4345 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA 50310 515-255-4111
4345 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA 50310 515-255-4111
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    • As of October 6, 2021, we are re-opening one of our dining rooms after being closed since mid-March of 2020. This is what we plan to offer you. Items and availability are always subject to change. Thank you for your support during the Restaurant Pandemic Journey

    You may place TAKEOUT orders by using the Online Order button on the site. Takeout menus may vary slightly from the dining room. 

    Please Note: Menu prices are subject to change at any time.

    Smoked Goods

    You get your pick of two side dishes. Homemade sauce is on the table. Our portions are generous, yet designed to feed one. Split plates [aka chair rental] are an additional $10 and include an additional side dish.

    • Pork Tenderloin

      With sauce of the day. Choice of two side dishes.

      $19

    • Chicken Dinner

      Half of the entire chicken with choice of two sides

      $18

    • Memphis-Style Rib Dinner

      Memphis-style dry rub on our loin backs. Market priced

    • 24-Hour Beef Brisket

      Because 23 is just not enough. Choice of two side dishes. Market priced.

    Sides

    • Grits of the Day

    • Chicken Creole

    • Potato of the Day

    • Oven-Roasted Sliced Apples

    • Sauteed Vegetables

    • Braised Collard Greens

    • Red Beans & Rice

    • Cornbread with Cinnamon Honey Butter

    • Creamy Cole Slaw

    Starters

    • MUSCLE BEACH MUSSELS

      With garlic bread

      $18

    • Catfish Cake

      One catfish cake, featured on DDD.

      $8

    • QUESADILLA OF THE DAY

      $14

    • TACOS OF THE DAY

      Market Price

    • BASS-ACKWARDS HAWG WINGS

      No buffalo here, baby! Pork Shanks bathed in our favorite soy-based wing sauce.

      $14

    • SMOKED CHICKEN DIP

      With red chile tortilla chips

      $14

    • THE HOUSE SALAD

      Mixed greens with apples, red onion, peanuts tossed in honey mustard

      $6

    A La Carte Sides

    • GRITS OF THE DAY

      $5

    • CHICKEN CREOLE

      $6

    • POTATO OF THE DAY

      $4

    • OVEN-ROASTED SPICED APPLES

      $5

    • SAUTEED VEGETABLES

      $6

    • BRAISED COLLARD GREENS

      includes pork

      $5

    • RED BEANS & RICE

      is meaty

      $6

    • COWBOY BEANS

      $5

    • CORN BREAD WITH CINNAMON HONEY BUTTER

      $4

    • CREAMY COLE SLAW

      $4

    Entrees

    Our portions are generous, yet designed to feed one. Split plates [aka chair rental] are an additional $10 and include an additional side dish.

    • WHAT GUY HAD

      Memphis-style loin back ribs, a catfish cake, our meaty red beans & rice plus some collard greens. Featured on DDD. No substitutions. Note the catfish cake contains gluten.

      $25

    • CHICKEN CREOLE

      served with corn bread

      $20

      substitute shrimp + $5

    • RED BEANS & RICE

      A meaty version of a Louisiana staple, served with cornbread

      $18

    • CAJUN SHRIMP & DIRTY RICE

      With garlic bread

      $24

    • LOUISIANA “BBQ” SHRIMP & GRITS

      With garlic bread

      $24

    • SEARED YELLOWFIN TUNA

      With mango salsa over sautéed veggies & rice

      $24

    • SHRIMP PONTCHARTRAIN

      With seafood gravy, veggies, and rice. Featured on DDD.

      $24

    • CAJUN CATFISH

      With your choice of two side dishes and cornbread

      $22

    • REDNECK SURF-N-TURF

      Cajun catfish and loin back ribs with red beans & rice and cornbread

      $28

    • LIME & GARLIC CHICKEN

      With mango salsa over black pepper fettuccine and garlic bread

      $18

      substitute shrimp + $4

    • LOUISIANA PLATTER

      Red beans & rice, chicken creole, andouille sausage, and cornbread

      $20

    Sandwiches

    You get your pick of one side dish. Our portions are generous, yet designed to feed one. Split plates [aka chair rental] are an additional $10 and include an additional side dish.

