Three Restaurants in Ankeny Worth Driving (or Pedaling!)To
Ankeny dining aficionado (and bicycling enthusiast) Jane Austin Miller tells us where to eat in Ankeny. Sure, you could drive there, but why not pedal while the pedaling is good?
Wini’s Note: A few weeks ago, veteran magazine journalist Jane Austin Miller gave us her insider’s tips on how to get the most out of a trip to Clear Lake. We all enjoyed that so much, I decided to ask her to give us the lowdown on where to eat in Ankeny (where she lives when she’s not traveling the world or hanging out on the lake). Here’s what she shared!
Top Three Worth-a-Drive Restaurants in Ankeny
by Jane Austin Miller
I know, I know. Des Moines offers more fine dining options than most folks have date nights to fill. But I’m here to tell you that, after seven years of calling Ankeny home, I can offer at least three reasons for DSM-centric diners to take the 20-minute drive north.
When my husband, Dave, and I moved to the Ankeny area in 2016 we deliberately set out to get to know our new community and support an ever-growing number of “mom and pop” businesses. For this review, I chose three of my favorite restaurants that are locally owned and one-of-a-kind destinations. (I didn’t in…
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