WRNL Eats: Cactus Bob's BBQ Corral & Woody's Smoke Shack

Our sample platter at Woody's Smoke Shack.The next two contenders for our BBQ crawl crown emerge from the side of the ring.

Next up from the grand journey that was the first-ever (and likely last-ever) WRNL BBQ crawl comes our reviews for Cactus Bob's BBQ Corral in Johnston and Woody's Smoke Shack in Des Moines. In case you happened to miss our written hand job review for Kue'd Smokehouse, be sure to check it out as well.

Now for a little background on the two restaurants featured in this article...

Cactus Bob's opened in 2005 and is owned by friends Robert Prince and Craig DeDecker. According to their website, the former is a retired sheetmetal worker and self-taught gourmet, while the latter…