Posted June 01, 2022in Belly Up To...
It’s 10 a.m. Sunday morning and, feeling discouraged, you realize the weekend is just about over. But wait — there’s always an excuse for a Sunday fun day when you can head outside during the summer at a patio near you. Or better yet, head to a winery with wide
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Posted May 04, 2022in Belly Up To...
After visiting Stevie C’s half a dozen times with friends, I suggested writing a Belly Up column on this dive bar-ish place. My friend cautioned, “No! We don’t want people to know about this bar because they’ll get too busy.” Sorry, friends. It’s already popular. With a motto such as
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Posted April 06, 2022in Belly Up To...
A century-old boiler room in downtown Des Moines is the latest to become a cocktail and patio bar — and it’s the envy of local downtown historic developers. After Des Moines Does Things (DMDT) hospitality group announced it was purchasing a building at 110 S.W. Fifth St., other developers lamented
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Posted March 02, 2022in Belly Up To...
At Pots & Shots in West Des Moines, you won’t find any weeds in the multitude of plants in this unique cocktail bar/plant store. However, you’ll find a variety of shots of booze. Pots & Shots opened in January 2022 with a cocktail bar on one side (shots) and plants
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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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