Showing posts with label BBQ Fun Facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBQ Fun Facts. Show all posts

Friday, July 29, 2016

How Well Do You Know Your Wobbly Boots BBQ?

Your favorite BBQ restaurant near Des Moines has been around long enough for people to really get to know us. We decided a little pop quiz could be fun! (Don't worry, we're not grading it.) If you know our menu well, follow us on social media, and/or read our weekly Wobbly Boots Roadhouse blogs, this should be a piece of cake for you. If not, well, maybe you'll learn something new. 


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1. Which one of the following sauces is available for your Wobbly Wings?
  • A - Wasabi Ginger
  • B - Chipotle Buffalo
  • C - Cotton Candy
  • D - Honey-Glazed

2. National BBQ Month is in...
  • A - March
  • B - May
  • C - July
  • D - November
3. When can you order our savory smoked Prime Rib Dinner? 
  • A - 7 Days a Week
  • B - Saturdays & Sundays
  • C - Fridays & Saturdays
  • D - Wednesdays
4. Which Iowa breweries do we sometimes feature? 
  • A - Confluence
  • B - Firetrucker
  • C - Peace Tree
  • D - All of the Above

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5. A burnt end is:
  • A - Flavorful meat cut from the point half of a smoked brisket.
  • B - Bits and pieces scraped from the bottom of the smoker.
  • C - The darkest looking cuts of any type of meat.
  • D - What happens when the cook backs into the grill.
6. Our tender, juicy, hickory-smoked meats include:
  • A - Baby Back Ribs
  • B - Pit Ham
  • C - Hand-Pulled Pork
  • D - All of the Above
7. Which of the following is NOT a toppimg for our 100% hand-pattied Black Angus burgers?
  • A - Bleu Cheese Crumbles
  • B - Sauteed Mushrooms
  • C - Anchovies
  • D - Jalapenos
8. Where is the original Wobbly Boots Roadhouse located? 
  • A - Chicago, IL
  • B - Osage Beach, MO
  • C - San Antonio, TX
  • D - Memphis, TN
9. Which of our salads has been given the title of "King of Salads!"
  • A - The Garden Salad
  • B - Chicken Tender Salad
  • C - Cowboy Cobb Salad
  • D - None of the Above
10. How many individual pieces are on the Wobbly Boots Sampler appetizer?
  • A - 12
  • B - 16
  • C - 26
  • D - 32
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How do you think you did? All of these answers can be found on either our Wobbly Boots BBQ menu online, and also found throughout the past year's blogs. You're welcome to study up and try again if you had trouble, or better yet, come on in to our family friendly restaurant near Des Moines and learn all about us in person. 

Hopefully these questions piqued your interest and maybe even made you hungry. Head on in to Wobbly Boots Roadhouse soon so we can fill your bellies and teach you an interesting thing or two about our incredible BBQ.  

ANSWERS:
1. B - Chipotle Buffalo, BBQ, Original, & Teriyaki. Hmmm... Cotton Candy flavored for dessert maybe? Nah!! 
2. B - Officially May, but we celebrate every month here.
3. C - Every Friday & Saturday after 5 pm we have these big boys cooked up and ready for you. 
4. D - We love to feature the flavors of Iowa breweries among our 17 draft beers.
5. A - Extra-smoked, seasoned, and seared to perfection. We put a pot holder in the cook's back pocket to keep D from happening anymore. 
6. D - Those 3 meats are just a small portion of the deliciousness we have available to you 7 days a week.
7. C - Would you seriously order anchovies on anything? 
8. B - Osage Beach, MO in the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks is where we learned everything we know about BBQ.
9. C - Our Cowboy Cobb boasts smoked ham & turkey, bacon, hard-boiled egg, avocado, tomatoes, red onion, & cheese... oh, and lettuce. 
10. B - Enough to feed the farm! 4 Wobbly Wings, 4 onion rings, 4 bacon wrapped shrimp, & 4 baby back ribs. (But the answer is D if you buy 2 of them!) 


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

New Second Location - Same Incredible BBQ!

Open EVERY DAY at 11:00 AM!

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Wobbly Boots Roadhouse
1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325
(515) 223-5700

Thursday, May 5, 2016

10 Fun Facts for National BBQ Month

The glorious month of May is dedicated to our favorite subject - BBQ! National BBQ Month is in full swing, and there is no better place to celebrate than at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse. Our hybrid style BBQ and house made sauce make us the best BBQ restaurant in Des Moines



Why do we love BBQ so much? Well, the obvious reason is the savory, juicy, hickory-smoked taste. We took inspiration form the BBQ meccas of the United States to create our unique and delicious menu. Here are a few more fun and interesting BBQ facts that may encourage your own love for this fabulous food. 


