Alice's Restaurant Lives: Get Your Tickets for Alice's Spaghetti Land Dinner

The Waukee Area Historical Society is getting a fundraising boost from a legendary -- and defunct -- local restaurant: Alice's Spaghetti Land.

Tickets are on sale now for the fundraiser from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 14 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Waukee. The evening will include a dinner and door prizes drawn from everyone who purchases a ticket, with all proceeds benefiting the Waukee Area Historical Society.

The founder and owner of the restaurant for about 50 years was Alice Nizzi, who died in 1997. She's the "Alice" in Alice's Road and was known far and wide for being a bit of a character who made some of the best Italian food this side of Italy.

The restaurant, owned and operated by Alice's nephew, Jim Nizzi, after her death, closed in 2004, according to an earlier Waukee Patch story.

The dinner menu will feature Alice's Spaghetti Land's famous spaghetti as prepared by former owner Jim Nizzi, along with Park Place Catering of Adel. The menu will also be catering a meal of chicken alfredo, a garden salad, garlic bread and dessert, plus drink, according to a news release from the historical society.

Cost to attend the dinner for members of the Waukee Area Historical Society is $12 for adults and $6 for children. For non-members the cost is $15 for adults and $7.50 for children. Tickets should be purchased in advance; only a few walk-ins can be served and those tickets will be $20 per person.

Purchase advance tickets at the Waukee Public Library or by calling Terry Snyder at (515) 987-5308, Brenna Young at (515) 371-1993, or Teresa Broderick at (515) 987-1689.

You can also order advance tickets through the historical society's Facebook page.

The cost for non-members is $15 for adults and $7.50 for children under 10; members will pay $12 for adults and $6 for children under 10. Upon receiving payments the society will mail your tickets to you or they can do a will-call at the door. Let the group know which you prefer.