Loose-Meat Sandwich
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Where to eat loose-meat sandwich

Loose-Meat Sandwich in Des Moines

Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe ★ 4.2

$ American

The original Des Moines-adjacent Maid-Rite, best visited via day trip to Ames, serves the loose-meat sandwich that is a uniquely Iowa street food

Worth the queueLoose-meat sandwich (loose ground beef in a soft bun)

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