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    Hitchin Post Grill

    4.0 (41 reviews)
    InexpensiveNew American
    Closed 3:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Divey
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Large breaded tenderloin with fries and a side of chili and cheese sauce.
    Dan T.

    We stopped by The Hitchin Post for lunch today. It's been a while since I've been that way too, but we made an extended day trip today through some of rural Iowa. Warren, Clarke, Madison, Adair, and Dallas Counties... It was on the route. The place hasn't changed much. It still has that old school feel. Same combinations of booths and low tops in the dining room area. It looks like they've updated their ordering and point of sale system. I'll tell you what though... If you don't care about the decor and you just want a good no frills breakfast and comfort food for lunch and dinner... This is a stop for you. I went with the large breaded tenderloin, fries, and a side of chili and cheese sauce. I wanted a chili and cheese tenderloin and that's how I accomplished it. Heather went with the chili dog and cottage cheese as her side. With two lemonades our total was $29 and change before tip. The sides of chili and cheese sauce were about $5, but sometimes you want what you want...and it's worth paying for. The picture doesn't really do the tenderloin justice. If I spread my fingers wide my hand would only cover about 3/4 of it. Heather's dog was a large all beef hot dog smothered in chili and cheese. Everything was cooked perfectly. Our server was new. She'd been there only three days, but she did a great job. She had a more tenured server (or maybe a manager) shadowing her. Both ladies checked on us multiple times and we left to complete the rest of our trip full and happy.

    Pancakes

    I went to the Hitchin post grill with my family and had nothing but a great time. First off the breakfast food here is flat out amazing. This place is a hidden jem!! I got the pancakes and sausage breakfast pizza. The pizza was so good I over ate and had none left. The pancakes were very light and fluffy with great syrup. This place is old but great and has very cool people around it. The service here was very solid too they didn't mess anything up and were very quick with thing and gave us the perfect amount of time and a good experience!!

    chicken fried steak, hashbrowns with onions.
    Kris S.

    We went here for brunch late Saturday morning. it was 11:40. I was really wanting lunch, but they didn't start serving that until noon, so I ordered the chicken fried steak with hashbrowns with onions on top. it was good. service was good, polite and efficient.

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    Andrea T.

    A neighbor of ours told us about this place and said they had great food, whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. So, we decided we needed to try it and see for ourselves. To most, this place in "out in the boondocks" but it's only ten miles from our house, just down I-35. It's not the most eye catching place but I found it charming. The inside is comprised of two areas, the bar and the dining room. The bar seems to be larger than the dining room. If I recall correctly, there are nine total tables in the dining room (three of them booths) and a salad bar. So not a ton of room. The decor is mostly horses which thrilled our toddler. All of the tables were full around 6:00 pm, then they emptied and were full again by 7:30 pm. We were there for both, part of the joy of having a slow eating child! The menu is comprised of lots of homemade goodness! Everything from fried chicken to meatloaf to pizza. I opted for the Hot Tenderloin which is bread, deep fried tenderloin, REAL mashed potatoes (made with red potatoes), and gravy (brown or country). My husband had the four piece fried chicken with steak fries (also came with a salad and bread). We ordered the kid's spaghetti for our daughter. The salad was of good size and had green peppers, onion, cheese, and a pepper. My husband really enjoyed his fried chicken and even ranked it as the second best he's had in the Des Moines area! My tenderloin was a bit dryer than I prefer. I did get the gravy on the side and dipped it in. In hindsight, maybe I should have had it smothered and not on the side. Our daughter didn't eat much of her spaghetti but I enjoyed it the next day for lunch. The staff was so friendly! Our waitress was so willing to do anything to help us with our daughter. She offered to put her sippy cup through the dishwasher and although we declined, it was a nice gesture. The prices are reasonable. For the three meals we paid $26 before tip. I'm sure we'll be back!

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    Had breakfast this morning and it was delicious. Server was excellent. Just a little pricey for small town restaurants.

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    Great food. Great price. We definitely plan to stop by here again the next time we travel through Iowa

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    Made a quick lunch stop off the highway. Great spot, quick and friendly service- good food.

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    Great Sunday Funday Brunch! Definitely worth the short drive! Excellent service! Excellent food!

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    Had the chicken fried steak.... it was great! Also, the dinner salad and mashed potatoes were great (I love when they use red potatoes!!)

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    Good standard diner fare. Reasonably priced and tasty! Don't let the outside appearance deter you.

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