Blazing Star

Blazing Star Blazing Star is a vegetarian cafe with a seasonal menu that highlights produce grown in the Driftles
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Stop by the cafe for a refreshing spring drink! On special this weekend:🍋 Lavender Lemonade🪻Lavender cold brew🍋‍🟩Ginger ...
05/02/2026

Stop by the cafe for a refreshing spring drink! On special this weekend:

🍋 Lavender Lemonade
🪻Lavender cold brew
🍋‍🟩Ginger Mint Limeade

Open 10am-3pm Saturday and Sunday!

Our hours for the weekend! Stop by and get some brunch with us! 🍳 🍊 🌞
05/01/2026

Our hours for the weekend! Stop by and get some brunch with us! 🍳 🍊 🌞

Noodle Night tonight! Stop by the cafe between 5pm-8pm for some noodle specials, cocktails and desserts!Online store wil...
04/16/2026

Noodle Night tonight! Stop by the cafe between 5pm-8pm for some noodle specials, cocktails and desserts!

Online store will be open for takeout orders while supplies last: https://blazing-star.square.site/s/order

Check out our hours for the rest of April! We'll be open Friday-Monday 10am-3pm, and open for dinner between 5pm-8pm on ...
04/08/2026

Check out our hours for the rest of April! We'll be open Friday-Monday 10am-3pm, and open for dinner between 5pm-8pm on Fridays!

We also will be hosting Noodle Night next Thursday 4/16, 5pm-8pm - we'll have some special noodle dishes, along with special cocktails and desserts!

As you may have seen in our last post, some changes are coming up for the business and its current owners. We will keep you posted on our hours and any other developments as they happen, but one thing we know for now is that we would love to see you this month, so be sure to stop in!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Blazing Star is for sale!This was a hard decision to come to, but our owners are transitioning out aft...
04/08/2026

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Blazing Star is for sale!

This was a hard decision to come to, but our owners are transitioning out after 4 glorious years running the Blazing Star Cafe on Water Street (and 7 years since the business’s inception as a catering company/local food pop-up in 2019)!

Owning this beloved business with a great location on Water Street in picturesque Decorah is a great opportunity for someone with a passion for good food, local ingredients, and the Decorah community.

Buying this business means skipping over the set-up and building phase of small-business development. You get our seasonal menus and all of the recipes we’ve tested and perfected over the years, a professionally designed logo and brand kit, and a dedicated customer base and 5-star reputation (check out our customer’s reviews!)

Please spread the word about this opportunity to own the greatest little vegetarian cafe in town!

Inquiries can be emailed to us at [email protected] - we are happy to answer questions and provide more details.

Our hours will be restricted for the time being. Starting this week: we'll be open Friday-Monday 10a-3p and Friday evenings 5p-8p

And now, if you'll allow us to get sappy for a moment...

We are incredibly proud of what we’ve built and beyond grateful to our staff, who are the foundation of everything we have been able to build and the only reason we have made it this far! The people who have been with us for most or damn near all of this ride, we can never express our gratitude enough.

Our incredible customers are the spark and the reason we do this and also what has kept this dream alive. To all of our regulars- who we see on the same day every week, who show up for your special occasions, who always buy a ticket to our events, who book us to cater your weddings, who bring us fresh herbs and squash from your gardens, who take the time to write us glowing, 5 star reviews (who, who, who- we could go on and on- our customers are out of this world, STARS): we can’t begin to put into words what getting to do this has meant to us, THANK YOU for everything.

We added 3 new cocktails to our winter menu, all made with fresh vegetable & fruit juices (cold-pressed in house)! From ...
02/27/2026

We added 3 new cocktails to our winter menu, all made with fresh vegetable & fruit juices (cold-pressed in house)!

