It's been open long enough the new shiny thing in Ankeny has worn off and the long lines are gone…read more The service at lunch today was fast and friendly. The place is super clean. I ordered the Slim Chicken salad and was not disappointed. It was full of very fresh ingredients and nicely prepared. I grabbed a number and they brought my food promptly to my table. I have heard the wings are really good and it's one of the only places around that you can get real souther sweet tea.

Slim chickens is living up to it's name. The tenders are no bigger than your index finger. Taste…read moregreat, but definitely smaller than when they first opened. Nothing like Raising Canes.

Great food and service. Music is a louder than other roadhouse I've been too. This is my family's…read morefavorite spot for a steak and roll.

We went as a group of 3 for a birthday celebration on a Friday night. We were told the wait would…read morebe around 1.5 hours. At around 1 hour, I got a text telling me to gather my party because we were on-deck. Several other groups were seated, some of them quite large. Almost 10 minutes later, I received another text advising me to gather my party because we were on-deck. I went to the desk to ask if our name had been called. I was told that no, we were on deck. Again, several other groups were seated, and several of them were large groups. About 10 minutes later, they called our name. We were taken to a table next to the main walkway through the restaurant, and as we were seated, the music was cranked up and the wait staff started dancing next to our table. I couldn't hear what was going on over the loud music, but I gathered that someone else was there for a birthday. About 10 minutes later a waitress arrived and took our drink order. She said she would get us "some more" dinner rolls. We didn't have any at our table prior to that. Several minutes later, she came back with our drinks but no rolls. My wife reminded her about the rolls, and she went and got 2 baskets of rolls and then took our food orders. While we waited for our food to arrive, a song that mentions Texas Roadhouse in the lyrics started playing. Whoever controls the volume turned it up so loud that we had to stop our conversation. Then the dancing started again. I don't remember the song they were dancing to except the word "butt-crack" was clearly audible. When the music quieted down, our birthday person mentioned that if they didn't have to stop and dance so often, maybe they could get our food out faster. The wait for our food was about half an hour. I didn't get any photos because we were all pretty hungry at that point. The flavor and quality of the food was quite good, but there were a couple of outliers. For example, our birthday person reported that the buttered corn didn't seem very buttery, and I noticed that the steamed broccoli I ordered wasn't warm enough to melt the butter I put on it. I would rate the food a 4, the service a 4, and the ambiance a 3. Actually, make the ambiance a 2. There were a couple of times we talked about not coming back due to how noisy it was all the time, but especially when they cranked up the music for that one song, and then the dancing. I thought we were going to make it out without more dancing, but that didn't happen. One of the dancers came uncomfortably close to bumping in to me while I was trying to finish eating. My overall score would be a 3.5 if that were an option. A 3 seems too low, but a 4 seems too high. PS: For those of you trying to avoid seed oils, Texas Roadhouse uses soybean oil to cook just about everything. I always ask for my steak to be cooked without oil and only butter. Apparently, the mushrooms and onions they offer with the steaks are already prepared with the oil because since I started ordering that way, I haven't been offered the mushrooms and onions on my steak even though it has been offered to others I'm with who don't specify no oil.

IMHO, Be-Bop's is a step above a McDonald's or Wendy's in terms of fast-food burgers and such. I…read morewas on the way back to Ames the other day, saw the sign and quickly got into one of the 2 drive through lanes. Their design is kind of cool in that the lanes are on opposite side, one for driver's side and the other for passenger. As I was willing to reach and the line was shorter, I chose passenger. My choices were single cheeseburger, fries, and a lemonade. Great stuff and it was certainly messy dining on all this goodness on the road. A Midwest favorite.

This is a local fast food joint with a private parking lot and dual drive-through lines (Passenger…read moreand Driver). The staff there was friendly enough, but my interaction with them was limited. The restaurant does not have an indoor dining area, but there are some tables outside that you can sit and eat at. On Mondays, they have a single burger special. It really draws people in and packs the place. They pretty much only have burgers and fries. I got the bacon western burger. It took them about 8 minutes to prepare. The burger was ok. It did not live up to the hype. I liked that I could taste the flame-broiled flavor, but it also had a frozen-patty taste. The fries were also not up there with the best that I have had. Was I able to eat my food? Yes... but it just did not rank up there with the better burgers I have had. This would not be my go-to spot for burgers. I would more than likely find a different burger joint to satisfy my craving.

This is absolutely the best chinese food place I have eaten at. I moved here from N J, which has…read morethe best Chinese food places out there in my opinion. New China is just like that! When you order for takeout, they pack your food so heavy, you are definitely getting your money's worth! Absolutely fantastic tasting dishes, so far everything we've ordered was so tasty! LOVE THIS PLACE!

