Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Butler Cafe in the Brick Street Market & Cafe (8 of 10)

 This week I thought I would try one more tenderloin sandwich before giving up. The Butler Cafe in Bondurant, Iowa (114 Brick St SE, Bondurant, IA), was not a disappointment. The tenderloin runs around $8 and comes with amazingly delicious sidewinder fries that I dipped in their home made ranch dressing. The also offer a cold mug root beer that I would also encourage. This tenderloin, unlike the norm is not big and flat, it is big and fat. The meet on this sandwich could easily be mistaken as chicken at first glance. The Buttler Cafe is busy and a little noisy do to the fact it is open to the market but it is a quaint atmosphere that draws a lot of the locals. I gave it a 8 out of 10 but if I based it just on food quality it would be higher.


Monday, January 11, 2016

Mr. Bibbs (2 out of 10)

This week we went to Mr. Bibbs near North High (2705 6th Ave. DSM). I had been told that they had great tenderloin sandwiches so I thought we would give it a try. It has a number of really good reviews from other websites. I now question if these sights have ever stepped foot in to Mr. Bibbs. I give Br. Bibbs a 2 to of 10 and I am being nice, this restaurant is truly a greasy and dusty spoon. The restaurant was dirty with dust caked to the register and counter and the tables are self cleaned and the teens that often eat there don't seem to care to clean.
The food was affordable with lunch for two running at about $12 and the tenderloins were simple but not bad but the environment from the dirt to the visit from local police needing to escort students out, just was more then I could look past. I do not suggest trying this one unless you think a tenderloin is worth it and you use their drive threw and try not to think about where it came from.