Hey, Des Moines! Where are you eating this weekend? Let’s chat in the comments!
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Neato Stuff for Des Moines
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Openings, Closings, and Such
- Closing
- Wasabi Chi, the original location of the Wasabi chain, is closing. They reported their building as unsafe and unsustainable.
- Prep King Meals is closing.
- Coming Soon
- Dinner Delights will soon have a storefront in the old Curbin’ Cuisine.
- It appears Claxon’s Smokehouse and Grill, formerly in Altoona, will soon be operating out of Kitchen Spaces. I’m awaiting confirmation, but they did pass their inspection.
- So far, this is all I’ve found about The creamery.bondurant. But it is quite notably the same logo as The creamery.polk city.
- Chain News: ZaZas Pizzeria is going where the old Java Joes was. ZaZas is a regional chain with three other locations, all in Illinois.
- Now Open
- Prime and Providence is officially open in West Des Moines.
- Iron Cheese is a new prepared meal business recommended by Prep King.
- Anita’s Tacos food truck is now open.
- Carlisle has a new(ish) food truck called 2Brothers Mexican American Food. It opened in March.
- And Such
- Bernardo’s Burritos has moved and is reopening soon.
- Some potentially new businesses I’ll be researching this week:
- Temi’s Kitchen, home-based business in Clive
- Pizza Pronto, food truck
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Bits and Bobs
- Well, commenter “Frank Sobotka” was wrong about Trailside Tap no longer expanding. “Frank” apologized for the inaccurate information. I’ve been wrong many times before, and I’ll be wrong again. So, I appreciate you, “Frank.”
- Big Moe Cason released a cookbook.
- Smokey D’s ranked 99th on Yelp’s Top 100 Barbecue Spots for 2024. A thought below though . . .
WTF, Des Moines?
- As Reddit Des Moines likes to say, fuck Crow Tow. I don’t think the owner of Crow Tow knows what the word “transparency” means. Where’s Inigo Montoya when you need him?
- I grabbed lunch at a massively popular new spot that has gotten a ton of hype, and I was underwhelmed. I had all the sads, y’all. Maybe it was an off day. I’ll give them one more try because I know the chef is one of the best in town, and I’m gonna be sad if I don’t like this place.
- Has anyone eaten at Bernardo’s Burritos? I’ve literally never heard anyone mention it.
- When it comes to barbecue, I much prefer Kue’d Smokehouse.
Des Moines Drive-Thru Guide: Coming Wednesday!
Our DSM Drive-Thru Guide arrives Wednesday! It’s a comprehensive list of all the local eateries with drive-thrus. It’s for paid subscribers only! So, I just met you, but subscribe to me, maybe?
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Life in General
- Three people got cupcakes for following me on IG! What should I give away next month?
- I wanna host a cake picnic! 🍰
- The best things I ate this week included:
- My absolute favorite sandwich in the city, the Royal Bird at The Walnut. You know I’m there for the food when I can’t be bothered to take pictures.
- I also enjoyed a footlong at an Iowa Cubs game. Footlong hot dog, to be clear. In case any of you are as pervy as I am.
- Speaking of which, did you know I’m launching a new brand in September called Sexyish? It’ll house my fiction work and sex education content.
- I’m working on two posts that aren’t part of the regular rotation. They’re meaningful to me, and I hope you give them a read. They will both be (mostly) free.
- Thanks for your patience with my lateness last week. I re-learned a valuable lesson in time management and reading things as soon as I get them. Woof.
Until next week!
