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Lightworks Cafe

★★★★½ 4.8/5 (100 reviews)
Brunch
501 7th Ave SE Suite B, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 (319) 449-4046 Website
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Reviews (100)

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MIchael Geary
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Nathan, Stephanie, & chef have the best cafe going. Real food, lovely atmosphere, and actual coffee/barista skills. Quality is top shelf. Menu is singularly interesting and varied…Viet coffee!! The space/patio is quiet & comfortable, just off 8th Ave. Find your way here.

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Brett Smith
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

The BLT was perfect yet unique with a tangy combination of pico de gallo and garlic aioli.

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Tammy Bayer
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

This was not my first time. Very inexpensive. I had some scrambled eggs, toast, and breakfast potatoes. Food came up fast. No seasoning on eggs or potatoes. I sat in an odd little back room that was freezing cold. On a previous visit I was very pleased with my meal and experience.

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liv cox
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Great breakfast and lunch options, very reasonably priced!

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Taylor Breum
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Awesome little cafe. Has great coffee and you have to try the beignets!

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Lisa Tesdall
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Delicious breakfast. Quality ingredients. We had the breakfast taco and breakfast sandwich with bacon. We thought the place was a little hard to find. We drove past it the first time. :) Will definitely go back!

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Dr. Sandra Reyes
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Fabulous hole-in-the-wall place. Family owned. Visited in November. Back in February, and it's on our to-do list of places to visit again for lunch. The food was perfect. The drinks were spectacular! If you like visiting coffee shops, you have to come here.

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Sarah S
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

This place is so cool! The plants and moss wall create a lovely atmosphere as lots of natural light pours in through the windows. They have Onyx coffee for pour overs which is exquisite and the matcha was perfectly delicious! We came to early for the food but lots of vegan options that looked great!

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Kathleen Wenzel
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Food is great! Friendly atmosphere. Good Vibes!

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Chris Flenker
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

The food and drinks here are great, and the people are even better. It's easy to support such a lovely business!

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Henry Rennard
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Really great atmosphere, and coffee!

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Allison Cole
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

They're great here and the food is amazing. My favorite is the buffalo chicken sandwich, it the best I've had and a som black/blue burger. I always like trying the new special drinks as well.

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Jason Cordes
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Delicious coffee. Wonderful family owned business that shows concern for their customers, community, and ingredient sources.

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Alison C.
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Our experience at Lightworks is always positive, and our family is really grateful to have this establishment in our town (we love you, CR). The food is really tasty to put it plainly. The coffee is lovely and beautiful and delicious. If I could get an impossible burger every day with one of their monthly special drinks, I would be in heaven.

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Will Teubel
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Very fun, creative, and delicious coffee specials. Awesome menu, with my favorite spicy chicken sandwich in town! You can’t go wrong with anything they offer.

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Bridget Otto
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

There hasn’t been a single item I’ve tried from the menu that wasn’t exceptional. By far the best Buffalo chicken sandwich I’ve ever eaten- it’s not super spicy, so don’t let that hold you back! All the breakfast items, coffee, salads, beignets, seasonal treats, take’n bakes, etc. I could go on and on. And the owners are lovely humans. By far one of our favorite places to support in the corridor.

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Marcy Pease
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

You know when you go somewhere and you feel cooler than you really are? This is what happens when I go to Lightworks. Fantastic atmosphere, coffee and the staff is awesome. Highly suggest you check it out.

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Max
★☆☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Wasn’t open at the time advertised, waste of gas smh

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Jamie Guerrettaz
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Stopped here on a whim while passing through town and we were pleasantly surprised! Very friendly staff, clean and well-kept and plenty of options for our family of four. Everything was fresh and well prepared!

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Mike Wing
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

A gem in this town! Dynamite breakfast across the board! Coffee is always phenomenal.