Your West Des Moines Neighborhood Sports Bar
The Story of JETHRO 'S Bacon Bacon
Jethro grew up deep in the hills of Southern Califoria in a little town called Beverly Hills. Jethro lived a good life there with his extended family as he swam and fished everyday in the Los Angeles River, and hunted in the palm tree forest with his bulldog named Jake. Jethro found it difficult to live off the land in Beverly, cause he never caught any fish and found only an occasional raccoon or opossum in his gun sights. Jake on the other hand was fed up with poodles. So Jethro and Jake packed their bags and headed for the Midwest, where the lakes are ful of walleye and catfish, and the hickory 'n oak forest are full of wild boars. Jethro and Jake walked East during the winter of 2007. They didn't know where they were going...but they heard this buzz about a place called Iowa. The word was spreading throughout the nation of a new energy, a new spirit, a new "can do" attitude. Finally, in the spring of 2008 Jethro and Jake walked onto the Drake campus. On the first day...with the money his Uncle had given him, Jehtro bought a 750 pound wood fired smoker. On the 2nd day...Jethro chopped down a hickory and oak tree. On the 3rd day...Jethro fired up his incredible smoker and opened the doors to his new restaurant at 3100 Forest Avenue in Des Moines in April of 2008. Jethro cooked and worked hard. The people of Iowa grew to love him and his delicious food. Jethro thought for a day or two and decided that "bigger is better" and "highest is best". So, he hollered for Jake and headed East...up a hill...to the highest spot in Iowa. There he found a city called Altoona, where horses run fast, roller coasters scream by, teams of Rams play in the grass and the biggest store he ever did see...had his favorite fishing pole. Jethro 'n Jake's Smokehouse Steaks opened in September 2010. On another day, Jethro's Cajun cousin Jasper Blow blew into Waukee on the winds of a hurricane from the bayous of Louisiana. Jasper carried a pouch with his family's secret Cajun Creole recipes. Jasper unpacked his pots and pans and with Jethro opened the doors to Jethro's Jambalaya in December 2011. One night, as Jethro slept...he dreamt of a paradise where his family lived and fished on a lake full of walleye. Jethro woke, and began exploring the north woods, he discovered a secluded lake, built his dream house, shot a moose and elk and opened his very own Lake House. "Going North to Ankeny, Going North the rush is on." Jethro's Lake House opened in Ankeny in December 2012. One bright, sunny morning Jethro was invited to Johnston. He liked the City. It was clean. Jethro thought for a bit...He was dumbstruck to realize that with 21,000,000 pigs in Iowa this was the place for the one and only Pork Chop Grill. Jethro's Pork Chop Grill opened in Johnston in December 2013. Finally, one night as Jethro listened to a far off owl "hoot" his haunting cry, he followed the sound and found what he was searching for...the most convenient spot in the Metro to build his Bacon Bacon restaurant, Jethro's homage to Breakfast. Jethro and his family are proud as a peacock to welcome you to "Your West Des Moines Neighborhood Sports Bar". Jethro promises that he will serve you large quantities of his "Amazing Slow Smoked Meats". Jethro is hoopin and hollerin excited to be a part of the friendly city of West Des Moines.
WORLD FAMOUS!!
