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Jethro's BBQ n' LakeHouse
1425 SW Vintage Parkway
Ankeny, IA 50023
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Main Menu
Fixin's First
Amazing Slow Smoked Wings
Hard wood smoked, fried to a crispy finish, tossed in your choice of sauces with a blue cheese or ranch dressing. Jethro's House Made Sauces: Jethro's Original, Georgia Mustard, Carolina, Alabama White, Garlic Parmesan, BBQ Rub, Buffalo, Chili Teriyaki, Hot BBQ, HOT!! Buffalo, Raspberry Habanero and Ghost
- 10 Wings $13.95
- 20 Wings $25.95
- Add for All Drummies or Wingies Per 10
- $2.00
Bubba's Boneless Wings
Tender white meat chicken soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried to a crispy finish and served with your choice of sauces for dippin'. Jethro's House Made Sauces: Jethro's Original, Georgia Mustard, Carolina, Alabama White, Garlic Parmesan, BBQ Rub, Buffalo, Chili Teriyaki, Hot BBQ, HOT!! Buffalo, Raspberry Habanero and Ghost
- Half $9.95
- Full $12.95
Buster's Shrimp
Flash fried sweet shrimp, buffalo style are Jethro's favorite or pick from one of our house made sauces
- Half Lb $10.95
- Full Lb $18.95
Bayou Pickle Chips
$7.95
Thin sliced pickle chips soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried crispy with chipotle ranch
Fried Cheese Squares
$8.95
Aged white cheddar with our special country coating, served warm and gooey with our double secret chipotle ranch
Chicken Tenders
$9.95
Country fried chicken tenders, tossed in your choice of sauce, or have it on the side for some real dippin' fun
Quesadillas
$9.95
Fresh flour tortillas, layered with cheese and smoked chicken, with pico, guacamole and sour cream
Jethro's Rib Taster (4 Bones)
$10.95
Jethro smokes them all day; then he pours on sweet bourbon glaze and serves 'em with fries
Texas Bacon Burger Sliders
$10.95
House brisket burgers, topped with Texas bacon, American cheese and secret sauce
Onion Rings
$8.95
Sweet onions hand cut, soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried and dusted in our famous rub
Smoked Chicken Nachos
$10.95
Fresh fried corn chips dusted with secret spice smothered with white cheddar sauce and shredded cheeses, topped with house smoked chicken and finished with black bean corn salsa, fresh jalapenos, pico, guacamole and sour cream
Waffle Fry Nachos
$11.95
Just like our Smoked Chicken Nachos, but we substitute waffle fries smothered with white cheddar sauce and shredded cheeses, topped with house smoked chicken and finished with black bean corn salsa, fresh jalapenos, pico, guacamole and sour cream
Soup
Jake's Spicy BBQ Steak Chili
$5.95
Large bites of aged steak and smoked beans make this chili uniquely Jethro's. Topped with cheese, sour cream and fresh jalapenos
Gramma's Gumbo
$5.95
Smoked chicken and sausage, this stuff is good! (No road kill in it!)
