Dining at B&B Grocery, Meat & Deli is not for the faint of heart.
If the excessive colors, exclamation points and blown-up photos on B&B’s “Killer Menu” don’t intimidate you enough, the list of 50-plus sandwiches and burgers and 21 sides should do the trick. To make matters more daunting for first-timers like me, nearly all the sandwiches cost less than $5.
Brook from ramblingbrook.com wrote about her friend, Alex, taking on the Killossal challenge. Alex became the first person to tame Killossal. He was able to devour Killossal in 6 minutes and 30 seconds.
David Hammond, also known as the Food Detective is a food write for the Chicago Sun Times. He is also found and contributor of a culinary chat site LTHForum.com.
He recently wrote an article about various food challenges in Des Moines titled, “Food Detective: Trying to stomach macho meals“. B&B Grocery, Meat & Deli’s Killossal Sandwich was included in the article.
At B&B Grocery, Meat & Deli, they boast a whole line of “Killers.” There’s Zach’s and Dad’s Killers (both sub-type sandwiches), Quadzilla (four hamburgers) and one giant pork tenderloin (I had this one: excellent).
Put them all together and you have the Killossal, a novelty sandwich inaugurated the day we visited B&B. It was barely finished by a family of five.
First, I was surprised that it was as close to downtown as it is. I would have thought that I would have noticed the place driving down 9th Avenue. Second, I was surprised by the crowd. I have just come to expect that crowds only appear at fast-food places these days. Not only was the place absolutely packed, but other than some Lincoln High students the place was populated with “working men.” Many of them were wearing the different uniforms of their various trades. It almost reminded of a bowling alley on competition night.
Andrew Zimmern, from the television show Bizarre Foods, was asked where his favorite hamburger joints where in the Midwest. B&B Grocery, Meat & Deli,with our Killer Burgers, made the list of top ten different burger joints in the Midwest.
B&B is a must stop, a must go, a must eat. And it couldn’t be in a more nondescript building on the back side of town. Family owned and operated since 1922. It’s a meat market that will sell you a whole hog for your weekend pig roast, they make their own sausages, they will build you a 6 foot hoagie if you need one, they will sell you steaks if you care to pony up the big dough…oh, and yes, they have a grill and they serve burgers, hand ground and formed, and they make them as singles, doubles and triples. The meat is what makes the burgers here. I like to split a double burger with someone and share a steak sandwich as well. This place is achingly good. A national treasure.
Steve Karlin, with KCCI News, came by B&B Grocery, Meat & Deli to highlight our Killer Sandwiches on his segment titled “Comfort Food”. We enjoyed having Steve and his crew around. They did a great job telling our story.
Roadtips is a Sales Guy’s blog or “Guide” to various food, music and other things in the Midwest and more. The Roadtips – Best Burger List for 2011 was recently released. B&B Grocery, Meat & Deli was listed #8 on the list.
Don’t let the name of the place fool you. This Des Moines grocery store makes a burger that is moist and juicy, topped with gooey cheese and a bun that is light, but firm enough to hold this messy burger. It’s a five napkin burger, to say the least.
Frank Fritz, from American Pickers, visited B&B Grocery, Meat & Deli. He is a past customer that has become a pretty famous tv star. We all had fun taking pictures with Frank!
Roadtips is a Sales Guy’s blog or “Guide” to various food, music and other things in the Midwest and more. Here’s what he said about our Dad’s Killer Sandwich.
From the first bite I could immediately see why the “Dad’s Killer” sandwich has been voted the best deli sandwich in the Des Moines over the past few years. The bread was light and chewy, the meat was great and the cheese was very fresh. Even with the combination of the Miracle Whip, mustard and the Italian dressing, it was a “killer” sandwich.
