3 tons of hash browns: Waveland tops Des Moines brunch list
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David “Stoney” Stone, owner of Waveland Café. Screenshot: Courtesy of Catch Des Moines
"I should have bought into potato futures a long time ago." — David "Stoney" Stone, owner of Waveland Café.
Context: The Waveland Café cooks as much as 3 tons of hash browns a month, owner David "Stoney" Stone told Catch Des Moines in a new video promoting its Best Brunch list.
Driving the news: Waveland made the tourism group's 2026 list of best brunch spots, based on local voting. The list says it's "an objective fact" that it is home to the "best hash browns in the galaxy."
- Guesthouse Tavern & Oyster, Drake Diner, Eggs and Jam and HomeGrown also made the list.
The fine print: The list is unranked and in no particular order.
Yes, but: Waveland was "far and away the top vote-getter," Ben Handfelt, director of Creative & Communications for Catch DSM, tells Axios.
The bottom line: 3 tons of hash browns is a good way to earn brunch bragging rights.