Reviews for Skip's in Des Moines, IA
Place you must go. Drinks were great. Service was prompt and helpful. Food was incredible. Appetizers of chicken strips,... firecracker shrimp were excellent. Strip sauce was next level. Pork Shank was the best. Juicy and flavorful. Great atmosphere. Read more
This is actually the first review I?ve ever written, and I?m writing it because I feel that our experience tonight shouldn?t go... unnoticed. We came in at like 9 and they close at ten, our server was Julie and she was amazing, I don?t think I?ve ever had abetter server anywhere, and that means a lot coming from me because I?ve been a server myself for many years until the past fewmonths. The food was amazing, like it has been the 3 or four times we?ve been there, steak a perfect rare, asparagus cookedperfectly, etc., that also means a lot coming from us, because my husband is an ex chef with 20plus years experience in thekitchen, and we are used to perfection at home(when he cooks ????)When we go out to eat, we like to try the various higher endlocal restaurants as opposed to the chains, and of all the local Des Moines restaurants Skips is the only one we?ve been to morethan twice, and I think there is only one other we?ve been to twice. Now back to the service, we were made to feel comfortableand so encouraged to enjoy our time by Julie, I was seriously amazed and I have never been so impressed. We were even thosejerks who stayed past closing (but we didn?t even know it until we looked at the time ourselves), because we were treated sokindly. My experience today at Skip?s with Julie as our server really made my birthday special, and I thank the Lord for such ablessed evening ?? -edit: I guess I wrote a few reviews years ago and didn?t remember Read more
Great local steakhouse. The sirloin was outstanding. Excellent steakhouse ambiance with friendly staff. It's not your cheapest... option in town as most steak options are $28-35. It's a nice destination for a good, quality meal and I suggest checking out ifyou want a quality steak and great service! Read more
We had a very nice server and the bartender made me a virgin drink for a very reasonable price. The spinach and artichoke dip... was amazing and it wasn't too noisy, despite the fact that we were there at lunchtime! They have some vegetarian options, sojust about anyone can eat here. I'll come back next time I'm in town Read more
A group of us went to Skip's for dinner on a Saturday. We got there about 6pm and only had to wait about 20min to be seated. ... The atmosphere of the restaurant is very dark and intimate. Once it filled up we did find it hard to hear each other at thedinner table . We were seated in the back by a window. The table wasn't very conducive to our party size but we made it work. The waitress was very attentive and knew her stuff she was just a little rough around the edges. We ordered a plate of onionrings to get us started and they were a huge success! The plate they brought out was heaping and it had no problem feeding ourgroup of 8 and there were some leftover. We all ordered our entrees and most of us got the salad as our side. Glad we did, theparmesan dressing is out of this world, one of the best salads I've had in a long time, not a lot of frills but what they dothey do right. I am including all the pictures from our entrees. Most everything was good except for the jalapeno pasta. Theyhave been making that for over 30 years but when we were there it really didn't have any flavor. I bet it's because jalapenosaren't in season. Overall I would say if you haven't been here go give it a try. We are going back again, this time we willwait until jalapenos are in season. ???? Read more
Skips was the best restaurant I've had within about 20 minutes of the airport so far. The only five star meal. The Creole pasta... was fantastic. The chili was good. The garlic bread on point. Would absolutely come back. Read more
Absolutely phenomenal service and food. Julie provides fantastic service, she is so welcoming and friendly. She thrives when she... busy making you never feel forgotten. We typically get their nachos which are too die for!! But last night we tried spinach andartichoke dip and shared their loaded baked potato soup. The soup was excellent!! For entrees we decided on Carbonara withoutmushrooms and Fettuccine Alfredo which come with salads. Their house salad dressing is honey mustard which one of my absolutefavorites! The fettuccine was a little off and quite buttery but highly recommend the Carbonara! The chicken was fantastic!! Read more
Everything was very tasty! Loved the atmosphere had a very similar vibe to Greenbriar and Chicago speakeasy.