| Cuisine type | Cocktail bar | |
| Price range | $30 and under | |
| Neighborhood | Downtown Des Moines |
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| Cuisines | Cocktail bar, Comfort food, Southern |
| Dining style | Casual Dining |
| Phone number | +1 515 257 4744 |
| Website | www.bubbadsm.com |
| Dress code | Casual Dress |
| Payment options | AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa |
| Executive chef | Jessica Kruzslicz |
| Location | 200 10th St, Des Moines, IA 50309 |
interior (5)
| Southern Bread Basket | Buttermilk biscuits and corn bread muffins with seasonal jam and whipped honey butter |
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| Deviled Eggs | $6.99 | Topped with paprika and pecan-smoked bacon | ||||
| Crab Cakes | $12.50 | Charred lemon aioli and a cucumber-onion salad, drizzled with chili oil | ||||
| Fried Okra Spears | $9.99 | Bubba remoulade and charred lemon aioli | ||||
| Mac & Cheese Bites | $8.99 | "Chicken Fried" pimento mac & cheese with jalapeño-swiss cheese sauce | ||||
| Cajun Crawfish Fritters | $12.25 | Crawfish, corn, green onion, jalapeño and roasted poblano, served with a charred lemon aioli and Bubba remoulade | ||||
| Fried Green Tomatoes | $9.99 | Petite Bubba salad and Bubba remoulade | ||||
| Memphis Pulled Pork Sliders | $10.99 | House biscuits filled with pulled pork, BBQ sauce, and creamy cole slaw | ||||
| Fried Pickles | $8.99 | House-made bread-and-butter pickles with pimento ranch | ||||
| Pimento Cheese Board | $14.50 | House-made summer sausage, country ham, buttermilk crackers, candied pecans, seasonal jam, pecan-smoked bacon crumbles and bread-and-butter pickles |
| Cajun Chicken & Sausage Gumbo |
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| Fried Green Tomato BLT | $10.99 | Pecan-smoked bacon, roasted poblano aioli, red onion, lettuce and arugula, served on toasted South Union Bakery country Italian bread |
| Kentucky Hot Brown | $13.99 | Hickory-smoked turkey, pecan-smoked bacon, sliced tomatoes and caramelized onion; smothered with Swiss cheese sauce served open faced on Texas toast |
| Crispy Fried Buttermilk Chicken | $10.99 | Crispy chicken breast with Bubba's remoulade, tomato, lettuce and onion on a South Union Bakery brioche bun with bread-and-butter pickles |
| Chicken & Bacon Wrap | $10.99 | Choice of blackened or crispy fried chicken, with bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, pimento cheese and Bubba remoulade wrapped in a grilled tortilla |
| Open-Faced Steak Sandwich | $12.99 | Grilled flank steak with bell pepper, red onion, avocado, pico de gallo and poblano pesto on South Union Bakery grilled country Italian bread |
| BBQ Meatloaf | $10.99 | House blend of beef and pork wrapped in bacon, smothered in a house-made BBQ sauce, with fried onion rings; open faced on Texas toast |
| BBQ Pulled Chicken | $10.99 | Roasted chicken, house black pepper BBQ sauce, crispy onion strings and pickles on ciabatta bun |
| Bubba Burger* | $13.99 | Topped with pimento cheese, pecan-smoked bacon, red onion, lettuce, tomato and Bubba remoulade on a brioche bun with house-made bread-and-butter pickles |
| Bubba Rarebit* | $12.99 | Open-faced burger on Texas toast, topped with caramelized onion and smothered in Cheddar cheese sauce |
| Black Bean & Quinoa Burger | $13.99 | Spiced black bean-quinoa burger with guacamole, lettuce, tomato and red onion on ciabatta |
