Famous Dave's American

Famous Dave's Menu

(515) 331-3300
4351 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310

Beverages


2 Liter Soda
$3.50
20 oz Soda
$2.50
Bottled Water
1.50
16.9 oz.

$Appetizers

Appetizers
BBQ Nachos
$7.99
House-smoked cheddar cheese, Wilbur beans, famous chili, jalapenos, rich and sassy and your choice of Texas beef brisket, Georgia chopped pork or barbeque pulled chicken.
Boneless Wings
$9.99-19.29
Tossed in your choice of sauce.
Buffalo'd Bones
$8.99
Bite sized, crispy center cut St. Louis ribs tossed in Buffalo sauce with celery and bleu cheese.
Burnt Ends
$9.99
The pitmaster's secret. Tender pieces of Texas beef brisket seared and caramelized with sweet and zesty BBQ sauce.
Dave's Sampler Platter
$15.99
Southside rib tips, chicken tenders, sweetwater catfish fingers, onion strings and traditional or boneless wings tossed in your choice of sauce.
Onion Strings
$6.49
Lightly-breaded and flash-fried, served with New Orleans-style remoulade sauce.
Southside Rib Tips
$9.49
A lb. of Memphis-style, dry-rubbed tips served with a side of jalapeno pickled red onions, hell-fire pickles and our southside BBQ sauce.
Sweetwater Catfish Fingers
$8.49
Tender strips lightly-breaded with Cajun-seasoned cornmeal and flash-fried. Served with remoulade sauce.
Traditional Wings
9.99-19.29
Dave's traditional wings specially seasoned and tossed in your choice of sauce.

$Salads and Soups

Salads and Soups
Bacon Baked Potato Soup
$3.69-4.99
Caesar Salad
$7.49
Crisp romaine lettuce tossed in Caesar dressing.
Caesar Side Salad
$4.99
Chicken Caesar Salad
$11.49
Crisp romaine lettuce with grilled chicken tossed in Caesar dressing.
Chicken Chopped Salad
$10.69
Choice of grilled chicken, BBQ pulled chicken tossed with cilantro, cheddar, tomato, roasted corn, black beans, tortilla strips and lime chipotle ranch dressing then drizzled with rich and sassy. Served with a corn bread muffin.
Dave's Famous Chili
$3.69-4.99
Dave's Sassy BBQ Salad
$10.69
Choice of BBQ pulled chicken, Texas beef brisket, Georgia chopped pork, grilled or crispy chicken served on crisp greens, bacon, cheddar cheese, tomatoes and shoestring potatoes. Tossed with our honey BBQ dressing.
Garden Side Salad
$4.99
Soup with Side Salad
$7.79
Served with a corn bread muffin.
Chili with Side Salad
7.79
Served with a corn bread muffin.

$Sandwiches

Sandwiches
BBQ Tacos
$9.99
3 flour tortillas filled with pico de gallo, cilantro and fresh jalapeno. Choose from: brisket topped with jalapeno pickled red onion, pork topped with grilled pineapple or catfish topped with remoulade.
Barbeque Pulled Chicken Sandwich
$9.69
Roasted, pulled chicken tossed in rich and sassy and topped with melted Jack cheese.
Cajun Chicken Sandwich
$9.99
Grilled chicken breast with pepper jack cheese and fried onion strings, topped with New Orleans-style remoulade sauce.
Georgia Chopped Pork Sandwich
$9.29
Award-winning, slow-smoked chopped pork topped with rich and sassy.
Hickory Chicken Sandwich
$9.99
Grilled chicken breast topped with Jack cheese and 2 strips of smoked bacon.
Texas Beef Brisket Sandwich
$10.49
Piled high with hand-seasoned, hickory-smoked Texas beef brisket.
The Manhandler Sandwich
9.99
Choice of Texas beef brisket or Georgia chopped pork piled high with hot link sausage and topped with hell-fire pickles.

$Feasts

Feasts
All-American Feast
$61.98
A full slab of St. Louis-style spareribs, a whole country-roasted chicken, 1/2 lb. of either Texas beef brisket or Georgia chopped pork, creamy coleslaw, famous fries, Wilbur beans, 6 pieces of fresh sweet corn (farm fresh when available) and four corn bread muffins. Served family-style for 4-6 people.
Feast for 1
$17.99
Georgia chopped pork, 1/4 country-roasted or barbeque chicken, 3 St. Louis-style spareribs, fresh sweet corn (farm fresh when available), Wilbur beans, creamy coleslaw and a corn bread muffin.
Feast for 2
37.99
All the flavor, but half the size of our all-American BBQ feast. Served family-style for 2-3 people.

$Ribs

Ribs
Baby Back Ribs
$16.99-23.99
Original style with Dave's own rib rub then sauced with sweet and zesty and a touch of honey or Memphis-style, rubbed with a secret recipe of herbs and spices, hit with a vinegar mop and served naked.
St. Louis-n-Baby Combo
$23.99
Create your own full slab. Pair up any 2 of the following: 1/2 slab St. Louis-style spareribs, 1/2 slab original or Memphis-style baby backs.
St. Louis-Style Spareribs
14.49-25.99
Hand-rubbed with Dave's secret blend of special spices and pit-smoked for 3-4 hours over a smoldering hickory fire. Then slathered with sauce over an open flame to seal in the famous flavor and give them a crispy and caramelized coating.

