Italian Restaurant in Des Moines

Tumea & Sons Restaurant serves homemade Italian dinners and lunches, with pasta, chicken, steak, veal and seafood dishes, plus pastries and family-style meals. The menu covers traditional Italian favorites along with house specialties, and the restaurant also handles catering for events.

The restaurant opened in January 1998 and is run by the Tumea family, who are locally and family owned. Dinner is served Tuesday and Saturday, and weekday lunch runs Wednesday through Friday, so it is worth checking the hours before stopping by. Catering is available for parties of 60 or more and requests can be made through the website. The restaurant is at 1501 SE 1st St. in Des Moines, Iowa.