David Lnus Franzen

When deciding whether to eat at the White House or David's, I was pretty skeptical since he does not have any reviews about his restaurant. I went with my gut feeling on this one and boy oh boy was I happy I did! First off, his place is just a couple miles outside the wonderful town of St. Lucas, Iowa. You have to take a gravel road for about a mile, but once you crest over the hill, you will see his single silo, and red brick house of a farm that was once a bustling part of Iowa's america heritage. When you pull up, David will personally greet you at the door with either a hello, hand shake, or if hes "good" friends with you, he will give you a BIG ol' hug. Entering his place, you will get the aroma of years of treating folks to a good time. Dave will first sit you down and share a drink or two, while he prepares the food. Prepared to be wined and dined! He has a vintage 1990's 32 inch TV that comes complete with an original Xbox. For the wrestling fans out there, he loves to watch those behemoths battle to the death. After a while, of conversation about "life", he will bring you into the kitchen where he has a nice 1960's retro table set up. Here is where he will serve you either a choice of: Mustard, Ketchup, Horseradish, and if you are really lucky he might have some bologna or summer sausage in the meat drawer. Personally, I was not hungry, so I just came for some drinks and a good conversation. He only drinks one kind of drink that he calls "diesel". It was very good. After a few drinks, time flew by and it was getting late, so I had to wrap things up. He offered me to stay in one of his 4 bedrooms upstairs. I had no idea it was a bed a breakfast, because it was not listed as such, but it was a nice surprise. I had to reluctantly decline his offer. He was visibly hurt, but setting for a long hug instead. As much as a gentleman as he was, he followed me out my car and gave me a final hug, before I rode off. I forgot to mention that he has a basketball hoop in the driveway so it would be a great place to bring young kids who aspire to be a basketball player someday. Thanks again Dave for everything. I hope your business thrives in this economy. Will recommend to friends and family!