Ordered my all time southern favorite- biscuits and gravy - the gravy was smooth and creamy with nice small chunks of sausage, but the bottom of the flat biscuits hard - reminded me when my mom would have them set out a while. The bacon was fried hard if you like it that way, yet tasty. The wait staff was very welcoming to their neighborhood regular seniors whom seemed to enjoy their daily meal of choice, in the small nondescript atmosphere. The sign on the door ( caught my eye) about the high prices of eggs forcing them to charge the extra .50 cents per egg is even more reason why we should support our local small scale cafes especially places where neighbors seem to love to conjugate. read more

My husband I love little cafes, so we had to stop here on our way through. The staff were very friendly and attentive. We ordered coffees and water, too bad no french vanilla, but the coffee was good! I ordered the pancake platter with bacon. My husband the B & G with 2 eggs over easy and some sausage links. They did not disappoint. Food was good, portions were huge. Next time I have to remember to do just a half order. The place was packed, but noise level was alright, you can carry a conversation. read more

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Very diner-y vibe. Sitting at the counter enhanced that experience, despite being in a strip mall. It was quite busy around 10am on a Sunday. Clearly a popular choice. I chose the pancake platter which includes 2 eggs and 2 slices of bacon (eggs your way and meat options are available). It was HUGE. Seriously, way to much for one human to eat. They had a half order and when my eyes had stopped bugging out over the size of my meal, I was wishing I had chosen the half order. The pancakes were fluffy. Scrambled eggs were good. Bacon had a great flavor. Only reason I didn't rate a five was that Husband had asked for extra crispy hashbrowns, and they definitely were not. Service was great. Overall, a very good experience. read more

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My daughter & I are here for a tournament and we wanted a late breakfast. We enjoyed our meal . We had the blueberry pancakes platter and thank you for the server telling me that they are huge- I then requested them to be smaller and I still could not finish them . Coffee was great, the staff was attentive filling my cup. We will be back as we have 3 days of basketball tournament. read more

Went for a Saturday breakfast while having my oil changed near by. The service was prompt, the waitress helped my indecisive friend with her breakfast choice, which is always nice when you can't decide. The chicken fried steak is good, sausage gravy on top. Definitely a staple breakfast spot, good quick service, good food, fast payment and get you on your way. They are clearly known and appreciated for this, as the place stayed busy and they quickly turned over tables (without ever feeling rushed) read more

The food is always hot and fresh. This place is always busy, but we always receive good service. It's always very clean. I use the restroom in this visit and it was spotless. Things moved along fairly quickly and I would definitely recommend this place. I don't know about the other food I just know about the breakfast there and it is amazing. I'm sure the rest of the menu is just as phenomenal. read more

100th St Corner Cafe - Hash brown skillet - Cafes Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

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Friendly and efficient staff. Great food for the prices. Staff always make sure your food is prepared to your satisfaction. Fun place to go.

Perfect place for and awesome meal and Great service. Good old fashioned home cooking with a Great staff

Everything was tasty and the service was great. There were a lot of customers but they have plenty of tables .

Great food and service was great. This is my new breakfast place when visiting Des Moines.

I'm so upset I didn't take a picture before eating, but we were starving! The food was delicious, service was great, being greeted when walking in & getting to choose a table of your choice just gives a 'home' feel. Shamus & his staff are amazing! If your looking for a good home cooked breakfast like grandma used to make, take a trip to this gem! You won't be disappointed. read more

The food and service is great... we love to have breakfast here!! Very reasonably priced and very good!!

Seated immediately upon arrival on a Sunday morning. Staff was quick to say hello and take our drink orders. We had great service with regular drink refills, and our waitress gave us a heads up on the busy kitchen so we ordered a delicious cinnamon roll for the table appetizer. Our food came out hot and fresh, just as ordered. It was tasty-from the chocolate chip pancakes and waffles to the omelettes and breakfast sandwich. We will be back! read more

100th St Corner Cafe - Breakfast sandwich - Cafes Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

We had Sunday brunch. They were really busy. The food and service were both good we will definitely go back.

Good atmosphere, great food with large portions. Staff is very attentive. I like the skillets. Pancakes are also very good.

