Destination Grille Returns to the 2026 Iowa State Fair

Destination Grille is back at the Iowa State Fair with another lineup of unforgettable fair food! After our Lobster Corn Dog earned Top 3 spot in 2024, we're excited to return with a menu that now includes the Top 3 Best New Food of 2026, the Porky Parm Gnocchi, alongside other brand-new bites. Whether you're returning for an award-winning favorite or ready to discover something new, you'll find bold, scratch-made flavors waiting for you August 13–23 at our signature red and black trailer — all 100% gluten-free.
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Fair Favorite Returns: The Award-Winning Lobster Corn Dog

Some traditions are worth repeating. Our award-winning Lobster Corn Dog returns after being voted a Top 3 Best New Food at the Iowa State Fair in 2024. Featuring a full North Atlantic lobster tail lightly fried on a stick and finished with lemon aioli, chives, and grated parmesan. It's the gourmet fair food experience people come back for year after year.
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New for 2026: The Farm & Sea Special

This year's Farm & Sea Special brings together not one, but two award-winning fair favorites. Pair our returning Lobster Corn Dog, a Top 3 Best New Food winner in 2024, with the new Porky Parm Gnocchi, recently voted one of the Top 3 Best New Food of 2026. It's everything you love about the Iowa State Fair in one delicious combination.

Your 2026 Destination Grille Fair Menu

🦞 Lobster Corn Dog – Full North Atlantic lobster tail, lightly fried on a stick and finished with lemon aioli drizzle, chives, and grated parmesan

🐷 Porky Parm Gnocchi – Gluten-free potato gnocchi and Graziano sausage tossed in a house-made AE cream parmesan sauce with pesto drizzle, shaved parmesan, and fresh parsley

🧀 Mozza-tini Sticks – Four hand-breaded gluten-free mozzarella sticks served with warm vodka sauce, jalapeño ranch drizzle, and fresh parsley

🍉 Midway Melonade – A sparkling watermelon lime refresher made with juicy Iowa watermelon, fresh mint, lime peel simple syrup, and finished with bubbly soda water

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Meet Us at the Midway

Destination Grille will be serving all 10 days of the Iowa State Fair, August 13–23. You'll find us on Logan Avenue between the Craft Beer Tent and the Jacobson Building — just look for the signature red and black trailer.

Whether you're stopping by for an award-winning Lobster Corn Dog, trying this year's Farm & Sea Special, or grabbing a refreshing Midway Melonade before the next concert, Destination Grille is your place to meet up, grab a bite, and make another Iowa State Fair memory.