Midwestern Food Dives

[Anonymous No.6809588]

Hey, what are some decent (like reallly decent), places to eat in the Midwest? Thanks.

[Anonymous No.6809589]

In the TC you can go to Manny's steakhouse.

Run you about 75$ a person.

[Anonymous No.6809623]

Lafayette Coney Island for Detroit

[Anonymous No.6810131]

I should start a brand called "Midwesterner's Pride". The can contains ranch, tater tots, those Vienna sausages, cabbage, and corn.

[Anonymous No.6810137]

>>6809588
The whole midwest? That's pretty vague, isn't it?

[Anonymous No.6810156]

>>6809623
American!!

[Anonymous No.6810165]

>>6810131
Don't forget

>Little Hug Drinks
>Faygo
>Buckeyes

[Anonymous No.6810220]

>>6809588
Little Bosnia in St. Louis has some great stuff.
Along with Pappy's and Boggart's Smokehouses.

[Anonymous No.6810230]

>>6810137
Not really. It's not very densely populated and it has a lot of chain restaurants. So the number of restaurants that fit his criteria is a lot smaller then you'd think.

[Anonymous No.6810231]

>>6810230
I'm from the midwest, and no it isn't.

[Anonymous No.6810261]

>>6810230
You're retarded.

[Anonymous No.6810279]

Don't know if it qualifies as decent but Zombie Burger in Des Moines Iowa is worth checking out.

[Anonymous No.6810284]

>>6810279
Is Des Moines as depressing as I imagine it to be?

Do you get as annoyed at people pronouncing the the silent S as we do in Illinois?

[Anonymous No.6810287]

>>6810261
>>6810231
Compared to Europe and the important parts of america it sure is.

[Anonymous No.6810292]

There's a great Mexican place called Iguana's down the street from my house, if you're ever somewhere in the Midwest you should try it.

[Anonymous No.6810293]

>>6810220
St. Louis fag here as well. Add 'Smoking Barrels' to the list off of Holly Hills, also awesome, solid food.

[Anonymous No.6810295]

>>6809588
I haven't been through the Dakotas, but I know the rest of the Midwest reasonably well. There are good restaurants in the major cities, but they are expensive. Steakhouses are a safe bet, but an incredibly overpriced one. (in Nebraska that may be your only option). You can find decent examples of pretty much any cuisine you want in Chicago and Minneapolis if you have deep enough pockets.

Generally the local specialty junk food dishes are terrible. Skyline chili over spaghetti is dreadful, as is an Italian beef sandwich, Iowa Mexican pizza and pizza in general there.

But you can find good things. The whitefish out of Lake Superior is fantastic. Have it breaded and fried in a sandwich or smoked. You can find "coneys" in Wisconsin and Michigan, which are basically chili dogs. Trashy, but really the only way to eat the kind of chili they make there. In Detroit you can still get very good Polish food in the Hamtramck neighborhood. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan you can find Cornish Pasties, which are god tier meat pies. And if you keep a sharp lookout you can find little joints run by Southeast Asians or Mexicans that are sometimes pretty good. In major cities there may even be a Lebanese joint (labeled "Mediterranean cuisine").

Beyond that it's all greasy bar food and bad chain restaurants, because that's what the locals seem to like.

[Anonymous No.6810296]

>>6810292
lmao

[Anonymous No.6810304]

>>6810287
No. Elevate your feet and start doing pushups.

[Anonymous No.6810305]

>>6810295
One more thing: any novelty deep fried dish is going to be as awful as it sounds. Avoid.

[Anonymous No.6810309]

>>6810287
most midwesterners live in cities

[Anonymous No.6810316]

>>6810309
Same can be said of fucking anywhere what the fucking shit

[Anonymous No.6810318]

>>6810131
Cabbage? Nobody grows cabbage in the midwest, they're grown in coastal states.

[Anonymous No.6810379]

>>6810284

The silent S doesn't really bother me that much since I grew up saying it that way but otherwise it's pretty depressing and I would never want to live there.

[Anonymous No.6810388]

Hickory Park in Ames Iowa is pretty good.

[Anonymous No.6810423]

>>6810318
I grow cabbage in Indiana, you ignorant fuck

[Anonymous No.6810452]

>>6809588

If you're interested in a unique pizza, try Harris Pizza in the Quad-Cities. Strip-cut, very finely-ground sausage (under the cheese), malty crust, thin sauce.

[Anonymous No.6810541]

>>6810423
Well grow more you soybean shitter, because Florida's kicking Indiana's ass at it.

Fucking captcha

[Anonymous No.6810875]

>>6810284
It's not so bad.

[Anonymous No.6810882]

Any shitty looking diner on the side of the road.

[Anonymous No.6810893]

>>6810156

Lafayette

2 with everything

[Anonymous No.6811631]

M.B Haskett in Sioux Falls, SD is pretty sweet

[Anonymous No.6812070]

>>6810452
Port City Underground and Salvatore's in Muscatine are also pretty great for pizza.

