Great spot for big groups. Nice craft beer list and yummy food. The burgers are just OK but…read moreeverything else I've had is good!

While on business in the area, my travelling companion and I went for a beer and a burger at…read moreBoulder Tap House. This is a nice place with a good vibe. We each selected a beer and ordered the Western Burger, which is a six-ounce patty. He added fries and I had some good slaw. We agreed, the burgers were OK, not great. To start with they use beef that is too lean. The burgers were on the dry side. The main issue is that they are not seasoned and have no grill crust. You know they are beef because you can see it and the texture says beef, but beyond that they really have no flavor. This was a "just OK" experience for both of us. We will have to keep looking for a great burger in Ames. These were not remarkable.

Tasted incredible and was surprised at the quality. DoorDash was great at delivering. Better than…read moreMcDonald's!!

So this place was a lucky find while messing around on Uber. My girls are huge MrBeast fans. If you…read moredon't know him he is a YouTube super star. He has hundreds of restaurants around the country that serve out of "ghosts kitchens". What is a ghost kitchen? Glad you asked. He contracts with existing restaurants to make and serve his food out of existing facilities with existing staff and they serve food exclusively via delivery apps (no store front). It is a brilliant business model and it saved hundreds of restaurants and restaurant employees from going out of business during the pandemic. It's a win win for them to keep their staff employees and kitchens making money. That said, I had heard about it but never came across one till traveling through Ames. We ordered what I assumed would be a novelty lunch that would entertain my daughters but was really impressed with the food. It was a fantastic burger, like a legit, wish this was around everywhere, I would eat this once a week, burger. The patties are those smashed and chard burgers that have all kinds of texture and are made for stacking. They were seasoned fantastically and the whole thing worked nicely. The fries were ok, but they never travel well in my experience with delivery drivers. But we got some beast style, which means covered in all kinds of toppings and that helped because they were good. I was very impressed.

I'm not sure what to make of the "new" Campus Town (at least on the East side of Welch Avenue)…read more I've been visiting Ames since my first campus visit in High School and I still remember that old tobacco/news shop on the corner of Welch and Lincoln way and the home town nature of this area (if you don't count the XXX Theater that once existed). I guess it's the West side's turn very soon and I hope for my Son's sake that Mayhem Comics survives. Anyway, the new Corporate Campus Town has a lot of new things including fun and friendly places to grab a relatively quick meal. Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steak is one of those establishments, and I had a really great cheeseburger and fried combination there recently. A beer would have been great with this, but this isn't that kind of place. So I settled for a soft drink and wished I would have gone all in with some frozen custard.

The food was wonderful and the staff was amazing! Everything we got tasted great. Size to cost…read moreratio is also really fair. It's kind of loud inside, but nothing bothersome. The staff also keeps it very well maintained.

Overall, this was the worst Five Guys experience I've ever had, which is disappointing because it's…read moreusually a solid spot. We were charged for two items we didn't order (to their credit, they did refund them), but the food was the real issue. The first burger literally slid out of the wrapper and into a mess as soon as I picked it up. The bottom buns were completely soggy, and the burgers just fell apart. For the price, this was unacceptable and I won't be back anytime soon.

The service at this location is fantastic. 2/23/23 I'm here and I can say as an experienced…read morereviewer and I've worked previously in the restaurant business - these employees are friendly and positive and working hard Always good fresh product so nothing new there. Expensive but good stuff The service stands out to me

I visited on an extremely busy Sunday early afternoon, and they performed incredibly well, like a…read morewell-oiled machine! The store was clean and not chaotic, and the server (Register 1, 1PM) was an exceptional guy, smiling and pleasant despite his busy surroundings. I liked their food a lot, the service was prompt and courteous, and the entire experience was a good one.

Went through the drive-through while I had my entire family waiting at the hospital we got our…read moredrinks and they were all incorrect. We were missing three we finally got our food got back to the hospital and every single order was incomplete wrong and we were missing items, completely disappointed in their service.

Never again. Regrettably I took a bit before I noticed the grey, uncooked appearance. Now I have…read moreto wait until morning to see if I have any after effects. The last time I ate there 2 years ago I thought it was the lettuce that took me down, so I ordered without lettuce tomato. I hadn't counted on uncooked beef. How they pass health inspections is beyond me.

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE... Food's ok, not worth being treated rude after they screw up your order!read more

Are here on Thursday night with my sister. We were seated immediately. The service was awesome. We…read morehad a gentleman named Elijah as our server. The food was hot and good. Definitely would recommend and eat there again.

It always takes me time to figure out how to make a review that is not as positive as I'd like…read more I've gotten take out here a few times in the last few months. I've gotten boneless wings that they forgot to use sauce on(very hard and difficult to bite), but this last trip was the worst. Everything was ok, except I was so excited to dip that toasted cheeseburger in the tomato soup and eat. Seconds later, my tongue was completely on fire. I could taste NOTHING. Later I tried the burger to see if that was the cause-it was. The sauce they put on my burger was NOT "tangy"-it shouldn't have been on that burger if it was that hot(spice). There should literally be a warning. And it didn't have any bacon taste at all. So, no, I can't recommend this dish at all. Very disappointing. Lot parking. Typical chain prices. Clean. Staff seems friendly. Also, it's 4 days later and my tongue still hasn't recovered.

See pics. They haven't changed much. This has nothing to do with staff-they are the GOOD part of…read morethe experience. This has to do with the owners setting a $4 up charge between what the app shows is the cost and what they ACTUALLY are pulling out of your credit/banking account. If you aren't paying attention, you'll be paying out of your nose. Shameful. Who authorized these bait and switch prices???

Food was good... They forgot the sauces that they charge extra for, went through the drive through…read moreagain asking for the sauces I paid for. The employee was nice until a manager took over and interrupted. After refusing to give me my sauces for two minutes I was able to pull up and get my sauces. After opening my cheese sauce, it was empty with a small drop of cheese. Rude manager, scammed me out of what I was charged extra for. This lady needs to just go get a new job cuz wtf was that.

I've been here before plenty of times. Some good some bad, mostly tolerable, sometimes…read moreunacceptable. I mostly use the app and pick up at counter, as I would never decide to eat in a place I find constantly dirty. The food, especially during college season can be very disappointing. Just ordered today (October 2025) and my "deluxe" mccrispy had 2 pieces of lettuce on it, with a dab of the sauce and tomatoes falling off. Chocolate milkshake that tastes like straight whip cream. I've order a Big Mac in the past that miraculously had no patties on it, and instead had triple the cheese. All of which I sat waiting for for 40 minutes. The staff, while usually non-existent, are atleast understanding. From the looks of it, a high turnover rate paired with the influx of some 35,000 hungry college kids has dramatically impacted the ability of this location to perform, though other McDonalds in Ames, I've had a much better experience with food and service wise. Consensus: don't eat here, atleast during classes, eat at the other McDonald's if you're forced to eat a Big Mac.

45 minute drive thru. 45 goddamn minutes…read more 45 goddamn motherfucking minutes. Never going back; to any McDonalds. Not luvin' it. Why would I wait that long? Masochism? Morbid curiosity after the 20 minute mark? I don't know, but I did, so now, you won't have to: Stay away from McDonalds; go to Culver's or Wendy's.