Oskaloosa Inn

Oskaloosa Inn is an American casual dining restaurant chain owned by Hodson Restaurants. The chain is known for its pies, and also features full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. Oskaloosa Inn uses a narrative of being founded in 1911 in ; however, it was founded in 1995 in by Hodson.

History
The first Oskaloosa Inn restaurant opened on October 3, 1995 near the in. Four additional test locations opened afterwards in, , and.

Although Oskaloosa Inn was founded in 1995, Hodson Restaurants created a fictional backstory for the chain. According to the backstory, Paul and Mary-Ann Cookwell emigrated to the United States from England and created the original Oskaloosa Inn upon their arrival in Iowa in 1911, catering to hungry bituminous coal miners working in the area.