Yacky Shack has great Chinese & Korean food

Pho Zaika in Coralville has excellent Phở

Petra Falafel House in Coralville has, as the name implies, amazing felafel

Kyodai in North Liberty has excellent sushi

Zio Johnos in North Liberty/Iowa City also has good pizza.

Blue Bird Cafe has excellent breakfast food and burgers/other diner food.

Hamburg Inn No.2 is good, but it's overhyped, and politicians eat there often so it should be avoided until 2017.

Wildwood Saloon near Iowa City has great barbecue (The sweet potato tots are amazing), just don't go there on the weekend

Battlecry Smokehouse and Hickory Park in Ames have good barbecue

Jeff's Pizza Shop in Ames and Menominee Wisconsin has great pizza.

[Anonymous No.6812123]

Mi Casita in Nevada, Iowa for amazing hangover Mexican food. The fajita quesadilla vegetarian style is really quality.
Bangkok Thai in Geneva, Illinois is my favorite restaurant. Best red curry I've ever had. It's a small mom and pop restaurant. Frequent customers get free spring rolls and Thai iced tea refills.
Any Lou Malnati's pizza establishment in the Chicago/Chicago burbs area
Jim's Ribs in Rock Island, Illinois

[Anonymous No.6812139]

>>6810316
>forgot about Africa
No, you are wrong. They used to be cities, then Europeans surrendered control and now they are ruins.

[Anonymous No.6812145]

>>6810388
Yes

>>6812070
>jeffs
I work there as a weekend driver for extra monies. You don't want to eat here.

[Anonymous No.6812639]

>>6812145
Nah, I do.

Also:

Guadalajara in Muscatine for Mexican food.

[Anonymous No.6812662]

>>6812639
ok, but thats on you.
>no one washes their hands
>if shit hits the floor we still serve it
>if pizza cannot be delivered for some reason we will bury the original toppings under new toppings and sell it, people rarely complain
>we purposely over charge and pocket the change
>our sandwiches are sometimes bought from other stores and resold in one of our boxes
>we hire known pedos
>we hire known rapists
>we all smoke weed constantly and generally don't give a fuck about you or your food

But hey, now that you've been warned and still want our pizza, make sure you tip extra on the weekends. I need some new shoes.

[Anonymous No.6812668]

Duks on Ashland
Carms on Polk
Raymond's tacos on blue island

All chicago

[Anonymous No.6812709]

McDonald's

[Anonymous No.6812711]

>>6812709
>only if you're black

[Anonymous No.6812715]

>>6812639
is that the little place down by the river with the yellowish orange walls inside?

[Anonymous No.6812723]

>>6809588

>Anything west of the Mississippi being Midwest

[Anonymous No.6812832]

burger time is the best fast food place exclusive to the dakotas. jl beers is a superior five guys-like in the dakotas and minneapolis. get their beer cheese dip and put it on your burger

bob's diner in sioux falls has some of the best diner food I've ever had and it's some of the cheapest I've had as well

we don't have a ton of unique food that you could get at a restaurant but chislic comes to mind. fried, but not breaded, mutton kebabs. there are tons of small places in and near tiny towns like freeman and marion that have good chislic, but I doubt anyone would want to visit a town with 1200 people for some food. botski's in sioux falls has pretty good chislic, plus overall good sports bar food. there are far too many bars that serve steak bites on toothpicks and claim it's chislic though, so watch out for that when you surely come through south dakota.

also not food related but fuck mount rushmore. don't waste your time there it's shit. the badlands and rest of the black hills are far superior. also it's tempting because of all the billboards, but skip wall drug unless you really want cheap coffee.

>>6810230
dives tend to be very local. also it's 1500 miles from western north dakota to eastern ohio. both are considered midwestern

>>6810423
so do I, but we don't grow it on an industrial scale like we do corn, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers

>>6812723
anything east of the mississippi is rust belt tbh. the plains are the true midwest. and missouri is southern.

[Anonymous No.6812843]

>>6812715
Yeah.

[Anonymous No.6812848]

>>6812843
I used to hang out with one of the owner's sons. Or only son, I have no idea if he had siblings.

[Anonymous No.6812854]

>>6812662
>Implying that's unique to Jeff's
>Implying worse doesn't happen at the dining centers (especially Knapp-Storms, which serves leftovers from UDCC and Seasons.)

[Anonymous No.6812859]

>>6812848
Nice.

It's one of a few good food places in this town.

Fuck the "Family Restaurant" or whatever it's called, tho.

[Anonymous No.6812863]

>>6812854
its actually why i refuse to eat out these days unless its a classy establishment with chefs instead of cooks.

chefs can be real nasty cunts as well but it seems to be less of an issue

[Anonymous No.6812881]

>>6812863
Yeah.

The chef v cook doesn't really work in Iowa now IMO because Hyvee has "chefs" now (That's what they call them, at least. At least that food is moderately good.)

[Anonymous No.6812885]

The Blue Danube in Columbus OH on the short north. Fucking awesome gyros and two bucks for a large PBR. Breakfast is also great. They make a MEAN two pound breakfast burrito. That coupled with a shot of bailey's in your coffee is the right way to start a day.

