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Shakespeare's
819 S 1st Ave
Iowa City, IA 52245
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Breakfast
Menu
Kid's Menu
Daily Specials
Late Night Menu
Breakfast
Main
Sample Platter
$13.00
One biscuit with gravy, 2 eggs (any style), 1 large pancake, hashbrowns with either bacon or sausage
Pancake Platter
$10.50
3 Large pancakes served with 2 eggs cooked any way you like them
Breakfast Burrito
$10.00
Large tortilla wrapped with scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, mixed peppers, bacon, tater tots and sausage gravy
Biscuits and Gravy
$7.50
2 fluffy Buttermilk biscuits covered in homemade sausage gravy
Breakfast Sandwich
$6.50
Our buttermilk biscuit with an over hard egg, choice of cheese, and bacon, sausage patty, or ham
Breakfast Plate
$11.50
2 eggs (any style), 2 pieces of bacon or homemade sausage patty, hashbrowns and toast or a biscuit
Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs
$13.00
Our hand-made Chicken Fried Steak covered with our sausage gravy and 2 eggs (any style) and hashbrowns
Omelet
$11.00
Made with three fresh eggs and your choice of one breakfast meat (sausage, bacon, turkey, or ham), cheese, and choice of one veggie (black olive, grilled mushrooms, onions, grilled onion, tomato, mixed pepper, or jalapeno) and served with hashbrowns.
Skillet
$9.50
Hashbrowns covered in our homemade sausage gravy, 2 eggs and cheese
Steak and Eggs
$14.00
A tender sirloin steak served with 2 eggs and hashbrowns
Sides
Add Wheat or White Toast
$3.00Add 2 Eggs
$4.50Add Bacon
- 2 Slices $4.00
Add Pancakes
- 2 Pieces $5.00
Add Hashbrowns
$3.75Add Homemade Sausage Patty
$4.00
*You receive a 4% discount on all menu items when paying with cash.
Appetizers/Flatbreads/Pasta
Mozzarella Sticks
$9.50Breaded Cauliflower
$9.25Cheese Balls Basket
$9.75
Battered Wisconsin white cheddar cheese.
Beer Battered Onion Rings
$9.25Jalapeño Poppers
$9.75
Green jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese, breaded and fried.
Basket of Fries, Crinkle Cut Fries. or Tater Tots
$7.75- Add Cheese
- $2.00
- Add cheese & Bacon
- $4.00
Choose any 2 Half Baskets Above
$9.75Choose Any 3 Half Baskets Above
$14.00Supreme Nachos
A heaping platter of tortilla chips smothered in cheese sauce with taco meat, lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, and jalapeños. Homemade salsa on the side.
- Half Version $12.00
- Shareable Full Version $15.75
Cheese Nachos
$9.00
Our homemade tortilla chips topped with cheddar cheese sauce.
Homemade Chips & Salsa
$6.50Chicken Strips Basket
$13.50
3 all white meat chicken tenders, breaded and deep-fried. Served with choice of side.
Mini Corn Dogs Basket
$12.00
Served with choice of side.
Chicken Quesadilla*
$14.00
Grilled chicken with sautéed mixed peppers and onions folded together with melted cheddar cheese. Served with homemade salsa.
Veggie Quesadilla
$13.00
Our popular hand-cut sautéed veggies are folded with melted cheddar in a crispy tortilla served with our homemade salsa.
Shakespeare's Wings
Ten breaded wings deep-fried and served any way you want them! Choose from Super Hot, Hot, BBQ, Honey, Maple, Jalapeño Garlic, Carolina Gold, or plain. Combine flavors if you wish.
- $14.00
- Make 'Em Boneless $13.75
Smoked Chicken Wings
$15.00
One pound of hickory smoked fried chicken wings tossed in your choice of sauce.
Pretzel Bites
$11.00
Deep-fried and served with cheese sauce.
Cheese Burger Sliders
$13.00
Three sliders with choice of cheese and toppings.
