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Claxons Smokehouse and Grill – Altoona

$20 for $40 Worth of Barbecue

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$40
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In a Nutshell

Barbecue joint lauded by "Metromix" hand-rubs baby-back ribs and smokes their world-expo-champion pork loin over hickory and oak woods

The Fine Print

  • Expires Jun 5, 2013
  • Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Limit 1 per table. Dine-in only. Must purchase 1 food item.
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Like a locked steamer trunk in an attic, barbecue recipes are better when they contain a closely guarded family secret. Finally taste the truth with this Groupon.

$20 for $40 Worth of Barbecue

The menu includes entrees such as a smoked and hand-rubbed half chicken with one side ($12.99), half rack of state-champ baby-back ribs with one side ($15.99), and hickory- and oak-smoked prime rib with two sides ($19.99).

Claxon’s Smokehouse and Grill

Metromix ranked Claxon’s Smokehouse and Grill as one of the five best barbecue spots in Des Moines—but that’s just the start. More than a decade's worth of accolades trail behind the restaurant like drops of warm barbecue sauce, leading all the way back to 2002, when a perfectly cooked pork loin nabbed the eatery first place at the World Pork Expo. Today, grill maestros Adam, Andy, and Ronald helm the kitchen, hand-rubbing turkey, chicken, and baby-back ribs in their signature black gold rub before slow-smoking each succulent cut over hickory, oak, and smoldering cook books. Claxon's open dining room, complete with a mammoth stacked-stone fireplace, surrounds guests as they tear into ham, sausage, and tender brisket. Modern lights hang above the full bar, casting plates of pan-seared shrimp and fried pub pickles in a tobasco-colored glow, while umbrellas shield diners from the sun and rain on the outdoor patio.

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  • To make a goofy smile, simply angle the corners of your lips down instead of up.

  • Stick your open hands behind your head so you look like you're either a moose or a person whose head is growing 10 fleshy nubs.

  • Turn around before making a face. That way the person you're with won't have to watch you try to fold your eyelids in half several times, if that's how you choose to make your goofy face.

  • Puff up your cheeks. You can do this the traditional way—with your breath—or the delicious way—with a pound of meatloaf.

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Would the world be a better place if everyone walked around with a mouthful of meatloaf?

Claxons Smokehouse and Grill

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    Altoona

    3131 8th St. SW
    Altoona, Iowa 50009
    (515) 967-7979
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