Our Favorite Football Foods to Enjoy During the Game

Wobbly Boots Roadhouse will be closing early this Sunday at 3:00 pm (Feb. 4, 2018) but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy some of the best BBQ in Des Moines while you watch the game. You can throw the most amazing watch party in town when you order all of your Boot favorites to go! Here are a few suggestions that football fans always love. 

Wobbly Wings  
Jumbo Chicken Wings coated with our house dry rub, then slow-roasted over hickory, ensuring only the most flavorful juiciest wings possible. We can serve them plain or with your choice of one of our signature sauces in orders of 5, 10, 20, 30, or more! (Stock up, because they disappear fast during the game!) Sauce choices include:

• Teriyaki - Our own house-made sweet and sticky glaze.
• Hot Dijon Sauce - A little hot mustard + buffalo sauce + some sweet = Delish!
• Jalapeno Garlic - Minced jalapenos combined with garlic in a butter sauce. 
• 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 those tender, smoky wings! 

Boneless Wings
Hand-breaded fresh to order! You get a bountiful amount of all-white chicken breast cut into wing-size and fried to golden crisp perfection. They are available plain or tossed with any of our Wobbly Wings sauces.

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp individually wrapped in our hickory-smoked bacon and grilled to perfection.

Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Our house blend of spinach, artichoke hearts, & three different kinds of cheese, combined with our secret spice blend. Serve it bubbling hot with crispy pita chips.

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 and topped with Provel cheese.

Homemade Chicken Strips
All-white chicken tenders, buttermilk dipped, hand-breaded, and fried to a golden brown. Tender and Delicious! We've got ranch or honey mustard dipping sauces available, but we highly suggest dunking these strips in our house-made BBQ sauce for a real treat.

Hickory-Smoked Meats
(Small orders or buy in bulk!)
You'll definitely want to stock up on our most popular item - those mouthwatering hickory-smoked meats! You can set out plates of a few different ones alongside some slider buns and let your guests build their own sandwiches. Have a couple of bottles of our housemade BBQ sauce sitting there next to them for additional yumminess! 

• Pulled Pork
• Applewood Smoked Ham
• Smoked Sweet Italian Sausage Links
• Smoked Turkey Breast
• Beef Brisket
• Burnt Ends
• Chicken
• Tender Baby Back Ribs

**Please note, if you're throwing a party for the big game and will be needing large quantities of food, we may need some advance notice to meet your requests. Don't forget a few sides too! We can dish up our homestyle side dishes by the pint or even the quart. 

Please give us a call at 515-223-5700 as soon as possible to make arrangements to have the best BBQ in Des Moines for your guests. Remember, we will be closing early on Sunday, February 4, 2018, so orders will have to be picked up before 3:00 pm. That gives you plenty of time to grab your to-go order from Wobbly Boots Roadhouse and still get back home in time to get everything ready before the game starts! 

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3 Reasons To Stick Around After You're Done With Dinner

You've just enjoyed a delicious dinner (or possibly lunch) at our friendly Des Moines BBQ restaurant. Just because your food is gone, that doesn't mean that you have to leave! We love having you hang out here with us at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Clive, and today we've got 3 great reasons why you should stick around after your plates have been cleared. 

Save Room For Dessert
Enjoying a great big plate of the best hickory-smoked meats in Des Moines may make it hard to leave room for something sweet afterward, but if you plan ahead, you just might be able to save a little space for one of our delectable desserts. If you're worried about getting too full, ask for a doggy bag for part of your meal. That way you get a sweet treat after you eat, plus a bonus treat of leftovers for lunch tomorrow! (Maybe even a late-night snack. We know how irresistible our dishes are!) Order some dessert, enjoy it with a cup of coffee, and hang around for a little while longer. 

Have An After-Dinner Drink
If you're too full for more food, you may be able to find some room for a refreshing after-dinner drink. We've got a fully-stocked bar and talented bartenders that are able to mix up your favorite cocktails. There's a wonderful variety of ice-cold beers both in the bottle and on tap here too. 

