We celebrated our friend's 60th Birthday and the evening was perfect! The bartenders and staff were efficient and fun. The appetizers and food were delicious. A night to remember, for sure! Birthday girl on the left

i recommend ordering the onion rings and prime rib. their bread is soft and my new fave. i will be coming back since this is my new favorite italian joint. big thank you to the cooks. you're doing great if nobody's told you lately.

It's been quite a while since I've reviewed Skips. Always great service and consistent food. Onion rings are fantastic! Didn't get them this time around, as we were trying to behave, but they're a great sharing appetizer. On this trip I got the Walleye. It was great! Nicely pan fried, thick, and delicious. I got the Au Gratin potatoes for my side-very good as well. My wife got the Cod-superb! Meaty and nicely cooked with lemon butter. She got the asparagus for a side; not the best on a cold, winter night, but that's veggies in Iowa. They did offer to replace it and that's all you can ask for. Very good Bleu Cheese Dressing and fabulous Creamy Parmesan-a DSM staple. Bread is hot and delicious as well. Solid wine list and great drinks. Reasonable prices and cozy atmosphere. A Des Moines classic!!

First time here the bartender recommended the cavatelli and it was fantastic. It came with a salad and again the bartender recommended the creamy Parmesan dressing which was spectacular. Give it a try I wasn't disappointed.

Stopped in early on a Friday night because we know they get busy. With food this good and our waitress Jody's terrific service, I can understand why. Quieter, older crowd and cozy lighting make this a good spot for date night.

Generous portions and a varied menu. We dined there two nights in a row. Service was better on the first night. Seafood chicken, chicken piccata, and ribs all excellent. Colleague found the blackened cod entree a little too spicy. Very good experience overall.

Food was great. The calamari was delicious would highly recommend. I had heard a ton about the pecan crusted chicken so I had to try--amazing! Great atmosphere and service.

My sister and I came to Des Moines and met up with family for dinner at Skip's. This place is a gem! Such a cute environment and love the history! We were a party of 8. I called the day before to see about making reservations and was told by Scott that they unfortunately do not take reservations but they would love to have us so he was making a note and call on my way into town and confirm that we are still coming and they would do their best to get us seated asap. 2 people got there about 5:30 and were seated right away and allowed to wait for the rest of us to show up. We ordered onion rings for the table and they were absolute fire!!!! So delicious. I ate way too many. My sister and I shared the blackened chicken pasta and it was so great. We added an extra side salad so we could have our own. It is basic but quality ingredients served on a chilled plate which I love. The homemade dressings were soooo good. They split our pasta in the back which I appreciate and it was delicious. Oh we also had cocktails and they were perfect and served in ice cold glasses. I had the dragon fruit cosmo and it was delightful. Our waitress was Maggie R and she was so great. Kept up with all our requests and water glasses filled and had just a great personality!

I visited Skip's once, before Yelp was a thing. According to the Google, Skip's has been in business since 1981. That is 43 years. I personally don't make it to that side of town often. This restaurant is in an excellent location. Just close enough to the airport and on one of the busiest roads in town. The outside of the building appears to be a house. With a long ramp up to the door and an awning over that ramp. If you're not sure you're in the right place, you probably are. We came to Skip's for a company lunch. Unlocking the doors right at 11 they let us in and we were quickly given a table. Being mid December it was chilly in the restaurant, but they had turned on the fireplace. The staff was courteous and professional. The menu is American style foods We had our orders in pretty quickly. I looked around to the mostly wood interior. Happily, it was not full of TVs like a lot of places are now a days. We had walked by a nice bar to our table but not much more. Seating is limited and the area we were in only could hold about 24 people tightly. Our 7 top put in an half order of the onion rings. Thin and crunchy. They came out hot and tasted good. A sweet undertone. Big helping! Also an order of the chicken nachos appetizer was ordered. Black beans, chicken, red chile aioli, melted cheddar & pepper jack cheese, side of sour cream & pico de gallo. This was a huge helping for us on top of the meals we were getting. One person at our table had almost all of us talked into getting the same thing. The pecan encrusted chicken salad. I got mine with the house creamy parmesan with the honey mustard on the side to dip the strips in. The salad was huge. Avocado, egg, onion, tomato, green pepper, pecan chicken strips. There was a lot and I did my best to make it though it all. All the food tasted good. Although the lunch was on the boss, the prices seemed on the higher side. But no outrageous from any other higher class restaurant. With all the staff in matching outfits. The autmosphere with a dimmer light and nice place. It not a question how this place is still in business after all this time. They are doing it right. I would recommend.

A coworker recommended Skip's as a great place for dinner and she was exactly correct! Skip's was hopping on a Wednesday night with a fair wait for a table. We opted to sit at the cozy, dark paneled bar. Service was a little slow, but that's to be forgiven because the bartender was covering the bar, all the drink orders, and taking phone orders! I ordered the fantastic pork shank with a mushroom demiglaze. My coworker ordered the walleye, which she said was delicious. If you're in Des Moines, definitely stop here!