For breakfast or lunch I highly recommend Perk Up Cafe at 70th and Douglas in Urbandale. Great food, very reasonably priced. For dinner Flying Mango or the original Gino's.
Best Hidden Gems In Des Moines Area
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Had some really good Chinese delivery for a reasonable price (~$10) and a ton of food. Main dish, lots of rice, soup, and egg roll or crab rangoon. I want to say it was China place.
Been a while since I have been to these places but my favorites used to be...
Latin King
Christopher's
Sam and Gabes
Skips
J. Benjamin's
Club Car
That is a good list to start...
Latin King
Christopher's
Sam and Gabes
Skips
J. Benjamin's
Club Car
That is a good list to start...
Gateway Market was going to be my choice as well. Really great lunches. I highly recommend the Lime Cilantro Chicken Salad and the fish tacos. They used to have a shrimp po'boy that was incredible. It comes back occasionally as a lunch special. The one thing I love about Gateway is that every time I order something it is a little bit different.
Oh snap, The Wedgie. A guilty pleasure of mine during my adolescence and college years in late 80's-early 90's when cash was tight. It only cost about 3 or 4 bucks or so; about 1/2 the price of a pizza and when those toppings melded in that sealed folded pizza crust...mmmm such deliciousness..
Back then the Drake area was a nice little pizza hub back in the day- Paul Revere's, Pizza Hut, Dominoes, Home Run/Team Pizza, and Felix and Oscars (their Chicago style pizza is better than many of the revered pie joints in Chicago).
Just put on 10lbs reading this thread..
Went to a place of the beaten path tonight: Sonny's pizza in Saylor. Small place, very good pies.
I lived right by it and avoided it because it looked like a **** hole. Now I'm curious.
I dislike going to places where the waitresses have "uniforms" though.
Yep, the key is moderation... or you will be ******** grease for a week.
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Molletes, open faced mexican tortas. most commonly served with cheese over toasted torta bread. Found at La Pena on Indianola Ave.
Molletes from La Peña in Des Moines, Iowa by Tyrgyzistan, on Flickr
La Peña in Des Moines, Iowa by Tyrgyzistan, on Flickr
Molletes from La Peña in Des Moines, Iowa by Tyrgyzistan, on Flickr
La Peña in Des Moines, Iowa by Tyrgyzistan, on Flickr
Is the South Union Cafe still open in downtown DSM? I remember they had kick *** bread. Fill up a sack and take it back to the work crew. I want to say it was on Locust by a flower shop, but it's been quite some time.
Also hiding in plain view is Tasty Mother Effing Tacos!!!!
Also hiding in plain view is Tasty Mother Effing Tacos!!!!
South Union is still there - and you can pick up their breads around town at various places - or used to. Foccacia is awesome.
Had Tasty Taco's last night. Pretty good, but my wife loves it.
Had cool Basil last week. Used to like that place. Last couple times has been awful. Last meal in particular. Take out - got there early. Food was cold, hair in one of the rices, wouldn't do anything on the bill. They're done in my book.
No ****. I've stuck mainly to chain restaurants (I love Chipotle to death), and I've had Wig and Pen's pizza once (I'd eat there way more if I could afford it). The rest of my eating out has been mainly Casey's pizza and Jimmy John's for lunch.
