The Food and Drink Guy
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Maid-Rite (Lamoni, IA) Review
4.25* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 5* Service: 4* 06/09/2023 Although it is a technically a fast food restaurant where you order at the counter and they deliver your food to the table, the food was very good and the service was above average. Our group ordered a Tenderloin sandwich (see picture),…
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Brazen Open Kitchen Bar (Dubuque, IA) Review
4.75* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* 06/06/2023 We were determined to have a steak tonight while in town on business travel and several other places that we checked weren’t open on a Tuesday night. This place is quite an impressive venue – wide open atmosphere that highlights the chefs…
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7 Hills Brewing Company Review (Dubuque, IA)
3.75* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 3* 06/05/2023 I’ve been here a few times on business trips but just finally posting some pictures along with my review. I’ve enjoyed sampling different beers on each visit and have also had food on at least one other occasion. If you are stopping…
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Francies (Des Moines, IA) Review
4.75* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* 06/03/2023 Francies Have had on my Want to Go list since Cityview listed it for best local bar food in 2022 and finally had the opportunity after the Craft Beer Festival. While we were a little leery of what…
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Bar Louie (West Des Moines, IA) Review
4.25* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 4* 06/02/2023 Update after stopping back for their Happy Hour when we found that it ran until 7pm on HappyHourDesMoines.com. We splurged on Signature drinks and made our meals from the appetizers just to try them. We enjoyed several Signature Martinis (see pictures), the…
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Chevys Fresh Mex (Sioux Falls, SD) Review
4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 3* 05/26/2023 Chevys Fresh Mex Stopped here while driving through Sioux Falls at dinner time and boy did it turn out to be a great stop. New, lively, open and fun atmosphere with reasonable prices and good food. We were…
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De Rice (Johnston, IA) Review
4.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 5* Service: 4* I had no idea this place had opened so close to our home. Went with a group from work today and loved it. The free soup and fried appetizer was very good, the service was friendly, the food was…
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Cafe Beaudelaire (Ames, IA) Review
4.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 5* Service: 5* 05/25/2023 Cafe Beaudelaire This place was recommended by some locals while we were working at the Special Olympics in Ames, so stopped by to check it out at the end of the day before heading home. It is a…
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El Fogon (West Des Moines, IA) Review
4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* 05/19/2023 El Fogon This place has been on my Want to Go list for a while and had a great opportunity to go following an after-work party of my wife’s. Along with the free chips and salsa (see picture),…
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Home Sweet Cone (Waukee, IA) Review
4.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 4* 05/06/2023 Home Sweet Cone Ice Cream If you follow my posts you know that I have a real sweet tooth and I eat ice cream almost every night before bed. Therefore I had been waiting to try this place…
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Viva Mexican Restaurant (Urbandale, IA) Review
★★★★ 3.75* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 3*
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Exile Brewing Company Review (Des Moines, IA)
4.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 4* 04/29/2023 Exile Brewing Company This is my wife’s favorite brewery in town and we’ve been here a number of times, but finally getting around to writing a review. On this trip, it was a stop at the end of…
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Monarch Kitchen & Bar (Davenport, IA) Review
4.25* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 3* Service: 4* 04/20/2023 We were looking for a place to stop for lunch before leaving the area and found this place. This appears to be a relatively new restaurant and I really liked the atmosphere inside and out (modern, clean and open) – and the…
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Alexander’s Patisserie (Mountain View, CA) Review
4.75* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* 04/16/2023 What a fantastic stop to serve my voracious sweet tooth on our last day before leaving the area! We took a stroll down the street and as the saying goes…I’ve never met a sweets shop that I don’t like. Everything about this…
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Carmelite Monastery (Santa Clara, CA) Review
5.0* (out of 5) Food: n/a Atmosphere: 5* Value: n/a Service: 5* 04/16/2023 This was the closest place to our friend’s house where we were staying and was within walking distance, so was our destination for Mass Sunday morning. The grounds around the Church were meticulously kept and the walk from the gate to the…
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Demitri’s Taverna (Livermore, CA) Review
4.5* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* 04/15/2023 Stopped here while walking the street with friends after a visit to a winery…drawn in by the lively atmosphere and friendly people at the door. We had reservations for dinner later, so limited ourselves to drinks and an appetizer. I ordered a…
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Zona Rosa Mexican (San Jose, CA) Review
4.75* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* 04/15/2023 Our friends took us here during our visit to the San Jose area and it just might be my favorite Mexican restaurant. Other than it being a little pricey – everything was some of the best we’ve experienced at a Mexican restaurant.…
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Las Positas Vineyards (Livermore, CA) Review
4.75* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* 04/15/2023 Our friends picked this place during our visit to enjoy on a sunny afternoon in California and we all really enjoyed the experience. As a matter of fact, our friends liked it so much that they ended up signing up for the…
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Chelokababi Persian Cuisine (Sunnyvale, CA) Review
4.5* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 4* 04/14/2023 Our friends brought us here while we were visiting them and boy, was it a treat! While I’ve previously experienced some Persian food, it was not to this level of quality nor was it with a guide who was Persian and could…
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Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing (Santa Cruz, CA) Review
3.75* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 3* 04/14/2023 Stopped here with friends on the way home after visiting the Santa Cruz beach area. The area was bustling with activity and was set up to give an almost small town vibe – with other shops, restaurants and food trucks making it…
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