The Handlebar - Dallas Center

Flies. And more flies. Food was mediocre. Small lunch portions at dinner prices. Derailed fries (paid extra as a side) were not usual derailed plain fries with a little parmesan on top. Did I mention the flies? Salad was whites of iceberg lettuce. Workers apologized for flies but with outdoor service window open they had little control. Won't be back for a long time.

Met with family on Friday, August 18th for lunch. The staff was exceptionally friendly, and the food was great! Several family members enjoyed the signature burger, and I had the wings- naked just like I love them with their in-house ranch. We are so excited this little gem in Dallas Center is coming back to life and look forward to many more trips. Thanks Shannon and crew for the great visit!

Great food and service. One of the best burgers in Iowa. Great service from Shannon.

Let me preface this post by saying we like to support local. My husband and I love craft beer and we're thrilled to have a local place with 32 taps. The original management at the Handlebar killed it. We would go every Friday after work and during COVID ordered from there often. With such a fondness for the place we were really hopeful that this new management could be the turning point. Went for dinner on Friday 8/25, it was busy still several open tables. It took 20 minutes to get our first beer after ordering. We ordered food before we got our beers. It took over an hour to get french dips that were dry and sparse on the meat with about a 1/4 of the fries we would normal get. Our waitress never stopped to talk or ask if we needed anything, just hollered as she walked by an apology or do you need anything. Our beer order was wrong.I am a forgiving person and I understand the growing pains, however this is strike two. I hope the 3rd attempt is better because I love this place.BTW the first attempt we set at the bar and it took almost as long. Also the glass wear doesn't match the beer styles. I could go almost anywhere and get the correct glass wear or at least the correct amount per style, why pay $9 for a tiny tulip when I can go and get a pint for the same price or less?

I order trail fries and a cheeseburger. After at least 20 mins, I got a normal fries and a mediocre burger. The patty was not juicy and the buns were dry.