My friend and I arrived around 12:30pm. It was busy but not packed. In fact we were seated relatively quickly. Our server was very personable. Friendly and attentive without being overbearing. But we didn't like his beer recommendation, lol! Their lunch special was a dinner sized breaded pork tenderloin for $8.99 with fries or chips. We decided to split the sandwich and have an order of onion rings. The O rings were wonderful. The BPT was very good, but a little over cooked. It also wasn't as flavorful as I wished. They offer pizza slices for a lunch special as well. There are several large screen TV's to watch sports. It's a much larger space that it appears to be from the outside. We come to Ankeny about once a month and am always on the look put for a good lunch. We'll be back again. read more

Stopped in for Mother's Day. We were seated immediately and our waiter was attentive. As we waited for our food, I began looking around our booth. The window blinds were filthy, dust and food all over them, two out of four sets of silverware included dirty utensils. Our food came and my patty melt was so overcooked and dry with about10 French fries, my sons cheeseburger had diced tomatoes mashed in the bun, my husbands French dip only had cheese on half and the meat was full of gristle. Not the Mother's Day I was seeking. Disappointed as we usually have been satisfied by the restaurant. . read more

Wait time is atrocious. Have been waiting an hour and a half when the place isn't even full. Food not that bad.

Noisy obnoxious place, food just average. Who wants to play music bingo when you're out eating with friends. Service was great however.

I have been going to the other place in Ankeny Iowa for a few years now. Every time I place an order I get home and the order in messed up. on 10/5/2025 I placed an order 1 grinder with mozzarella cheese I got cheese I ordered a shrimp basket with fries and ranch dressing didn't,t get the ranch dressing I also ordered fried mushrooms with ranch dressing and didn't get the ranch dressing. This happens every time I place an order there. Tonight the manager acted like I was bothering him and cut me short on the phone. If you place an order there I would check it before you leav. read more

Only been once. The ambience is ok. It's spacious and has a decent amount of screens to watch sports. Large bar. Service is ok. Food had no flavor, my partner had tots and burger while I had fries and tenders as my safe food. Everything was fully cooked just no flavor. read more

OWNER!! PLEASE READ! I have loved this place since it first opened and will find any excuse to come here but recently the service is so terrible! The last 3 times i have come i have waited over 30 minutes to just be helped. I am currently waiting for my food I ordered 40 minutes ago (nachos and a chicken wrap). I came in an hour earlier than i was going to solely bc this is an ongoing issue. People have to get to work and have appointments. I prepared with my time to accommodate but theres no excuses to make this ok. PLEASE FIX YOUR SERVING ISSUES!! being sat in the booths behind the bar just seals the fate of waiting. I am so disappointed and would come back if it improves but this needs HELP!! read more

Masked for utensils, no utensils. Ordered a house salad for side of my burger. Got croutons in a plastic container and dressing in another container...... no salad. Had it delivered so I guess I'm screwed. read more

Worst food I've had in a while, seems like they have trouble making a simple sandwich. Don't go here if you value your taste buds.

The Other Place is a sports bar located in a strip mall. Inside, the place is pretty spacious, with a lot of TVs all around showing the multiple games that were taking place on the Saturday night I was there. There are multiple tables, booths, and some long benched communal tables. We waited around 15-minutes before we got seated. We ordered some medium pizzas: The four star pizza which had pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, green peppers and mozzarella cheese. This was by-far my favorite. Buffalo chicken pizza which had Hot wing sauce and bleu cheese dressing combined with diced grilled chicken tenders & topped four cheeses. The chicken was somewhat dry, and the name/description of the pizza sounded better than what it was. Overall, service was A-OK and the experience was A-OK. It was funny, at one point the satellite feed was interrupted and they used a laptop with the NFL Network subscription, and casted on the TVs. Every few minutes there would be a warning that said the NFL Network subscription was being used in another device. BATHROOM REVIEW: Located past the DJ/AV area, the mens bathroom was A-OK. There were several urinals and stalls, so no waiting to empty your bladder here. Sit or squat? Squat. read more

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We were seated immediately, drinks brought to the table. That was the highlight. Sat there another 25 minutes and not a soul came back to the table. It was not busy at all. Got up and left. Service has always been slow but decided to give them another look. Wish it were better, will not be back. read more

The OP is my go to for gluten free pizza! It's the best I've had in a long time. When in Des Moines, I always stop. Yum!

