Happy Joe's Hiawatha

Fast and quick. The food is always good. Wish the website was a bit easier and the prices to be cheaper but at least it makes up for it the amount of food you get.

While visiting my home town of Cedar Rapids, I got to thinking that I hadn't been to Happy Joe's in over 35 years. I remembered the giant bowls of ice cream hauled out to tables for birthdays and an absolutely loaded Canadian Bacon and Sauerkraut pizza. I decided to get one for nostalgic reasons. Unfortunately, the current rendition of this pizza was only a shadow of what was served years ago. The large slices of Canadian bacon and kraut were no longer piled high on the pizza. Rather, there was only a very modest scattering of chopped Canadian and very little kraut. A real disappointment how cheap and unappealing this old favorite had become.

This visit so sad. I had Happy Joe's Canadian bacon and sauerkraut pizza when I was in boarding school out in the cornfields of IA back in 1976 and 1977. DELICIOUS! Came back to visit in 1979. DELICIOUS. 44 years later, now it's delivery or carry out. But still hoping for that DELICIOUS pizza. :.(I bought a large cb and s pizza. I knew I would have a slice in the car on the way to take it to people I visited last in 2019. You know how you take a slice and it is super hot so you quickly get it out of the box and put it down? This pizza was barely warm. Part of the crust was burnt (2 slices . The tips(? Of the sauerkraut were burnt (black . I never had that before! It was dry. All we could figure out was maybe they had made it for earlier in the day and kept it in a warmer(right at the counter . It was bad, even if it was just plain cheese. So sad. I waited 44 years to have that pizza again. If this is how that pizza is made now, sad. The guy that waited on me was in his 50s I think. Silly me, I thought he might be the manager, so I will definitely get a great pizza. Sad. Sad Sad.

Had 2 orders for carryout. 1 came out edible, and the other was God awful. Looked like it was 5 days old. Completely unedible. Both orders called in within 1 minute of each other. Got tossed after sampling multiple pieces. The garlic bread was just as bad, if not worse. Customer service was ok, but that pizza was by far the worst pizza we have ever tried. Will not be ordering anymore happy joes pizzas.

The person who took our order was the most friendly person. The kind of person that really just lights up your day no matter what mood you are in.Ordered a taco pizza and it is sooo tasty. Best taco pizza ever!And the lobby was so nicely decorated too! Just a very welcoming environment overall.I'll definitely be back.Vegetarian options: Made our taco pizza vegetarian with no problem. Just substituted the meat for some veggies instead and it was no extra cost.Parking: Plenty of parking, though the lot is shared with a few other businesses since it is in a little strip mall.