I thought the service fee was a bit of an ambush. Quietly trying to charge more money. Now I know.

Love their breakfasts! Tasty and quick, best breakfast place in town! My mother in law wanted to visit several times while visiting because she loved the food so much. Good Iowa Food! read more

When out of town, I always want to find a local joint for breakfast. This place did not disappoint! My kids had the cinnamon rolls, which were enormous. The wife sampled the breakfast burrito, full of delicious eggs and meat. For me, I got the large breakfast plate; complete with to 3 scrambled eggs, 3 crispy slices of bacon, a generous helping of hash browns cooked perfectly, 2 slices of toast and a side of sausage gravy to top it off. I recommend this to anyone that wants a delicious, Midwest breakfast. read more

100th St Corner Cafe - a plate of breakfast food - Cafes Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

Delicious and a perfect place to gather with friends and family. The hashbrowns are a plenty.

Food was below average. Nothing to rave about. Service didn't seem eager to serve at all. The bathrooms and kitchen are filthy.

First time here. Seating is a combination of tables, a few booths, and a counter. No high tops. Pretty busy on a Friday morning at 930ish AM, but there were a few open tables. There was a "Please be seated" sign in the entry. We made our way to a table. We were greeted within a minute or two and our drink orders were taken. Pretty straight forward breakfast and lunch menus on the table... We looked over the menu while we were waiting for our drinks and were ready to order when they arrived. I knew our server from the church I attend... So service was spectacular. I didn't know she worked there...it was just a nice surprise. :) I ordered the chicken fried steak and eggs and Heather ordered a breakfast combo. With coffee and a drink it was $24.81 before tip. The food was excellent. Obviously home cooked and not nuked in the back. The two steak medallions threw me off at first, but they were fried perfectly. Having two pretty much doubled the crunch factor with double the "edge." Eggs came just as ordered. The hashbrowns were nicely cooked...browned and crispy. Couldn't have been any better. I'm a pepper guy so ignore it in my pictures. It was added by me after the food arrived. Our server checked on us several times and our glasses never hit empty. Your server brings you your bill at the table and you pay at the counter near the entrance. I didn't pay as much attention to the receipt as I should have (other than the total), but a sign on the counter indicated they charge a 3% surcharge on all sales and discount that 3% if you pay with cash. Like it or not it's becoming more common. Great service, excellent food, fairly priced. Definitely worth returning. read more

100th St Corner Cafe - Chicken fried steak and eggs. - Cafes Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

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This place is a new favorite of mine for breakfast! Took husband and baby for breakfast on a Saturday around 8:30 and we were seated right away. The service was perfect and the atmosphere is very relaxed. Large portion sizes, especially for the price. Food was comparable to PerKup or Cozy Cafe in town. read more

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An unassuming yet wonderful cafe/diner located among other shops in a strip of businesses. While traveling across country we were looking for a place to get breakfast around lunch time. This cafe is where we ended up going and we were glad we did. The staff was friendly, in that warm way you would want when visiting family. The restaurant was clean and while it was busy there were plenty of tables free and we seated ourselves without hassle. The menu had all the items you would want from a breakfast menu. We ordered the biscuits and gravy, a side of bacon and a kid's French toast. The food took an appropriate amount of time for fresh made plates. The full biscuits and gravy was 4 biscuit halves smothered in excellent sausage gravy. The bacon was cooked to perfection crisp, yet juicy, salty and savory. Really wonderful stuff and it hit the spot after having been on the road and suffering through fast food on the turn pikes. The French toast was also perfect. The coffee hot and fresh and the price affordable and reasonable. If I'm back in the area I will seek out this fine establishment again and will not hesitate to recommend it to any friends or family traveling this way. If your local and haven't tried it don't wait, get yourself over there and have some great food in a friendly spot. Your missing out if you don't. read more

