el Bait Shop

el Bait Shop Casual and fun atmosphere featuring over 200 craft beers on tap & many more in cans & bottles.
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Eclectic food menu featuring, burgers, wings, sandwiches, and comfort food classics.

🎣 Saturday plans? Consider yourself hooked. 🍻Cast your cares aside and reel in a Saturday at El Bait Shop! We’ve got Tex...
08/29/2026

🎣 Saturday plans? Consider yourself hooked. 🍻

Cast your cares aside and reel in a Saturday at El Bait Shop! We’ve got Tex-Mex-inspired pub food, chill vibes, a HUGE tap wall, and 250+ beers to choose from. 🎯🍺

Can’t decide which brew to catch? Don’t sweat it, grab a flight and sample a few! Because with this many beers, picking just one is a pretty big fish to fry.

So come hungry, stay thirsty, and let us do the cooking while you kick back with a cold one.

🎣 Good food. Cold beer. Chill vibes. No bait-and-switch. 🍻

🎣 IT'S THE WEEKEND AND YOU MADE IT! BARELY?!Back-to-school week? ✔️Work? ✔️All the things? ✔️Sanity? …still searching. 😂...
08/28/2026

🎣 IT'S THE WEEKEND AND YOU MADE IT! BARELY?!

Back-to-school week? ✔️
Work? ✔️
All the things? ✔️
Sanity? …still searching. 😂

Now it’s time to reel in the weekend! 🎣

Let us do the cooking, fetch you a cold beer, and handle the important stuff while you kick back. 🍻
Our kids menu (listed below) makes it easy to bring the whole crew, and our patio is the perfect place to unwind, soak up some good vibes, and let someone else worry about dinner.

So leave the stress at the dock and come cast a line for some weekend fun! Come in before or after the Cubs games, Bike Rides, Farmers Markets or Downtown events! 🎣

📍 200 SW 2nd St, Des Moines
🍻 Cold drinks. Good food. Great vibes.
😎 You’ve worked hard. You’ve earned this catch.

🎣 CATCH OF THE WEEK! 🍻This week’s catch is swimming in from Amana, Iowa! Millstream Brewing Company! 🍺We’ve reeled in so...
08/28/2026

🎣 CATCH OF THE WEEK! 🍻

This week’s catch is swimming in from Amana, Iowa! Millstream Brewing Company! 🍺

We’ve reeled in some great brews, and this catch is definitely worth getting hooked on! 🎣

Stop by, grab a cold one, and see what’s on tap from Millstream Brewing Company. You might just find your new favorite! 🍻

🎣 Cast a line our way and come get hooked!

🍔🎉 It’s National Burger Day! 🎉🍔What better place to celebrate than El Bait Shop?! Reel in a burger that’s BIG on flavor!...
08/27/2026

🍔🎉 It’s National Burger Day! 🎉🍔

What better place to celebrate than El Bait Shop?! Reel in a burger that’s BIG on flavor! 🎣🍔

🔥 Our Famous 1/2 lb. Cheeseburger is just $9.99!
Two juicy ¼ lb. patties, melted American cheese, pickles & onions. Simple. Classic. Delicious.

But that’s not the only catch! 🎣 We’ve also got:
🌶️ Spicy Diablo Burger
🍄 Mushroom Swiss Burger
🌱 Impossible Burger

Pair it with one of our 250+ beers and you’ve officially caught yourself a pretty great meal. 🍺

Come hungry. Leave happy. And maybe loosen your belt a notch. 😎

📍 200 SW 2nd St, Des Moines

With over 250 beers to choose from, you’re bound to find yourself in a little bit of a pickle trying to decide what to d...
08/25/2026

With over 250 beers to choose from, you’re bound to find yourself in a little bit of a pickle trying to decide what to drink. 😜

Feeling indecisive? Get a flight! 🍻
Sample a few and see which one makes your taste buds say, “Yep, that’s the one!”

Come for the beer… stay for the hopst. 😉

We’ve got plenty of great brews, good food, and a whole lotta fun waiting for you!

📍 El Bait Shop | 200 SW 2nd St, Des Moines

🎉 FUNK’D IS EXTENDED! 🎉You asked, and we listened! We’re extending our Funk’d event through this Thursday! 🙌That means y...
08/24/2026

🎉 FUNK’D IS EXTENDED! 🎉

You asked, and we listened! We’re extending our Funk’d event through this Thursday! 🙌

That means you’ve got a few more days to come hang out and enjoy all that is wild, funky and tart at El Bait Shop.

🍋🍺 Our Funkd Up Event is still here through tomorrow! Skip the long fair lines and anchor down at Bait Shop! 🎣Grab a $20...
08/22/2026

🍋🍺 Our Funkd Up Event is still here through tomorrow! Skip the long fair lines and anchor down at Bait Shop! 🎣

Grab a $20 punch card and enjoy 10 different 3-oz sour pours! 🍻

A whole lotta pucker for your buck. 😜 Come get your sour on!

🎣 CATCH OF THE WEEK! 🍻We’ve reeled in a good one! Drekker Brewing Company out of Fargo, ND is our latest Catch of the We...
08/21/2026

🎣 CATCH OF THE WEEK! 🍻

We’ve reeled in a good one! Drekker Brewing Company out of Fargo, ND is our latest Catch of the Week! 🎯

Come on in, cast a line, and see what Drekker has on tap. You might just hook yourself a new favorite! 🍺🎣

Address

200 SW 2nd Street
Des Moines, IA
50309

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 11pm
Tuesday 11am - 11pm
Wednesday 11am - 11pm
Thursday 11am - 11pm
Friday 11am - 12am
Saturday 11am - 12am
Sunday 11am - 11pm

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