Here are seven other Des Moines-area restaurants we'd recommend for the USA TODAY Restaurant of the Year list in 2025.

Once upon a time, pizza in Portland’s western suburbs looked nothing like this. Serviceable slices and thick-crusted rounds ...

Philly has the cheesesteak, New Orleans flexes its muffuletta, and Chicago? It’s got a whole TV show about Italian beef that ...

Carlos Suarez, founder of the popular New York restaurant Rosemary’s, grew up in Coral Gables in the 1990s, but after college ...

Loaded fries, also known as "salchipapas," can be topped with sausage, chicken ... with dishes like ginger teriyaki-glazed salmon, Calabrese ribs and Lawson's Pub Style Filet Mignon Tidbits ...

Friends Rob Woodcock and Tom Sowerby have set up a no-frills, no-fuss eaterie in Hull that has quickly brought in the crowds ...

The menu frequently changes, but do look for Lemmo’s handmade cavatelli topped with marinara and house Calabrian sausage, as well as Lou Ann’s Italian wedding cake, an ode to Lemmo’s mother.

There’s also a rotating salad and sandwich: think caesar pasta salad with brussels sprouts, parmesan and prosciutto ($14.50) or spicy Calabrese salami with roasted red pepper tapenade on house ...

There’s tons of sandwich chains, but unlike most of the big fast-food chains, these smaller shops have high quality, ...