"You can hardly call it a 'joint,' but Django, a French brasserie in downtown Des Moines, serves one of the state's best burgers Le Cheeseburger. The beef is juicy, the bun fresh-baked and the toppings crisp. Django's veggie burger is delicious, too, a gooey delight loaded with white cheddar cheese." - USA Today

 

"The menu is as alive as the atmosphere, consistently updating as seasons change and dishes are tweaked in the pursuit of perfection." - Juice

 

"#3 Restaurant in Des Moines"

- Juice/Metromix "Top 100 Restaurants."

 

"A tip of the chapeau, then, to George Formaro and team for revealing the good-natured side of French cuisine, showing us that a French restaurant can be just as easygoing, joyful, and affordable as our beloved Italian venues." - Des Moines Register "Datebook"

 

"Best New Restaurant of 2008" - Cityview "Food Dude"

 

"Most Head-Turning Restuarant of 2008" - Des Moines Register, "Datebook"

 

"The staff at Django serve their authentic selves - charming, intelligent, caring. As helpful, professional and menu-savvy as any crew in town, these fine folks could put bags of fast food in front of us and we would have left happy." - Des Moines Register, "Datebook"

 

"Django can be both special occasion as well as everyday - it has a wonderfully varied menu. It's slogan: 'All French - No Attitude' describes it well." - Des Moines Register, "Datebook"

 

"The Roast Chicken - a $14 revelation - brought exquisite touches of tiny sweet pearl onions, startlingly bright-orange baby carrots and, most notably, creamy and ultra-smooth pureed potatoes (a treat in our culinary epoch of 'smashed' potatoes). Sauteed foie gras jiggled atop beef tenderloin medallions for a classic take on Tournedos Rossini." - Des Moines Register "Datebook"

 

"With the 100 percent French Django restaurant opening in the Hotel Fort Des Moines, swanky Josephs Jewelers set to open across the street and classy condos nearby, 10th Street is starting to feel like a slice of Paris's Right Bank." - Des Moines Register "DateBook"