McDonald's
601 University Ave, Des Moines
(515) 243-3848
Customers' Favorites
Supposed to Be a Large Caramel Frappe
Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese
Big Breakfast with Hotcakes
Mcflurry with Oreo Cookies
Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Triple Cheeseburger
Double Cheeseburger
World Famous Fries
Cheese Mcgriddles
Chicken Mcnuggets
Featured items
10 pc. Chicken McNuggets® Meal
10 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
Medium French Fries
Big Mac®
20 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
2 Medium French Fries
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
Big Mac® Meal
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
Medium Caramel Frappé
OREO® McFlurry®
2 Large Fries
Medium Minute Maid® Orange Juice
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
Medium Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Filet-O-Fish®
Medium Iced Caramel Macchiato
Spicy McCrispy™
Medium Chocolate Shake
Most Popular
10 pc. Chicken McNuggets® Meal
Medium French Fries
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
20 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
McCrispy™
40 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
Big Mac® Meal
McCrispy™ Meal
Combo Meals
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
Big Mac® Meal
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Deluxe Meal
Double Bacon Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Deluxe Meal
Deluxe Spicy McCrispy™ Meal
Filet-O-Fish® Meal
McCrispy™ Meal
Spicy McCrispy™ Meal
Deluxe McCrispy™ Meal
Bacon Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
McRib® Meal
McNuggets & Meals
10 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
20 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
10 pc. Chicken McNuggets® Meal
40 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
Fries
Medium French Fries
Shareables
2 Medium French Fries
2 Large Fries
40 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
Classic Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Pack
Quarter Pounder with Cheese (x2), Medium French Fries (x2), 20 pc McNuggets
Classic Big Mac® Pack
Big Mac (x2), Medium French Fries (x2), 20 pc McNuggets
13 Cookie Tote
Comes with 13 cookies.
20 pc. Chicken McNuggets® & 2 Medium Fries
40 pc. Chicken McNuggets® and 4 Medium Fries with 4 Drinks Meal
Sweets & Treats
OREO® McFlurry®
Medium Vanilla Shake
3 Pack Of Cookies
M&M® McFlurry®
Medium Strawberry Shake
Medium Chocolate Shake
Hot Fudge Sundae
Apple Pie
13 Cookie Tote
Comes with 13 cookies.
Pumpkin & Creme Pie
1 Cookie
Caramel Sundae
Plain Sundae
Happy Meal
6 pc. Chicken McNuggets® Happy Meal®
Hamburger Happy Meal®
4 pc. Chicken McNugget® Happy Meal®
Condiments
Creamy Ranch Sauce
Limit of 2
Sweet N Sour Dipping Sauce
Limit of 2
Ketchup Packet
Limit of 5
Tangy BBQ Dipping Sauce
Limit of 2
Honey Mustard
Limit of 2
Spicy Buffalo
Limit of 2
Mayonnaise Packet
Limit of 2
Salt Packet
Limit of 3
Hot Mustard Dipping Sauce
Limit of 2
Strawberry Preserve
Limit of 2
Honey Packet
Limit of 2
Mustard Packet
Limit of 2
Grape Jam
Limit of 2
Butter
Limit of 2
Syrup
Limit of 2
Hot Picante Salsa
Limit of 2
Mambo Sauce
Limit of 5
Sweet & Spicy Jam
Limit of 5
Creamer Packet
Limit of 3
Sugar Packet
Limit of 3
Equal Packet
Limit of 3
Pepper Packet
Limit of 3
Splenda Packet
Limit of 3
Sides & More
Apple Slices
3 Half Strips Bacon
Jalapenos Sliced
McCafé® Coffees
Medium Caramel Frappé
Medium French Vanilla Latte
Medium Iced Caramel Mocha
Medium Iced Sugar Free Vanilla Latte
Medium Iced Caramel Macchiato
Medium Iced French Vanilla Coffee
Medium Iced French Vanilla Latte
Medium Mocha Frappé
Medium Iced Pumpkin Latte
Medium Iced Caramel Latte
Medium Iced Coffee
Medium Caramel Cappuccino
Medium Iced Caramel Coffee
Medium Premium Hot Chocolate
