This Waukee restaurant was listed on The New York Times 2025 best dishes list
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LT Organic plates from 2025 (left) and 2024 (right). Photos: Linh Ta/Axios
The New York Times food staff named the sampler plate at LT Organic Farm as one of the best 23 restaurant dishes they ate this past year.
Why it matters: "Let's be clear. This isn't one of those lists that dutifully trots out a token dish from every state; rather, they singled out only 23 remarkable plates in a nation brimming with options," writes local food expert Wini Moranville.
- "These are the choices of food reporters who actually travel, taste, and know what they're talking about."
State of play: LT Organic is known for its limited, locally sourced, and seasonal menu that typically features Indian, Caribbean and Mediterranean cuisine.
- The menu is a fixed sampler plate based on available produce and can include everything from chickpeas to chicken to navy beans.
- They also have homemade cheesecake for dessert.
The intrigue: You know the restaurant is truly farm-to-table because they closed for the winter in October and won't reopen again until May 9, 2026.
💠Linh's thought bubble: Each time I've been here, I've eaten al fresco with friends and soaked in the beauty of the family-owned farmstead for under $20.
- The food is delicious. But the experience of walking amongst the free-range poultry or seeing the fresh produce on the vine has made eating here a next-level experience.
