LT Organic Farm Restaurant

My wife told me we were going to a restaurant on a road trip. I was busy responding to work emails and wasn’t really listening to her describe it. When I walked in my first thought was I’ve been duped! But then my nose caught a wiff and it smelled incredible. A young gentleman greeted us warmly and offered either a small private table or to sit at the big tables in front. You can’t beat a 17$ prefix farm to table dinner. Pretty sure it costs more for fast food these days. Would recommend anyone and everyone eat here. The chicken was tender. Well rounded healthy nutritious and scrumptious. Everyone could use a meal like that on the road. It looked like some locals were leaving with bags of produce as well. Nice to have a meal and take some fresh food home as well.

Absolutely stunning. Food was perfectly cooked and extremely flavored and healthy. The cheese cake was savory and light. What they stand for here is how I live my life. For the price of a large fast food meal you can have real food made with love.

What a lucky find! We are driving across the US and discovered this little gem right off I 80. A beautiful family-run organic farm (AND 🦆) with plenty of shaded pooch-friendly outdoor seating. Absolutely delicious food...tons of different flavors, all perfectly balanced. The waiter is one of the owner's children...he was welcoming, efficient, and very friendly. It's clear these folks know what they are doing! We would recommend a tree trim over the driveway...our truck camper just barely fit.

This place is a hidden gem! The food is delicious and Neil who saw us in was very kind and friendly. They have very pretty handmade ceramic art perfect for those who love beautiful and unique art pieces. Plus they have handmade soaps and honey made locally. I definitely recommend taking the time out of your trip to stop here!

Hidden gem alert! This place was such an unexpected find, and I’m so glad we stumbled on it. The food was absolutely incredible! Fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with care. Every bite hit the spot. We sat outside at one of the picnic tables, which made the whole experience feel relaxed and down-to-earth. It’s got that backyard comfort vibe that makes you want to stay awhile and savor your meal. Our waiter made the experience even better. He was super friendly, very attentive without being overbearing, and gave a great rundown of the menu. You could tell he really knew the food and cared that we had a good experience. One thing I appreciated was the simplicity of the menu. What you see is what you get as shown in the attached photo, and they do it well. No over-the-top descriptions or unnecessary flair—just honest, delicious food. I’ve eaten at other places that try to do this kind of minimalist menu, but this spot actually pulls it off. Definitely one of those places you want to tell everyone about... but also kind of want to keep to yourself.

Truly incredible! A family-run, organic farm-to-table gem with the warmest, most welcoming people. The food bursts with flavor, and the whole place has a peaceful, grounded atmosphere. I didn’t want to leave.

After driving past this place on Ute Ave. countless times, I was happy to discover a unique treasure! Their limited menu is a refreshing approach in our world of mind-numbing options. Simple settings, courteous people, DELICIOUS food all right from the farm. Tidy and unique gifts, too! Not fancy, just delecious!

**UPDATED**Literally felt like a kid when we got here and started looking around. These guys are doing an amazing thing. Get your food to go. Dine in. And everything comes right out their garden! Even the chickens☺️💙 **I have tried to make this a tradition to come here once a week it seems to reset my stomach.

We always see the sign for this place while driving to Des Moines, but it has always been closed due to winter. When we finally were going to Des Moines during when they're open, we made an effort to try the restaurant. Stopping was definitely worth it! They have a set menu based on the produce that's available to harvest, but the way the created the recipes around the produce and chicken was really delicious! They service here was super friendly and fast. The son of the people who started this place explained all about the farm and their food. I have already recommended this place to people, it is so good!

Wow....amazing food..Just unbelievable delicious....art of taste and texture combined together....and in the end the heavenly delightful cheesecake with strawberry sauce.....no..this is not enough....family atmosphere, amazing service... The owners are just super nice and lovely people. Pleasure to stop there on our way to Colorado. Every time we looking forward to eat there. Actually I'm excited about the trip bc I know we going to eat there... Ohhhhhh.... Highly recommended.....one of a kind place, people and food. Ohhhhhh again....happiness...

