The Grateful Chef

Des Moines, IA · Takeout Restaurant

Rating
4.9/5
★★★★★ 4.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Des Moines
#9
of 584 restaurants
City Percentile
89%
rating percentile
Address
The Grateful Chef, 1938 SE 6th St Suite 103, Des Moines, IA 50315
Phone
(515) 901-5692
Website
www.thegratefulchefdsm.com
Status
Closed · Opens 10 AM

The Grateful Chef is a restaurant located in Des Moines, IA. It is one of 584 restaurants listed in Des Moines. Its 4.9-star rating is above the Des Moines city average of 4.2 stars. It ranks #9 of 584 restaurants in Des Moines. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About The Grateful Chef

Our passion for over a decade has been to create real, wholesome, delicious and healthy food for you and your family. Each week Chef Brandy creates items that are inventive, bursting with flavor and are always made from fresh, nutritious whole food... More

Hours

Saturday10 AM–1 PM
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
WednesdayClosed
Thursday10 AM–6 PM
Friday10 AM–3 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Courtney P · Mar 2026

The Grateful Chef has entirely changed how I eat, and I could never go back! First of all, the food is outstanding with a huge variety and so full of flavor. Second, I genuinely spend less money to get something better and faster. I was trying to cook healthy food myself that tastes good, but I would have to shop for a ton of ingredients, use less than half of them, spend half the evening cooking and cleaning, then have to eat it over and over because of how much food a recipe makes. Now, I get to eat food that is WAY better than I can make, the easiest possible preparation, and costs less in the end because of no wasted food and ingredients. Plus I love shopping all the extras available in the beautiful store. I have had other food services in the past and the food was meh. My husb

★★★★★ 5.0 Michael Cunningham · Jan 2026

Cool calm and collected even on pick up days. Best in the business, menu alterations, pre made take home food guru’s. I have not had a bad experience. Nothings ever been soggy or stale tasting. This team has perfected premade take home meals. The best part is they don’t skimp portions. Perfect serving size for a family of four. Sometimes leaving enough for one adult to take leftovers as lunch. Keep up the great work team! If you break it down dinners are about $6-8 a person and definitely beats fast food! Thanks again!

★★★★★ 5.0 Melissa Harris · Nov 2025

Grateful Chef has become a staple for us. We order almost every week. The food is inventive and delicious, and portions are generous. We love going in to pick up our preorders because we always find something else in the grab-n-go cooler.

★★★★★ 5.0 Nik Pugmire · Jan 2019

I visited The Grateful Chef to grab something quick and healthy for lunch recently and was surprised by how unique and wonderful this place is. It seems like more of a location to grab larger, pre-made lunch and dinner meals - there is a giant selection of really creative, delicious sounding meals that need to be taken home and baked off. As for me and my needs, I was wanting something immediate and had a hard time between choosing the grab-n-go options... so I got the two that I wanted most: A fresh veggie and hummus sandwich and a smashed chickpea salad. The sandwich was very fresh, had unique flavors and texture, and was both light and balanced, and the smashed chickpea salad was also exciting with the flavor combinations and texture (red onion, dill pickles, turmeric, mustard). I don't

★★★★★ 5.0 Shane Mc Quillan · Jun 2019

Finally made it to this local gem, and it lived up to the recommendations. I'm vegan and the selection was great, plenty of options, both ready to eat and frozen. You can also pre order food, which I've heard is also really top notch food. Stop by and try this place out if you haven't already.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Identifies As Women Owned ✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Delivery ✓ Serves Local Specialty ✓ Lunch ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Coffee ✓ Comfort Food ✓ Healthy Options ✓ Organic Dishes ✓ Vegan Options ✓ Vegetarian Options

Services

Takeout Restaurant

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