If you dine out a lot in Iowa, chances are you’ve had your fill of burgers, wings, steaks, and pork tenderloins. While Midwestern comfort food is certainly a staple of Hawkeye cuisine, it’s good to mix things up a bit! Check out this well-known Cajun restaurant in Iowa where you’ll find some of the most flavorful meals you’ve ever had.
Buzzard Billy’s is a New Orelans-inspired Cajun restaurant in Iowa that’s known for excellent service and mouthwatering dishes.
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Stop in to watch the game at their bar, or grab a seat with your family and get ready for a meal that will blow your tastebuds away.
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No Cajun restaurant in Iowa is complete without a signature Hurricane, so order their Category 5 to kick things off.
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Start off with an appetizer to share with the table. The dips, chips, and Cajun-inspired Gator Fingers and Catfish Strips are packed with flavor.
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Everything’s better when it’s wrapped in bacon. They offer bacon-wrapped andouille sausage, bacon-wrapped boneless wings, and spicy Armadillo Eggs - bacon wrapped chicken tenders stuffed with sliced jalapenos and pepper jack cheese.
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Try one of their most well-known dishes, the Peacemaker Po’boy, to enjoy cornmeal breaded shrimp and oysters on a sandwich made with their homemade rèmoulade sauce. There are eight other po’boys on the menu if you want to try something new each time you visit.
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The menu is packed with variety, and you’ll find Bayou-inspired shrimp, crawfish, alligator, chicken, and sausage dishes to die for.
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Their fried catfish platter combines the best of New Orleans and Iowa! No reason to travel all the way down to the Mississippi Delta to enjoy a fresh caught catfish.
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Of course, no Cajun restaurant in Iowa would be complete without flavorful, hearty, and award-winning gumbo. Their regular menu features seafood gumbo, chicken and sausage gumbo, and even burnt ends gumbo.
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After a meal where you’ve truly stuffed your face with delicious dining, you’ll want to try to squeeze in dessert. Their tableside bananas foster is quite a decadent ending to your indulgent meal.
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It’s hard to top Buzzard Billy’s when you’re looking for a Cajun restaurant in Iowa. Check out their menu here and plan a meal you won’t soon forget.
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Address: 615 3rd St, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA
