Welcome to The Empire, where an old school restaurant meets midwestern warmth. Located in the heart of Downtown Des Moines.
Join us at 7 am (8 am on Sundays) for coffee, energy drinks and pastries. …
This time I tried the Hot Beef...and I can see why it is number one! I felt their portions were generously large and the food satisfies that comfort food craving. I also have ordered the Pistachio Cold Brew coffee twice, if you like nutty flavors- I definitely recommend trying!
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Autumn M
4 contribuciones
Loved
• 25/4/26
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First time eating from here. I was a little worried about if the food would be hot still when it arrived because we are much further out from them but both meals were perfect! My son has sensory issues and I was worried about him trying something new. I got the Chicken & Rice for him thinking it looked similar to our chicken & rice casserole I make at home and he loved it! It was a huge portion too! It's always a relief when I can find him something on the menu other than deep fried chicken nuggets, so thank you!!! I got the Hot Beef and it was the best I've had in a long time! It's so hard to find hot beef sandwiches let alone made well! Definitely a 10/10 from this family! We will order again and have to dine in soon too!
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Juanita G
Experto local • 29 contribuciones
Liked
• 3/8/26
• Orden de DoorDash
We enjoyed everything. The Chorizo Burrito was perfectly balanced with meat and egg a homemade salsa would make it even better. The Crème Brûlée Coffee Cake was really good. Hot Honey Pepperoni was okay we've had a few other flavors and preferred them over this one. Overall everything was pretty good and we will continue trying new items off of the menu!
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Alexa F
3 contribuciones
Liked
• 18/4/26
• Orden de DoorDash
The Hot Beef was AMAZING! Super tasty, the portion size was decent. The Cup Chili was also really really good, very flavorful!
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William M
3 contribuciones
Didn't like
• 7/8/26
• Orden de DoorDash
The first couple of times I've had the Italian beef it was fantastic but lately this place has gone down hill one time I ordered and it tasted like it was sitting all day and Burnt taste and today came cold and the beef barely cooked. The mashed potatoes aren't as mashed as before either
