Cozy Italian mainstay offering pizza, signature onion rings, cocktails & live music nights. Based on 675 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
3610 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313
Phone: (515) 381-3118
Website: http://www.chucksdsm.com/
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Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 4:30–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 4:30–9 PM |
| Thursday | 4:30–10 PM |
| Friday | 4:30–10 PM |
| Saturday | 4:30–10 PM |
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Reviews
Jason Krommenhoek
We have eaten here before and truly enjoyed the meal, this time not so much this time.
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Kindra Wilson
The food was absolutely amazing! Had the fried zucchini, so fresh and delicious! Got free half order of onions rings with a $25 order. They were thin, crispy, delicious onion rings! And best of all, we got the large all meat pizza, best pizza I’ve had in years!!! Thin, flaky, out of the pizza oven fresh, so good, crust! Perfect amount of toppings. We also tried the beaded mushrooms and fried liver. Mushrooms were fresh and great. the liver was good, in my opinion. The husband didn’t like it. Lol(first time having it) Service was fast and friendly! Definitely will be back
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Mariluna Mahoney
On our way through Iowa we stopped to get an infamous tenderloin sandwich and Chuck’s was the place we chose. Walking up, the atmosphere is beautiful and easy-going. We entered and sat in a comfy booth with lots of natural lighting. Our server was attentive, kind, and helpful. The tenderloin sandwich was so crispy and crunchy but not too heavy. Delicious! Pizza was also great with flavorful toppings and a nice thin crust.
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Alan Foster
We have eaten at Chucks for years. We like the old style Italian vibe. We are usually going on a Saturday night to hear live music and enjoy a tasty thin crust pizza.
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Mahlon White
Our group heard a lot of great things about this place, unfortunately it didn’t live up to the hype. The place is very small and the tables are very close together. Our group ordered several appetizers to share. The onion rings were good and the fried mushrooms were the size of plums. There were a couple of us that ordered fettuccine Alfredo for our entrees. It was very bland and full of butter. We added a ton of salt and pepper to add taste along with some parmesan cheese. The chicken was rubbery and ultimately we had to send them back and the waitress took them off our check. A couple of us got pasta dishes that had marinara sauce on them. It was very watery and had no flavor and the pasta was under cooked. The highlight of the night was the pizzas that we ordered. If we had to do it over I would have gotten the pizza. After our experience tonight I have no plans to eat here again.
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Allan Barclay
The owner is great & personable. Cheese logs are awesome. I always get the a little more done. And the pizza is my go to always. Fire brick thin crust. They do have a large menu & everything that goes past my table looks great. But I love the pizza.
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Dedra Earl
Great tasting Italian fare and plenty of it! We ordered lasagna and received a piece big enough for three people. Service was fast and friendly. The place was a little loud but it looked like customers were enjoying themselves. Would definitely go back.
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Harold Mcfadden
The food looks good the cavatelli I don’t know what kind of sauce it was but it was bad. Fettuccine was dry. The mashed potatoes I don’t know what was in it it was it seemed like there was rice in it or something it was bad. The steaks were good the atmosphere was good and our waitresses excellent. We had dessert it was a pineapple cake it was terrible.
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Kayla Wearmouth
This was my very first visit to Chuck’s restaurant, I’ve always heard amazing things not only about their cuisine but also their family history which I think is very special! Opened in 1954. I ordered cheese ravioli with shrimp (pictured), and WOW was it amazing & FULL OF FLAVOR!! You can definitely tell everything is homemade, down to their sauces. We got mozzarella sticks & onion rings as appetizers; I was blown away by both! The sticks were bigger than usual, loaded with italian herbs/spices!! BEST I’VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. The rings were the thin kind, which I LOVE.
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Angela H
Right now you need reservations to get a table, they are fairly busy. Bruschetta was kind of odd with grilled bread slices but tasted really good. Fried Brussells sprouts were plentiful and tasted super good.
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