The Grove Cafe
Good breakfast (or lunch) in Ames:
124 Main Street, park in back north of the RR tracks
Open until 2 pm Mon-Sat(?), noon on Sunday
Usually crowded, but we always got a table
The Cafe
Great dinner in Ames (or breakfast or lunch)
2616 Northridge Pkwy (515) 292-0100
Dinner entrees $10 - $16.
Country House Restaurant
Hearty breakfast or lunch near wind farm:
68168 U.S. 30, South side of U.S. 30 near Colo, just west of U.S. 65
On the way to and from the site.
Hickory Park Restaurant
Good barbecue:
On north side of 16th street a few blocks west of the Grandstay Hotel
Seats 450!