Reviews for Big Al’s BBQ Burgers, Brews + Tenderloins Too in Adel, IA

Service was excellent. Space inside is very dark and not a lot of seating. BBQ was good, they offer 2 BBQ sauces, a Sweet one... and a HOT one. They bring out Ranch, Ketchup, Mustard, HOT BBQ Sauce, and Sweet BBQ Sauce with your dinner. Cornbread had asweet flavor, but was hard like a rock. Onion straws would have been good, but they put coarse salt and pepper on top of themand they were just too salty, same goes for their Cheddar Curds. I like Cheddar Curds, but they were so salty I couldn't eveneat them. They were out of cobbler when we went, so we got the Bourbon Bread Pudding. It would have been good, but all I couldtaste was the bourbon, which kind of made the taste of the pudding burn going down. I don't think all the alcohol was cooked outof the Bourbon sauce. Waitress was super friendly, really talkative, and attentive. Sweet Tea was blah. The tea should have beensteeped longer, because what they brought me tasted like sweet water. Prices for regular menu items outside of BBQ was prettysteep. There were 2 bathrooms in the back and parking was either right out front of the building or maybe across the street atthe Wells Fargo. Read more

My husband and I have been here a couple times and everytime it has been fantastic. Food is fabulous and so tasty!! Both meats... and sides are some of the BEST around!! My husband lived in Texas for over 15 years and he is very big on BBQ and he feels thatthis is some of the best BBQ since leaving there 10 years ago. Plus the owner is so nice and friendly! He even had a note in thewindow that stated he would help anyone in need of food or drink no charge and no questions asked! God bless this man, hisfamily and his business!! Highly recommend!!!!! Read more

I’ll definitely come here again. It was delicious. Service was great as well. Very clean. 2 Unisex restrooms.

Good bbq for a small town. Ordering by the pound was delicious! Had that with the original sauce and the mashed potatoes. It... was mouth watering! Highly recommend! Was disappointed in the Big AL burger especially for 20 bucks... it tasted like Blandbologna with pulled pork that had been sitting out for a week at a frat house but the guys still eat it cause there's no mold onit yet. Read more

Always friendly service & delicious BBQ at Big Al’s! We took home a BBQ combo sampler for my wife’s birthday dinner. The... ribs, pulled pork, sausage, brisket, smoked ham, turkey & chicken were all perfect! We took home baked beans, mac & cheese andjalapeño corn with it. Everyone enjoyed! Read more

Al is so nice! Introduced himself right away! Waitress was great and food looks to be amazing and it is Sssooo good! Melt in... your mouth brisket and pork!!! FOODGASM Read more

Stopped in tonight, food quality was poor at best. Way overpriced for what you get. Maybe the worst BBQ in the Des Moines... area. Ate at the South side location 3 years ago and it was very good and Big Al even came To the table. Not sure if he soldthe biz or just doesn’t pay attention to the Adel store, but I think maybe this location needs more over-site. Got the 2 meatcombo, burnt ends dry, 2 ribs terrible, cornbread was so dry that even 2 butters couldn’t save it. I won’t be back a timesoon sorry. Read more

We stopped by Big Al's the other day for the first time. we were from out of town and on a three-day mini vacation with... friends. We googled places to eat. Big Al's popped up and we saw the reviews were good so we thought we would give it atry. The servers were very friendly, and very attentive. There were five of us in our group the food was above par quality andvery good. All of us enjoyed our meals. We met big Al in person. Very nice and friendly guy. We live an hour and 20 minutesaway and decided we will have to come visit once in awhile the food was that good. Would definitely recommend the place, andencourage everyone to support their local Mom and Pop stores. Read more