Buffalo Chicken Flatbread
$14.00
Grilled chicken, buffalo sauce, ranch, three cheese blend and celery. Gluten-free crust is $4 more!
BBQ Chicken Flatbread
$14.00
Grilled chicken, BBQ sauce, red onion and three cheese blend. Gluten-free crust is $4 more!
Greek Flatbread
$14.00
Boursin, feta, tomato, kalamata olive and three cheese blend. Gluten-free crust is $4 more!
Sausage Flatbread
$12.00
House made sausage, red sauce, and three cheese blend. Gluten-free crust is $4 more!
Pepperoni Flatbread
$12.00
Red sauce, three cheese blend and pepperoni. Gluten-free crust is $4 more!
Cheese Flatbread
$11.00
Red sauce, mozzarella, Parmesan and Asiago cheese. Gluten-free crust is $4 more!
Flatbread Supreme
$15.00
Homemade Italian sausage, pepperoni, green peppers, and mushrooms with our signature pizza sauce and three cheese blend. Gluten-free crust is $4 more!
Creole Chicken Pasta
$16.00
Hearty mix of sautéed peppers, onions, and mushrooms with crispy chicken, farfalle pasta, and a Cajun cream sauce served with garlic toast.
Salads
Our Homemade Dressings: Ranch, Blue Cheese, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Herb Italian, Thousand Island, and French. We also offer Honey Mustard and Fat free Ranch.
Dinner Salad
$10.00
Fresh mix of Romaine and Iceburg lettuce sided with tomatoes, cheese, cucumber, onions, and croutons.
Chicken Salad
$14.00
Sliced chicken strips or grilled chicken breast served plain or tossed in buffalo sauce (or any signature sauce) with lettuce mix sided with tomatoes, cheddar cheese, cucumbers, onions, and homemade croutons.
Taco Salad
$14.00
Blended lettuce piled high with our house taco meat, black olives, jalapeños, tomatoes and cheddar cheese surrounded by homemade chips and a side of homemade salsa.
Side Salad
$7.00
Same as the dinner salad but smaller.
Black & Blue Steak Salad*
$16.50
Fresh mix of lettuce with balsamic vinaigrette on the side and topped with a blacked Sirloin steak, blue cheese crumbles, bacon, tomatoes, & crispy onion strips.
Wraps
All wraps are served with your choice of potato salad, coleslaw, cottage cheese, French Fries, crinkle cut fries, tater tots, or chips. Sub a side salad, cup of soup, Grilled Veggies, half basket of main appetizers or mac n cheese for $2 more.
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
$14.00
Sliced chicken strips tossed in our buffalo sauce (or any signature sauce) with lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese, and blue cheese or ranch dressing in the wrap or on the side.
Turkey Club Wrap
$14.50
Ham, house smoked turkey, and bacon with lettuce, tomato, and cheddar cheese (meats served warm or cold.)
Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap*
$14.00
Grilled chicken with lettuce, bacon, tomato, ranch, and cheddar cheese.
Steak Fajita Wrap
$14.50
Seasoned Sirloin steak, mixed peppers, onions and feta cheese with chipotle mayo.
Signature Melts
All Melts & Deli sandwiches are served with your choice of potato salad, coleslaw, cottage cheese, French Fries, crinkle cut fries, tater tots, or chips. Sub a side salad, cup of soup, Grilled Veggies, half basket of main appetizers or mac n cheese for $2 more.
Tuna Melt
$13.50
Homemade tuna salad served with your choice of cheese, then grilled on your choice of wheat, sourdough, or rye bread.
Hot Cheesy Stripper
$14.00
Chicken strips tossed in our buffalo sauce or any of our signature sauces then served on a hoagie bun, smothered with provolone cheese.
Turkey Bacon Melt
$14.50
Turkey, bacon, tomato, and pepper jack cheese on grilled sourdough bread with chipotle mayo.