What a beautiful location. Small venue restaurant, fixed daily menu based on what's frowning, and SO well seasoned that I have to eat slowly to taste all the flavors. My server, the son of the people that started the farm, was very nice and knowledgeable. It's such a treat to get a good home-cooked meal while traveling.

Food, service, and ambiance is amazing! We are so glad to have stopped here on a cross country road trip! Would highly recommend to anyone I know, only wish we lived closer! Thank you for a beautiful outdoor experience (casual, relaxed, and amazing food) - plus quick service too!

Very cute farmhouse that offers a great, reasonably priced meal. Benefit is you get tonvisit the baby chicks

Peaceful break from city life. The food was delicious and filling, but it was even better to know that it was homemade and home grown. I recommend the cheesecake, too.

What an awesome place! Definitely check it out . Great food, great atmosphere, great people

This place feels amazing. Going outside eating with the bird sound is a very nice feel. This place has a good story and the workers are all a family. The food is good and has many different flavors.

This was an amazing place. They have only one meal but it is well balanced and serves whatever is fresh in the garden. The meal was entirely gluten free (as was the dessert). We had been traveling for a while and this was the first meal that felt like a home cooked meal. Food was absolutely delicious and I learned a lot about nutrition (like how well cooked bones provide a needed vitamin shot). We will likely be making this a regular stop on future trips.

We stopped here by happenstance on a road trip, and loved it! We made sure to stop by on the way home too. Our service was very quick, and the food was delicious! Wonderfully seasoned and cooked.

Fresh tasty Amazing food with friendly family owners . Tour the garden and meet the kitty for a bonus !

The food was wonderful! Very fresh and a good portion size The only drawback is that the menu is essentially the same one dish so likely we would not go back. Would still recommend!

Excellent and interesting meal. Just a bit off I80, but if you care about what goes in your body, give it a try. If you are looking for healthy options near the freeway, Des Moines is lacking, so this was a nice surprise.. We will be back.

Ahilia, her son Neil and family are such wonderful people! This is truly an experience you don't want to miss!! Exceptionally clean always, and the atmosphere is truly taking us back to our roots! Walking in is like a warm, healthy, nurturing hug, and if there ever was a time when the world needs that it's now!

You want a fresh dinner? Ya this is the place. Love the farm to table meal and the choice of ingredients was nuts.

Quick stop on our month long road-trip, it will be hard to beat this meal! Delicious and relaxing

A+ in every category! Phenomenal! BEAUTIFUL setting. Beautiful food. Beautiful hostess. Unique one of a kind place that is found nowhere else around here. The flavors have depth and originality. Family owned and operated- you may see some of the family picking fresh greens, or a toddler walking around holding a wooden spoon. You can feel the healing energy of the organic food as it nurtures you. It's made with love and care. The ambience is healing as well: trees, plants, nature..: It's a favorite and deservedly so. I highly recommend this treat of a place.

I'm not sure if people in the surrounding towns don't know about this place, or if the owners don't really understand what they have here. After eating here, I'm surprised at the line wasn't down the block, and the food didn't cost four times as much. They have a beautiful space, with all the plants growing outside and chickens roaming free. The food consisted of a single plate option with five or so components, and each one was better than the last. Lots of great Indian inspired farm fresh food, and the chicken is the most tender flavorful chicken I've had in my entire life. Nice distanced picnic table seating too. This place is really a treat. If I'm ever within an hours drive of here, I'll be back.

Remember ta check for bones if there's meat, and be glad your meal is infused with calcium and other precious nutrients. The water smelled fresh and the multi-colored goats helped our minds rest. The chef was the best.

What a lovely restaurant and what wonderful proprietors! We found this restaurant/farm via the yelp app as we drove home from vacation, and we were very happy that we did. The restaurant is perfectly positioned to the north, just off exit 117 along highway 80. It's a good place to stop if you are traveling on 80. The menu is fixed and at a reasonable price. It's also cash only (there's an ATM just south at the local gas station). We ate every bit of our chicken dish; so nicely slow-cooked that it fell off the bone. The accompanying chick peas, potato chutney and falafel were delicious. For more adventuresome souls, their hot sauce is delicious, tasty and will make you sweat (it's also for sale in nice little jars!). For those people from Des Moines, you owe it to yourselves to check this place out since it's only 15-20 minutes west of the metro. You are a lucky bunch to have such a unique and tasty place so close to your city; enjoy it!