Amazing House Smoked Meats
Jethro wakes at sunrise each morning and builds the fire with oak and hickory planks. Then he slowly smokes Iowa's finest meats. Each dinner comes with two sides and a corn muffin or white bread. Add a 1/4 pound of Jethro's amazing house smoked meats + $4
Pulled Pork
Pulled Chicken
Smoked Sausage
Turkey
carved or shaved
Pit Ham
carved or shaved
Pork Belly
+$1
Brisket
+$1, (sliced or chopped)
Dinners for 1
Full Slab Baby Back Ribs
$24.951/2 Slab Baby Back Ribs
$17.951 Meat (1/2 Lb)
$11.952 Meats
$13.95
1/4 lb each meat = 1/2 lb total
Platters & Combos
Brisket Platter
$18.95
Slow smoked sliced brisket, chopped brisket & smoky sweet burnt ends
Ribs and Wings Combo
$18.95
Three baby back ribs & 5 wings
Ribs and Burnt Ends Combo
$17.95
Three baby back ribs, and smoky sweet burnt ends
Bi-Wingual Platter
Bi-Wingual Platter
$15.95
Bubba's boneless wings and 5 slow smoked Jethro's wings
BBQ Sandwiches
BBQ Sandwiches
Pick one of your favorite house slow smoked meats with one side and your choice of white bread or a freshly baked bun. It comes plain, but you can get saucy at your table
- $8.95
- Make It a Melt $10.95
- Add Coleslaw
- $1.00
- Add Additional Meat or Bacon
- $2.00
Boss
Boss Hog
$11.95
Pulled pork tossed in Jethro's Secret BBQ sauce with Texas bacon, crispy onion strings and pepper jack cheese on a freshly baked bun
Boss Chicken
$11.95
Pulled chicken tossed in Jethro's Secret BBQ sauce with bacon, crispy onion strings and cheddar cheese on a freshly baked bun
Jethro's Biggest
The World Famous Adam Emmenecker
$24.95
(As seen on Man Vs. Food) Take the challenge today! The Missouri Valley Conference's "Most Valuable Player of 2008" loves this sandwich. It's big,"really big", just like all of those "really big" shots Adam sank in the Bulldog's magical MVC Championship Season of 2008. Start with our huge pork tenderloin, add two Angus steak burgers, top it with slabs of Texas brisket, apple wood bacon, fried cheese and finished with buffalo chicken tenders. Smother this mountain with melted cheddar cheese and white cheddar sauce, with your choice of side. This could hurt you! A sandwich fit for the MVP. Remember your "Emmenecker Challenge" experience with a custom T-Shirt. All "Emmenecker Challenge" attempts must be made with waffle fries
The Jethro
The Jethro
$16.95
Chosen as Food Network 's Favorite Bacon Bite and featured on Discovery Channel 's United States of Bacon. This isn't for everyone, It is porktastic. It is ginormous. We start with our famous tenderloin and add Carolina style pulled pork, house smoked pit ham and a double order of thick slab bacon. Choose your side and then go for it, but remember, we warned you
Iowa Premium Beef Thick Burgers
1/2 pound Angus steak burger, sourced locally with choice of side. Add your favorite cheese (American, cheddar, Swiss or pepper jack) + $1. Add coleslaw, sauteed onions or mushrooms + $1. Add additional meat or bacon + $2
Papa's
$10.95
We always start with a fresh ground 1/2 pound Angus steak patty, grilled to perfection. Choose your favorite cheese; we'll bring the lettuce, onion, tomato and pickle
Double Up
$12.95
A fresh ground 1/2 pound Angus steak patty, topped with chopped Texas brisket, sauteed mushrooms and onions, melted cheddar cheese and cheese sauce
Bacon Grilled Cheese
$12.95
A fresh ground 1/2 pound Angus steak patty, with three strips of bacon and American cheese with yummy garlic parmesan Texas toast
BBQ Burger
$11.95
A fresh ground 1/2 pound Angus steak patty, topped with pulled pork tossed in Jethro's Secret BBQ sauce, pepper jack cheese and crispy onion strings on a freshly baked bun
The Melts
Comes with one side
"Better Homes & Gardens" Melt
$11.95
"Better Homes and Gardens" Magazine's August 2009 Issue selected this melt as their favorite BBQ dish in Des Moines. "A unique combination of Swiss and American cheeses melted on top of Carolina pulled pork and smoked turkey"
The Des Moines Melt
$13.95
Triple decker of pit smoked ham, pork belly, and bacon. Served on grilled Texas toast with melted cheddar and American cheese
Brisket Bacon Melt
$12.95
Texas brisket, bacon, Swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms and onions on griddled rye toast with 1000 island dressing
Sandwiches and Vittles
Comes with one side
Texas Dip
$11.95
No French spoken here! Chopped Texas brisket, smothered with melted Swiss cheese, topped with sweet bourbon glazed onions, with a side of BBQ jus for dippin
Roscoe's Buffalo Chicken Wrap
$10.95
Buffalo boneless wings, crisp lettuce, tomatoes and blue cheese or ranch dressing all wrapped up in a fresh flour tortilla
Fried Shrimp Po Boy
$11.95
Buster's shrimp, flash fried crispy, dressed with lettuce, tomato and remoulade
The Big Club
$12.95
Piled high with smoked pit ham, hickory smoked turkey and thick slab bacon on Texas toast with Swiss and cheddar cheeses, lettuce, tomato and mayo
The Big Clucker
$11.95
Chicken breast coated in Jethro's secret breading and tossed with buffalo sauce, topped with blue cheese and bacon. Served on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato and bread & butter pickles
Pork Tenderloin
$9.95
It's as big as the plate! Pounded flat, fried crispy and served on a toasted bun with onion and pickles
Crispy Chicken
$10.95
Tossed in Jethro's secret breading and served on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, creamy mayo and bread & butter pickles
Blackened Salmon Po Boy
$12.95
Jessie Bob rubs Alantic salmon with his magical spice and blackens the 6 oz. filet to perfection, dressed with lettuce, tomato, onion and remoulade
Jessie Bob's Cajun Favorites
Jessie Bob wakes at sunrise, heads down to the swamp, builds his fire, fetches the kettle and starts the roux, cuz the roux makes the stew, and its hard to dew, as any Cajun cousin kneux. Buster orders his extra spicy!
