a bed of mixed greens, tomato wedges, onions, broccoli, egg, cheddar-jack cheese and croutons topped with our charbroiled chicken breast. substitute our teriyaki or cajun-marinated chicken breast at no extra charge.
Taco Salad
crisp jalapeno cheddar taco shell fi lled with lettuce, topped with diced tomatoes, shredded cheddar-jack cheese and your choice of taco beef or fajita chicken. served with sour cream and salsa.
Chefs Salad
mixed greens with smoked ham and turkey, onions, tomatoes, broccoli, egg, croutons and cheddar-jack cheese. half chef (smoked ham or turkey).
Dennis Green Salad
this is compliments any selection. a plate of fresh, crisp lettuce topped with cheddar-jack cheese, croutons and your choice of dressing.
Garlic Shrimp Salad
a bed of mixed greens, tomato wedges, onions, broccoli, egg, cheddar-jack cheese and croutons topped with fi ve jumbo garlic sauteed shrimp. delicious!
House Soups
chicken tortilla, cup, bowl
Award Winning Chili
cup, bowl, topped with onions, cheese, and sour cream.
chicken STRIPS SALAD
fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions, broccoli, egg, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions, broccoli, egg, shredded cheddar-jack cheese, croutons and shredded cheddar-jack cheese, croutons and two breaded chicken strips (regular or two breaded chicken strips (regular or buff buff alo style)
Big Burgers
Lettuce , Tomato, Pickle And Onion Are Available Upon Request. Includes Your Choice Of Seasoned Fries, Cole Slaw, Cottage Cheese Or Mixed Vegetables. Substitute Onion Rings Or Dinner Salad For $1.39. Cheeses: American, Swiss, Pepper-jack Or Mozzarella.
Big Burger
a fresh patty charbroiled just the way you like it, served on a toasted bun.
Bacon Cheeseburger
our juicy hamburger topped with bacon and your choice of swiss, american, pepper-jack or mozzarella cheese.
Firehouse Burger
our fresh patty cooked just the way you like, topped with jalapeno peppers, our own chipotle sauce and melted pepper-jack cheese this is one spicy burger.
Mushroom Swiss Burger
th e best of both here... our juicy burger topped with sauteed mushrooms and melted swiss cheese.
Rodeo Burger
our fresh patty cooked to your liking topped with sweet baby rays bbq sauce, melted american cheese, ham and topped with crispy onion rings served on golden texas toast.
San Fran 49er Burger
our delicious burger sandwiched between two slices of golden sourdough melted american cheese, bacon and our homemade.
Peppermint Patty Melt
our big burger with sauteed onions, swiss and american cheese on grilled marble rye.
Fatty Boombalatty Burger
loosen your belt big burger, ham, bacon and pepper-jack cheese with our house sauce laid between two slices of golden texas toast.
Zesty Ranch Burger
our big burger topped with bacon we add sweet baby rays bbq sauce and a touch of our ranch dressing, melted american cheese. our most popular burger!
Entrees
All Entrees Are Served With Our Mini Loaf Of Bread With Honey Butter; Choice Of Soup, Dinner Salad, Cole Slaw, Cottage Cheese Or Vegetables; And Your Choice Of Baked Potato, Mashed Potatoes Or Seasoned Fries; Or Substitute Onion Rings For $1.39.
Surf & Turf
our six-ounce top sirloin charbroiled to your liking. served with three, large shrimp (sauteed or breaded).
Breaded Shrimp
six, butterfl ied shrimp lightly breaded and fried to a golden brown. served with cocktail sauce on the side for dipping.
Chicken Strips
five breaded chicken strips served buffalo style or regular with ranch, honey mustard or bbq sauce.
Grilled Chicken Dinner
choose one of our chicken breasts: marinated teriyaki, cajun, or plain - charbroiled to perfection. add an extra breast.
Top Sirloin
ten-ounce, choice top sirloin charbroiled to your liking and topped with our special steak butter... great tasting iowa beef.
Ny Strip
a 12-ounce choice cut and trimmed ny strip steak lightly seasoned then charbroiled to your liking. a house favorite, you will love the fl avor of this steak.
