Just North of Waterloo off 63. I have a good friend who lives there. May have to check it out.
Fairly solid choice. May have to visit again.
Carlos O'Kellys is Closing!
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Just North of Waterloo off 63. I have a good friend who lives there. May have to check it out.
Fairly solid choice. May have to visit again.
I have never had that but have driven past it many times. I may have to try it now. Thanks for the suggestion! I have been to Adelita's which isn't too far away from Casa Las Glorias and I thought Adelita's was a close second to El Azteca for my favorite mexican restaurant.
I like spicy, so that wouldn't matter to me. The customer service and friendliness are more than adequate for me at Somerset, I don't really notice a huge difference - but the Dayton one seems so cramped and dirty in comparison. Way too many tables in an old Happy Chef.
Not even a little. If you did a poll, I'd bet big money that most people like the Somerset one better than Dayton.
Tico is a great FAST FOOD mexican restaurant but when it comes to bring authentic, it's only Tex Mex. Lomitas in Fort Dodge will have you covered for Authentic Mexican.
I like spicy, so that wouldn't matter to me. The customer service and friendliness are more than adequate for me at Somerset, I don't really notice a huge difference - but the Dayton one seems so cramped and dirty in comparison. Way too many tables in an old Happy Chef.
Not even a little. If you did a poll, I'd bet big money that most people like the Somerset one better than Dayton.
Somerset does look better! With the new addition on Dayton it's a bit better. Somerset is decorated more upscale.
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6 pages on Carlos O'Kellys! Wow! While I'm here, I do think it'd be nice if the north side of Lincoln Way east of Grand underwent some remodeling with LJS and COK going out of business...
I would love a new locally-owned restaurant (the dream would be for O'Malleys to return), but I've always been shocked that places like Olive Garden, Outback, and Granite City don't come to Ames. I would think they'd do remarkably well.
My husband and I have discussed how it could be really fun to have a gourmet grilled cheese or hot dog place in a college town, though. I would think it would be a cheap enough price point for students to clean up, but also a great fast business lunch.
Olive Garden wanted to come to Ames, (right next to Texas Roadhouse) but the cost of getting the lot out of the floodplain was just too much. It would have been their most expensive location in the entire midwest.
I would love me some Outback...
I went to El Azteca once, it was good but didn't seem to live up to the hype. I prefer La Fuente and Cazador. Maybe I need to give it another chance
Thats why some wholesale redevelopment of the grand to duff area along lincoln way might make sense. It would take some vision by the city and some run-down businesses that are there might not like it so much, but that whole area between grand and duff could really use a refresh, and it has a high enough traffic count you'd have to think quality businesses could thrive there. Right now quality businesses dont locate there, probably because they dont want to drop a quality new building in the middle of a bunch of fairly run-down ones.
Johnston is doing something with the merle hay corridor north of 35/80, wanting to redevelop that stretch as its a major gateway to the city yet its full of run down buildings like the old north end diner and hotel behind it. Theyve laid out a master plan for what they want that area to be. Maybe Ames should look at something similar.
Funny story. I was in the car with my wife and in-laws and we were contemplating places to eat. I jokingly said "I heard Twin Peaks is good." to get a rise out of my wife. Well, my father-in-law overheard me (and didn't realize I was being sarcastic) and a few days later was looking for a place to go for lunch & remembered I had said something about Twin Peaks. He ended up going to lunch there by himself. Crazy thing is, though, he ran into one of his son's friends from Iowa State that he hadn't seen in YEARS, so it must have been destiny, haha! That story is always good for a few laughs at family gatherings.
To be sure.
Although they could use a Cyclone flag hanging from the ceiling next to the Hawk one already there.