My gorgeous wife brought me here for breakfast this Saturday afternoon. What a nice treat. First they had the Iowa Hawkeye Football game on! It's seat yourself. The place had a steady crowd with several rooms which was nice if you wanted somewhere quiet to sit. I started off with a coffee and it's a very large cup. Nothing special about the coffee. The food is reasonably priced for the portion. I choose the breakfast burrito with an extra item and choose the hashbrowns. The burrito is average size and contains sausage, ham, bacon, hashbrowns, eggs, cheese, green pepper, and onion. I thought it was excellent with good quality ingredients. Seamed like they use Pace Salsa which is OK. There was plenty of everything in the burrito with a nice soft shell. An eggcellent start to the day. The hashbrowns were very good, nice and crispy. I definitely want to try them again without cheese. The menu has lots of options and I look forward to going back and trying different things. The place has a steady stream of local customers. The staff were very friendly and made you feel welcome. I will definitely be back if in the neighborhood. read more

100th St Corner Cafe - Coffee - Cafes Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

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If you looking for that great diner experience.. you know the one where seniors are eating lunch at 10 am or the hangover crowd is eating breakfast at 2 pm this is your new hot spot! No where near a corner, the Corner Cafe has that strait out of the past vibe with smiles from ever staff member, giant portions of grandma style comfort food, and some of the best diner coffee in town, which this serve in giant coffee mugs! Heck they even have free wi-fi so it ain't all old school here! Yesterday was my first time, but I could see myself being a regular here if it was actually just around the corner! read more

100th St Corner Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

This cafe took me back in time! The food was outstanding, we had the breakfast special, blueberry waffles, and a breakfast burrito. All of the food was amazing, and the service was on point. We felt welcomed and very well taken care of, just like the diners of my past. We will be making 100th St Corner Cafe one of our regular stops!! read more

I have eaten here three times now, and I have enjoyed my breakfast every single time. The service is fun, friendly, and consistent from the time you walk in the door until the moment you cash out. I usually have the breakfast special which always turned out great with perfect scrambled eggs and all the fixings. Coffee is excellent to go with it. One of these days, I'm going to try one of those ginormous pancakes I keep seeing other people enjoy. Stop in for a great meal with an even better staff that delivers every time! read more

Awesome breakfast, brunch, lunch cafe! The packed house gave it away on how popular this place is. I ordered the 1/2 order (it was huge!) blueberry pancake, comes with 1 egg and 1 meat of choice. Tip: the full order comes with two eggs and two meats of choice. Holy buckets--I would have gone over my eating limit if I got the full order. I don't normally like pancakes but I read the reviews and asked the server what was popular and I had to get this cafe favorite. Glad I did! It was delish! I may be changing my mind on pancakes. Pancake was cooked just right, with the right fluff and nice, fresh, large blueberries. My H ordered the omelet and customized it with three meats and cheese. He loved it. At the end of our brunch my husband fully enjoyed his meal and experience. It is not typical for him to say he likes a place or not. He usually is indifferent. So for him to express that he fully enjoyed this cafe and he would like to come back is a huge deal. We visited on a Saturday brunch hour- 10:00 am. It was packed and we were lucky to get a booth spot right away. We were immediately served. Great service. There were plenty of servers there. We checked out at the front after our meal and the co-owner served us. Great service, attitude, and can tell he enjoys people. Atmosphere is a little loud since it gets packed. Nicely spaced tables but because this place is popular you get a lot of voices around you. My H and I were still able to have nice comfortable conversations without it being over powering though. Definitely a place that regulars like to hang out. We spent $20 total for 2 dishes, ice tea, and orange juice. Tax and tip. I recommend because of the wonderful food and service. read more

100th St Corner Cafe - GIANT Blueberry pancake with scrambled egg and sausage - Cafes Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

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The Corner Cafe is the quintessential Main Street diner, small, spotless and friendly. My best pal and I dropped in for lunch, and I felt like I was transported back about 55 years. The hot roast beef sandwich was exactly what I remembered from my favorite lunch spots in Nevada (Iowa), Ames and Marshalltown. And our young waitress (probably the youngest person in the place) was attentive and cordial, certainly deserving the tips we gave her. I noticed a few reviews that complained about the coffee. I think those writers were accustomed to weak coffee that you can see through. For me, it hit the spot, as good and strong as what my wife and I make at home. The only drawback I found was that the table knife was the kind that Grandma called a butter knife. It had no cutting edge to slice that wonderful roast beef. Finally, I must mention that the breakfast menu is very tempting. I have to try it the next time. And there certainly will be a next time for me. read more