Pasta
Pasta Dishes Are Served With Two Pieces Of Garlic Toast. Add Any Side For $1.49 - Soup, Dinner Salad, Cole Slaw, Cottage Cheese Or Vegetables.
Scampi
fettuccini noodles tossed with a light garlic alfredo sauce topped with lemon garlic marinated jumbo shrimp.
Chicken Parmesan
tender fettuccini noodles tossed with a red marinara sauce. topped with our freshly breaded chicken breast and mozzarella cheese.
Teriyaki Chicken
tender fettuccini noodles tossed with alfredo sauce and sauteed mushrooms. topped with a marinated, teriyaki glazed chicken breast.
Cajun Chicken Alfredo
penne pasta tossed with alfredo sauce and cajun spices. topped with our tender marinated chicken breast (fl avorful, but not spicy).
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
fettuccini noodles tossed with fresh broccoli and creamy alfredo sauce. topped with a perfectly charbroiled chicken breast.
Noodles & Sauce
you choose the noodle: fettuccini or penne. and you choose the sauce: alfredo or marinara. simple, but tasty.
Chicken
All Chicken Sandwiches Are Served With Your Choice Of Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle, Onion. Your Choice Of Seasoned Fries, Cole Slaw, Cottage Cheese Or Vegetables; Substitute Onion Rings Or A Dinner Salad For $1.39. Cheeses: American, Swiss, Pepper-jack Or Mozzarella.
Chicken Club
strips of white chicken breast, crisp bacon, lettuce, tomato, and ranch dressing all under melted mozzarella served on a toasted hoagie.
Rajun Cajun Chicken
a house favorite... our six-ounce chicken breast marinated in a special cajun sauce, charbroiled, then topped with crispy bacon and melted pepper-jack cheese.
Garlic Chicken Parmesean
wow! what a fl avorful chicken sandwich... our chicken breast seasoned in our own toasted garlic rub, charbroiled then placed between two pieces of parmesan crusted texas toast with melted.
Strip Basket
four, crisp breaded chicken strips (regular or buff alo style) served with ranch, bbq or honey mustard for dipping.
Hawaiian Chicken
six-ounce chicken breast marinated in teriyaki sauce, charbroiled and topped with grilled, smoked ham, a pineapple slice and swiss cheese on a toasted bun.
Buffalo Chicken
our freshly breaded chicken breast tossed with our buffalo wing sauce, topped with bacon and pepper-jack cheese.
Spin-art Chicken Sandwich
our six-ounce chicken breast charbroiled to perfection, served between two slices of toasted sourdough bread, lathered with our homemade spinach artichoke dip. add fresh tomato slices and you will love the fl avor of this sandwich.
Larry Bird
six-ounce chicken breast fi llet charbroiled to perfection, served on a fresh toasted bun.
Sides
French Fries
Baked Potato
Cottage Cheese/cole Slaw
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Vegetables
Onion Rings
Ranch Or Honey Mustard
Bbq Sauce
White Queso Sauce
Texas Toast/extra Bun
Sauteed Mushrooms
Mini Loaf With Honey Butter
Wrap It Up
All Of Our Wraps Are Available On One Of Our Fl Avorful Tortilla Shells... Choose From Whole Wheat, Tomato Basil Or Jalapeno Cheddar. Served With Your Choice Of Seasoned Fries, Cole Slaw, Cottage Cheese Or Vegetables; Substitute Onion Rings Or A Dinner Salad For $1.39.
Chicken Strip Wrap
our breaded chicken strips, lettuce, cheddar-jack cheese and ranch dressing on a jalapeno cheddar wrap or for a little kick, try this one buff alo style.
Chicken Wrap
our white chicken breast strips with lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar-jack cheese and honey mustard on a tomato basil wrap.
Turkey Bacon Wrap
lean turkey, crisp bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar-jack cheese and ranch dressing on a whole wheat wrap.
Cajun Chicken Wrap
white chicken breast strips marinated in cajun seasoning, lettuce, jalapeno peppers, pepper-jack cheese and crisp bacon on a jalapeno cheddar wrap.
