Lola's Fine Kitchen - Ankeny

My firsts experience eating at lolas was a catering we had ordered for a small get together we had a little while ago. It was a huge hit! The lumpia was everyone’s favorite part but all around the whole meal was a 10/10. Even my picky eater of friend loved it. I will be back to eat at their restaurant and I recommend everyone try their catering at least once. Also the service was amazing they are so friendly.

My wife is from the Philippines and she said the food at Lola’s wasn’t like anything she had ever had before and it was awful. I know I thought it was awful and expensive.

Our family orders here about every other week! We love the lumpias and the achar sauce, and our 3 year old daughter loves the crispy chicken and broccoli. Easily one of our favorites and we love supporting local!

Fine is the perfect word. Our experience was fine. Okay. Mediocre. Unfortunately, no pictures because we didn 't get anything that was worth really taking pictures of. The serving sizes of our bowls was small for the price, and my crispy chicken could have used a few more pieces. I had a ton of rice and veg left. My husband 's bowl was missing every topping and sauce he had ordered. Our friends ' order was forgotten, even after being told when our food came out (we had ordered after them) that there 's would just be a few minutes. They were very apologetic when they realized, and offered them a free menu item. They chose the fritters, but unfortunately when they arrived they were completely frozen in the middle. The food was okay. The service was okay. The atmosphere was not anything like I expected, and the online menu and website had quite a few differences from what they were actually serving. While it was fine, there are way too many options in there area to warrant a second try.

This was my first time eating at Lola’s and it did not disappoint. I ordered the vegetable fritters with biriyani rice and slaw. I tried the mango chutney and sweet chili sauce and they were some of the best sauces I’ve ever had. Excellent flavors all around and my food was ready within a few minutes. Being vegan and GF can be a struggle when eating out but not at Lola’s! They even have GF breaded tofu. I cannot wait to try it again!