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The Breakfast Club, a celebrated brunch destination in Des Moines, Iowa, is expanding its brand to Omaha, though specifics on the timeline and location have not been disclosed. The restaurant is known for its colorful decor, 80s music videos, and comfort food. Its original location in Des Moines is also moving to a new spot, with the owners focusing on making their food more accessible.

The Breakfast Club, known for its vibrant atmosphere and comfort food, is opening new locations in Waukee and Des Moines while expanding into other Midwest cities.

The Breakfast Club is brunch turned up to 11 - big flavors, playful plates, and a bar program that treats daytime drinking like a feature, not an accident. Think banana-fueled French toast excess, breakfast corn dogs, and other "sure, why not" dishes, such as s'mores pancakes that make the table laugh before the food hits. Drinks lean fun: mimosa flights, coffee cocktails, and Bloody Mary riffs. The dining rooms lean hard into an '80s-meets-diner aesthetic with neon accents, colorful murals, throwback playlists, and a playful irreverence that matches its menu. This is as close to a party brunch as Des Moines gets.

Brunch at The Breakfast Club isn't a quiet catch-up over coffee - it's a full-on daytime party with pancakes. From the moment you walk in, the energy is unmistakable: neon pops of color, throwback décor, a soundtrack that leans '80s and '90s, and a dining room that buzzes like it's Saturday night, even at 9 a.m. The Breakfast Club was selected by USA TODAY as one of the best brunch restaurants in America.

A two-story floating restaurant with a rooftop dining space will replace the closed Buoy's Waterfront Bar & Grill at Saylorville Lake Marina next spring, the marina's general manager says. Mark Ferree, who oversees the marina at 6170 SW Polk City Drive on the Des Moines metro's largest lake for operator Suntex Marinas, said the new restaurant and bar is under construction and that the project manager has said it will be towed into place in mid-June. Construction will wrap up in August or September, with work by the tenant to follow, he said.

When developer and co-owner Andy Vis started planning a new restaurant and bar for Johnston, the name “Zeke’s” came from a surprising place: an architect’s rendering. One of the architects working on the building also happened to be working on a church project with Vis.

The Des Moines metro can't get enough of The Breakfast Club. The brunch restaurant with three locations in the area announced a fourth coming to Waukee in 2026. The restaurant plans to debut at Waukee's Kettlestone Central, a new neighborhood retail center under construction at 2285 Grand Prairie Parkway.

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria has approved a domestic, multi-unit franchise development agreement for the state of Iowa with Doughtime Pizza Company. The pizza chain will open five new restaurants, with the first location opening in 2023.

Brunch without cocktails is just breakfast. So say the owners of The Breakfast Club, the wildly popular brunch restaurant that opened in February 2021 in the East Village.

Just like the classic 1980s film of the same name, no one will feel out of place at the Breakfast Club, a new restaurant opening in the East Village late this month, says co-owner Josh Holderness.

The Breakfast Club USA has food for everyone to enjoy. The owner said he’s excited for the challenges to come, even while opening during a pandemic.

If a classic plate of spaghetti drenched in a robust red sauce and dotted with meatballs sounds like your idea of a perfect meal, new restaurant Anna Dolce might be the spot for you.

Have you met Anna? Anna Dolce Ristorante, the newest eatery in West Glen Town Center, first welcomed guests April 30 in the former Blue Toro space (5585 Mills Civic Parkway #110, West Des Moines). And I love it already.

A new restaurant group has been formed in Iowa to take its place alongside the likes of Full Court Press and Orchestrate Hospitality.

Local restaurateurs and bar owners Tom and Annie Baldwin announced on Tuesday the formation of the Dark Side of the Spoon Hospitality Group.

In an effort to combat hunger in our community during this difficult time, Dark Side of the Spoon Hospitality Group is working with the Food Bank of Iowa to donate a meal for a family of four for every to-go order sold at one of our restaurants.