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B-Bops is mediocre fast food and NOT an attraction IMO.
Plenty of better places to hit while you're in Iowa.
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Agreed. The OP is going to leave here thinking we have crap taste in places to eat.
Please, choose something better that isn't fast food and takes marginally more time.
Rather than a greasy burger with crappy fries that can be had at Hardee's have something good like a tenderloin at Nick's on Army Post, a french dip at Francie's on Fleur, asian whatever at Cool Basil on University, a gyro at Chicago Dog on 9th, a Reuben at Court Avenue Brewing Co. on Court, a taco at Tasty Tacos on 14th, a bowl of gumbo at Buzzard Billy's on 3rd, a burrito at El Rey Burritos on Grand. . . That is just the central to south part of the city, but you get the idea.
I chose one decent thing off of the menu at each place OP. Don't feel the need to choose that particular item. Each of those places offer a wide variety of equally good table fare.
When I hit the road to places where ex-locals now live I normally take along Anderson Erickson milk/cottage cheese and Graziano's sausage and fixed olives as a "greetings from Iowa" gesture. Those seem to be pretty specific to Iowa, an in the case of sausage/olives, Des Moines.
When an English friend of mine passed through once upon a time, one of the unique things she enjoyed was our Capitol building.