Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville

Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville

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Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville
Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville
This Place Rocks

This Place Rocks

The HiFi Brew Lounge offers the kind of careful-casual food options I seek (but don't often find) in bar-grill spots: hearty, yes, but also fresh, thoughtful and precise.

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Aug 06, 2024
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Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville
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Review of HiFi Brew Lounge
103 S 11th St., West Des Moines
(515) 415-1085
Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Closed Monday.

When a friend suggested we meet for lunch at the new HiFi Brew Lounge, I must admit, I wasn’t too excited. Looking at the online menu, I saw the usual suspects: burgers, tots, fried chicken sandwiches, meatball subs, mac-and-cheese, etc. Oh, sure, there were a few less-predictable things, but too often, when food-bombs anchor a menu, everything else is so-so. Was this really a place I could trust to ace a good ratatouille?

Once we settled into the comfy booth, however, I noticed that the menu had morphed in an incredibly enticing way from what I had viewed online. While many items were much the same, they had a “pick two” and “pick three” quick-lunch option, allowing you to get, say a half-sandwich and a salad, or two (different) half sandwiches, or … well, check it out:

Lunch menu. Sorry! Not a great photo. Click to enlarge.

It’s…

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