Great place to stop in for some pizza and beer. It is a small place but very cute. The pizza was…read moreamazing!

To start out... I'm not a local, I come to Ames once a month for work and love to try new bars and…read morerestaurants.. Figured I'd give this place a try! The feel and ambiance... mixed with a touch of nostalgic. Upon entering you are greeted with tables and chairs inches from the door. We thought that we entered from the side door. There was no host stand or sign stating that you should order in the back at the kitchen. We were confused. During our meal the radio was playing, and not nice music but a crude talk show that happened to be talking about someone getting a Brazilian wax... You'd think the place could pay for Spotify or music without ads... The booths were a tad old and crusty - But I suppose that's where the nostalgia comes in. The food... much to be desired. It was all cheap just okay. Everything lacked flavor. Nothing to write home about. The salads were massive and a great bargain. The cheese bread was disappointing, it was just melted cheese on a sub bun with store bought sauce. For a location called sauce and dough company. This was expected to be a highlight, but ended up being something that could easily be made at home. The pizza was decent, but confusing at best. For someone's first time, I'd expect there to be signs or mentions that the honey should go on the crust... I only found that out after once I read reviews. The crust was dry and lacked flavor without the honey or other seasoning... Am I the only one that thinks that you should not need honey to make pizza palatable. Also, if you add honey you add 70 cals each tablespoon. I know I didn't come to eat healthy but also... Everyone is right, so many toppings and cheese. But again, lacks flavor. The prices... very reasonable. We got two large salads, two beers, an app and a large pizza for $50. Very reasonable. Overall, I won't be back but am glad I at least tried an Ames staple.

I love the ambiance of this place. There is a friendly outdoor patio, coffee house feel indoor…read moreseating and a bar area. It felt like a European cafe that transforms to an Italian restaurant at night. We traveled to Ames for Mother's Day and picked this place without much fore thought. We both enjoyed our food, though my ham and Gruyère croissant was pretty small for the price. I would like to try their Italian dinners sometime.

the food in general tasted store bought / frozen, however the calamari specifically was honestly…read morejust gross. looked barely fried, was thick and chewy, and for some reason, they fried and served the bodies of the squids with it. the ranch was almost sour and definitely store bought. very slow service too, we were one of a few people there but were here for over an hour for just two people. pricing is ridiculous for what you get-- low quality food and not great portion sizes. we paid $52 for what tastes like food from the state fair, definitely won't be returning

Pizza arrived cold and uncut. We're staying in a hotel and had to tear it apart by hand. Also paid…read more$6.99 for a very small salad. Overall, a big disappointment.

My daughter and I ate at Blaze before jumping on the road to head home. The gal taking our order…read morewas very friendly and new to her job. I gave her my order and rather than the manager allowing her to continue, he strongly coached her in front of us when she was 100% doing the right thing. Managers do NOT need to coach an employee front of guests unless it's an urgent situation. I've been in corporate America for way too long to not know how wrong this is. Please reconsider your approach in the future. There's no need to publicly embarrass anyone.

They seem to do everything right, until you bite into the pizza. All of their pizzas are bland,…read morevirtually flavorless, and undercooked.

Racist. They close at 1 am but I currently walked to them at 12:49 am. They said they were closed…read morebecause they locked the doors. I then proceeded to show them that they close at 1 on maps. Then the employee decided to get a manager? Then the manager per say walks out and tells me that they were closed for carry out but open for delivery. I said well okay I guess I'll just order for delivery. I then called the papa John's phone number which is obviously an remote worker. The phone worker gives me the two options of whether I'm ordering for carry out or delivery. Weird since I just walked to the physical store and they say they are closed for carry out. Well then again I am an African American with dreads so why would I get the privilege to walk into their establishment when it's "closed." Now I ordered delivery which will take an additional 35 mins when I literally live across the street. Hopefully they CHOOSE to serve me when I place an ONLINE order. Currently waiting....poor customer service. Update just got my food at 1:10 order total was 31.16 I handed him two twenties. Then he tried to just walk off as if he wasn't the one who told me that "we're closed." As hes running off I say my change? "Oh shit I didn't realize" no but why did I have to ask him for my change? For what reason would he just try to take his own tip. I then said that I want my change. He replies, "how much do you want back?" What or how is that confusing on I want my change. So having to do math with no receipt I say I'll just take $8. He quickly replies, "no you can't do that" I can't get a carry out, I can't get my change back, now I can't get the right amount of change back? After figuring out math in his tiny brain he says oh yeah you can do that. Then had the comfortably to say oh yeah it's pretty dark. Can you double check to make sure I gave you $8 . Do I intimidate you that much for you to not know how much change you literally just gave me? Lucky I even proceeded to give money for very poor customer service. And lucky that I can't post my doorbell camera video on yelp of horrible service

