5 Things That Dads and BBQ Have in Common

Father's Day weekend is upon us, and we bet you are racking your brain for the perfect present to give good old Dad. Well, look no further! Lunch or dinner at the best BBQ restaurant in Des Moines is something that any father will love. Dads and BBQ have so much in common, after all. Here is our Wobbly Boots Roadhouse list of similarities between these two great things.  

D-A-D and B-B-Q

Three small letters make up these two short words that = great big, wonderful things. No man in your life rates bigger than Dad, and no flavor rates higher than our house-recipe BBQ sauce. You can even pick up a bottle to put a bow on and give your father to take home. 

Robust Describes Them Both

We found a couple of different meanings for this word that seemed to fit our two subjects perfectly. #1: strong and effective in all or most situations or conditions (just like a father); #2: rich and full-bodied (like the flavor or our juicy, hickory-smoked meats.) 

Warm and Comforting

BBQ is an excellent comfort food. After a rough day, a delicious meal from Wobbly Boots Roadhouse is almost as good as a great big hug from your dad when you are feeling low. The best of both worlds is when you can share a meal here with your father after one of those incredible hugs. 

Jack of All Trades

Most people begin life seeing their father as infinitely wise, knowing everything about every possible subject. Even as we get older and realize our "Super-Dad" is merely human, he always seems to find a way to master whatever it is we need done. 

Our Des Moines BBQ restaurant menu is filled with mouth-watering BBQ, but there are lots of other flavors that come out of our kitchen too, making it a perfect place to take a family that can't agree on one type of food. 

Always Here For You

No matter where you are or what you need, a good dad is always a phone call away, ready to lend a hand. Wobbly Boots Roadhouse is here, ready to serve you, seven days a week beginning daily at 11:00 am.

Our family restaurant in Des Moines has so much in common with dear old Dad, this is naturally the perfect place to bring him to celebrate Father's Day this year. A full menu of delicious foods to choose from, plenty of televisions to catch his favorite games, and a warm, friendly dining room to enjoy it all in. Happy Father's Day to the dads out there, and we hope to see all of you this Sunday at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse. 

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Why Our Southern Comfort Food is Like a Warm, Delicious Hug

The best BBQ restaurant in Des Moines has a lot more coming out of our kitchen than that tender, juicy, hickory-smoked BBQ. The diverse menu at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse offers a large variety of flavors, including some amazingly tasty comfort foods.  

The dictionary describes comfort as "a state of ease and satisfaction; a feeling of relief or consolation; to soothe, console, reassure, or bring cheer to" Comfort food is a dish that brings about those wonderful feelings. When you eat it, it brings back a sense of the innocence and safety of childhood. 

Comfort food is often a dish that is fairly simple to prepare, and has some type of nostalgia associated with it for the diner. You know the type of food we're talking about. Those meals that you thought "only Mom can make." Well, we've got a few recipes that any mother would be proud of. 

Open Faced Smoked Turkey

The way Mom used to make it! Delicious smoked turkey served open faced on white bread alongside smashed potatoes & turkey gravy and green beans. 

Prime Rib Hot Beef

House smoked shaved prime rib served on white bread. Stick to your ribs delicious! It comes with smashed potatoes & beef gravy and green beans. 

Chicken Fried Chicken

A juicy chicken cutlet tenderized and breaded with our special seasoning. It's then fried to golden perfection and slathered with our house made chicken gravy and a big helping of smashed potatoes. 

Smoked Meatloaf

Our homemade meatloaf is slow-roasted on our hickory smoker. We serve it open-faced with smashed potatoes & beef gravy and green beans. 

So the next time that you are in the mood for a big, heaping helping of comfort on a plate, head on over to Wobbly Boots Roadhouse. The smell of the best food in Des Moines will greet you as soon as you enter, beginning that feeling of comfort from the start of your visit. Relax, have a seat, and let us make you feel like a kid again. 

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New Second Location - Same Incredible BBQ!

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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!

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Historical Facts About Memorial Day

You may be making plans to take advantage of your 3-day weekend by ordering up some of the best BBQ in Des Moines and gathering with friends for a picnic. Some even pack up and head out of town since they have an extra day off of work. 

Memorial Weekend has become the starting point for the summer vacation season, but it also has a deeper meaning than that. Memorial Day is a federal holiday set aside every year to honor and remember all of the soldiers that are no longer with us that fought for our country. Wobbly Boots Roadhouse found a few interesting facts about this important holiday. 

• This holiday actually started out being called Decoration Day. In the 1880's, surviving soldiers of the Civil War honored their fallen comrades by decorating their graves with flags and flowers. 

• In 1882, folks began calling the day Memorial Day, but that name change didn't become legal until 1967. 

• May 30 was the official day to celebrate for many years. Congress decided that some holidays should always fall on a Monday to allow a 3-day weekend. In 1971, the Uniform Monday Holiday Act came into effect, moving Memorial Day to the last Monday of May.