Went here as a family on a Thursday. We were seated quickly but it took a while to be acknowledged by our server. Food was pretty good. Service was slow, but it seems like our server was pretty new. The environment is nice and staff was friendly. read more

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Awhile back hubby came home bragging about this great tenderloin that he had here. So when he mentioned going here for a week night diner I agreed so I could try it. The host was welcoming and sat us right away. Not crowded at all on a Tuesday evening. The interior is a great venue if you like tv and sports. There are TVs all around and sports playing on everyone. The waitress was quick and friendly and gave us the needed time to look over the menu and specials. I caved and ordered the fried tenderloin but asked for no bun and extra lettuce. No fries and got the cottage cheese. Hubby got the cottage cheese and a big ole burger. His burger was huge and not only had bacon but onion rings on it. I got to try and it was also very yummy. I have to admit. I loved the tenderloin. In house cut. Not hammered down. It was think and juicy. Lots of pickles and came out piping hot. I think for an everyday place this is a good choice. If you want a bar, they have that option too. I have been to the west Des Moines location too, but they are about the same. I'll be back for their tenderloin. read more

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Very nice lunch atmosphere and food was great. I had the Chicken and shrimp platter with fries.

My original review was only 3 stars bc what sports bar doesn't have mimosas??? BUT now the OP does in fact serve them & it's moved to the top of my list for a great place to watch Sunday football & enjoy a mimosa! As an added bonus, I've had the best service every time as well! read more

Would have been 5 stars but the hostess wouldn't seat us or the people ahead of us because "I'd have to clean them off first." We ended up telling her we would wait for them to be cleaned. read more

Absolutely terrible. I ordered a Cajun chicken pepper jack wrap, I asked for no tomatoes and it seemed as they added more than regular. The cheese looks as if it's been in the fridge for about a eeek after being made, it's hard and has a glue texture. The "Cajun chicken" is burnt and not even that it's the fact that there were three little 1x1 chicken chunks wrapped in a pound of lettuce and tortilla. Not good and never again. read more

Very good experience! I had the quesadilla and my husband had the ham sub with fries and all of it was excellent. The waiter was attentive, but not annoying. The ambience was really nice. Definitely, going back! read more

First timer, stopped in for dinner on Sunday. The service was not bad, but the food was. The chips and trio dip were disappointing...chips all broken and oily. But the pizza was the more disappointing. I do not recommend unless you favor crust over pizza. $50 later and learned a lesson. read more

What a nice addition to the Ankeny area. Happy hour specials is what got me in the door. I tried the special, tenderloin that came hot and with all the fixings as requested. I opted for cottage cheese instead of the fries and had a very nice meal. I would recommend this to others as I will return for more visits like this. read more

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Food is meh, beer was cold. Bartender was okay, couldn't handle tables plus bar. Food took way too long (25 minute ticket on a salad and a quesadilla). Quesadilla was luke warm, sour cream was warm, no salsa. Ranch was good, tasted homemade. Salad was good, but nothing special. Hard to make a salad special though, no real complaints here. read more

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Love this place. Great menu. Reasonable prices. Great service. Our server busted her behind with a huge crowd and a long day. Only down side is the folks in black and gold who generally ruin the atmosphere anywhere. read more

We went here for dinner and were seated right away with a party of 6. The place was busy, but not crazy. Lots of TVs to watch college football. We started off with cheesy bread sticks and onion rings. The cheesy breaks were very good, the marinara sauce very thick. The onion rings were crazy good. I don't know what the battery is that they used; but, it was the best I've ever had. Note that I don't eat a lot of onion rings; but, like to try them different places. I would return for these rings. My husband and I shared a 9" taco pizza and chicken Alfredo. The taco pizza was okay; the taco sauce made it much better. The chicken Alfredo was very good. I wasn't sure how it would turn out given I was in a sports bar. But, I would definitely get this dish again. I had an Arnold Palmer that was very good. read more

I've been to The Other Place in Waverly and in Evansdale and both were VERY good, so I was very excited when one of my coworkers said that we meet at the one in Ankeny. Unfortunately, this one left a lot to be desired. There are a lot of TVs and plenty of cold beers on draft but their food sucked and it just seemed dirty. I'm definitely not in a hurry to go back here anytime soon. read more

Great spot to watch some sports and grab a pizza (or other food). Pizza is good. Their house made ranch is to die for. If you've been to the original on UNI campus, I'd recommend asking for the twisty breadsticks (not on the menu). read more

We, as a family, enjoy this place! Great atmosphere, good place to watch sports! Great food and super friendly staff!!

