Hours

Mon - Sat 6AM to 10PM
Sun 7AM to 10PM

Pricing

Medium ($$)

Iowa Machine Shed Restaurant   

11151 Hickman Rd
Urbandale, IA 50322
515-270-6818
www.machineshed.com

Rating: 3 out of 5  (10 Ratings)   Read Reviews (10)    Rate and Write a Review

This Urbandale outpost of the Iowa-based restaurant chain is, as you may have guessed from the name, a tribute to the American farmer. If this should slip your mind, the antique farm implements artfully strewn about the dining area will remind you. Dinner is served family-style, so love thy neighbor and help yourself. As the staff will tell you, everything from soups to seared T-bone steaks and coleslaw is freshly made -- and don't even try to leave without sampling the apple dumplings. Servings can be politely described as heaping, so by all means take a stroll around the grounds before leaving the Shed. Take the kin to peruse the kitsch at the gift shop or enjoy a tractor ride. If your own lack of down-home cooking skills are what drove you to Machine Shed in the first place, take a peek at their Web site: You'll find recipes for Shed favorites like the baked potato soup, as well as notices about the next batch of (free!) cooking classes.

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Review rating 5 out of 5
WE ALWAYS STOP THERE
By GRANNYBERT on 09/15/2008
GO TO IOWA A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR AND HAVE ALWAYS STOPPED AT THE DAVENPORT MACHINE SHED FOR DINNER ON THE WAY HOME. FOOD IS EXCELLENT, SERVICE CHEERFUL, AMBIANCE PLEASANT. TRY THE BAKED POTATO SOUP OR THE AWARD WINNING IOWA PORK CHOP WITH THE APPLE RAISIN SAUCE. THIS IS SO BIG IT APPROACHES HALF A PORK ROAST AND REALLY DELICOUS. LOVE THE APPLE DUMPLINGS ALSO. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM OPEN UP NEAR MY AREA IN IL AND I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO TRY THEM FOR BREAKFAST. I FIND THEIR PRICES TO BE VERY FAIR.
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Review rating 5 out of 5
Always stop for breakfast/lunch
By lunaladyoflight on 07/05/2008
Always pleased. We always stop when we're going through Iowa and visiting family.
mccroryspr
Review rating 5 out of 5
Love the food and you get lots
By mccroryspr on 08/15/2007
realtorlgo
Review rating 5 out of 5
We Love It
By realtorlgo on 06/15/2007
To those nay sayers giving this restaurant a bad review, my wife and I love to go to the Machine Shed Restaurant. I think you have to know what to order. My personal favorite is the pot roast. It is very flavorable and and I always get so much that I have to take some home for the next day. If you stick to the family type meals that the restaurant is known for, you should be very satisfied. The deserts such as the apple dumplings are a must. We are regulars and have never had a bad meal. This is a popular restaurant so don't expect it to be a fast service type place where you get right in. SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY LIFE!