Feb 27, 2013

This place is bringing another unique option to downtown lunches with pretty much everything being made from scratch.  When you have a local bakery acting as a downtown deli, you’re guaranteed to have some of the best sandwiches as they’ll always be served on home baked breads. Keller’s Deli, Bakery & Cafe was first introduced to me...

Feb 6, 2013

I have to be honest I had never heard of Taste Buds when my boss jokingly called it his corporate kitchen during his recommendation for lunch last week. I typically don’t need my arm twisted when considering a new restaurant so going there really had nothing to do with the fact that he was the boss. Really. Doug and Linda Slycord have owned Taste Buds since...

Dec 5, 2012

I just want to say for starters I am not a big “tenderloin” kind of guy. I am not sure why that is, but I have traditionally not selected them when given the option. That same predicament happened when I went to Nick’s Tenderloin & Italian Beef the other day. How could I go to a tenderloin joint and not select a tenderloin? Well,...

Nov 14, 2012

I have to admit when I drove up to the Garden Grill for the first time I thought I was going to find a greasy spoon restaurant since the exterior looks like a restaurant straight out of the 1950′s. Honestly, I was a little surprised my Mom recommended the place so many times because she knows I don’t like the greasy spoon type food. Yet, once I walked...

Aug 29, 2012

We can verify that Louie’s Wine Dive is worthy of the publicity it has received as one of 2012′s new restaurants in town.  With our growing options in Des Moines for venues that are owned & operated by passionate chefs, you would think it’d be more difficult for ones like Louie’s to stick out from the crowd.  So far,...