Wobbly Boots BBQ: house-made BBQ sauce

Thursday, May 4, 2017

BBQ Month At Wobbly Boots Roadhouse

May is an extremely flavorful month! It is designated as both National Hamburger Month (you can read all about The Best Black Angus Burgers in the Midwest in a previous blog) and National BBQ Month. Since we've already talked about the amazing burgers we make at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse recently, today is all about that savory, mouthwatering, can't-get-enough, hickory-smoked BBQ!

Our Unique Hybrid Style
While discovering our own method for creating magnificent BBQ, we came up with a hybrid-style which combines aspects of four different BBQ meccas of the U.S.A. - Kansas City, St. Louis, Memphis, and Texas. Hickory is our wood of choice for smoking our meats, and the secret recipe of our house-made BBQ sauce only adds the the burst of flavor your mouth enjoys every time you dine on Wobbly Boots BBQ!

Mouthwatering Meats
The savory, slow-smoked meats from the Boot come in a variety of ways for your dining pleasure, served "wet" (with our delicious, house-made BBQ sauce) or "dry" (without the sauce.) Some people simply want to order up a plate full of 1, 2, or even 3 different kinds, while others prefer to eat them in sandwich form. Our chefs have come up with a few creative dishes utilizing these tender, flavorful meats, some of which even include that amazing BBQ sauce.

-PULLED PORK
Our pork is slow-smoked over hickory for 16 hours, trimmed, and then hand-pulled.

The Wrangler Wrap
A wheat tortilla stuffed with three of our signature items: pulled pork, legendary baked beans & creamy coleslaw. We then place on our grill and toast the tortilla, blending all three flavors, which makes one incredible WRAP!

-PIT HAM
Apple wood, double-smoked pit ham. A lean outstanding choice.

Ham, Egg, & Cheese Burger
Now that's a mouthful! Our Farm boy burger topped with apple smoked ham, a fried egg, & good old American cheese. Add a little house-made BBQ sauce at your table for a delicious twist to this unbelievable burger.

-BEEF BRISKET
Our brisket is generously rubbed with our secret house seasonings and then slow-smoked over hickory for 10 hours. We then carefully slice it to ensure the most mouthwatering, tender brisket possible.

Smothered Brisket
Hickory smoked beef brisket smothered with sautéed mushrooms, onions & bell peppers and topped with melted Swiss cheese.

-BURNT ENDS
A Customer Favorite!! Our process begins with slow-smoked brisket. We cut it into small chunks, then cover it in extra rub, our house BBQ sauce, and delicious Guinness beer. We then re-smoke for hours ensuring a tender, flavorful, one-of-a-kind piece of beef.

-SMOKED SAUSAGE
A sweet and smoky Italian sausage. We slow-smoke our sausage rope then slice into pieces. A hidden house favorite... Try it & you'll love it.

-TURKEY
100% white meat turkey - rubbed, smoked, then sliced. Tender & Delicious!!

Turkey Avocado Wrap
Hickory smoked 100% breast of turkey served in a warm tomato basil tortilla with avocado, avocado mayo, lettuce, tomatoes and cheddar-jack cheese.

-WINGS
Jumbo Chicken Wings are coated in our house dry rub, then slow roasted over hickory, ensuring only the most flavorful juiciest wings possible. Served plain or with your choice of one of our signature sauces: Teriyaki, Hot Dijon, Jalapeno Garlic, Chipotle Buffalo, or Bar-B-Que.

Feed The Farm
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!!

-RIBS
Slow-smoked, delicious dry rubbed baby back ribs, lightly grilled and basted in our house recipe BBQ sauce.

Chicken & Rib Combo
Yes, We Did!! A half rack of our Baby Back Ribs combined with our Hickory Smoked Half Chicken. A delicious combination.

-CHICKEN
Generously rubbed in our house spices, then slow-smoked over hickory and finished on our grill with a light glaze of our house BBQ sauce.

Spin-Art-Chicken Flatbread
Our creamy homemade Spinach Artichoke Dip spread out evenly on our flat-bread pizza crust, topped with mozzarella & provel cheeses, smoked chicken breast and diced tomatoes. Delicious and delightful!

Which Will You Start With?
Any one of our hickory-smoked meats is a great choice for celebrating National BBQ Month. Above you have only seen a small sampling of the delicious menu choices awaiting you at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse. There are 31 days in May, so you've got plenty of time to attempt to try it all! Don't worry if you don't, because we'll keep making these incredible BBQ dishes long after the month is over.

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!!

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Wobbly Boots Roadhouse

1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325

(515) 223-5700

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Discover Our Mouth-Watering, Hickory-Smoked, Hybrid-Style BBQ

When you are hungry for the best BBQ in the Des Moines area, a successful search will end with you right here at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Clive. We have created a type of hybrid-style BBQ by blending the flavors and styles of the BBQ meccas of the United States. The result is a menu full of hickory-smoked meats that will satisfy even the biggest BBQ cravings.

Hickory-Smoked Meats
There are many different woods available for smoking meats, but we are partial to the unbelievable flavor you get from hickory. It's not necessarily a wood for beginners due to the intense, rich, full-bodied flavor it produces, but we've perfected the process. Combining the perfect cooking times with our special dry rub, as well as the inspiration from the BBQ meccas of the U.S.A, we are able to serve you the most delicious smoked meats in Des Moines.

Our Hybrid Inspiration

Kansas City Style BBQ
BBQ from Kansas City is smoked over a variety of woods, but it's the sauce that's the important part for them. This region is known for a tomato-based sauce which contains many different flavor profiles: sweet, spicy, and tangy.
St. Louis Style BBQ
In St. Louis, many foods are grilled rather than cooked over indirect heat and smoke like most barbecued meats. The sauces from this area tend to be very sweet, slightly acidic, and sticky tomato-based. They are huge sauce fans and use it so heavily that they are said to consume more BBQ sauce per capita than any other city in the nation!
Memphis Style BBQ
Pork is the most popular meat to BBQ in Memphis, focusing greatly on ribs and shoulders. Their meats are slow-cooked in a pit, and are served both "dry" (without sauce) and "wet" (with sauce.) The "wet" ribs not only get a delicious dose of sauce after cooking, but before and during as well.
Texas Style BBQ
Fall-off-the-bone beef is the specialty of East Texas. They are also partial to hickory for smoking their meats. Marinades tend to be sweet and tomato-based, and a similar flavor is found in their generally thick sauces.

Wobbly Boots Roadhouse Style BBQ

With those tasty traditions in mind, we created our own version that people find simply irresistible. After generously coating each meat in our special dry rub, we smoke it low and slow over hickory for maximum flavor and tenderness. To top it all off, it is served with our very own house-recipe BBQ sauce (which we make right here!) to compliment the already mouth-watering, hickory-smoked flavor.

So what are you waiting for? Load everyone in the car and head on over to our family friendly restaurant in Des Moines for lunch or dinner. We open every day at 11:00 am, and our meats are smoked daily. The next time your stomach rumbles, order up something wonderful from Wobbly Boots Roadhouse.