Was just passing through on Interstate 80 and happened upon this restaurant. The food is delicious and it feels good to eat so healthfully

Found this place by chance, but what serendipity! Lunch was delicious, eating it on an outdoor picnic table was delightful, and the young woman who waited on us (the daughter of the farm owners) was charming.

A charming respite from highway fast food. Take a break to stroll among the gardens and farm animals before a healthy meal of chicken, rice, and assorted vegetables.

Tried LT while visiting in the Waukee area last week. It's one of my 11 year old grandson's fave places. The food was so delicious; you could taste every flavor. The cheesecake, with strawberry sauce, was absolutely wonderful. Can't wait to go back!

The food at LT Organic Restaurant is phenomenal. I appreciate that it not only tastes wonderful, but is guilt-free. The service was fantastic and quick. The message that the restaurant sends is an added bonus. I couldn't recommend it enough!

Stopped on our our drive back to Washington state. It was amazing! Very unique and delicious.

AMAZING FOOD AND EXPERIENCE it was a hidden treasure with an eclectic mixture of flavors and sights. you can walk around the gorgeous farm and enjoy the grounds. it has lots of different foods but we experienced the fusion south american food. the lemon herb water was amazing and the chicken bowl was perfect. the chef here is truly talented. it's right off of I80. very reasonably priced too!

We stumbled upon this Yelp listing while traveling from Omaha to Minneapolis. You must stop here for a most unique dining experience. The food was delicious and beautiful. The service was exceptional - you feel as though you are a guest in the farmer's home. Don't pass by without stopping.

Stopped in here after seeing great reviews on Yelp. We were on our way home (Chicago)from Utah road trip and needed to eat. We wanted something home cooked and healthy. This place was the best. Absolutely delicious fresh farm to table food and lovely service. We will be coming back here next time around. Might just make this our next road trip!

Fabulous. Therapeutic. Amid the stress of my helping my parents pack up their house to move to Colorado, I tempted them to drive out to Waukee to try this place. The country drive calmed us all down, and the purity of the ingredients, fresh from their farm, soothed us all. Thank you, LT! You're one of the few reasons people should go to Iowa after Iowa voted from Trump even after he called Iowans stupid. But that's another story. Stay strong, LT! The garbanzo falafel was really tasty--interestingly different from the chickpea version we're all over saturated with...

Hospitality, food, and atmosphere are all truly spectacular. Delicious plate of hearty nutritious food that deserve 5 star praise. Thanks Niel for taking such good care of us were definitely coming back again!

Delicious meal prepared with love by the family who owns the farm. Very convenient to the highway and a welcome break from fast food. Definitely check it out!

Amazing spot! Really good food and service. Little oasis right off of the 80. Tons of space for your puppy to run around and get some fresh air. The food was outstanding. Highly suggest getting the drink and dessert everything is made fresh.

This is such a beautiful place. The food is excellent. Don't be scared just eat it all your body and taste buds will say Thank you! Lemonade is excellent.

The food here is amazing. I love sitting outside, bringing my own bottle of wine, and knowing that I'm helping a family run farm. Every time I bring someone with me they fall in love too.

Ok If I could give LT Organic Farm Restaurant 10 stars I would!! Seriously...the environment and food and the kind loving service is the best ever. We saw a sign for Organic Farm Restaurant on the highway so we pulled off and made the short 1mile trek to this idyllic little farm. We were warmly greeted when we arrived by the lovely chef . We sat outside at the covered picnic tables after having played with the adorable chickens ...the hens coupled w the symphony of the cicadas melted the stresses of the week away. The food was amazingly delicious and you could FEEL the nutritious energy with every bite! If you get a chance .. Come here! This is a center for learning about the healing qualities of food and preventive medicine. We also picked up some beautiful organic lavender and lemongrass beauty products. This gorgeous farm is proof that sometimes heaven really is found here on Mother Earth. :)

We are so excited to find this hidden gem just down the street from our new home!! The food is amazing- even our young kids can't wait to go back!!

