Posted February 02, 2022in Belly Up To...
When looking to watch the game at a neighborhood sports bar, you want more than ESPN scores scrolling and play-by-play action on the big screen. You want it all — food and drinks — and you want it before, during and after the games, all weekend long. The Blue Shark
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Posted January 05, 2022in Belly Up To...
Take a stroll along the downtown streets of East Village and peek into the tall windows at the New Northwestern Cocktail & Wine Bar located at 321 E. Walnut. Inside, observe a lively group of patrons sipping cocktails and laughing, as they did more than 100 years ago at the
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Posted December 01, 2021in Belly Up To...
New location with a spotlight on dinner theater After 36 years, the Garden Nightclub moved from its old warehouse location on S.E. Fourth Street to a new location in East Village — the former House of Bricks. The Garden’s last hurrah at the old place was on New Year’s Eve
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Posted November 03, 2021in Belly Up To...
Multi-level bar reportedly cost $5 million to build, and it boasts a spectacular backdrop of downtown Des Moines. Location, location, location. Or is it all about the view? For the new Zora rooftop bar and restaurant, the answer might be both. Located at the corner of Martin Luther King Parkway
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Posted October 06, 2021in Belly Up To...
The food menu and drinks go beyond typical bar food. Waukee is one of the fastest-growing cities in Iowa. Building houses and schools are essential ingredients to handle this explosive boom, but people also need a little refreshment and a local watering hole to call their own. Look no further than
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Posted September 01, 2021in Belly Up To...
Take a road trip to De Soto for food, drinks, music and a sense of familiarity. Do you ever walk into a new place that seems familiar, but you swear you’ve never been there before? Or maybe it reminds you of a character-filled hangout from a movie or a road trip
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Posted August 04, 2021in Belly Up To...
West Des Moines bar-and-restaurant combo offers TaKo and a huge, breezy patio. In a well-seasoned West Des Moines location, a new bar-and-restaurant combo made its debut earlier this spring. Boomer’s Bicycle Lounge opened up at 265 50th St. A culinary treat — TaKo Tex Mex + Korean BBQ — is served
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Posted June 30, 2021in Belly Up To...
Five fantastic features at this Sherman Hill hotspot A nearly-new brewery, Lua Brewing is quickly checking off the boxes on its list of must-have brewery highlights. The first item on the list is the location. It’s not in the burbs, yet it’s not smack downtown. It sits in the Sherman
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Posted June 02, 2021in Belly Up To...
Start here. End here. The High Trestle Trail is a popular 25-mile bike trail between Ankeny and Woodward. Along the trail, businesses offer thirsty and hungry bikers dining and drinking options. One of those places, the TrailSide Tap, is worth a visit. TrailSide Tap is located just behind the Ankeny
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Posted May 05, 2021in Belly Up To...
Stroll into The Bartender’s Handshake on Ingersoll, and it feels like you’re going back in time. It’s almost secretive, as there’s no neon sign out front. It resembles a well-worn watering hole that’s been serving patrons for decades. But it hasn’t. Instead, the local hotspot made its debut on Halloween
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