Travel Channel's "Man vs Food" ESPN' National "Fanwich" Runner-Up America 's "100 Best BBQ" Restaurants Better Homes and Gardens "Favorite BBQ" Men's Health Magazine "Manliest Restaurant in the Midwest" Travel Channel's Food Paradise "Manliest Restaurant" Discovery Channel 's "United States of Bacon" William Shatner's "Moving America Forward"
Jethro is Bi-Wingual
FIXIN’S FIRST Amazing Slow Smoked Wings Hard wood smoked, flash fried to a crispy finish, tossed in your choice of sauces along with a bleu cheese or ranch dressing. 10 wings 10.95 20 wings 19.95 30 wings 29.95 Add 2.00 for all drummies or wingies per 10
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. Half 8.95 Full 11.95
Jethro's House Made Sauces
Jethro's Original, Georgia Mustard, Carolina, Alabama White, Garlic Parmesan, BBQ Rub, Buffalo, Chili Teriyaki, Hot BBQ, HOT!! Buffalo, Spike's, Ghost sauce and "Wing Sauce of the Month " Bayou Pickle Chips Heapin' helpin' of thin sliced pickle chips soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried crispy and served with chipotle ranch for some real dippin fun. 7.95 Fried Cheese Squares Aged Wisconsin white cheddar with our special country coating, served warm and gooey with our double secret chipotle ranch. 7.95 Chicken Tenders Country fried boneless chicken tenders, tossed in your choice of sauce, or have it on the side for some real dippin fun. 8.95 Quesadillas Fresh flour tortillas, layered with cheese and your choice of taco meat, blackened chicken, brisket or pulled pork, with smoked corn pico, guacamole, sour cream. 8.95 BBQ Sliders Blackened chicken, pulled pork or brisket, piled high on 3 mini buns, topped with your choice of cheese and fried sweet onions. 9.95 Onion Rings Sweet onions hand cut, soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried and dusted in our famous rub. Half 7.95 Full 9.95
Original Nachos Fresh fried corn chips dusted in our special rub, smothered with white cheddar sauce and shredded cheeses, topped with your choice of taco meat, blackened chicken, brisket or pulled pork, and finished with smoked corn pico, guacamole and sour cream. Half 8.95 Full 10.95 Bucket of Bacon Jethro's hickory smoked bacon, griddled crispy and stacked high. 10 strips 8.95 Jethro’s Bacon Wrapped Rib Taster (3 bones) Jethro smokes them all day, lathers on sweet bourbon glaze and serves 'em over a bed of fries. 10.95 Jake’s BBQ Steak Chili Large bites of aged steak and smoked beans make this chili uniquely Jethro's. Topped with cheese and sour cream. 4.95 cup 6.95 bowl Bacon Potato Soup Hearty and heartwarming, served with a slice of bacon 4.95 cup 6.95 bowl
campfire baked beans mashed potatoes with bacon sausage gravy coleslaw jalapeno cream corn fries tator tots
Sides cottage cheese mac and cheese green beans apple sauce
hashbrowns (add $2) tator tot casserole (add $3) sweet potato fries (add $1) *Add any additional side salad (add $2) side for $2 fried pickles (add $2) Add a cup of chili or onion rings (add $2) bacon potato soup for $3
THE EARL OF SANDWICH BBQ Sandwiches
Comes with one side.
Pick any one of your favorite house slow smoked meats with your choice of white bread or a freshly baked bun. It comes plain, but you can get saucy at your table. 8.95
The Melts
Pick any one of your favorite house slow smoked meats, served on grilled Texas toast with melted Swiss and American cheese. 9.95
The “Better Homes and Gardens� Melt
"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." 11.95
The Bacon Bacon Sandwich Jethro's own dry aged and slow smoked bacon, hand carved thick and piled high on a toasted hoagie. With Hollandaise if you like. 12.95 Bacon Bacon Bacon sized 16.95 The Bacon Philly Jethro's shaves his dry aged, slow smoked bacon and piles it high on a toasted hoagie. Then he tops it with sauteed onions, peppers, American and white cheddar cheese. 10.95
*Add cole slaw, sauteed onions or peppers $1 *Add any additional meat or bacon for $2
AMAZING HOUSE SMOKED MEATS pulled pork kielbasa sliced turkey sliced pit ham brisket (add $1) point available upon request BBQ & BABY BACK RIB DINNERS
Jethro wakes at sunrise each morning and builds the fire with oak and hickory planks. Then he slowly smokes Iowa 's finest meats.
Dinners for 1
Dinners for 2
1 meat (1/2 lb) 11.95 2 meats (1/4 lb each meat =1/2 lb total) 12.95 3 meats (1/4 lb each meat =3/4 lb total) 14.95 4 meats (1/4 lb each meat =1 lb total) 16.95 Full Slab Baby Back Ribs 22.95 Half Slab Baby Back Ribs 17.95 Half Slab & 1 meat 20.95 Half Slab & 5 Wings 21.95
Full Slab Baby Back Ribs 26.95 Half Slab & 10 Wings 26.95 Half Slab & Two Meat Dinner 24.95 Four Meat Dinner 22.95
Each dinner comes with 2 sides and white bread or a corn muffin.
Each dinner comes with 4 sides and white bread or corn muffins.
