American cuisine: the best places to taste it in Des Moines

164 restaurant menus in Des Moines, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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Johnny's Hall Of Fame Bar
Johnny's Hall Of Fame Bar
70/100 (1165 ratings)
Restaurants
Bar
Bar
Pub
Pub
American
American
Lunch
Dinner
It's a Salad
Nütrl Vodka Seltzer
popcorn
Iced tea
Cider
Wheat Beer
Sampler Platter
Philly Cheese Steak
B L T
Brown Ale
Club Wrap
Nachos
blt and Fries
Fred Jackson BBQ Chicken Pizza
Cheddar Nuggets
American
Bar
Pub
Serves Alcohol
Television
Reservations
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Stopped in before the Def Leppard/Journey concert. Clean friendly atmosphere, Greeted by our waitress upon sitting down. She was attentive checking..."
D'Arcy Blinn Ver Beek
"This was a great lunch. We had super fast service and they even gave us chocolate chip cookies at the end of our meal. Our waitress made sure our..."
Jes Morgan
"Great place to watch any game, has an awesome selection of local brews, not to mention the burgers are to die for. I would recommend Johnny's to..."
Tyler Coplea
"Great bar, fantastic atmosphere and friendly, attentive staff. Would highly recommend a..."
Jackie Martyn-Johns
"Had a great server with Marie. Great burger and atmosphere. Will be..."
Bubba Bryant
"Had an excellent experience. My friends and I stopped at Johnny's to have some drinks before a concert at the Wells Fargo Arena. Being from Iowa City..."
Bailey Countryman
Friedrichs Coffee
Friedrichs Coffee
70/100 (70 ratings)
Restaurants
American
American
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
American
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
70/100 (419 ratings)
Restaurants
Deli
American
American
Deli
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Fast food
American
Deli
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
Kfc
Kfc
70/100 (2975 ratings)
Restaurants
Fast food
American
American
Fast Food
Lunch
Dinner
Fast food
Fast food
American
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Fantastic!! Store is spotless, orders being filled in orderly fashion. Excellent service!! For restaurants having issues in this post pandemic era..."
Bigg Joe
"The Euclid store did a wonderful job today! Kudos to the manager for leading a great staff 👏. Please, keep up the good..."
Mark Marquez
"Normally I do not have a problem but tonight 1/27/2022 was horrible. The potatoes tasted like bleach water tasted horrible and some chicken was not..."
Amanda Bradley
"I love their MD Sweet Lightning. Chicken's not bad either. At least they don't screw up your order like..."
charlene chanen
Jimmy John's
Jimmy John's
70/100 (363 ratings)
Restaurants
Quick Bites
Fast food
American
American
Fast food
American
Wheelchair Accessible
Cheap Eats
"They are awesome. And I won't take back my five star review BUT since I made my review, twice in the last two weeks they've forgotten some piece of..."
Amanda 1987
"This Jimmy John’s rocks!! Best tasting subs in town. Most other Jimmy John’s mess my orders up, but not this one, they’re always spot on. The..."
Timmothy Handerbelt
Grumpy Goat Tavern
Grumpy Goat Tavern
70/100 (507 ratings)
Restaurants
Bar
Pub
American
American
Pub
American
Bar
Seating
Table Service
Mid-range
"Great atmosphere, good food, a little loud for conversation. Service is not the fastest, but ok if you’re not in a..."
Mike Curran
"My first visit to the Grumpy Goat and I was not disappointed! I ordered the flatbread pizza and my wife ordered the chicken fingers. My..."
Brent Curtis
"Awesome food! Not very busy for lunch, but still took a..."
Noah Dean
"Amazing place. We were looking for a place to bring our 4 month puppy. The waitress automatically brought out water for him and was very friendly,..."
Krisha Simon
"Came here to kill time before reservations to the brewery. The bartender we had was amazing. He was so funny and attentive. Made me feel like I was..."
Nikki Lee
Subway
70/100 (2364 ratings)
Restaurants
American
"Well it's a subway. Not the best but not the worst location. The pickles looked really sus..."
