used anyways. They also brought out the wrong burger, that was touched by my kid, and 2 minutes later his burger arrived, so I hope they threw that away when my son put his finger in the sauce to try and it was peanut butter. So that sucked. Don't microwaved or use old reheated chicken- i didn't eat my wrap and we didnt eat the nachos. Wasn't asked why. So that sucked for a $57.00 Bill. Like I said food coulda been good. Get a new cook.

Tenderloin special on Thursday and happy hour!

Edit: Went back for another try after two months and brought a coworker. Right as a sat down the woman at the bar started showing everyone my previous review which made me extremely wary. Overall the food was much better than last time, I saw they had a new chef in the back. My coworker and I were both impressed. Outside of that the atmosphere was largely unchanged and we went in when there was nobody else in the bar. When I left they shouted out to me to leave a good review. I got the hint that I probably wasn't welcome to return. Original review: I had some of the worst nachos I've ever had here. The made it swim in queso and burnt the entire thing. I tried to say something to the bartender but she said that's just how it is. The entire middle was just mush. The bartender said she took 4 dollars off but when I went to pay, she added the 4 dollars back on.

Great 1st time here. Highly recommend the wontons and coming during happy hour, 2 for 1s. The burgers & fries are also amazing.

Had the Philly Cheese Fries and they were great. 4 people walked by me at the bar and told me how good they smelled. Nice staff. Was there for the 90's Kid set and Train Gate, unforgettable.