| Crab Cake Burger | $15.99 | Open-faced on brioche with lettuce, tomato, pico de gallo and charred sweet corn aioli |
| Shrimp Po'boy | $14.99 | Cracker crusted crispy shrimp with lettuce and a spicy orange-honey slaw on South Union hoagie |
| Po' Boy of the Day | Ask your server about our chef-inspired sandwich | |
| Pimento Grilled Cheese** | $10.99 | Slow-roasted pulled pork topped with our house-made pimento cheese spread, toasted on South Union Bakery Italian bread |
| Turkey Avocado & Bacon | $12.99 | Roasted turkey, avocado, pecan-smoked bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce and tomato with a sorghum-mustard on toasted multi-grain bread |
| Virginia Ham Biscuits | $10.50 | Two biscuit sliders with grilled Virginia ham, honey-Dijon butter, chives and Swiss cheese |
| Two-Piece Dark | $13.99 | thigh, drum |
| Two-Piece White | $15.99 | breast, wing |
| Three-Piece | $19.99 | breast, thigh, drum |
| Half-Bird | $21.99 | breast, thigh, drum, wing |
| Bubba Salad | Mixed greens with tomato, cucumber, red onion, corn bread croutons and buttermilk vinaigrette |
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| Warm Spinach Salad | $8.99 | Spinach, crispy bacon, grape tomato, red onion and a soft poached egg with a warm bacon vinaigrette | ||||
| Shrimp & Crawfish Salad | $13.99 | Crispy crawfish and blackened shrimp over spinach with tomatoes and honey, garlic and lime vinaigrette | ||||
| Grilled Salmon Salad | $15.99 | Sorghum-glazed salmon over spinach and mixed greens with sweet potato, dried cranberries, candied pecans, feta cheese, and apple cider vinaigrette | ||||
| Southwestern Cobb Salad | $13.99 | Choice of blackened or buttermilk fried chicken over mixed greens with bacon, black beans, avocado, tomato, deviled eggs, cheddar cheese and pimento ranch dressing | ||||
| Crab Cake Salad | $15.99 | Two pan-seared crab cakes over mixed greens with zucchini, squash, bell pepper, onion, lima beans, corn, tomatoes and charred lemon buttermilk dressing | ||||
| Tequila-Lime Steak Salad* | $15.99 | Marinated flank steak over mixed Spring greens with black beans, corn, feta cheese, tomato, red onion, crunchy tortilla strips and chili-lime-cilantro vinaigrette | ||||
| Southern Protein Bowl | $13.50 | Chopped kale, tri-color quinoa, sweet potato, roasted vegetables, sunflower seeds, avocado, grape tomatoes, poblano pesto and two poached eggs |
| Buttermilk Chicken Tenders | $5.00 | |
| Blackened Chicken | $5.00 | |
| Herb-Marinated Grilled Chicken | $5.00 | |
| Cornmeal-Breaded Catfish | $5.00 | |
| Cajun-Charred Gulf Shrimp | $6.00 | |
| Blackened Red Snapper | $8.00 |
| Shrimp & Grits | $15.99 | Cajun-charred Gulf shrimp, Anson Mills white Cheddar grits, collard greens, grilled squash, bell pepper, onion and chili oil |
| Chicken & Waffles | $16.99 | Crispy organic chicken on a buttermilk waffle with whipped honey butter, syrup and bread-and-butter pickles |
| Pimento Mac & Cheese | $12.99 | Corkscrew pasta with our house-made pimento cheese sauce, topped with toasted breadcrumbs and white Cheddar |
| Succotash-Stuffed Chile Relleno | $15.99 | Crispy fried chile stuffed with lima beans, onion, corn, tomato, zucchini, squash and bell pepper; over rice and beans with fire-roasted tomato purée and green onion aioli |
| Pimento Mac & Cheese | $3.50 | |
| Smoked Ham Hock Collard Greens | $3.50 | |
| Roasted Garlic Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes | $3.50 | |
