http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/(c) Roadfood.com Discussion Board30 Its one of the Big Three homestyle Italian places in Des Moines. Some say the quality has dropped in recent years, but I haven't been there in a decade. The Italian Restaurant families in Des Moines are from Northern Italy, they came here to work in the coal mines a long time ago. The nieghborhood was a prosperous "streetcar suburb" when the place opened up, but that was a long time ago. These Italian places get completely packed during State Fair time. http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=592480Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:13:51 GMT There's a chance I might be visiting Des Moines next month and I'm wondering if anyone can offer an opinion of <a href="http://chucksdesmoines.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Chuck's</a>.&nbsp; It looks like an interesting place and the <a href="http://chucksdesmoines.com/menu.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Italian Fried Chicken</a> has caught my eye. <br> &nbsp; <br> Brad <br> http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=592477Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:00:19 GMT