Iowa BBQ Directory – plain list
187 small Iowa smokehouses, BBQ joints and BBQ trucks. Click a name to see its card with directions, phone and website.
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- 1st Base Bar-B-Que – Waterloo, Black Hawk County, sit-down
- 225 Mafia BBQ & Catering – Waterloo, Black Hawk County, catering only
- 712 BBQ – Everly (truck roams), Clay County, food truck
- A Guy and A Grill – Muscatine, Muscatine County
- Ain't No B.S BBQ – Melcher-Dallas, food truck
- Al & Irene's BBQ House – Davenport, Scott County, sit-down
- Amana Meat Shop & Smokehouse – Amana, meat locker
- Back 40 BBQ – Marion, catering only
- Back Alley BBQ – Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, counter / carry-out
- Backwater BBQ – NE Iowa?
- Backyard BBQ – Cedar Rapids, Linn County, counter / carry-out
- Bare Butt BBQ – Van Meter, food truck
- Barrel Smoke BBQ & Catering – Carroll (truck roams), Carroll County, food truck / catering
- BBQ Brothers Cafe – Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, sit-down
- The Beast & Bird – Vinton, Benton County, food truck
- Beer Belly Barbecue – What Cheer, counter / carry-out
- Bent's Smokehouse & Pub – Readlyn, Bremer County, sit-down
- Bett & Bev's BBQ – Jefferson, Greene County, sit-down
- Big Al's BBQ & Catering – Ankeny, Polk County, food truck
- Big Brad's BBQ – Kanawha, food truck
- Big Foot's BBQ – Nashua, food truck
- Big H BBQ – Newton, counter / carry-out
- Big's BBQ & Brewpub – Mount Vernon, Linn County, brewpub
- Bill-Do-BBQ – Norwalk, food truck
- Black Dog BBQ – Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, catering only
- Blue Barn BBQ – Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, counter / carry-out
- Bobby-Ques – Waterloo, Black Hawk County, sit-down
- Boone's BBQ & Catering – Marion, food truck
- Boss Hog BBQ – Sioux City, Woodbury County, food truck
- Boxer Barbeque – Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, sit-down + banquet hall
- BP Smokehouse – Decorah area?
- Bragg BBQ – Iowa City area, Johnson County
- Bramble BBQ – Oskaloosa, catering only
- Brent's BBQ – Bloomfield, catering only
- Brown Dog BBQ – Stuart, catering only
- Bubba's BBQ (Waucoma) – Waucoma, catering only
- Bubbie's BBQ – Ankeny, Pleasant Hill & West Des Moines, Polk County, sit-down
- The Buck Snort – Red Oak (also other SW Iowa towns), Montgomery County, bar / tavern
- Burgett BBQ – Pleasantville, catering only
- Burn Unit BBQ – Ocheyedan, Osceola County, food truck
- CharBoom's Craft BBQ – Palo, food truck
- Chubbs BBQ – Eastern Iowa?
- Cindy Lou's BBQ & Catering – Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, sit-down + patio
- The Concession Stand (Stu's BBQ) – Indianola, Warren County, counter / carry-out
- Cooper's BBQ – Colfax, counter / carry-out
- Cornbred Barbecue – Ames, Story County, sit-down
- County Line Catering & BBQ – Cedar Rapids, Linn County, sit-down
- Cowboy Papa's BBQ – Mount Ayr, food truck
- CR Midnight Smoker BBQ – Cedar Rapids, Linn County, market stall
- Crazy Bob's MAXimum BBQ – Hartley, O'Brien County, sit-down
- Cynful Smokehouse and Creamery – Wapello, Louisa County, counter / carry-out
- D+K Hickory House – Waterloo, Black Hawk County
- Daddy Dutch BBQ – Le Mars, Plymouth County, food truck
- Dandy's BBQ – Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, sit-down + carry-out
- Duane's BBQ – Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, catering only
- Fat & Sassy Barbeque – Burlington, Des Moines County, counter / carry-out + food trailer