| Crispy Brussels Sprouts | $3.50 | |
| Cole Slaw | $3.50 | |
| Smoky Bacon Green Beans | $3.50 | |
| Red Beans & Rice with Andouille | $3.50 | |
| Parmesan & Sea Salt Seasoned French Fries | $3.50 | |
| Black-Eyed Peas with Andouille | $3.50 | |
| Cheddar & Bacon Bowtie Pasta Salad | $3.50 | |
| White Cheddar Grits | $3.50 | |
| Seasonal Roasted Vegetables | $3.50 | |
| Cajun Grilled Asparagus | $5.50 |
| Southern Bread Basket | Buttermilk biscuits and corn bread muffins with seasonal jam and whipped honey butter |
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| Deviled Eggs | $6.99 | Topped with paprika and pecan-smoked bacon | ||||
| Crab Cakes | $12.50 | Charred lemon aioli and a cucumber-onion salad drizzled with chili oil | ||||
| Fried Okra Spears | $9.99 | Bubba remoulade and charred lemon aioli | ||||
| Mac & Cheese Bites | $8.99 | "Chicken Fried"pimento mac & cheese with jalapeño-swiss cheese sauce | ||||
| Cajun Crawfish Fritters | $12.25 | Crawfish, corn, green onion, jalapeño and roasted poblano with charred lemon aioli and Bubba remoulade | ||||
| Fried Green Tomatoes | $9.99 | Petite salad and Bubba remoulade | ||||
| Memphis Pulled Pork Sliders | $10.99 | House biscuits filled with pulled pork, BBQ sauce and creamy cole slaw | ||||
| Fried Pickles | $8.99 | House-made bread-and-butter pickles with pimento ranch | ||||
| Pimento Cheese Board | $14.50 | House-made summer sausage, country ham, buttermilk crackers, candied pecans, seasonal jam, pecan-smoked bacon crumbles and house-made bread-and-butter pickles |
| Cajun Chicken & Sausage Gumbo |
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| Pimento Mac & Cheese | $3.50 | |
| Smoked Ham Hock Collard Greens | $3.50 | |
| Roasted Garlic Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes | $3.50 | |
| Crispy Brussels Sprouts | $3.50 | |
| Cole Slaw | $3.50 | |
| Smoky Bacon Green Beans | $3.50 | |
| Red Beans & Rice with Andouille | $3.50 | |
| Parmesan & Sea Salt Seasoned French Fries | $3.50 | |
| Seasonal Roasted Vegetables | $3.50 | |
| Cheddar & Bacon Bowtie Pasta Salad | $3.50 | |
| White Cheddar Grits | $3.50 | |
| Black-Eyed Peas with Andouille | $3.50 | |
| Loaded Baked Potato | $5.50 | |
| Cajun Grilled Asparagus | $5.50 |
| Shrimp & Grits | $22.50 | Cajun-charred Gulf shrimp, Anson Mills white Cheddar grits, collard greens, grilled squash, bell pepper, onion, and chili oil |
| BBQ Meatloaf | $17.50 | House-blend of beef and pork wrapped in bacon, smothered in house-made BBQ sauce, with seasonal vegetables and roasted garlic buttermilk mashed potatoes; topped with crispy onion strings |
| Chicken-Fried Steak | $23.99 | Certified Angus Beef top sirloin smothered in country gravy, with roasted garlic buttermilk mashed potatoes and smoky bacon green beans |
| Chicken & Waffles | $16.99 | Crispy organic chicken on a buttermilk waffle with whipped honey butter, syrup and our house-made bread-and-butter pickles |
| Pimento Mac & Cheese | $13.99 | Corkscrew pasta mixed with our house-made pimento cheese sauce, topped with toasted breadcrumbs and white Cheddar |
| Country-Fried Cauliflower Steak | $16.99 | Smothered in mushroom-sage gravy, with sorghum-glazed carrots and grilled asparagus |
| Succotash-Stuffed Chile Relleno | $16.99 | Crispy fried chile stuffed with lima beans, onion, corn, tomato, zucchini, squash, and bell pepper; over rice and beans with fire-roasted tomato purée and green onion aioli |