Warm Ups
A Great Way To Kickoff Any Main Course.
Sampler Platter
cant decide? th ree wings, three potato skins, three cheese sticks, and onion rings. served with sides of ranch and seasoned sour cream.
Boneless Chicken Wings
a bountiful amount of breaded chicken pieces, plain or tossed in your choice of traditional buff alo sauce, sweet red chili, or bbq all delicious.
Cheddar Nuggets
a bountiful amount of white cheddar curds fried and served with a side of marinara sauce.
Chicken Quesadilla
our quesadilla is served on a toasted, jalapeno cheddar tortilla, filled with chicken, cheddar-jack cheese, pepper-jack cheese and bacon with a side of lettuce, tomato, salsa and sour cream.
Detroit Red Wings
ten unbreaded jumbo wings served plain, traditional buff alo, sweet red chili, or bbq.
Layered Nachos
first, we lay a bed of tortilla chips, then we add some meat, queso, cheddar-jack cheese and some more chips, some more meat, queso and cheddar-jack cheese. now they are layered, topped with lettuce and tomato and served with a side of salsa and sour cream. beef or chicken.
Pig Skins
crisp potato skins covered with melted cheddar-jack cheese and your choice of bacon, taco beef, or chicken. presented with sour cream.
Loaded Hayden Frys
chili cheese fries: a heaping plate of fries loaded with award-winning chili topped with melted cheddar-jack and served with sour cream. bacon cheese fries: a heaping plate of fries loaded with crispy bacon topped with melted cheddar-jack and served with sour cream.
Spinach & Artichoke Dip
spinach, artichoke hearts, and a blend of cheeses mixed together for a warm delicious dip. served with our own fried fl at bread.
Olympic Rings
a huge platter of sweet onion slices dipped in a premium beer batter, fried to a golden crisp, served with seasoned sour cream.
Big Mac Sticks
eight mozzarella sticks coated with an italian seasoned breading, fried golden, served with marinara sauce.
Chipper & Sosa With Queso
you get the best of both fresh tortilla chips served with our homemade salsa and our famous white queso dip.
Hall Of Fame
Our Signature Items Are Served With Your Choice Of Seasoned Fries, Cole Slaw, Cottage Cheese Or Vegetables. Substitute Onion Rings Or A Dinner Salad For $1.39.
Grilled Loin
a freshly cut pork tenderloin seasoned and charbroiled, topped with bacon and melted
mozzarella cheese and served on a toasted bun one of the best.
Gridiron Grinder
a customer favorite! a half pound of italian sausage cooked with just the right spices and just the right sauces. topped with jalapenos and melted pepper-jack cheese.
Steak Sandwedge
a six-ounce, tender top sirloin charbroiled to your taste, smothered with sauteed onions and mushrooms. served open-faced with a side of texas toast.
Shrimp Basket
straight from the sea just kidding! five, large breaded shrimp cooked to a golden brown, served with a side of cocktail sauce.
Tigerloin
just like tiger, this is one of the best! lightly breaded and fried golden brown. dont be surprised if this wont fit on the bun.
When JR Sheffer and Heather Ferguson left the University of Iowa in 1993 they had a vision. The vision was to create an eatery with a menu and an atmosphere that carried on a tradition of hospitality, quality and value that you only find at the finest small town restaurants in the Midwest. The best food would be a sampling of the best of the best restaurant items that the JR, Heather and their friends have experienced on and off menus across America’s Heartland.
The vision began in Ames Iowa where the students of Dog Town were treated to a new night club called “Tazzles”. Tazzles offered discount cocktails and the biggest and loudest dance floor in Cyclone History. Tazzles night club soon partnered up with Winston’s and consecutively opened Shamrox and the Dean’s List. But after running nightclubs in Ames for a better part of the 90’s, JR and Heather decided that the Cyclone Nation would do okay with out them and it was time to get their restaurant up and running.
In 1999 The Sheffers found out about a little out of the way watering hole that was for sale in Indianola, Iowa. After discovering this little eatery in it’s prime location, JR and Heather also found a community that made them feel like this was the place that they wanted to raise their family and their vision in.