Was really disappointed with this place, the second we walked in with our kids they started making…read morefaces at us, absolutely no food variety no good service and the check was brought to us after 10 minutes of being there, definitely do not recommend with anyone especially people with kids.

Hot and Ready! Pizza Pizza! These slogans are engrained into my mind as it should be familiar to…read moreanyone who has watched TV in the last decade. Their pizza is descent for the money I will say that. If you are in a mood for a quick and cheap pizza, this is your place. They have most of their pizzas hot and ready to go for $5. Their pizza tastes real good for the first hour, after that it is pretty flavorless and tough. I usually come here if I am in a hurry for food. I am glad they offer Deep! Deep! Dish Pizza here! They taste amazing and the price is still great! This location is convenient and the staff is very friendly! I went in and ordered a Deep Dish pizza, the time it took for them to make it and have me out the door was less than 10 minutes! Now, I had an order they did not have Hot and Ready, but they still had it ready quick! Will definitely return!

Got the hot n ready right away. Really nice ambiance and the pinball machine was niceread more

I have been wanting to try this place forever and I'm so glad I finally did. I love a little bit of…read morea healthier option, but that is still quick and easy. There are many options for food and their ingredients are fresh! The staff has always been helpful and prompt. I have been here about once a week since I first tried this place and I still can't wait to go back every-time! The gyro meat is delicious and the tzatziki and garlic sauces are a must. I always make my own bowl and I love that it also comes with warm pita bread. This is a great option for food on the go that's not fried and good for you.

Garbanzo is fantastic! I was in Iowa for work and was looking for a quick but healthy lunch option…read morewhen I stumbled upon Garbanzo. Their food is fantastic, service is quick, and it tastes great! It's fast casual "build your own bowl" style place, very similar to Chipotle, just with Mediterranean options. Portion sizes here are great and all of the ingredients seemed very fresh. This is going to be my "go to" stop for the next couple of days for lunch!

We had the best service ever and our waiter was so funny and efficient and he just was great at…read morewhat he was doing. His name was Aaron, he was just awesome. I don't know what else I could say. And then when leaving ran into a funny customer, named Tom, thought for sure I knew him, I thought his name was Tim and knew him, He still looked familiar to me, but it's just always nice to see happy funny people.

Having lived in the metro since 1992... And on the West side of town for the vast majority of that…read moretime, I've been to this Olive Garden a few times now... Mostly years ago. Twice recently... Once with an ex-girlfriend and a couple of nights ago with a friend and her mom. While the food is usually on point the quality of service is inconsistent at best... On the most recent visit we were greeted and seated right away. The front of the house was great! It was later on a weeknight and they took us clear back into one of the far corners of the restaurant. Our server stopped by after what seemed like a longer wait than it should have been. That should probably have been taken as a sign of things to come... My friend and her mom each had a drink from the cocktail menu along with sodas (Coke products) and split the salad and breadsticks. I ordered the shrimp fritto misto and an unsweetened ice tea. I'm not sure if they forgot about us back there or what exactly happened... We weren't really checked on at all. I had to leave the table to run down a straw. After the food arrived we were hard pressed to get a refill on anything... Even though we could see our server handling other tables through the door that led to an adjacent dining area. The food was good as always. That's one thing the big national chains do right. You know what to expect. The food pretty much tastes the same wherever you are. Just wish the service was as consistent as the food... I'm not sure if it was because we were seated in a different area by ourselves away from the other diners...or if our server was having an off day. Either way it could have been better. Kudos to the front of the house and to the staff in the kitchen.

Not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting much from Chinese food in the middle of Iowa. Actually, the…read morequality is pretty solid across the board. I tried probably about half the things in the buffet (and there is a ridiculous variety) and there was not a single thing I tried that was actually bad. I would skip the onion rings but I can't even call it bad since it's still better than burger king's. The variety is pretty crazy so it would be impossible to detail everything. There's a solid selection of both Chinese and American food, along with a Mongolian BBQ section where you can build your own Lo Mein plate. The desert section is kinda wild, lots of fruits, jello, cakes, pudding, and ice cream cups. The restaurant goes kinda crazy with the front lobby decoration. There's a Koi pond! It's a buffet so I'm not sure what to comment on the service, but I didn't have any complaints. Nothing on the menu was particularly outstanding to me, but that variety with consistently solid quality and rock-bottom prices (like $15 for an Adult, but my sense of pricing may be a bit off from being from SF Bay Area) is absolutely wild.

Service is great. Food is your typical Midwest asian, buffet, which is good. They even have pho,…read morewhich is wild. Smoke seating inside.