Also Starbucks is moving from their current location to where KFC/Long John Slivers use to be for the development plan.
In Memoriam: Ames Business/Restaurants
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Interesting - are there public plans anywhere? I was just going off what my parents, who still live in Ames, told me while we were back last summer.
Those are two different spots. The old LJS (now Abelardo's) is farther west down the block. The KFC and Taco Time lots have been combined into one lot for Starbucks.[/QUOTE]
This was the first iteration, back in Nov. 2017. It's been scaled down quite a bit since then: https://www.amestrib.com/news/20171...lincoln-way-development-downtown-parking-ramp
And a few details in the story about the Mandarin demo: https://www.amestrib.com/business/20191212/mandarin-comes-down-making-way-for-new-development
Blast from the past, been gone now probably 15 years?
The buffet by the 12? No.
House of Chen by the mall? They moved to East Lincoln.
That whole side of Duff has changed. Bowling Alley, Happy Joe's, Hardees, Ruttles, Fox Lounge, Sprint store.
NorthCyde (old Battlecry's BBQ, old Valentino's) closed up last month.
Still missing Mongolian Beef from the Mandarin, along with their sizzling rice soup.
Still missing Mongolian Beef from the Mandarin, along with their sizzling rice soup.
For those who don't get to Ames often, The Cafe people opened a new place in the research park called Provisions. Great spot. Very much needed on the south side of town.
Holy crap, I forgot about Ruttles. They put together a nice little burger.
