41 Best Fast Food Restaurants in Des Moines

“came over 3 hrs away, there food is excellect.“

“We went through the drive up window, and Shelby took such good care of us. Very kind and courteous. The most pleasant drive thru experience I have had in a very long time.“

“A family favorite and we are so thankful they are in our neighborhood. They take the most pride in their work. Everything is always fresh and delivered.“

“I drove through Fazolis for a quick meal. Not only was the food delicious and piping hot but the lady that helped me was fantastic. Victoria was the very epitome of friendliness and great service. I will definitely be going back, please give Victoria the recognition she deserves.“

“Stopping for a couple days in Des Moines on the way west I was delighted to find such a great place. When I saw a local place that had gyros I knew I had to go. I was not disappointed. Far from it. Delicious food. Fast and friendly service. And the owner came out to meet my motopup Izzy. I know I'll be stopping here the next time I'm in Des Moines. Do yourself a favor and try it.“

“Stopped to entertain our toddler during our road trip and a quality quick dinner. Staff were happy, helpful & busy. Play place kept our toddler entertained while we waited for our food. The other kids assisted getting her out of the equipment for dinner.“

“great restaurants! thanks for providing discounted burgers, every weekend for ever! you've helped so many people have a nice meal for the whole family. BEST BURGERS IN DES MOINES!“

“Quiet inside, half the lobby blocked for cleaning, trash was overflowing, and orange pop trailing 3 feet feom the receptacle. Only one young lady in the upfront/lobby. And she was helping customers. There were 4 others in view between drive-thru and make station where meals/orders were being packed. Others in the kitchen, doing dishes maybe? Anyone could have taken lobby or at least clean up the pop, it was 7 ish on a week night.“

“It's my first time coming to Taco Jonathan's and I must commend the staff here for upholding Taco Jonathan's promise to his customers.

To provide the best west-mex food at a reasonable price and keep the cleanest toilets of any taco establishment.

So long as Taco John evangelist's uphold this creed, I shall return to come again and again.

Some say Taco Jonathan is just a concept, an idea. But Taco Jonathan lives on in all of us, one day he will return and raise the bar once again.

Until then, the staff at Taco Jonathans will continue spreading the good word.“

“The food is always great and a rather affordable prices I will say, between the range of 8 to 12 if you go for the enlarged combo and it's quite sizable, I have been several times and neve had any complaints. Service can be quick depending on your order and since it's like a drive through space and when it gets crowded it shows, but they give you the order rather quickly.“

“I personally like Taco Bell’s food more, but in terms of service and preparation, this location is superior to any other Taco Bell or Taco John’s I’ve been to. The employees are really nice, they get the food out quickly, and there’s never been any mistakes. Other fast food joints in the area should take note on what they’re doing here!“

“They seem like take care in good quality food the cinnamon roll is awesome and it comes hot it's really good the food is always fresh and I recommend the Frisco burger. Picture of a hamburger, that's one of they're choices on what's good to eat“

“First time eating here. Friendly staff, fast service, reasonable prices, generous portions and delicious burgers and fries. I enjoyed the mushroom Swiss burger with perfectly seasoned crinkle fries. Our daughter is home from college, and she told us that’s the best burger she’s had in a long time. She had the bacon cheeseburger. Hubby had the double cheeseburger, it looked great too. He must’ve enjoyed it, he ate the whole thing! Glad we found this place, we will be back.“

“My daughter and I visits Spices of Nepal for the first time today. We were very pleased with everything we ordered. We will definitely be back!!“

“I've been coming to this taco johns for over 2 years now. Probably twice a week, ALWAYS in the morning. This crew knows my favorite order, always delivers a smile even at 635am, and has never messed up my food. What else can you ask for? Most consistent fast food place I've ever eaten at. Thank you.“

“This place has absolutely better biscuits and gravy than any other place I've come across and it's definitely the place to go for breakfast if you are going to go with a fast food option!

Kid-friendliness: Very kid-friendly as always.

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes it is wheelchair accessible.“

“Best TJ’s in town! All of the locations are great, but this is my favorite one. Always hot, fresh food. The staff is kind and friendly. Great, fast drive thru. These folks work very hard and it is appreciated from this East Sider.

Thanks y’all! 😃“

“I was so happy to come here again. Our initial order was missing a few items, so we decided to call to see what could be done. Seeing that we had already been home by that point, Aaron was able to accommodate us over the phone. He understood how frustrating it could be when this happens, on both ends. Ultimately, the next time we were there, he made sure we were in good spirits before leaving. Upon his leave, I believe Tanya and Mina helped us just as much. If I have the names wrong, I apologize. Either way, the customer service was welcoming, the outcome was satisfactory, and this time all of the food was accounted for. Thank you all.“

“Okay, I have to share an experience. I just left a negative review for Taco Bell. About 2 miles from the store.On august 22 I went to taco bell down the street I waited 11 minutes, did not get waited on while everybody at the drive thru was getting waited on (about 8 to 10 people). The manager said after eleven minutes it'd be quicker if you used the kiosk. I am not an employee of taco bell. I generally don't use self check out either.At any rate I drove down the street. Four minutes away walked up to the counter at taco john's. After three minutes I had my food and was out the door. I just want to say a lot of people only leave feedback when they're upset. I am just the opposite. But occasionally I do leave negative feedback.Taco John's your people did a great job. Keep up the good work, thank you.“