Patty Melt*
$14.00
1/3 lb beef patty with sautéed onions and Swiss cheese on toasted marble rye.
Reuben or Rachel "Best In Town!"
$14.00
Chopped corned beef or turkey with sauerkraut, 1000 Island, & Swiss cheese on marble rye.
Audrey Melt
$15.00
Sourdough patty melt with sautéed onions, bacon, and fresh tomatoes.
Grilled Cheese
$9.50
Just like Mom used to make but your choice of bread and cheese.
Ultimate Grilled Cheese
$12.00
Your choice of cheese with bacon and fresh tomatoes on your choice of rye, sourdough, or wheat.
Fran's Deli
Choose Your Meat, Bread, and Cheese. Have it cold or Make it Hot, Fran's Deli is now a part of Shakespeare's! Add extra meat for $1.50 more or cheese for $1 more to your sandwich.
House smoked Turkey or Roast Beef, Ham, Tuna or Corned Beef
$13.50Choice of Rye, Sourdough, Wheat or a Wrap
Choice of Swiss, cheddar, American, provolone, or pepper jack cheese
Sandwiches
All sandwiches are served with your choice of potato salad, coleslaw, cottage cheese, French Fries, crinkle cut fries, tater tots, or chips. Sub a side salad, cup of soup, Grilled Veggies, half basket of main appetizers or mac n cheese for $2 more.
Tenderloin*
$14.00
House specialty. Our thick pork tenderloin comes either grilled or hand-battered on a toasted bun.
Southwest Chicken Philly*
$14.00
A pile of chopped grilled chicken, sautéed mixed peppers and onions with melted pepper jack and Chipolte mayonnaise on a hoagie bun.
Chicken*
$13.00
Hand battered or grilled
Sourdough BLT
$13.00
Applewood bacon makes this a classic.
French Dip
$14.00
House smoked roast beef and melted provolone on a hoagie bun with a side of house made au jus. Add mixed peppers and onions to make it a Philly!
Triple Decker Club Sandwich
$15.00
Turkey, ham, bacon, Swiss cheese, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo served on your choice of bread.
Fish Sandwich
$15.00
8 oz. Icelandic battered cod fillet - a real belly-buster! Topped with homemade tartar sauce. Served on a toasted hoagie.
Steak Sandwich*
$15.00
Tender Sirloin steak served on a toasted hoagie bun with sautéed onions, provolone cheese, and garlic mayo.
Monster Hot Ham and Cheese
$13.50
A generous portion of our house smoked ham sandwiched between Swiss cheese served on a toasted bun.
Zesty Vegetarian Black Bean Burger
$12.00Salmon Sandwich
$14.50
Grilled Salmon, tomato confit, lettuce mix, sunny egg, and garlic aioli on sourdough bread.
Burgers*
1/3 lb fresh beef patty served with choice of garnish on a toasted broiche bun. All burgers are served with your choice of potato salad, coleslaw, cottage cheese, French Fries, crinkle cut fries, tater tots, or chips. Sub a side salad, cup of soup, Grilled Veggies, half basket of main appetizers or mac n cheese for $2 more.
House Burger
$12.00
House made fresh beef patty with choice of garnish (ketchup, mustard, pickle, onion, lettuce, tomato) on a toasted bun.
Cheeseburger
$13.00
Choice of cheddar, American, swiss, provolone or pepper jack cheese.
Bacon Cheeseburger
$15.00Double Cheeseburger
$17.00Mushroom Swiss
$15.00
Mushrooms, Swiss cheese and sautéed onions with choice of chicken breast, black bean patty, house burger or pork patty.
Southwest
$15.00
Topped with homemade salsa, jalapenos, pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo with your choice of chicken breast, black bean patty, house burger or pork patty.
Bacon Blue Bison Burger
$16.50
1/3 lb ground bison burger served medium and is as healthy as it is delicious because it's 92% lean. Topped with house cajun, bacon, and melted blue cheese crumbles.