| Pork Chop Rib-Eyes* | $26.99 | Two Cajun-glazed pork rib-eyes, with Anson Mills white Cheddar grits and smoky bacon green beans |
| Chicken Crock Pie | $17.99 | Roasted chicken, carrots, celery and onions in a chicken gravy with a house-made buttermilk biscuit top and a petite Bubba salad |
| Southern Catfish Skillet | $19.99 | Catfish prepared blackened or fried over a bed of rice and beans with andouille and succotash, bread-and-butter pickles and Bubba's remoulade for dipping |
| Sorghum Mustard Glazed Salmon | $27.99 | Grilled salmon, asparagus and Hoppin' John |
| Cajun Pineapple Snapper | $27.99 | Blackened snapper with black beans, cilantro-lime rice and pineapple-jalapeño salsa |
| Dr Pepper-Braised Short Ribs | $24.99 | Boneless Certified Angus Beef braised in our secret sauce topped with crispy onion strings; with seasonal roasted vegetables and black-eyed peas with andouille |
| Southern Surf & Turf* | $29.99 | 10 oz grilled sirloin and Cajun shrimp skewer with a loaded baked potato, sautèed broccoli and a bourbon, mushroom and onion gravy |
| Grilled Rib-Eye* | $29.99 | 16 oz Iowa Prime rib-eye, with Yukon Gold fried fingerling potatoes and seasonal roasted vegetables |
| Bacon-Wrapped Medallions* | $32.99 | Two 4 oz Certified Angus Beef filet medallions wrapped with bacon and topped with whiskey-bacon jam; with Yukon Gold fried fingerling potatoes and Cajun-grilled asparagus |
| Two-Piece Dark | $15.99 | thigh, drum |
| Two-Piece White | $17.99 | breast, wing |
| Three-Piece | $21.99 | breast, thigh, drum |
| Half-Bird | $23.99 | breast, thigh, drum, wing |
| Bubba Salad | Mixed greens with tomato, cucumber, red onion, buttermilk vinaigrette and corn bread croutons |
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| Warm Spinach Salad | $8.99 | Spinach, crispy bacon, grape tomato, red onion and a soft poached egg with a warm bacon vinaigrette | ||||
| Grilled Salmon Salad | $15.99 | Sorghum-glazed salmon over spinach & mixed greens with sweet potato, dried cranberries, candied pecans, feta cheese, and apple cider vinaigrette | ||||
| Crab Cake Salad | $15.99 | Two pan-seared crab cakes over mixed greens with zucchini, squash, bell pepper, onion, lima beans, corn, tomatoes and charred lemon buttermilk dressing | ||||
| Tequila-Lime Steak Salad* | $15.99 | Tequila and lime marinated flank steak with black beans, corn, feta, tomato, red onion and crunchy tortilla strips with a chili-lime-cilantro vinaigrette | ||||
| Southern Protein Bowl | $13.50 | Chopped kale, tri-color quinoa, avocado, sweet potato, roasted vegetables, sunflower seeds, grape tomatoes, poblano pesto and poached egg |
| Buttermilk Chicken Tenders | $5.00 | |
| Blackened Chicken | $5.00 | |
| Herb-Marinated Grilled Chicken | $5.00 | |
| Cornmeal-Breaded Catfish | $5.00 | |
| Cajun-Charred Gulf Shrimp | $6.00 | |
| Blackened Red Snapper | $8.00 |
| Kentucky Hot Brown | $13.99 | Hickory-smoked turkey, pecan-smoked bacon, tomatoes and caramelized onion smothered with Swiss cheese sauce, open faced on Texas toast |
| Bubba Burger* | $13.99 | Topped with pimento cheese, pecan-smoked bacon, red onion, lettuce, tomato, and Bubba remoulade on a South Union Bakery brioche bun with bread-and-butter pickles |
| Spiced Black Bean & Quinoa Burger | $13.99 | Vegan burger patty with guacamole, lettuce, tomato and onion on ciabatta bread |
| Shrimp Po' Boy | $14.99 | Cracker crusted crispy shrimp with lettuce and a spicy orange-honey slaw on South Union hoagie |
