These are the only 3 "Maid Rite" style places Iowa that are worth a ****. Everything else is trash and are sloppy joe joints, especially the corporate franchised Maid Rite garbage shops.Most maid rite stores have meh maid rite. If you want to taste good maid rites go to these shops who do them right and have for 80 plus years:
Dan's Sandwich Shop, Newton
Canteen, Ottumwa
I haven't been to Taylors, Marshalltown in years, but they were in the same league as the Canteen and Dan's.
There is absolutely no comparison to other "maid rite" shops.
For sloppy joes, the secret ingredient is sugar.