Diner cuisine: the best places to taste it in Ankeny

5 restaurant menus in Ankeny, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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The Ankeny Diner
The Ankeny Diner
86/100 (193 ratings)
Restaurants
Diner
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
"Found the Ankeny Diner while on Yelp and this place was phenomenal. Located right next to our stellar Quality Inn hotel (not really), the Ankeny..."
Lefai Kao
"This place is amazing. I eat here almost every day since I discovered it. Every time I go I get something new off the menu, and every time I love it...."
Jake (Jake)
"The employees are eager to please & hard at work to make it a great experience. With affordable menu prices & soul..."
Shamie Trez
"My daughter recommended this place, so we thought we’d give it a try. Our server Liz was very helpful and pleasant. The hot roast beef sandwich and..."
Philip O'Donnell
"From out of town and found this place on Google Maps and thought to give it a try. Staff and service were great. I was in at dinner time but decided..."
Jesse Krebs
"Excellent service. They were having issues with one of their grills the day we were there, so several normal breakfast items were unavailable. The..."
Jim Kotouc
"Ankeny Diner was a pleasant discovery. We ordered breakfast which was great and the wait staff was very friendly and attentive. So if you ever find..."
Max Dziengelewski
Ankeny Cafe
Ankeny Cafe
83/100 (538 ratings)
Restaurants
Diner
American
Cafe
Cafe
Diner
American
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegetarian Friendly
Brunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Café
American
Diner
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Brunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Best breakfast in town! Kids and I love it! Great Service Great..."
Joshua Lundahl
"We adore this place!! Classic & delicious breakfast options, hot coffee & the kindest people; Midwestern hospitality shines bright here..."
Alexis Prado
"Great old school diner. Eggs over medium, perfect, great hash browns and bacon as well. Friendly..."
PFN
"Stopped for breakfast on my way to the airport. Great food and friendly staff. The type of place where if you are a regular they know what you want..."
Richard McMickle
"The food is solid cafe food , with a solid price as well.. Great place to have breakfast and bs with some retired locals if you want. The staff is..."
Jamison Dean
The Ankeny Diner
The Ankeny Diner
83/100 (1662 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
American
Diner
Diner
American
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Hamburgers
Pancakes
Salad
Eggs Benedict
Toasts
Biscuits and gravy
Sandwiches
Burger
American
Diner
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Parking Available
Highchairs Available
Takeout
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Brunch
Cheap Eats
"Found the Ankeny Diner while on Yelp and this place was phenomenal. Located right next to our stellar Quality Inn hotel (not really), the Ankeny..."
Lefai Kao
"This place is amazing. I eat here almost every day since I discovered it. Every time I go I get something new off the menu, and every time I love it...."
Jake (Jake)
"The employees are eager to please & hard at work to make it a great experience. With affordable menu prices & soul..."
Shamie Trez
"My daughter recommended this place, so we thought we’d give it a try. Our server Liz was very helpful and pleasant. The hot roast beef sandwich and..."
Philip O'Donnell
"From out of town and found this place on Google Maps and thought to give it a try. Staff and service were great. I was in at dinner time but decided..."
Jesse Krebs
"Excellent service. They were having issues with one of their grills the day we were there, so several normal breakfast items were unavailable. The..."
Jim Kotouc
"Ankeny Diner was a pleasant discovery. We ordered breakfast which was great and the wait staff was very friendly and attentive. So if you ever find..."
Max Dziengelewski
Ihop
Ihop
82/100 (434 ratings)
Restaurants
Diner
American
Diner
American
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Strawberry Banana Pancakes
Pancakes
Cupcake Pancakes
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Happy Face Pancake Combo
Chesse Burger
Classic Burger
Strawberry Pancakes
Country Breakfast Burrito & Bowl
Veggie Omelette
Cinnastack Pancakes
Chicken & Waffles
Salad
Coffee and Half and Half
French Toast
Cannoli
Chicken Sandwich
blt
Steak Tips
Colorado Omelette
Country Fried Steak & Eggs
Sit down
Diner
American
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Highchairs Available
Takeout
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"IHOP I haven’t eaten here in a few years. I ordered Country fried steak, I really wanted a burger , no wait an omelette, too many x choices. We..."
armyguy1SG retired
"The service was very friendly & the food was very good. We had about a 10 minute wait to get a table when we arrived on a Saturday morning at around..."
Shane Howard
"Seated immediately. Brought menu, brought my coffee and water. Then I ordered. Had my food in less than 10 minutes. Waitress was very attentive, but..."
Lori Cass
"The food was good with nice portion sizes.i would recommend eating in and not taking to go as we did. Although the food was prepared fresh, it just..."
Regina McGowan
"It was BUSY. Janet greeted us kindly, our expected wait time was accurate. Waitress was SWAMPED but incredibly pleasant and good at service. Kudos to..."
Tricia Spading
"Great food and wonderful..."
LuAnne Heemstra
Maid-rite Of Ankeny
Maid-rite Of Ankeny
74/100 (560 ratings)
Quick Bites
Grill
Diner
American
Diner
Grill
American
Dinner
Lunch
Sandwiches
Burger
Pork
Grill
American
Diner
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"This is so good even food network isn't priveledges enough to try. This is food, this is Americana, this is the kind of hole in the wall secret you..."
Blake Sanderson
"Caught this place just driving through and we're glad we did. The nice lady at the register gave us some great suggestions since it was our first..."
Travis Sommerfield
"Great location !!! A bit pricy, but delicious, and HOT..."
Nick Waters
"Amazing! I always make a trip here when I'm in Iowa! Introduced my 2 teenagers to this today and they said it's the BEST food we've had so far. Great..."
Nicole Young
"Been a long time since I enjoyed some Maid Rites!! Just got back and I have to say, they are definitely just as good as I remembered. A bit..."
Shelby GT500
"6/7/22 ordered delivery by door dash and service was great. I ordered a tenderloin and cheese bites with ranch. Tenderloin was good. The cheese..."
Nancy
"Food was great and fast, service was just as..."
Tara Gregg
"What’s not to love about Made Rite ? Well I can’t think of one thing. Great service and food. I have been a Maid Rite junkie for about 25 years..."
Scott Evans