The Food and Drink Guy
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Chocolate Storybook (West Des Moines, IA) Review
4.5* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 4* 03/15/2023 If you follow my posts, you know that I’m a sucker for sweets – so it was hard not to like this place. We were in the area and heard about it from friends, so stopped in while my brother and Sister-in-law…
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La Mie Bakery (Des Moines, IA) Review
3.5* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 3* Value: 4* Service: 3* 03/15/2023 This place has been on my Want to Go list for a while and got the chance this week while my brother and sister-in-law were visiting. While it was admittedly a little difficult to find buried in the middle of a strip…
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Laughing Crab (West Des Moines, IA) Review
3.5* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 3* Service: 3* While it can be tough to rate the quality of the food for a place like this, I landed on a 4 based on the taste being good but the cooking time being a bit too long. Given how messy it is to…
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Sherwood North (Nisswa, MN) Review
4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 3* Service: 4* 03/04/2023 Sherwood North We stopped here for dinner this weekend while staying at a house on Gull Lake and enjoyed our stop. From the outside, it had a large log-cabin type of appearance – but the strongest feature here…
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Roundhouse Brewery (Nisswa, MN) Review
4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: n/a Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* 03/04/2023 Roundhouse Brewery I always try to stop at a brewery in a city we are visiting so couldn’t pass up the opportunity to check out the Roundhouse and was glad that we stopped. We were surprised at how…
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Captain Hook Fish & Chicken (Crystal, MN) Review
2.75* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 2* Value: 3* Service: 2* 03/03/2023 Captain Hook Fish & Chicken It was a Friday during Lent so we were looking for seafood takeout options to take to our son’s place for a late lunch. This place was right along the way, so we…
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Thai Pop (Rochester, MN) Review
4.33* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: n/a Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 5* 03/02/2023 Thai Pop This place was directly across the street from the Hilton Garden Inn where we were staying and since we didn’t stop here for dinner, we stopped here for an after-dinner cocktail on the way back to…
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Bleu Duck Kitchen (Rochester, MN) Review
4.75* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* We were impressed from the moment we walked into the place – unique, modern, clean, friendly and welcoming – with the owner floating around and making sure things were just right throughout the evening. You won’t be disappointed with the food, atmosphere or…
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Whatcha Smokin BBQ & Brew (Luther, IA) Review
4.5* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 5* 02/28/2023 I’ve been waiting quite a while to try this place out as I had heard and read multiple stories about how good their smoked meats are – and finally got the opportunity to go with some co-workers tonight. Boy what a treat…
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Funny Bone Comedy Club (West Des Moines, IA) Review
4.0* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* I was a little hesitant and not sure what to expect here, but found the atmosphere (it was packed for the early show on Saturday night), food, comedy and value to all be good enough that I look forward to a return trip…
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Hurts Donut Company (West Des Moines, IA) Review
4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 3* Service: 4* 02/25/2023 Hurts Donut Company This is a donut lovers paradise without a doubt – with almost any size, shape and flavor of donut that you can imaging…and a catchy business name to top it off. I have stopped here…
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The Breakfast Club (West Des Moines, IA) Review
4.75* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 5* Service: 5* The Breakfast Club finds a good balance between keeping portion sizes reasonable – leading to prices that are a competitive value. This value does not come at the expense of food quality or flavor either – as the dishes were all very tasty…
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Blue Shark Ale House (Urbandale, IA) Review
3.25* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 3* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 2* Service: 4* 02/22/2023 Blue Shark Ale House We have stopped here several times before…especially during Lent for their Friday night fish fries. Since it was Ash Wednesday and we were in the area for Mass…it seemed like a good idea to…
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Pho Real Kitchen & Bar (Des Moines, IA) Review
4.0* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 3* Value: 4* Service: 4* 02/19/2023 If you are looking for some great Vietnamese Pho or an excellent hot or cold Asian drink in downtown Des Moines, you won’t be disappointed with a stop at Pho Real. We definitely won’t hesitate to stop by again, even if only…
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Lachele’s Fine Foods (Des Moines, IA) Review
4.25* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* 02/16/2023 The pricing, including $5 tap beers, seemed reasonable and the burgers were top-notch. A great retro-diner experience that you will want to try!
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Anna Dolce Ristorante (West Des Moines, IA) Review
4.75* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* I stopped by before an appointment to check out the menu and prices and decided a return trip was definitely warranted. I ended up meeting my wife here for Happy Hour food and drinks just a week later and…
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Kathmandu (Windsor Heights, IA) Review
4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 3* 02/11/2023 Update: We stopped back again last night with our son and again enjoyed the experience. I’m also happy to report that they made improvements following my initial review regarding poor lighting (and clutter) in the restaurant. The lighting…
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Star Bar (Des Moines, IA) Review
3.67* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: n/a Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 3* 02/10/2023 Star Bar My wife’s co-worker recommended this place, so we stopped for a quick drink after our dinner on the way out of the area to check it out and gather information for happyhourdesmoines.com. We liked the atmosphere…
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Panka Peruvian Restaurant (Des Moines, IA) Review
3.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 3* Service: 2* 02/10/2023 Panka Peruvian Restaurant This place has been on my Want to Go list for a while and finally got to try it last night. My wife was quite hungry, so we thought we would quickly resolve that and…
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Wig and Pen Pizza Pub (Ankeny, IA) Review
4.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 5* 02/05/2023 My wife was hungry for chicken wings and found an article stating that Wig and Pen had some of the best, so we came back to try their wings while in the area. We started with a Bloody…
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