• A wonderful tradition that few know about, which Congress made a law in 2000, is an official moment of remembrance. President Bill Clinton signed the National Moment of Remembrance Act which states that all Americans must pause at 3 pm, local time, and take that moment to remember the brave men and women that fought for our freedom.   

• American flags are flown at half-staff on this holiday, but not all day. It is tradition to fly them at half-staff until noon, but then immediately raise them to full-staff until sunset. We spend part of the day remembering the fallen, and the rest of the day enjoying the freedoms that they helped us to have. 

We hope that everyone is able to enjoy a wonderful Memorial Weekend with your family and friends. Wobbly Boots Roadhouse is here if you want to stop by and enjoy part of it with us. Holidays are always better when you celebrate them with the best BBQ in Des Moines. 

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

New Second Location - Same Incredible BBQ!

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Savory Side Dishes Complete a Delicious Meal

When you gather with friends and family for a holiday, a celebration, or a big dinner, the main dish is important, but an incredible side dish can make the meal. Our Des Moines BBQ restaurant happens to make the most savory side dishes in the state. You can choose to come in and order one with your meal, or let Wobbly Boots Roadhouse bring a few quarts or pints of our family style side dishes to your group through our catering service.

How many times have you had the person sitting next to you eyeing that rich and creamy cup of mac & cheese on your plate? Here at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse, we see that happen a lot! Last year we had the honor of being on the Des Moines Register's "Top 9 Spots To Get The Best Mac & Cheese" list. 

  
The rest of our home style side dishes are fantastic too! We take the time to make sure each and every item that accompanies your delicious dinner is made with the the same love and care that we put into our mouth-watering hickory smoked BBQ. 

The following side dishes are available in house and through our catering service. If you would like have Wobbly Boots side dishes at your next big gathering, these are available in both quarts and pints.  

• Legendary Baked Beans
• Creamy Cole Slaw
• Gourmet Potato Salad
• Green Beans with Bacon
• Mac & Cheese
• Cheesy Corn with Ham
• Smashed Potatoes & Gravy

When you dine in the restaurant, you will also have these amazing side dishes to choose from: 

• Seasoned Curly Fries
• Sweet Potato Fries
• Baked Potato
• Cottage Cheese

In addition to all of that deliciousness, for a small additional charge you can upgrade your side dish to a salad, bowl of our soup of the day, or a half order of onion rings. Two things are for sure when you eat food from our family friendly restaurant near Des Moines: your food will taste amazing and you won't leave hungry! Head on over to Wobbly Boots Roadhouse soon and check out the incredible tastes that we have waiting here for you. 

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

New Second Location - Same Incredible BBQ!

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Party Here, or Let Us Bring the Party To You!

In the summertime, school is out, people are taking vacations, and it's a great time to get everyone together. Our Clive BBQ Restaurant is a great place to host a party near Des Moines. You will have plenty of space and tons of incredible food to feed all of your family and friends right here at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse. If you prefer, we can even pack up all that deliciousness and bring it to you!

Host Your Next Party at the Boot

Wobbly Boots Roadhouse is the perfect place to bring that family reunion, or to get together with a few old friends and reminisce over happy memories. With 17 TVs, it's also the best place to watch sports, so call up your fellow sports fans and hold a watching party right here. Just let us know when you want to host your party and we will set aside a special spot, just for your group. 

Delicious Food

Our menu is, of course, filled with the best BBQ in the Des Moines area. Our unique hybrid style, combining inspiration from the BBQ meccas of the U.S.A., will make a BBQ lover out of just about anyone. 

We also host a wide variety of other tastes. You will find soup, salads, flatbreads, burgers, catfish, pork tenderloin, and so much more in addition to all of our award-winning BBQ dishes. You are sure to find something to satisfy everyone in your group, even the kiddos.  

Refreshing Drinks

There is a wide variety of tasty soft drinks available here, as well as a full bar staffed by talented bartenders. They can mix you up all of your favorite cocktails, including our amazing Moscow Mule varieties in the copper mugs. The beer drinkers in your group will appreciate our 17 different beers on tap, featuring many local Iowa breweries. 

Relax & Enjoy

The best part about hosting a party at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse - you have fun with lots of family & friends, and we take care of all the cooking and cleanup! All you have to do is let us know when you're coming and what we should prepare for your group. Other than that, just enjoy the party along with everyone else.  

Let us Cater Your Next Gathering

If your celebration will be taking place in a local park, event center, or even your own home, we can load up the Wobbly Boots van and bring the food to you. All of our mouth-watering hickory smoked meats are available in bulk. You can order your favorite BBQ flavors, along with the family style side dishes. Simply give us enough advance notice to get it all ready, and we'll deliver everything to you. 

Start planning your summer celebrations with Wobbly Boots Roadhouse now: reunions, graduation parties, birthday parties, business meetings, rehearsal dinners, or just a gathering of friends for fun. Whether you have us cater your get-together or invite everyone to join you at our family restaurant in Des Moines, you know that the food will be delicious, the drinks will be cold, and the atmosphere will be awesome. 

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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1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325

(515) 223-5700

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! 

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!

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1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325

(515) 223-5700