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Catch Des Moines | Feb. 04, 2026 Arcadia's smashburger won the Des Moines Register's Burger Brackets in April and earned a top 10 spot in the Iowa Beef Industry Council's Iowa's Best Burger contest. For this year’s Des Best Date Spots, locals voted for places that turn a night out into something you’ll actually remember. These picks go beyond what’s on the menu, focusing on mood, timing, atmosphere, and the kind of moments that linger long after the bill is paid. Rather than

Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register Updated Thu, May 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM CDT Arcadia's smashburger won the Des Moines Register's Burger Brackets in April and earned a top 10 spot in the Iowa Beef Industry Council's Iowa's Best Burger contest. Voters with the Iowa Beef Industry Council have spoken and declared Pleasantville, Iowa, southeast of Des Moines home to the best burger in the state. The annual contest, now in its 16th year, is sponsored by the he Iowa Beef Industry C

Elijah Decious The Gazette Apr 29, 2026 Updated Apr 29, 2026 A map from the Iowa Beef Industry Council and Iowa Cattlemen’s Association shows the top 10 finalists for the 2026 Iowa’s Best Burger contest. The winner will be announced May 1, 2026. Iowa Beef Industry Council So many burgers, so little time. With so many classes and varieties of cheeseburgers — smash burgers, diner burgers, steakhouse-style burgers, fast food burgers, pub burgers, dive bar burgers — my school of

Michael Crumb | Aug 14, 2024 | 6:00 am A new retail center is nearing completion in Polk City. The owner and developer, Shane Torres, said it's 98% complete and features a Duck Donuts shop, a children's clothing boutique, a tanning salon and an upscale restaurant. Photo by Michael Crumb The final touches are almost done on a new retail center in Polk City, which owner Shane Torres said is the first center of its kind in many years in the growing northern Polk County community

Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register Updated Sun, January 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM CST Over the past 12 months, dozens of new restaurants opened in the Des Moines metro. Casual restaurants allowed you to walk up to the counter to order and then have food delivered to your table. High-end steakhouses and farm-to-table restaurants brought new spaces for special occasions to be celebrated. An ode to the supper club debuted, complete with pull tabs, walleye and relish dishes. Mediterr

Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register Fri, April 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM CDT It all came down to the championship round of the Des Moines Burger Bracket, a head-to-head showdown to determine where locals most love to grab a burger. The competition tipped off March 16 with 16 restaurants across the metro, ranging from burger specialists with deep menus to restaurants where a standout burger is the quiet star. Set up NCAA-style, the bracket narrowed the field through fan voting, trim

Axios Des Moines, Aug 22, 2024: Linh Ta This is the opening day story. It quotes co-owner and head chef Mikel Nguyen saying the owners want to bring fine dining and more cultural choices to the suburb's growing restaurant scene. See the article on the Axios website

Susan Stapleton Des Moines Register Jan. 9, 2026, 6:22 a.m. CT One of the first food trucks in the Des Moines metro now has new owners. Arcadia, the modern American restaurant with Vietnamese and Asian fusion influences that emphasizes farm-to-table local ingredients, bought the Big Red Food Truck. Shon and Julie Bruellman launched the food truck 15 years ago, “helping define what the mobile food scene could be. Their leadership, consistency, and community-first approach turn