    • BBQ PULLED PORK

      $14

    • JERK-SPICED PULLED PORK

      $14

    • 24-HOUR SMOKED SLICED BEEF BRISKET

      market priced

    • BBQ CHOPPED BRISKET

      Topped with slaw. Market priced

    • ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

      With cheese, sautéed peppers, and onions. It’s hot man!

      $13

    • GRILLED CAJUN CHICKEN

      With goat cheese and thick-cut bacon

      $14

    Salads

    • SEARED TUNA SALAD

      Medium-rare tuna over a large version of our house salad with cornbread

      $24

    • THE JENNY SALAD

      Sliced brisket over a large version of our house salad with cornbread. Market priced.

    • GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

      Grilled Chicken over a large version of our house salad with cornbread.

      $19

    Sides

    • GRITS OF THE DAY, CHICKEN CREOLE, POTATO OF THE DAY, OVEN-ROASTED SPICED APPLES, SAUTEED VEGETABLES, BRAISED COLLARD GREENS, RED BEANS & RICE, CORN BREAD WITH CINNAMON HONEY BUTTER, CREAMY COLE SLAW, COWBOY BEANS

    Desserts

    The evening’s selections almost always include these favorites plus a few other temptations. Your server will keep your sweet tooth in the loop.

    • SOUTHWEST CHOCOLATE CAKE

    • GRANDMA IRENE’S RED HOT

    • CINNAMON APPLE PIE

    • WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

    • WITH CHILLED MANGO SAUCE

    Beverages

    • FM CUSTOM BLENDED COFFEE

    • BHAKTI CHAI TEA LATTE

      HOT OR ICED

    • HOT TEA VARIETY

    • BREWED MANGO-FLAVORED ICED TEA

    • LEMONADE

    • Sodas

      Classic Coke, Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Sprite, Peace Tree Rootbeer

    Kids Only, Please

    • CHEESE QUESADILLA

      Just plain cheese, no funny stuff

      $6

    • RIB PLATE

      3 Bones with choice of two tiny side dishes

      $11

    • BBQ PULLED PORK SANDWICH

      Smaller version with choice of two tiny side dishes

      $6

    • BBQ CHOPPED BEEF SANDWICH

      Smaller version with choice of two tiny side dishes

      $7

    Specialty Cocktails

    Call for Templeton Rye, Cedar Ridge Bourbon, Cedar Ridge or Zaya Rum, The Macallan Scotch or “Top Shelf” Tequila? Of course, with an upcharge.

    • Bloody Mary

      Flying Mango’s house mix with Tito’s Handmade Vodka, garnished with grilled shrimp & andouille sausage

      $10

    • Sangria

      Flying Mango’s recipe of red wines and liqueurs over ice with fruit

      $9

    • Café Mikey

      Irish Whiskey, Irish Crème & Coffee Liqueur with our Custom Blend Coffee & whipped cream

      $9

    • Upside-Down Martini

      More Alagna Vermouth Bianco than gin. Served up with a caper berry

      $9

    • Reverse Manhattan

      More Alagna Vermouth Bianco than rye. Served on the rocks with a cherry

      $9

    • Zaya Manhattan

      Zaya Gran Reserva, a blend of 3-5 rums sourced from Trinidad & Tobago, Alagna Vermouth Bianco, Angostura & Cherry

      $10

    • Ginger Mango

      Bacardi Silver, Malibu Coconut Rum, Myers Dark Rum with ginger beer & a splash of mango nectar

      $9

    • Dragonfly

      Hard lemonade! Sweet Tea Vodka, Cognac, lemonade, with a splash of coffee

      $9

    • Tipsy Nissley

      Tea-infused bourbon, molé bitters & house-made SMOKED lemonade

      $10

    • Sazerac

      New Orleans traditional cocktail. Rye Whiskey, Absinthe, Peychaud’s Bitters, garnished with a twist

