Showing posts with label best Happy Hour near Des Moines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label best Happy Hour near Des Moines. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Admit It... BBQ Makes You HAPPY!!!

August is halfway over, and we just discovered that we are in the midst of "Admit You're Happy Month." Well, we thought about it, and yes, we are very happy here at our Des Moines BBQ restaurant. As a matter of fact, we looked around the room, and the customers at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Clive looked pretty darn happy too. We're sure it has something to do with the BBQ! Here is why we believe a trip to the Boot for a big, delicious plate of hickory-smoked deliciousness makes a person so happy. 



The Smell
All it takes is opening the front doors of our family friendly restaurant in Des Moines and the glorious scent of hickory smoke puts a smile on your face before you even realize it's there! Once you shake yourself back to reality, you may notice the other scents of the various menu items being served around the room. Now that happiness turns into excitement about getting seated and ordering your own delicious-smelling dish. 

The Taste
Next comes that glorious, mouthwatering flavor! Underneath, there's the distinct taste of the hickory smoke that our meats are slow-cooked in for hours. If you've decided to have yours served "wet" (and we highly suggest that you do) you've got the added flavor of our house-made, secret recipe BBQ sauce too. It only takes a few bites to turn your grin into a big BBQ-coated smile! 
The Choices
Our hickory-smoked meats alone give you all kinds of choices, allowing you to try something different each time that you visit. Another option is to bring a big group of people to Wobbly Boots BBQ with you, order all of our smoked meats at once, and share with the table. You get to choose from: Hand-Pulled Pork, 100% White Meat Turkey Breast, Sweet Smoked Italian Sausage, Applewood Smoked Pit Ham, Tender Smoked Brisket, and our house-favorite Brisket Burnt Ends. Once you've tried all of that, we've also got a great big menu filled with even more options that are equally as amazing. So many choices! 


Wobbly Boots Roadhouse, BBQ, Clive IA, Des Moines

It Brings People Together
The Boot is a perfect place to bring the entire family or meet up with a great big group of friends. The atmosphere is inviting, and the staff here is friendly and welcoming. You can simply enjoy a nice dinner together any night of the week, or you can gather for a special occasion and celebrate. We've got 17 TVs throughout the restaurant, so it's also the best place to watch sports in Des Moines every time your favorite team plays. (Even if its not your favorite team, it's still fun to watch!)


Wobbly Boots Roadhouse, BBQ, Clive IA, Des Moines

It Pairs Great With Beer
They don't call it "Happy Hour" for nothing! Every Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm we host the best Happy Hour in Des Moines with awesome specials on mixed drinks and beer. You'll find great deals on your drinks during many of the games, too. We have a full bar so that we can mix up all of your favorite cocktails, and in addition to the large variety of bottled beers we carry, there are 18 beers on tap, including many of the best Iowa craft brews. Belly up to the bar, place your order, and maybe even make a few new happy friends while you're there. 



That's a lot of reasons to be happy during dinner (or lunch, or Happy Hour!) Come on out to the best BBQ restaurant in Des Moines and see how happy we can make you feel. As for those of you that have already had this joyous experience, come on, admit you're happy every time you visit us at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse. We're most definitely ecstatic every time that you do! 


Award-winning BBQ right here in Des Moines! 

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


Open EVERY DAY at 11:00 AM!

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Wobbly Boots Roadhouse
1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325

(515) 223-5700

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Can You Master the Wobbly Boots Roadhouse Quiz?

It's a bright, shiny new year full of possibilities, and our brains are already working on the wonderful things that we can share with all of you in the coming months. While brainstorming new ideas, we took a look back at the Wobbly Boots Roadhouse blogs that were written in 2016, and we came up with some fairly easy questions about a few of the fascinating things our Des Moines BBQ restaurant wrote about. Easy, that is, if you've been reading! 

Seriously though, it's really not that hard, and you might even learn something new. How many do you think you can answer correctly? 


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1. Our hickory-smoked Wobbly Wings are a local favorite. In what city was this classic appetizer originally created?

A: Anchorage, Alaska
B: Buffalo, New York
C: Cincinnati, Ohio
D: Dallas, Texas

2. The best place to watch sports in Des Moines is right here with us. How many television screens do we have in the restaurant for you to view all of the action?

A: 8 
B: 12
C: 17
D: 21

3. BBQ sauces can be made in a variety of ways. Our house-made BBQ sauce recipe is a well guarded and delicious secret, but do you know what the very first BBQ sauces, hundreds of year ago, were most often made from?

A: vinegar & pepper
B: ketchup & brown sugar
C: mustard & vinegar
D: grape jelly & chili sauce

4. The very best Happy Hour in Des Moines happens here every Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm. Which of the following Iowa beers will you most likely find among our 18 draft beer selections?

A: Confluence Brewing Company
B: Exile Brewing Company
C: Peace Tree Brewing Company
D: All of the above


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5. Another popular beverage from our bar comes in a copper mug. What is the name of this cocktail?

A: Moscow Mule
B: Denver Donkey
C: Hawaiian Horse
D: None of the above

6. While we are known for having the best BBQ in Des Moines, our extensive menu is also filled with a variety of additional dining options, including Southern comfort foods like our smoked meatloaf. What is the name of the food that modern-day American meatloaf originated from?

A: haggis
B: escamol
C: scrapple
D: khash


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7. Seafood lovers can even find something tasty to eat at the Boot! Which of the following do we serve?

A: crab
B: shrimp
C: catfish
D: All of the above

8. Kids can eat for free one night of the week from 5-8 pm with the purchase of an adult meal while dining in the restaurant. Which day of the week do we offer this special?

A: Monday
B: Tuesday
C: Wednesday
D: Thursday

9. The word "barbecue" came from the Caribbean word...

A: parilla
B: braai
C: barbacoa
D: barbican

10. Wobbly Boots Roadhouse hosts some amazing musicians on our stage. Who will be entertaining our crowds on two different occasions (January 7 & 28) this month? (Don't worry, we hope to bring the rest back throughout 2017 too!)

A: Dale Blue
B: Damon Dotson
C: Jim Stockberger
D: Brian Collins


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Piece of cake, right?
See, that wasn't so hard! If any of those answers did happen to stump you, or if they managed to pique your interest to learn more, take a look back at our 2016 blogs. We'd also love to hear from all of you about the types of subjects you would like our Wobbly Boots Roadhouse blog to cover in 2017. 

If you want to know more about something involving the best family restaurant in Des Moines, anything Iowa, or a particular food that we serve, we'd love to fill you in. Keep reading this year, and even more importantly, keep visiting us here at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Clive. Serving our awesome customers is our favorite thing to do every year!  

ANSWERS:
1 - B
2 - C
3 - A
4 - D
5 - A
6 - C
7 - D
8 - B
9 - C 
10 - A

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

Thursday, June 2, 2016

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!!

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