There’s nothing quite like a family-owned diner full of homemade food and great hospitality!
The website Mashed recently outline the best hole-in-the-wall diner in all 50 states, and the pick for Iowa is a place we’ve never heard of before! If you want to give it a try, you’ll need to take a trip over to the town of Perry.
Where is Perry, Iowa?
If you’ve never heard of Perry, it’s probably because it’s a pretty small town. Located in Dallas County, around 40 miles northwest of Des Moines, the population in 2024 was just over 8,000 people.
Perry, Iowa is home to attractions like the historic Hotel Pattee, the Carnegie Library Museum, the Raccoon River Valley Trail, a dog park, a movie theater, downtown art installations, and more. They also host annual events, including the Art on the Prairie Festival, Viva Perry!, and the Bike Ride to Rippey…