      $10

    • Mimosa

      Sparkling Wine and Orange Juice

      $9

    • Bellini

      Mango-style, Sparkling Wine and Mango Nectar

      $9

    • Mango -Or- Blackberry Margarita

      Two different twists on the classic margarita, served on the rocks

    • Top Shelf Margarita

      market

    Our Brands

    • Jim Beam Straight Bourbon

    • Mike’s Pick of Bourbon

      market

    • Cedar Ridge Bourbon Whiskey

    • Jack Daniel’s Whiskey

    • Crown Royal Canadian Blend

    • Templeton Rye

    • Old Overholt Rye

    • Jameson Irish Whiskey

    • The Macallan 12 Year Single Malt Scotch

    • Dewar’s White Label Scotch

    • Revelton American Gin

    • Tito’s Handmade Vodka

    • Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka

    • Bacardi Rum

    • Cedar Ridge Rum

    • Zaya Rum

    • Myers’s Dark Rum

    • Captain Morgan Spiced Rum

    • Malibu Coconut Rum

    • Suaza Gold Tequila

    • Our Friend Scott’s Pick of Tequila

      market

    • Kahlua

    • Bailey’s Irish Cream

    • Amaretto Di Saronno

    • Cedar Ridge Apple Brandy

    • Courvoisier Cognac Vs

    • Grand Marnier Orange & Cognac Liqueur

    The Beer List

    Lots of flavors here, sans ‘traditional’ domestics. FM is fond of craft-brews and Midwest breweries.

    • Seasonal Brew

      Ever-changing as the seasons. Ask your server about our current selection.

    • Corona ‘Premier’

      LIGHT PALE LAGER [90 calories, 2.6g carbs] Mexico, 4% abv, 7 ibu

      $4

    • Backpocket ‘Gold Coin’

      Helles/blonde Lager Coralville, Iowa, 5.2% abv, 15 ibu

      $5

    • Red Stripe

      Lager Jamaica, 4.7% abv, 17 ibu

      $4

    • Shiner Bock

      Vienna-Style Lager Texas, 4.4% abv, 16 ibu

      $4

    • Keg Creek ‘Brick Red' Ale

      Irish Style Red Ale Iowa, 5.7% abv, 15 ibu

      $4

    • Gezellig ‘Hug Deal' Hefeweizen

      Iowa, 5.8% abv, 16 oz Tallboy 2019 Great American Beer Festival - Silver Medal

      $6

    • Glutenberg Blonde Ale

      GLUTEN FREE Canada, 4.5% abv, 16.9 oz Tallboy 2012 World Beer Cup-Bronze Medal

      $8

    • Peace Tree ‘Blonde Fatale

      Belgian-Style Blonde Ale Knoxville, Iowa, 8.5% abv.

      $5

    • Confluence ‘Des Moines' IPA

      American IPA Des Moines, Iowa, 6.9% abv, 75 ibu, 16 oz. Tallboy

      $6

    • Big Grove 'Easy Eddy' Hazy IPA

      Iowa City, Iowa, 6% abv,

      $5

    • Boulevard ‘Bourbon Barrel Quad’

      Abbey-Quadrupel Ale Missouri, 11.2% abv, 26 ibu

      $9

    • Boulevard ‘tank 7 Farmhouse Ale

      Saison Missouri, 8.5% abv, 38 ibu

      $7

    • Brown Ale and Black Lager

      Ask your server

    • Glutenberg Stout

      GLUTEN FREE Stout Canada, 5.0% abv, 16 oz Tallboy

      $9

    • Jefferson County Ciderworks

      Cider ask your server the current flavor selection, [gluten free] Iowa

    • Non-Alcoholic from Athletic Brewing Company

      Inquire with your server


    Wines by The Glass

    We serve a generous pour of 6.5 ounces, larger than other places.

