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Kura Revolving Sushi Bar brings a new spin to West Des Moines dining

West Des Moines’restaurant scene is always growing, but this addition is more than just another place to grab dinner. Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, located inside Jordan Creek Town Center, officially opened on Oct. 22, introducing Iowa’s first revolving sushi bar. With robotic servers, moving conveyor belts, and an interactive ordering system, Kura promises an experience that is just as much about entertainment as it is about food. However, when a restaurant puts so much emphasis on its technology and presentation, an important question remains: Does the food live up to the experience?

West Des Moines, IA · 6d
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10 Old-Fashioned Diners In And Around Des Moines, Iowa That Are Full Of Delicious Surprises

Somewhere in central Iowa, a diner serves breakfast corn dogs. Another one stacks Dutch apple cheesecake onto French toast, and I need a moment with that idea. The surprises keep stacking up like pancakes. One counter has been frying plate-wide pork tenderloins for decades. Another spot leans hard into chrome,...

Des Moines, IA · 6d
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Hot as a ‘hiểm’ pepper!

Recently opened in Waukee’s Kettlestone Lakes development, Lux Asian Restaurant and Bar manifests the destiny of Vietnamese restaurants in the western suburbs. Vietnamese cafés are a bona fide treasure of inner-city Des Moines. Anthony Bourdain led off his Civic Center show in Des Moines by complimenting them. Their...

Des Moines, IA · 7d
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9 Iowa Restaurants Offering Thanksgiving Buffets With All The Holiday Favorites

I love Thanksgiving dinner, but the mountain of dishes afterward usually makes me question some of my holiday decisions. And don’t even get me started on trying to fit everything into the oven at the same time. That’s why the idea of celebrating Thanksgiving at an Iowa restaurant sounds...

Davenport, IA · 8d
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La Mie Elevate is moving out of the Des Moines skywalk. Here's where

A favorite Des Moines lunch spot will receive grant funding to relocate its downtown cafe to street level from the second-floor skywalk. Des Moines City Council members on Monday, Nov. 2, approved a $200,000 grant to help La Mie, a French-style bakery, patisserie and cafe known for its artisan breads, flaky croissants and European light fare, transition to its new ground-floor home, 319 Seventh St., Unit 101, in the Griffin Building from the second floor of the Two Ruan Building. Council member Mike Simonson abstained from the vote because of a small ownership stake in the Griffin Building, he told the Des Moines Register. Since 2017, the Two Ruan Building has housed the bakery's downtown restaurant, La Mie Elevate, luring lunchtime crowds with an assortment of grain and protein bowls, sandwiches and salads. But as the bakery's lease agreement ends and Two Ruan prepares for an office-to-residential conversion , La Mie's owners have been eyeing a move to the vacant storefront at the corner of Seventh and Locust to maintain a downtown presence. Joe Logsdon, who co-owns La Mie with his wife Christina Logsdon, told the Des Moines Register the project will be a good opportunity to put some new

Des Moines, IA · 8d

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2026 Holiday Pop Ups in Eastern & Central Iowa [GALLERY]

Check out some of the bars & restaurants in Eastern and Central Iowa that are hosting holiday pop ups in November and December of 2026!

Des Moines, IA · 8d

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Jay Wang at Wasabi West Des Moines

Jay Wang is the owner of Wasabi and its seven restaurants in central Iowa. Because Wasabi recently celebrated its 15th anniversary, we asked him to lunch, and he chose the Wasabi at 50th and Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines. Three days before our meeting, his house burned to ruin. Yet, he did not want to cancel or postpone.

West Des Moines, IA · 7d

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We Ranked The 10 Best Steakhouses In Iowa, And Here’s Who Made The Cut

Ranking Iowa’s best steakhouses sounded pretty straightforward until I started comparing them. Every time I thought I had my favorites figured out, another restaurant gave me a good reason to reconsider. And that’s what makes the state’s steak scene so interesting. You can find a century-old restaurant still serving...

