Basic Bird

Dinners Served! Yeah we do fried chicken but we do so much more! From house made dumplings,our sides made 100% in house and our bowls like our signature Bap Bowl loaded with veggies, spicy ssamjang sauce and a fried egg, there’s something for everyone here!

Yes, the building is for sale. Basic Bird is not though 🐣

We know there’s been some chirping about the listing we quietly put up, so we figured we’d save everyone the speculation.

Basic Bird is owned and operated solely by us. Harbinger is too. We don’t have a management company or layers of managers behind either restaurant.

For the past four years, that has also meant owning and managing the property Basic Bird lives in alongside managing the restaurant operations. As we look toward the future, we’ve had to ask ourselves whether *owning* this particular piece of real estate is the best use of our time, energy and resources, especially when what we want to invest those things in the most is creating more restaurants and concepts for the culinary landscape of Des Moines.

We’ve been quietly exploring new spaces around Des Moines and working toward projects and ideas we’ve wanted to bring to life for years. If the right buyer comes along for the Basic Bird property - ideally someone who wants to keep Basic Bird the tenant - we’d love the opportunity to stay right where we are and put our focus toward growing our restaurants rather than managing a property.

So long story short: the property IS for sale. Basic Bird is not. We’re open, we’re busy, and we’re excited about what we’re building next!

Anyway, come eat chicken!

It’s a gorgeous day *and* it’s WING WEDNESDAY, all day ☀️

$1 wings. All day. Every Wednesday.
Pick your sauce, grab em to go and enjoy em outside while Iowa is still pretending it’s Summer!🍂🌞

It’s an absolutely beautiful day out there! Let us handle lunch or dinner so you can soak up every minute of this beautiful Autumn weather 🍂🍗🍻

🏈Football Sunday 🤝 Korean fried chicken🍗

Cold b**r, hot chicken, football on ✨all✨day, plus half off bottles of soju *every Sunday* (enjoy them in house or grab some for home! 🍶)How much more perfect could a beautiful Autumn Sunday get?🍂

Order a party platter on our website to feed a football crew with 50 pieces of bird - boneless, bone in or cauli - an extra large quart of any side and a massive platter of honey butter fries🍟🍯

Here til 9!

We’ve got a big menu change in the works. You tried our Mango Sticky Rice last week this week we are trying out our Korean Honey Mustard made with Karashi Hot Mustard, Honey, and a bit of sesame oil. This is not your average honey mustard sauce 😓New flavors, new appetizers, and bowls to rock in this fall season coming soon!

It’s Wing Wednesday and that means $1 wings all day long!

We have to close today for lunch service, apologies for any inconvenience, come see us at 4!

BASIC BIRD IS HIRING 🐔
We’re looking for a Front of House / Counter Service team member!

This is an hourly plus tips position, and a little bit of everything FOH. Taking orders and helping guests at the counter, running food, bussing and cleaning tables, keeping the dining room looking great, and generally helping keep service moving!

We’re looking for someone friendly, reliable, quick on their feet, and comfortable jumping in wherever they’re needed.

✨Competitive Hourly pay plus tips✨

Interested? Send us an email at [email protected]

IT’S 2 CHICKEN SANDWICHES AND 2 ORDERS OF FRIES FOR $20 EVERY TUESDAY💥

Get in here and treat a friend, a loved one, or yourself!