The service wasn't very nice, super loud and echoing. Not the best biscuits and gravy. Portions were really small for a full size order. Won't be going back again. read more

We came in for breakfast. The atmosphere is pleasant and clean. The service is fast and efficient. A+

The food and drink portions were incredibly small and the steak looked gray in color. There was an added service fee already put on my bill for only 4 people. It was nice they let us sit where we wanted but the food and portions were the biggest downside to this restaurant. read more

Excellent breakfast. We found this on telp. Everyone complained as we navigated here from the hotel. The short trip was well worth it. We had to wait about 10 minutes to get seated. A local came in and said it was the first time she ever had to wait, and she was about 80 years old. Food was great and the meal 34.48 before tip, for four meals. Only complaint was the hash browns lacked flavor, but the pancake was one of the best I've ever tasted. Good value, and friendly people. read more

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Amazing food, service is always great! Have never had any issues here and come back all the time.

Corner cafe, "we're nowhere near a corner." Stopped here on a whim for breakfast with my son. We we're seated right away and a waitress came to get our drink order. They have bar seating and table seating, and what looked like a private room. Menus are already on the table which was very convenient! I took some time to look at the menu which consists of breakfast and lunch. The prices are fair and the portions were good. Food made to order so it takes time which is good! Ended up just getting the basic breakfast plate with a biscuit instead of toast and a side of gravy. Coffee was good, service was good. We will be back with the hubby. Pay up at the front when you're ready to leave. read more

100th St Corner Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

We had the Thursday special of chicken and noodles. Comes with a side salad and a roll or garlic bread. Food was very good. The tables are not setup for social distancing and staff are not wearing masks. For this reason, we will not go back during the COVID epidemic. read more

This is a no-nonsense, non-descript plaza diner that serves up hefty portions of breakfast items with (thankfully) half portion options. I've been here a few times on different days of the week. And the consistent theme I recognized is that the clientele is of the more... Uh... Golden aged (like the Golden Girls) demographic. Not a good/bad thing, just an observation. My guess is this place has a lot of "regulars" who frequent the booths and tables. Anyway, the food and coffee are decent. Interestingly, the eggs benedict menu item is cheaper than most of their other breakfast selections. The servers are attentive and the wait time for food is fast. All in all, I can't think of anything extraordinary about this place, but I get the food and service I'd expect from a well-run diner. And I think that's a positive quality in and of itself. read more

I love this place. Always grab a seat at the counter and receive great service. They are short staffed often but rock it every time. Last time, I had to wait a little longer due to a miscommunication. The owner bought my breakfast. They are just awesome and the food is always perfect. read more

Great breakfast place ! Get yourself a huge pancake with strawberries and whip cream for 3.99! Order some delicious hash browns with your cake! My fiancée loves the waffles here ! Top it off with fruit and whip cream if you want ! Good coffee and great prices! This is our go to breakfast stop in the Des Moines area ! read more

100th St Corner Cafe - 1 Pancake, large order of hash browns , waffle , half order bisquit n gravy and bacon! - Cafes Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

Sunday morning 9AM, I want breakfast and I want to try something we've never had before. When we walked in we releaized we were very close to the youngest people there and we aren't young. the other thing that stood out was all the staff. They must be doing something right to have that much staff at one time. I was torn between Abbie's hashbrowns and chicken fried steak. My husband made it work. he got the chicken fried steak and I got the hashbrowns. Mine was good, the only complaint would be they were skimpy on the toppings. The chicken fried steak was interesting. Two round circles. The breading was pretty greasy tasting. It's just not what I was expecting. service was good. it appears they don't give straws unless asked for. Sorry, I like a straw, I'm thirsty. Over all a good experience. It wasn't quite full while we were there but can imagine that when church gets out, it will be packed. Bathroom was in decent shape. Discount for paying cash. read more

100th St Corner Cafe - Abbie's Hashbrowns - Cafes Near Me - Urbandale, Iowa

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