Business Description from the Web
Des Moines, IA is home to the third Buzzard Billy's. It opened April 28, 1999. This restaurant sits on the banks of the Des Moines River and at the east end of Court Avenue in Downtown. This location is housed in the lower level of a 1901 multi-level brick building that housed a commercial hardware supplier. The original wood beams up to two feet thick are exposed throughout.
Other Reviews from the web
This is the first review I have ever written, if that will tell you how bad the service was that I came back and searched to write a review asap. My table was seated right away, no wait... then the waiting and waiting began... we ordered our food (lunch sandwiches) and we did not receive the food for 1 hour. The waitress only came back once, never apologized or gave an explanation. I asked to...
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Posted by Carrielynn98
on April 21, 2009, (Edited March 20, 2008)
Until reciently I would have given Buzzard Billy's a 5 star rating. The atmoshpere is ok, the service is ok, the prices are really good, and the food was fantastic.
However, they have a new Kitchen Manager who is changing the reciepts. This was one of our worst fears. So far this is the only Des Moines restuarant that I have tried and liked. My wife loved the jumbalia and I loved the Cajun...
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Posted by sszcar
on April 21, 2009, (Edited February 17, 2008)
Buzzard Billy's is a great place to get food you can't find any where else in Des Moines. I would recommend, however, the next time you are craving their crunchy catfish or their heavenly hushpuppies that you call ahead to make sure they have them in stock. Like a Dairy Queen that can run out of ice cream, Buzzard Billy's has been "out" of popular menu items on more than one occassion that I...
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Posted by creativchk
on April 21, 2009, (Edited August 21, 2006)