Chelsie’s Courtyard Diner — Restaurant in Des Moines

I saw someone talking about mimosa towers on instagram and sprinted to google to find a tower near me. Well, wouldn’t you know it, there was one 10 minutes from my house and my best friends and I just so happened to be looking for a new brunch joint! So, we decided on Chelsie’s and let me tell you, this mimosa tower is #worthit. It was split between me and my 2 best friends and we couldn’t finish the whole thing (to be honest, I probably shouldn’t have driven home after 3 glasses).

I also got a taco salad which was amazing. The shell was awesome on its own, too.

To add, the 2 waiters we talked to were 10/10 awesome and personable. I was able to talk to one before I left and she recommended the strawberry marg tower next time I’m in (they have it ON TAP). She let me have a shot size sip of it and wow, that alone has me wanting to come back asap.

This place was rad, close to everything including walking distance to the I Cubs ball park, decent prices, and I will...

I saw this place when they moved in below my gym but I'm never hungry after I work out. Years have passed and we finally made it in...on $1 BYO burger night of all nights (Thursdays). We each ordered doubles--each patty is $1, toppings are 50¢ each, and sauces are 50¢ each. We spent less than $5 on each burger and they were surprisingly good! The meat was perfectly caramelized on the outside and buttery on the inside. That's usually an indicator that they're using good, marbled meat but for $1 per patty, can they? Anyway, the food was delicious and it's exactly what we needed after a full day of biking. We were too tired to cook so we're glad they were able to help us with that.

Also, they had both of their servers call out so a cook, the bartender, and host stepped in to help. The service was a little spotty but they got slammed and handled it so well--especially Jaharis, the bartender. Overall, this was a...

Anyone that knows me, knows I'm a sucker for a good eggs Benedict. So, when I saw "Merry Me Benedict", I jumped. Described basically as eggs Benedict on a crescent, topped with fresh shaves Parmesan, and a side of grilled asparagus. Sounds great right? When the dish got to me, the sauce was more broken than my heart after my first marriage. The "grilled asparagus" was so limp, they served it in the shape of a heart. And it was so salty I could hear the ocean. I took one bite and was thoroughly unimpressed. If she/he is cooking that for their fiance, it'll probably end in divorce. The server went into the back and let, I'm assuming the manage, know and their offer was they could either make something else off the menu for me, or knock the price down to half price. For one salty, broken sauce bite of food. The omelet was okay....