Our Appetizers Make Great Snacks AND Meals

Even though the Wobbly Boots Roadhouse menu items in today's blog are found under the "Appetizer" section, you are not limited to ordering them as a pre-meal "snack." If you order a couple of them together, you've got the makings of an entire meal. As a matter of fact, some of the starter options at our BBQ restaurant in Des Moines are big enough to be a meal on their own!  

Our appetizers offer a nice variety of savory flavors that are perfect for enjoying with a cocktail, as a meal starter, or as your lunch or dinner. Another great idea is to order up a few different ones and share them with friends. That way, you get to taste them all! Here's what we have for you to choose from: 

Wobbly Wings
Jumbo chicken wings coated in our house dry rub and then slow roasted over hickory, ensuring only the most flavorful, juiciest wings possible. They come in orders of 5, 10, 20, or 30, and they're served plain or with one of our signature sauces.

• Teriyaki - Our own house made sweet & sticky glaze... DELICIOUS!!!
• Plain - Just like it says. Enjoy our smoked wings flavored with our dry rub. 
• Hot Dijon Sauce - A little hot mustard + buffalo sauce + some sweet = Delish!
• Jalapeno Garlic - Minced jalapenos combined with garlic in a butter sauce... Great Flavor Mix!
• Chipotle Buffalo - Buffalo sauce infused with chipotle peppers making a buttery, smoky buffalo sauce.
• Bar-B-Que - Our own, homemade in-house BBQ sauce. A perfect addition to wings. 

Boneless Wings
Hand breaded fresh to order! A bountiful amount of all white chicken breast, cut into wing-size, fried to golden crisp perfection. These are also available plain or tossed with your choice of wing sauces and bleu cheese or ranch sauce.

Spinach & Artichoke Dip
Our house blend of spinach, artichoke hearts, & three different cheeses, combined with our secret spice blend - served bubbling hot with crispy pita chips.

Chips * Salsa * Queso
A platter of crispy tortilla chips accompanied with our homemade salsa and queso. 

Bar-B-Que Pork Nachos
A Wobbly favorite!! A bed of crispy tortilla chips smothered in our homemade queso, then topped with our house-smoked pulled pork & legendary baked beans. It's finished with cheddar-jack cheese, tomatoes and onions and served with salsa, sour cream and jalapenos. Choose a full or half order. 

Texas Fries

A mountain of our fries smothered in homemade queso cheese sauce, topped with bacon, cheddar-jack cheese and green onions. Served with a side of sour cream and jalapenos.

Fried Pickles
A half-pound of pickle chips hand-breaded in our special seasoned flour & fried to a golden brown. Served with chipotle ranch.

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
A bountiful blend of crab meat, cream cheese, cheddar-jack cheese and special seasoning stuffed in large mushroom caps and baked to a golden brown, topped with provel cheese. 

Famous Onion Rings 
A heaping stack of thick-cut yellow onions bathed in buttermilk, then hand-breaded in our seasoned flour & fried to golden brown. Served as a full or half order with chipotle ranch.

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Five jumbo shrimp individually wrapped with our hickory-smoked bacon and grilled to perfection. 

Sliders
Three slider buns filled with your choice of our smoked meats, choose 1, 2, or even 3 different meats. A meal in itself!!

Homemade Chicken Strips
All white chicken tenders , buttermilk dipped and hand-breaded to order, then fried to a golden brown. Tender and Delicious! A kids favorite! Served with our seasoned fries and ranch or honey mustard dipping sauces. 

Ribbies & Wings
Two of our best - 4 baby back ribs & 4 wings. A sample of each leaves you wanting more.

FEED THE FARM!
Wobbly Boots Sampler
A great sample of some of our best appetizers!! 4 Wobbly Wings - 4 Famous Onion Rings - 4 Bacon Wrapped Shrimp and 4 Baby Back Ribs. A mountain of food suitable for a BIG meal or for sharing!!

So, what'll it be? The next time you join us at our family-friendly restaurant in Des Moines, give one (or a few) of these appetizers a try. We put every bit of love and care into making these as we do with the bigger meal options. No matter what you choose to order when you visit Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Clive, it's always going to be delicious! 

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

How to Enjoy BBQ on the "Lighter" Side

Summer is a time when people seem to want to eat a little lighter than usual. During the warmest months we wear less clothing, especially in the swimming pool, and the heat can seem to suck the appetite right out of you. In case you've been feeling this way, today our blog offers a few ideas on how to enjoy Wobbly Boots BBQ and still eat a little lighter. 

It's sort of like getting to have your cake and eat it too, except that there's no cake involved in our suggestions on how to enjoy the best BBQ in Des Moines in a lighter way. Instead, it's all about how you choose to order what you eat. 

Sauce on the Side
One quick and easy way to cut calories from your meal is to order the sauce on the side. This is common for salads, but you can do it with BBQ too. (Except for the Burnt Ends, which are always served "wet" with the sauce they are smoked in.) This way you can monitor exactly how much sauce makes it onto your meat and into your stomach. 

Our hickory-smoked dishes are actually delicious with no sauce at all! If you like the idea of adding just a touch of our house recipe BBQ sauce for extra flavor, take a bottle home to use on all of your meals! It adds amazing flavor to just about anything.   

Choose Side Dishes Wisely
Those gigantic, crispy, amazing Onion Rings and Creamy Homemade Mac & Cheese that come out of the Wobbly Boots Roadhouse kitchen are hard to resist. If you're trying to eat a little "lighter" for the season, we've still got some tasty options for you to enjoy. Green Beans, a Baked Potato, Cottage Cheese, or even a Side Salad may be more what you're looking for. 

