350 first, the new restaurant in Cedar Rapids

     There were rumors about a new restaurant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Located on 350 first ave. in downtown Cedar Rapids has attracted many in town and out of town folks.  The restaurant is in the Double Tree hotel, on the 16th floor.  As you walk inside you can see the whole downtown area and the Cedar River.  The restaurant has full panel glass windows that oversees Cedar Rapids.  There's a lounge area, a bar, and a dining area, although it's small, the decor and ambiance are phenomenal, there's a modern twist in the design of the restaurant that makes it upscale.  The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, price range for breakfast is about $10-$20, lunch $12-$25 and dinner from $20 all the way up to about $40.  Many people who go there come back because of the exceptional service and the food.  They serve a variety of foods, from the short rib mac and cheese to the Kansas city strip and the cedar plank salmon.  My personal favorite is the short rib mac and cheese.  The mac and cheese is made from five cheeses and served with the short rib on top with a sprinkle of bread crumbs.  The mac and cheese has barbecue flavoring from the short rib and the bread crumb adds a little crunch to it.  I also like there 350 chopped salad, the salad dressing is honey Dijon vinaigrette, so it's a bit sweeter but also a bit sour.  The salad is tossed with sweet corn, carrots, red onions, different kinds of lettuce, tomatoes, and croutons.  If you have never tried the steaks there, they are to die for.  They have the flat iron steak, which is similar to the New York strip steak, the Kansas city strip, which is thicker and has bones, the filet mignon, tender and lean, the rib-eye,  which has a bit more fat. You can choose the sauces or the spices with the different kinds of steak, which make it more unique.  For those of you who have never been there, I suggest you go and try it out, the food is amazing and you will love it.  It's a bit expensive but you're getting what you pay for, it's worth it.