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Tuesday 11am - 2pm 5pm - 8pm Wednesday 11am - 2pm 5pm - 8pm Thursday 11am - 2pm 5pm - 8pm Friday 11am - 2pm 5pm - 8pm Saturday 11am - 2pm 5pm - 8pm

Northside Diner

Name: Northside Diner
Address: 106 W Main Street, Washington, IA, 52353, US
Telephone: +13194608140
Price range: $$

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A retro diner with a modern twist! Offering classic American comfort foods while also catering to modern palates and diets.

Step into the past with a hand crafted soda from our old fashioned soda fountain and a bite of our homemade pie à la mode.

11/04/2026

Tuesday nights have been getting all the love with our $10 Tenderloin deal, but Wednesday and Thursday have decided it's time to get in on the action, too! And they're bringing their own deals (and alliteration!) to the table. 🎉

🐷 $10 TENDERLOIN TUESDAY!
You know it, you love it! Our hearty tenderloin sandwich with a side of your choice for just $10!

🍷 W**E NOT? WEDNESDAY!
W**e not, indeed?! Enjoy **HALF OFF all b**r and w**e** with the purchase of food! That's just $3 for a glass of w**e and $2–$4 for a b**r! Cheers to making it halfway through the week!

🥤 THIRSTY THURSDAY!
Water is great and all, but have you SEEN our drink menu?! Enjoy **HALF OFF ALL non-alcoholic beverages!** Regular sodas, handcrafted sodas, cream sodas, coffee, juice, kombucha... you name it! (Well, except malts and shakes. Those two are sitting this one out. 😉)

We're on a mission to make weeknights a little more delicious (and a lot more affordable)! So grab a friend, or two, or three, and come take advantage of some pretty sweet deals!

Three nights. Three specials. Three excellent excuses to let us do the cooking! 😋

📍 Northside Diner
⏰ Tuesday–Saturday | Dinner 5–8 PM

See you at Northside! ❤️

11/03/2026

With coming to a close we are eager to feature a beef special! Inspired by our fall of ‘25 road trip around Cornwall, the Cornish Pasty is the perfect fall meal - crunchy yet soft, savory, and delicious.
We are also starting to migrate our drink specials over to late fall/winter flavors. See you at Northside!

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween 👻 🎃 from our spooky crew!
Come for dinner and show us your costumes!

10/31/2026

🎃👻 HAPPY HALLOWEEN from our little family to yours! 🕷️🧡

Believe it or not, this was the BEST picture I could get of Alice. 😂 And getting all three of us in one picture? Forget it. That would've been a Halloween miracle!

It's downright SPOOKY how fast time flies and how quickly these little monsters grow! 🥹🧡

Northside is open for lunch 11–2 and dinner 5–8 today, so come see us and don't be afraid to show up in costume! We'd love to see all you ghosts, goblins, witches, and whatever else is lurking around Washington today! 👻

BOO! 👻
Mombie, Dadcula & the Milk Monster! 🧟‍♀️🧛‍♂️🍼

10/29/2026

We've got good news, bad news, and some news that might require a moment of silence. 😂

First, the GOOD news! 🎉 **POTSTICKERS are officially on the menu!** Stuffed with pork, Napa cabbage, and green onion, fried golden and served with sweet chili and sesame ginger sauces for dipping. They're delicious, and we're pretty excited about them!

The bad news? They're replacing our calamari. Unfortunately, we can no longer source the calamari we've been serving, and after exploring other options, nothing quite met our standards. So we're saying goodbye to our little fried friends and welcoming some delicious dumplings in their place!

Now for the news that might break a few hearts... 💔 **We've taken the Reuben off the regular menu.** We know, we know!

The Reuben was a bit of a high-maintenance sandwich. 😂 Between the specialty ingredients and the need to prep each sandwich ahead of time for consistency and kitchen efficiency, we simply couldn't accommodate all the modifications some customers wanted. So we're giving it a little vacation from the regular menu. **BUT DON'T PANIC!** It'll be back occasionally as a weekly special, so keep an eye out!

We're always working to strike that balance between offering a fun, varied menu, maintaining quality and consistency, and keeping our kitchen running efficiently. Sometimes that means making a few tough calls (and sacrificing a sandwich or two).

📋 **Our newest menu is posted below!** Please give it a look, and we'd really appreciate it if you'd **SHARE this post** to help us get the updated menu out to as many folks as possible!

And tell us... are you team potsticker, or are you still mourning the calamari? 🥟😂

10/29/2026

Have you ever sat at a table at the northside diner and thought to yourself how cool old brick walls are?

These brick walls used to be exterior walls back when the northside diner was just a grass lot between a hotel and a department store. The windows were bricked over and the walls were covered with plaster.

A 2lb blacksmith hammer, a masons chisel, 25 hard days and just as many sleepless nights(arm pain), and 5 trips to the landfill was all it took to remove the majority of the plaster from the bricks.

Another quick 25 days of polishing took care of the rest and there they are today, just like they would have looked in the 1860s.

Photo credit Essie Skubal Photography.

10/29/2026

Please join us in celebrating a very special lady’s 90th birthday! 🥳❤️

Carol Winga and her late husband, John Winga Jr., carried on the legacy of Winga’s Café after John’s father retired, becoming beloved fixtures of downtown Washington and true pillars of our community. We are so happy to welcome Carol, her family, and all of you back to the place where so many memories were made!

Stop by Northside Diner this Sunday, November 1st, from 1–4 p.m. to wish Carol a happy 90th, share a story or two, and celebrate a wonderful woman who means so much to so many! ❤️

10/27/2026

Our last week of features a Caribbean Bowl! Who remembers this from our original menu? It was delicious but we had to make some tough calls at the time to trim the menu a bit. We are happy to have it back, even if briefly!

10/24/2026

🌟 We’ve got some pretty smart cookies working at Northside! 🍪📚

Not one, but TWO of our awesome crew members have been named Students of the Month! 🎉

A HUGE congratulations to Myla Vicker and Cash Vargas! 👏❤️

Balancing school, homework, extracurriculars, a job, and everything else that comes with being a teenager is no small feat, and these two are clearly doing something right!

One of the best parts of employing young people is getting to watch them grow, learn, and succeed both inside and outside of the diner. We’re so proud of the hard work these two put in, and we’re lucky to have them as part of our Northside family!

And yes, we’re probably embarrassing them with this post, but what’s a proud work mom supposed to do?! 😂❤️

Keep doing big things, Myla and Cash! We can’t wait to see where life takes you! 🌟

Address

106 W Main Street
Washington, IA
52353

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 2pm
	5pm - 8pm
Wednesday	11am - 2pm
	5pm - 8pm
Thursday	11am - 2pm
	5pm - 8pm
Friday	11am - 2pm
	5pm - 8pm
Saturday	11am - 2pm
	5pm - 8pm

Telephone

+13194608140

Website

http://www.northsidediner.com/

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