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    Maid Rite

    3.6 (27 reviews)
    Closed • 10:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Here we have an example of an eight dollar sandwich and three dollar. French fries

    A few things to consider: your location is optimal for your pricing. Please consider a combo meal price. Actually pretty ridiculous. That two of us can eat for $25 when one of us orders a kids sandwich. Also seven onion rings and 31 french fries don't seem like a value for the price paid. So just some things to consider.

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    Todd B.

    4.25* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 5* Service: 4* 06/09/2023 Believe it or not, we've lived in Iowa for a year and a half now and this was our first stop at a Maid-Rite! We were traveling with friends to the Luke Combs concert in Kansas City and looking for a place to stop along the interstate. They recommended it based on their experiences with one in Illinois many years ago and we are so glad that we stopped. Although it is a technically a fast food restaurant where you order at the counter and they deliver your food to the table, the food was very good and the service was above average. Our group ordered a Tenderloin sandwich (see picture), several MEGA sandwiches (see picture), Sweet Potato Fries (see picture) and Fried Okra (see picture). Of course you have to have a MEGA when you stop, as it is what built the restaurant, but the Tenderloin and sweet potato fries as well as the okra were all very good. If you follow my posts, my sweet tooth is well documented...so I couldn't leave this place without sampling a caramel shake - it was delicious and I highly recommend you finish your meal with one on your way out to the car. Yes, it is fast food, but this place is quite unique, is an Iowa institution and has a very nice attached Amish country store. Definitely worth a stop for lunch, dinner or one of their multiple sweets options! If you found this review helpful, please show your appreciation with a Like or a Follow. Photos copyright: happyhourdesmoines.com & thefoodanddrinkguy.com

    With olives
    Bob S.

    I have heard about this place for years and was happy to give it a try while driving through Iowa. I had the Olive Maid Rite with tater tots and it was pretty good for fast food. The little bakery is nice and the attached shop has a lot of interesting stuff. Worth a stop.

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    Keith S.

    Nice place to stop, have a quick meal and a shake. Good service, clean, and a nice Amish store attached....lots of candy and shopping! Dog park out front too!

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    Beth C.

    We were hoping for a quintessential American diner experience, and I suppose we succeeded, as it was a mixed bag of good and mediocre. First of all, the counter service was great. The young man was extremely polite and good at his job. Our lunches came out fast, too, in about 10 minutes. My husband and son had chicken tenders and fries, with cheese on my son's fries. They thought it was just okay. My grilled chicken wrap was mostly good, the chicken especially, but there was a black-mottled lettuce leaf and some of the chopped onion pieces were size of my thumbnail. I didn't eat those. Most tragic of all, the cheese curd dish was very small for $6 and they weren't quite hot enough, so they were dense with no pull or squeak. While the adjoining store and bakery looked interesting, we have zero interest in stopping at a Maid-Rite again.

    A full order of fries next to a package of ketchup.
    Johnny T.

    Do not come here for chicken. They do not serve chicken. Today is the fourth time in six days we have tried to order chicken and been told we don't have any. We have asked them to cook more. Again we do not have any. This place doesn't serve chicken. 2:08 pm Saturday October 19th. I literally just walked out the store.

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    Jessica S.

    I'm not sure if they were under staffed or what but the service was slow and not helpful. We even told them this was our first time visiting and there was no response. We ordered the maid rite sandwich, fried okra and ranch. Our orders were correct minus them forgetting the ranch. We asked for desserts and they said they were sold out of ice cream. I'm not sure how a place that boasts about malts, shakes and desserts can be out of ice cream. A very strange experience.

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    Fast service. The cheese Maid Rite and Tenderloin was fantastic. The Bakery and Amish store has a really nice selection.

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    11 months ago

    Lovely place with lots of shopping and descent food. Was clean and had friendly staff.

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    The food here is sooooo good. The original Maid rite sandwich and chili cheese dog were out of this world. I'm definitely coming back !

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    Good fast food for the small town with a nice atmosphere, shop for Amish made furniture or gifts as you pass through.

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    The food was absolutely amazing. We would highly recommend this place to anyone. The burgers were…read moredelicious with the fresh beef. And the buns were grilled. The fries are exceptional with a light coating on them. And I ordered the deep fried mushrooms with their homemade ranch, which were both very good. We shared a piece of the butterscotch pie and it was also very good and I don't even like butterscotch. Crust was light and flaky. The service was excellent. Our server was very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. Online pictures made the interior look kind of sterile but once you're in there, you feel like you're in a cute little café. Great experience all around.

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