Lucky Horse Beer & Burgers (Des Moines, IA) Review

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Iowa_DSM (Des Moines)

4.2* (out of 5)

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Food: 4*

Atmosphere: 3*

Value: 5*

Service: 4*

Would I go back / Recommend?: 5* (Definitely)

Total check/person: $21

06/24/2026 Lucky Horse Beer & Burgers +1 (515) 381-9088

Finally had a chance to stop again after several years while on our way home from downtown and looking for something to eat. It was a beautiful evening, so we decided to sit outside on their patio. Shouldn’t admit it…but we had to ask our waitress what the lettering was on the side of the building (see picture) – but hay, we are near Drake.

Following a Lucky Casa Margarita (see picture), we ordered our meals. My wife ordered the Dogtown Burger w/ Onion Rings (see picture) and I went with the Boneless Wings w/ Blueberry BBQ sauce (see picture). As is our modus operandi, we shared tastes of each and both thoroughly enjoyed both plates. While me wife isn’t usually a big berry sauce person, she agreed that the wings were very good.

Unfortunately, I was too full to sample one of the awesome looking desserts on the menu…so that will be the reason for another stop!

03/15/2023 Lucky Horse Beer & Burgers

Since finding this place in the Pub Pass last year and hearing a good recommendation on their burgers from our neighbor, I’ve been anxious to give it a try. We had the chance this week while my brother and sister-in-law were visiting, so stopped by to try out their Happy Hour.

While admittedly it doesn’t look like much from the exterior (see pictures), the decor of the interior was unique (see pictures). They have a very good selection of tap beers (see picture) and their most unique drink was their Old Fashioned Slushy (see picture), which I ordered at the suggestion of our server and thoroughly enjoyed.

We already had plans to eat dinner elsewhere, so we just ordered Buffalo Cauliflower (see picture). The initial smell made us think that it was going to be extremely spicy but after tasting it, we found it to be a good balance and quite tasty. I look forward to the opportunity to stop by another time for a burger.

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