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india star?
tacos marianas..

Cool Basil
5 star=Iowa Hot?

Fuck this thread.

Fire Creek Grill
Sam & Gabe's

Thai Flavors.

Joseph where can I get good Italian food in D.M.

buck rotten wrote: Joseph where can I get good Italian food in D.M.

you cant. or my house? or vinnys.

i like chucks but thats because ive been going there since i was a kid. stay away from the pepper steak unless you really want to eat bell peppers and little meat. latin king is probably the best old school "des moines italian" type. or maybe ginos but not the west glen one(it tastes like olive garden). chicago speakeasy is decent i usually get one of the steak specials tho. barattas is another just ok. scornovaccas, chucks and barattas all have good pizza. all of these places use boxed pasta, none of it is fresh. they all have varying degrees of sweet tomato sauces. and theyre all about the same price bracket but do not ever order just spaghetti and meatballs you can make that shit at home for like 2 bucks and be way happier.

ive heard really good things about sam and gabes and centro but also that youre gonna spend close to 50 per person if youre doing the appetizers wines and full meals.

for a chain i really like Johnnys italian steakhouse on fleur south of army post. ive always had really good service and i felt the food was worth the price but everytime ive been i went all out and got everything and spent about 200 with tip.

ginos and chucks have my favorite for atmosphere. dark, family friendly but also full bar and they havent been updated since early 70s.

and always always order the house dressing with your salad.

joseph wrote:

buck rotten wrote: Joseph where can I get good Italian food in D.M.

ive heard really good things about sam and gabes and centro but also that youre gonna spend close to 50 per person if youre doing the appetizers wines and full meals.

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Centro? It's pretty overrated. Definitely not bad, but not exactly four star or whatever. And not worth 50 bucks. I go there every now and then for a salad or lunch or a bloody mary. I usually find something wrong, some small detail that sticks out, especially when you're paying fifteen bucks for a salad or whatever.

buck rotten wrote: Centro? It's pretty overrated. Definitely not bad, but not exactly four star or whatever. And not worth 50 bucks. I go there every now and then for a salad or lunch or a bloody mary. I usually find something wrong, some small detail that sticks out, especially when you're paying fifteen bucks for a salad or whatever.

hmm thats what id assummed. i havent been there because i do not like all the windows and seeing high tables and .... guess i like it dark and quiet for my atmosphere to eat.

Italian:
Tumea & Sons - chicken diablo is the shizzle
Baratta's - Cannelloni half red/half white sauce
Centro is a good place to take a date if you want to get all up in them guts.

Pizza:
Scornos is always consistently good
Bordenero's - quaint little place by the zoo. Nice patio for beering in the summer.
La Pizza House - I still love it. Unique. Iconic. But I only go between 11-3 b/c its half off larges.
Orlando's - can't get enough of it. Also have amazing homemade house dressing for salads.

Other:
Smokey D - Hands down best BBQ in town, maybe even the state.
Cool Basil - excellent pad thai
Lucky Dragon - good if it isnt busy. If it is and you are not asian you get shit service.
Americana - has a decent brunch
Henry j's - Boss. Always. Fuck the haters.

People go fucking nuts over Smokey D's, but I find it just ok. Their best menu item isn't even BBQ....that being their tenderloin sandwich. I admit, I haven't tried their ribs, so a full assessment probably isn't valid without having done so. The first thing I try at a BBQ joint when giving it an initial judging though is the brisket. Smokey D's brisket is balls in my opinion. Their smoked sausage is the best smoked meat on the menu I've had. The pulled pork is pretty good and the smoked chicken is again balls. My favorite thing is probably their sides, especially their potato casserole and the homemade chps with the BBQ ranch dipping sauce. Smokey d's is just run of the mill in terms of smoked meats if you ask me though.

Smokey D's is pretty good but IDK I think Woody's smoke shack has the best brisket I've ever had, plus I think that's the best bbq in town...and you can eat all the home made corn bread you want!
Cool Basil is the shit
Cosi cocina is pretty good too
Christophers food is good but the service sucks

Haven't eaten there yet , but gave my brother in law a gift certificate to there for Xmas and he said it was really good.

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TooManyHumyns wrote:Haven't eaten there yet , but gave my brother in law a gift certificate to there for Xmas and he said it was really good.

joseph wrote:http://bigcityburgersandgreens.com/

its good. my vegan brother actually enjoyed it. as well as my dad. the 3 of us never agree on anything.

Bring back Battani's.