Most modern cuisine is a continuation of classic dishes, just as a computer is a slightly modified typewriter and a washing machine is a river in a box. Revel in palatable progress with today's Groupon: for $7, you get $15 worth of American fare and drinks at Okoboji Grill’s locations in Johnston, Ames, Pleasant Hill, Ankeny, and South Des Moines.

Okoboji Grill's chefs cultivate a menu of juicy burgers, sandwiches, and casual American fare. For starters, diners can dunk crispy, beer-battered wisconsin cheddar-cheese curds ($7.99) in pools of ranch or marinara before slurping them down their esophageal water slides. Melted cheese and pico de gallo dance a flavorful cha-cha with fajita-grilled chicken inside the flour-tortilla wrapper of the stuffed-burrito entree ($9.99), and 7 ounces of grilled-to-order ground beef nestle inside the all-American burger's toasted bun ($7.99). As adults slurp up Okoboji's extensive selection of wine, beer, and other drinks, the kids' menu fills young hands with graspable foods such as dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets ($4.29 meals) or chicken-shaped dinosaur nuggets.