Iowa · 20d

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Popular fast food chain returns to Iowa State's campus after 20 years

More than 20 years after leaving Iowa State University, Chick-fil-A officially returned to campus Tuesday, Nov. 3, opening inside the Memorial Union in Ames. The restaurant begins serving customers at 10 a.m. and is expected to create about 50 full- and part-time jobs. More: Chick-fil-A is headed back to Iowa State's campus after 20-year absence Chick-fil-A is returns to a location it once occupied before closing in 2005. The Iowa Board of Regents recently approved a proposal allowing the chain to return to the Memorial Union via a 10-year lease agreement. A familiar name for Ames Chick-fil-A selected Tari Thompson to operate the campus restaurant, her second store in Ames. “After 11 years of serving the Ames community, I couldn’t be more excited to bring Chick-fil-A right to Iowa State’s campus,” Thompson said in a news release. “From grabbing a bite between classes to catching up with friends, we look forward to becoming part of students’ routines and creating a welcoming place for the Cyclone community.” The standalone South Duff Chick-fil-A opened in 2015. The new restaurant offers carryout and mobile pickup. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. More:

Ames, IA · 8d

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99 Delicious Iowa Restaurants Across All of Iowa's 99 Counties [GALLERY]

We dug a little deeper into Iowa's food scene to highlight 99 of the highest-rated and most popular restaurants across the state!

Iowa · 9d

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Midwest Access: Let's Dish! Take and Bake Meals now at Target

Minnesota · 7d

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Restaurant owners were billed $85 a month by Toast for payment processing while their doors were closed, the FTC says

Toast Inc. billed restaurants $85 a month for payment processing even while they were temporarily closed, the Federal Trade Commission says. The agency filed a complaint on Oct. 29 in federal court in the Northern District of California. It argues that a fee for processing payments should not run when a restaurant is not taking […]

Nebraska · 11d

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This Historic Iowa Restaurant Is Serving A Thanksgiving Feast Inside An 1850s Building

Thanksgiving dinner here comes with refillable sage dressing, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, and strawberry jam. The kitchen slow-roasts whole boneless turkey breasts and thighs. That alone sounds like a strong reason to skip doing dishes this year. The building adds another twist. It went up in 1856 as a communal...

Iowa · 9d

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You’ll Happily Drive Any Backroad For The Catfish These 12 Iowa Fish Restaurants Serve

Iowa runs along the Mississippi River, so it should be no surprise that this state knows how to fry up a proper plate of catfish. From tiny river shacks to soul food kitchens and family-run roadside spots, there are places worth wandering off the highway to find. The 12 restaurants...

Iowa · 8d

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Pella, Iowa Bakes Its Dutch Letters in an S for Sinterklaas. Here’s Where to Buy Them and How to Keep Them Fresh

Pella Dutch letters are flaky strips of puff pastry wrapped around almond paste, glazed with...

Pella, IA · 10d

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We Ranked The 12 Best Pizza Places In Iowa And Here Is Who Made The Final Cut

Ask an Iowan who makes the best pizza, and you may need to clear your afternoon. The answer usually comes with a hometown recommendation and a surprisingly strong opinion about the crust. I’ve followed enough of those recommendations to know that Iowa’s pizza scene has a few surprises.

Iowa · 22d

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99 Delicious Iowa Restaurants Across All of Iowa's 99 Counties [GALLERY]

We dug a little deeper into Iowa's food scene to highlight 99 of the highest-rated and most popular restaurants across the state!

Iowa · 12d

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This Iowa Amish Bulk Food And General Store Has A Bakery Worth The Early Drive This Fall

Raspberry cream cheese rolls, Amish donuts, and a loaf of bread with bacon, egg, and cheese baked right inside. That lineup alone deserves a spot on your weekend plans. The bakery shares space with a full Amish bulk food and general store. Spices, flours, jams, homemade candies, toys, and fabric all fill the same small shop.

Montour, IA · 12d