RESTAURANTS HOTELS DEVELOPMENT HYPER ENERGY BAR OUR TEAM FRANCHISING CONTACT RESTAURANTS COME DINE WITH US Heart of America opened its first restaurant, The Iowa Machine Shed, in June of 1978. Over forty years later, Heart of America has added additional brands to the portfolio which include: Thunder Bay Grille, Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse, Gramma’s Kitchen, Checkered Flag, The Republic on Grand and The J Bar. “WORKING AT HEART OF AMERICA GROUP IS LIKE WORKING WITH FAMILY - MANY OF US HAVE GROWN UP TOGETHER. MIKE AND KIM GIVE US THE ABILITY TO RUN OUR BUSINESSES LIKE THEY ARE OUR OWN - WHICH MAKES US ALL DEEPLY ATTACHED TO THE WORK WE DO, AND TAKE PRIDE IN RUNNING A GREAT RESTAURANT.” JEFF GRUNDER, Chief Operating Executive Machine Shed Davenport FIFTH AVENUE SYNDICATE LEARN MORE THE REPUBLIC ON GRAND LEARN MORE BURGER SHED LEARN MORE JOHNNY'S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE LEARN MORE THE J BAR LEARN MORE THUNDER BAY GRILLE LEARN MORE THE MACHINE SHED LEARN MORE GRAMMA'S KITCHEN & CHECKERED FLAG LEARN MORE OUR LOCATIONS ALL FIFTH AVENUE SYNDICATE BURGER SHED JOHNNY'S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE THE MACHINE SHED THE J BAR THE REPUBLIC THUNDER BAY GRILLE GRAMMA'S KITCHEN CHECKERED FLAG BURGER SHED OLATHE, KANSAS 913.353.9335 VISIT WEBSITE FIFTH AVENUE SYNDICATE MOLINE, ILLINOIS 309.640.0070 VISIT WEBSITE BURGER SHED ALTOONA, IOWA 515.630.7433 VISIT WEBSITE THE REPUBLIC ON GRAND DES MOINES, IOWA 515.518.6070 VISIT WEBSITE THE J BAR DAVENPORT, IOWA 563.468.6150 VISIT WEBSITE JOHNNY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE ALTOONA, IOWA 515.957.9600 VISIT WEBSITE JOHNNY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE DES MOINES, IOWA 515.287.0847 VISIT WEBSITE JOHNNY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS 309.692.3887 VISIT WEBSITE JOHNNY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN 608.831.3705 VISIT WEBSITE JOHNNY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE MOLINE, ILLINOIS 309.736.0100 VISIT WEBSITE JOHNNY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE OLATHE, KANSAS 913.815.2323 VISIT WEBSITE JOHNNY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE OMAHA, NEBRASKA 402.289.9210 VISIT WEBSITE JOHNNY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE SUN PRAIRIE, WICONSIN 608.856.4040 VISIT WEBSITE JOHNNY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE WEST DES MOINES, IOWA 515.333.5665 VISIT WEBSITE MACHINE SHED APPLETON, WISCONSIN 920.830.2326 VISIT WEBSITE MACHINE SHED DAVENPORT, IOWA 563.391.2427 VISIT WEBSITE MACHINE SHED LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA 651.735.7436 VISIT WEBSITE MACHINE SHED PEWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 262.523.1322 VISIT WEBSITE MACHINE SHED ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 815.229.3276 VISIT WEBSITE MACHINE SHED URBANDALE, IOWA 515.270.6818 VISIT WEBSITE THUNDER BAY GRILLE DAVENPORT, IOWA 563.386.2722 VISIT WEBSITE THUNDER BAY GRILLE PEWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 262.523.4244 VISIT WEBSITE THUNDER BAY GRILLE ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 815.397.4800 VISIT WEBSITE GRAMMA’S KITCHEN WALCOTT, IOWA 563.284.5055 VISIT WEBSITE CHECKERED FLAG WALCOTT, IOWA 563.284.5055 VISIT WEBSITE ABOUT HEART OF AMERICA Starting with one, 100-seat restaurant in 1978, Heart of America Group has grown to include a portfolio of award-winning owned and operated restaurants, hotels and commercial developments. Noteworthy brands developed and operated by Heart of America Group include the Machine Shed Restaurant, Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse, The Republic on Grand, Hotel Renovo, Wildwood Lodge, Thunder Bay Grille, and The J Bar. We pride ourselves in building long-lasting properties that bring value to the consumer and to the communities in which we build. LOCATIONS Operations Support Center - Moline 1501 River Drive Moline, Illinois 61265 P: 309.797.9300 F: 309.797.8700 Operations Support Center - Des Moines 515 E Locust Street, Suite 100 Des Moines, IA 50309 SITE NAVIGATION Home Our Team Hotels Restaurants Gift Cards Donation Request Contact Privacy Policy OTHER LINKS GIFTS CARDSSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYCAREERSMEDIADONATION REQUEST © 2021 HOA Development LLC