- Fat Jimmy's Smokehouse & Catering – Montrose, Lee County, food truck
- Feast & Fire BBQ – Morrison, food truck
- The Feed Shed Catering – Moorland, Webster County, food truck
- Feeding The Masses BBQ – Johnston, Polk County, catering only
- Fire Box On Main – Belle Plaine, Benton County
- Five Hawgs BBQ – Agency, food truck
- Flamin' Flips BBQ Pit – Kalona, catering only
- Flyin' Bull BBQ – Rockford, catering only
- Flying Mango – Des Moines, Polk County, sit-down
- Frankie's BBQ of Lynnville (formerly Smokin' J's) – Lynnville, Jasper County, sit-down
- Frannie's Barbeque (formerly Boaz BBQ) – Dubuque, Dubuque County
- Full Smoke BBQ – Danville, catering only
- Fuzzy Pig BBQ – Hinton, food truck
- GGC's Jones BBQ – Cedar Rapids, Linn County, counter / carry-out
- Greg's BBQ – Dubuque, Dubuque County, counter / carry-out
- Grems Pit Happens BBQ – De Soto, food truck
- Haley's Deli Barbecue & Catering – Marshalltown, Marshall County, counter / carry-out
- Hatchett's BBQ & Catering – Cedar Rapids, Linn County, counter / carry-out
- Hickory Park Restaurant – Ames, Story County, sit-down
- Hockey's Smokehouse – Waverly, food truck
- Hog Stop BBQ – Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, casual
- Home Farm BBQ – Dyersville, food truck
- Hometown Heroes BBQ & Catering – Washburn, catering only
- Honeybadger BBQ – Liscomb, catering only
- House of Q 2 – Sioux City, Woodbury County, sit-down
- Iowa Barbeque Company – Le Mars, Plymouth County, sit-down + outdoor
- Iowa Outlaws BBQ – Mitchellville, catering only
- Jack's Beef Delight & BBQ – Nevada, counter / carry-out
- Jim's Barbeque ('The Wheels on Grill') – Waterloo, Black Hawk County, food truck
- Jimbo's BBQ Shack – Waterloo, Black Hawk County, food truck
- Jimmy Jack's Rib Shack – Iowa City, Johnson County, sit-down + carry-out
- Jimmy's Barbeque Pit – Boone, Boone County, sit-down
- Joneses BBQ – Davenport, Scott County, counter / carry-out
- Juggs BBQ – Onawa, food truck
- Killer B's BBQ – Lawton, food truck
- Kue'd Smokehouse – Waukee, Dallas County, counter / carry-out
- Kula's It's Just Sauce – Walker, Linn County
- Kylie Q's BBQ – Sioux City, Woodbury County, food truck
- Lazy Buffalo BBQ – Council Bluffs area, Pottawattamie County
- Leachmon Pit Stop BBQ – Des Moines, Polk County, food truck
- Lynch BBQ Company – Waucoma, meat locker
- Meader's Meats BBQ – Walker, Linn County, food truck
- Melting Cow BBQ – Sioux City, Woodbury County, sit-down
- Miller's BBQ and Catering – Stanley, food truck
- Minden Smokehouse Catering – Minden, catering only
- Minnie's BBQ – Cedar Rapids, Linn County, sit-down
- Moose Smokin BBQ – Rock Valley, Sioux County, food truck
- Moski's BBQ – Cascade, Dubuque County
- Norse Smokehouse BBQ – Alexander, food truck
- Not Quite Done Yet BBQ – Monmouth, food truck
- Oaktree Bar-B-Que – Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, food truck
- Ohrt's Smokehouse BBQ – Ionia, meat locker
- Old Armory BBQ Chop House – Decorah, Winneshiek County, counter-service
- Old Town BBQ – Waverly, food truck
- Olde Hixy Smokehouse – Dubuque, Dubuque County
- Outlaw Bar & Grill – Moville, Woodbury County, bar / tavern
- Papa Saks Smokehouse – Williamsburg, food truck
- Papa's Smok'in Meat – Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, food truck
- Patti's Pit Stop – Early (truck roams NW Iowa), Sac County, food truck
- Pick Up N Go – Waterloo, Black Hawk County, counter / carry-out
- Pit Crew BBQ – Durant, counter / carry-out
- Ponytails BBQ – Boone, Boone County, catering only
- Pop's BBQ – Iowa City, Johnson County
