Burrito King
Build-your-own burritos and bowls, tacos, loaded nachos, fajitas, appetizers, and hearty house favorites made for serious cravings.
- Burritos
- Bowls
- Tacos
- Fajitas
- Nachos
Burritos • Tacos • Ice Cream • Desserts
Build Your Burrito. Finish With a Happy Scoop.
One stop, two cravings, and a whole lot of happy. Build a burrito exactly your way, dig into tacos and house favorites, then celebrate with ice cream, waffles, churros, and more.
HappiestScoop Johnston
Iowa
Burritos
Tacos
Ice Cream
Desserts
Build It Your Way
Two menus. One very happy place.
Savory first.
Sweet always.
Burrito King / Happiest Scoop brings customizable Mexican-inspired favorites and playful desserts together under one roof. Stop by for a quick lunch, bring the family for dinner, or make dessert the main event.
Happiest Scoop
Ice cream, milkshakes, Oreo churros, waffles, lava cake, Mexican donuts, banana splits, and sweet reasons to stay a little longer.
- Ice Cream
- Shakes
- Churros
- Waffles
- Lava Cake
Build it your way
Your burrito.
Your rules.
Start with a burrito or bowl, choose your meat, pile on your favorite toppings, and finish it exactly the way you like it with queso, guacamole, cheese, rice, beans, or another favorite extra.
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Choose Your Base
Burrito or burrito bowl.
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Pick Your Meat
Chicken, carnitas, steak, chorizo, or seasoned ground beef.
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Load It Up
Add your favorite toppings, salsa, cheese, and sauces.
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Make It Extra
Add extra meat, queso, guacamole, rice, beans, or shredded cheese.
Chicken
Carnitas
Steak
Chorizo
Seasoned Ground Beef
King-sized favorites
Big flavor.
Zero boring bites.
Build your own masterpiece or choose one of the bold favorites that earned a place at the King’s table.
Birria Burrito
$15.99Slow-cooked birria beef with onion and cilantro, wrapped in a 14-inch flour tortilla and finished with queso, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Specialty BurritoFish Tacos
$14.99Three soft tortillas with golden fried fish, homemade coleslaw, and chipotle ranch. Served with rice and beans.
TacosKing Tots
$12.99Loaded tots topped with your choice of meat.
AppetizerHawaiian Burrito
$14.99Pork and grilled pineapple wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with queso, and served with rice and beans.
Specialty BurritoKing’s Crunch Nachos
$12.99Waffle chips, soft serve ice cream, chocolate and caramel syrup, whipped cream, and a cherry.
DessertKing Chocolate Lava Cake
$12.99Warm chocolate cake with a gooey center, served with ice cream, drizzle, and whipped cream.
DessertSave room for happy
The happiest ending is served by the scoop.
Go classic with one, two, or three scoops, or make dessert a full celebration with a milkshake, Oreo churros, waffles, Mexican donuts, a banana split, or warm chocolate lava cake.
One Scoop Two Scoops Three Scoops Or Go All Out
Every craving is welcome
Lunch. Dinner.
Dessert. Done.
From quick lunches and family dinners to after-game treats and late-day dessert stops, Burrito King / Happiest Scoop makes it easy to find something for the whole crew.
Burritos for the hungry. Scoops for the happy. Plenty for everyone.
Find your happy
Right on Merle Hay Road in Johnston.
Visit Burrito King / Happiest Scoop at 5500 Merle Hay Road in Johnston, Iowa. We’re open every day from 11 AM to 9 PM for burritos, tacos, house favorites, ice cream, and desserts.
Burrito King / Happiest Scoop
Address
5500 Merle Hay RoadJohnston, IA 50131
Hours
Open daily
11 AM–9 PM
Open daily 11 AM–9 PM
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Follow the happy
Fresh favorites.
Sweet updates.
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