LJ's Burgers & Ice Cream

3702 2nd Ave, Des Moines
(515) 288-8430

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Trace ES

The burger and fries were amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tony Seliquini (seliquinitony)

Here's the thing about Little John's: you are either going to have an awesome perfect burger or are you going to get one poorly reheated + just yucky.

In my experience it depends on what time of the day you go. Weekends just in my experience have been bad luck with a younger crew that is overwhelmed whether to lack of tools and resources or training. I don't know.

Then you've got adult crew during the weekday lunch shift and they don't seem to always get it down perfectly for me.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Christian Allen

The fries here where AMAZING! The burger was alright but nothing special. I'd definitely recommend trying this place out. It looks kind of sketchy on the outside but sometimes those are the best places. Im absolutely going to give it another go and see what it think.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Athena H

This is the second time I purchased a parfait this time I asked for caramel and pecans. Maybe I'm thinking you guys had the right cups before, due to dairy Queen . The cups are wrong shape. Every time you take the lid off ice cream and syrup drains out the all around. It makes a big mess.

Food: 2

Service: 4

Jody Summers

The food made us sick. My wife heard the cook say that the cooler door has not been shut and the onion rings were soft.

Their restroom was out of order, and they recommended the furniture store across street.

Won't ever be back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 3

SiSays

A neat little ice cream joint

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Justin Berkley

My love for this joint started a long time ago and stays strong today!

It has changed with the times, but only gotten better. Shakes and burgers have always satisfied but the addition of full ice cream service some years back makes this neighborhood classic a double threat. Heck think of it as a triple threat for good times if you toss in great service and cleanliness to boot! Always sharp, always good, always helpful!

Thanks for the memories LJ’s! Let’s keep it going!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stacie Schafer

Love Little Johns!!! Have been coming here for over 25 years. The breaded mushrooms are really good. Amazing for a fast food place. They have NEVER once gotten my order wrong or forgotten ranch or ketchup. Love it all!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lee Musick

Able to sit outside and have a nice lunch on a sunny day

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Marilyn

Shakes as great as they always were. Hamburger juicy with lots of meat.

Faith Wood

Ordered a birthday cake, asked for it to be decorated blue, I was told there was no cake decorator and that they use little candy letters. Ok cool, no problem I asked for it to be just the cake and I can decorate it myself as I used to decorate cakes. This is what I got. The candies are frozen on and won’t come off so I can’t fix it. Happy BIRTDAY I guess 🎉
EDIT TO ADD: ice cream ended up tasting freezer burnt and there was no cake or whatever filling they use in it. Definitely a great 6th birthday 🎂

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Dennis Kopaska

Besides my order being wrong after confirming order two times, definitely not recommend fried food the grease tasted old. And fried food definitely could have stayed in longer.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Richard Kimbley

To consciously serve completely burnt like to a blackened burnt to a crisp burgers instead of sorry Mr/Mrs customer we need to te make your burgers. But just nope give them the disgustingly burnt food and when they get home from our drive thru maybe they’ll just deal with it smh. Little John’s used to be so so good and they seem to now go out of their way to make it crap.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Chima Igbokwe

One of the best tenderloins I’ve had in a long time, and the onion rings were fantastic. Will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Onion Rings, Deluxe Tenderloin

Cory Foster

Use to be little John's when I was a kid. Went there the other day. I can't complain. Dude said I looked like the situation from Jersey Shore. Lmao ? I feel like Jersey poor lmao ?

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