| Po' Boy of the Week | Ask your server about our chef-inspired sandwiches served on a South Union Bakery hoagie |
| Whiskey Pecan Pie | ||
| Bourbon Bananas Foster | ||
| Carrot Cake Bread Pudding | ||
| Warm Lemon Cake | ||
| Chocolate-Peanut Butter Icebox Pie |
| Bourbon Bananas Foster | $8.00 | on a brown butter waffle with vanilla bean ice cream |
| Whiskey Pecan Pie | $8.00 | vanilla bean ice cream, caramel sauce |
| Chocolate Peanut Butter Icebox Pie | $8.00 | chocolate cookie crust, peanut butter mousse, chocolate ganache & whipped cream |
| Warm Lemon Cake | $8.00 | Lemon butter cake with blueberries, berry compote and vanilla ice cream |
| Carrot Cake Bread Pudding | $8.00 | Cream cheese icing and vanilla ice cream |
| Mint Chocolate Chip Julep | $8.00 | Godiva Chocolate, Bacardi Superior, fresh mint |
| Milk Money | $9.00 | Baileys Vanilla Cinnamon, Kahlua, Crown Royal Vanilla |
| Quinto Do Noval 'Black' | $8.00 | |
| Quinto Do Noval 10 Year Tawny | $10.00 | |
| Inniskillin Icewine | $22.00 |
| Hennessy Paradis | 25-100-year-old eaux-de-vie blend | |
| Hennessy XO | aged 6+ years | |
| Hennessy VSOP | aged 5+ years | |
| Hennessy VS | aged 2+ years |
| Gong Fu Loose Leaf Tea | choice of the following | |
| Black | Le Tour de France | |
| Green | Cloud Nine | |
| Herbal | Symphonic Splendor |
| Southern Bread Basket | Buttermilk biscuits and corn bread muffins with seasonal jam and whipped honey butter |
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| Deviled Eggs | $6.99 | Topped with paprika and pecan-smoked bacon | ||||
| Fried Okra Spears | $9.99 | Bubba remoulade and charred lemon aioli | ||||
| Cajun Crawfish Fritters | $12.25 | Crawfish, corn, green onion, jalapeño, and roasted poblano, with a buttermilk cream sauce and Bubba remoulade | ||||
| Pimento Cheese Board | $14.50 | House-made summer sausage, buttermilk crackers, candied pecans, seasonal jam, bread & butter pickles, pecan-smoked bacon crumbles | ||||
| Fried Green Tomatoes | $9.99 | Petite Bubba salad and Bubba remoulade |
| Cajun Chicken & Sausage Gumbo |
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| Kentucky Hot Brown | $13.99 | Hickory-smoked turkey, pecan-smoked bacon, sliced tomatoes and caramelized onion smothered with Swiss cheese sauce, open-faced on Texas toast |
| Bubba Burger* | $13.99 | Topped with pimento cheese, pecan-smoked bacon, red onion, lettuce, tomato and Bubba remoulade on a South Union Bakery brioche bun with house-made bread-and-butter pickles |
| Shrimp Po' Boy | $14.99 | Cracker crusted crispy shrimp with lettuce and a spicy orange-honey slaw on South Union hoagie |
| Shrimp & Grits | $15.99 | Cajun-charred Gulf shrimp and Anson Mills white Cheddar grits, collard greens, grilled squash, bell pepper, onion and chili oil |
| Chicken & Waffles | $16.99 | Crispy organic chicken on a buttermilk waffle with whipped honey butter, syrup and bread-and-butter pickles |
| Creole Omelette | $15.99 | Andouille sausage, peppers, onions and pepper jack cheese; topped with crawfish cream with choice of one side |
| Fried Green Tomato Benedict* | $12.99 | Pecan-smoked bacon, poached egg, fried green tomato, spinach, and Cajun hollandaise sauce, on an English muffin with hash browns |
| Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs* | $19.99 | Breaded prime top sirloin, country gravy, two sunny side up eggs, and hash browns |
