Smokey D's BBQ - Des Moines 
Central Iowa’s place for Championship BBQ. Winner of 34 State BBQ Championships and over 400 local, regional , and National BBQ Awards, including winner of the 2010 Local Restaurants, Iowa Regions, Central, Des Moines, Food Categories
Submitted 01/22/11, edited 09/11/12. Read 371 times.
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Bandanas Barbecue - Closed Location - West Des Moines 
Bandana's- Bar-B-Q is Southern Style BBQ - seasoned with a "dry rub" and cooked sauceless, then hand-cut to order straight from the smoker. All Bandana's pork, beef, chicken and ribs are specially prepared over a pit of select hardwoods to create our signature sm...
Submitted 10/13/09, edited 06/19/12. Read 69 times.
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BBQ 2 Die 4 - West Des Moines
BBQ 2 Die 4 is located inf the West Glen Shopping Center. They serve beef brisket, pulled pork, ribs, and chicken. The restaurant has open seating and has several large screen TVs. They even have a pool table and Wii for the kids.
Submitted 06/03/09, edited 10/09/11. Read 16 times.
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Big Daddy's Barbecue - Closed Location - Des Moines
Big Daddy's restaurant is known as one of the best places for ribs in Des Moines and as an excellent caterer. They catered to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore while the two politicians were visiting Iowa.
Many celebrities have professed their fondness for his mouth-w...
Submitted 07/06/08, edited 01/02/09. Read 8 times.
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Papa Chubby's Bar-BQ-Grill - Closed Location - Ankeny
We pride ourselves in doing things the old fashioned way and follow age old recipes passed down from generations. We hand rub and slow cook all our meats with great care and attention to detail. Larger cuts of meat, such as pork and brisket, are cooked overnight over hickory and apple wood, without ...
Submitted 07/05/08, edited 06/27/10. Read 73 times.
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Woody's Smoke Shack - Des Moines
Owners Steve "Woody" Wasson and his wife Cheryl Wasson have decided to open the restaurant with their full menu of championship BBQ meats and foods.
All meats will be smoked on site and side dishes will be prepared daily. Weekly specials, weekend take...
Local Restaurants, Iowa Regions, Central, Des Moines, Food Categories
Submitted 06/10/08, edited 11/10/11. Read 217 times.
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Jethro's BBQ Sports Bar - Des Moines
Jethros sports bar has, appetizers, ribs, brisket, burgers, chicken and lots of good stuff to satisfy everyone. Jethros has 12 Big Screen HD Televisions to watch any sporting events possible including all NBA Games, MLB, NFL and, of course, Rugby and World Soccer. Jethros also has Drake Live Link t...
Brewery or Pub, Local Restaurants, Iowa Regions, Central, Des Moines, Food Categories, American Grill, Breakfast and Brunch
Submitted 06/09/08, edited 04/27/12. Read 116 times.
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Cactus Bob's BBQ Corral - Johnston
Cactus Bob's does competition style BBQ, low and slow with a lot of love. The menu features Ribs, Smoked Chicken, Brisket, Pork Shoulder, and Sausage. Cactus Bob's is also all about the sides, Slaw, Pit Beans, Kettle Chips just to name a few, all homemade and in ...
Local Restaurants, Iowa Regions, Central, Johnston, Food Categories
Submitted 02/24/08, edited 11/10/11. Read 49 times.
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Sammie Jacks - Closed Location - Des Moines
Located just south of Drake University on Cottage Grove. They have great sandwiches, ribs, and smoked sausage. Listen to the blues and eat a little lunch. Plus saying "Sammie Jacks" is just plain fun.
Submitted 01/23/08, edited 05/15/08. Read 13 times.
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Mustards - Closed Location - Ankeny
Mustards has a national reputation for Award-Winning BBQ, and has earned the title, Best Baby Back Ribs Served by a Restaurant in Americas at the national Rib Cook-Off in Cleveland, Ohio. Numerous awards of all kinds have been received, such as Best Sauce in the ...
Submitted 01/23/08, edited 10/13/09. Read 11 times.
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Shanes Rib Shack - Clive
Shanes Rib Shack...its gonna get messy. Shane is not about flash, he is about food. He is about family, community and darn good food. So much so that he quit his highfalutin corporate job, dusted off Big Dad’s (Shanes grandfather) secret recipe and enlisted his own family to make a dream come...
Submitted 01/23/08, edited 10/09/11. Read 43 times.
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Famous Daves Bar-B-Que - West Des Moines
Famous Daves, with its 1930s - 1940s Americana roadhouse decor, features award-winning, authentic hickory smoked barbequed ribs, beef, pork, and more. Also try the made-from-scratch side dishes and homemade desserts, including their famous bread pudding.
Chain Restaurants, Iowa Regions, Central, West Des Moines, Food Categories
Submitted 01/23/08, edited 10/24/11. Read 30 times.
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Famous Daves Bar-B-Que - Des Moines
Famous Daves, with its 1930s - 1940s Americana roadhouse decor, features award-winning, authentic hickory smoked barbequed ribs, beef, pork, and more. Also try the made-from-scratch side dishes and homemade desserts, including their famous bread pudding.
Chain Restaurants, Iowa Regions, Central, Des Moines, Food Categories
Submitted 01/23/08, edited 10/24/11. Read 8 times.
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Mustards - Windsor Heights
Mustards has a national reputation for Award-Winning BBQ, and has earned the title, Best Baby Back Ribs Served by a Restaurant in Americas at the national Rib Cook-Off in Cleveland, Ohio. Numerous awards of all kinds have been received, such as Best Sauce in the ...
Local Restaurants, Iowa Regions, Central, Des Moines, Food Categories
Submitted 01/22/08, edited 08/09/12. Read 14 times.
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