House Bison Burger
$15.00Impossible Burger
$15.00
Meatless burger patty made entirely from plants served on a brioche bun.
BBQ Bacon Cheddar
$15.00
With bacon, BBQ sauce and melted cheddar on grilled sourdough or a brioche bread with your choice of chicken breast, black bean patty, house burger or pork patty.
State Fair Pork Burger
$15.00
Our homemade pork patty topped with bacon, BBQ sauce and cheddar cheese on a brioche bun.
Beverages
Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Starry, Starry Zero, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Mug Rootbeer, Orange Crush, Dr Pepper, Lemonade, Raspberry Ice Tea, Ice Tea
$2.85Dessert
Fried Cookie Dough
$8.00
Battered cookie dough, deep fried and served with ice cream and chocolate syrup.
House Made Ice Cream
$4.00
House made ice cream. Ask your server the flavor of the day!
*Consumer advisory: Thoroughly cooking foods of animal origin such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, pork, poultry, or shellfish reduces the risk of food borne illness. Individuals with certain health conditions may be at a higher risk if these foods are consumed raw or under-cooked. Consult your physician or public health official for further information. You receive a 4% discount on all menu items when paying with cash.
Main
All include choice of one side: Cole Slaw, Cottage Cheese, Potato Salad, Tater Tots, French Fries, Crinkle Fries or chips.
Chicken Strips
$7.50Mini Corn Dogs
$6.75Macaroni & Cheese
$6.25
No sides included.
Grilled Cheese
$6.75Cheese Quesadilla
$6.50Kid's Cheeseburger
$7.50
You receive a 4% discount on all menu items when paying with cash.
Monday
Pint night (5pm - close)
Buy a Shakespeare's glass and get $1 off domestic pints
$1 off Burger Baskets All Day
bison burgers/black bean burgers are excluded
Wednesday
Wacky Wednesday (open to close)
- Well Drinks $3.00
- Domestic Pints $3.00
- Domestic Bottles $3.00
Selected Appetizer Baskets
$6.00Appetizers
Basket of Fries, Tots, or Crinkle Cut Fries
$8.50Jalapeno Poppers
$10.50Breaded Cauliflower
$10.00Onion Rings
$10.00Mozzarella Sticks
$10.25Wisconsin Cheese Nuggets
$10.50Choose Any Two Half Baskets From Above for
$10.50Choose Any Three Half Baskets From Above for
$15.00Chicken Strips Basket
$14.00
Three all white meat breaded chicken breast strips served with a side of fries, tots, or crinkle cut fries.
Chicken Wings
$14.50
Ten breaded wings deep-fried and served any way you want them! Choose from one of our signature sauces: Super Hot, Hot, BBQ, Honey, Maple, Jalapeno Garlic, Carolina Gold, or plain. Combine sauces if you wish. Comes with ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Boneless Wings
$13.75
10 oz of Boneless all white meat chicken wings. Have them tossed in any of our signature sauces. Comes with ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Homemade Chips and Salsa
$7.00
We deep fry your chips so they are warm and side them with homemade salsa.
Mini Corn Dogs Basket
$12.50
Mini corn dogs with your choice of fries, tots, or crinkle cut fries.
You receive a 4% discount on all menu items when paying with cash.
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Cuisine
Bar
Pub
American - Traditional
Sandwiches
Soups & Salads
Wings
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Late Night
Hours
Monday:
7:00am - 2:00am
Tuesday:
7:00am - 2:00am
Wednesday:
7:00am - 2:00am
Thursday:
7:00am - 2:00am
Friday:
7:00am - 2:00am
Saturday:
9:00am - 2:00am
Sunday:
10:00am - 2:00am
About Us
Iowa City's best east-side neighborhood watering hole. We offer a wide variety of beers and spirits as well as a full menu of great eats like our hand breaded, never flattened Tenderloin, great burgers and delicious steaks. Our cozy atmosphere will make you feel right at home.