From left to right:

🫜 Bring the Beet In: with local beet juice, aquavit, orange, ginger, lemon, and vanilla simple syrup

🥕 What's Up Doc? with local carrot juice, vodka, orange, spiced simple syrup, and ginger beer

🥬 Garden Martini: with fresh kale & apple juice, gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon, and mint

Stop in this weekend to try one of these!
Open 10am-3pm Friday - Sunday

Noodle Night 2Nite! 5pm-8pmStop by for our noodle specials and try one of the new cocktails on our Winter Menu!Order onl...
01/31/2026

Noodle Night 2Nite! 5pm-8pm

Stop by for our noodle specials and try one of the new cocktails on our Winter Menu!

Order online at the link in our bio ✨

Announcement: we’re closed ALL DAY today in solidarity with the nationwide shutdown called by student unions in Minneapo...
01/30/2026

Announcement: we’re closed ALL DAY today in solidarity with the nationwide shutdown called by student unions in Minneapolis and with the backing of hundreds of grassroots organizations across the nation, including our local grassroots immigrant rights advocacy organization ❤️ 🦌 ✨

The decision to close today was made with and by our staff, who have been organizing with DCIR for the past several months to organize for a safer community and an end to 🧊 terror. The past month has been heavy and we draw an immense amount of strength from the power of the people to ensure our communities are safe and well resourced.

We will go on with our Restaurant Week Specials as planned tomorrow evening and hope you will consider coming out to support our staff sometime this weekend.

We are also hosting a documentary screening with DCIR this Sunday at 4pm (previous post) that will be a great opportunity to be in community- we would love to see you there!

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(1) In solidarity with the nationwide shutdown to get 🧊 out of our communities: on Friday 1/30 we’re closed ALL DAY. We invite you to join us at Water Street Park (at 3pm) for a rally to demand an end to 🧊 terror

(2) yes, it’s restaurant week in Decorah. Yes, we had planned on being open and serving specials today. But Renee had plans to pick up her son from school. Alex had plans to see his patients at the VA. Liam planned (as much as a 5 year old can) on seeing his classmates at school.

We can’t go on with business as usual while our tax dollars are being used to kidnap and murder our neighbors. We are heartbroken and angry but we are also resolved. We are committed to making our community stronger and safer. We are joining in the nationwide shutdown today and we hope you will join us.

We will be open this weekend and hope to see you then.

With love and solidarity,

the Blazing Star team

Update: We’re closed today! We’ve got some staff out sick and we’re a bit short staffed with some away on holiday vacati...
01/02/2026

Update: We’re closed today! We’ve got some staff out sick and we’re a bit short staffed with some away on holiday vacation. But we’ll be back tomorrow and Sunday!

Swipe to see our January schedule. We’re going to take some time off between 1/15-1/19 to work on some deep cleaning and equipment maintenance in the kitchen as well as some R&R for ourselves!

We’ve also got some events and specials planned for restaurant week at the end of the month. You can pre-register for our spirit free cocktail class on our online store (link in bio)!

Happy New Year! ✨May your year ahead be filled with joy, light and local food!

❄️ HOLIDAY HOURS POST ❄️12/24-12/26: CLOSED 🌲12/27-12/29: OPEN 10am-3pm12/30-1/1: CLOSED 🕯️1/2-1/5: OPEN 10am-3pmWishing...
12/24/2025

❄️ HOLIDAY HOURS POST ❄️

12/24-12/26: CLOSED 🌲

12/27-12/29: OPEN 10am-3pm

12/30-1/1: CLOSED 🕯️

1/2-1/5: OPEN 10am-3pm

Wishing everyone a happy holiday season and merry new year! Feeling grateful as another year draws to a close for all of the love and support for our little cafe! We couldn’t do it without all of you!! ✨

Address

120 E Water Street
Decorah, IA
52101

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 11am - 2pm
5pm - 8pm
Thursday 11am - 2pm
5pm - 8pm
Friday 11am - 2pm
5pm - 8pm
Saturday 11am - 2pm
5pm - 8pm
Sunday 11am - 2pm
5pm - 8pm

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