Weekend Restaurant Itinerary for Des Moines, IA
Eat your way through Des Moines, IA like you are Guy Fieri or another Food Network host with our curated list of restaurants seen on popular TV shows like Diner's Drive-Ins and Dives and 50+ other FoodTV shows.
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Day 1
Breakfast
Restaurant: Patton's
Show: Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
Known For: The Southern spot serving up legit fried chicken and decadent red velvet waffles.
Dinner
Restaurant: Smokey Ds BBQ
Show: Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
Known For: The trophy-winning barbecue joint smoking up all kinds of unique wings and dishing out an out-of-bounds apple dumpling dessert.
Day 2
Breakfast
Restaurant: Fong's Pizza
Show: Man vs Food
Known For: General Tso's Pizza: thin-crust pizza topped with a mix of chicken chunks, roasted red peppers and baby corn.
Lunch
Restaurant: Jethro's BBQ
Show: United States of Bacon
Known For: The Jethro, with breaded tenderloin, pulled pork, and homemade bacon.
Dinner
Restaurant: The High Life Lounge
Show: Man vs Food
Known For: Crispy pressure-fried chicken and bacon-wrapped tater tots.
Day 3
Breakfast
Restaurant: Zombie Burger + Drink Lab
Show: United States of Bacon
Known For: 10 bacon inspired burgers including the Walking Ched with a Mac and cheese bun.
Lunch
Restaurant: Smitty's Tenderloin Shop
Show: Man vs Food
Known For: King Taco Tenderloin Sandwich- a pork tenderloin tenderized until 9 inches in diameter, dipped in milk, breaded in cracker meal, deep-fried.
Dinner
Restaurant: B&B Grocery, Meat & Deli
Show: Bizarre Foods America
Known For: Famous throughout the Midwest for its pork tenderloin sandwich and pepper cheese balls.
