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Des Moines' best desserts
From decadent cakes to sinful shakes, we try Des Moines' sweetest dishes
Try this cuisine: Lebanese
Try Baba ghanouj, moujadara and Jallab in the East Village
Table for Two: Mama Lacona's
Cozy, homemade Italian favorites in a family-owned eatery
top photo galleries
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- Photos: Django No. 3 on Top 100 Restaurants in Central Iowa
- Photos: Latin King No. 2 on Top 100 Restaurants in Central Iowa
- Photos: Centro wins Top 100 Restaurants in Central Iowa
- Grand opening of Irina's Restaurant & Bar
- Photos: Caffrey's Steakhouse
- Datebook Diner's top 10 restaurant patios
- Baconfest
- First Look: Fong's Pizza
- Blue Moon Piano Bar and Grand Piano Bistro
- World Food Festival
- Latino Heritage Festival
- The East Village
- Food on a stick
- Jimmy Buffett Night at Jimmy's American Cafe
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- Pianopalooza at Grand Piano Bistro
The Buzz From Readers Like You
pixhappymom wrote about Irina's Restaurant & Bar
This hidden gem is worth the trip to enjoy a nice, unique dinner in Des Moines! The wait staff was attentive and made wonderful req...
thecoolmacdude wrote about Marino's Italian Restaurant
Everything was drenched in cheese. So much so, that you couldn't taste anything else.
reeseling commented on 5. Cafe di Scala
Might I add, your consistent uneducated assessments of our local dinning scene are, well, not so shocking. Perhaps we should ha...
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CRITICS' REVIEWS
Datebook Diner: Splash is still top D.M. seafood choice 
By W.E. Moranville, Datebook Diner
Splash Seafood Bar & Grill - 303 Locust - Des Moines, IA
Special-occasion and expense-account worthy
Datebook Diner: Saints could be great hang-out spot 2
By W.E. Moranville, Datebook Diner
Saints Pub and Patio - 265 fiftieth - West Des Moines, IA
Great potential here for a casual yet keyed-in spot
Datebook Diner: Dos Rios: Good respite from Iowa winter 
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By W.E. Moranville, Datebook Diner
Dos Rios - 316 Court - Des Moines, IA
Still not a four-star spot
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Complete list: Top 100 Restaurants
See the results of more than 17,000 individual votes as the public chose the top 100 local restaurants in Des Moines and Ames.
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Datebook Diner reacts to top 100 restaurants in central Iowa
Our chief food critic takes stock of the public's 10 favorite restaurants
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Datebook Diner reviews index A-L 1
The first half of Datebook Diner's recent reviews, from Adonis to Lucca
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The second half of Datebook Diner's recent reviews, from Marino's to Zuzap
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Restaurant talk with Datebook Diner
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