Medium Caramel Hot Chocolate
Medium Premium Roast Coffee
Medium Iced Pumpkin Coffee
Medium Decaf Coffee
Medium Hot Tea
Medium Iced Hazelnut Coffee
Medium Iced Sugar Free Vanilla Coffee
Medium Caramel Macchiato
Medium Mocha
Medium Iced Mocha
Medium Caramel Mocha
Medium Pumpkin Latte
Medium Latte
Medium Caramel Latte
Medium Hazelnut Latte
Medium Sugar Free Vanilla latte
Medium Iced Latte
Medium Iced Hazelnut Latte
Medium Cappuccino
Medium Vanilla Cappuccino
Medium Sugar Free Vanilla Cappuccino
Medium Hazelnut Cappuccino
Medium Americano
Beverages
Medium Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Medium Sprite®
Medium Dr Pepper®
Medium Fanta® Orange
Medium Hi-C® Orange
Medium Coke®
Medium Minute Maid® Orange Juice
Medium Sweet Iced Tea
Honest Kids® Organic Apple Juice Drink
Medium Mango Pineapple Smoothie
DASANI® Bottled Water
Medium Diet Coke®
Medium Diet Dr Pepper®
Chocolate Milk
Medium Frozen Fanta® Blue Raspberry
Medium Unsweetened Iced Tea
Milk
Medium Mello Yello
Medium Frozen Coca-Cola®
Medium Frozen Sprite® Lymonade®
Medium Hot Tea
Individual Items
Big Mac®
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
Filet-O-Fish®
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
McCrispy™
Spicy McCrispy™
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Deluxe
Bacon Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Deluxe
Deluxe Spicy McCrispy™
Double Bacon Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
Deluxe McCrispy™
McRib®
Featured items
Hash Browns
Sausage Burrito
Sausage & Egg McMuffin®
Big Breakfast® with Hotcakes
Sausage Egg Cheese Biscuit
Sausage McMuffin®
Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles®
Sausage McGriddles®
Medium Caramel Frappé
Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles®
Bacon Egg Cheese Biscuit
Egg McMuffin® Meal
Sausage McMuffin® Meal
Hotcakes
Medium Dr Pepper®
2 Sausage Burrito Meal
OREO® McFlurry®
Medium Minute Maid® Orange Juice
Sausage Egg McMuffin® Meal
Medium Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Most Popular
Big Breakfast® with Hotcakes
Hash Browns
Sausage, Egg and Cheese McGriddles® Meal
Sausage Egg McMuffin® Meal
Sausage & Egg McMuffin®
Bacon Egg Cheese Biscuit Meal
Medium French Vanilla Latte
Medium Iced Coffee
Homestyle Breakfasts
Hotcakes
Big Breakfast® with Hotcakes
Big Breakfast®
Hotcakes and Sausage
Combo Meals
Sausage, Egg and Cheese McGriddles® Meal
2 Sausage Burrito Meal
Egg McMuffin® Meal
Sausage Egg Cheese Biscuit Meal
Sausage McMuffin® Meal
Sausage Egg Biscuit Meal
Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles® Meal
Bacon, Egg & Cheese McMuffin® Meal
Sausage Egg McMuffin® Meal
Bacon Egg Cheese Biscuit Meal
Hash Browns and Sides
Hash Browns
Oatmeal
Apple Slices
Sausage
Scrambled Eggs
Round Egg
2 Half Strips Bacon
McCafé® Coffees
Medium Caramel Frappé
Medium Iced Sugar Free Vanilla Latte
Medium Iced French Vanilla Latte
Medium Iced Pumpkin Latte
Medium Decaf Coffee
Medium Caramel Cappuccino
Medium Iced French Vanilla Coffee
Medium Iced Caramel Macchiato
Medium Premium Hot Chocolate
Medium Iced Caramel Coffee
Medium Mocha Frappé
Medium Iced Caramel Latte
Medium Premium Roast Coffee
Medium Iced Coffee
Medium Iced Caramel Mocha
Medium Iced Pumpkin Coffee
Medium Hot Tea
Medium Iced Hazelnut Coffee
Medium Iced Sugar Free Vanilla Coffee
Medium Caramel Hot Chocolate
Medium Caramel Macchiato
Medium Mocha
Medium Caramel Mocha
Medium Iced Mocha
Medium Pumpkin Latte
Medium Latte
Medium Caramel Latte
Medium Hazelnut Latte
Medium French Vanilla Latte
Medium Sugar Free Vanilla latte
Medium Iced Latte
Medium Iced Hazelnut Latte
Medium Cappuccino
Medium Vanilla Cappuccino
Medium Sugar Free Vanilla Cappuccino
Medium Hazelnut Cappuccino
Medium Americano
Sweets and Treats
OREO® McFlurry®
13 Cookie Tote
Comes with 13 cookies.
