In Memoriam: Ames Business/Restaurants
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Which of these would want in Ames? More at:
https://firstwefeast.com/eat/2016/04/regional-fast-food-chains-to-try-before-you-die
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Whataburger and Cain’sWhich of these would want in Ames? More at:
https://firstwefeast.com/eat/2016/04/regional-fast-food-chains-to-try-before-you-die
New Dragon Chinese- It was about 2 doors down welch, from peoples. Circa 1998- it was something like $3.25 ($3.43 with tax) for a big chinese meal. AND it was GOOD. Hands down my favorite place to eat in college. I would drive to Ames, right now, if it was still open.
Battles- That old guy would put today's BBQ'ers to shame, using 1940s era smoker. Love the smell of that place when you walked in.
Cazador- I grew up in smalltown iowa, no idea what Mexican food was. Pretty good food, when it used to be in the West HyVee Parking lot......and they give you chips and salsa when you walked in....AND you don't even have to order it (oh to be young).
We always got the Fajitas....We also had the random guy in our group, that would always order a Cheeseburger and Frys.........wait what?
Keg Shop- spring 2000, we saved all our cash, to sneak a Keg into Willow on the last weekend of class. Walked into Kegshop with $100.00. Firesale was Cases of BudLight for 4.99........um, scratch the Keg. 20 Cases of Budlight later......
Hometeam- Fall 98- about once a month they ran the 3 mediums for $6.99. Seriously..what?... Every other Night about 8-10PM, we could just Yell down the dorm floor. Who's in for Home team. $2.50 for a Medium. Cash would just come flying into the Hallway. Our Hallway usually ordered about 12 pizza at a time.
Battles- That old guy would put today's BBQ'ers to shame, using 1940s era smoker. Love the smell of that place when you walked in.
Cazador- I grew up in smalltown iowa, no idea what Mexican food was. Pretty good food, when it used to be in the West HyVee Parking lot......and they give you chips and salsa when you walked in....AND you don't even have to order it (oh to be young).
We always got the Fajitas....We also had the random guy in our group, that would always order a Cheeseburger and Frys.........wait what?
Keg Shop- spring 2000, we saved all our cash, to sneak a Keg into Willow on the last weekend of class. Walked into Kegshop with $100.00. Firesale was Cases of BudLight for 4.99........um, scratch the Keg. 20 Cases of Budlight later......
Hometeam- Fall 98- about once a month they ran the 3 mediums for $6.99. Seriously..what?... Every other Night about 8-10PM, we could just Yell down the dorm floor. Who's in for Home team. $2.50 for a Medium. Cash would just come flying into the Hallway. Our Hallway usually ordered about 12 pizza at a time.
The Pizza House and DoBiz Cookies
You can get similar pizza a Paglia's Pizza in Grinnell (originally Pizza House was Paglia's Brothers Pizza (or something like that) and DoBiz dough and make the cookies yourself, but it is not the same!
I used to get free Pizza House pizza each Sunday night as payment for running the "Free Friday Flicks" on campus back in 1982-1985 time frame....
You can get similar pizza a Paglia's Pizza in Grinnell (originally Pizza House was Paglia's Brothers Pizza (or something like that) and DoBiz dough and make the cookies yourself, but it is not the same!
I used to get free Pizza House pizza each Sunday night as payment for running the "Free Friday Flicks" on campus back in 1982-1985 time frame....
Haha same exact thing with our dorm floor, it was the main way to get the shut ins to socialize. The hallway would be filled with people on Tuesday's with money to order a 4th of the largest pokey stix size.
I don’t think Great Plains is closed. Their website looks like it is still open.
The old Pancheros on Welch. At the time I want to say the only locations were Ames and Iowa City. They also offered the El Gordo 2 pound burrito and it was glorious.
Why can't we have a sit down smoke-filled slightly greasy BBQ in Ames!? Not a Hickory Park but a place like the old Hog Stop in Council Bluffs. (Some hated that place an I loved it).
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It's not gone. You guys are now making me hungry for some Denver crust with honey....
Boyd's Ice cream shop
Ruttles
the truckstop out on hwy 30, late nite chili & cinnamon rolls, or breakfast.
Dugan's deli northwest of campus
Ruttles
the truckstop out on hwy 30, late nite chili & cinnamon rolls, or breakfast.
Dugan's deli northwest of campus
Fox II lounge had free happy hour food. Couple that with 3 pitchers for 6 bucks, wowzer.
Did Minksys share Mickeys location with Pancheros?
Duggans Deli
Dons Deli
Burgers and fries on special at Peoples weren't too bad
Old Georges when it was on Main
Happy Joes taco pizza
Diamond Daves and their buck burgers and $2 long islands. I crawled outta there some nights
Biggest loss is O'Malleys as previously stated. I loved their Alcoholicos Anonimos poster above the taps.
Did Minksys share Mickeys location with Pancheros?
Duggans Deli
Dons Deli
Burgers and fries on special at Peoples weren't too bad
Old Georges when it was on Main
Happy Joes taco pizza
Diamond Daves and their buck burgers and $2 long islands. I crawled outta there some nights
Biggest loss is O'Malleys as previously stated. I loved their Alcoholicos Anonimos poster above the taps.
Little Taipei moved to the building where Davinci's was.
