Papa Kern's Cafe
304 E 30th St #3718, Des Moines
(515) 262-7692
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Grilled Tenderloin and Fries
It Was Breakfast Pancakes
Reuben Sandwich with Fries
Club Sandwich with Fries
Breakfast Plate
Cheeseburger
Kickin Texan
French Toast
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We are giving a 5 star review for several reasons. Food is great well prepared and the staff is awesome family owned business. Food, always tasty, prices very reasonable! We enjoy this dinner weekly we love the Ma and Pa vibes! We crave the chicken fried steak and the French dip and BLT and omelettes and ice tea and hash browns!!!! And yummy French toast and pancakes and buttery toast. Did I mention they have pie? 🤤🥰
Our server was nice and helpful. The cook was new so the food was not very good. Undercooked appetizers and my burger was overcooked. If the restaurant gets the cook staff figured out, I believe this would be a good place to visit.
Tried this little small business for brunch this morning and we were very impressed. I highly recommend the farmers eggs with a little hot sauce, I added mushroom and jalapeno and they didn't even add any cost to my meal for it. Our waitress was handling a room full of customers with grace and efficiency. Coffee was good, the biscuits and gravy my husband ordered was good. We were shocked at how economical our little date out was at the end. We can't wait to go back!
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