[Anonymous No.6812888]

>>6812881
I worked at a hyvee in one of the diners a long time ago. I served breakfast to senior citizens. I basically made old people whatever they wanted for breakfast using what was available in the store. No one ever called us chefs. We had one head chef, but he basically just made sure no one set the place on fire and he also sold nickle bags of weed.
Not dime bags, nickle bags. That sack of crap was actually trying to sell half gram bags of weed to the kids that worked with us.

[Anonymous No.6812895]

Culver's is goat.

[Anonymous No.6812909]

>>6812888
They re-vamped the food stuff so it's now mostly a sit-down restaurant vibe with a bar.

[Anonymous No.6812910]

>>6812895
I love their curds.

[Anonymous No.6812918]

>>6812909
Last time I was in a hyvee they had a foot court/buffet kind of thing going on. It was nice because for $8 you could get all you can eat american chinese, american italian, and country kitchen type foods. the only problem is that weebs found out about it and there were always tables full of trench coat wearing fedorafags sitting around watching anime on laptops while eating food all day with a ticket they bought in the morning.

[Anonymous No.6812934]

>>6812070
Hey, I'm from North Liberty!

[Anonymous No.6812945]

>>6812934
Ayyy I briefly lived there.

>>6812918
The sit-down part has decent cheap food.

[Anonymous No.6813017]

>>6812070
Just remembered: Red's Ale House in North Liberty has good burgers and La Cava in Coralville has some kickass Mexican food (I love the choripollo.)

[Anonymous No.6813375]

>>6812909
>>6812918

Nooooo. I don't want Hy-Vee to change. I remember them for bad-but-good Chinese, and bad-but-good pizza. Oh, and breakfast pizza (with white gravy, scrambled eggs, sausage etc). I always have at least one meal there when I come back to visit.

[Anonymous No.6813865]

IL fag here. I honestly have never noticed us having our own "local specialty" food beyond corn, and Wisconsin's cheese.

[Anonymous No.6813998]

>>6810230
>then

"Than," my educated cosmopolitan friend.

Eat at Montgomery Inn, Jeff Ruby's, or Arnold's in Cincinnati.

[Anonymous No.6814125]

>>6813375
Don't worry, it's still got those, it's just got a slightly-more-upscale sit-down portion now.

[Anonymous No.6814623]

If you're a poorfag, Taco Johns is a quadrillion times better than Taco Bell.

[Anonymous No.6814755]

>>6810156
I gotta give it to Lafayette, something about that chili, just too good.

[Anonymous No.6815758]

>>6812639
There's a Guadalarjara over in Ankeny too, chain?

[Anonymous No.6815762]

>>6814623
taco johns

it's a whole lotta mexican

[Anonymous No.6815767]

>>6812895
You mean Bbops, right?

[Anonymous No.6815779]

>>6814623
This is very true.

[Anonymous No.6815781]

>>6815758
Where in Ankeny? I live there....

[Anonymous No.6815799]

>>6815781
Right on Delaware I believe, kinda by the arby's/ that hotel

[Anonymous No.6815806]

>>6815799
Huh, I'll have to check it out sometime. Heading to Ames tomorrow form some Hickory Park with a friend. Probably my favorite place in Iowa.
>don't tell me the horror stories, i dont want to know.

[Anonymous No.6815819]

>>6815806
They have p good margaritas. The nachos I had were the absolute worst though, I think I remember having better nachos in a fucking lunchable as a kid than whatever they gave me.

Haven't been up to Hickory Park yet, I've only heard good things though

[Anonymous No.6815823]

>>6815819
>p good
die

[Anonymous No.6815827]

>>6815823

[Anonymous No.6815864]

>>6812070
Fellow Iowan, anywhere good in Cedar Rapids? Just moved here for a job and I haven't found anything besides the Class Act and the pizzeria in the Newbo Market.

[Anonymous No.6815871]

My extended family lives in Springfield Illinois. Whenever I'm in town, I go to Cook's Spice Rack. Famous for their chili, but I always get their horseshoe sandwiches. Fried chicken horseshoe with gravy is amazing.

[Anonymous No.6815962]

>>6815871
I like the look of this place

[Anonymous No.6815966]

>Midwest
>Good food

Redneck plz go

[Anonymous No.6816364]

Any good eats in Sandusky?

[Anonymous No.6816385]

>>6815819
Fantastic smoked ribs. Pretty damn good sandwiches as well, for very reasonable prices.

[Anonymous No.6816405]

>>6810156
Can't beat the atmosphere at Lafayette. Feels a lot more cozy. And the guys ringing up your order jut do the math in their head. Chili's just right too. Good shit on a cold winter day.

[Anonymous No.6816415]

If in the Akron/Kent area of Ohio, stop at Swenson's. One of the best burgers I've ever fucking had.

If still in Kent, try out Mike's Place. They have the biggest menu I've ever seen, and everything I've ever tried there was great. Plus they have a fucking X-Wing in the parking lot.

