Cornbred is pretty good but I feel it is a little overrated. I've only been there twice though.
Restaurants in Ames.
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I feel that way about Aberlardos. Their 2 original Omaha locations are so bomb, the others both in Omaha and Des Moines are just men.
I do like the El Azteca in Ankeny though. Fajita Quesadilla with Carnitas is awesome.
For sure! Them, potbelly. And Quiznos are so damn good! I just don't eat out much anymore. And if I do it's usually sit down and not fast casual.
Black Market was good. They would have been successful had they opened in a place like Johnston or Waukee instead.
In my experience, if I drive up to a restaurant during a normal dinner hour and it's easy to find a parking spot, alarm bells are already going off.
Did something change with West Town Pub? Seems a few years ago it was all the rage, they sponsored and advertised everywhere. Had advertisements at games etc. Everyone talked about that being the hot spot, now I do not see much about it?
Have they just settled in to word of mouth and their current customer base, or did they change owners? or maybe they still do advertise and sponsor in other areas I just don't see?
Screw Joes (gas station)! 2 out of 3 times I went, they were sold out of burnt ends.
And the one time I was lucky enough to get burnt ends, the heavens opened and I saw the Lord. I will go back.
I never got the sense they were "all the rage" or a "hot spot" as much as it was a solid place on that part of town where you could go to watch a game, get a beer and passable bar food.
Yep the original Joe's is on 47th ST in a gas station, the one in the Plaza is likely Jack Stack. Q39 and LC;s are the 2 best in KC IMO.
True, it's more like they were promoting and sponsoring a lot, not so much a "hot spot". And seemed like a lot of people went to game watches there for a while. Not saying it was a spectacular place overall, just seemed like the place had more exposure a few years ago. And now not so much.
Food is decent enough, but I would overall say its similar to other sports bars around. Just seems to be falling off the map a bit.
Best BBQ in KC, Joe's Kansas City Barbecue for those not yet blessed. For whatever reason, I'd swear it's better at the gas station than the other locations. The first time we went, I drove past three times thinking it was just a gas station.
Yeah my wife was skeptical when I took her there. LC's is the one that makes you wonder when finding it. Damn I love their beans though. Wings are good also. It's my personal favorite in KC. Haven't been to some of the newer ones like Q39 though.
West End Pub and Brick City are both standard bar and grills. Haven’t been to either in a while but preferred Brick City of the two. At least when we have gone it was faster and there just seems to be more light coming in. I like to see my food.
We tried Brick City for the first time the year they won the “Best Burger in Iowa” award. Burger was fine; award lost all credibility.
I wasn't impressed with Gates. Better BBQ places in central Iowa, in my opinion. Joe's is hard to beat.
I’m not talking empty but give me Chick-fil-a levels of efficiency and service. You can move people through quickly (and also plan ahead to not run out of food).
Brother in law just moved to St Louis. Hit me up with some good bbq spots there while we're at this please.