I'm so glad we stumbled upon Hot Off The Presses while passing through on our way to Minneapolis--this place is an absolute gem. We were just here a few weeks ago and I am so bummed to see they permanently closed!! We came during lunch and took advantage of their weekday lunch combo (Tues-Fri, 11am-2pm), which includes soup and a half grilled cheese. You can choose from the OG, Kick in the Cheese, or Fancy grilled cheese, plus either tomato basil bisque or the soup of the day. Honestly? A dream setup. I ordered the tomato basil bisque with a half OG grilled cheese, and wow... just wow. The soup was rich, flavorful, and perfectly balanced, and the grilled cheese delivered that classic, beautiful cheese pull moment you hope for (and rarely actually get). The cheese had the perfect amount of sharpness and subtle bitterness, balancing everything out so well without being overwhelming.. I seriously could go for one right now! Every bite was comforting and delicious, and I immediately wished I had ordered a full OG sandwich because it was that good. The combo was mouth‑watering, satisfying, and wildly exceeded expectations for a quick lunch stop. read more

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Easily the best sandwich place that I have visited in the DSM Metro area, Hot Off The Presses combines friendly customer service with quality menu items, and their owner, Jed, is a helluva kind person! I have visited twice, and have been impressed by their efficiency, timing, and pricing. Plenty of free parking on site. Lots of seating inside. I have enjoyed their Chicken Caesar wrap and their Chicken Bacon Ranch wrap, both with terrific taste, made to order, and plentiful. I explored more of the menu and have a lot of other things to try. I also enjoyed their homemade soup and their cookies. read more

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This is an awesome small sandwich joint! We stopped along the way on a roadtrip. The staff is super friendly and everything was made to order. The food came out hot and you could tell the ingredients were fresh. This is gourmet sandwiches on a budget! We got there right when they opened and stayed to eat our meal. There were at least 8 people who came in to order while we were there. I can tell it's a lunch favorite. We ordered Grilled Cheese of the Month Quesabirria and it was fantastic I would say it just needed more Consomé. We also ordered their Cuban sandwich and it was really good! This place is a classic hole in the wall but it was very clean! read more

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This has become one of my favorite places to grab lunch! It's not far from my work and the food is really good. Yesterday we were in the middle of an outage and my boss looked at me and said... "You hungry yet?" Lol I ran up to Hot Off The Presses and placed a quick to go order. A Daily News, a Prensa Libre, and two bowls of tomato basil bisque. The Daily News is described on their site as follows: "Shaved pastrami, pickle, and white cheddar cheese with horseradish aioli on sourdough bread." The Prensa Libre: "Our Cuban sandwich... Shaved pit ham, Mojo marinated pork, yellow mustard, pickle, and Swiss cheese on thick sliced yellow bread." The owner (Jed) here is a great guy! Personable and friendly! I was a little frazzled with all that was going on at work and he struck up a conversation with me and I kind of forgot what was going on for a moment...until I was in my car and back on my way back to work. Turns out I used to work with his wife at a previous employer. I remember her and her sister well! Lots of memories. Good coworkers and fun people! Hot Off The Presses is one of those success stories where the business originally started as a food truck and moved to a brick and mortar location. The restaurant opened in December of 2024. It's a smaller space in a strip of businesses. Plenty of parking and a few low top tables and chairs for dine in seating. Order and pay at the front counter. Cash or card. There is an online ordering system available and they have a rewards program. The wait for our food was a short one and I was back on my way. Usually I try to take decent pictures to accompany a review, but these really don't do Hot Off The Presses justice. It's hard to capture quality or flavor in a photo... And I think HOTP excels in both of these areas... I guess I did capture the physical business itself, the deep color of the hearty tomato basil bisque and the epic cheese pull that is typical of a HOTP sandwich... I'll have to give them a redo on a less hurried and stressful day. Hot Off The Presses is really a great lunch spot! Especially if you grew up with grilled cheese and tomato soup as comfort food... This is next level of course! But it can evoke the same feelings. Just two kids, a pile of grilled cheese, and some soup when life was much simpler. If you haven't already... You should stop in and check them out. https://www.hotoffthepressesdsm.com/ https://www.facebook.com/HotOffThePressesDSM/ read more

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The thing is, it's so simple. It's grilled cheese sandwiches with extra stuff. Sometimes simple is sublime. Let's start with the place. It's still very simple. You go up, put in your order, get your drinks and sit down. It's very plain. Who cares, the food more than makes up for any lack of visual delight. Lizzie had the Prensa Libre, their version of a Cuban, and the Tomato Bisque soup. If the sandwich had been just the ham and other toppings, it would have been good. The marinated pork takes it to a whole new level. It is as good as any pulled pork I have had in the best BBQ joints in town. It is rich and seasoned amazingly. Just brilliant. The Tomato Bisque is creamy and smooth and thick and so tasty. It's comfort in a bowl. I had the Big Cheese. Once again, so simple. Massive amounts of gooey cheese, with some lovely grill burns on the edges here and there. Three slices of thick cut bread. A lot of thick cut bacon. That's it. And it's perfect. The bread is grilled perfectly, the cheese is incredibly tasty, and the bacon takes it to the top. We will go back again. This place is incredible. read more