[Anonymous No.6816427]

>>6816415
>a fucking X-Wing in the parking lot.

[Anonymous No.6816428]

>>6809588
>Hey, what are some decent (like reallly decent), places to eat in the Midwest?

Desi's Taco Lounge outside of Oscoda Michigan, near Foote Pond on the Au Sable River.

Get the corned beef hash omelette (but you got to get it before 11:00am).

[Anonymous No.6816435]

>>6810295
>In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan you can find Cornish Pasties, which are god tier meat pies.

The Donut Factory in Warren MI is the only place I know of hereabouts that has pasties.

[Anonymous No.6816445]

I always stop by this place every year when I go to the Twin Cities for July 4th

[Anonymous No.6816849]

>>6815758
I don't think so.

>>6815806
Hickory Park is great. Have you tried Battlecry's yet?

>>6815864
Sorry, I haven't eaten that much in Cedar Rapids aside from making the trip up when the Popeyes opened.

I found this list KCRG put out that may be useful to you: http://events.hooplanow.com/kcrg-a-list/a_list_categories/3-Eat-Drink/a_list_sub_categories/14-Burger

[Anonymous No.6816919]

>>6816849
>battlecrys
Never even heard of it. Don't go to Ames often. What kind of food do they serve?

[Anonymous No.6816924]

>>6816919
BBQ

[Anonymous No.6816929]

>>6809588
Mr. Paul's Chop House, Roseville MIA.

[Anonymous No.6816930]

>>6816924
I'll have to check them out.
I vaguely remember a sandwich place called Battle's BBQ in campus town, but I think they closed.

[Anonymous No.6816935]

>>6816929
Mi, stupid fucking phone.

[Anonymous No.6816937]

>>6816930
Battlecry =- Battle's

http://www.amescampustown.com/business/battles_bbq/

[Anonymous No.6816944]

>>6816937
Ah, I like that place. Used to get a pound of end meat to go after every meal there. I always told myself I'd use it throughout the week in different recipes but then proceeded to eat it all that night.

[Anonymous No.6816957]

>>6816944
I used to live at Towers and whenever I wasn't low on cash I'd get dinner from there.

Beat the greasy-ass cstore pizza.

[Anonymous No.6816960]

>>6816957
Legacy or those suitcase looking dorms?

[Anonymous No.6816963]

>>6816960
The suitcase looking dorms.

[Anonymous No.6816974]

>>6816963
I was actually there to see one of the ones across from the frolf course get demolished. Never saw an implosion before, pretty neat.

[Anonymous No.6816983]

>>6816974
That would've been cool to see.

They kept the commons building from those and turned it into ISU's worst dining hall.

[Anonymous No.6817091]

West Street Deli in Ames, IA. Many fine sandwiches were had there during college.

[Anonymous No.6817240]

>>6817091
Shit I forgot about them.

Fighting/Flying Burrito is also pretty good.

[Anonymous No.6817257]

>>6817240

Yeah I went to Flying Burrito all the time.

I also miss, oddly, Home Team Pizza. Not top-tier or anything but it was $5.25 for a large and they let you pay with checks (!).

[Anonymous No.6817268]

>>6809588

Slow's

[Anonymous No.6817280]

>>6817257
Nice.

Gumby's Pizza in Iowa City has a similar deal

[Anonymous No.6817621]

>>6817280

fuckin loved gumby's pizza. pokey stix were always the perfect thing on drunk nights. at some point they switched from a house ranch to ken's ranch.

[Anonymous No.6817661]

>>6812123
>Jim's Ribs in Rock Island, Illinois

Oh man, I haven't been to Jim's Rib Haven in maybe 20 years or more. Glad they're still around. Hopefully I can get there while I'm back for the holidays

[Anonymous No.6817692]

>>6817621
I love gumby's because they're open so damn late.

Speaking of drunk food, superdogs and gyros from Gyros & Smiles carts in Ames.

[Anonymous No.6818091]

>>6812070
This dude is fucking with you.
Bluebird diner in Iowa City is pretty good but everything else is trash.

[Anonymous No.6818182]

>>6818091
That's your opinion.

One which I choose to ignore.

[Anonymous No.6818183]

>>6809588
The nicest mcdonald's I've ever been to was in the Midwest, go get yourself a Midwestern big mac OP.

[Anonymous No.6818190]

>>6818091
>>6818091
>This dude is fucking with you.
Nah I'm being serious.

>everything else is trash.

That's you're opinion man.

One that critical review and popular opinion doesn't agree with, might I add.

[Anonymous No.6818234]

>>6818091
You're either a troll or you just have absolute shit taste. Plenty of good places to eat in IC.

>>6812070
I'll also add Taste of China on Linn St (big plates of quality Szechuan food for very reasonable price)

[Anonymous No.6818271]

>>6816929
>Mr. Paul's Chop House, Roseville MI

I'd like to check it out but it looks pretty hoity-toity (i.e. expensive) for me.

>>6817268
>Slow's

Heard about this place, supposedly the best BBQ in Michigan.

