Des Moines, Iowa
Azalea
Bravo Cucina
Café Su, 2
Cool Basil, 2
Flying Mango
Gateway Market, 2, 3, 4, 5
Granite City, 2
Gusto Pizza
Hickory Park (Ames)
Jason’s Deli
Jethro’s, 2
Miyabi 9, 2
Monterrey
Mullets
Quinton’s
RedRossa
Samurai Sushi
Smokey D’s
Star Bar
Tumea & Sons
Wok in Motion, 2, 3
Chicago, Illinois
Bongo Room
Cumin
People
Sweet Mandy B’s
Dallas, Texas
Bread Winners Bakery & Bistro
Mi Cocina
Rock ‘n’ Taco
Denver, Colorado
Cherry Cricket
Snooze
Ft. Collins, Colorado
LuLu Asian Bistro
Las Vegas, Nevada
Battista’s Italian Restaurant
BLT Burger
Chin Chin
Max Brenner’s Chocolate Shop
Trevi
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cossetta’s (St. Paul)
French Meadow Bakery
Ike’s Food & Cocktails
Sawatdee
Stella’s Fish Café & Oyster Bar
Uptown Diner, 2
New Orleans, Louisiana
Café du Monde
Emeril’s NOLA
Mother’s
Napolean House
Omaha, Nebraska
Upstream Brewery
San Diego, California
Pipes (Cardiff by the Sea)
Tin Fish
Washington, D.C.
Ben’s Chili Bowl
Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm
Georgetown Cupcake
Old Ebbitt Grill
PassionFish
Tortilla Cafe
Have you been to Kansas City? Any good recommendations for eats down there? Thanks!
Kansas City has some amazing restaurants
1. Blanc Burger
2. Ponak’s Mexican
3. Spin Pizza
Kansas City has the BEST restaurants – boy, where would I start to recommend? What are you looking for? I lived there and recently moved back to Iowa, but some of my faves were…
Blue Koi (Dim sum, noodles…)
Lidia’s (get the pasta sampler!)
North (Johnson County – modern Italian)
La Bodega (tapas)
Bronx (pizza, casual)
1924 Main (prix fix)
Bluestem (outstanding)
Harry Starkers (can never go srong – killer wine list)
Aixius (French!)
The Bluebird (vegeatrian, good breakfast)
And I am SURE there are so many more that have opened recently…enjoy your stay in KC!
Just saw this blog and I know it’s a little late for the KC response, but thought I would regardless. Born and raised there, until just recenty; now I’m in HOTlanta. Yes, you gotta do BBQ when you’re there. Jack Stack is fantastic! RA Sushi is another good one, fairly new. Other good BBQ is Famous Dave’s.
Woooot for the restaurants in CO cuz that’s where my husband is from!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve been to all of the Des Moines restaurants that you list and love them all but none compare to the good old style cooking of “The Ville”
I’m headed to Austin, TX the end of May…suggestions??
With all these wonderful resturants you’ve visited – you surely need to hit The Cafe in Ames. It’s one of my faves…of all the places we’ve lived. Lots of local food…great atmosphere…awesome drinks….interesting/changing menu!
Strongly recommend trying Haiku, ‘just’ opened in DSM Feb. 2011 — some of the best Japanese food we’ve found yet in Iowa in our 2 yrs since moving here from East Coast.
You need to check out The Cafe in Ames. I would love to hear your thoughts on it. In the winter they have a wonderful Mac & Cheese that I get constantly teased about by my husband. “Why are we going to a restaurant to get Mac & Cheese???” And the salad with the candied walnuts! YUMMERS!
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