Hot Off The Presses - The Big Cheese - Soup Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

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Amazing!!! Group of 5 all loved what we ate. Great taste, clean, friendly and awesome. This establishment knew people by name. We would all go again. read more

Hot Off The Presses - Caprese grilled cheese add bacon - Soup Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

We really liked the Fiesta Turkey Wraps and the Street Corn Soup. Very nicely seasoned and the veggies in the wrap were fresh and tasty. Great Job! We (and our puppies) will be back. read more

Hot Off The Presses - Turkey Fiesta Wrap - Soup Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

I have been to their food truck, so was excited to try the restaurant. My dinner partner and I decided to try them out on a Friday night. We got there about 7pm, they close at 8. About half of the tables were full. We had no idea what to get. The woman working the counter greeted us. We were both debating what to get. We asked her what her favorite was. She offered us suggestions. My dinning companion got the soup of the day (french onion) and the Daily News sandwhich. I got the Prensa Libre (recommendation of the worker.) I tried his Daily news. The meat had a nice flavor and was moist (sometimes pastrami cut like that is dry.) I didn't try his soup. He said it was ok. I had the Prensa Libre, a cuban sandwhich. The worker told me the cooked the ham in house. The sandwhich had great flavor. I think there was a little too much mustard for my liking......so I scraped some off. The worker had told us about the grilled cheese bread bowls, but we both wanted sandwhiches. Definitely want to go back and try some soup in one of these bread bowls. read more

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This is an awesome place! Pretty expensive for a grilled cheese sandwich, but maybe worth it. The bread is crispy perfect in texture. The quality of cheese is amazing; it's gooey and melts well. It's very rich and creamy too. I'm talking about the Brie, cheddar, and Parmesan cheeses used. All were phenomenal. I thought only Brie cheese could taste that way. They also pack a LOT of cheese so the bread to cheese ratio is perfect, unlike sub shops that heavily rely on bread to fill someone up. I would come back again if I could, but I was just passing through. read more

This place started a a truck and man I was a loyal follower. He makes the very best grilled cheese in the land! Plus the owner is a very kind and authentic person... Today was my 1st time in the new storefront and I will be back frequently. I enjoy nothing more than supporting local especially good people! They are working on artwork for the walls so I expect next time I am there it will be complete! They will be serving 2 soups each day. Always tomato basil and one other. I tried a new Sammie tonight and had the Hot Hammin... it had great flavor and I would recommend it . My mother had my personal favorite 'Fancy'. 4 different cheeses on sourdough. No funky cheese like blue cheese and it make my very happy ... lol This place will not disappoint...plus you can order online and pick up to take home to eat in front of the tv in your pjs... read more

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Great sandwiches and wonderful service! Driving through from Minneapolis to Kearney, Nebraska and stopped for lunch. Not too far off the freeway. Definitely worth the stop. read more

Someone said in the reviews here that simple is sublime. And I can tell you the band sublime couldn't even make this place even more sublime. Amazing lunch spot, delicious food, good price. You will love it read more

Hot Off The Presses - Texas grilled cheese and ceasar salad wrap - Soup Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

Clean and friendly staff. The time to get your food is fast. Very minimal options but that is a good thing because that means it's well thought out. I would recommend over lunch to grab a nice fresh sandwich. With some good pasta or soup. It is pricier but worth the cost of quality. read more

Food was so good! Customer service wonderful!!! Great deal for a $10 lunch. They are quick and food is super fresh!

These sandwiches were amazing. We had 4 different kind and they were all great. Plus we had the tomato soup and vegetable beef soup and they were both fantastic. Service was super friendly and fast. There is nothing better than a good sandwich. We found this on our road trip off the highway driving back from Michigan to Colorado and it was definitely a a great find! read more

Whenever a food truck goes to brick and mortar, you know it's going to be good. Been there twice, paninis were amazing both times and served literally hot off the press, and the daily pasta salad is so good. 10/10 awesome spot read more

HUGE sandwich that hits all the right notes for a grilled ham and cheese. Friendly and knowledgeable service. Cute lil spot in WDSM. Delish!!! read more

Hot Off The Presses - Hot Hamm'in - Soup Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

We LOVE Hot Off the Presses! Our favorite food truck now has a storefront! They go above and beyond on service for customers. They have the classic favorites and then some fun elevated sandwiches! Stop in for great soup and an amazing grilled cheese or panini! read more

Hot Off The Presses - Soup Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

Delicious food and friendly service! Will definitely stop again. Glad Yelp helped us to find this place.

This restaurant is a small but friendly restaurant. They had several menu options. I chose The Times. It was real good. It is a local place and I always try to support local places. read more

great sandwiches and the friendliest people you'll even meet. try the cuban sandwich. it is delicious!

We had sandwiches and soup. The California love was a great sandwich. The tomato soup was awesome. Everything tasted great was glad we tried it. read more

Amazing food, great and friendly staff. Answered all our questions and got us our amazing food in good time. Will definitely be back!

Great food with options to meet any craving! Very clean. They brought the kid's food out first which was very helpful.