The owner of goldies ice cream Shoppe is a really good friend of mine that I went to culinary school with. The ice cream is really great and the malts are great.
25 miles outside of Des Moines and voted #4 in the Top 100 Restaurants, the small towneatery has sweets in its name, but try the breadedpork tenderloin: http://dmreg.com/8GwFJw Read more
Tenderloin comes fresh out of a box, they just trim, bread it and cook it. I've had better but it'll fill you up and prices are decent. Its not bad. Friendly and a decent local joint.