"We visited this restaurant during University of Iowa parents weekend. All the other places were filled so my wife thought of this place and we were willing to give it a try since we were running out of options. We both had their "Graduate" smash burger and it was a HIT. Best smash burger in Iowa City. If there is a better one, please let me know. Burger included a good tasting sauce. Meat is a bit on the greasy side, but...I still give it 5 stars. Our server seemed a bit nervous. However, our hostess was very helpful in squeezing us in even though we had no reservations. If you are in the area and what a good burger, give this place a try. A bit pricey...but burger is big and they give you plenty of chips or fries. Chips were good too. Menu is limited so do not go here if you want 20 meal options."

"I wish I could add more stars…..This place is HEAVEN-SENT. I’ve been staying at the hotel for 5 nights now, and WOW, I am absolutely blown away. This is the best place in town. All of the bartenders and servers are phenomenal and exceeded all of my expectations. If you’re sitting at the bar, ask for John, he’s the best. I’ve enjoyed our conversations a ton. He’s also a very well educated bartender. The food is great, the crunchy corn salad is the best salad I’ve had in IC so far. Would 100% recommend this place. Location, decor, and patio are to-die-for:)"

"Mac and Shea were great servers! The steak salad was delicious. Highly recommend."

"Loved our visit to Wilder! The Brussels and Iowa Gold burger were absolutely phenomenal. Our server Shea made our experience —- we had a large group that came for trivia but turned out that there’s no trivia in the summer. In addition to great service, Shea went above and beyond and led a quick trivia game just for us during our meal. It was such a memorable moment and was so appreciated! Thank you, Shea!"

"We wanted to eat on the ped mall before we went to Filmscene for Barbie and Wilder fit the bill. This was our first time eating there and we will definitely be going back. My husband had the Wagyu burger and every part of it was just what you want in a burger. The buttery toasted bun, the sauce (mustard aioli?), the burger itself was amazing. I ordered the Forager's favorite and the tofu was nicely seasoned and it was such a big serving that I made 3 meals of it. We split the crispy onion straws and those were good, too."