For the budget minded types who have been kicked out of the bar at 2:00am, check out Telways on 10 Mile and John R. for the best greasy slider type burgers;

[Anonymous No.6818360]

>>6818234
Never eaten there, I'll give it a try.

Another Muscavegas spot: Cheri Top Drive In.

[Anonymous No.6818383]

How are there so many people from flyover on /ck/? How do we get rid of them?

[Anonymous No.6818400]

>>6809588
minneapolisfag reporting in.

anchor fish and chips
Caffreys deli and subs
Black sheep pizza
Punch pizza
Low brow
Mac's fish and chips
Uptown diner
Fuji ya

[Anonymous No.6818405]

>>6818383
Well, you can nuke us, but since we produce most of your food, it's probably not a good idea.

[Anonymous No.6818413]

>>6818405
This. Have fun having shit turkeys on thanksgiving. My states #1 export.

[Anonymous No.6818445]

The Machine Shed in Davenport (I think there's one in Urbandale too) puts out a quality pork chop. Really anything meat is good there.

[Anonymous No.6818455]

>>6818445
Yeah, there's one in Urbandale.

Two in Wisconsin, one in MN, one on Rockford (Avoid Rockford, it's like a mini Chicago, minus all of the good things about Chicago.)

[Anonymous No.6818500]

>>6815864

I was in CR some years ago and I remember there being some Indian place that served Indian burritos. They were awesome. can't remember the name of the place though. It was off 1st ave (like everything else) I think

[Anonymous No.6818576]

Pancheros.

Far better than Chipotle.

[Anonymous No.6818632]

>>6818576

When I started going to the Univ of Iowa, Pancheros introduced me to big-ass Mission-style burritos. And when I started doing the usual college drinking, they were a frequent late-night treat (the one in Iowa City is open until like 3 am). I had them in Davenport before that, though - I remember my sister excitedly talking about "this place that's way better than Taco Bell" - but not burritos, just a quesadilla I think.

I moved to Connecticut and here we have Chipotle, Moe's, and Qdoba. Pancheros arrived a couple of years ago, establishing two locations. I went to one of them recently and, except for the hot salsa being a little thicker than I remembered, everything was exactly the same. Same awesome fresh-pressed tortillas, same delicious cheese, same seasoning on the meat, etc. It was like a trip back to Iowa and I loved it.

That said... objectively I don't know if I can say they're better than Chipotle. Chipotle has some good flavors to offer, though their tortillas are inferior. For now I've been going to Pancheros over Chipotle every single time, because the taste of home wins out.

[Anonymous No.6818938]

>>6818632
Chipotle loses several points from me due to all of the pseuodscience.

[Anonymous No.6819376]

>>6818234
Pretty sure that place closed down a while ago, but I'm not sure.

[Anonymous No.6819382]

>>6819376
not according to Yelp and they're usually pretty quick to report that stuff

[Anonymous No.6819392]

>>6819382
Hm, might have been the place next door I was thinking of. It was something, then this 'gourmet' hot dog place, then this mexican themed bar. all in less than 2 years.

[Anonymous No.6820144]

Z'mariks is also pretty good.

[Anonymous No.6820155]

>>6813375
there's nothing good about hyvee pizza

[Anonymous No.6820165]

>>6818576
>>6818632
Hot Harry's blows both out of the water. There's one location in the midwest so it counts! They have so much flavor with their meats.

Chipotle just happens to not be awful.

I do enjoy Pancheros, you can't beat their fresh tortillas.

If you could take Pancheros fresh tortilla combine with Hot Harry's meats and sauces, you'd have the near perfect burrito place.

[Anonymous No.6820167]

Amsterdam Falafel and Kabob in Omaha

there's also one in Lincoln. some tasty-ass doner kebab

[Anonymous No.6820173]

>>6820155
The take-home-and-bake stuff is pretty good IMO

The the hot stuff isn't that good, I'd rather just get a pizza from Caseys at that point.

[Anonymous No.6820178]

>>6820167
FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK I was just in Omaha for a wedding. :(

[Anonymous No.6820185]

>>6820178
I'm moving out of state tomorrow. I'm gonna miss that joint. My favorite coworker ever introduced me to it.

[Anonymous No.6820294]

>>6818400
Fuji ya is literally the shittiest sushi place I have ever dined at. Super expensive, fish never tastes fresh and they use reallly small amounts, clumpy rice, way too much green onion 99% of the time. Not even close to the best in Minneapolis, much less the Twin Cities, much less Minnesota, much less the whole midwest. Smh fam..

[Anonymous No.6820315]

>>6818400
Is The Freehouse any good?

[Anonymous No.6820622]

>>6820173
+1 for Casey's pizza.

The cheesy potato bites they have at breakfast aren't too bad either.

[Anonymous No.6820669]

>>6809588
Misty's steakhouse in Lincoln, Nebraska. Best prime rib and hamburgers i can think of off the top of my head

[Anonymous No.6820910]

>>6820173
>>6820622

Casey's is great. I actually really like their sausage and canadian bacon.

