The Halftime Bar & Grill in Pleasantville has been named home of Iowa’s Best Burger for 2025 by the Iowa Beef Industry Council and Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. Kevin and Kathy DeHeer, along with their children, Amanda and Tyler DeHeer, have owned and operated the family-friendly sports bar for over two years. After several years of the trendy smash burger claiming the Iowa Best Burger crown, Halftime Bar & Grill claimed the award with an original 8-ounce grilled patty of fresh, never frozen beef sourced from a local meat locker. Halftime Bar & Grill has nine unique burger offerings on their menu. A customer favorite and one that the Iowa Best Burger judges mentioned was the Humpback Burger, which features an 8-ounce all-beef patty topped with ham, pepper jack cheese, bacon, and sautéed onions drizzled with Halftime’s smoky house sauce. The restaurant saw its burger sales double from 170 per week to 392 per week since being announced as one of the contest’s Top 10 finalists.