- Prime Country BBQ & Catering – Sully, food truck
- Rebel Chick BBQ – West Des Moines (mobile), Polk County, food truck
- Red's Smokehouse 2.0 – Iowa Falls, Hardin County, sit-down
- Reno's Roadkill Smokehouse – Cresco, bar / tavern
- RIB Heaven – Waterloo, Black Hawk County, food truck
- Rick's Ribs & Catering – Muscatine, Muscatine County, food truck
- Rides Bar & Grill – Fort Dodge, Webster County, bar & grill
- Rockin 5K BBQ – Winthrop, food truck
- Rudy Blues BBQ – Cedar Rapids, Linn County, food truck
- Rural Rumps BBQ – Bettendorf, Scott County, food truck
- ShortE's BBQ – Johnston, Polk County, sit-down
- Shorty Walter Todd Smokehouse – Anthon, food truck
- Sinsational BBQ & Smoked Meats – Gowrie, Webster County, sit-down
- Skinny's BBQ – Muscatine, Muscatine County
- SmackHouse Blues and BBQ – Waterloo, Black Hawk County, counter / carry-out
- Smohked BBQ – Carlisle, food truck
- Smok'n Joe's BBQ – North Liberty, Johnson County, catering only
- Smoke & Jerk BBQ – Dubuque, Dubuque County
- Smoke Signalz BBQ – Avoca, food truck
- Smoked and Loaded BBQ – Cedar Rapids, Linn County, food truck
- Smokee Heights – Ventura (Clear Lake area), Cerro Gordo County, food truck
- Smokehouse 72 BBQ Company – Cambridge, catering only
- Smokehouse Catering – Dallas Center, catering only
- SmokeWorx at Community Tap & Pizza – Fort Dodge, Webster County, sit-down
- Smokey D's BBQ – Des Moines, Polk County, sit-down
- Smokin Critters BBQ – Nevada, food truck
- Smokin Hog Pit Stop BBQ – State Center, Marshall County, food truck
- Smokin J's BBQ – Keokuk, Lee County, food truck
- Smokin Joe's BBQ – Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, food truck / catering
- Smokin R's BBQ – Guthrie Center, food truck
- Smokin with E's BBQ – Lenox, catering only
- Smokin' Big Dawgs BBQ – Ames, Story County, food truck
- Smokin' Butt BBQ – Davenport, Scott County
- Smokin' G's BBQ – Marshalltown, Marshall County, sit-down
- Smokin' Hereford BBQ – Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, sit-down
- Smokin' Jakes – Arnolds Park, Dickinson County, bar / tavern
- Smokin' Train BBQ – Truro, food truck
- The Smoky Dough – Decorah area?
- Snappy's Stick Fire BBQ – Adel, food truck
- Starbeck's Smokehouse – Waterloo, Black Hawk County, sit-down + carry-out
- Stone Pier BBQ – Lake View, catering only
- STRKR BBQ & Catering – West Union, Fayette County, food truck
- T&T BBQ – Oelwein, Fayette County, food truck
- Ten-70 Smokehouse – Alta / Truesdale, food truck
- Tilley's Stick Burner BBQ – Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, food truck
- Top Hat BBQ – Estherville, counter / carry-out
- Tri-M BBQ – Maquoketa, food truck
- Triple B's BBQ & Bakery (Bubby B) – Johnston, Polk County, sit-down
- Troublesome Creek Barbecue – Atlantic, catering only
- Twins BBQ – Alden, food truck
- The Twisted Pig BBQ – Wellsburg, food truck
- The Twisted Tail Steakhouse & Saloon – Beebeetown, Harrison County, sit-down / biker bar
- U-2 BBQ & Catering – Calmar, catering only
- Up In Smoke BBQ – Cedar Rapids, Linn County, sit-down
- Up In Smoke BBQ (Shannon City) – Shannon City, food truck
- Vinny's BBQ – Dakota City, counter / carry-out
- Vulcan Hawaiian Barbecue – Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, counter / carry-out
- Warehouse Barbeque Co. + Brewhouse – Ottumwa, Wapello County, sit-down + brewery
- Wescott Barbecue – Walker, Linn County, food truck
- Whatcha Smokin' BBQ & Brew – Luther, Boone County, sit-down
- Whiskey Road Tavern & Grill – Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, bar / tavern
