The Intriguing History of Happy Hour

Happy Hour is a popular time of day at our Des Moines BBQ restaurant. It's a wonderful way to relax after a long day at work before heading home to all of life's responsibilities awaiting you there. Wobbly Boots Roadhouse is a great gathering place to meet old friends, and make new friends, in that time between work and home. 

Oddly, Happy "Hour" is generally made up of a few hours worth of time, but we guess adding the "s" makes it sound kind of weird. The best Happy Hour in the Des Moines area happens right here every Monday through Friday from 3-6 pm. That's 3 full hours of great beer and mixed drink specials, plus our tasty appetizers to enjoy along with those drinks. 

In the Navy...

The crew aboard the USS Arkansas created something similar in 1913. They would schedule regular periods of entertainment to keep everyone in good spirits. The crew referred to these scheduled distractions as "Happy Hours." Various forms of entertainment happened during these, including boxing, wrestling, music, dancing, and movies. By the end of World War I, the entire United States Navy had picked up the practice. 

Secret Speakeasies

Prohibition brought along with it the next form of Happy Hour. Alcohol was illegal during this time, but that didn't mean that people had stopped drinking it. Many chose to meet up at a local speakeasy or each other's homes to enjoy a few secret cocktails before heading out to a restaurant where alcohol was not allowed. This practice of enjoying a few cocktails before dinner is much closer to what today's Happy Hour has turned into. 

The Best Happy Hour in Des Moines

If you are in the Des Moines area, you've got five chances every week to enjoy our Wobbly Boots Roadhouse Happy Hour. Stop by, pull up a bar stool, and enjoy a few hours out of your day to relax and socialize. We offer a fully-stocked bar, great mixed cocktails, ice cold bottles of beer, and 18 delicious beer varieties on tap. You will even find a lot of your favorite local brews behind our bar. 

You may be having such a great time, you'll want to extend your Happy Hour into a dinner with the best BBQ in Des Moines. No matter what time of day that you join us, our friendly staff will do their best to make sure that the hours that you spend at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse are all happy ones. 

Don't forget you can take home 16 oz. bottles of Wobbly Boots House Recipe BBQ Sauce!!

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Wobbly Boots Roadhouse

1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325

(515) 223-5700