Going out and getting gator
If you’ve ever gone to a show near the Iowa Events Center, chances are you tried to find a local restaurant for dinner or a drink before the event. Buzzard [...]
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Posted June 10, 2015in Belly Up To...
Posted June 03, 2015in Belly Up To...
Labor of love
If you’re in the Jordan Creek area looking for a place to grab a bite or knock back a great drink, look no further than Draught House 50. Sister store [...]
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Posted May 27, 2015in Belly Up To...
Talking is encouraged at this library
The Drake neighborhood is home to a number of bars and restaurants. Some serve as the college hangout, others as the family diner — but there’s one hidden gem on [...]
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Posted May 20, 2015in Belly Up To...
All the quality with none of the arrogance
The telltale sign of an overpriced, pretentious meal is one served on a large white plate, the food taking up only the smallest amount of space in the center. In [...]
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Posted May 13, 2015in Belly Up To...
el Bait Shop reels in customers with 180 beers on tap
When it comes to beer connoisseurs in the central Iowa area, most know about the rustic bar with the rusty tin roof nestled in a corner of downtown Des Moines [...]
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Posted May 06, 2015in Belly Up To...
Slow down and enjoy the view at Scenic Route Bakery
When the first warm days of spring appear and give us hope that “the longest winter ever” is finally coming to an end, the roads and sidewalks are filled with [...]
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Posted April 29, 2015in Belly Up To...
Step back in time at High Life Lounge
When you look around and see every other person texting, face-timing, blogging and taking selfies, you realize how much you miss the simpler times of previous decades. There’s no denying [...]
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Posted April 22, 2015in Belly Up To...
Hull Avenue Tavern: the new oldest bar in town
Cradled by the booming arms of Des Moines, Snusville is a homey town where everyone knows everyone. It’s like when you call a friend to tell him or her about [...]
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Posted April 15, 2015in Belly Up To...
A homerun of a bar
The key to reopening a new bar in a city filled with competition is to be different. Otherwise, why would anyone leave his or her comfortable favorite to try out [...]
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Posted April 08, 2015in Belly Up To...
A bigger and better Beer Can Alley
To some outsiders, living in Iowa might seem dull, lackluster and full of corn. To those of us who live here, however, Des Moines has a great mixture of small-town [...]
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