The Cottontail

06/24/2026

🚨 Wednesday Night Alert 🚨

🥪 Italian Grinder Night | 5–8 PM
🧠 Trivia Night | Starts at 6:30 PM

This week’s categories:

🎤 Pop Music
🎬 Movies
🇺🇸 U.S. History

Think you know your chart-toppers, blockbuster hits, and American history?

Prove it! 😝

Sean is back hosting this week, the grinders will be hot, the drinks will be cold, and somebody’s going home bragging about their trivia skills all week long. 🍻🏆🐇

Who’s in? 👇😎

06/23/2026

🔥🍔 BURGER NIGHT STARTS IN 1 HOUR! 🍔🔥

Why stand over a hot grill when Nick can do it for you?

For just $8, you’ll get a fully loaded burger and chips that’ll hit the spot without hitting your wallet.

🌞 Too hot to cook.
🍔 Too good to pass up.
🍻 Too easy not to stop in.

Grab a cold drink, pull up a seat, and let us take care of dinner tonight.

⏰ Starts in 1 hour
📍 Cottontail
💵 $8 Burger + Chips

We’ll save the grilling for us and the eating for you. 😎🐰🍔

06/23/2026

🐰 THIS WEEK AT THE COTTONTAIL 🐰

If you’re looking for an excuse to stop by this week… we’ve got plenty!!!!

🥩 Monday – Steak Night
Come see why so many people call it the best steak night in town.

🍔 Tuesday – Burger Night
A great burger, good company, and no dishes to wash.

🥪🧠 Wednesday – Italian Grinder Night + Trivia
Grinders served 5–8 PM
Trivia kicks off at 6:30 PM

🍣🎯 Thursday – Double Header!
Sakari Kitchen Food Truck starts serving at 5 PM
Dart Tournament sign-ups begin at 6:30 PM

🌙🍻 Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Late Night Rush Drink Deals
9 PM until Close

🍺 Every Single Day
Happy Hour
11 AM – 6 PM

Steel tip dart tournament Saturday- Outside! Noon sign ups and 1PM start.

Good food. Cold drinks. Great people.

Your week just filled itself. 😎

06/21/2026

The countdown is here! Sakari Sushi Lounge food truck will be at Cottontail on Thursday June 25th from 5PM to 10PM!

Come help us welcome them! We are so excited for this!!

Did you know we have a food truck?!
Come check us out

Here is our schedule for the week of 6/21/26-6/28/26

Monday 6/22/26 11am-2pm
Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Thursday 6/25/26 6pm-10pm
The Cottontail 3700 Dennis Dr, Urbandale, IA 50322

Sunday 6/28/26 10am-5pm Vintage in the Valley
Franklin Event Center & North Parking Lot, 4801 Franklin Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310

06/19/2026

🇺🇸⚽️ USA vs. Australia Watch Party TODAY! ⚽️🇺🇸

Steve has officially lost his mind again…

🔥 FREE Fireball shots every time Team USA scores!
🍕 FREE pizza arrives at 2 PM!
📺 Kickoff at 2 PM on the BIG SCREEN
🍻 Full sound. Full energy. Full send.

So if the USA scores once, you win.
If they score twice, you really win.
And if they score three times… Steve may start questioning his life choices.

Grab your crew, grab a seat, and come cheer on Team USA with us.

🇺🇸🍻⚽️

Disclaimer: Steve approved this promotion before consulting his financial advisor. 😏🤣😂🤦🏼‍♀️🐰

06/18/2026

🏀 The Indiana Fever are on tonight, and we’re turning the volume UP.

📺 Game on all TVs
🔊 Full sound
🕡 6:30 PM tip-off
🍻 Cold drinks waiting

No cover. No bad seats. Just basketball, drinks, and good company.

J҉O҉I҉N҉ U҉S҉!

06/17/2026

☀️💛 IT’S HERE! 💛☀️

After days of clues, wild guesses, and narrowing it down to only 16,777,214 possible colors… 🤣😂🤣😂

Meet our NEW LIMITED-EDITION Cottontail summer shirt:

✨ GOLDEN YELLOW ✨

This color is pure summer.

Patio beers. 🍻
Sunshine. ☀️
That first perfect Saturday when you have absolutely nowhere you need to be, except Cottontail! 💛

This is the kind of shirt that doesn’t sit in the closet. It gets worn.

And because Steve is feeling extra generous…

🍺 BUY A SHIRT, GET A BOGO FREE DRINK! 🍺

The first 50 Golden Summer shirt orders will receive a coupon for a BOGO FREE drink at Cottontail.

Stop in, message us, or claim yours before the first batch disappears!

🐰👕☀️🍻

06/17/2026

Wednesday at Cottontail is basically a life hack.

🥪 Grinder Night: 5–8 PM
🧠 Trivia: 6:30 PM

Eat first. Think later.

Sean is back hosting trivia this week, and he’s got questions ready for the know-it-alls, the lucky guessers, and everyone in between. 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Chris will be slinging all your favorite drinks, even if it’s Malort!

Grab a team, grab a drink, and come prove you’re smarter than the table next to you. 🍻🐇🏆

I think the “that one friend who’s confidently wrong about everything” line is very Cottontail energy. 😆

Topics: General Knowledge, Sitcom TV & US History!

06/16/2026

🐰🍔 SPECIAL THURSDAY ALERT! 🍤🔥

If you know Jen, you know there’s one food truck she’ll happily rearrange her plans for…

Sakari Kitchen is coming to Cottontail!

📅 Thursday, June 25
⏰ 6 PM
📍 Right here in the Cottontail parking lot

And trust us… this isn’t your average food truck.

🍔 Smash Burgers
🍗 Chicken Katsu
🔥 Wings
🍤 Dynamite Shrimp
🍣 Poke Nachos
🫔Spring Rolls
🫛 Edamame

The prices are reasonable, the portions are generous, and the flavor is absolutely incredible.

Jen has been singing their praises for a years now, so we figured it was time to bring them to all of you. 😎

Stop by, grab some food, and enjoy your drinks, and show them some Cottontail love. If turnout is strong, we’d love to make this the first of many visits!

👇 If you’ve had Sakari before, tell everyone your favorite item in the comments!

🐰🍻

06/15/2026

🚨 Warning 🚨

If you drive past Cottontail between 5 and 8 tonight with your windows down, there’s a very real chance you’ll end up changing your dinner plans.

That’s not our fault.

That’s the smell of steaks on the grill. 🥩🔥

Nick’s firing them up tonight and we’ve got:

🥩 Sirloin
🥩 Filet Mignon
🥩 Pork Chop
🥩 Grilled Chicken

Plus all the sides that make Monday feel a little less like Monday.

Served with:
🥗 Salad
🥔 Potato
🍞 Bread

Some people meal prep.
Some people cook.

The smart ones let Nick handle dinner.

🍻 See you tonight.