CuisineMarket food
Price$
Neighborhooddowntown
HoursSat 07:00-12:00, May-October (08:00 start in October)
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Location

Address: Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309

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Tasty Tacos ★ 4.1

Mexican-American$downtownMon-Sat 08:00-23:00; Sun 08:00-21:00

Des Moines institution since 1961: the local Tex-Mex fast food chain the city adopted as its own. Crispy hard-shell tacos and breakfast burritos citywide.

Worth the queue: Crispy Mex shell tacos and breakfast burritos

1810 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309

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El Rodeo Taqueria ★ 4.2

Mexican$south-sideMon-Sun 08:00-21:00

One of Des Moines' most-loved taquerias, El Rodeo serves birria, al pastor and a full range of traditional street tacos to the south-side community that

Worth the queue: Birria tacos and al pastor street tacos

1700 Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA 50315

Gateway Market Deli ★ 4.2

American deli$sherman-hillMon-Fri 07:00-20:00; Sat 08:00-18:00; Sun 09:00-17:00

The specialty grocery Gateway Market maintains a deli counter producing sandwiches, prepared salads and grab-and-go meals from seasonal local ingredients.

Worth the queue: Seasonal sandwiches with house-made provisions

2002 Woodland Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309

Smitty's Tenderloin Shop ★ 4.5

American$south-sideMon-Sat 10:00-21:00; Sun 11:00-15:00

The most famous tenderloin shop in Iowa. Since 1966, Smitty's has hand-breaded and flat-griddled Iowa pork tenderloins using a family recipe that has

Worth the queue: Hand-breaded pork tenderloin sandwich

1401 Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA 50315

Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe ★ 4.2

American$Mon-Thu 10:00-18:00; Fri-Sat 10:00-20:00; closed Sun

The original Des Moines-adjacent Maid-Rite, best visited via day trip to Ames, serves the loose-meat sandwich that is a uniquely Iowa street food

Worth the queue: Loose-meat sandwich (loose ground beef in a soft bun)

415 Main St, Ames, IA 50010

Tasty Tacos ★ 4.1

Mexican-American$downtownMon-Sat 08:00-23:00; Sun 08:00-21:00

Des Moines institution since 1961: the local Tex-Mex fast food chain the city adopted as its own. Crispy hard-shell tacos and breakfast burritos citywide.

Worth the queue: Crispy Mex shell tacos and breakfast burritos

1810 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309

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