Des Moines, if you own a brodozer and you gun your engine in residential areas, you are not my peeps.
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Des Moines Openings, Closings, and Such
- Closed/Closing
- Back in February, Ruby B’s Kitchen and Catering closed their Fleur location. They are still catering.
- Normally, I don’t cover bars, but Hull Avenue Tavern was ancient for a bar.
- Chain news
- The downtown Kum & Go is closing. That one’s solely a convenience store, no gas. Oh, Kum & Go. You will be missed.
- Chippy’s, a British food and gift shop with a location in Ankeny, is closing said location.
- Now Open
- Rok the Wok food truck is now rolling.
- Coming Soon
- Gossip Tea and Coffee in Waukee opens Friday, March 29th.
- Yet another Wasabis is opening. This will be in WDM next to the second location of Home Sweet Cone.
- Bubbies BBQ will open in Ankeny soon.
- I mentioned Zavy Kitchen last week. It is brought to us by the folks at Pho Real.
- Indianola’s Sauced Up is opening a second location, this time in Altoona.
- Bits and Bobs
- The incomparable Karla Walsh wrote about Palm’s Caribbean Cuisine, and it reminds me that I need to try them.
- My review of Tullpa Restaurant is now available on Wini’s Food Stories!
- Filet Steakhouse in Ankeny will start serving lunch on March 19th.
- In what has to be one of my bigger fails, I saw a place called Comida Corrida Mexicana somewhere, but now I have zero recollection of where, and I can’t find it in Google Maps. Did I imagine this?!
- Food trucks are gearing up for the season, so keep an eye out for your favorite mobile munchies and all the new ones out there!
- Chain news: Honestly, we’re gonna need these Daylight Saving Time deals considering most of us are already exhausted from reality in general.
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Joyful Things
- Gems, Guides, and Goodies is coming in April!
- This hilarious AI image of Des Moines.
- I live for these Reddit posts about what DSM needs.
- In an effort to simplify my life, Things That Bring Me Joy is being absorbed into this weekly post.
- Want to properly mourn and memorialize Kum & Go? The uncensored version of these t-shirts will drop within the next two weeks. I’m SUPER excited about these!
WTF, Des Moines?
- Ah, Ed Allen. Just stop. Seriously, sit in jail for a bit and think about how to improve your situation.
Things That Bring Me Joy
- Becoming an affiliate for WTF Notebooks because notebooks and swearing, y’all
- Reading a romance novel from the 1980s. It’s offensive and such a cliché. But it’s fun! (Actually, don’t buy that. If you want it, I’ll give you my copy.)
- Going to Dairy Zone on opening day and being treated to a mini-car show
- Finding this ancient artifact in my car