- White Smoke BBQ – Winterset, food truck
- Wild Hogz BBQ – Oskaloosa, food truck
- Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon – Iowa City, Johnson County, saloon
- Willie Ray's Q Shack – Cedar Rapids, Linn County
- Wilson Bros BBQ & Catering – Iowa City area, Johnson County
- Woody's Smoke Shack – Des Moines (near Drake), Polk County, counter / carry-out
- Zeb's Smokehouse – Bedford, meat locker
By town
Adel · Agency · Alden · Alexander · Alta / Truesdale · Amana · Ames · Ankeny · Ankeny, Pleasant Hill & West Des Moines · Anthon · Arnolds Park · Atlantic · Avoca · Bedford · Beebeetown · Belle Plaine · Bettendorf · Bloomfield · Boone · Burlington · Calmar · Cambridge · Carlisle · Carroll (truck roams) · Cascade · Cedar Falls · Cedar Rapids · Colfax · Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs area · Cresco · Dakota City · Dallas Center · Danville · Davenport · De Soto · Decorah · Decorah area? · Des Moines · Des Moines (near Drake) · Dubuque · Durant · Dyersville · Early (truck roams NW Iowa) · Eastern Iowa? · Estherville · Everly (truck roams) · Fort Dodge · Gowrie · Guthrie Center · Hartley · Hinton · Indianola · Ionia · Iowa City · Iowa City area · Iowa Falls · Jefferson · Johnston · Kalona · Kanawha · Keokuk · Lake View · Lawton · Le Mars · Lenox · Liscomb · Luther · Lynnville · Maquoketa · Marion · Marshalltown · Mason City · Melcher-Dallas · Minden · Mitchellville · Monmouth · Montrose · Moorland · Morrison · Mount Ayr · Mount Vernon · Moville · Muscatine · Nashua · NE Iowa? · Nevada · Newton · North Liberty · Norwalk · Ocheyedan · Oelwein · Onawa · Oskaloosa · Ottumwa · Palo · Pleasantville · Readlyn · Red Oak (also other SW Iowa towns) · Rock Valley · Rockford · Shannon City · Sioux City · Spirit Lake · Stanley · State Center · Storm Lake · Stuart · Sully · Truro · Van Meter · Ventura (Clear Lake area) · Vinton · Walker · Wapello · Washburn · Waterloo · Waucoma · Waukee · Waverly · Wellsburg · West Des Moines (mobile) · West Union · What Cheer · Williamsburg · Winterset · Winthrop
Adel
Agency
Alden
Alexander
Alta / Truesdale
Amana
Ames
Ankeny
Ankeny, Pleasant Hill & West Des Moines
Anthon
Arnolds Park
Atlantic
Avoca
Bedford
Beebeetown
Belle Plaine
Bettendorf
Bloomfield
Boone
Burlington
Calmar
Cambridge
Carlisle
Carroll (truck roams)
Cascade
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Colfax
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs area
Cresco
Dakota City
Dallas Center
Danville
Davenport
De Soto
Decorah
Decorah area?
Des Moines
Des Moines (near Drake)
Dubuque
Durant
Dyersville
Early (truck roams NW Iowa)
Eastern Iowa?
Estherville
Everly (truck roams)
Fort Dodge
Gowrie
Guthrie Center
Hartley
Hinton
Indianola
Ionia
Iowa City
Iowa City area
Iowa Falls
Jefferson
Johnston
Kalona
Kanawha
Keokuk
Lake View
Lawton
Le Mars
Lenox
Liscomb
Luther
Lynnville
Maquoketa
Marion
Marshalltown
Mason City
Melcher-Dallas
Minden
Mitchellville
Monmouth
Montrose
Moorland
Morrison
Mount Ayr
Mount Vernon
Moville
Muscatine
Nashua
NE Iowa?
Nevada
Newton
North Liberty
Norwalk
Ocheyedan
Oelwein
- T&T BBQ – Fayette County, food truck
Onawa
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Palo
Pleasantville
Readlyn
Red Oak (also other SW Iowa towns)
Rock Valley
Rockford
Shannon City
Sioux City
Spirit Lake
Stanley
State Center
Storm Lake
Stuart
Sully
Truro
Van Meter
Ventura (Clear Lake area)
Vinton
Walker
Wapello
Washburn
Waterloo
Waucoma
Waukee
Waverly
Wellsburg
West Des Moines (mobile)
West Union
What Cheer
Williamsburg
Winterset
Winthrop
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