Amanda L.
Yelp
We got into Des Moines late in the evening on a Thursday night and immediately got carry out from Fong's! In my research of Des Moines, this was somewhere people really recommended for a quirky little meal and that's exactly how I'd describe Fong's!
This used to be a Chinese restaurant, one of the oldest in all of Des Moines and when that restaurant closed and new owners finally came in and opened up Fong's Pizza, they decided to keep all the original decor and incorporate this identity into the menu. Fong's Pizza is half pizza restaurant and half tiki bar so what you have now is what properly looks like the inside of a Chinese restaurant, just with a bar and a very unique menu of food and drink!
What everyone talks about in relation to the food is the crab rangoon pizza. I love crab rangoon and I love pizza, so I knew I had to try it. The result? It really did taste like crab rangoon! I would say that the novelty of this restaurant is a large part of the appeal and that the food, overall, isn't all that great. The pizzas aren't the best quality, they don't reheat well either if you're eating leftovers, and generally they have a really sad looking air about them with their sad pizza dough, pale, thin crusts. We also got the mac and cheese pizza (similar pizza appearance), cauliflower wings (delicious and overpoweringly sauced/sweet), Chinese cheese sticks (mozzarella sticks in spring roll wrappers - mozz was delish, spring roll wrappers were a little too thick, bready, and tough), and ended with the raspberry cheesecake egg rolls (perfect, no notes!).
So as you can see, the food was relatively hit or miss, but overall we appreciated the experience of trying out the menu at Fong's and trying out one of the more iconic restaurants in this city. If you're interested in good food, I wouldn't necessarily recommend this spot, but if you're looking for a glimpse into Des Moines culture, definitely check it out!