Reviews for Big Al’s BBQ Burgers, Brews + Tenderloins Too in West Des Moines, IA

Father in law recommended this place and it did not disappoint. Great atmosphere. Clean restaurant and bathroom. Greeted... immediately upon arriving, staff was friendly and accommodating. Foodwise - everything was soooo good, although we personallyfelt the mac n chz was bland. Bartender made the best margaritas I've ever had and the bread pudding was amazing although Iwould recommend ordering a scoop of ice cream with it. Will eat here again! Read more

What a great hidden gem. Dining here feels like dining at a family members house (the one you like). Very welcoming and fast... reliable service. Food was cooked to perfection, arrived timely and correct. Drinks were made absolutely perfect, excellent barstaff! I think I just found my new favorite place to go out to eat! Read more

I was really disappointed on our first & likely only visit here. I've heard good things but the experience my wife & I had was... not good. First off I ordered a turkey club which I will say was quite good & a side of mac and cheese which was fine. Thesandwich was $15 plus they up charged me to get the a different side other than the homemade potato chips which made my mealincredibly expensive. My wife ordered a pulled pork slider which when it was delivered came out sitting in a puddle of picklejuice which made the bun wet & soggy. She also ordered cheese curds which were fine but nothing special. We then decided to trydessert, the wife the smallest root beer float I've seen & it cost $9! I ordered their $10 chocolate chip cookie which is about5" around, it was apparently baked WAY too long because it was as hard as a rock. I couldn't even cut it with a knife, thewaitress saw me trying to chisel through it with my knife & fork, she even offered to fix it but the point is that it nevershould have been brought out like that. Let me say the waitress was very good & we had absolutely no problems there, the foodquality & crazy expensive pieces were the problem. Read more

Fantastic all around. Service was friendly and attentive. Food was fantastic. Al is also a great supporter of the community.

I found this place on Google maps. Walking in, I was greeted with a handshake from big Al. I splurged a little and order the... loaded baked potato and pork ends. The potato was very good, but the pork ends were AWESOME! The sauce on the pork wasdelicious. The bartender/waitress MariAnn was polite and attentive. I would recommend anyone give this place a try. Read more

Brisket very very good!! Kids loved the onion rings. Big Al was there when we arrived. Super nice and friendly and so was his... staff. Read more

Great BBQ. You can tell the meat is the star here. They give good size portions of meat. Brisket was good. Their burnt ends... are delicious, a big chunk of brisket. Al himself welcomed us. Made everyone feel at home. Read more

Stopped by Big Al?s for a quick dinner on a Friday night and was warmly greeted by none other than Big Al himself! Not only was... the hospitality and customer service amazing but the food was delicious! We would definitely come back to enjoy the burnt endsand try a few other goodies on the menu! Read more