Uptown Food & Beverage Co. 302 Southwest Maple Street, Ankeny, IA 50023

"We went here for an early Sat dinner. Phenomenal customer service, great food and cool vibe. By the time we were leaving the place was packed. Highly recommend!"

"This was sadly disappointing. The servers were kind and helpful, but brought my entree as an appetizer and brought my guest the wrong salad. The surprisingly small serving of Alfredo pasta she had been so looking forward to, which was $19 with the added chicken, was watery and the sauce didn't stick to the noodles. The chicken was too chewy for her to bite. The bar noise was too loud, even in the other side of the dining room. We were disappointed, because our children are getting ready to start college in the area, and we wanted to love this place for the next 4 years."

"I came here to alter my stars.This used to be my favorite restaurant in the whole Des Moines area, so this is hard to write. I ordered takeout from here a couple of days ago. We got online, looked at their menu and decided what we wanted. We ordered boneless chicken wings (10 tiny little bites), a side order of fries, a large margarita pizza ($29! size-14x16) and a large pepperoni and beef pizza (14x16). It was $72 and some change. What the hard part is, I used the menu on their website, called to order, and the owner took my order. I get there and was told the price which was about $20-25 more than I expected. I respectfully asked why it cost so much, they let me see the receipt then, and I asked about the prices not adding up with their website and she just said, "yeah, that's our pre-covid prices." I asked why they have it that way and she said the owner doesn't know the password to get in there to remove/change it. That is poor customer service. She did give me a verbal apology. I would have done more than that for how shocked I was. I was going to sit and have a drink while I waited for my food, but I couldn't see spending more money. Waiting an extra 20 mins more for my food, than what they said it would be ready, was nothing compared to the sticker shock I had. I'll post the pictures, if Google will let me. NOT worth $72+. I cannot support small businesses! I just can't. Very sad."

"We enjoyed the chicken nachos appetizer along with the bacon cheeseburger and chicken parmesan sandwich. It was all delicious and the service was excellent. Uptown Food & Beverage Co. offers a comfortable environment with booth seating. Overall, a great experience!"

"Great lunch stop today at the “Uptown” restaurant. Nice menu with many, many choices. They also have a pizza and salad buffet. I would eat here regularly if I lived in the area. At our table we ordered a “classic bacon cheese burger”, grilled chicken sandwich, and a chicken Parmesan sandwich. The burger was great but I thought the other two also delicious."