Last Sunday we had an epic Sundate that involved brunch, a hilarious musical, and then a "night" cap (at least it was dark out) at Cooney's tavern in Beaverdale. Re-reading that, hopefully that didn't sound braggy about how awesome we are and the cool stuff that we do. If that's how you read it, then yes, we are that cool. We will split this day of events into a couple of blog posts, so first I will whisk you away to a simpler time of delicious meals and booze.
We decided to go to Americana for brunch this time. Neither one of us had been, but our only advice was that it is "full of hipsters". As an Actuary, I thought this would be right up my alley. Located right across from the sculpture garden, we used all our willpower to resist the urge to go to Subway instead.
The restaurant has a pretty cool set up with two levels for dining (I recommend the upper level for better people watching) and multiple stations to get your food. One station was devoted entirely to grilled cheeses. Neither one of us got one, but they were not your Kraft Cheese/Wonderbread dynamic duos of childhood. They looked pretty tasty. Another station was devoted entirely to making your own bloody mary or mimosa (ka-ching!), another had fruit, pastries, parfaits, etc and finally, the last station had cooked token breakfast dishes.
Everything we tried was awesome! If you opt for the bottomless bloody mary/mimosas ($22 vs. $15 without), try the raspberry syrup in them. You'll never look at mimosas the same ever again.
All in all, Americana was a great place. I look forward to going back for a meal off the menu. Regarding our tip about the hipsters, yes, they were there, but unless you're eating at IHOP or Denny's and not a local place, you will probably have that. The crowd was mixed and no one will feel out of place dining there.
Since it is a buffet, I won't recommend anything specific since you can pick and choose, but based off of what we had, you cannot go wrong.
Dining Des Moines,
~ J
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