The Food and Drink Guy
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The Urban Grill (Urbandale, IA) Review
★★★★★ 4.75* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 5* Service: 5*
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Elsie’s (Minneapolis, MN) Review
★★★★ 4.0* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 3* Value: 4* Service: 4* Overall, we loved the food and would definitely go back if we are in the area again – I would highly recommend it. Shout out to Michael D. (our waiter) – great job on the service side!
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Jo Jo’s Italian (West Fargo, ND) Review
3.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 3* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 3* 12/28/2022 We were in town to treat our son for his birthday. Since he likes Italian and Johny Carino’s (one of his favorites) is now closed, I did a search and found this was a relatively new place in…
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Smokey Row Coffee (Des Moines, IA) Review
4.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 5* Service: 4* 12/23/2022 Update This place has been on my want to go list for over a year, but I was never downtown in the morning or afternoon and stopping on the way home in the evening seemed too late for…
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Cooper’s Hawk (Clive, IA) Review
3.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 3* Service: 3* We were excited to try out this place after watching it being built and reading the announcement in the newspaper. Atmosphere: While the exterior looks and atmosphere inside the new building were impressive, there is room for improvement on…
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Papa’s Pizzeria (Polk City) Review
4.25* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* We stopped here with my parents and 2 of our sons as we enjoyed a previous visit and thought my parents would like the pizza (they did). The group also enjoyed the humorous / edgy decor and signage around…
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Dino’s Bar & Grill (West Des Moines, IA) Review
3.66* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: n/a Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 3* We stopped here to try out their Happy Hour and left wanting to come back for a meal. While it had a bit of the ‘strip mall’ feel on the outside (see picture), the inside was very modern and…
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Hacienda Vieja (Grimes, IA) Review
4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 3* (loud) Value: 4* Service: 4* We stopped here because my wife read that they had the best margaritas in the area…and I’d have to agree after having one. The flavor was great…the sweetness was not overpowering and it didn’t leave that ‘fuzzy /…
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Christopher’s (Des Moines) Review
4.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 3* (cc fee) Service: 4* We hadn’t been over to this part of town, but were looking for Italian and this was one of the very few that was open on a Monday evening so gave it a try. Finding the front…
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La Fonda of Inglewood Restaurant & Cafe (Inglewood, CA) Review
4.25* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* We stopped here for dinner on a business trip while killing time to try and avoid the worst of rush hour. While the restaurant had good ratings, we weren’t expecting a lot based on the outside of the building…
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The Walrus Restaurant (Bismarck, ND) Review
3.75* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 3* Service: 4* Had lunch here while visiting my sister and brother-in-law in Bismarck and enjoyed the stop…good food and a good beer selection. While we found the atmosphere a little dark to our liking (low light levels made reading the menu…
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Taps Fish House & Brewery (Brea, CA) Review
4.75* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* We enjoyed dinner here with a business group on a recent visit. It was near our hotel, had a good selection of tap beer and everyone at the table enjoyed the food. For dinner, I kept it light and…
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Charras and Tequila (Bismarck, ND) Review
4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* We stopped here while visiting my sister and brother-in-law and really enjoyed the food. The first thing we enjoyed were the chips and salsa – the chips were fresh and crispy and the salsa was thick and tasty. The…
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Copper Dog Cafe (Mandan, ND) Review
4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* We stopped here for Sunday brunch while visiting my sister and brother-in-law and really enjoyed the stop. We started with coffees and found them every bit as good as the big names stores. My wife ordered the Chicken and…
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Jack Stack Barbecue (Martin City, MO) Review
4.75* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* We stopped here for lunch while driving through on a business trip and really enjoyed the food. I ordered Brisket, Pork Burnt Ends and Broccoli (see picture) and thought all were delicious! The brisket had good smoke flavor and…
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Sugarfoot BBQ (Osceola, MO) Review
2.75* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 3* Atmosphere: 3* Value: 2* Service: 3* Stopped here for lunch while driving through on a business trip. Would best describe it as an average bbq restaurant. The brisket was a little dry to my liking, requiring more than average amounts of sauce and the bun…
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Delmonico’s Italian Steakhouse (Syracuse, NY) Review
4.75* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* We stopped here for dinner while on a business trip and thoroughly enjoyed our dinner. The atmosphere was dated…but intentionally so, as we were in the Frank Sinatra room and we’re surrounded by numerous memorabilia from that era. After…
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Fresko (Des Moines, IA) Review
3.75* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 3* Service: 4* We have been wanting to go here for some time and finally had the chance to go for my wife’s Birthday this week. The atmosphere and service were above average and the complimentary Birthday cake was clearly the highlight…
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Cinnaholic (Des Moines, IA) Review
3.75* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 3* Service: 4* We were tempted into stopping here on our walk back to our car last night. The building was well lit and clean (other than the overflowing trash container by the front door) and the smells were amazing! We were…
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Campeche Restaurant (Galena, IL) Review
4.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 3* Service: 4* Stopped for dinner while staying in Galena this weekend and really enjoyed the stop. The chips and fresh salsa were very good. My wife and I shared a Family Margarita Flight, which was a great value compared to the…
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