dPR through March 13



Spotted approximately 40 miles east of Des Moines off I-80

NEW YORK, NY - The tour may be on hiatus this week, but the Power Rankings never rest. Once again, there wasn't a great deal of movement in the standings.

The Global Division looks the same as last week, with Des Moines' Sage firmly entrenched in the top position. The Iowa Machine Shed shot to the second spot in the Chain Division, based on my realization that the restaurant is actually a family owned collection of nearly ten locations. Whitey's Ice Cream in Davenport debuts this week atop the Counter Division on the strength of its ice cream, its status as a local Quad-Cities institution, and the near-blinding cleanliness of its facility.



Pitt demonstrates the proper way to order dessert at Whitey's

With two ice cream establishments in the Top 5 of the Counter Division (and one in the Global Division), I may have to create a separate Counter Division for desserts. It's probably not fair to compare a place like Panera to a place like Culver's, when both excel at completely different aspects of what I lovingly refer to as Quotidian Cuisine. Tune in to the next dPR to see what I eventually decide to do.

GLOBAL DIVISION
1. Sage - Windsor Heights (9.70 dPR)
2. Bob's Drive-Inn - Le Mars (9.30)
3. Blue Bunny - Le Mars (9.20)
4. Tony Roma's - Sioux City (8.40)
5. Iowa Machine Shed - West Des Moines (8.38)

CHAIN DIVISION
1. Tony Roma's - Sioux City (8.40 dPR)
2. Iowa Machine Shed - West Des Moines (8.38) [new]
3. Cheesecake Factory - West Des Moines (8.30)
4. Bravo! Cucina - West Des Moines (8.20)
5. Carlos O'Kelly's - Dubuque (7.90)

COUNTER DIVISION
1. Whitey's - Davenport (8.20 dPR) [new]
2. Panera - Cedar Rapids (7.80)
3. A&W - Indianola (7.70)
4. Culver's - Sioux City (7.60)
5. Subway - Various (6.87)



Posted: Mon - March 14, 2005 at 09:37 PM      

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