Good breakfast (or lunch) in Ames:
The Grove Cafe
124 Main Street, park in back north of the RR tracks
Open until 2 pm Mon-Sat(?), noon on Sunday
Usually crowded, but we always got a table
Great dinner in Ames (or breakfast or lunch)
The Cafe
2616 Northridge Pkwy (515) 292-0100
Dinner entrees $10 - $16.
Hearty breakfast or lunch near wind farm:
Country House Restaurant
68168 U.S. 30, South side of U.S. 30 near Colo, just west of U.S. 65
On the way to and from the site.
Good barbecue:
Hickory Park Restaurant
On north side of 16th street a few blocks west of the Grandstay Hotel
Seats 450!