Mema's Italian Grinders - Grimes

Solid grinders. We like to go after after a nice round of golf at the nearby golf courses. Good pit stop on the way home for something hearty and filling.

We are from out of state (MO)we will be backFood was amazing!!Parking: Amazing

Stopped in with a friend to grab some lunch. Interesting setup, with only a counter, and no seating, so once you place your order, you just wait in the lobby area for the food.Took about 10 15 minutes to get a couple of sandwiches and an order of toasted ravioli, and the staff did apologize for the wait. There were 2 3 'normal sized ' orders in front of us, so not sure what the holdup was.On to the food. We both got Italian Beef. You can add banana peppers, jalapenos, or mild giardiniera. I like it a bit spicy so I added jalapenos with the giardiniera, but it didn 't add a lot of kick. The sandwich was a good sized serving of meat on a toasted bun, and the meat was fine, but didn 't have any remarkable flavoring. It does not come with a side of au jus, and there may have been some on the sandwich as was advertised on the menu board, but I couldn 't tell for sure. The ravioli was very tasty hot and fresh tasting.I know I 'm the outlier, as most reviews are more positive, and it could be my taste buds or just an average sandwich day. I have had MANY Italian Beef sandwiches in Chicago and elsewhere, so I *think* I have a pretty good standard to measure against. The Grinder looked interesting, and I do love a good grinder, so maybe I 'll try that next time.

Send my daughter there. She goes to the pick up window greeted like this.. “ what do you want” she says “I’m here to pick up an order” he say “how am I supposed to know that” my daughter said he treated the girl before her very rudely too. This is the grimes Iowa store picked up at 5:30 on 9/23

Mema's Rocks! Carryout the best Italian grinder of your life, the Yo' Adrian with meatballs and fried cheese raviolis with savory red sauce. Perfectly delicious!