[Anonymous No.6821032]

>>6820910
Their toppings/the entire pizzas are better than what the national chains put out.

[Anonymous No.6822114]

>>6820315
It's pretty alright.

[Anonymous No.6822144]

>>6820294
>smh fam
Calm the fuck down you ratchet faggot.

I didn't say it was the best place for sushi just a personal favorite of mine for Japanese food.

[Anonymous No.6822394]

>>6812832
>Missouri is southern

[Anonymous No.6822398]

>>6822394
Either you've never been to Missouri and have no idea what a white trash inbred hell hole(ie Southern state) that it is, or you're from Missouri and you're in denial.

[Anonymous No.6822513]

>>6822398
Missouri is no more Southern than Ohio. Hell, my own state of Ohio has more ignorant white trash than fucking Alabama. That doesn't make Ohio the South.

[Anonymous No.6822553]

>>6822513
If you haven't lived in missiouri you really have no room to comment.

[Anonymous No.6822592]

>>6822398
Have you been to the rural parts of Indiana or Ohio? They're not much different from missouri.

[Anonymous No.6822603]

>>6822553
I've never lived in Japan, but I know that it's in East Asia. I know the state of geographical education in the US is dismal, but have you never heard of maps?

[Anonymous No.6822625]

>>6822394

[Anonymous No.6822655]

>>6822625
>it's Southern because it has Baptists
Then I guess that makes California France?

[Anonymous No.6822665]

>>6822553
And where in missouri did you live?

[Anonymous No.6822673]

>>6822513
Missouri fought for the Confederacy. That's the traditional standard of determining Northern vs Southern, you uneducated oxygen thief.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula has backwoods hicks equal to residents of the Mississippi Delta but they aren't Southern.

[Anonymous No.6822686]

>>6822655
Actually it makes California mexico

[Anonymous No.6822695]

>>6822673
>Confederacy
>In Missouri, a constitutional convention was approved and delegates elected by voters. The convention rejected secession 89–1 on March 19, 1861.
MO Was not part of the CSA.

[Anonymous No.6822696]

>>6822673
And Kentucky didn't. Guess which of the two is counted amongst the Southern States?

[Anonymous No.6822699]

>>6822686
Then that makes Mexico French. Or Polish. After all, they're predominantly Catholic countries.

[Anonymous No.6822708]

>>6822695
Eventually they were. You should have kept reading.

[Anonymous No.6822713]

>>6822696
Both Missouri and Kentucky fought for the Confederacy. Not at first, but eventually they did. Perhaps you should research a bit beyond the first paragraph of wiki.

[Anonymous No.6822738]

>>6822708
>Exiled government executives kicked out by a convention of the people which votes in 89 Pro union delegates to 1 Confederate
>Claim dejure control of the state
The CSA recognized the exiled government but it was not part of the CSA

[Anonymous No.6822750]

>>6822713
No, they didn't. Men from Missouri and Kentucky fought for the Confederacy. Far more Kentuckians fought for the Union. Neither, despite having Confederate-loyal factions, were fully CSA. There's a reason why the "Confederate" capital of MO wasn't the State capital.

[Anonymous No.6822778]

i don't get it are you traveling all throughout the midwest or something?

[Anonymous No.6822843]

Actual contribution: Avoid Carlos O' Kelleys.

As the name implies, it's "Identity Crisis: The Restaurant"

[Anonymous No.6822863]

>>6810287
If everyone who bashed all that is American left America, it would be a way better place

[Anonymous No.6822886]

>>6822843
>Carlos O' Kelleys

What do they have? Chorizo Shepherd's Pie? Corned Beef Tacos?

[Anonymous No.6822933]

>>6822886
You can get a burrito with a side of mashed potatoes:

https://carlosokellys.com/traditional/item/66-smothered-burrito-dinners.html?ml=1

[Anonymous No.6823695]

>>6815864
Cedar Falls/UNI here, just down the way (On College St.) there's a decent Latin bistro called La Calle. It's alright.

[Anonymous No.6823965]

>>6823695
>Cedar Falls/UNI

My high school crush went there. She's now a professor of forestry or something. Thanks for reminding me. :(

[Anonymous No.6824928]

>>6811631
Bagel Boy as well.

[Anonymous No.6824938]

>>6811631
shit, I didn't even know they existed. looks good, will check them out next time I'm in sioux falls.

[Anonymous No.6824943]

>>6822673
I guess Southern is a state of mind more than a direction.

[Anonymous No.6824951]

>>6822394
It is.

[Anonymous No.6824955]

>>6822699
You're a fucking retard.
>>6822686
kek

[Anonymous No.6824960]

JL Beers in Sioux Falls, SD is GOAT

Their burgers are cheap and they have a pretty large selection of craft beer on tap. Plus you can send postcards from there.

[Anonymous No.6825061]

>>6822863
Bashing America is American. We've been doing it to ourselves sense the beginning.

[Anonymous No.6825066]

>>6822673
You are absolutely retarded.

