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    Dexfield Diner & Pub - Tenderloin and fries.

    Dexfield Diner & Pub

    4.4(18 reviews)
    13.1 mi
    $$

    While still recovering, and rebuilding, from the fire the diner has moved from the trailer into a…read moretemporary space at 1119 Thomas St Redfield IA 50233. Dexfield Diner & Pub is still serving up the same great quality food the customers and staff can now enjoy the comfort of AC again too...! Tonight I took my son and his girlfriend on the short drive down Hickman through Waukee and Adel to Redfield. It's seat yourself. Seating is stools at the bar and a combination of low top and high top tables and chairs. Menus and napkins along with basic condiments are at the table. We were greeted right away when we walked in. Staff was friendly and personable. I've come to expect this from any of Steve Robert's teams. I don't think you'd last long with him if you weren't. Ordering and payment are done at the table. Cards and cash accepted. They have happy hour specials from 400 pm to 600 pm Tuesday to Friday. Half off appetizers and drink specials. We ordered: 1x cheeseburger basket with fries 1x 10 pc wings basket with fries 1x breaded tenderloin 1x appetizer of mammoth mozzarella sticks (and they are) 1x appetizer of cheese balls 1x appetizer of fried pickles 1x appetizer of fried mushrooms 3x fountain drinks (Coke products) Tiffany was making magic happen in the kitchen while two young ladies were taking care of business up front. Steve popped in to check on things and help prepare for Redfield's Settler Days. The breaded tenderloin is truly among the best in the state! Even better now that it's back to being served out of a basket and not out of not in a styrofoam to go box...! Owen and Vanessa enjoyed their burger and wings. All the appetizers are hand breaded.... Those mammoth mozzarella sticks...! Just massive! I hope the pic in my hand for scale does them justice! Everything was hot and fresh! Perfect right down to the house made ranch and marinara! Definitely worth the short trip West of the metro! https://www.facebook.com/DexfieldBlueDevils/

    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!

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    Dexfield Diner & Pub - Seating and bar

    Seating and bar

    Dexfield Diner & Pub - Mammoth mozzarella sticks

    Mammoth mozzarella sticks

    Dexfield Diner & Pub - Mobile trailer being used while they rebuild.

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    Mobile trailer being used while they rebuild.

    The Tin Pig Tavern - Half order of Texas fries.

    The Tin Pig Tavern

    4.6(30 reviews)
    17.1 mi

    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.

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

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    The Tin Pig Tavern - Interior.  Low and high tables and chairs. Booths.  And a bar.

    Interior. Low and high tables and chairs. Booths. And a bar.

    The Tin Pig Tavern - Crab Rangoon flatbread

    Crab Rangoon flatbread

    The Tin Pig Tavern - Front entrance signage.

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    Front entrance signage.

    Beans And Beignets

    Beans And Beignets

    4.7(36 reviews)
    20.5 mi

    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.

    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

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    Beans And Beignets - The interior is so modern and sweet

    The interior is so modern and sweet

    Beans And Beignets - Beignets

    Beignets

    Beans And Beignets

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    Rita's Cantina - Tacos

    Rita's Cantina

    3.0(77 reviews)
    41.3 mi

    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.

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    Rita's Cantina - Interior

    Interior

    Rita's Cantina - The pile of hangover nachos that were very tasty

    The pile of hangover nachos that were very tasty

    Rita's Cantina - Steak burrito

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    Steak burrito

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