No corking fee is great. Went thereally for NYE because of that. Great happy hour too. Going Friday.
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No corking fee is great. Went thereally for NYE because of that. Great happy hour too. Going Friday.
I eat a lot, and I mean a lot of BBQ; I would say Guru was one of if not the best in town. I'm back to a rotation of Wendells and Woodys since I work down town. The new Local Bites BBQ spot is actually pretty good as well.
Not really heartbroken or surprised by most of these. I always liked Planet Subs, but the service was never good. Goes to show with some of these places that while location is important, if you have bad food or service you’re not going to be very successful (I’m looking at you, Legends).
I agree with this but still am amazed that a place like Spaghetti Works has lasted so long. What a waste of space.
Goldfinch is another disappointment downtown imo.
I like Noah's but their interior is in dire need of a facelift. It isn't dirty or anything...just very worn.
I always forget about them since we moved up to Ankeny from Waukee. I had them the week they opened and I'd say by far best bbq I've had in Iowa meatwise. Their sauces though were pretty lacking, but I'm not a sauce guy either.
That's part of the the "charm" of the place
It's fine. I hate bagging on them because they're always so nice. That place is one of my go-to spots for cold weather comfort food along with Christopher's and Simon's.
I am really surprised Taco Hangover has made it this long. They have had a coming soon in Ankeny for over a year. I assume the other locations are suffering and they don't want to over leverage themselves.
I enjoyed the new "R Taco" in Waukee but it doesn't seem busy very often. I'm not sure how long it will last.
We went to Taco Hangover a few weeks ago at lunch on a friday and it was empty. Like maybe 2 other tables in use at noon.
In an atmosphere of food trucks (taco trucks) being the uber coolness, Taco Bell running wildly successful marketing game, and a well established local chain (tastys) let’s open a bunch of taco restaurants owned by white people. Great plan.I never understand it.
It's been fairly busy both times I've made it over there for lunch. I don't know. It's hard for me say whether or not it's any good since both times it was a late lunch and by then anything would have tasted amazing.
Tasty Taco is trash. Yeah, I said it.
Jethros Bacon is almost always packed.
I think the issue with The Pepperoni was is that it was literally down the street from another Jethros...Jethros overloaded.
That’s a separate issue but the fact that they are well established with lots of locations isn’t debateable.
Both are great spots. Love me some Simon's.
I don't get the hype at all. We tried it years back, didn't like it, and thought we should give it another try. Tried it again last month, still sucked, so bland.
