HUGO's
3206 University Ave, Des Moines
(515) 674-2690
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A great dining experience starts with the eyes and follows with the nose. From the moment I walked in was greeted with the smells of the wood fired ovens. Great use of the historic architecture and super friendly staff/mixologists. Dined outside on the patio. Food was top notch. Lamb meatballs were bananas. So good. all the sauces are clearly home made and compliment well thought out preparations. Loved every bit of this meal and will gladly dine here again. Highly reccomend.
We were seated promptly. Server was attentive. As we sat looking over the menu, the smell of rancid grease was overpowering. We figured out the napkins were not clean. Moving on we ordered meatball soup and beet salad. Soup was good and hot. Beet salad was missing the beets. Not sure what happened in the kitchen. Order a few pizzas. They were so unextraordinary we forgot to snap pics. Fine ground red pepper was a nice touch. They do offer corkage. It's a cold building,...
If I could give hugos a 17637281 stars out of 5, I would! I've been here a few times, and it truly never disappoints. The staff are incredibly welcoming and kind, and the food is TO DIE FOR (the vodka cheese pizza lives rent-free in my head). The drinks are also amazing (I always recommend the hugo or either of the sangrias) and reasonably priced. It is easily the best restaurant in the dsm area. I've lived here 4 years and thought I'd never crave a specific meal...
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