Happy New Year
Happy New Year to you and all of yours. Been a while since I've been here but I'm back. This morning, I struggled out of bed and called up my siblings and we met at Home Plate Diner here in Des Moines.
We went to the original location on 30th right across from the fairgrounds. There is another location at 3900 E. 14th St, where the old "Maid-Rite" used to be, in that little strip mall.
So we met at the one near the fairgrounds, 304 E. 30th. Nice little place, decorated with a baseball theme. Framed shirts and caps, wooden decorations and plenty of display cases with not a lot in them.
Reminds me of when I was a kid and we went to restaurants around town. Chewing gum and candy bars at check out and friendly waitresses.
The waitresses are very friendly. I felt comfortable there, she wasn't pushy and she came back just the right amount of times to ask if we needed anything more. Middle aged women that weren't overly made up or chewed gum, there was no Flo in this restaurant.
Our food came out in a timely manner with television to distract us while we waited. Well, that and good conversation with my siblings. Thing is, the other customers were friendly too. We didn't know them and they joined in the conversation. Not often and not annoyingly.
The food was okay. It was good, like your Momma used to make, if Momma wasn't the best cook ever. My pancakes were a little overdone, just a tiny bit but my eggs were perfect, they understand over medium with no runny white stuff.
The whipped butter in the little cups were perfect, no torn pancakes and a good amount of butter for each pancake. Warm syrup, the runny kind with a good taste. I like the runny kind, it doesn't take forever to get it out of the bottle.
My sister-in-law doesn't like breakfast, so she ordered a French Dip and they accommodated her. This was at 8:30 in the morning. And it looked good and had their version of chips with it. The meat was generous and it looked well-prepared.
They brag that they have the best fried chicken around but I haven't tried that yet. I will let you know.
So good food, no greasy spoons to be found and friendly staff and customers. All around nice, comfortable place to eat.
JoElla