We went to the OP last night for supper. When we walked in we were expecting it to be freezing like it usually is, but it was as hot in there as it was outside! Our waiter said if we left he would've offended because several others had done so! I asked Matt if he wanted to stay or go and he opted to stay. We ordered our food (a side salad, chicken strips and fries for me and the Super Sub and onion rings for Matt). Our food did not take long to arrive and it was piping hot! As we ate, I was getting really warm. And if I think it's warm, it has to be stifling to others. Our waiter told us the entire strip mall is getting a new HVAC system in a couple weeks, which will be really nice for everyone. We ate our delicious food, boxed up leftovers and came home. We love the OP!! read more

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Always a good trip ttys the OP!!!!! I absolutely love their homemade appetizers amazing!!!!!! The pizza muy bonito!!!!! But that lunch menu is my fav!!!!! Smothered burrito is phenomenal!!!!!!! Only sad thing is they won't make it at dinner, rather disappointing... that's why they only get 4 stars from me!!!!! read more

We ate their last night. Huge mistake. Our waiter was horrible. Didn't check on us. We had to hunt him down. We had no napkins, even though we asked for some. Why would you need to ask for napkins in the first place? Had to ask for refills. Asked for lemon in my water. Got no lemon. My and my daughter in laws salads were wrong and it took 45 minutes to get our food and they were not busy. My salad was not worth the $11 charged. I thought I learned my lesson going to the one in Ankeny. I have now. read more

Nice selection of beers to go with a decent bar menu. Plenty of TV's to watch your favorite teams. The staff is friendly and service is fast. I will definitely stop in again next time in town. read more

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Pleasantly surprised by the quality of food here. I anticipate standard bar food but everything I saw come out of kitchen was much better than that. The onion rings were delicious and appeared to be hand battered. Mozzarella sticks were also very good and large in size. The salads used a very fresh green mix that looked delicious and the sandwiches and burgers all came out toasty and well put together. The french fries were phenomenal and the ranch is pretty good too. The only thing I would improve was speed of service and ticket times. We stopped in for a work lunch, so time was of the essence, and it seemed to take a long time to get our food. This could be a downfall if you are on a time crunch. Great job to chefs and whoever orders the food because it was delicious. I will definitely go back. read more

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We came with 3 people on a busy night no problem. The wait time was an hour so I needed to make a call to one of the people in our group to see if they'd be willing to wait. I came back up to the counter to put our name in, & 4 different people were helped that just walked in before me. Once we got our name in, we went out to the car to wait for a call that our table was ready. Just about when the hour was up, we came back in & sat down to wait. We were asked if we'd been helped & i mentioned we were just waiting & had been on the list for the past hour. Based on how all the workers reacted, we should've been called earlier than we were. They weren't sure with each other that we even got on the list to begin & sat us almost immediatly. If i hadn't said anything, i don't know that i would've even got called. Service was alright, our waitress wasn't understanding one of our orders. Pretty simple. We wanted the cajan chicken wrap, but we wanted the wrap itself to be the chedder jalepano offered on the buffelo wrap. They also charge extra for sauce. For a wrap & fries, a tiny cup of ranch will not be enough for all that but having to pay additonal for sauce is kind of ridiculous for a bar style resturant. Its overall okay. read more

AC NOT WORKING!! Had to leave without eating. I have asthma and couldn't breathe! It was 95 degrees in the bar!!! Bartender was sympathetic. AC HAS NOT WORKED FOR 3 WEEKS!!!!!!!! Landlord, DENNY ELWELL, you should be ashamed to take their rent money when you won't fix the AC in the heat of the summer. Cooks, Servers, bartenders, hosts, etc. deserve better working conditions. Service was amazing. We know the food is some of the best as we are regulars. So sorry OP staff. read more

The OP has some great pizza. This was our 2nd time trying to come here. 1st time it was so packed, you could barely hear yourself think or talk and super crowded. So we came back on a calmer night and enjoyed ourselves. We sat at the bar area on a Saturday night, they have plenty of TV's so you can watch almost any sports you want too. The service was decent. The pizza is what is worth getting here. It's a thin crust and comes out crisp and tasty. We got a 12" easily enough for 2 people. The OP has a lively atmosphere. Overall I think this is a great addition to Ankeny. read more

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Have been to many OPs around the state, and this one is very similar to the others. Actually, I believe much of it was brought down when they closed the Ames location. Food is good, and pizza is excellent. I do wish they would make their Philly Steak the same way the one in Clear Lake does, but overall it is pretty good and I will likely be there many many times. I do hope the put up a bunch of UNI decor on this one. Would be nice for UNI fans to have a place in Ankeny for game days, and hope they will stream Panther games!!!! read more

Food is never very good when I go. I always want to give it another chance but have and won't be back. Service isn't very good either.

I've loved every other place I've ever stepped in. Their pizza is excellent, great place to watch the game, and of course get some beers. Recommend stopping in to watch football. read more

Waited 1 hour 29 minutes for my carry out order the pizza was not only cold but the wrong pizza. Worst take out experience I've ever had. I'm not eating here again. read more

A good choice for lunch or dinner. We order take-out quite often as we work next door. Everything we've tried has been delicious. Their hand-breaded chicken tenders and mushrooms are excellent, as are their pizzas. My only complaint is that they forget parts of our order on occasion, which is annoying, but not the end of the world because they are so close. read more