Where Is Fong's Pizza Now? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Des Moines, IA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9, Episode 17

Fong's Pizza & Tiki Bar, the Des Moines, Iowa location at 317 East Court Avenue, was featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate in the episode "One of a Kind" (Season 9, Episode 17), spotlighting the restaurant's Iowa-style thin-crust pizza and tiki-themed cocktail bar. According to the site, the business is also reachable at [email protected] and (515) 323-3333, and links active Facebook, Instagram, and Yelp pages from its homepage.

Food Paradise, Season 4, Episode 14 Aired 2013

"Food Paradise" featured Fong's Pizza in Des Moines, Iowa, in the 2013 episode "Pizza Paradise 2: Another Slice" (S4E14), spotlighting the restaurant's Asian-fusion pizza. Fong's Pizza operates at 317 East Court Avenue in Des Moines's East Village, according to the business's website, fongspizza.com, which lists current hours and online ordering. This entry records an additional Food Paradise appearance for the existing Fong's Pizza record already in the database, which shares the same name and Des Moines location.

Man v. Food, Season 5, Episode 9 Aired September 4, 2017

Man v. Food's Des Moines episode featured Fong's Pizza for its Asian-fusion toppings on a traditional pizza crust, served in a tiki-themed dining room. Fong's operated for more than 15 years at 223 4th Street in downtown Des Moines before the Des Moines Register reported, in February 2025, that owner Jeff Bruning of Full Court Press Restaurant Group planned to relocate the restaurant because the original kitchen could no longer support the business. Fong's closed its downtown location in late March 2025 and reopened April 1, 2025, at 317 East Court Avenue in the East Village, the former home of Peace Tree Brewing Co., according to KHAK and the Des Moines Register. The new space added a patio, a pickup window, and additional menu items, including new pizzas, entrees, and cocktails, per a Fong's Pizza Facebook post cited by KHAK.