4/6/26 6:15 p.m…read more Online Order for Pick-up Food: Each time we order, our food is delicious! I know the pictures that I took may not do them justice, but I can assure you, the sandwiches are always amazing. The quality and quantity of the ingredients on the sandwiches is great each time. All of the produce is fresh and has a nice crunch to it, and the meat has never seemed off in any way. Also, the bread that they use is really good in terms of being soft, but not mushy, and it doesn't overpower the inside of the sandwich ingredients. We got a side salad from them as well, and it was quite delicious. Service: Each time we go in, we are greeted politely, and we are able to get our order pretty quickly. There's never really a wait time, and the staff is always working really hard to ensure that everybody is served in a timely fashion. Ambiance: Inside is always kept very clean, and it is decently large. It's definitely good for medium-sized groups or a one-on-one dine-in experience. It also always smells amazing! The theme inside is very fitting, and it's quite nice to look at while you eat.

Huge difference! Get the app-they have some good deals. This place is usually just a bit more…read moreexpensive than other sub places. I had a coupon, so today got a sandwich, the loaded potato soup and some garlic bread to dunk into the soup. The steak with carmelized onions was ok. This is the first time I've gotten potato soup that was anything but loaded. There are potato chunks, some bacon and the taste of cheese in it and it's thick. After getting this soup maybe 5+ times over the years, this is the first time I've actually gotten the "loaded" part and it's really good. I think it depends on the workers. Mix it up and scoop from the bottom. My previous entries about this soup essentially said "where's the loaded part?" Staff was very friendly. Place was clean. And today, I'm glad I got the soup.

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.

This place is casual and lively. When we walked in, I can smell the greasy air in the whole…read morerestaurant. We came for dinner with a group of coworkers and half of us didn't like the food. The servers got our orders wrong (we ordered bone in wings and they gave us boneless) and she took it back and have us waited for another 10 mins. My potato soup was horrible, looks like from bottom of the pot that we so thick that I could used a folk to scoop and tasted nothing like potato. The Caesar salad dressing was sour. The cheese curd was good but can't have more than 2. Overall, didn't like the food and experience.

Love to eat their steaks that is always prepared so nice and the wonderful staff that is very nice…read moreand professional making me feel so welcome. The wait was not bad at all considering how busy it was but I definitely did not mind at all. If you don't want to dine in they let you order online for pickup. The inside of the restaurant was very clean and well organized from the tables to the floors. My favorite steaks at Texas Roadhouse are the porterhouse t bone and bone in ribeye steaks plus they have a nice selection of sides to choose from.

My family stopped on 8-17-26. My nephew got there 20 minutes ahead of us and asked for a table so…read moreeight of us could sit together (6 adults 2 young kids). When we arrived they made us sit across from each other in 2 different tables. We asked hostess for another table and she said no it could not be done? Do you not have accommodations for a party of 8? We told her we would wait a bit and still said had nothing. I had family from London here and that is very hard to enjoy conversations across aisle with radio playing and other customer chatter. Aside from that we had to ask for silverware once and second time for plates for our biscuits. My wife and I ordered ribs and they were tough and not fall off the bone. When waitress asked how food was I told her that ribs were that way and she said oh they did not fall off bone and walked away! Your salads are great who ever preps them. I will say the other 4 adults said their food was fine. The waitress also walked by 3 times and never picked up used plate from table. We live one and half hours from Ames and try to eat here 5-6 times a year. Past meals and service have been great. Probably will be awhile before we come back if we do at all. I hardly ever write a review but as just wanted management to know so can improve for better customer experiences. Dan A

I went to this location last night. The service was excellent! Our waitress was very attentive and…read moregot all of our orders correct and even omitted the onions from the shared salad. Our pastas were also very delicious! If you are expecting an Olive Garden experience, I would definitely recommend this location. Brand new and super easy to get to off the highway.

As understanding as we were that they have only been open for less than 2 weeks and it was a busy…read moreSaturday night, the service and food made me want to write this review. Starting off with the good, the drinks and breadsticks were great. Management was very attentive and helpful. Our experience started to go downhill when our food came out wrong. We both asked to substitute our noodles for angel hair and neither of us got it. I ordered the Calabrian Steak and Shrimp Bucatini and did not receive shrimp at all. When we brought it to our server's attention (he blew us off and acted inattentive) we insisted that it was okay and since they were busy it would not need to be redone, but I was expecting a visit from management or at least even a percentage off for not receiving the shrimp. Then on top of that, on our last order of breadsticks there was a hair and still, there was no visit from management or compensation at all. It was clear that our server did not tell management about the mistakes nor the hair.