Mike Wright
"I frequent Subway quite often, and don't leave too many reviews, but after the sandwich I just ate I just HAVE TOO. Easily the best sandwich I've..."
Michael Keisling
"Went into the store tonight to get Dinner and so Did My Best friend and Just want to Say we had Amazing Service and Workers were Amazing And Fast....."
Mallory Smith
Twisted Pizzaria
Twisted Pizzaria
70/100 (791 ratings)
Restaurants
Italian
Pizza
American
Italian
American
Pizza
Pizza
Italian
American
"Fantastic Mom & Pop Italian Restaurant. Very friendly couple owns the restaurant. They make most things themselves - sauces, doughs. The pizza crust..."
Shawn Nauman-Larson
"Pulled pork nachos as an appetizer. Two medium pizzas and two Dr. Peppers for main course. Price with groupon was under 20...Excellent obscure..."
Robert Hamilton
"Very good pizza for a fair price! BBQ pork and macaroni pizza were tasty! Definitely will..."
Aaron Willits
"I absolutely love this place, the taco pizza is out of this world. Not sloppy like a lot of other places. The cheese bread is so great, the sauce is..."
Brenda Ramirez
"Small locally owned place. Small seating area. Owner was nice and I'd say by the decorations a Yankees fan :) Pizza crust had a nice crispiness to it..."
Jason Clements
"Let’s be honest here, not everyone will have a great experience with any company. My first order with this restaurant was through their App. It..."
Terry Rains
Mr V's Restaurant
70/100 ( ratings)
Restaurants
Italian
American
Italian
American
Sit down
Italian
American
Buffalo Wild Wings
Buffalo Wild Wings
70/100 (1988 ratings)
Restaurants
Bar
Pub
Bar
Pub
American
American
Dinner
Lunch
Wings
Sit down
American
Bar
Pub
Full Bar
Takeout
Television
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"We were there Super Bowl night. It was extremely busy but surprisingly we didn’t have to wait long for service. Food was great. We tried a new menu..."
Jeanne D Andre
"It's been a while but the original buffalo sause was better than I remembered. Service was fine. They're requiring face coverings from door to table,..."
Douglas Vaughan
Montana Mikes
Montana Mikes
70/100 (382 ratings)
Restaurants
Bar
Steakhouse
American
Dinner
Lunch
Burger
Shrimp
Pasta
Salad
Ribs
Crawfish
Catfish
"Nice rustic ambiance. We had a group of 7 people and we're seated right away on a Tuesday night. The fresh warm rolls with a cinnamon butter was..."
Heather Wharff
"We have been wanting to go Montana Mike's for some time and one Sunday the opportunity came and we went. Since it was post church, there weren't too..."
Michael Schmidt
"First time here, found it on Google maps under "Best Dinners. Clean place, plenty of flat screens, spacious, music was suitable and volume was nice...."
Fireforeffect
"The burgers were amazing and cooked perfectly. The homemade rolls were ok, but not as sweet as I would have preferred. And the cinnamon butter could..."
Ben Brown
"Burger was prepared as requested, good flavour. Fries were on point as well. Friendly and quick service; hard to beat a 7.00 lunch in a sit-down..."
Garret Youker
"Literally the best place I've ever eaten at. The steak was so damn good. An entire piece of steak between two buns with lettuce and tomatoes. I've..."
Azzam Aziz
"Very good food, okay service. Nice atmosphere. A little dark inside but for date night that might be perfect! They brought large platters of..."
S Kichman
"I have eaten at Montana Mike's Twice now, and it has a been great. I get the T-Bone and it has been great!! My steak both times has been cooked..."
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Cyclone Truck Stop Restaurant
70/100 (66 ratings)
Restaurants
American
American
Sit down
American
"On Wednesday, May 15 at around 11:30 am I went in to buy a cheeseburger and coffee. I accidentally left my wallet on the condiment stand by the hot..."
Lloyd Frank
"I work near by and come in every day. Although I pass another Kum & Go near my house I always come to this location because the employees are so kind..."
Rachelle Walter
Gill-t's
70/100 (2 ratings)
Restaurants
American
American
Sit down
American