3 Pack Of Cookies
Medium Strawberry Shake
Medium Chocolate Shake
Pumpkin & Creme Pie
Apple Pie
M&M® McFlurry®
1 Cookie
Hot Fudge Sundae
Medium Vanilla Shake
Caramel Sundae
Plain Sundae
Condiments
Creamy Ranch Sauce
Limit of 2
Ketchup Packet
Limit of 5
Sweet N Sour Dipping Sauce
Limit of 2
Grape Jam
Limit of 2
Spicy Buffalo
Limit of 2
Tangy BBQ Dipping Sauce
Limit of 2
Honey Mustard
Limit of 2
Salt Packet
Limit of 3
Strawberry Preserve
Limit of 2
Mayonnaise Packet
Limit of 2
Hot Picante Salsa
Limit of 2
Syrup
Limit of 2
Pepper Packet
Limit of 3
Hot Mustard Dipping Sauce
Limit of 2
Honey Packet
Limit of 2
Creamer Packet
Limit of 3
Sugar Packet
Limit of 3
Equal Packet
Limit of 3
Splenda Packet
Limit of 3
Mustard Packet
Limit of 2
Butter
Limit of 2
Mambo Sauce
Limit of 5
Sweet & Spicy Jam
Limit of 5
Beverages
Medium Sprite®
Medium Hi-C® Orange
Medium Minute Maid® Orange Juice
Medium Dr Pepper®
DASANI® Bottled Water
Medium Coke®
Medium Fanta® Orange
Honest Kids® Organic Apple Juice Drink
Chocolate Milk
Medium Sweet Iced Tea
Medium Frozen Coca-Cola®
Medium Diet Dr Pepper®
Milk
Medium Diet Coke®
Medium Mello Yello
Medium Frozen Sprite® Lymonade®
Medium Frozen Fanta® Blue Raspberry
Medium Hot Tea
Medium Unsweetened Iced Tea
Medium Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Medium Mango Pineapple Smoothie
Individual Items
Sausage Burrito
Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles®
Sausage & Egg McMuffin®
Sausage McMuffin®
Sausage Egg Cheese Biscuit
Bacon Egg Cheese Biscuit
Sausage McGriddles®
Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles®
Sausage Biscuit
Egg McMuffin®
English McMuffin®
Biscuit
Sausage Egg Biscuit
Egg Biscuit
Egg Cheese Biscuit
Bacon, Egg & Cheese McMuffin®
Featured items
10 pc. Chicken McNuggets® Meal
10 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
Medium French Fries
Big Mac®
20 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
2 Medium French Fries
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
Big Mac® Meal
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
Medium Caramel Frappé
OREO® McFlurry®
2 Large Fries
Medium Minute Maid® Orange Juice
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
Medium Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Filet-O-Fish®
Medium Iced Caramel Macchiato
Spicy McCrispy™
Medium Chocolate Shake
Most Popular
10 pc. Chicken McNuggets® Meal
Medium French Fries
Big Mac® Meal
OREO® McFlurry®
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
Medium Coke®
20 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
McCrispy™
40 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
McCrispy™ Meal
Combo Meals
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
Big Mac® Meal
Spicy McCrispy™ Meal
Double Bacon Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
McCrispy™ Meal
Filet-O-Fish® Meal
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Deluxe Meal
Deluxe McCrispy™ Meal
Bacon Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Meal
Deluxe Spicy McCrispy™ Meal
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Deluxe Meal
McRib® Meal
McNuggets & Meals
10 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
20 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
10 pc. Chicken McNuggets® Meal
40 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
Fries
Medium French Fries
Shareables
2 Medium French Fries
2 Large Fries
40 pc. Chicken McNuggets®
13 Cookie Tote
Comes with 13 cookies.
