Happy Joe's overseas

dahliaclone

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Just saw this on FB. Lucky Egypt! I wish there were more locations in the midwest...so many closed. There is still one in New Ulm, MN...that's the closest one to the TC.

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cycloneML

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The ice cream was the best. Also, drove by one of the last Valentino’s in Nebraska City on Saturday.
 

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Anyone tried the one in Urbandale? I plan on hitting that up on my way through to a game, just curious if it's as good as I remember from my childhood at the Ames Happy Joe's....
 

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Anyone tried the one in Urbandale? I plan on hitting that up on my way through to a game, just curious if it's as good as I remember from my childhood at the Ames Happy Joe's....
I don’t know how Ames was but it isn’t as good as it used to be when it was at their old location. It isn’t bad just probably not worth what it costs. We get it every once in a while still.
 
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There used to be one in Monticello, Iowa up until a few years ago.
 

dahliaclone

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Anyone tried the one in Urbandale? I plan on hitting that up on my way through to a game, just curious if it's as good as I remember from my childhood at the Ames Happy Joe's....
It's still really good, IMO. Best pizza ever? No but it's still great to have especially now that they are closing so often
 

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Happy Joes in Urbandale was my first H.S. Job circa 2002. Best chain pizza in Iowa hands down. I wish they would put one in Newton. Looked into franchising, not too bad in regards to initial principal investment.
 
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Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger . . . . pizza that is. It is actually pretty good and tastes surprisingly like a cheeseburger.
 
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We had it catered in for a lunch meeting here in WDM a while back. Still about as meh as I remember. Everyone always raved about their taco pizza, but that ranks pretty close to the bottom of types of pizza I would eat.
 
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Lower level, Lindale Mall in CR. Had the little arcade/game room while you waited for your pie. Great times.

Toy Store (can't recall the name) to check out the new TMNT characters, Tilt, end the afternoon at Happy Joe's.