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    Perkins Restaurant & Bakery

    3.4 (63 reviews)
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    Jenny K.

    Food was good. Service was bad. They never checked on us. They only brought out part of my order. I had to ask for the rest had to wait half hour for the check. We had to ask for it three times

    Brioche French toast , short stack, country fried steak
    Alan M.

    The waitress was great very informative and very friendly. We got the chicken fried steak breakfast and we also ordered the brioche French toast and short stack. The country fried steak was perfect crispy on the outside nice crunch to it and gravy was thick not runny. The short stacks were nice and fluffy. The French toast was made perfectly nice and buttery soft. The eggs were scrambled moist not dried out. Bacon were crispy and the had browns were very good not burnt or hard. Next time we're in Des Moines we are going to have to come again.

    Tyler M.

    I wanted a little sit-down-style restaurant during my overnight stay in Des Moines. I was staying at the hotel down the road and decided to take a stroll to see what I could find. The place was practically empty when I arrived, but there was a handful of servers and bussers cruising around. When I sat, I was immediately greeted by my service, who was super friendly. The menu has only a handful of items on it because it is their "Holiday Menu" I ordered the safest thing, which was the Turkey dinner. It took just over 25 minutes to get it delivered, and when it arrived, the Turkey and the gravy were hot, but everything else could. I mixed it all just to make it all warm since I didn't know when it would come back if I sent it back. When I checked out, th female manager was not the most friendly person. I am pretty site. I won't be revisiting this location.

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    Craig B.

    Nasty. Dirty glasses and utensils. Look at these photos. How? How in the name of unholy laziness do you not see or look at the glasses before you fill them? How do you not see the nasties floating on top when you bring it to my table? I'll answer. You pay the lowest wages to the most hard up workers and no one cares. Eat here? Probably riskier than the corona virus. This is officially a dive now. Negative stars.

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    Never had a bad breakfast, unless it came from a food delivery service and something was missing from the order.

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    Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar

    3.8(337 reviews)
    3.3 mi
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    I'm originally from the south, and oh boy this is the best comfort food I've found that isn't back…read morehome. Jennifer waited on me and was a joy to speak to and offered great recommendations on the whole menu (bottom line, sounds like you can't go wrong). The 'bee dust' is a nice twist on adding honey to your chicken, it's a dehydrated honey/pepper combo that adds a great flare. Unfortunately, I'm not in Des Moines as much I'd like to be, but next time I'm here I'll be waiting at the door before they open! 2 thumbs up, 5 stars, oh yeah!!

    We arrived with a group of three for lunch on a Wednesday. It was not busy, maybe 1/8 of the table…read moreoccupied. Tables and restaurant was clean. Service was friendly and fine overall. Everything just seemed to take longer than necessary. We stood at the front maybe 10 minutes before anyone came to seat us and food took even longer, around 25 minutes (figuring out our order maybe took ten). I parked the meter for an hour and had to go refill. I ordered the Grilled Harvest Chicken. There is a creamy tomato pasta used to coat the chicken breasts. The cuts were good overall. This dish also includes two sides. I got the fried okra and goat cheese grits. Fried okra was good, around thirty percent breading that makes a nice savory balance. The grits were creamy and smooth. I think I would come again if I was looking for heavy southern. There were a lot of classic options to choose from that I could not try this time around. Though I would still be concerned with the wait involved.

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    Striking Sparrow Lounge - Fries.  Thicker cut, seasoned, and crispy!