    • Biagio Moscato Spumante

      Italy 197 mL

      $8

    • Fess Parker Riesling

      Santa Barbara, California - ‘20

      $8

    • Biagio Pinot Grigio

      Umbria, Italy - ‘21

      $7

    • The Champion Sauvignon Blanc

      Marlborough, New Zealand - ‘20

      $8

    • Dreyer Sonoma Chardonnay

      Sonoma County, California - ‘19

      $9

    • Mont Gravet Rose

      of Cinsault grapes. Southern France - ‘21

      $8

    • Covila Tempranillo Rioja Crianza

      Rioja Alavesa, Spain '13

      $9

    • Ramsay Pinot Noir

      Napa North Coast, California - ‘20

      $10

    • Greg Norman Cabernet Sauvignon

      Paso Robles, California - ‘19

      $9

    • Finca El Origen ‘Reserva Estate’ Malbec

      Mendoza, Argentina - ‘20

      $9

    • If You See Kay

      Paso Robles, California - ‘17

      Cabernet Sauvignon 45 + Petit Sirah 33 + Zinfandel 14 + Petit Verdot 7

      $12

    • Dashe Delta Red

      North California - ‘17

      Carigane + Mourvèdre + Teraldego + Tannat + Zin + Barbera + Pt Sirah $13

    • Wine feature introduced by your server

    Aperitif & Dessert Wines

    • Chateau Doisy-Vedrines Sauternes

      France

      $8

    • Broadbent 10-Year Malmsey Madeira

      Portugal

      $8

    • Niepoort Ruby Port

      Portugal

      $7

    • Alagna Vermouth Bianco

      Italy

      $5

    Bubbles, Pink Wines, & Other Whites

    By the Bottle

    • Mont Gravet Rose

      Cinsault grapes, Southern France - ‘21

      $22

    Riesling

    By the bottle

    • Fess Parker

      Santa Barbara, California - ‘20

      $22

    Pinot Grigio/Gris

    By the bottle

    • Biagio

      Umbria, Italy - ‘21

      $19

    Sauvignon Blanc

    By the bottle

    • El Campione - The Champion

      Marlborough, New Zealand - ‘20

      $25

    Chardonnay

    By the bottle

    • Dreyer Sonoma

      North Coast, California - ‘19

      $28

    Pinot Noir

    • Ramsay

      Napa North Coast, California - ‘20

      $30

    • Elk Cove

      Willamette Valley, Oregon - ‘20

      $44

    Cabernet Sauvignon

    • Greg Norman

      Paso Robles, California - ‘19

      $27

    • Brady Vineyard

      Paso Robles, California - ‘19

      $38

    • Hendry "Hendry Vineyard"

      Napa Valley, California - ‘17

      $80

    Other Red Varietals

    • Chasing Rain ‘Red Mountain’ Merlot

      Napa Valley, California - ‘18

      $32

    • Covila Tempranillo Rioja Crianza

      Rioja Alavesa, Spain - ‘13

      $27

    Malbec

    • Finca El Origen ‘Reserva Estate'

      Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina - ‘20

      $27

    • Atamisque ‘88 Yr Old Vines’

      Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina - ‘18

      $48

    Syrah/Shiraz

    • Mollydooker ‘The Boxer' Shiraz

      South Australia - ‘20

      $46

    Zinfandel

    • XYZin

      California - ‘17

      $29

    • Hendry ‘Block 28’

      Napa Valley, California - ‘18

      $53

    Red Blends

    • Noster ‘Inicial'

      Priorat, Spain - ‘18 90 pts on Wine Advocate

      Grenache 70 + Carignan 25 + Cabernet Sauvignon 5

      $35

    • D'arenberg ‘The Stump Jump'

      McLaren Vale, Australia - ‘17

      Grenache 64 + Shiraz 18 + Mourvedre 18

      $23

    • Dashe "Delta Reds"

      North California - ‘17

      Carignane + Mourvèdre + Teraldego + Tannat + Zin + Barbera + Pt Sirah

      $36

    • If You See Kay

      Paso Robles, California - ‘16

      Cabernet Sauvignon 45+ Petit Sirah 33 + Zinfandel 14 + Petit Verdot 7

      $35

    • The Prisoner Red

      Napa Valley, California - ‘19

      Cabernet + Petit Sarah + Syrah + Charbono

      $64

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