Great BBQ at a good price. It's close to Drake and our son's apartment, so we've been here a few times now. Usually noisy, busy and loud, but that's OK for a BBQ joint. Usually plenty of seating.

Great BBQ at a good price. It's close to Drake and our son's apartment, so we've been here a few times now. Usually noisy, busy and loud, but that's OK for a BBQ joint. Usually plenty of seating.
This place is good! Some of the best rubbed buffalo wings I've ever had. Each portion no matter what you order is big so you won't be going hungry. Me and my wife will definitely comeback. By the way the Adam emenecker challenge is nearly impossible for average fella, don't care how hungry you are.
If you want a HOT sauce that will make you scream like a little girl, try the GHOST. How brave are you?? I think their prices are on the high side, so I go on Tuesdays for their 1/2 price bone-in wing special. Then it's affordable. Lots of college age kids there most night since it's right by Drake Univ....
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Just down the street from Drake University, found out it was visited by the "Man vs. Food" show, so it is quite a local attraction just for that. What I love about this place, is that it is comfortable for locals, college students, and families to visit. Very casual. Food service is incredibly fast. You may have to wait for...
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Well i decided to give it a try while passing through.walked in and ordered right away and was out the door in 5 minutes.fast friendly service.chicken and ribs were excellent.wish i could of hung out.looks like a fun place to hang out and crush beers.full bar and several tv's.give it a shot
Tried the bar b q ribs and pulled pork and it was average at best. For the price, I would go elsewhere. Especially during lunch hours.
Saturday night:
Bad thing: Place was packed. No call ahead seating. Wait was about 20-25 minutes.
Good thing: I love their bbq flavor choices. I never know which one to select, so I use several.
Alternative restaurants don't have the atmosphere that we like here. Our wait staff was attentive, which is great, because I hate to have to ask...
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We have been to three of the Jethro's location and each menu is different but we have had the same very good service and food from each of the locations. A good value.
This place was BUSY on a Saturday night. They must be doing something right or else DesMoines doesn't have much for BBQ places. I had the 2 meat supper with sausage and pulled pork.. Both meats were very dry and needed a lot of sauce to get down. The sausage was tasty and large. The corn muffins were average and...
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Went on a recent Saturday afternoon and the place was packed. Had to wait about 10 minutes to be seated. Server was slow to get to us, but once she did our meal was out quickly and everything was just as we requested. As always it was more than we needed to eat so we each had some take home...
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