| Avocado Toast | $11.99 | South Union Country Italian bread topped with black bean mash, sliced avocado, pico de gallo and two poached eggs with choice of one side |
| Smothered Skillet | $12.99 | Hash browns topped with two eggs any way, sausage crumbles, country gravy and Cheddar cheese with Texas toast |
| Veggie Hash | $10.99 | Sweet potatoes and roasted vegetables with fire-roasted tomato sauce and vegan pepper jack cheese |
| Texas Breakfast Tacos | $11.99 | Two flour tortillas stuffed with sausage, scrambled eggs, roasted poblano pepper, black beans, onion, pepper jack cheese and housemade salsa; with choice of one side |
| Bubba Breakfast | $11.99 | Two eggs any way with hash browns, choice of bacon, andouille or sausage and apple-cinnamon silver dollar buckwheat pancakes |
| Biscuits & Gravy | $9.99 | House biscuits smothered with sausage country gravy, with hash browns |
| Brochacho Burrito | $11.99 | Warm flour tortilla filled with beef tenderloin, onion, jalapeño, red beans, rice, pepper jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, and avocado; with hash browns |
| Two-Piece Dark | $13.99 | thigh, drum |
| Two-Piece White | $15.99 | breast, wing |
| Three-Piece | $19.99 | breast, thigh, drum |
| Half-Bird | $21.99 | breast, thigh, drum, wing |
| Bubba Salad | Mixed greens with tomato, cucumber, red onion, buttermilk vinaigrette and corn bread croutons |
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| Warm Spinach Salad | $8.99 | Spinach, crispy bacon, grape tomato, red onion and a soft poached egg with a warm bacon vinaigrette | ||||
| Grilled Salmon Salad | $15.99 | Sorghum glazed salmon over spinach & mixed greens with sweet potato, dried cranberries, candied pecans, feta cheese and apple cider vinaigrette | ||||
| Crab Cake Salad | $15.99 | Two pan seared crab cakes over mixed greens with zucchini, squash, bell pepper, onion, lima beans, corn, tomatoes and charred lemon buttermilk dressing | ||||
| Tequila-Lime Steak Salad* | $15.99 | Marinated flank steak over mixed Spring greens with black beans, corn, feta cheese, tomato, red onion, crunchy tortilla strips and chili-lime-cilantro vinaigrette | ||||
| Southern Protein Bowl | $13.50 | Chopped kale, tri-color quinoa, sweet potato, roasted vegetables, radish, sunflower seeds, grape tomatoes, avocado, poblano purée and poached egg |
| Buttermilk Chicken Tenders | $5.00 | |
| Blackened Chicken | $5.00 | |
| Herb-Marinated Grilled Chicken | $5.00 | |
| Cornmeal-Breaded Catfish | $5.00 | |
| Cajun-Charred Gulf Shrimp | $6.00 | |
| Blackened Red Snapper | $8.00 |
| Hash Browns | $3.50 | |
| Cheesy Grits | $3.50 | |
| Seasonal Fruit | $3.50 | |
| Pimento Mac & Cheese | $3.50 | |
| Bubba Salad | $3.50 | |
| Pepper Sausage | $3.50 | |
| Pecan-Smoked Bacon | $3.50 | |
| Andouille | $3.50 | |
| Apple-Cinnamon Silver Dollar Buckwheat Pancakes | $4.50 |
| Mulberry Street Beignets | $8.00 | Covered in powdered sugar and served with cracked caramel sauce |
| Bubba's Bloody Mary | $9.00 | Foundry vodka, house mix, candied bacon, pickled okra, bread & butter pickle, pepper jack cheese, pimento cheese stuffed olive |
| Orange Blossom | $8.00 | Prosecco, St Germaine, orange bitters |
| Porch Sipper | $9.00 | Four Roses Yellow Label, Aperol, cucumber, ginger, white peach, basil |
| Mimosa & Belinni | $8.00 | Orange juice or white peach puree with prosecco |
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