We have 18 draft beers available that change periodically, but you will always find a nice selection of local Iowa brews among the mix. If you're sticking around after a late lunch, you may even be able to catch our Happy Hour, which happens every Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm, featuring beer and mixed drink specials.

Catch Some Sports Action
There is always something sporty going on, whether it's a game or something sports-related, and we've always got it playing. You'll find 17 TVs conveniently placed throughout the restaurant, so you don't have to belly up to the bar to catch a game. You can enjoy watching from any seat in the house! 

After you're finished eating, feel free to hang out and watch the rest of your game with us. We're sports fans too, and it's always more exciting when you get to watch with a bunch of other fans. As a matter of fact, you might even want to check your favorite teams' schedules so that you can plan your trips to join us at the best place to watch sports in Des Moines ahead of time. (Super Bowl Sunday is just around the corner!)  

Wobbly Boots Roadhouse is open 7 days a week at 11:00 am, ready to serve you a delicious lunch, dinner, Happy Hour snack, and everything in between! Once you step through our doors, we consider you to be a part of our Wobbly Boots family, so don't just come for the best BBQ in Des Moines (although that's an excellent reason on its own) but stay for the company. We love hanging out with you, and we hope that you love joining us often at the Boot. 

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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1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325

(515) 223-5700

What Hits the Spot in the Winter? Warm, Southern Comfort Foods!

It doesn't have to be cold outside for you to enjoy Wobbly Boots Roadhouse's delicious Southern Comfort Food menu, but eating a great big hot plate of it on a winter's day seems to make it taste even better than usual! Our Des Moines BBQ restaurant is the perfect place to go when you're craving a mouthwatering meal to combat winter's icy chill. 

In addition to being served hot so that it warms your body up, "comfort foods" also offer a cozy feeling that resembles a great big hug to warm up your soul too. 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." A comfort food is categorized as a dish that is fairly simple to prepare (especially when you let Wobbly Boots BBQ take care of the cooking) and has some type of nostalgia associated with it for you. You know, the stuff like Mom used to make! 

Comfort Foods at the Boot

Three of the four fantastic menu items below are prepared in that wonderful smoker that also makes our hickory-smoked BBQ so irresistible. The last one is hand-breaded and deep-fried to perfection. YUM!   

Smoked Meatloaf
Not exactly like mom made, but every bit as delicious! Our handmade meatloaf is slow-roasted over hickory. Absolutely one of our best dishes and a customer favorite. It is served open-faced with homemade smashed potatoes, brown gravy, and green beans.

Smoked Turkey Dinner
A generous portion of our all white meat smoked turkey breast served open-faced with smashed potatoes, then covered with delicious turkey gravy and paired with a side of our homemade cheesy corn.

Prime Rib Hot Beef
Our house-smoked Prime Rib thinly sliced and served open-faced on white bread with smashed potatoes, beef gravy, and green beans. Stick to your ribs delicious!

Chicken Fried Chicken
A juicy chicken cutlet tenderized and hand-breaded, then fried to golden perfection. Next we add some of those incredible smashed potatoes and slather it all with white country gravy and serve it with a side of green beans.  

Does That Make You Hungry? 
It should! If you've had the pleasure of dining at our family restaurant in Des Moines before, you already know that we only serve the most delicious, handmade dishes full of incredible flavor from our kitchen. If this is your first exposure to Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Clive, you should know that even though everything from our Southern Comfort Food Menu sounds and looks awesome, that's nothing compared to how amazing it actually tastes! 

The same can be said about our entire menu full of a wonderful variety of dishes made to please everyone in your group. Call your friends or load your family in the car and get everyone here for a fantastic meal that will leave you all anxious to come back again soon for even 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!!

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1301 NW 114th St
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(515) 223-5700

DID YOU KNOW... Iowa Food Fun Facts

While Iowa's official nickname is "The Hawkeye State," we are also known as "the Corn State." We're also well-known for the many hogs that inhabit our great state, and of course, that famous sandwich. (You know the one we're talking about!) You'll find all 3 of these popular Iowa items at our BBQ restaurant in Des Moines, so we thought we'd share some interesting information about each in today's blog. 

