The Cafe (Ames,IA) Review

First, we started off with the guacamole and chips. The chips were fresh crispy, and salty. The guacamole was also fresh and has to be homemade in their kitchen. It is the perfect balance of cilantro, avocado, and onion.

My only negative is I wish there was more guacamole for the price because it was $15 for a small amount of chips and guacamole. They offer more chips, but we had already finished off the guacamole. This was also approved by my daughter Elizabeth. She’s seven months old and she enjoyed the guacamole.

My husband had the brisket pizza. There was a pesto sauce on top. He thought it was delicious, but he’s not a huge fan of pizza with not A lot of toppings he said it was mostly crust. It had good flavor though and it was filling. It was a fairly large pizza. I got a few bites of it and to me it was a little bit boring. The meat had good smoky flavor and the pesto was delicious, but like my husband said there wasn’t much on the pizza.

I had the chicken Gyro. This had goat cheese, onions, cucumbers, chicken thighs. It also came with the side of hummus, and fresh carrots. this dish blew my mind. It was so fresh yet so savory. The smokiness of the grilled thighs mixed well with the freshness of the goat cheese. The hummus was smooth and salty, not too salty though. This was a bit pricey dish, but I could see why they used all fresh ingredients and was executed brilliantly.

The atmosphere of the café was dark and comfortable. They got a highchair right away for our daughter. The highchair was missing a strap, but it was OK for her to sit in. Our daughter tried the guacamole and the hummus, and she really loved it. Which makes three of us.

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