Places to eat in Ames

[CycloneRulzzz]

If you and your "friend" like pizza, Great Plains Sauce & Dough comes highly recommended. It's a very unique pizza and they have decent beer and a nice environment.

Went there once, not that impressed.

[Angie]

The Ames location was re-opened quite a while ago. Not sure what will happen to them in the future though as Kum and Go has recently purchased the building they are in.

Thanks, I hadn't heard that!

[DistrictCyclone]

Went there once, not that impressed.

What the **** is that nasty **** in your avatar, buddy???

[CycloneRulzzz]

What the **** is that nasty **** in your avatar, buddy???

Ask the dip ****'s still alive in mafia. If the innocents win it comes down if they lose it's there for good.

[CtownCyclone]

As someone who doesn't get to Ames often, I would prefer to go to Dublin Bay or Great Plains.

[CtownCyclone]

Ask the dip ****'s still alive in mafia. If the innocents win it comes down if they lose it's there for good.

And **** yo couch, take that thing down!

[CycloneErik]

Ask the dip ****'s still alive in mafia. If the innocents win it comes down if they lose it's there for good.

Mafia is just a game, man. It's not worth this.

[Cycl1]

Ask the dip ****'s still alive in mafia. If the innocents win it comes down if they lose it's there for good.

i am disapoint.

[Skyh13]

Ah, Ames food... how I miss ye among this wasteland of bad restaurants known as Dubuque.

Best Food:
The Cafe, hands down. And considering the quality of the food, the prices are very reasonable. Some see it as more of a "foodie" type place -- the dishes tend to be a bit fancier than you're standard American food joint. They try to locally source their food. High quality midwestern cuisine. They don't take reservations, so be prepared to wait a long time during normal dinner hours on a Friday or Saturday.

Best Pizza:
It's tough to choose, because there is some great pizza in Ames in a variety of styles.
Great Plains Sauce & Dough Company -- unique crust, one of my favorite pizza places.
Black Market Pizza -- If you want Chicago Style, this is the place to go.
Jeff's Pizza -- The best of your standard New York style pizza joint, and they have some tasty and unique toppings
Vesuvius -- This pizza is really, really delicious. It's very thin crust, but not New York style. It's actually about as close to real Italian pizza as I've had in the States.

I don't mention Old Chicago here mostly because they're a bigger chain.. pizza and food is still good though.

Others to Consider:
Hickory Park is of course the Ames landmark.. very healthy portions for a small bill. Decent American barbecue food.

I agree that Wallaby's is an underrated place. Decent sports bar.

Fuji has a really affordable lunch special that is still available on Saturdays. Good sushi, IMO. Honestly never went there for hibachi.

Olde Main Brewery -- For a local brew or their Sunday brunch, I'd make a stop. Can't recommend them for dinner, though. In my experience the food is very mediocre for the price.

Dublin Bay -- I really, really wish this place was better than it is. Unfortunately, my experience has always been so so with the food. A cool atmosphere for the bar though.

A couple other posters have mentioned a Thai restaurant or two.. I believe Thai Kitchen is in campustown? Anyways, I've heard very good things about them.

[sunnysideup]

Hickory Park is so overrated. It's not horrible but I don't understand the people that wait damn near two hours for it.

[3TrueFans]

Hickory Park is so overrated. It's not horrible but I don't understand the people that wait damn near two hours for it.

Someone has waited 2 hours for Hickory Park? Was it a party of 30?

[cyclonez7]

McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell...

[CyBroncos]

Ah, Ames food... how I miss ye among this wasteland of bad restaurants known as Dubuque.

Best Food:
The Cafe, hands down. And considering the quality of the food, the prices are very reasonable. Some see it as more of a "foodie" type place -- the dishes tend to be a bit fancier than you're standard American food joint. They try to locally source their food. High quality midwestern cuisine. They don't take reservations, so be prepared to wait a long time during normal dinner hours on a Friday or Saturday.

Best Pizza:
It's tough to choose, because there is some great pizza in Ames in a variety of styles.
Great Plains Sauce & Dough Company -- unique crust, one of my favorite pizza places.
Black Market Pizza -- If you want Chicago Style, this is the place to go.
Jeff's Pizza -- The best of your standard New York style pizza joint, and they have some tasty and unique toppings
Vesuvius -- This pizza is really, really delicious. It's very thin crust, but not New York style. It's actually about as close to real Italian pizza as I've had in the States.

I don't mention Old Chicago here mostly because they're a bigger chain.. pizza and food is still good though.

Others to Consider:
Hickory Park is of course the Ames landmark.. very healthy portions for a small bill. Decent American barbecue food.

I agree that Wallaby's is an underrated place. Decent sports bar.

Fuji has a really affordable lunch special that is still available on Saturdays. Good sushi, IMO. Honestly never went there for hibachi.

Olde Main Brewery -- For a local brew or their Sunday brunch, I'd make a stop. Can't recommend them for dinner, though. In my experience the food is very mediocre for the price.

Dublin Bay -- I really, really wish this place was better than it is. Unfortunately, my experience has always been so so with the food. A cool atmosphere for the bar though.

A couple other posters have mentioned a Thai restaurant or two.. I believe Thai Kitchen is in campustown? Anyways, I've heard very good things about them.

Pretty spot on breakdown. I agree that Wallabys is underrated. Olde Main is average at best and Dublin Bay is probably the most overrated place I've ever been

[CyCrazy]

Wallabys has slipped in my opinion. Its notthing special.
Horray drunk phone typing

[kilgore_trout]

It's not overrated if you love over-priced pedestrian BBQ served family style in a warehouse by ambivalent waitrons.

Hickory Park is so overrated. It's not horrible but I don't understand the people that wait damn near two hours for it.