“Service was great, food was good, and store was acceptably clean.
I visited on a weekday afternoon, the place was steady but not busy, about half-full with a few orders in line. I was greeted and placed my order right away. I, of course, got an ice-cold frosty mug and poured a root beer out of the tap. The staff were friendly and prompt, and my food was ready within five minutes. Staff brought the food directly to my table. The double papa burger was hot, and tasted good, the fries were fresh.
Staff were actively cleaning the restaurant between taking orders as they walked in. Gnats and fruit flies unfortunately seemed to be attracted to the root beer tap. Wall was lightly decorated with Americana kitsch and a big mural of a 50s sports convertible while 30s and 40s jazz and big band tunes played softly from the speakers.
I was initially thought the price was maybe a couple dollars too high, but after enjoying the food and especially the root beer, felt the price was worth it. I rang the bell nice and loud on my way out to show my appreciation to the staff for this more-than-satisfactory lunch visit. Great work from the whole team!“

“Went in to order for togo. Food was fast and hot and exactly the right amount of greasy that you want. The atmosphere inside was kind of meh. No one was seated to eat and it somehow felt overly lit and bright and stark. But whatever, I wasn't there to sit and eat. The new waffle fries are really good! Because you can't turn left from SE 14th, it is hard to get into the parking lot.“

“This review is just customer service based. I came through the drive-through this morning around 11 AM. In ordered A medium French dip meal his dip meal. And was assisted by Dominic, Who had a fantastic attitude. Very playful and friendly. Very enjoyable interaction“

“As Senator Grassley says, it's a good place for u kno what. I agree.“

“De las mejores pulidas que he comido y la mejor horchata 100% recomendada“

“We use a delivery app to get food from here often, it’s always great quality. I realize that delivery services can’t open your bag to see if it’s right but today I ordered my delivery and it was the completely wrong sandwich… I would’ve eaten it, but it had a few items on it that I just can’t stomach. I called the restaurant to let them know even though I know they can’t do anything since I went through a delivery service. The female answering the phone (manager?) was super nice about it and she knew which sandwiches got switched right away. I had to re-order on the delivery app, but she offered to personally bag my sandwich. She upgraded the sandwich size and tossed in a few coupons when she saw my order come through. This was really nice because even though the delivery service refunded my messed up sandwich, I had to re pay the delivery fee and the tip all over again to replace my order. Above and beyond!“

“I usually do not say anything bad about this McDonald's but, today I ordered breakfast. Everything was good except I didn't receive my hash brown in my bag. I got everything else except that. Just wanted to say please check your orders before bagging them.“

“I ordered two of the barbecue steak House brisket sandwich meals that looked huge and delicious in the picture, it was the exact opposite 😑 for a meal that is $13 this was really disappointing and clearly the amount of meat they put on this was just sad smh idk what’s going on at this location lately but that’s twice in the last week they have dropped the ball, the first time I went my fries weren’t filled even halfway up and now this tiny sandwich that was Luke warm and bland, I doubt I will be back“

“I will choose this place over chipotle or pancheros everyday. Portions are generous and fairly priced and when I’m starving after work it’s about as fast it get’s when it comes to good quality food. A giant burrito with pulled pork and guacamole comes to just over ten bucks and leaves me totally sated. Huge shout out to the staff here for making it quick and easy.“

“Food prepped and cooked properly. Delivered in a timely fashion. The Buffalo sauce wings were... not very well covered in sauce. The bbq and bbq chipotle(?) were fine. Whatever. Broke out some Hot Ones sauce and some Devil's Spit. Just fine. 5 stars.

Vegetarian options: Veggie stuff. Also tasty. Can confirm.

Parking: 6-10 spots.

Wheelchair accessibility: Standard concrete ramp instead of curb. Just fine.“

“Always consistent. Fast and friendly. Good food with great prices.

Dietary restrictions: Be specific in your requests

Parking: Right off East University Ave.

Wheelchair accessibility: Handicap access in parking lot and for the building.“

“Are you keeping Cherry Dip Cones? since you are a franchise?“

“The staff at Jersey Mikes on Fleur in Des Moines is top notch. We eat there at least once per week for work, and even if they are slammed they get me in and out quick! Ive never had any problems with our orders, which we bring in on a sheet of paper and just hand to them-- so awesome! The staff always chat with me about random daily topics, and prepare the sandwiches perfectly! They are fast and efficient, and keep the counters super clan and tidy. We will continue coming back to this location, they have won our business for a LONG TIME!“

“Always have great service here. The staff is very friendly.I went for breakfast just to grab the breakfast taters. They are amazing! If you haven't had them, you're missing out.Always perfect seasoned. Yum!Also it's one of the few fast food places with the coke machine and I loveee the strawberry vitamin water, yum!!!“

“Es un buen restaurante su comida es rica“

“Oh my goodness, this was the VERY best experience at Blaze Pizza we have ever had. Eric is fantastic, super friendly and very professional. We came in after having a rough time while visiting in town and the two people working made sure our pizzas were top notch, with everything we wanted. We don’t come here often as they are not in our town.“

“I love this place. Yummy food and friendly people.“

“The crew is always nice and always professional ?“

“When I first entered Subway there were already 4 people in line. The guy that was making the sandwiches went into the back room leaving the lady to not only finish serving the ones that had already ordered, but the ones that came in. She yelled at him to come back and help her. After about 15 minutes she had to go back there and tell him to get out there. I was in there 42 minutes from when I entered until I was walking out. Then when I got home one sandwich was completing wrong. First experience wasn't good.“

“I've been wanting ice cream and one day we just turned into DQ & drove up to the window.Didn't even see the microphone area to order, up to the window we went. Were able to order 2 Med. Blizzard's ...Awww, just sweet delight ?“

“Seriously such amazing food! Best tacos in dsm ☺️“

“The best subs outside the East Coast !!! 2nd to none.“