| Restaurant Name | City |
Rating
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| Perkins Family Restaurant and Bakery | Ames, IA | |
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NORMAN PERKINS CHAIN SPOT...DECENT FARE...DONT EXPECT SERVICE
TO BE GREAT, COLLEGE STUDENTS GENERALLY COULD CARE LESS
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| Breadeaux Pizza | Ankeny, IA | |
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AVERAGE CHAIN PIZZA...NOT MY FAV BUT COUPON OFFERS MAKE ME SELECT
THEM OCCASIONALLY
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| China Moon | Ankeny, IA | |
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NEWER SPOT IN NICE LITTLE STRIP MALL AREA...CLEAN NICE SERVICE
WAS SO-SO...FOOD AVERAGE TO AVERAGE PLUS...WE'LL GO BACK
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| Duffy's Bar & Grille | Ankeny, IA | |
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RUN DOWN BUILDING AND GRAVEL LOT, NOT IDEAL! FOOD IFFY, MORE OF
A BAR SCENE THAT EATERY
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| Pickle Barrell Subs | Ankeny, IA | |
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KINDA THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN IN ANKENY FOR A DECENT DELI FOOD BESIDES
THE GROCERY STORES...ITS DECENT FOOD...WE FREQUENT THE PLACE
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| Jade Garden Chinese Restaurant | Ankeny, IA | |
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THE OLDEST ORIENTAL RESTAURANT IN ANKENY...A STANDBY AND FAVORED
AMOUNG RESIDENTS, IN SMALL TOWNS UNLESS ITS GOOD IT DOESNT LAST., ..THIS
PLACE HAS BEEN HERE FOR YEARS!
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| Helen & Pat's | Ankeny, IA | |
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THE BEST CAVETELLI NOODLE DISH AROUND...A FAVORED PLACE AT ALL
THE LOCATIONS AROUND DES MOINES, ANKENY INCLUDED, STOP IN AND
ALTHOUGH ITS A TAVERN EATERY YOU'LL BE PLEASED W/ THE FARE
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| Barn'rds Restaurant | Des Moines, IA | |
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THIS PLACE TO ME IS MORE LIKE AN OVERPRICED ARBYS...FOOD WAS OK
BUT NOT MUCH BETTER THAN CHAIN FOOD
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| Waveland Cafe | Des Moines, IA | |
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ITS OK...PORTIONS ARE SMALL FOR THE PRICE BUT ITS A LAST STAND
FOR HOMECOOKED BREAKFASTS CAFE STYLE AROUND DSM
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| Skip's | Des Moines, IA | |
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THIS PLACE WILL NEVER DISSAPOINT YOU...TAKE THE BOSS, A DATE,
OR A WEARY TRAVELOR HERE AND YOU ALWAYS GET A SUPERB MEAL, FAIR
PRICING FOR THE CARE THATS GIVEN TO MAKE SURE TS ALL GOOD!
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| Taco Casa | Des Moines, IA | |
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ITS ALL GOOD HERE...A GREASY SPOON MEX SPOT AND I LOVE THE GIANT
SOFT SHELLS! ITS NOT FANCY, EXTRA CLEAN, SERVICE GENERALLY SUCKS
BUT I REALLY LIKE THIS PLACE FOR A MEAL NOW AND THEN!
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| Coney Island Restaurants | Des Moines, IA | |
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GYROS, GREEK SALADS AS WELL AS CONEY DOGS AND TENDERLOINS AT THIS
GREEK RUN ESTABLISHMENT...GOOD ONION RINGS TOO! I DONT EAT HERE
A LOT BUT WHEN I WANT THAT BIG HELPING OF GREECE GREASE I PICK THIS
SPOT!
