First time trying out Bubba's. We ordered:…read more Southern bread basket comes with butter and jam Coffee with cream and sugar Smoke chicken salad Crab cake Benedict with hash browns. Server and host were friendly and wonderful. Atmosphere was beautiful with natural lighting allowed in. Food came out fast and was hot. I liked the intense flavor for the crab cake Benedict. It was super filling and the egg was just cooked perfectly. We would come again!

A Southern-style restaurant with Southern-inspired food…read more We started with the fried green tomatoes and my only recommendation would be to use cornmeal to make it a true Southern taste. All I could taste was the breading which seemed like a very bland option to showcase the tomatoes. I had the red beans and rice and my Husband had mac & cheese, Brussels sprouts, and an open-faced sandwich. He wished the sauce they used on the sandwich had been a little less so he could've enjoyed what was underneath all of it. For dessert, we had a Coca-Cola cake. It was moist and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

If you're driving through West Des Moines, make a stop at Waterfront Seafood Market!…read moreWhat makes this place so unique is that it's both a seafood market and a restaurant, so you're getting some of the freshest seafood you'll find in the Midwest! We ordered sushi, clam chowder, boiled shrimp, and one of their daily specials. Everything tasted fresh, and there were so many options on the menu that we'd happily come back to try more! It's just outside of downtown Des Moines, making it a great stop on your way into or out of the city. If you're craving seafood while you're in Iowa, I'd definitely recommend adding this one to your list!

The food was outstanding. We had a little bit of everything. The one problem was not enough room…read moreto enjoy it all. Sadly, we will have to return again to try the things we didn't get to try? Staff did an excellent job. Danielle took care of our group of five. She was on top of our service needs. Great with sharing recommendations.

I'm so glad Waterfront is here. The food is always good, the staff is attentive without being…read moreintrusive and the prices are fair for seafood in the Midwest.

Thankful for a friend's recommendation, as a recent lunch visit was solid good…read more Plenty of parking, spacious interior, and good customer service. Loved my Jerk Tilapia and veggies. Delicious meal, well priced. They have daily specials also. I'll be back.

15 years ago, I found a place to replace my bagel joint that met my needs and far exceeded my…read moreexpectations! Let me just start with Jenny the best bartender in the world!... I have never felt more at home and never been more pleased with an establishment as I have been with Louie's'. I could go on and on, but my only true compliment is towards Jenny who made my life a better place in the last 15 years thank you so much. I don't know how I'm gonna do it without you!

*CELIAC / GLUTEN FREE REVIEW…read more SO many GF or GF-modified options available! They have a safe fryer, with most fried things being naturally GF or made with rice flour. Servers are also very knowledgeable and can mark the order as an allergy. we got the happy hour cheese curds and the carnitas tacos (they weren't marked GF but our waiter said it was a typo and they actually are!) both were SO good and definitely worth the stop. During this time of year they have live music on Wednesdays and Sundays, and it's a nice venue :) I did not get sick!

First off, hats off to the chef! The food is amazing! It's spiced, cooked well, all the meat is…read moretender and soft, cooked perfectly! Each dish was great! The fufu is soft, perfectly sticky, and smooth. The palm butter soup, savory, rich, spiced, and the chicken with it is tender soft and falls off the bone! The fried fish! Crispy outside and tender flaky meat! It was perfection. Not spicy and not too salty! The brown rice was amazing too! Soft fluffy grains of rice that is blackened seasoned! Will definitely come again!

I ordered takeout so I cannot comment too much on service. But, the limited interaction I had was…read morevery friendly. A gentleman asked what I ordered, checked with the kitchen and notified me of their progress. Location was cute inside -- parking can be found in the back. I ordered the attieke platter and palava sauce with fufu. I loved the sauce they gave with the platters (it's like a savory spicy sauce, not very spicy though). The attieke platter came with WAY too much attiéké, needs more of the other items to help balance it out (attieke was similar to couscous). The palace sauce dish was flavorful and tasty. Looking forward to trying their other dishes.

Yummy comfort foods, homemade cinnamon rolls, great coffee, friendly service, traditional country…read morediner

4.4* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 5*…read more Service: 4* Would I go back / Recommend?: 5* (Definitely) Total check/person: $28 10/03/2026 While this has been one of our favorite stops downtown and tonight was an extra value with my Birthday coupon, the experience was not quite as good as we've come to expect. Before we tasted our food, a number of other little things were noticeable: it was quite loud (admittedly it was at least 2/3rds full when we arrived), the service was slow (took almost 15 minutes to get our drinks) and Shrinkflation seems to have hit the portion size (especially noticeable on the Shrimp & Grits). With that said, let's move on to the important part - the food itself. We started by sampling the $3 Mimosas (all 3 flavors shown in the picture below). Since my wife had already started eating her Shrimp & Grits and we had several previous pictures of it, I'll focus only on my meal for this review. I ordered the Grilled Harvest Chicken (see picture) with my chosen sides of Green Beans w/ Bacon (see picture) and Creamy Kale Slaw (see picture). The beans, kale slaw and sauce on the chicken were all quite delicious...but I was quite disappointed with the chicken breasts themselves. They were thin, dry and tough with not much flavor (really needed the sauce for some moisture). While I didn't notice it myself, my wife thought the chicken tasted like fish (did notice an appetizer menu mention that it shared a fryer with shellfish, so guess it is possible the chicken did also). The good news is that the experience definitely ended on a high note - as the Cinnamon Bun Pecan Cheesecake (see picture) was absolutely delicious! I would definitely recommend a piece of it before you leave on your next visit!

We arrived with a group of three for lunch on a Wednesday. It was not busy, maybe 1/8 of the table…read moreoccupied. Tables and restaurant was clean. Service was friendly and fine overall. Everything just seemed to take longer than necessary. We stood at the front maybe 10 minutes before anyone came to seat us and food took even longer, around 25 minutes (figuring out our order maybe took ten). I parked the meter for an hour and had to go refill. I ordered the Grilled Harvest Chicken. There is a creamy tomato pasta used to coat the chicken breasts. The cuts were good overall. This dish also includes two sides. I got the fried okra and goat cheese grits. Fried okra was good, around thirty percent breading that makes a nice savory balance. The grits were creamy and smooth. I think I would come again if I was looking for heavy southern. There were a lot of classic options to choose from that I could not try this time around. Though I would still be concerned with the wait involved.

One of the best places I've tried in Des Moines , No lie . Potato salad ; most flavorful potato…read moresalad I've tried , Jerk chicken; cooked to perfection , tender and once again flavorful. Mac and cheese didn't disappoint either . Everything was perfect and it's very affordable for the amount that you get and not too forget everything was fresh too . I would recommend this place 150*

Excellent food. The bbq is delicious. I'm gonna try the catfish next visit…read more The personal is very nice and friendly. Made me feel very much at home

Huge YMCA right in the heart of downtown. Parking was easy, right out front but also has a garage…read morefor $1/hr. The facility was massive. Lap pools, racket ball courts, track, 2 basketball courts and tons of equipment. Basketball court did get heavily occupied and definitely a rougher group to play against, but steer clear of that and you'll be fine.

The entrance definitely blends into the feel and look of being downtown. I ended up parking on the…read morestreet and paying the virtual meter because I wasn't sure if they had designated parking but I think there is a parking garage. The welcome desk staff were friendly and greeting people/members as they came in. There are brochures about various programs at the desk as well. I was here to get signed up for an Above & Beyond Cancer class and am really excited about the number of activities available.