Cajun Sampler Platter
$15.95
Includes all three of Jessie Bob's Cajun Creole Creations and one corn muffin
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
$11.95
A Cajun classic. Start with dark roux and vegetables. Jessie Bob adds andouille sausage and smoked chicken, and pile of steaming white nice rice and a corn bread muffin
- Add Smoked Shrimp
- $4.00
Smokehouse Jambalaya
$14.95
Jessie Bob starts with fresh vegetables and ripe plum tomatoes, slowly simmers them with Jethro's slow smoked Gulf Shrimp, chicken, andouille sausage and white nice rice to make this Creole casserole. Served with a corn bread muffin
Red Beans and Rice
$10.95
A Louisiana tradition! Our pot of red beans spends all day simmerin' on the stove with Jethro's smoked andouille sausage, pit ham, thick cut bacon and Jessie Bob's herbs and spices. When the beans are tender and creamy, we ladle them over a pile of steamed white nice rice
Atlantic Salmon
$16.95
Cajun blackened. Comes with 2 sides, a corn muffin or white bread
Jessie Bob's Creole Pasta
$13.95
Jethro's famous andouille sausage with smoked chicken tossed with pig tail pasta springs and plum tomatoes, smothered with Jessie Bob's Creole Cream sauce, topped with parmesan cheese
- Add Smoked Shrimp
- $4.00
Smoke House Mac-a-Noodle and Cheese
$13.95
Jethro starts with Wisconsin white cheddar, adds sharp cheddar, colby jack and parmesan. Then he tosses in hickory smoked bacon, cherrywood smoked pit ham and sprinkles Shake n' Bake crumbs to create the ultimate pasta treat
Green Stuff
Jethro's House Made Dressings: Blue Cheese, Chipotle Ranch, French, Cranberry Vinaigrette, Honey Mustard, Ranch, 1000 Island, Fat Free Italian
Sally Sue Southwestern
$11.95
Crisp greens, topped with smoked chicken, cheddar and Jack cheeses, black bean corn salsa, pico, guacamole, sour cream and tossed in our double secret chipotle ranch, served in a crispy taco shell
Becky Sue's Crispy BBQ Chicken
$11.95
Crisp greens, tossed with tangy honey mustard dressing, topped with our country fried boneless chicken coated in our Jethro's BBQ sauce, tomatoes, onions and shredded cheese
From the Garden
Crisp greens, tossed with your choice of dressing, tomatoes, croutons and cheese
- $6.95
- Side Salad $4.50
- Add Smoked Chicken
- $4.00
- Add Pulled Pork
- $4.00
- Add Salmon
- $8.95
Homemade Dessert
Buster's Big Chocolate Cake
Layers of fudgey, gooey delight
- $8.95
- 1/2 Piece $5.95
Wilma's Fried Apple Pie
$5.95
With vanilla ice cream
Made From Scratch Side Dishes
Campfire Baked Beans
Mashed Potatoes with Country Gravy
Mac and Cheese
Jalapeno Cream Corn
Red Beans with Rice
Cottage Cheese
Coleslaw
Potato Salad
Apple Sauce
Fries
Waffle Fries
Green Beans
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Potato Fries
+$1
Side Salad
+$2
Fried Pickles
+$2
Onion Rings
+$2
Cup of Chili or Gumbo
+$2
Soft Drinks
Jethro gives free refills on all soft drinks
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Mtn Dew
Diet Mtn Dew
Sierra Mist
Dr. Pepper
Mug Root Beer
Lemonade
Ice Tea
$2.50Hot Tea
$2.50Coffee
$2.50Made to Order Omelets
$10.95. With hash browns and choice of toast (white, wheat, marble rye, biscuit or English muffin). The Oink. We dare you! Sixteen extra large eggs, folded with a pound of Jethro's smoked pit ham and a double helping of American and white cheddar cheese sauce. Is it the largest ham 'n cheese omelet ever? $24.95
Bulldog
Texas brisket, sauteed onions and peppers, topped with aged cheddar cheese
Denver
House smoked chicken, sauteed peppers & onions smothered
Carolina
