B&B Grocery Meat & Deli • 1922

At this worn-floored corner market, the Brooks family has spent a century perfecting the art of the towering deli sandwich, none more famous than Dad's Killer — a hand-cut meat monument that claimed the Des Moines Register's crown for best in the city. Four generations have manned the old-fashioned butcher counter since 1922, slicing thick and piling high in cramped aisles that smell of smoked meat and tradition. Walk up, order by number or by legend, and understand why regulars wait in line for sandwiches that earn their killer reputation.