The Killer Zone

Ronald, from Atlanta, Georgia, has made more than one trip to B&B Grocery, Meat & Deli for some Iowa Beef custom cut by our 3rd generation butchers.

Brooke, our niece, plays on the Elite softball team that recently won the East Des Moines Early Bird Tournament. She’s showing off the Championship trophy with John sr in the Killer Zone.

Our Grandfather Archie and our Great Uncle John opened their first neighborhood grocery store on the corner of Hillside and Indianola. These young Brooks brothers set out to “give you, our Friends and Customers, the BEST in ALL ways.” The date was May 20th, 1922.

Family Owned & Operated for 90 Years!

Ninety-years have gone by and the Brooks family is still serving the Des Moines community with that same goal. Our Grandmother Gwen and Grandpa Dale carried the tradition in the sixties. Our father, John sr (2nd generation Brooks at B&B) and mother, Becky operated B&B through the seventies, eighties, nineties and into the 21 century! Now, it is brothers John jr and Joe with the help of their sister Jolene (all 3rd generation Brooks at B&B) along with Jennifer, Allison, and Mack (all 4th generation Brooks at B&B) who continue operating the family business.

The faces may have changed, but the goal is the same.

After 90 years in the same neighborhood and serving at least 5 generations, it is the Brooks brothers again, John jr and Joe that aim to “give you our Friends and Customers, the BEST in ALL ways.”

Keeping Iowans on Top of the Food Chain since 1922!

Shirley surprised us today with a Killer Anniversary cake.  Yes, we love cake.  Yes, it was KILLER!

Des Moines’ Juice Magazine is conducting a “Sandwich smackdown” to determine the best of 16 different sandwiches.   Our Dad’s Killer Sandwich was chosen as one of the 16.  Here’s a portion of Joe Lawler’s review of our Dad’s Killer Sandwich

Gutbuster –
Dad’s Killer Sandwich

Sometimes when a sandwich is big, it gets a clever name to tip off/scare away potential diners. “Monster burger,” “big boy,” stuff like that. And sometimes a sandwich name seems like more of challenge, or a warning. Sort of a culinary “Abandon all hope ye who enter here.”

Like Dad’s Killer Sandwich at B&B. Is the name letting us know that it’s a great sandwich, or that dads should update their life insurance policy? Thankfully, the thing most likely to be wiped out is your appetite. Dad’s Killer Sandwich is a massive hoagie filled with roast beef, turkey, smoked ham and corned beef. Oh, and pepper cheese, sweet cheese and American cheese. Plus lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, mustard, Miracle Whip and Tuscan Italian dressing.

Read more of Joe Lawler’s review, “Gutbuster – Dad’s Killer Sandwich”

A pork crown roast is a special roast made from the rib section of the pork loin.  We cut the roast and then tie it into a circle so it resembles a crown.  It is typically filled with stuffing while it is cooked.  Pork Crown roasts are usually served at a special meal, such as a Mother’s Day Dinner.

We normally require customers to order pork crown roasts since it is a special cut.  Stop by or call us to order your pork crown roast.

Joe and John enjoy playing a round of frisbee golf.  In fact, they have played every Sunday for 44 weeks in a row.   Today was the 44th week in a row!

Nick is trying to figure out the answer to the age old question…How can you get some Killer Breaded Pork Tenderloin and bun in the first bite?  We are positive scientists are trying to figure out the same thing!

Saveur Magazine wrote about “The Greatest Pork Sandwich in America” where they highlighted various breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches in Des Moines.  Our Killer Breaded Pork Tenderloin was mentioned in the article.  In fact, the article included a couple pictures from B&B.  One of our Killer Reuben Sandwiches was added to the pictures shown in the article. (pictured top left corner)

Plus, the article even mentions some of Des Moines finest!

“At B&B Grocery, a few miles away, we ate insanely wide tenderloins alongside lunching local police officers who took great delight in demonstrating how to fold the meat over once or even twice inside the bun to make it easier to handle.” – Saveur Magazine

Read more, “Hog Heaven: Iowa’s Pork Sandwiches”

Keeping Iowans on Top of the Food Chain!