Here’s What’s In An Iowa-Themed Restaurant In Tokyo

If you're ever in Tokyo and get a craving for Midwest food.

Take a minute and think of the different types of barbecue we have in the U.S. There's Texas-style, Kansas City, Memphis, and Carolina-style. Evidently there's also Iowa-style?

If anyone in Tokyo wants to try some American Midwest food, there's good news. In the Roppongi area of Tokyo sits Big Iowa BBQ, which yes, does have good ratings on TripAdvisor.

Big Iowa BBQ's menu includes:

• Bar snacks
  • Smoked mixed nuts
  • Pork snack sticks
• Starters
  • Vegetable sticks with dip
  • Wisconsin-style fried red cheddar with marinara dip
  • Chicken wings
  • Chicken wings- 10 pc
  • Big Iowa BBQ Chili Nachos
  • Tortilla chips & fire roasted salsa
  • Skillet mac & cheese (as a starter, y'all)
• Salads
  • Classic Caesar salad
  • Smoked chicken Caesar salad
  • Big Iowa House Salad
• Buns & Burgers
  • Berkshire pulled pork buns with coleslaw
  • U.S. beef brisket buns with onions & BBQ sauce
  • Spicy Andouille Sausage Bun with Peppers & Onions
  • Big Iowa Burger
  • Chili cheese burger "smothered" with BBQ chili
• Sides
  • Mac & cheese
  • Coleslaw
  • Texas beans
  • Jalapeno corn
  • Cornbread
  • Shoestring fries
• Single meat plates
  • Berkshire pulled pork -100g
  • Berkshire pork belly -100g
  • Berkshire Spicy Andouille Sausage -2pc
  • Berkshire smoked sausage -2pc
  • Beef brisket -100g
  • Beef brisket -150g
  • Smoked chicken drums -5pc
  • Smoked chicken drums -10pc
  • Berkshire Baby Back Ribs Half Rack (with pickles, cornbread, coleslaw)
  • Berkshire Baby Back Ribs Full Rack (with pickles, cornbread, coleslaw)
• Combo plates
  • 3 meats + 2 sides
  • 4 meats + 3 sides
  • 5 meats + 4 sides
  • Meat available: pork ribs, pulled pork, pork belly, spicy andouille sausage, smoked sausage, smoked chicken drums, beef brisket
• Desserts
  • Whiskey caramel bread pudding
  • Ice cream
  • Pecan pie with ice cream

And yes, the inside of the restaurant is decked out in Iowa Hawkeyes gear, brick, wood, and farm accents, and of course neon booze signs.

Seems like they pretty much got us down.