Carolina style pulled pork, breakfast sausage and bacon
The Piglet
Pit ham, American & cheddar cheese sauce
Downhome Skillets
These are not your ordinary hash browns. These are Jethro sized hash browns. Extra large, smothered in Jake's favorite toppings and two extra large eggs* (any style) with your choice of toast
Des Moines*
$11.95
Topped with slab bacon, breakfast sausage, and pit ham. Then we smother 'em with cheddar cheese
Jake*
$11.95
We load Jethro's World Famous Texas brisket, pepperjack cheese, sauteed mushrooms and onions on top of our crispy hash browns
Create Your Own Omelet or Skillet
Choose three of Jethro's ingredients from the list below to create the ultimate omelet or skillet. Meat: Bacon - Sausage - Brisket - Ham - Pork. Veggies: Mushroom - Onion - Tomato - Green Pepper. Cheese: American - Cheddar - Swiss - Pepperjack - Cheddar sauce
- Omelet $10.95
- Skillet $11.95
- Add in Extra Ingredients for (Each)
- $0.95
Breakfast Vittles
The Jethro Breakfast
$14.95
Start with a ginormous tenderloin, top with hash browns, three extra large eggs scrambled with bacon, Carolina pulled pork and pit ham, and choice of cheese and toast
Spike's Breakfast Nachos
$10.95
Best in Des Moines! Crispy waffle fries smothered with cheese sauce, topped with three extra large scrambled eggs with your choice of one of Jethro's amazing slow smoked meats, shredded cheese, finished with pico, guacamole and sour cream
Game Day Breakfast*
$13.95
Our made from scratch biscuits and gravy, Texas style hash browns (that 's topped with chili and cheese) and three eggs (any style)
Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast*
$8.95
With two extra large eggs (any style)
Buttermilk Pancakes
$8.95
Three of Grandma's made from scratch, large buttermilk pancakes, griddled hot and piled high, served with your choice of meat
French Toast
$8.95
Thick cut bread, hand dipped in Jethro's own vanilla cinnamon batter. Grilled and served with your choice of meat. Yummy!
The Jethro Burrito
$10.95
Scrambled eggs with smoked sausage, pico, sour cream, guacamole topped with cheddar cheese sauce. Comes with hash browns
Breakfast Quesadillas
$9.95
Flour tortillas layered with cheese, scrambled eggs and your choice of smoked chicken, Carolina pulled pork, or hickory smoked bacon, with pico, guacamole and sour cream on the side
The Earl of Egg Sandwiches*
$8.95
Two extra large eggs (any style) with your choice of pit ham, slab bacon or sausage patty with American cheese on Texas toast. Comes with hash browns
The Cowboy Breakfast*
$12.95
A full half pound of our famous Texas brisket and two extra large eggs (any style). Comes with hash browns and choice of toast
Papa's Breakfast*
$9.95
Two extra large eggs (any style), your choice of meat and either buttermilk pancakes or French toast
Grandma's Breakfast*
$6.95
Two extra large eggs (any style) with your favorite side of meat and your choice of toast
*Thoroughly cooking foods of animal origin such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, pork, poultry, or shellfish reduces the risk of food born illness. Individuals with certain health conditions may be at higher risk if these foods are consumed raw or under cooked. Consult your physician or public health official for further information
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Cuisine
BBQ
Wings
Cajun / Creole
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Brunch
Hours
Monday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Friday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday:
9:30am - 11:00pm
Sunday:
9:30am - 10:00pm