I honestly can't say it was ever good. It was just in a gold mine of a spot.
In Memoriam: Ames Business/Restaurants
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I honestly can't say it was ever good. It was just in a gold mine of a spot.
HomeTeam Pizza was the place with the Huger Huge pizza right?
95-97 when I was in dorms, used to order that late nights all the time and split it 3-4 ways
Mullets going into West Town Pub has been confirmed by the Rag.
Sure was I was a delivery driver for them in 1994 and 1995.
How was battles BBQ? I always walked past it as a student and thought i should try it but never did. I figured it was a location issue that cause it to fail but OP mentions the owner dying so was it quality as well? Or was the owner dying the final nail?
Was AMAZING when it was on Hayward and ran by the Battle family.
Went mediocre when purchased by Goodman and into old Keg Shop building on Welch.
The Hayward spot did 4/5 oz sandwiches, chips, great sauce, great garlic bread, great lemonade, great jazz. Maybe could hold 16 people. Bathroom was probably 10 sq ft.
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Home Team was good because you could just make up a coupon on the fly and they would accept it, as long as you didn't go too crazy. They'd always be the call after a late night drinking.
"Home Team, what can I get you?"
"I have a coupon for 2 large pizzas for $12...."
(Muffled) "hey man, I want bread sticks too"
"... and the coupon says we get bread sticks too."
"For $12?"
(Hiccup)"Yep, thass what it sezzz."
"Ok, that'll be delivered in 30 minutes."
One issue when George Battle died he didn't have a Will so family members fought over stuff. I think something with unpaid taxes too (not 100% sure). Texas Toast the size of skate board was the best. Everything was good there.
Whenever your friends are hungry and drunk. You figured what you wanted HomeTeam or Gumbys, what you had money, and then make up a coupon.
"I have a huger huge, pepperoni, pokeys, and have a coupon with $15." You mean a large? "Ya sure,whatever"
Go to Jimmy's in Boone!! Jim was the manager in Nevada and George "promised" him the business, until the family got involved and ran it into the ground. Jimmy's has the same sauce, texas toast, lemonade.
The one in Ankeny is open till 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. I imagine the ames one will be too, if not later given the college crowd
We lived of the Dominos 2 larges or 3 mediums for $10 and the 2 hot sandwich deal from Pizza Pit that were in those little coupon books they handed out at the start of the year. Somehow we always had plenty of the coupons all year long.
the Register story said Mullet’s plans on being open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
When I worked at Kingland I would visit the one on Welch about 2X a week because it was cheap (a sandwich, chips, and texas toast for about $12) and good for what it was.
Looking back, I miss it.
