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Restaurants with reef Tanks

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by xroads, Nov 29, 2017.

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  1. xroads

    xroads Veteran Reefkeeper Vendor

    xroads, Nov 29, 2017
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  2. Roman

    Roman Experienced Reefkeeper

    Emils hideaway is awesome. Go there all of the time. His dad even catered my wedding 27 years ago. There is a restaurant near my house here in Cedar Rapids called the Butcher Block. They have a couple of big tanks that could use some attention but the food there is very good but a little pricey.


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    Roman, Nov 29, 2017
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  3. xroads

    xroads Veteran Reefkeeper Vendor

    I think I ate at the Block a few years ago. The tanks were huge but rough if I remember right
     
    xroads, Nov 29, 2017
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  4. Roman

    Roman Experienced Reefkeeper

    As a sidebar Nathan who owns Emils hideaway just recently opened a restaurant called Freshwraps on Mount Vernon Rd. I haven't had a chance to eat there but it is like emils hideaway as it is tucked in behind the Dairy Queen and share the same parking lot. And I am sure it is good as well.


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    Roman, Nov 29, 2017
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  5. Actuary

    Actuary Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Splash in downtown Des Moines. Been a few years (maybe more like 8 or 9 years) since I've been there so I'm not sure if they still have them... but they used to have tons of tanks.
     
    Actuary, Nov 29, 2017
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  6. DangerJ

    DangerJ Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Killer, no, but Akebono has a large SW tank behind the sushi bar. It's been looking pretty sad lately.

    Taki in WDSM also has one if I remember correctly.
     
    DangerJ, Nov 29, 2017
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  7. Bud

    Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    Taki in Urbandale from the weekend before last
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    Bud, Nov 29, 2017
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  8. Bud

    Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    @xroads@xroads remember we went there after a fest with the speakers. Tank was kind of a mess IIRC

    I saw that tank before they opened up years ago - the owner is the former sushi chef at Taki, nice guy. But the tank was a brand that makes them fast and ships before they are cured so there was a scary looking seam, I'm shocked that tank hasn't exploded. Plus they scratched the crud out of it, he wanted me to buff it out...kinda worried about touching the thing. But it's essentially a 100g AIO with the weird chambers in the back, I was like man, you knew me, I would have hooked you up with a tank that someone could actually maintain well...

    Anyways I heard Akebono 515 has some pretty damn good food
     
    Bud, Nov 29, 2017
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  9. DangerJ

    DangerJ Well-Known ReefKeeper

    It's incredible. My office is in that building...or was as of yesterday...heh. We're moving. Akebono was our "Southern board room"
     
    DangerJ, Nov 29, 2017
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  10. Boostedbolt

    Boostedbolt

    They have 11 tanks. I clean them every week.
     
    Boostedbolt, Nov 29, 2017
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  11. Boostedbolt

    Boostedbolt

    Not Really any reef tanks though. There is an anemone tank but most are fish only systems.
     
    Boostedbolt, Nov 29, 2017
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  12. Bud

    Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    Nice, I know that their tanks went through a few hands over the last few years, and at one point a few got toasted by a broken water pipe.
     
    Bud, Nov 29, 2017
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  13. Boostedbolt

    Boostedbolt

    yes it's a 125 year old building, sweet sweet building though. The restaurant is kinda like 2 1/2 floors. I've been cleaning the tanks for 2 years now. They are looking pretty good now.
     
    Boostedbolt, Nov 29, 2017
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  14. Dave

    Dave Experienced Reefkeeper

    Lucky Bamboo testaurant in Ankeny has (or at least had - havent been there in awhile) a nice under counter tank. He used to sell frags if you' ask for some. Good guy.
     
    Dave, Nov 29, 2017
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  15. DangerJ

    DangerJ Well-Known ReefKeeper

    He used to post here, I remember one specific sale where he basically said "Whoops, played wrecking ball during cleaning time" and had dozens of small frags :lol:
     
    DangerJ, Nov 29, 2017
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  16. xroads

    xroads Veteran Reefkeeper Vendor

    I am glad someone took over Splash, it has been a couple years since we were there last, but the tanks looked kind of rough then.
     
    xroads, Nov 29, 2017
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  17. blackx-runner

    blackx-runner Administrator Website Team Leadership Team

    Another one just right up the road from Emil's hideaway. Cibo fusion in Marion has a reef tank. Pretty decent looking the last time I was in there.
     
    blackx-runner, Nov 29, 2017
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  18. xroads

    xroads Veteran Reefkeeper Vendor

    how is the food?
     
    xroads, Nov 29, 2017
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  19. blackx-runner

    blackx-runner Administrator Website Team Leadership Team

    I've been happy with my meals the couple times I've eaten there.
     
    blackx-runner, Nov 29, 2017
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  20. Pygmey

    Pygmey Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Tony manages emils tank. It is awesome
     
    Pygmey, Nov 29, 2017
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