Hy-Vee Market Grille — Restaurant in Ankeny

Amelia's the best. Ever. Period. Now that that's out of the way...

The food is great. The prices are moderate, but can actually be quite low if you take advantage of their excellent daily specials. The menu is limited, but what they do, they do well.

The service model could be a little clearer. They've got a pre-order, cafeteria-style model, but with full restaurant-style service around the bar.

Where this place truly shines is in the bar service, and the friendliness of the staff. It's a generally warm environment for anyone looking to tie one on and chit chat for a bit.

Highly...

I usually love Hy-Vee Market Grills, but they really messed up our Door Dash order and when I called, they blamed it on the Door Dash driver. They neglected to include our sides, and Hy-Vee said the driver must have forgotten to grab the second bag. Why wouldn't the tator tots be in the container with the burger? Burger was overcooked, the cheese wasn't melted, and there were no condiments or toppings for the burgers. I am not pleased with our meals, nor with the response I got...

Food was ok. We went because they use to have waiters. The sign said seat yourself so we did, and waited no one said anything. Finally got up and asked they said we had to order from the kiosk. So we did, then took like 15 minutes just for apple juice, which was after I got someones attention and asked. It was over 30 minutes for our food. We won't be doing it again, it was too much of a hassle with kids. I couldn't even find a highchair. The best part...