HomeMy Public PortalAboutHCOD Community Survey ResultsAugust 2023 Community Survey Results
Commercial Uses on US Hwy 67 Corridor
Introduction
Survey Categories:
Restaurants (breakfast,
lunch, and dinner)
Convenience store/
bodega/small market
Specialty food and
beverage
Retail service businesses
Survey Respondent Profile:
52 Riverdale residents
81 Riverdale workers/visitors
Illinois, 29
Davenport, 22
Bettendorf, 14
LeClaire,
5
Other
Area of
Iowa, 11
Top 5 Breakfast Locations Frequented Last Month
Most workers who eat breakfast out in the Riverdale/Bettendorf area live nearby.
Nearly half the worker respondents live in Illinois or other areas of Iowa outside the quad cities.
Pancake houses were the most popular among all respondents.
Workers/VisitorsResidents
Duck Creek (7)Duck Creek (19)
Casey’s (5)Flips (9)
Stacks (4)Stacks (4)
Flips (4)McDonald’s (4)
Jimmy’s (4)Jimmy’s (3)
Top Breakfast
Locations
Eating Breakfast Out:
Likelihood and
preferences
7 of 10 respondents indicated they
were very likely, likely, or somewhat
likely to eat breakfast out at a new
place on US Hwy 67/State Street in
Riverdale.
Half of respondents who did not visit a
breakfast place in the Riverdale/
Bettendorf area in past month,
indicated a likelihood for eating
breakfast in Riverdale.
Residents prefer a full-service, sit
down, restaurant, while workers prefer
a fast casual limited-service
establishment.
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Top 5 Lunch Locations Frequented Last Month
More residents and workers eat out for lunch than breakfast (58.2% versus 44.4%).
Only 3 of the 35 workers who did not eat lunch out last month were from Bettendorf. The majority were from Illinois or Davenport.
Riverside Grille was the most popular among all respondents.
Workers/VisitorsResidents
Riverside Grille (11)Riverside Grille (6)
Teriyaki Madness (5)McDonald’s (5)
Hardee’s (5)Culver’s (4)
McDonald’s (4)Arby’s (3)
Sports Fans Pizza (4)Hardee’s (3)
Top Lunch
Locations
Eating Lunch Out:
Likelihood and
preferences
3 of 4 respondents indicated they
were very likely, likely, or somewhat
likely to eat lunch out at a new place
on US Hwy 67/State Street in Riverdale,
5% higher than breakfast.
More than half of respondents who
did not visit a lunch place in the
Riverdale/Bettendorf area in past
month, indicated a likelihood for
eating lunch at a new location in
Riverdale.
Workers are evenly split among
restaurant preference, full-service and
limited-service. Residents prefer a full-
service establishment over limited-
service, 2 to 1.
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Top 5 Dinner Locations Frequented Last Month
The top two dinner choices in the area are a moderately-priced gastropub (Tangle Wood) and bar and grill (Riverside Grille). Several of the other choices are lower-priced fast casual offerings.
Half the most frequented dinner choices are in Downtown Bettendorf, a convenient stop for many Riverdale workers who live in the Davenport area.
Workers/VisitorsResidents
Hardee’s (5)The Tangle Wood (6)
Riverside Grille (4)Riverside Grille (3)
Sports Fans (3)Verde (3)
The Tangle Wood (3)Jimmy John’s (3)
Culver’s (2)Culver’s (3)
Top Dinner
Locations
Eating Dinner Out:
Likelihood and
preferences
77.1% of respondents indicated they
were very likely, likely, or somewhat
likely to eat dinner out at a new
place on US Hwy 67/State Street in
Riverdale.
3 of 4 respondents who did not eat
dinner out in the Riverdale/
Bettendorf area in past month,
indicated a likelihood for eating
dinner at a new location in
Riverdale.
Residents and workers prefer a full-
service, sit down, restaurant.
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Convenience Store/
Bodega/Market
73 of 102 respondents have visited a convenience store in the area in the past month.
1 to 3 times – 35
4 to 7 times – 21
8 or more times – 17
Top 3 most visited stores:
Casey’s – 41
Kwik Star – 24
Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh Express - 12
What types of convenience items would you want at a new convenience store/bodega/market on US Hwy 67 in Riverdale?
1.Beverages – 60
2.Snacks/candy – 50
3.Prepared food – 49
4.Gasoline – 47
5.Packaged baked goods – 36
6.General merchandise – 31
7.Dairy & Produce – 30
8.Refrigerated & frozen foods – 25
9.“I don’t want a place in Riverdale that sells
convenience items” – 17 (13 residents; 4 workers)
74 of 102 respondents would be somewhat
likely, likely, or very likely to visit a new store
selling convenience items along Riverdale’s
US Hwy 67 corridor.
Specialty Food and Beverage
Baked Goods
Ice Cream/
Yogurt/SmoothieCoffee/Tea Shops
34 of 9555 of 9653 of 97Visited last month
57 of 9556 of 9664 of 97
Somewhat likely,
likely, or very likely
to visit a new shop
Casey's - 8Whitey's - 26Starbucks - 16Top 4 Visited Stores
Hy-Vee - 8Dairy Queen - 10Coffee Hound - 10
Kwik Star - 5Country Style - 5Casey's - 8
Cookies by Design - 4Smoothie King - 3Atomic - 7
Hurts Donuts - 4
Retail Services and Other Uses
Which retail services would you like
to see?
1.None of the retail services listed - 48
2.Day spa – 14
3.Petcare – 10
4.Childcare – 9
5.Bicycle shop – 9
6.Beauty salon – 8
7.Barber shop – 8
8.Electronics repair – 6
9.Laundry/drycleaner – 4
10.Cell phone store - 2
Please write in one other use that
you would like to see …?
Each of the following received one vote:
Auto repair
Car wash
Car condos
Fitness center
Walk-in clinic
High-tech office park
Strip mall
Full-service grocery store
Bookstore
Specialty stores
Live music
Downtown, like 15-minute city
concept
Green space/dog park/rest area – 4 votes
DDA’s Takeaways
Duck Creek in Riverdale appears to capture a
significant share of the breakfast business. With
the newer Flips nearby, it may be difficult to add
another breakfast restaurant in this competitive
market.
A significant share of residents and workers do
not eat out, but many declared they would visit a
new establishment in Riverdale. DDA believes this
high response rate is indicative of a shortage of
attractive lunch and dinner restaurant choices.
Survey reveals the highest demand is for a full-
service restaurant that serves dinner.
The convenience goods market is dominated by
gas station-convenience store combinations.
Nationally 8 of 10 convenience stores offer
gasoline. Without gasoline, it will be difficult to be
competitive. However, an easily accessible site in
a heavily trafficked area, could be successful.
In DDA’s opinion, an opportunity exists for a
coffee shop in one of the following scenarios:
small stand-alone drive-thru, similar Redband
Coffee in Davenport.
in a flex building with a combination of other
specialty businesses and services.
within a convenience or general store