I'll be in Des Moines the last couple of days this week...

[Hawki97]

...where should I go for dinner? I've been to all the regular places from old (Noah's, Christophers, Latin King, etc.) to new (Harbinger, Proudfoot, etc), give me something obscure. Fancy to dive bar, doesn't matter.

Also, nowhere in Ankeny. I've had too many threesomes in my life already and I don't need the Moms For Liberty ladies there all up in my jock while I'm trying to enjoy dinner.

 

[jasonrann]

Feels like an Arby's night.

 

[EasyHawk]

...where should I go for dinner? I've been to all the regular places from old (Noah's, Christophers, Latin King, etc.) to new (Harbinger, Proudfoot, etc), give me something obscure. Fancy to dive bar, doesn't matter.

Also, nowhere in Ankeny. I've had too many threesomes in my life already and I don't need the Moms For Liberty ladies there all up in my jock while I'm trying to enjoy dinner.

My no pic daughter really likes Lachele's Fine Foods on Ingersoll. Seems to be her favorite lately. It is unique, not much room for dining in though. Americana downtown is good. I have wanted to hit Flying Mango on Hickman, but have not.

 

[StormHawk42]

Good call on Lachele’s. Best burgers in town. If you’re familiar with the El Bait Shop/Royal Mile/Iowa Taproom ownership team, they have a couple newer restaurants that are putting out really solid food.

Lucky Horse down by Drake (RIP in advance) and The Chicken down in Orilla south of DSM.

If you like whiskey, there’s an emerging whiskey bar trend in the area. New Northwestern and Allegedlee’s in East village and Winchester in Valley Junction. Don’t believe they have food options though.

 

[Hawki97]

Good call on Lachele’s. Best burgers in town. If you’re familiar with the El Bait Shop/Royal Mile/Iowa Taproom ownership team, they have a couple newer restaurants that are putting out really solid food.

Lucky Horse down by Drake (RIP in advance) and The Chicken down in Orilla south of DSM.

If you like whiskey, there’s an emerging whiskey bar trend in the area. New Northwestern and Allegedlee’s in East village and Winchester in Valley Junction. Don’t believe they have food options though.

Best burgers in town you say....

 

[Bearhawk0505]

Easy call. Centro

 

[Hawki97]

Easy call. Centro

Went there after running the Des Moines marathon a couple months ago because it was close and we were hungry for Italian. Thought it was good - but I was a few drinks in after running 26.2 so may need to go back to be able to know if I was on point or not.

 

[Jan Itor]

...where should I go for dinner? I've been to all the regular places from old (Noah's, Christophers, Latin King, etc.) to new (Harbinger, Proudfoot, etc), give me something obscure. Fancy to dive bar, doesn't matter.

Also, nowhere in Ankeny. I've had too many threesomes in my life already and I don't need the Moms For Liberty ladies there all up in my jock while I'm trying to enjoy dinner.

Bordenaros on SW 9th near Army Post. Excellent pizza

 

[ConvenientParking]

Tasty Tacos

 

[Hawki97]

Tasty Tacos

I’ve had them twice. The Gordita style tacos. Both times carry out and ate them about 10 minutes later.

Super meh. I figure they must need to be eaten fresh in restaurant or something because there’s not way those mushy things could live up to DSM peep’s raving.

 

[rfgiowa]

West DM now has a two level Ruth's Chris. I popped in there last fall on my visit.
As for nonchain local food...Christopher's and Greenbrier are my two go to.

 

[yescyam]

Easy call. Centro

Hey SP !

 

[yescyam]

...where should I go for dinner? I've been to all the regular places from old (Noah's, Christophers, Latin King, etc.) to new (Harbinger, Proudfoot, etc), give me something obscure. Fancy to dive bar, doesn't matter.

Also, nowhere in Ankeny. I've had too many threesomes in my life already and I don't need the Moms For Liberty ladies there all up in my jock while I'm trying to enjoy dinner.

 

[Themanintheyellowhat]

G-Migs 5th St. Pub in the Old Valley Junction area if you're looking for really good bar food.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

...where should I go for dinner? I've been to all the regular places from old (Noah's, Christophers, Latin King, etc.) to new (Harbinger, Proudfoot, etc), give me something obscure. Fancy to dive bar, doesn't matter.

Also, nowhere in Ankeny. I've had too many threesomes in my life already and I don't need the Moms For Liberty ladies there all up in my jock while I'm trying to enjoy dinner.

My DIL lives in Ankeny...shut your whore mouth...

 

[irunlikeAcieEarl]

G-Migs 5th St. Pub in the Old Valley Junction area if you're looking for really good bar food.

Bix & Co, in the junction, is really good as well. I enjoy their Italian beef sandwiches.

There is a couple new fine dining places that just opened up, Oak Park on 39th and Ingersoll and Either/Or on Grand near Val-Air.

 

[StormHawk42]

Bix & Co, in the junction, is really good as well. I enjoy their Italian beef sandwiches.

There is a couple new fine dining places that just opened up, Oak Park on 39th and Ingersoll and Either/Or on Grand near Val-Air.

When Oak Park opened last month I went to get a weekend reservation thinking it’d be a couple weeks and the earliest I could get was February 3

 

[Hawki97]

G-Migs 5th St. Pub in the Old Valley Junction area if you're looking for really good bar food.

Somebody’s speakin’ my language….

 

[Hawki97]

My DIL lives in Ankeny...shut your whore mouth...

When in Rome….

 

[Hawki97]

West DM now has a two level Ruth's Chris. I popped in there last fall on my visit.
As for nonchain local food...Christopher's and Greenbrier are my two go to.

Ah the Greenbrier. A Johnston classic. I envision it looking exactly the same as the last time I crossed their threshold 25 years ago.

 

[Hawki97]

Bordenaros on SW 9th near Army Post. Excellent pizza

Also looks like my kind of place!

 

[stickman80]

Great beer selection and good food go to Iowa Taproom.

Good food with a very wide selection ....Baratta's.

 

[Honda Hawk]

Either/Or

Been open three or so months now. Nice place.

It's on Grand.

 

[Jan Itor]

Also looks like my kind of place!

Haven’t been since we moved to Arizona 4+ years ago, but every time we went for pizza, that was our go to.

 

[irunlikeAcieEarl]

When Oak Park opened last month I went to get a weekend reservation thinking it’d be a couple weeks and the earliest I could get was February 3

Wow, looks like it will be awhile before I eat there.

 

[SF HAWKEYE]

Wow, looks like it will be awhile before I eat there.

I ate there last month. Was amazing! Bill was over $450 for 4 with only 1 drink each. Looking forward to trying some of these other places.

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Aura or Coopers Hawk in Clive, Irina’s in WDM at the old Bone Fish location in West Glen if you want a good sit down meal but I prefer their old Urbandale location which is no longer open since the move to this location. Also, Johnny’s at one of their three locations, you can’t go wrong. Fire Creek Grill or Firebirds as well. All good eats.

 

[Tenacious E]

...where should I go for dinner? I've been to all the regular places from old (Noah's, Christophers, Latin King, etc.) to new (Harbinger, Proudfoot, etc), give me something obscure. Fancy to dive bar, doesn't matter.

Also, nowhere in Ankeny. I've had too many threesomes in my life already and I don't need the Moms For Liberty ladies there all up in my jock while I'm trying to enjoy dinner.

aposto.

 

[Hawki97]

Either/Or

Been open three or so months now. Nice place.

It's on Grand.

This was on my list. Love me some Lua Brewing.

 

[Themanintheyellowhat]

Well? Where did you end up?