Is High Life Lounge Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Des Moines, IA)
Man v. Food, Season 3 Des Moines, Iowa
Current status
As of October 2026, High Life Lounge is listed open on thehighlifelounge.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The bar's own website, checked 2026-09-08, listed current hours and offered online ordering, and Google Places marked the business operational the same day. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 3, Episode 18
- Aired
- Address 200 SW 2nd St, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Website thehighlifelounge.com
- Show map
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What happened after Man v. Food?
On Man v. Food's Des Moines episode (S3E18, aired 2010-10-06), Adam Richman ordered the High Life Lounge's crispy pressure-fried chicken and bacon-wrapped tater tots during his stop in Iowa. The High Life Lounge is a bar and restaurant at 200 SW 2nd St in downtown Des Moines, known locally for the rarebit burger, a regional specialty topped with a cheese rarebit sauce, alongside other bar-food staples on its menu. According to the bar's own website (thehighlifelounge.com), checked 2026-09-08, the business listed current hours — 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. the rest of the week — and offered online ordering, indicating it remained open. Google's business listing, checked the same day, also marked the bar operational.
The episode
Also in Season 3
Season 3: 33 of 58 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 17Jim-Denny's
Closed - Closed
- Open
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Ep 17Sweet Cheeks
Closed -
Ep 17Tornado Potato
Closed -
Ep 18Black Market Pizza
Closed -
Ep 18Jethro's BBQ
Open - Relocated
Nearest restaurants
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Best Thing I Ever Ate · Food Paradise · Man v. Food
Relocated -
Food Paradise
Open -
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Closed -
Patton's Restaurant & Catering
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Closed -
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open -
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open
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Sources we checked
- thehighlifelounge.com http://thehighlifelounge.com/
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Record mvf-192 · checked by Cal Marchetti.