Dear god. I thought I ate a lot in college. Makes eating a $5 medium from Dominos seem tame.
In Memoriam: Ames Business/Restaurants
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Dear god. I thought I ate a lot in college. Makes eating a $5 medium from Dominos seem tame.
And he never really got fat. Just thicker. I mean he gained weight, a lot of it, but it wasn't like he got huge.
I won't say Hickory Park is the best but to be in business as long as they have been is something. I don't know of many other eateries that are in the same league. Slam them if you want. They are laughing all the way to the bank.
I didn't get too big until after I graduated and got a fun desk job! Though I've never been skinny.
Easily the first one that came to my mind was DaVinci's. Those hot subs... wow!
Others I loved....
Lost and Found (upstairs above Cy's Roost)- best chill place to go and have a cold beer and listen to some great music.
Peoples- no explanation.
Happy Joe's- we'd always head down there for the buffet whatever night that was?
Duggan's Deli- great sandwiches and great live music too.
Lukalan's (no idea how it was spelled?)- downtown Ames Italian restaurant I believe. Only actually ate there once- we always went there for fishbowls on Fridays.
Best times of my life.... hands down. Miss it so much.
Others I loved....
Lost and Found (upstairs above Cy's Roost)- best chill place to go and have a cold beer and listen to some great music.
Peoples- no explanation.
Happy Joe's- we'd always head down there for the buffet whatever night that was?
Duggan's Deli- great sandwiches and great live music too.
Lukalan's (no idea how it was spelled?)- downtown Ames Italian restaurant I believe. Only actually ate there once- we always went there for fishbowls on Fridays.
Best times of my life.... hands down. Miss it so much.
Some great memories here.
- Taking girlfriends to Boyds
- Is Aunt Maudes still there.
- There was a Brown Bottle in Marshalltown also.
- Grandaddies when the wrestlers came in you knew shet was going to happen.
- Fox was good for date night.
- Duggens Deli was the first bar I ever went into in Ames, I was 17, I know it was a bar/deli but I got served and played Donkey Kong.
- Head Shop above the Cave Inn for haircuts.
- Hallway at the Mall had twofers on Zombies Tuesday nights, not sure how I got home.
- Taking girlfriends to Boyds
- Is Aunt Maudes still there.
- There was a Brown Bottle in Marshalltown also.
- Grandaddies when the wrestlers came in you knew shet was going to happen.
- Fox was good for date night.
- Duggens Deli was the first bar I ever went into in Ames, I was 17, I know it was a bar/deli but I got served and played Donkey Kong.
- Head Shop above the Cave Inn for haircuts.
- Hallway at the Mall had twofers on Zombies Tuesday nights, not sure how I got home.
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1. Happy Joes (best taco pizza ever)
2. Old Georges (best sausage pizza ever)
3. And...from the WAY BACK time machine, a place that used to be in North Grand Mall: Hardees with the train you could sit in and eat. That was so cool as a kid.
2. Old Georges (best sausage pizza ever)
3. And...from the WAY BACK time machine, a place that used to be in North Grand Mall: Hardees with the train you could sit in and eat. That was so cool as a kid.
The Cave Inn (we called it the Cavo Disco) was gross yet great. I always got PO'd at Beemers/Beamers.
Loved the other places.
I remember the Head Shop. I also went to the Mane Event by Westgate for haircuts. Both are gone. So is my hair.
The Cave Inn had "any coin any drink" on Thursdays back in my day I believe. Saved a lot of pennies just for Thursday nights.
Boyd’s and Dugan’s for sure.
Really miss the IHOP on Welch. Moar coffee! Walk down from Towers and do some work.
Minsky’s Pizza
Thumbs Up
Cave Inn
Brown Bottle
Other Place
In KC go to LC's BBQ kind of a rough looking area of town but it is exactly what you are describing they have my favorite Baked/Bbq beans of any place I've been. I've only been there 3 times but they are consistent and good.
Friends of mine knew the bartenders at the hallway too many Tequila Tues as a freshman almost got me but I survived.
Some great karaoke memories in the Fox II, plus their shots were like big gulps. About two hours ago I saw an old dude in Fareway with an old Fox 1 lounge jacket.
