Darcie is our expert on food. Yes, she loves to cook – she runs our cooking club. She loves to eat – she also heads Taste of Des Moines. And she has been with us for almost 4 years now, so she has a plethora of restaurant dining experience. So as you plan your Valentine’s Day dinners, remember to subscribe to Groupon or LivingSocial, scrape the papers for those discounts, and make a reservation at one of these restaurants! Des Moines has a lot to offer the palate, so don’t wait!
$ - Cheap
$$ - Middle
$$$ - Expensive
- Latin King – Italian, East side $$/$$$
- Appare – Asian (great sushi and other Asian dishes, love the spice tuna roll and the California roll), Urbandale $$
- Famous Dave’s $$
- Tasty Taco (If I could, I would eat here at least once a week) $
- Legends – American $/$$
- Hessen Haus – German $$
- Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing Co – American $$
- Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery – American $$
- Palmer’s Deli – sandwiches $/$$
- Manhattan Deli – sandwiches (not open at night, ask for Saturday’s special), $
- Chips, Ankeny (like Applebee’s) American $/$$
- Granite City Food & Brewery – American $$
- Buffalo Wild Wings $$
- P.F. Chang’s – Asian $$
- Joe’s Crab Shack – Seafood $$
- Olive Garden – pasta $$
- Red Lobster – seafood $$
- The Machine Shed – American $/$$
- Cheesecake Factory – American $$
- Champs – American $/$$
- B-Bop’s (fast food) $
- Maid Rite (fast food) $
- Bakers Square – American $/$$
- China One International Buffet – Asian $
- Riccelli’s (hole in the wall, but fantastic food) $$/$$$
- Waterfront Seafood Market $$/$$$
- Cracker Barrel $ (one $ sign because of the amount of food you receive)
- Red Robbin (love the turkey burger) $/$$
- Breadeaux Pizza (great pizza and cheap) $
- Mi Mexico Restaurant (Dr. Mortensen suggested this place and it was fantastic) $ (a ton of food)
- A Dong – Asian $
- All Play – American$/$$
- Applebee’s $/$$
- Baby Boomers – American $
- Bennigan’s – American $/$$
- Brickhouse American Grill – American $/$$
- Fongs Pizza – Um Asian, Italian $
- Centro – Italian $$
- Dos Rios – Mexican $$
- China Moon – Asian $/$$
- Cool Basil – Asian $/$$
- Drake Diner – American $/$$
- 5 & Diner – American $
- Fuddruckers – American $
- Granite City – American $$
- Big Steer – American $$/$$$
- Jason’s Deli – sandwiches $/$$
- Uncle Wendell’s BBQ $
- Kin Folk Texas Style BBQ $$
- Coney Island – fast-food $
- Wellman’s Pub – American $$
- Zimm’s Food & Spirits – American $$
- Irina’s Restaurant & Bar – Russian $$/$$$
- Okoboji Grill – American $/$$
- Old Country Buffet $$
- Panera Bread – sandwiches $/$$
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