DES MOINES Iowa Maid-Rite Corp. has partnered with Hy-Vee Inc. to open loose-meat sandwich shops in Hy-Vee’s convenience stores. The first Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe Express opened Nov. 26 in Omaha, ...

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More than eighty years after Maid-Rite got its start in Muscatine, Iowa, the chain has finally made it as far west as Denver, where Ralph’s Maid-Rite Sports Diner opened last week in Littleton.

The Maid-Rite sandwich was invented in Iowa in 1926 and remains popular to this day. Our version, which features seasoned ground beef, onions, and pickles, comes together in under 15 minutes. Nikki ...

NORMAL - Of all the restaurant concepts that have come and gone, who knew that one of the enduring ones would be a scoop of loose ground beef served on a bun with condiments? But there you have it, ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- The Harry J Olson Senior Center brought back a beloved local tradition Thursday afternoon, hosting its third annual Maid-Rite sandwich fundraiser to support center programs and ...

DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR CANDY BAGS. WELL, THE OWNER OF THE LAST MAID-RITE RESTAURANT IN DES MOINES SAYS HE IS WORRIED ABOUT HOW MUCH LONGER HE CAN STAY OPEN. KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL IS LIVE ...

The construction is complete and the staff hired and trained in preparation for the May 23 opening of the new Maid Rite restaurant on Second Avenue South in Onalaska. Scott and Roxanne Stuhr look ...

H.H. the Rev. Bad Brad Wheeler -- of KRCL Radio and Legendary Porch Pounders fame -- recently contacted me to express his excitement over the first-ever Maid-Rite franchise... H.H. the Rev. Bad Brad ...