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    Rhonda G.

    Great BBQ with a side of 90's Central Iowa nostalgia! It's been a good minute since I, or anyone for that matter, last went to Valley West Mall. We'd been wanting to try Leachmon's new location and left thrilled to finally have visited. We got the Frank's Feast (3 meats and 3 sides), an order of banana pudding and drinks for $35. Such an incredible value for money. Meats: Fried chicken wings, brisket, and pulled pork sandwich Sides: Fried okra, mac and cheese balls, and fries. My folks ordered ribs, rib tips, potato salad, cornbread and mac and cheese. My husband loved the mac and cheese balls, I was a fan of the brisket and banana pudding and we all liked the sausage. Will absolutely return to try their cobbler since it was sold out.

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    Robert B.

    I've eaten at Leachmon's twice. Both times the sandwiches were amazing. They just recently started opening for lunch and both times I ate at the lunch counter. The space has an old-time diner feel on one side of the restaurant. Monday through Wednesday they serve various sandwiches and fries. All the prices are in the $10-$13 range. On Thursday through Sunday they have a full menu with ribs, Southern sides, and interesting desserts. Prices are higher, but appropriate. This review is a preview because I will definitely be going for the full menu. The service is prompt and everything has been tasty. I am judging them solely on service and food. They're pretty new to the space so I'm giving them a pass on the ambience. It's a family restaurant and restauranting is hard work. I trust that they will get the ambiance fully dialed in in time. The most important thing is the food anyway and they have BBQ down! Lucky to have them so close to work :)

    Rib Tips, Macaroni and Cheese Balls and Coleslaw.
    Jekeia C.

    If you're looking for some good bbq, look no further. I know Valley West Mall doesn't have much to offer but it has this restaurant. The rib tips are amazing! They are flavorful and very tender! The bbq sauce is not overpowering but compliments the tips nicely! I'm not a big fan of the coleslaw as it has a strong vinegar taste which I don't like. If you like vinegar based coleslaw you'll enjoy it. The macaroni and cheese balls were pretty good as well but could use a little more flavor. By far the rib tips are the star!! The prices are good as well. I've only ordered takeout from this location and the food stayed warm.

    So freaking good go here everything we had was amazing their collard greens so much flavor smoked turkey leg and all catfish was huge lots of flavor lemon pepper chicken fried hard just like I like it so good macaroni just like it's supposed be on point

    Ribs Tips ($10) and Mac & Cheese Balls ($3)
    Nate P.

    Ribs were very tasty. Love the Mac and cheese balls too. Comes with a side of cornbread also. Will def try something else the next time we are at the mall. Very friendly staff and they run a food truck also during the summer.

    Rib Tips French Fries
    Jiana L.

    After a long day of no food I decided to get up and get myself something to eat. Though at first, I didn't know what I wanted to eat. Then I got on my phone and saw someone post some food that look good and it was barbecue so I started craving barbecue, so naturally I got on Yelp to look up what to eat and I searched up barbecued places that's open in Des Moines and this review was the first place to pop up so I decided to take a drive down there and try some of their food because it looked good in the pictures we got there and was serviced immediately. I ordered rip tips with fries and smoked barbecue chicken with greens and baked beans. The meals also came with cornbread. When I finally got home, I ate it all sum Might say my back is very big if I can travel back in time I would order two more meals. Thank you for the service!! Moral of the story if you're deciding whether or not to eat here, do it, you won't regret it.

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    Good honest wholesome classic tasty American BBQ, good and tasty sides, good people too!

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    food was flavorful hot and fresh. Friendly service- my family has now visited several times

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    We stopped here for dinner as we really enjoyed the Adel location (one of my 5* ratings) and wanted…read moreto try out the new location. In comparison, we were disappointed with the food at this location, but did enjoy the live entertainment as well as the friendly, attentive staff. I ordered the wings (see picture), as we really enjoyed them at Adel, while my wife ordered the medium Pork Tenderloin. The wings weren't as smoky as what we remembered from Adel and I believe they were fried too long (crispy, dry and the meat shrinking / pulling away from the bone). Given the Top 5 rating for his Tenderloins, our expectations were high and we were left disappointed. The portion was small (see picture) and there didn't seem to be a distinct smoky flavor. If you order the Tenderloin, I would recommend trying the large size in hopes that it is a bit more juicy and smoky. The highlight of this visit was the Blueberry Cobbler for dessert (see picture - delicious) and Jesse and the Medicine Men's live entertainment in the bar area (see pictures). Jesse mingled in the crowd during break and was a good enough singer / entertainer that we moved to the bar for another drink and listened through their last song. He did some great classic country music and really seemed to enjoy entertaining us. Todd's FAS: Food: 3 Atmosphere: 4 Service: 4 If you found this review helpful, please click on 'Useful'.

    Get a pulled pork sandwich and you are set. The fries are lame so don't count them…read more The coleslaw is pretty good. This is better then Jethros so go herw.

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