1. The original BBQ sauce dates back hundreds of years. People can't seem to agree on the exact date, but it seems as if the original sauces were made with vinegar and pepper. Today, common ingredients are garlic and brown sugar. Wanna know what our homemade BBQ sauce is made with? Shhhhhh... that's for us to know and you to enjoy! 

2. No one can seem to agree on exactly where the term barbecue came from either. Some say it originated in the Caribbean word "barbacoa." The French agree that they saw this method of cooking in the Caribbean, but they claim to have named it "barbe a queue" which means "from beard to tail."  

3. Barbecue is a very versatile word. It can be used as a noun, a verb, and an adjective. We're also pretty sure it's a synonym for YUM!  

4. The most popular days to consume BBQ are, in order, the 4th of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day. 

5. The most common woods to smoke meat are: hickory (our favorite method!), mesquite, maple, cherry, pecan, apple, and oak. 



6. It is said that the most popular foods to BBQ are, in order, Burgers, steak, hot dogs, and chicken. While we do not have hot dogs on the Wobbly Boots Roadhouse menu, we think you'll forgive us. We do offer all of those other items in a variety of delicious, hickory-smoked ways. 

7. The largest serving of barbecued beef ever offered happened on March 20, 2011 in Argentina. 20,000 guests consumed 20,132.61 pounds of the tasty beef. 

8. There have been bigger gatherings, though. 45,252 hungry people came together in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on August 18, 2013 to eat BBQ together. 

9. Now for a record claimed in the U.S.A. On April 27, 2014, Jan Greeff, in association with Car-Broil LLC, grilled for 80 hours straight! During that time, 1,000 hot dogs, 200 pieces of corn, 104 pieces of chicken, 558 burgers, and 526 bratwurst were turned out. This event also raised over $10,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in Columbus, Georgia. 

10. In Iowa, Barbecue Month is celebrated every month inside our Des Moines BBQ restaurant! 


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If you aren't a BBQ fan yet, now is a great time to become one. May gives us an extra reason to brag about the award winning BBQ that comes out of our kitchen every day. Make a special trip to Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Clive this month and share our love for all things BBQ.   



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

New Second Location - Same Incredible BBQ!

Open EVERY DAY at 11:00 AM!

Like us on Facebook!
Follow us on Twitter!
Follow us on LinkedIn!
Follow us on Google+!

Wobbly Boots Roadhouse
1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325
(515) 223-5700

Thursday, December 18, 2014

BBQ Trivia Challenge

Mmm... There's nothing like the taste of good, old-fashioned, delicious BBQ! You know you're a huge fan of this classic American favorite, but how much do you really know about barbecue? The team at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse Iowa invites you to test out your BBQ knowledge with our fun barbecue trivia challenge. After answering all of the questions as best you can, check your answers at the end of the blog post!


-- QUESTIONS --

National BBQ Month is:
A.  July
B.  August
C.  June
D.  May

What is the ratio of pigs to people in Iowa?
A:  7:1
B.  5:1
C.  3:1
D:  1:1

Which city was famous for barbecuing turtles in the early 1900s?
A:  New York
B.  Boston
C.  Cleveland
D.  Chicago

What is the most popular day for barbecuing?
A.  4th of July
B.  Memorial Day
C.  Labor Day
D.  Veteran's Day

What foods are barbecued more than anything else?
A.  Chicken
B.  Steak
C.  Hot Dogs
D.  Burgers

Which president hosted the first barbecue at the White House?
A.  Thomas Jefferson
B.  Jimmy Carter
C.  Lyndon B. Johnson
D.  Herbert Hoover

Approximately how many burgers do Americans consume every year?
A.  50 million
B.  100 million
C.  50 billion
D.  100 billion

What is the most popular BBQ sauce flavor in America?
A.  Hickory
B.  Honey
C.  Mesquite
D.  Mustard

-- ANSWERS --

National BBQ Month is:
D.  May

What is the ratio of pigs to people in Iowa? 
B.  5:1

Which city was famous for barbecuing turtles in the early 1900s?
A.  New York

What is the most popular day for barbecuing?
A.  4th of July

What foods are barbecued more than anything else?
D.  Burgers

Which president hosted the first barbecue at the White House?
C.  Lyndon B. Johnson

Approximately how many burgers do Americans consume every year?
C.  50 billion

What is the most popular BBQ sauce flavor in America?
A.  Hickory

Are you hungry yet? If all this talk of BBQ has got your mouth watering, come by and see us for a delicious taste of BBQ in Clive, Iowa. We've got everything you need to satisfy your deepest BBQ cravings. Don't forget to wash it all down with our signature cold drinks!

New Second Location - Same Incredible BBQ!


Open EVERY DAY at 11:00 AM!


Wobbly Boots Roadhouse
1301 NW 114th St
Clive, IA  50325
(515) 223-6140