Guidebook for Ankeny
Essentials
Closest neighborhood grocery store with the best meat counter
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Fareway Grocery
3205 N Ankeny BlvdClosest neighborhood grocery store with the best meat counter
Arts & Culture
Movie theater within walking distance with great prices for tickets and concessions.
Fridley Theatres Springwood 9
Movie theater within walking distance with great prices for tickets and concessions.
Shopping
Walmart Supercenter
1002 SE National DrOpen 24 hrs and only a 2 minute drive away.
Fleet Farm
3875 SE Delaware AveGas prices are at least 5 cents cheaper than anywhere else without a membership.
Walgreens
901 N Ankeny BlvdNeed a chain drug store?
Kyle's Bikes
1840 SW White Birch CirFriendly local bike shop
Jordan Creek Park
Food Scene
Tasty Tacos
2401 SE Delaware AveVoted best tacos many times.
Closed on Sundays.
Voted best hamburger 10 yrs in a row.
Monday is $1.39 hamberburgers.
Don't forget the great fries and chocolate shakes!
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B-Bop's
2205 SE Delaware AveVoted best hamburger 10 yrs in a row.
Monday is $1.39 hamberburgers.
Don't forget the great fries and chocolate shakes!
Pho 85
1701 SE Delaware AveGreat Vietnamese food
Wig & Pen Pizza Pub
2005 S Ankeny BlvdAwesome Pizza!
Waterfront Seafood Market Restaurant
2414 SE Tones DrBest Seafood restaurant in the area!
Starbucks
5250 86th StNeed your Starbucks fix?
It may not look fancy but they have great food for breakfast and lunch.
Typical local diner.
Ankeny Cafe
310 S Ankeny BlvdIt may not look fancy but they have great food for breakfast and lunch.
Typical local diner.
McDonald's
401 N Ankeny BlvdBig Mac and a Redbox outside
Jimmy John's
2705 Grand AveFreaky fast and only 2 miles away.
Everything Else
Sam's Club
4625 SE Delaware AveIf you have a membership, this is THE cheapest place to get fuel
2 blocks from a bike trail. This trail is 4 miles long but it connects with a bigger trail system that spans 600 miles and most of it is 6 ft. wide and paved.
Oralabor Gateway Trail
Oralabor Gateway Trail2 blocks from a bike trail. This trail is 4 miles long but it connects with a bigger trail system that spans 600 miles and most of it is 6 ft. wide and paved.
Entertainment & Activities
Open Saturdays 7am-Noon. Voted by many magazines as one of the best Farmers Markets in the USA. It's 5 blocks long and 2 blocks wide. Lots of food to eat there, entertainment, and other stuff to purchase besides vegetables. Free to see!
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Mercado de agricultores do centro de Des Moines
300 Court AveOpen Saturdays 7am-Noon. Voted by many magazines as one of the best Farmers Markets in the USA. It's 5 blocks long and 2 blocks wide. Lots of food to eat there, entertainment, and other stuff to purchase besides vegetables. Free to see!