[Anonymous No.6825684]

Molly's Cupcakes has some pretty dope cupcakes.

[Anonymous No.6826055]

Capanna Coffee & Gelato has some damn good gelato

[Anonymous No.6826163]

>>6820167
Their curry fries are amazing. I was hoping someone would mention Amsterdam.

[Anonymous No.6826206]

>>6825061
Only in the real America

In flyover land (where they have to keep saying "we're actually AMERICA" because deep down everyone knows they're just a bunch of parking lots separated by monsanto-infested fields and mega churches, sort of like the nitrogen-filled core of a tennis ball that no one who looks at the tennis ball from the outside thinks, knows, or gives a shit about), vulgar displays of belligerent 'patriotism' are the mandatory two minutes hate that forms the glue that keeps society together.

There's a reason fake Americans (flyovers) have to say shit like "never forget 9/11". They actually would easily forget seeing as how, to them, it was essentially an attack on a foreign country.

[Anonymous No.6826334]

>>6809589
$75 is on the low end, I've been there on business dinners and easily spent $250 per person.

[Anonymous No.6826338]

>>6818400
Uptown diner is shit
Slims in Brooklyn park, MN....god those burgers are good the wing are great too

[Anonymous No.6826434]

>>6816427
It's true anon

[Anonymous No.6826630]

AJ Bombers in Milwaukee and Madison is good

[Anonymous No.6827200]

>>6826206
lmao could you be any more mad

this will be no surprise to anyone with even half a brain, but megachurches tend to be in densely populated areas. guess what parts of the country aren't densely populated?

second, most fields don't use monsanto crops. I'm right in the middle of flyover cropland, and while I do see tags on fields saying what brand of patented seed they use, it's almost never monsanto.
http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6vh22HMZl1qcxh4do1_1280.jpg

not to mention the fact that it's the western half of the midwest that's nothing but farmland and that's also the half with almost no megachurches.

also, you should explain what you dislike about monsanto. if it's them being a shitty company, then I'll agree. it's more likely some pseudo-science bullshit about gmos, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt

>>6824960
they also have locations in a few north dakota towns and minneapolis. not been to those, but I assume they're just as good

[Anonymous No.6827257]

>>6825684
Gotta get the Ron Bennington

[Anonymous No.6827274]

>>6809588
Cracker Barrel for sure.

[Anonymous No.6827277]

Why is Oklahoma never included in any geographical grouping?

[Anonymous No.6827285]

>>6827277

because it's a joke-lahoma.

[Anonymous No.6827286]

>>6820144
Based pesto mac.

[Anonymous No.6827291]

>>6809588
Tasty Tacos in Des Moines, IA is a place I'd recommend.

[Anonymous No.6827293]

>>6827277
It's considered part of "Tornado Alley".

[Anonymous No.6827295]

>>6827277
great plains, dummy

[Anonymous No.6827311]

>>6827291
>the Granite State

[Anonymous No.6827314]

>>6827311
Most people just take it for granite.

[Anonymous No.6827335]

>>6827314
ITT: Oscar Wilde

[Anonymous No.6827337]

>>6827335
Oscar Wilde once said that everything is about sex except for sex, and that sex is about power. That makes sense coming from a dude who liked to fuck young boys.

[Anonymous No.6828151]

thinking about having a pizza delivered tonight, what should i get?
only ones in my area are pizza hut
northern lights
bianchi boys
breadeux(i think they deliver)
casey's
pizza ranch

[Anonymous No.6828163]

>>6828151

Casey's. Get their taco pizza. Thank me later.

[Anonymous No.6828168]

>>6828163
I like their taco pizza but I'm not that big of a fan.

[Anonymous No.6828188]

>>6828168

How about a Happy Joe's? Are you anywhere near that?

[Anonymous No.6828190]

>>6812639
yeah no, el omito is better or las lomas

[Anonymous No.6828193]

>>6818405
>implying I don't get most of my food from local produces
living in CA has its upsides

[Anonymous No.6828345]

>>6828188
Nope, not for delivery anyway

[Anonymous No.6829207]

>>6828151
Go with Northern Lights.

>>6828190
Never eaten at El Omito, so I can't comment, but las lomas is garbage (Unless you're just ordering their tacos.).

>Order choripollo
>Comes with stuff not listed on the menu, including big pile of poorly-cooked onions

Also it's literally the restaurant all the other Mexican restaurants in the area talk shit about.

[Anonymous No.6829592]

>>6815864
I've heard good things about The Lost Cuban, a restraurant on 3rd Ave. downtown

[Anonymous No.6829660]

>>6828193
>local produce
>CA
lol

[Anonymous No.6829694]

>>6810295
Your opinion strikes me as a bit weird. Do you happen to be one of the co/ck/s that claim the Midwest shouldn't include the plains states?
>Steakhouses are a safe bet, but an incredibly overpriced one. (in Nebraska that may be your only option)
Don't understand this one, because I always die a little inside whenever I see steakhouse prices on the coast or other areas (so much more expensive than here). Is it also more expensive in the UP than the plains states?