Corn

DID YOU KNOW that farming encompasses about 90% of the land in Iowa? It's true! Many of those farms have helped to make Iowa the nation's leading producer of corn and corn byproducts. Our unofficial state song is "The Corn Song," which clearly states that "that's where the tall corn grows!" 

The Cheesy Corn & Ham from our list of delicious homestyle side dishes incorporates this popular Iowa vegetable. The flavor is intensified by adding cheese and ham, the latter of which happens to be the next item on our list.    

Pork
The main ingredient in hog feed is corn, and since we have an abundance of that here in Iowa plus acres upon acres of farmland, it should come as no surprise that we are the country's leading producer of hogs. We are responsible for raising just about 1/4 of the nation's pigs. As a matter of fact, they outnumber the humans in Iowa nearly 4 to 1!

We have a high regard for the incredible pig here at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse because that glorious animal is the reason we are able to give you the most tender, flavorful, hickory-smoked Pulled Pork you've ever tasted! Not only is that one of our most popular menu items to order on its own (on a plate or as a sandwich,) we also use it as an important ingredient for many of our other delicious dishes. Some of these include: 

• Bar-B-Que Pork Nachos
• The Wrangler Wrap
• Southern Style Pork Sandwich
• Wobbly Boots Big Loaded Baker
• Ham, Egg, & Cheese Burger (features our applewood-smoked Ham instead of Pulled Pork)

The Famous Tenderloin
This traditional food is sure to be found an any good menu in Iowa. It's been a staple in our state's classic cuisine for as long as we can remember! Even though Indiana claims to be where this delicious dish was created, the very special people here in Iowa have perfected it! 

The very best pork tenderloin in Des Moines can be found right here at Wobbly Boots BBQ. First, we start with a more-than-generous portion of meat. The next step is to hand-dip it in buttermilk, then bread it in our expertly seasoned flour and bread crumbs before frying it to a perfectly beautiful golden brown. It takes a huge appetite to tackle this big boy, but it tastes so good, you'll end up finishing it without any trouble. (Although you may need a doggy bag to take it home!)  

More Famous Foods From Iowa
While corn and hogs are our biggest exports, this research uncovered a couple of other foods that have ties to our great state. 

• Sliced Bread - Before the invention of pre-packaged sliced bread, people had to get out a knife and slice it themselves. Well, this must have seemed like a waste of time to Otto Frederick Rohwedder of Davenport, Iowa. He created the very first loaf-at-a-time bread-slicing machine that was introduced to the world in 1928. It was deemed "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped," which eventually led to the well-known phrase, "the greatest thing since sliced bread." Thanks to this invention, we save precious time not having to slice our sandwich bread and can instead focus on creating those hickory-smoked delicacies we place on it instead.  
• Ice Cream - In 1994, Le Mars, Iowa was designated as the Ice Cream Capital of the World! (Not the country, but the world!) This town is home to Wells Enterprises, Inc., makers of Blue Bunny Ice Cream, and it contains the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor & Museum. If you're up for a road trip to Le Mars, you can search the city for more than 50 ice cream sculptures. Here at the Boot, we have ice cream available to top your dessert and to use in our amazing Root Beer Floats.  

Now that you know more about some of Iowa's most well-known foods, head on over to our BBQ restaurant in Des Moines and taste a few for yourself. The menu is full of them, alongside many other items that are well-known favorites from Wobbly Boots Roadhouse. 

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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(515) 223-5700

January is Soup Month! Grab a Bowl at the Boot

January is designated as National Soup Month, which is perfect timing smack dab in the middle of this incredible chilly time of year. The weather is cold outside, but a steaming bowl of delicious soup from Wobbly Boots Roadhouse is just what you need to warm your bones, as well as the rest of your body! 