Classic Big Mac® Pack
Big Mac (x2), Medium French Fries (x2), 20 pc McNuggets
Classic Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Pack
Quarter Pounder with Cheese (x2), Medium French Fries (x2), 20 pc McNuggets
40 pc. Chicken McNuggets® and 4 Medium Fries with 4 Drinks Meal
20 pc. Chicken McNuggets® & 2 Medium Fries
Happy Meal
6 pc. Chicken McNuggets® Happy Meal®
Hamburger Happy Meal®
4 pc. Chicken McNugget® Happy Meal®
McCafé® Coffees
Medium Caramel Frappé
Medium Iced French Vanilla Coffee
Medium Caramel Hot Chocolate
Medium Iced Coffee
Medium Caramel Mocha
Medium Mocha Frappé
Medium French Vanilla Latte
Medium Premium Hot Chocolate
Medium Iced Caramel Mocha
Medium Iced Pumpkin Coffee
Medium Premium Roast Coffee
Medium Decaf Coffee
Medium Hot Tea
Medium Iced Caramel Coffee
Medium Iced Hazelnut Coffee
Medium Iced Sugar Free Vanilla Coffee
Medium Caramel Macchiato
Medium Iced Caramel Macchiato
Medium Mocha
Medium Iced Mocha
Medium Pumpkin Latte
Medium Latte
Medium Caramel Latte
Medium Hazelnut Latte
Medium Sugar Free Vanilla latte
Medium Iced Pumpkin Latte
Medium Iced Latte
Medium Iced Hazelnut Latte
Medium Iced Caramel Latte
Medium Iced French Vanilla Latte
Medium Iced Sugar Free Vanilla Latte
Medium Cappuccino
Medium Vanilla Cappuccino
Medium Sugar Free Vanilla Cappuccino
Medium Hazelnut Cappuccino
Medium Caramel Cappuccino
Medium Americano
Condiments
Tangy BBQ Dipping Sauce
Limit of 2
Creamy Ranch Sauce
Limit of 2
Ketchup Packet
Limit of 5
Sweet N Sour Dipping Sauce
Limit of 2
Spicy Buffalo
Limit of 2
Honey Mustard
Limit of 2
Mayonnaise Packet
Limit of 2
Salt Packet
Limit of 3
Honey Packet
Limit of 2
Grape Jam
Limit of 2
Hot Picante Salsa
Limit of 2
Strawberry Preserve
Limit of 2
Butter
Limit of 2
Hot Mustard Dipping Sauce
Limit of 2
Mustard Packet
Limit of 2
Pepper Packet
Limit of 3
Syrup
Limit of 2
Creamer Packet
Limit of 3
Sugar Packet
Limit of 3
Equal Packet
Limit of 3
Splenda Packet
Limit of 3
Mambo Sauce
Limit of 5
Sweet & Spicy Jam
Limit of 5
Sides & More
Apple Slices
3 Half Strips Bacon
Jalapenos Sliced
Sweets & Treats
OREO® McFlurry®
Medium Chocolate Shake
M&M® McFlurry®
Medium Vanilla Shake
Medium Strawberry Shake
Apple Pie
3 Pack Of Cookies
Hot Fudge Sundae
13 Cookie Tote
Comes with 13 cookies.
1 Cookie
Caramel Sundae
Plain Sundae
Pumpkin & Creme Pie
Beverages
Medium Sprite®
Medium Fanta® Orange
Medium Dr Pepper®
Medium Diet Coke®
Medium Sweet Iced Tea
Medium Hi-C® Orange
Medium Minute Maid® Orange Juice
Medium Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Medium Mango Pineapple Smoothie
DASANI® Bottled Water
Medium Unsweetened Iced Tea
Medium Coke®
Medium Diet Dr Pepper®
Honest Kids® Organic Apple Juice Drink
Medium Mello Yello
Milk
Chocolate Milk
Medium Frozen Sprite® Lymonade®
Medium Frozen Coca-Cola®
Medium Frozen Fanta® Blue Raspberry
Medium Hot Tea
Individual Items
Big Mac®
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
Filet-O-Fish®
Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Deluxe
Spicy McCrispy™
McCrispy™
Bacon Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese Deluxe
Double Bacon Quarter Pounder® with Cheese
Deluxe McCrispy™
Deluxe Spicy McCrispy™
McRib®
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Recent Reviews
Hands down THE best, most consistent McDonald's I've ever experienced. I grew up around NYC area and spent time from Boston, MA down to Miami, FL. Now I'm living in Des Moines, IA and I can honestly say without question this is the best McDonald's location. Every time, never disappoints, i can count on this location no matter the time or day. Big thank you to the hard working employees here that make my late night drive thru experiences more than just my standard...
November 2025
So it’s 12:57 on Sunday morning/Saturday night. 10/18/25. I just wanted to give a HUGE shoutout to the crew working tonight’s shift because I was completely astounded. We arrived at around 12:40 & the drive thru line was out to the street and the parking lot was also pretty full. I fully expected to have to watch some Netflix while I waited but I was in & out in less than 15 minutes. Every single person that spoke to us had such a great spirit about them. AND the food...
October 2025
i use the mobile app so it's a quick trip ya don't really have to even stop at the first window unless you want a receipt.. but the lady's who work in the morning are all super nice and have the best attitudes.. my food is almost always ready as I drive up to the window and is hot and fresh. this used to be the only place I got oj, but not anymore. i don't know what they changed or did but it's awful, does anyone think this also...
February 2025
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