Personally, Nebraska itself seems to be short on dedicated steakhouses. Every good restaurant will have a steak on the menu, but few specialize in it or have a wide variety (outside of chains). Mostly because anyone who knows a farmer will get their own cows butchered and eat enough steak at home that it's not necessary or fancy to go out to a steakhouse. There are definitely some around, but it's not a big thing here, and it's definitely not pricey.

[Anonymous No.6829700]

>>6810318
You must not be somewhere that a large German (and related) people settled. Trust me, there is cabbage. Creamed cabbage, kraut, bierocks, etc. etc. etc. Not to mention the Asian cultures that have settled in groups around the midwest and utilize it. I will admit it has fallen out of favor (I think too many 50's and 60's moms tried to boil it or something), but cabbage is definitely tied to some of our largest immigrant groups.

[Anonymous No.6829708]

Pepperjax in Sioux Falls or Omaha is great. There's nothing very good in my area besides Cafe Brulee. I really like Culvers, but nobody mentions it in the fast food burger places threads. I also second Casey's Pizza.

[Anonymous No.6829710]

>>6822394
It was part of the confederacy.

[Anonymous No.6829720]

>Peggy Hunt is your stereotypical 48 year old woman from Pennsylvania
>She's gotten fat over the years, but still tries to tries to hide it with Walmart clothes
>She's 185 standing at 5'4
> "I have no self esteem" she mumbled to herself, looking at her fat rolls in the mirror
>Her balding husband Charles enters the room, fixing his tie in the same mirror
>"Something the matter, Peg?"
>"Oh we have that get-together later today, the one with you-know-who."
>"The Fotards?" he replied
>"Yep, the new family who moved here from California."
>Charles snickered at the way she said it
>"I just don't feel like I'm cultured enough to talk to them." She said.
>Charles had left sooner than expected, leaving her to talk to herself once more
>Some time had passed since before, it is now time to go to the outing
>She noticed Charles had some bottle sticking out of his shirt
>"Its this Adobo stuff my friends at work were talking about, says it makes meat taste good."
>"I'm taking heed to what you said before about the culture thing, Peggy."
>She smiled, as it gave her an idea
>I'll bring that bottle of expensive vinegar we got for our anniversary last year! The balsamic!"
>"Ooooooh!" Said Charles, smiling
>"That Jack guy on the YouTube always rants and raves about it! He's a professional chef you know."
>She smiled and put it in her purse
>"I'm coming for you, Rachel Fotard!"
>They had just arrived at the Smith's backyard for the cookout
>She whipped her head around to see Rachel Fotard standing feet behind her, smiling
>"Hi Peggy!."
>She laughed louder
>"H-hi Rachel, where's Cruston?"
>"He's coming, he's just grabbing my purse from the car."
>"Hi" said Cruston, almost tripping
>"Hibly dibly doo how ya all doing?"
>Nancy Smith's come to greet them
>"Now come in the back yard and see what Gaston is cooking don't ya knoooow"
>Her thick Wisconsin accent came through

[Anonymous No.6829752]

>>6829720
Wait, why does the person from Pennsylvania have a Wisconsin accent? and why does your description of a Wisconsin accent sound like a Minnesota accent?

[Anonymous No.6829761]

>>6829720
>>Charles had left sooner than expected, leaving her to talk to herself once more

I'm dead.

[Anonymous No.6829770]

>>6829694
>Do you happen to be one of the co/ck/s that claim the Midwest shouldn't include the plains states?
The plains are their won thing. Places like Oklahoma have nothing in common with the midwest.

[Anonymous No.6830172]

>>6829770
And Nebraska has much more in common with Iowa than it does with Oklahoma. So make up your fucking mind

[Anonymous No.6830175]

>>6817257
>Home Team Pizza

I remember that place. It was a pretty good value. Never understood why they died out

[Anonymous No.6831564]

>>6830172
Iowa is kind of both

[Anonymous No.6832173]

>>6829207
Try it if you live in Muscavegas. I've moved far away but I wish I could of had yacky shack, am getting a little homesick. Class of 2011

[Anonymous No.6832298]

>>6829710
>I didn't read this thread.
FTFY.

[Anonymous No.6833732]

>>6832173
Ayyy I graduated a year before you.

I'll give El Omito a shot.

[Anonymous No.6834905]

>>6829708
>Cafe Brulee

Are you in Vermillion?

[Anonymous No.6835283]

>>6829720
lol please dont tell me this is /ck/ oc.

[Anonymous No.6835288]

>>6829752
That's the point. It's meant to parody people who use the flyover meme and how misinformed they are.

[Anonymous No.6836916]

BMP

[Anonymous No.6837853]

>>6826434
Hey, i've been there. Great breakfast.

[Anonymous No.6837899]

There's an old restaurant in Davenport called Riefe's that does good pork chops, steaks, breakfast, other stuff. Been there as long as I can remember

[Anonymous No.6837905]

>>6828345

Oh hey. You must been in the Des Moines area. Get Fong's pizza.