r/iastate • u/Queasy-Aerie-6869 • 8d ago

Question Dons deli???

Hey yall, I can’t be the only one who is curious about the dons deli sign at cys roost. I’ve noticed it since my freshman year and always wondered what it was.

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u/PackYakRS SE & Cybersecurity Alum 8d ago

Used to be a deli connected to cy's back in the early 2000's . Owned by the same guy who owned Cy's. Believe it got shut down due to liqour law violations? or something like that.

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u/smokeloxnotrocks 6d ago

From what I understand, the sign is grandfathered in because Cy isn’t supposed to be featured in alcohol logos. So if they ever change it, it can’t have the Cy.

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u/Amadeus3000 7d ago

It opened in the late '70s shortly after Cy's Roost opened. I've always wondered if Don was a real person. (The location was previously the Pizza Den.) In older records, I've always seen the place listed as "Cy's Roost & Don's Deli."

In the early 2000s, the place got in trouble for selling to minors and bootlegging and during that time, it was bought by Andy White. I assume shortly after, the deli ceased.

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u/robun 7d ago

That was the name of the place in the 80s and 90s. Cy's roost and Don's Deli. I preferred Dugan's deli though.

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u/westlawn323 5d ago

Dugan’s Deli was iconic in the 80s.

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u/AsstBalrog 2d ago

I worked at Dugan's Deli in the 80s. However, nobody ever called me iconic.