Flying Mango

[cloneteach]

Very bummed when I found out this thread was about Flying Mango and not Flying Mangino. I guess I should read more closely

 

[cyclonegeek]

Its between Woodie's smoke shack and flying mango for top bbq in Des Moines for me. Both very different restaurant. Hard to decide which is better. hmm i want some bbq now.

 

[Cloned]

Love the place. We enjoy taking people there that haven't been before. Place doesn't look like much from the outside, but the food is fantastic.

 

[capitalcityguy]

Need to get down to the Flying Mango...soon! This thread is killin' me!

 

[Naughtius]

Food's outstanding. Service: Not so much. Went there a while ago, and had to wait for our table. No biggie. We had a drink or several.

When we finally got seated, we were all ready to order our entrees. The waitress informed us she was not ready to take our meal orders. She insisted on taking drink orders even though most of us still had our drinks from before.

 

[bufante]

Brisket is outstanding...I'll echo about the service, average at best.

Food is worth the service though.

 

[rjhindm]

Not a huge fan of Flying Mango. Maybe I didn't order the right thing. Been there twice. Did not like their ribs. Mine were blackened and really dry and tough.

This..

However I did have some of their BBQ at a competition...and it was OUTSTANDING. Much better then I ever had at the actual restaurant.

 

[BigLame]

Another vote for the Flying Mango here. Friend introduced it to my wife and me a couple years ago & I was upset I had not known of it before.

Think their history was in catering first & people kept saying you guys need to open up a place. They did just that & selected a dive (& I mean that in a good way)

 

[jbindm]

Need to get down to the Flying Mango...soon! This thread is killin' me!

+1. I'm thinking I'll keep the pots and pans stored on Friday night and let the wife take me out to dinner.

 

[Natejj]

My personal favorite is the Chicken from the Other Side.

Chicken from the other side...also an awesome dish.

Sounds like I need to try the catfish next time I'm down that way.

 

[NickTheGreat]

The Redneck Surf and Turf (ribs & catfish) is outstanding. I had that the first time there. 2nd time I just had ribs, and they weren't quite as good.

Excellent restaurant in general, though.