The Boot makes a mean pot of soup that you can enjoy a cup or bowl of alone for a light meal or paired with best BBQ in Des Moines. We've got one scrumptious flavor that's always on the menu, and a second one that changes daily depending on how creative the kitchen crew is feeling that day. 

Baked Potato Soup
This delicious dish can be ordered off of our menu 7 days a week, all year long. Big chunks of potato and savory bacon are featured in this rich and creamy soup, and that hearty goodness is garnished with cheddar-jack cheese, green onions, and even more bacon crumbled on top. 

You're getting a dose of 3 of the 5 major food groups right in there, and if you enjoy it with a few crackers, well that adds a 4th. Drink a glass of orange juice with that (possibly with a bit of vodka from the bar mixed in...) and you've got a well-balanced meal!   

Soup of the Day
Even though our amazing Baked Potato Soup will leave you wanting it again and again, every once in a while it's good to switch things up and try something new. For this reason, we also offer a second soup option every day. Just ask your server when you come in to order what wonderful homemade concoction the kitchen has prepared for that particular day. 

Sandwich/ Soup/ Salad Combos
If you enjoy having something in addition to your soup, we've made that easy for you. We also offer a yummy combo plate where you get to pick 2 out of these 3 items to enjoy together for lunch or dinner. 

• Bowl of Soup
• Garden Salad
• Sandwich (either Ham & Swiss or Turkey & Swiss served on golden toasted sourdough bread) 

Hot, Delicious, and Satisfying

We're sure that you have your favorite things to order from the Wobbly Boots BBQ menu every time you come in, but if that doesn't include one of our soup options already, celebrate Soup Month with us and give it a try. One taste and your body and soul will be all warmed up, and when you're done your tummy will be full and happy! That's pretty much true about all of the food that you order from our BBQ restaurant in Des Moines, so no matter what you decide to eat, you're going to leave happy and satisfied. 

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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1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325

(515) 223-5700

5 Great New Year's Resolutions To Make For 2018

Every time a new year comes around, people see a chance to make some positive changes in their life and proclaim New Year's resolutions. Today, your favorite BBQ restaurant in Des Moines thought we'd give you some resolution ideas that won't be hard to keep at all in the coming year.  

Try Something New
If you're really wanting to make some changes in your life, you can't keep doing things exactly the way you always have. We're sure you have a Wobbly Boots BBQ favorite dish that you order all of the time, but we've got an extensive menu full of delicious options. 

You can start small and try something similar that you've never had before, like a different wing flavor or the Burnt Ends in place of the Pulled Pork. If you're feeling a little more adventurous, give some of our non-BBQ menu items a try, like the Crab Rangoon Flatbread or our Catfish BLT. You just may discover a brand new favorite! 

Reconnect With Old Friends
You've probably got WAY more friends on Facebook than you actually see on a day-to-day basis. Some of them may just be acquaintances, but what about whats-his-name that you haven't seen in person for years? You were best buds at one point, but it's been a long time. Invite your old pal to meet you at the Boot to reminisce about the good times. 

It could even be a close friend that lives within miles of you, but you just never take the time to get together. Good friendships aren't always easy to come by. Make the time to meet up with the people that really matter.   

Make New Friends
The only way to find a friendship that is worth putting the time into is to get out and meet people. Swing on by Wobbly Boots after work and join us for Happy Hour every Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm. You're sure to meet some like-minded people to strike up a few interesting conversations with. Are you a sports fan? Then come on in during all the games and meet a few fellow fans to cheer with. Our friendly staff makes everyone feel at home, which makes for a great atmosphere to meet some wonderful new people.  

Save Money
Joining us for Happy Hour is also a nice way to save some money on your favorite beers and mixed drinks. We've got 18 taps, and many of those feature some of your favorite local Iowa brews. 

If you're looking to save some money on food instead of drinks and you've got young children to feed, we've got a couple of special days just for you. All day every Tuesday plus Sunday evenings after 5 pm, kids eat for free! Some restrictions may apply, but our servers will be happy to answer all of your questions about it.  

