We visit The Port each time we go to the lake. It's so fun to arrive by boat and listen to the…read moreband. The food is always outstanding one of the best wedge salads I've ever had. I do have to say the Cocktails were not very good this trip.

The Port has it dialed in!! Great service, great view, and overall a 10 plus. We're lucky to have…read morethis great spot on the lake!

We stopped in for a Thursday evening meal. There's lots of seating and two pretty good sized rooms…read more Hubby and daughter had a beer. We shared a southwest chicken wrap with crispy chicken and it was really good. The fries are crispy and tasty. Hubby had a chili dog and said it was awesome. The chili was really good. One grand had chicken strips with a huge bowl of cottage cheese. Another had a hotdog and it was really big! Food came quickly and the help was pleasant. It's a nice place to stop.

Fun to go meet up with friends and have appetizers and sandwiches are usually really good .read more

Love this place. Stopped by between Des Moines and Sioux City and had a deliciously disgusting…read moremeal. Everything was yummy and so unhealthy. Garlic cheese ball and tater tot poutine? Amazing. The tenderloin was massive. And the broccoli cheese soup was a star. Tried the peach pie as well which I thoroughly enjoyed. The wait staff was super friendly and the ambiance was exactly what I was hoping for, a quality local establishment. Throughly enjoyed it.

The gf wanted to check out I-80 MetalArt and we found the Chuckwagon Restaurant right across the…read morestreet. We arrived pretty much at straight up noon on a Saturday. I fully expected the place to be packed as it appears to be pretty much the only show in town as far as a sit down restaurant. There was a please wait to be seated sign there as we walked in. We were greeted right away and seated in minutes. It's old school wood tables and chairs and I think there was a counter available. Ordering is done at the tables as well as settline your bill up with your server. Surprisingly the speed of service continued throughout the visit. After drinks we ordered the rodeo burger and fries, a tenderloin with chili cheese fries, and the garlic cheeseballs. The cheeseballs came with marinara and ranch. Fresh, hot, and fantastic! I've eaten a lot of tenderloins. Many that have been highlighted as Iowa Tenderloin Trail winners or participants... This is one of the better tenderloins I've had in the state! Obviously hand made, breaded, and fried. Not too thick and not too thin. Drained properly. Served with the essential condiments including the holy trinity (onions, dill pickles, and mustard). The gf liked her burger. It could have used more of the featured ranch and bbq sauce. The fries... Neither of us cared for them. Obviously hand made, but almost too thin and too greasy. We'd both opt for a different side next time. To each our own though. Almost every small town along this stretch of I-80 has a pub & grill. The menus vary a little, but are very similar in a lot of aspects. The quality of service and the cooks make the biggest differences. The Chuckwagon hit five stars in some aspects of both. Work on those fries and the flavor of the chili (horribly bland) and this review would have been five stars. I'm going to emphasize this again. Truly one of the best tenderloins I've had in the state! Keep doing what you are doing!

Great food with friendly small town vibe! Staff and owner are amazing. Other than drink specials…read morethe homemade breading for everything is the best I have ever had. Another bonus there is the occasional live music.

We were out with our car club. I had the chicken strips which were the best I have ever had. The…read morebatter was flavorful and the chicken was so tender. My husband had a burger and asked for it to be cooked medium rare. It came well done. He said it was dry. Fries were good too. Service was excellent. Would give 5 stars except for the burger. I would definitely return!

Had the mini beer shot, just like the the ones in Cancun. Crab Rangoon with chicken is a great…read morepizza to try.

Went here on the recommendation of three locals after working a basketball game. I misheard them…read moreat first; I thought they said "Tempe" and we were looking for a Mexican restaurant. Anyhow, we arrived and elected to sit at the bar versus a booth. Took a couple minutes to get noticed and we were asked to sit at the other end of the bar due to some clutter... Prices are very reasonable at this establishment. A flight was $7.50...if you were in WDM or Waukee, you would probably be looking at double that. They also brew their own beer and cider here; I'm not sure why that's not advertised heavier. Its called the "Gamble Block Brewery". I had Fear the Beard, the Baja Lager, the Maple Pumpkin Ale, and a cinnamon apple cider. The Maple pumpkin ale was delicious--the maple definitely hit on the back end. I was not a fan of the cider--they used a rather tart apple. The Fear the Beard (comparable to Blue Moon) and the Baja lager were OK. For food, I had the chicken tender basket with a 1/2 order of Texas Fries. I actually thought the ranch seasoning detracted from this dish--the queso was quite good and the bacon was plentiful. The downside to getting "sampler" versions of items was none of the accompaniments were included. My friend who got a full order of the Texas Fries was given sour cream with his food--mine did not. Also, on the beer sampler fruit wedges are served with the full size versions but not on the flight. The chicken tenders were very good and had the right breading/chicken ratio. The buffalo sauce packed a punch but was not obnoxiously spicy. The ranch that came with it was very good and was clearly made in-house. More of a 3.5 star review.