This is a delightful place. Don't be dissuaded by the lack of traditional restaurant ambiance. If amazing food is what your interested in this spot won't disappoint. The menu changes by the day and fresh ingredients available. My dinner was amazing! A Mediterranean delight and eastern food is lower on my top choice list. The flavors were spot on and everything was cooked to perfection. I sat outside and enjoyed this fantastic meal.

Found this gem during our trip home from Colorado. Today's menu was superb, vegetarian and oh so delicious! A must stop for anyone whom appreciates locally grown food, supporting a local and family business, farmers, educators and thoughtfully prepared food that not only tastes good, but good for you!

Bravo! A welcome stop from greasy heavy food while traveling or anytime. We had the farm fresh fixed plate that can be vegetarian or fall off the bone free range organic chicken, lemon ginger drink and strawberry cheesecake. Everything was perfectly seasoned and the flavors complemented each other. I thought my hubby was going to lick the plate after eating every bite! Which is a big surprise as he's very picky and would not normally eat most items on plate any other way. Very friendly service

When a restaurant In Iowa is listed as organic farm, we expected eggs, possibly ham or bacon and maybe whole grain pancakes. We were surprised by the pre fixe Indian fusion menu. We had slow cooked chicken with sauteed spinach, jasmine rice, navy beans in a coconut tomato sauce, chickpeas, potato chutney and a falafel in pea sauce. The chicken was under-seasoned for my taste, but the spinach and cucumber salad helped. All the vegetable dishes were wonderful and the lemon/ginger drink, flavored with basil, and mint was perfect on a hot summer day. If you are in the area or just passing through, it is definitely worth stopping. For lunch or dinner, no breakfast served.

I had been aware of this restaurant for years. Finally, 3 of us tried it. The portions were average. The food seemed fresh enough. It was a combo plate of chicken and veggies in rice, with a side of potato salad and another bean dish. It was the only option of the day and was $17.00 a plate. Very bland and not spiced at all. Considering it describes the food as Indian, Caribbean and Mediterranean we expected it to be appropriately spiced and flavorful. None was evident. We strolled the gardens and were finding no veggies growing on the plants. Nothing that is seasonal was to be found. We started wondering about the truly organic nature of the food. We saw no signage anywhere indicating "Certified Organic." Not on the gardens or on/in the restaurant. if you are organic, you should be proud to verify and display that qualification. If you can't or don't prove it, are you really organic?

Stopped here on our cross country trip to avoid more fast food and thank god we did. Super fresh food. Not even sure what all they gave me (they have 1 dish a day depending on what's in season) but holy cow it was fantastic! They made it pretty darn fast, too. There was chicken in the dish and it was some of the best chicken I've ever had. Unfortunately, you can watch little chicks run around while you eat their mother, but hey, a great example of the circle of life. Stop here if you're passing through. Great spot.

Stop here! It's worth it! Delicious fresh food, beautiful location and pet friendly!! Cash or check only

Ahhhhhmazing. Never had this kind of food in this kind of setting before. Lovely, clean, welcoming, fresh. Cute little gift shop where I bought a soy candle for an excellent price. Most of the menu comes from the garden. And free range chicken roam around their shrubbery. Eat inside or outside.

Ambiance is kind of creepy inside, and they kept playing the same song over and over again, but the food is really good! We had the Slow Cooked Chicken, Jasmine Rice, Sautéed Spinach, Navy Beans, Potato Chutney, Falafels in a Pea Sauce, and the Seasoned Chick Peas. They were all very good together and I would definitely recommend it to people.

This place is amazing, a little hidden gem! The food is absolutely incredible! The chicken is cooked to perfection and the flavors are phenomenal. Great service and great experience! 10/10 would definitely recommend and I'll be back soon too! If you haven't been, I HIGHLY suggest you checking it out!

Stumbled upon this place during a long drive, and it was the most wonderful thing! Lunch was fabulous! I am glad to have recently found it on Yelp so my husband and I can return together, because I told him about it but didn't remember where it was. Definitely going again!

Unique dining experience for those looking to get away from the cookie cutter restaurants. If you want vegetarian, ask upon arrival.