Provisions Lot F in Ames

Always fantastic. Thoughtful dishes, well executed, lots of food. Beautiful decor, it feels comfortable, yet still like an elevated experience.

Nice place. Need a bigger menu. Touch in the high side but good none the less

We had a very nice brunch here on July 4th! How we got here was really interesting. On our first night in Des Moines, we were walking around Pappajohn Sculpture Garden and I started talking to a couple sitting on a bench while Eric R. took pictures of a bachelorette party of girls wearing red, white, and blue wigs with matching dresses. While we watched amusingly, I told them it was our first day in DM. I find out the husband works in Ames and is a cyclist, so I called Eric R. over. Eric R. was thinking about riding his bike to Ames, so they talked about routes. He suggested we eat at Provisions Lot F for brunch. On July 4th, Eric R. called the restaurant to make sure it was open. He and I departed the hotel at the same time, him to ride ~3 hours to Ames, and me to walk along the river. I told him I would meet him at the restaurant at 1 PM. I parked at the restaurant at 1 and there was a sweaty cyclist approaching me. I joined the waitlist while sitting in the car and soon we got a text that our table was ready, much more quickly than anticipated. While Eric. R toweled off and changed in the car, I went to claim our spot. The tables available were high tops with no back support, so I switched to the bar with chair backs. The bartender was super friendly and told us all about the restaurant, which is part of a local group of three restaurants. Eric R. started with a spicy bloody mary. He was impressed with its potency. He ordered the bread pudding French toast and, in a weird moment of...strangeness, a side of sauteed shrimp (since he decided not to get shrimp and grits). I ordered the chicken and waffles with raspberry chipotle maple syrup. When the food came out, wow, the portions were huge! My waffle was a liege (Belgi...