$Combos and Classics

Combos and Classics
Baby Back-n-Meat
$21.49
1/2 slab of baby backs and choice of any 1 meat selection.
Barbeque Chicken
$12.99
Country roasted chicken flame-kissed and slathered with rich and sassy.
Boneless Wings
$13.49
Burnt Ends-n-Rib
$17.99
Burnt ends paired with a 1/3 slab of St. Louis-style spareribs.
Cedar Plank Salmon
$14.99
A 6 oz. fillet caramelized with pineapple BBQ glaze then grilled and served on a smoldering cedar plank. Served with grilled pineapple steaks and fresh-steamed broccoli.
Chicken Tenders
$12.99
Tossed in Dave's special seasoning and served with choice of sauce.
Country-Roasted Chicken
$12.99
Lemon-pepper marinated half-chicken, roasted and char-grilled to perfection.
Georgia Chopped Pork
$12.49
BBQ pork is smoked for up to 12 hours and chopped to order.
Southside Rib Tips
$13.29
A pound of Memphis-style, dry-rubbed tips. Served with a side of jalapenos, pickled red onions, hell-fire pickles and southside BBQ sauce.
St. Louis Rib-n-Meat
$16.99
A 1/3 slab of spareribs plus your choice of any 1 meat selection.
Sweetwater Catfish
$13.29
Tender strips lightly-breaded with Cajun-seasoned cornmeal and flash-fried. Served with remoulade sauce.
Texas Beef Brisket
$13.79
Classic Texas beef brisket is rubbed with brown sugar, coarse black pepper and Dave's secret spices, then slow-smoked over hickory until it's juicy and tender.
Traditional Wings
$13.49
2-Meat Combo
15.49
Double your pleasure with any 2 different meat selections.

$Burgers

Burgers
Classic Cheeseburger
$9.79
Our traditional ground beef burger served with lettuce, tomato and your choice of melted Jack or sharp American cheese.
Dave's Favorite Burger
$9.99
Slathered with rich and sassy then topped with melted Jack cheese and 2 strips of bacon.
Devil's Spit Burger
$10.49
Slathered with devil's spit BBQ sauce and topped with melted pepper-jack cheese, jalapeno bacon and hell-fire pickles.
Jacked-n-Stacked Burger
$9.99
Topped with Monterey Jack cheese and stacked with crispy onion strings.
Smoked Cheddar Burger
$9.49
Simple perfection topped with house smoked cheddar cheese.
Ultimate Burger
10.99
Piled high with Georgia chopped pork and 2 strips of jalapeno bacon, melted sharp American cheese and our signature Beam and Cola BBQ sauce.

$Side Dishes

Side Dishes
BBQ Chips
$2.29
Corn Bread Muffin
$1.50
Creamy Coleslaw
$2.29
A zesty slaw that's pineapple sweet with a hint of horseradish.
Dave's Cheesy Mac and Cheese
$2.29
Homestyle version blended with 4 cheeses, corn and jalapenos.
Down-n-Dirty Rice
$2.29
Drunken Apples
$2.29
Famous Fries
$2.29
Crispy-fried, thick-cut, skin-on russet potato wedges.
Firecracker Green Beans
$2.29
Green beans with bacon, onion, garlic and crushed red pepper.
Fresh Steamed Broccoli
$2.29
Specially seasoned to bring out the natural flavor and tenderness.
Garlic Red-Skin Mashed Potatoes
$2.29
Grilled Pineapple Steaks
$2.29
2 slices grilled and seasoned with raw cane sugar.
Potato Salad
$2.29
Potatoes with red onion, celery, hard-cooked egg, mayonnaise and a hint of mustard.
Sweet Corn
$2.29
Buttery, sweet corn-on-the-cob. Farm fresh when available.
Wilbur Beans
2.29
Baked beans loaded with smoked pork, brisket, hot link sausage and jalapeno peppers.

$Lunch

Lunch
1 Meat Platter and Combo Lunch Special
$8.29
2 Meat Platter and Combo Lunch Special
$9.79
Broccoli and Cheese Baked Potato Lunch Special
$8.29
Tender, fresh broccoli, smoked cheddar cheese sauce, bacon, sour cream and whipped butter.
Double Stack Cheeseburger Lunch Special
$7.99
2 quarter pound all beef patties topped with lettuce, tomato and choice of cheese.
Double Stack Dave's Burger Lunch Special
$8.99
2 quarter pound all beef patties topped with Monterey Jack cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato with rich and sassy.
LM Chicken Caesar Salad Lunch Special
$7.99
Crisp romaine lettuce with grilled chicken tossed in Caesar dressing.
LM Chicken Chopped Salad Lunch Special
$7.99
Choice of grilled chicken or BBQ pulled chicken tossed with cilantro, cheddar, tomato, roasted corn, black beans, tortilla strips and lime chipotle ranch dressing then drizzled with rich and sassy. Served with a corn bread muffin.
LM Dave's Sassy BBQ Salad Lunch Special
$7.99
Choice of barbeque pulled chicken, Texas beef brisket, Georgia chopped pork, grilled or crispy chicken served on crisp greens, bacon, cheddar cheese, tomatoes and shoestring potatoes. Tossed with our honey BBQ dressing.
Real'Que Sandwich Lunch Special
$6.99-7.99
Your choice of meat served with your choice of one side.
Soup, Salad and Potato Lunch Special
$7.79
Stuffed Baked Potato Lunch Special
6.99
Loaded baked potato topped with your choice of Texas beef brisket, Georgia chopped pork or BBQ pulled chicken.

$Desserts

Desserts
Dave's Famous Bread Pudding
$6.69
Melt-in-your-mouth, scratch-made bread pudding and pecan praline sauce served warm with vanilla bean ice cream.
Homemade Pecan Pie
$6.79
Served with vanilla ice cream.
Hot Fudge Kahlua Brownie
$6.69
Warm, walnut-covered chocolate brownie soaked with Kahlua liqueur and topped with vanilla bean ice cream, hot fudge and whipped cream.

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