Get Organized
If you're needing to get your life more in order for 2018, start with getting some important dates down on the calendar. This is the first step in making sure you remember when all of the good stuff is going on so you don't miss it. For example, write down every time your favorite team is playing so that you know that's an evening you'll be at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse for lunch or dinner, watching all the games on one of our 17 TVs. 

Next, write down any birthdays, anniversaries, or other special events happening in your life. Now you'll know which days you should call in and order some delicious refreshments for the party from the best caterers in Des Moines. 

What are your goals for 2018? Come on into our Des Moines family restaurant and tell us all about it. We'll be open our regular hours on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, playing all of the holiday weekend sports and serving up all of your favorite food and drinks. 2017 was pretty amazing, but 2018 is going to be even better!  

Award-winning BBQ right here in Des Moines! 

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1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325

(515) 223-5700

Wobbly Wings & Iowa Football - A Perfect Pair!

The holidays are upon us, and more than this being a time to share with family and friends, it also means that there are a lot of college bowl games coming to the best place to watch sports in Des Moines! There are many delicious menu items at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse in Clive to enjoy with an ice cold Iowa beer from our tap while you watch the games, but by far the most popular football food always seems to be those jumbo Wobbly Wings.

Wobbly Wings
As we mentioned, there are many menu items that seem to pair nicely with watching the game, like our Bar-B-Que Pork Nachos, Sliders, and Bacon Wrapped Shrimp for example. For some reason though, Hot Wings seem to be the favorite. 

Our preparation may have something to do with that because, on a wing scale of 1-10, ours sit at about a 20+! First, we coat jumbo chicken wings in our special house dry rub. Then they get slow-roasted over hickory for the perfect amount of time, ensuring only the most flavorful, juiciest wings possible! They taste amazing served plain, but our wing sauces add even more unbelievable flavor. 

• Bar-B-Que - Our own homemade in-house BBQ sauce. A perfect addition to wings (or any meat, for that matter!) 
• Teriyaki - Our own house-made sweet & sticky glaze... DELICIOUS!!!
• Hot Dijon Sauce - A little hot mustard + buffalo sauce + some sweet = Delish!
• Jalapeno Garlic - Minced jalapenos combined with garlic in a butter sauce. A great flavor mix!
• Chipotle Buffalo - Buffalo sauce infused with chipotle peppers making a buttery, smoky buffalo sauce. 

You can order a plate for yourself of 5 or 10 wings, or go big and get the plates of 20 or 30 wings to share with a few fellow football fans. The more you order, the more sauces you can try! 

The Pinstripe Bowl
The awesome Iowa Hawkeyes will be taking on the Boston College Eagles on Wednesday, December 27 at 4:15 pm in New York City at Yankee Stadium for the Pinstripe Bowl. This is the 5th season in a row that the Hawkeyes have ended their year with a bowl game. Both teams are going into this with a 7-5 record. Be sure to get to the Boot early and get a great seat to cheer on our boys. This game just happens to start during Happy Hour (3-6 pm) so perfect timing! 

The Liberty Bowl 
This year Iowa State's incredible Cyclones will be playing the Memphis Tigers in the Liberty Bowl on Saturday, December 30 at 11:30 am in Memphis, TN at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. This will be ISU's first bowl appearance since the 2012 Liberty Bowl. They are said to have one of the better defenses in the country this year, so we're expecting an exciting game! Come on by and grab a seat when we open at 11 am, order some lunch, and settle in for a great game.  

Catch ALL the Games
With 17 TVs positioned conveniently throughout our Des Moines BBQ restaurant and bar, 18 tasty brews on tap (including many local craft beers,) an extensive menu, and the best wings in town, this is truly the best place to catch all of your favorite sports! Gather the family or call your buddies and tell them to meet you at Wobbly Boots Roadhouse for some delicious BBQ, refreshing drinks, all the awesome sports action, and an all-around great time. 

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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1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325

(515) 223-5700