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| Jesse's Embers | Des Moines, IA | |
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GOOD STEAK PLACE, KNOW FOR THE BAR HOB-KNOBBING OF SOME OF DES
MOINES POWER FOLKS MORE THAN REAL QUALITY OF FOOD...BUT ITS A
DECENT SPOT
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| Corn Patch | Grimes, IA | |
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ITS A DECENT RESTAURANT FOR A TINY BURG LIKE GRIMES, PEOPLE DO
DRIVE OUT FROM DES MOINES...IN GRIMES IT'S ABOUT THE ONLY "GAME
IN TOWN" FOR A DECENT SIT DOWN MEAL...SOUPS GOOD! AMERICAN, AND
MOREOVER "IOWA" TYPE FARE
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| North End Diner | Johnston, IA | |
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ANOTHER BILL KNAPP PROPERTY, CHROME, NEON, AND WOOD IT REEKS
OF OLD FASHIOD DINER ATMOSPHERE, FOOD IS GOOD...MANY SPECIALS
DAILY, AND YES THEY HAVE A "BLUE PLATE" SPECIAL...MY FAV IS STILL
THE MAYTAG BURGER W/ MAYTAG BLEU CHEESE AND GRILLED ONIONS ON
TOP...MMMMMMMM! THEY OFFER VEGETAIAN DISHES...AND SERVE UP
A PRETTY MEAN BREAKFAST...A DEFINITE STEP UP FROM A DENNYS OR
PERKINS
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| Roadside Inn | Martensdale, IA | |
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THE ROADSIDE IS A RESTAURANT AND BAR SET UP...DEFINITELY THE
"ONLY" GAME IN TOWN IN MARTINSDALE AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR AS LONG
AS I CAN REMEMBER...MY AUNT WORKED THERE SO I ATE THOSE BURGERS
AND FRIES AS A KID OFTEN...STOP IN...FOOD IS GOOD...TOWN IS KIND
OF CLANNISH!
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| PALMER'S DELI | Urbandale, IA | |
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ABSOLUTELY THE FINEST IN DELI DINING...THE HOME MADE SOUPS ARE
GREAT, DAILY SPECIALS ON SANDWICHES...WIDE VARIETY OF EVERYTHING!
SIDE DISHES ARE "TO DIE FOR" BUT DONT BECAUSE THE DESSERTS ARE
WORTH STAYING ALIVE! BY FAR THE BEST DELI SITUATION IN THE DES
MOINES AREA EXCEPT FOR THEIR OTHER LOCATION WHICH I LIKE MORE
BECAUSE ITS CLOSER TO MY HOUSE...THIS FAMILY DOES IT ALL JUST
RIGHT! AND THEY DO CATERING FOR YOU EVERY AFFAIR FROM A BEER TO
CHAMPAGNE EVENT...DONT GO ANYWHERE ELSE!
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| Legends American Grille | West Des Moines, IA | |
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MORE OF A SPORTS BAR THAN A FINE DINING SPOT...LOTS OF TVS AND BIG
SCREENS FILL THE PLACE AND AUTO'D JERSEYS ON THE WALL...IVE NOT
BEEN REAL IMPRESSED W/ THE FOOD SINCE THEY OPENED...ITS GOOD...BUT
ONLY GOOD...I DONT WRITE HOME TO MOM ABOUT THIS SPOT BUT I EAT THERE
ONCE IN A WHILE!
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| A K O'Connor's | West Des Moines, IA | |
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A BAR W/ BOOTHS ON THE SIDE...FOOD IS OK DELI STYLE STUFF W/ HOME
MADE POTATO CHIPS...THE BATHROOMS ARE BAD!...THIS PLACE NEEDS
TO PUT SOME PROFIT BACK INTO THE CUSTOMER PLEASURE
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| Hooters | West Des Moines, IA | |
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ITS A LOUD FUN PLACE TO GO, MY WIFE HATES IT...BUT HEY...SPORTS
ON TV, MAMMARY GLANDS JUTTING OUT AND BUN CHEEKS TOO IF YOU HAPPEN
TO LOOK DOWN...WHICH I DONT! WHATS NOT FOR HER TO LIKE...AND WHATS
NOT FOR YOU TO EXPECT HERE...ITS A HOOTERS CHAIN SPOT, THE WINGS
ARE GREAT! GET EM >>>HOT<<< AND DONT DROOL TOO MUCH IF YA TAKE YOUR
WIFE!
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