In Memoriam: Ames Business/Restaurants
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I tried Shake Shack for the first time recently. It was ok. Nothing to write home about. Would not be my choice if there were other options of similar food, available. Not a huge fan of smash burgers at all these places really.
Denny's can be really good or pretty bad, it really depends on where and how it is run. I have been to some really good ones and some not. But that is true with all these type of places. Perkins, IHop etc. Probably the worst Perkins I have been to was the Mason City one. Although the Clear Lake one was ok.
I have only been to the Ames Perkins once and it was Meh. Would not call it good, but would not say terrible either.
I think there are a few issues with the restaurant industry:
- Location, almost always they oversaturate an area with too many restaurants, which hurts customer numbers per restaurant.
- Management, poor management and poor staff, being poorly managed or just bad employees.
- Lack of sufficient employees, being either a management decision or just inability to find help.
- Poor maintenance, cleanliness etc.
- Poor food quality and consistency.
- Poor service overall.
- Lack of overall consistency, in everything above.
- Otherwise, if all of the above are good, then you have lack of uniqueness, of menu offerings, atmosphere, etc. If everything's the same as everywhere else nearby then you are competing strictly on quality and value, so you have to be better than everyone around offering the same thing.
I was just having a conversation with my brother trying to figure out the name of said Mexican spot. I saw Crossroads in Waterloo is being demolished and was trying to think of the name. Thank you CF Ames/Restaurant post.
Per the date of your post it did not close in 2001. It was still open in 04/05 for a brief moment.
If the lightning caused a game delay, my group was going to hit up Es Tas. Surely someone tried to go on Saturday and can confirm that they were closed?
That had to be a damn near 20 year run. So many great times. I'd have to imagine someone will be willing to carry the torch.
Es Tas posted on their Instagram about their food special yesterday, so it seems they're still up and running.
Google agrees, and their website still looks fine.
Google agrees, and their website still looks fine.
Sounds like Casey's is going into the old Swift Stop in West Ames.
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Can it be more run into the ground than it already was?
Swift Stop stores became pretty trashy in the last several years.
The rural Caseys are AWFUL... don't get me started on the one in Rockwell City, that was... horrible.
Hasn't that place been gone for years? I assume you're talking about the one that was right across from campus.
I assume they mean the one further West on Lincoln across from the May House? I believe it's closed, but just sitting there.
Theyve lost their liquor license. Was told they closed as well but maybe not.
Oh, I never even noticed that place was a Swift Stop.
Casey's (as much as I like to bag on them) will be an improvement. It was a **** hole.
Casey's (as much as I like to bag on them) will be an improvement. It was a **** hole.
Is the RC Casey's a single seater behind the counter? Those are becoming an endangered species.
I beleive the liquor license was temporary. They did lose their 50/50 permit, or what ever it's called, which allows minors up to a certain time since at least 50%of their sales is food.
