Back to the Biz Jungle Tea opened on Douglas Ave. with a menu of freshly pressed sugarcane drinks, milk teas, smoothies, croffles and bingsu.
Stellar Snacks, a national pretzel brand, is launching a new Jalapeno Ranch flavor coming to all Hy-Vee locations Aug. 15. Mainframe Studios artist Ashley Marie designed the packaging.
El Bait Shop was named one of the best bars in America by USA Today.
Ventica Woods opened Mama Africa in the food hall on the lower level of the Greater Des Moines Partnership building at 700 Locust downtown.
El Rincón Catracho 2 is up and running seven days a week from 10 a.m.. This family owned Honduran cafe comes with rave reviews from top local chefs Phil Shires (Masao) and Tony Lemmo (Aposto). Try it at 910 Hull Avenue.
Mezze Mediterranean Kitchen will open soon the Temple for Performing Arts, next to South Union Bread Cafe and Centro. The place will offer a fast-casual Mediterranean menu, led by Zombie Burger top chef Tom McKern.
Mike LaValle's Atlas Cafe opened in the Atlas Building on Westown Parkway.
Narwhal's Crafted, a Midwest bar chain known for its frozen cocktails, fishbowls and drink flights, announced plans to open later this year at 418 E. Grand Ave.
Deals today
• Food Truck Mall Mondays, 4-7 p.m., held at 5299 East University Ave., Pleasant Hill. • Fresh Thyme (2800 University Ave., West Des Moines) has $6 quarts of prepared soup on Mondays. • The Empire's (223 Fourth St., Des Moines) Monday special is spaghetti Alfredo with grilled chicken for $10. • Marianna's (1305 University Ave., Des Moines) offers carnitas tacos for $2 Mondays. • Centro (1003 Locust St., Des Moines) offers half-price pizza and Peronis on Monday. • Cowboy (1234 E Euclid Ave., Des Moines) has a Monday special fajitas lunch for $11.99. • The False Nine Social Club (206 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has British pies on sale Mondays for $10. • District 36 (1375 S.W. Vintage Parkway, Ankeny) has a Monday special $60 dinner for two. Two entrees starring sea bass and NY strip de Burgo with soup or salads, a bottle of wine and a dessert to share. • The Key (360 Sixth St., Waukee) offers a half-pound sirloin dinner for $19 Mondays 5 p.m. till sold out. • Today is bang bang shrimp day at Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni). • It's catfish night at Waterfront stores. Dinners cooked any way you like it for $19.99. • It's Meat Loaf Monday at Mickey's in Yale. • Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave.) Monday special is three for $25 on all appetizers. • Bubba (200 10th St., Des Moines) has a Monday night sirloin dinner special for $20. • Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers a "Monday grind" special grinder and fries basket for $9.50. • Monday brings prime rib specials to both Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines) and Christopher's (2816 Beaver Ave., Des Moines). • Trostel's Greenbriar (Merle Hay Road, Johnston) has a Monday burger with a side and beer deal for $14. • Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) has $8 omelets and $10 hot beef sandwiches or Mexican bowls on Mondays. • Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a chicken de Burgo special on Mondays before 4 p.m., $14 including beverage. • Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) hosts Shelby Smokehouse Soul Food on Mondays, 5-9 p.m. • G Mig's (126 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has $11 smashburgers today including a side. • The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll, Des Moines) has a Monday special Graziano grinder with a side for $12. • The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines) offers a Monday special double smash burger and shoestring fries, $12. • Jethro's have a Monday chicken tenders and fries special $9.95 in Altoona and West Des Moines. • Angry Goldfish (2301 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) has specials on chicken Parmesan and lasagna today, $15 with garlic bread and salad. • Eastside Eddie’s (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) Monday special is a burger with domestic beer, soft drink or well drink for $10. • Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) has a special today on hot beef sandwiches, $10.95 all day. • Tito’s Lounge (3916 Urbandale Drive, Urbandale) offers all-you-can-eat wings Mondays. • Johnny's Hall of Fame (302 Court Ave., Des Moines) has $12 burger baskets on Mondays and Fridays. • Urban Cellars (640 S. 50th St., West Des Moines) offers $60 wine dinners for two on Mondays including two entrees with soup or salad, a dessert and a bottle of wine. • Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines) has a burger basket with fries deal Mondays for $9. • Red Lobster's Monday special is lobster and shrimp scampi with a side for $20. • Paula's (524 Elm St., Valley Junction) has a Monday special loaded chicken on a croissant sandwich for $14. • Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a Monday steak night special, sirloins and truffle fries for $18. • Price Chopper delis offer two-piece, bone-in fried chicken dinners with two sides and a roll for $8 on Mondays.
• Fareways have specials through Saturday on pork steak at $1.99/pound, cucumbers and green peppers at $.77 and chicken hindquarters for $1.39/pound. |