Smokey D's BBQ

Des Moines, IA · Barbecue restaurant

Rating
4.2/5
★★★★☆ 4.2
Reviews
20
Rank in Des Moines
#143
of 584 restaurants
City Percentile
52%
rating percentile
Address
Smokey D's BBQ, 601 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Website
www.smokeydsbbq.com
Status
Closed · Opens 10:30 AM Mon

Smokey D's BBQ is a restaurant located in Des Moines, IA. It is one of 584 restaurants listed in Des Moines. Its 4.2-star rating matches the Des Moines city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

SaturdayClosed

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Jason Greff · Sep 2025

It's a skyway restaurant, so you don't really come here for the atmosphere, right? Service was excellent. Both the q and the sides were good. You can nit pick here and there, but overall it's good and way better than fast food.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Ariana Garcia · May 2023

I pass by this place during my daily walks in the Skywalk. I grabbed lunch here and ordered the pulled chicken sandwich and two sides: Mac and Cheese with Potato Salad. The only thing I ate was the buns and Mac and cheese. The Sassy BBQ sauce was really good. I'm giving only 1 star because the potato salad completely ruined my experience. It tasted like a chemical taste. It was hard too explain the taste but I took another bite and it tastes and smells like a sharpie. I'm not sure if I got a bad batch or if it just tastes like this but I don't think potato salad is supposed to taste like a strong chemical. As I'm writing this I'm getting bad acid reflex from it.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Lily · Nov 2025

Their pulled pork was old and tasted bad with a funk in it. This place is dishing out bad meat to their customers. That’s disgusting. The portions were very small as well. Don’t waste your money on this place unless you want to get sick. 🤢🤮

★★★★☆ 4.0 Panda · Jun 2023

It’s located on 2nd floor inside the building, so if you are not from here like me, that’s where it is. The ladies working today were super nice and helpful. I got the platter 2 meats, pork and briskets. The flavor was great but the brisket was dry (that’s why the 4 stars). The sassy bbq sauce is great. Buying a bottle to take home with me. The sides were delicious as well. I do recommend this place. Will come again when in town but won’t be getting the brisket.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Taylor Vos · Feb 2017

Staff helped us decide what to get and how to get it cheapest. The food was super tasty and I wish I ordered more than I did (I never eat as much as I think I will, but in this case I did). It's a simple fast food-like ordering and I'll definitely come again.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Barbecue restaurantRestaurant

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