    Striking Sparrow Lounge

    4.7(13 reviews)
    2.6 mi

    I really can't leave anything but five stars for this review…read more.. I walked in and the bartender/host/our server was a dear friend and former co-worker of mine who I hadn't seen in years. It took me a few seconds to recognize her. She'd went from "a kid" to a young woman since I'd last seen her. I heard the Striking Sparrow Lounge has gone through an ownership and menu change recently. That didn't mean much to me since this was my first visit to any iteration of the Striking Sparrow Lounge. Lol I popped in for a quick lunch with a current co-worker and friend of mine. The parking lot is along the West side of SE 6th St and there are quite a few spaces available. Dala greeted us right away as we walked in. She called me out immediately. And like I said it took a minute for recognition to set in. I'm 55 now. Sometimes that happens. We took a seat at a low top table and chairs. There are high tops and booths available too as well as a long "L" shaped bar and barstools. Dala popped over and took our drink orders and gave us our menus. We ordered: 1x Fountain drink (Pepsi products) 1x Unsweetened ice tea 1x Smashburger (two patties) and fries 1x Tenderloin and fries 1x Onion rings The onion rings are hand cut and breaded. We tried them with the chipotle ranch. Served hot and fresh out of the fryer... Very good! Jeremy got the smashburger. He sets his bar for burgers at Lachele's level and comes to the Striking Sparrow Lounge as a regular for trivia on Wednesday nights. He said today's was one of the best burgers he's had here. It didn't disappoint! He's probably going to order the same when he goes back tonight. I got the tenderloin and I hate to beat the same drum, but it was very compareable to the one served at Lachele's too. I really like both! Thicker and fits the bun it's served on, not a hub cap, cooked perfectly and not dried out... The kind of sandwich you want for lunch and don't need a nap to recover from when you get back to the office. Fair warning. It's served with lettuce on it so if you are a pickles, onions, and mustard purest make sure you let them know to hold the lettuce. When you're literally a stones throw from B&B you better have a decent tenderloin and burger... Lol The fries were fantastic. A little thicker. Seasoned. Fresh and hot. I wouldn't be surprised if they were double fried. They had that unmistakable crisp to them... Dala was great. Attentive. Made sure everything was good and we had what we needed. But like I said...I'm biased. We're friends and it was really great seeing her again and catching up a little. Your mileage may vary... But I doubt it. She's just always been that kind of a person. Lol Standard table service. You can pay via Toast using a QR code on your receipt and ask about their punch card program. Buy nine pizzas and/or sandwiches and get the 10th one free. Don't quote me on that... Ask your server. I also heard from Jeremy the console video games might be free to play? I should have checked out the Galaga machine to verify that! If you've never made it over to Striking Sparrow Lounge... Stop by and check them out! If you haven't been in for a while... Maybe stop in and look over the new menu!

    Have seen photos before and finally went for lunch. Wasn't too busy, so we were greeted and ordered…read moretaken right away. It's a dive bar/slash bar food, but fantastic bar food. There are lots of TVs and a long bar. It's pretty dark, but they have fun lights. Service was outstanding and, again, food was great. We will be back to try more.

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    Mullets - Chicken and waffles

    Mullets

    4.1(370 reviews)
    2.9 mi
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    We really enjoy coming here for breakfast. The service is always fast, and the food is consistently…read moregood. I started with a Bloody Mary, which is easily one of the best bloodys in town. I ordered the breakfast rarebit, and it always hits the spot. It's flavorful and comes with plenty of food, so you definitely won't leave hungry. My wife ordered the breakfast pizza. I thought it was just okay, but she really enjoyed it, so that's what matters! Overall, we always enjoy coming here, and it remains at the top of our list when we're looking for a good breakfast spot around town.

    We always like to try a unique place to eat if we can find one as we are traveling. Since we were…read morealready planning an evening meal in Omaha at the end of the day it made sense to start out with a breakfast in Des Moines. based on reviews in Yelp we chose Mullets. Mostly because it sounded really cool to see the pictures of mullets that decorate the restaurant. I didn't think of the fish called a mullet, but they have creatively used both the Fish and the hairstyle to create a fun logo. I loved the poster of all of the presidents of the United States wearing mullets that was in the entry vestibule. My husband had the Burt Ends Benedict. It was delicious, with generous sized chunks of meat in BBQ sauce under the poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. I had the Country Fried Steak breakfast with hash browns and hard scrambled eggs. Everything on my plate was perfect and delicious. The gravy was outstanding! Probably the best restaurant gravy I've ever had. On my next visit I'm planning to order the same thing, but I'll request gravy on the eggs and potatoes as well. We shared an order of cinnamon roll pancakes. They were delicious, and super sweet. Overall, the staff was friendly and efficient and we will definitely be back.

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