MOLINE, Ill. — From the moment you step in the door off busy 5th Avenue in downtown Moline, you feel a sense of home at Meli's Pancake House. The first thing you see is a logo with a smiling woman winking at you - it's Meli, and that wink is telling you you're about to have an amazing meal!
We took Good Morning Quad Cities on the road Tuesday, March 22 to visit Meli's Pancake House for QC Restaurant Week, a week-long event organized every year by Visit Quad Cities. Over 50 restaurants are participating and offering all sorts of deals.
Owner Meli Figueroa describes opening her restaurant in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic:
"Pancake" is in the name, but there's a big menu at Meli's Pancake House. News 8's Angie Sharp went into the kitchen to check out some of Meli's unique dishes:
But wait... there's more!
As we all know, the restaurant industry is constantly changing. That's why we're including this week's featured spots in GMQC's popular "Trending Now" segment.
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To learn more about QC Restaurant Week, click here.