Be Picky About Your Meats
Some meats are a healthier choice than others, and some don't feel like they fill you up as much. Save the heavier dishes for days when you're hungrier, or wait until this winter when they're a great way to warm up on a cold day. For now, we've got lots of lighter choices for you to pick from. 

Chicken and turkey are a good option, and if you're craving beef, our Prime Rib French Dip is perfect. If you opt for one of our catfish dishes, request that it be grilled instead of fried. Salads are a perfect food if you're wanting to keep things light, and most of ours come with one of our savory smoked meats as a topping. Since it can be quite a hefty meal on its own, our Cowboy Cobb is available in a half-portion order.  

Drink More Water
Nothing is better for helping a person eat lighter than drinking plenty of water. It's also a great way to stay hydrated during these hot summer months. Even if you want to have tea or lemonade to wash your meal down with, have a glass of water alongside it. 

You can even enjoy a cocktail with your food if you order wisely. Water and club soda as a mixer add zero calories to your liquor, and many libations taste great simply enjoyed over ice. We've got plenty of light beer options behind the bar, and a single glass of wine is usually fewer calories than a soda pop. 

BBQ may have a reputation for being a "heavy" food, but if you change your ordering habits, you can still enjoy the best BBQ in Des Moines. Making healthy eating choices is a great habit to get into, and once you're used to it, having a "cheat meal" once in a while isn't so bad. You can also come into Wobbly Boots Roadhouse knowing that no matter what you decide to order, it's always going to taste amazing and have you coming back for more! 

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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1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325

(515) 223-5700

Wobbly Boots Harvest Meals

The best BBQ restaurant near Des Moines has a menu full of the most delicious dishes in Iowa.  Our incredible Harvest Meals are a big reason why people keep coming back again and again to Wobbly Boots Roadhouse.  

These four amazing meals are hearty enough for the hungriest customer, and delicious enough to soothe the pickiest.  Paired with our famous signature sides, these are meals that you'll be bragging about for a long time after you're finished eating.    

 

Roadhouse Rib-eye
Our 12 oz. Rib-eye, topped with grilled mushrooms, onions, & Provel cheese.

Breaded Shrimp Dinner
Large gulf coast shrimp hand-breaded to a golden brown. Served with a side of cocktail sauce.

Catfish Dinner
2 delicious southern-fried catfish fillets served with tartar sauce for dipping.

Prime Rib Dinner
(Friday & Saturday only starting at 5 pm)
Slow Smoked, perfectly seasoned, then hand cut and prepared to your requested degree of doneness. 10 oz. or 14 oz. cut

We like to be as helpful as possible here at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse, so our menu offers an informative guide to the cooking temperatures for your steak.

Rare:  

cool center

Medium Rare:  

warm center

Medium:  

hot center

Medium Well:  

hot through, juicy

Well Done:  

Don't be like that!  

All of these delicious dinners are served with Texas toast and your choice of two of our savory signature home style side dishes.  

• Seasoned Curly Fries
• Legendary Baked Beans
• Gourment Potato Salad
• Creamy Cole Slaw
• Green Beans w/ Bacon
• Smashed Potatoes & Gravy
• Cheesy Corn w/ Ham
• Baked Potato
• Cup of Mac & Cheese

You can also substitute the following sides for a small additional charge:

• Sweet Potato Fries (+$1)
• Cup of Soup (+$1) 
• Boat of Mac & Cheese (+$1)
• Garden Salad (+$2)
• Bowl of Soup (+$2)
• 1/2 Order of Onion Rings (+$2)
• 1/2 Order of Texas Fries (+$2)

This is only one small portion of the best BBQ menu near Des Moines, but it's a section that we are very proud of.  These hearty Harvest Meals come out hot, tasty, and are more than enough to satisfy even the biggest hunger.  Come in soon and find out which one will be your new favorite.  Don't miss out on our juicy Prime Rib Dinner, only available on Friday and Saturday nights.  Come in to Wobbly Boots Roadhouse hungry, and leave happy, full, and satisfied.

Don't forget you can take home 16 oz. bottles of 

Wobbly Boots House Recipe BBQ Sauce!!

Second Location - Same Incredible BBQ!

Open EVERY DAY at 11:00 AM!

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1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325

(515) 223-5700

Welcome Fall With a Warm Soup & Sandwich Combo

September 23 marked the first day of the 2015 Fall season.  The weather is still warm most days, for a little longer at least, but the evenings will be taking on a nice chill.  The best BBQ restaurant near Des Moines has the perfect thing for the cooler temps that are on the way - our savory soup selections!

Hang out next to our warm fireplace and order Wobbly Boots Roadhouse soups alone by the cup or bowl.  We highly suggest that you pair your soup choice with a yummy garden salad or one of our three incredible soup/sandwich combo choices. 

THE SOUPS

• Baked Potato Soup

Seven days a week, you can come in and order this rich and creamy soup.  It is full of chunks potatoes garnished with cheddar-jack cheese, crumbled bacon, and green onions. 

• Soup of the Day

Also available seven days a week, but ever-changing.  Just ask your server what wonderful concoction the kitchen created for the day when you come in.

THE SANDWICHES

These are each served on grilled sourdough bread.

• Turkey & Swiss Melt
• Ham  Swiss Melt
• 4-Cheese Grilled Cheese - A grown-up version featuring American, Provolone, Monterey Jack, and Cheddar cheeses!

Those enticing choices make it a little easier to say good-bye to warm weather and welcome Fall with open arms!  The best restaurant in the Des Moines area will keep you cozy and well-fed this Autumn and all through the winter.  You will be so satisfied, you'll have no trouble making it through the next few months.     


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