Always a great place for traditional American fare. Don't expect escargot, but good comfort food…read moreis plentiful. Their holiday buffets are very well done and well attended. Come for the hotel rooms . . . stay for the drinks in the bar !! Bowl . . . downstairs , . . but only after the cocktails so as offset the curves of the lanes.

Paulina and Daniel were absolutely delightful. The service here is fabulous and efficient…read more Definitely a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community. Iced Chai latte.. to die for!!!

When we came to Casey we were fatigued. Driving from Chicago to Denver. Pioneers Pub and Grub got…read moreus good. The food came in literally 4 minutes

It's quiet. You can hear yourself think, cause they didn't have any music on…read more Got the tenders. As someone from the food industry, could easily tell they aren't frying their tenders correctly. You need to use an egg wash or buttermilk bath before breading chicken or else when you fry your chicken, the breading all falls off, and you get a terrible texture. Not an exaggeration to say they were inedible. Frys also bad. Guessing they were old, refried in an attempt to reheat.

Stopped on a Tuesday morning, service was great! Food was great. We ordered a 4 ct of the…read moreBeignets. This is called "My Girlfriend's Not Hungry" . Lol. Tried the traditional, which was my favorite, we also had a Lemon, and Cinnamon Sugar. They were all great. Wife said she enjoyed the Lemon. There is another flavor called Holy Hot, but we didn't try it. Also, added a half order of the biscuits and gravy, which was very good. We also each got coffee. I got an iced coffee and my wife ordered hot. Coffee was great as well. This is a small coffee shop, but has great service and food. Definitely worth a try. We drove out of our way for this and will do it again. Small town friendly service and atmosphere. I'd post pictures but we already ate everything. Lol

I've seen reviews for this place, but never knew where it really was. My husband and I went on a…read moreroad trip and stumbled across this cute little coffee/food shop. Many places to sit and eat too. We ordered coffee and their signature beignets just like New Orleans. We got the originals. They were hot and fresh and delicious. Our drinks were made and delicious as well. We had to wait on the beignets, but our waitress told us they'll be hot and fresh and they were. It was worth it. Many other things I'd like to try, but it was a quick stop. Next time I'd like to sit down and eat inside. Very quaint, very cute.

Ordered food and waited a long time. Owner came to the table…read morewith our food in a black sack and told us to leave! We left without the food and he followed us outside and I said that he was calling the police . Police made us pay for it and I left the food there! Worst experience ever! There wasn't very many people there and they close at 8:00 PM. Same time he told us to leave!

Amazing food! Extremely clean space!! And wonderful service!!! The atmosphere is so fun and…read morenostalgic for those of us who were 80's kids! And for those young bucks who didn't grow up in the 80's, it's fun for them to learn a little bit about what it was like then! There's even 80's trivia games on the tables! So fun! Just go, you'll love it!

What a change in menu! A different company now owns it and have downsized so much that it's lost a…read morelot of uniqueness. They don't have a lot of Mexican such as hardshell tacos that you can order. However, we shared the Hangover nachos and there were so many that the two of us couldn't eat them--they were delicious! The guacamole was wonderful. Friends had margarita Flights and really enjoyed them. One had a steak burrito and the others had chicken tacos. They both enjoyed the food. I hope they decide to bring back more of their prior foods. You now seat yourselves and we sat quite a while before somebody came to take our order, so we just ordered our drinks and food at the same time. We sat outside and there is still a nice patio

TLDR: slow service, cold food, incorrect orders, long wait times. No complementary chips & salsa…read more Limited menu. Buckle up. We were excited for Rita's to reopen for the season & came in for a friend's birthday. It was seat yourself which was confusing because there was a hostess stand with a table map marked up and after about 10 minutes a server finally told us to seat ourselves. We found an open table and had to wait another 5ish minutes before someone could get around to clearing it (and the table and chairs were still covered in food). We were off to a bad start but basically were invested in the mess. It took us another 10 minutes before a server came to help us and asked to take our orders to which we replied we didn't even get menus yet. They gave us single page menus (attached) with everything we were excited to have gone- no more queso flights or anything else listed still on their online menu. We eventually ordered but were told they weren't giving out waters because they were out of water glasses. Took us around 30 minutes to get our ($8) chips and salsa which is not complementary. We ordered chips and queso which was not only cold but the "cheese"'on top had solidified so it had clearly been sitting out for a while. They gave us barely any chips with either order. It was about an hour and a half from ordering when we finally got our food. At this point it was dark outside and they didn't have patio lighting so we had to shine flashlights to see our food. We asked if they had lights and the manager wasn't sure if there were lights to turn on outside their patio. Someone's burger didn't include onions. Enchiladas didn't have cheese. Everything was plain and not flavorful. Only one person had warm food. We all received our food at different times which was inconvenient. We asked for water (since we had been there for almost 2 hours) and asked for 4 and were told only people without soda could get water and our server brought us 3. Our friend with the soda said he ordered coke but it tasted like a generic soda brand. The manager ended up comping our table but the amount of issues were ridiculous. It was opening day and cinco de mayo but it shouldn't have been this bad. We watched multiple tables arrive & leave before even ordering or before getting food because the wait was crazy after seated. There was also no soap in the women's bathroom which is disgusting.