The dairy shops in small Iowa towns could make up a tour, and Dairy King would be a must stop along…read moreit. Funnel cake fries? Yes, please, with a burger and a strawberry malt. AND: Dairy King is super supportive of its high school employees, providing summer work for generations. Very cool!

The food was great! We had a mushroom and swiss burger, and a corn dog. The ice cream was a great…read moretreat after lunch!

The food was great, perfect crispiness for the fries and the chicken tenders. We had cheese curds…read morefor an app. and those were great! There was live music at the restaurant, Aiden Mack Flathers was the performer and he did amazing! Overall an amazing time!

Really enjoyed dining here tonight! Pizza was great! Trip…read moredip great too! Lake Ponderosa is lucky to have this place!

This was really good, the place is way bigger than I thought and they get busy but keep things…read moremoving. Great service, always kept the coffee and water full. The plate o got was huge! Biscuit, gravy, hash browns, eggs, sooo good.

I have visited this cafe on multiple occasions. The staff are always kind and friendly and the…read moreservice is always good. They have a large menu to choose from and it follows traditional diner food.

Party of 10, 7:00pm Friday of holiday weekend. It was very busy, we knew it was going to be awhile…read more Quick walk through the brightly lit bar area, where we seated ourselves on the beautiful patio, overlooking the lake and catch a cool breeze on a hot day was so nice! Cocktails, beers, soda, everything was topped off timely. Appetizers were quick to come out, cheese curds, yum. Fried pickles, not good. Fried portobello mushrooms, to die for. It was an hour after we ordered before we got our meals. Our server was very good at checking in on us and letting us know the kitchen was backed up. We were fine, drinks were flowing. I had the chicken wrap and it was delicious! Our server was super swamped, but she stayed in good spirits while shuffling through not only our crazy group, but others around us as well.

Horrible experience. If you would like to be screamed at in the face then maybe it's the place for…read moreyou. Owners were not nice or respectful.

Food was amazing. We ate Tremont's Stuffed Chicken with smoked gouda cheese stuffed chicken breast…read morewrapped with proscuitto finished with a sherry butter sauce, Bone-In Braised Lamb Shank Braised in red wine, garlic and rosemary, fork tender domestic lamb since 1999, and Freshwater Canadian Walleye Amandine Delicious mild and moist fish sauteed to golden color, a local favorite. All were super tasty and cooked to perfection.

Food and selection's excellent! Had a reservation for two, put at table for four and they thought…read morewe had two more joining. So had to flag down for service. Apologized but could have added a perk for our inconvenience. But food and service thereafter made up for it.

Between Iowa City and Des Moines leave I80 and drive into Grinell and dine at the Prarie Canary…read more Worth the 5 minutes. Vietnamese spring rolls made by Matayas (the owner? and our waiter) mother were delicious. Our simple fare was perfect after a long drive but there were more complete meals on the menu. Sunday with a homemade blondie and a flourish wrapped things up!

We celebrated my nephew's graduation at the Prairie Canary which seems to be The Restaurant in…read moreGrinnell. It was quite happening the night we were there, as I imagine a lot of people were celebrating graduations. We ordered the spinach artichoke dip, shrimp and brussel sprouts to start, and I ordered the steak frites for my entree. Everything was delicious, and we were all very pleased with our meals.

We stopped in here along our road trip and we're pleasantly surprised. We split a house salad and…read morethe pasta dish to save room for their peanut butter pie. Wow! Everything from the service to the food and the ambience was wonderful. This is definitely one of our favorite restaurants in the area and we plan to come again on our next trip through.

Had dinner here on a Tuesday evening while in town for a conference. I partnered up with another…read moreconference attendee and we came here for dinner. The menu had a diversity of options with both bistro and full size options. We both settled on the Main St. chicken dish on recommendation from the waitress along with swapping the rice for mashed potatoes. Great suggestion. My conference mate asked to have her mushrooms removed and I asked to have the tomatoes removed. Although we both ordered the same meal, the presentation looked different for each of us and hit the spot for our tastebuds. Mine seemed more like a chicken marsala while hers was a tomato sauce. Either way we both enjoyed our meals. We both also had dessert - I had the delicious chocolate cake with raspberry sauce. Honestly there was too much sauce but the cake was still delicious! My conference mate had the peanut pie and it was divine - imagine a Reese cup with an Oreo crust. If I'm ever back in Ames this will definitely be on my return list!!

My how I have missed my favorite restaurant in the Midwest! This was my first time at their new…read morelocation and it did not disappoint. Chef Lynn greeted me when I walked in and took time to chat with me. Everyone and everything here is fabulous and I will be back as often as possible. The food, service and ambiance are fabulous!

We had a good experience! The restaurant was busy when we visited, but the staff handled everything…read morewith a positive attitude. Even with a full dining room, everyone was friendly and worked hard to make sure we were taken care of. However, we spent more time there than we originally planned waiting. The food was good. You could tell the kitchen and staff were doing their best to keep up with the crowd without sacrificing quality.