Jethro's is Porktastic
FOUR EGG OMELETS
Served with hashbrowns and choice of toast (white, wheat, marble rye, biscuit or English muffin)
Triple Bacon Bacon Jethro's Triple Bacon patty with Canadian bacon, bacon and American cheese. 12.95 Bulldog Texas brisket, sauteed onions and peppers, topped with aged cheddar cheese. 10.95 The Big Texan Texas brisket, sauteed mushrooms and hashbrowns topped with Swiss cheese. 10.95
Bacon Blackened Chicken Breakfast Sausage Canadian Bacon Kielbasa Pit Ham Pulled Pork Smoked Turkey
Taco Meat Texas Brisket Triple Bacon Crumbles Green Pepper Guacomole Hashbrowns Jalapenos
DOWNHOME HASH These aren't your ordinary hashbrowns. These are Jethro sized hashbrowns. Two extra large eggs, smothered in Jake's favorite toppings with your choice of toast. Des Moines Our crispy hashbrowns topped with slab bacon, breakfast sausage, and pit ham. Then we smother 'em with cheddar cheese. 10.95 Jake We load Jethro's World Famous Texas brisket, pepperjack cheese, sauteed mushrooms and onions on top of our crispy hasbrowns. 10.95 Cindy Sue Cindy loves her crispy hashbrowns topped with sauteed peppers, onions, mushrooms and Swiss cheese. 9.95 Create Your Own Hash Choose up to four of your favorite Jethro's toppers and create the ultimate hashbrown treat. 10.95 (each additional ingredient .95 extra)
The Piglet Pit ham, American and white cheddar cheese sauce. 9.95 Kielbasa Mac-a-Noodle Kielbasa, mac and cheese with American cheese. Just like dad used to make when mom was gone 9.95 Create Your Own Omelet Choose up to four of your favorite Jethro's ingredients from our list of toppers and create the ultimate omelete. 10.95 (each additional ingredient .95 extra)
Roasted Red Pepper Sauteed Mushrooms Sauteed Onions Smoked Corn Pico Tomato American Ceeese Blue Cheese
Cheddar Cheese Cheese Sauce Hollandaise Mac & Cheese Pepper Jack Sour Cream Swiss Cheese
TATOR TOT SKILLETS
Served with two extra large eggs and choice of toast
(white, wheat, marble rye, biscuit or English muffin)
Triple Bacon Bacon Bacon, Canadian Bacon, Jethro's triple bacon crumbles and American cheese. 12.95 Sausage Sausage A double helping of breakfast sausage and kielbasa with aged cheddar cheese. 10.95 Taco Tot Taco Taco meat, shredded cheese, guacamole, sour cream and smoked corn pico. 11.95 Create Your Own Skillet Choose up to four of your favorite Jethro's ingredients from our list of toppers and create the ultimate skillet 10.95 (each additional ingredient .95 extra)
Jethro’s World Famous Breakfast Served All Day, Every Day BREAKFAST VITTLES
Breakfast Quesadillas Flour tortilla layered with cheese, scrambled eggs and your choice of taco meat, kielbasa, Carolina pulled pork, or hickory smoked bacon, with guacamole, sour cream and smoked corn pico on the side. 9.95 *The Cowboy Breakfast A full half pound of our famous Texas brisket and two extra large eggs (any style). Comes with hashbrowns and your choice of toast. 12.95
The Jethro Burrito Scrambled eggs with taco meat, smoked corn pico, guacamole and sour cream, topped with cheddar cheese sauce. Comes with hashbrowns 10.95 *Game Day Breakfast Our made from scratch biscuits and bacon sausage gravy, Texas style hashbrowns. Topped with chili, cheese and three eggs (any style). 12.95
*Biscuits and Bacon Sausage Gravy Breakfast With two extra large eggs (any style) This is delicious gravy... (add hashbrowns for 1.95) 7.95
*Papa’s Breakfast Two extra large eggs (any style), your choice of meat and either buttermilk pancakes or French toast... (add hashbrowns for 1.95) 8.95
French Toast Thick cut bread, hand dipped in Jethro's own vanilla cinnamon batter. Grilled and served with your choice of meat. Yummy!!! (add hashbrowns for 1.95) 7.95
*Grandma’s Breakfast Two extra large eggs (any style) with your favorite side of meat and your choice of toast... (add hashbrowns for 1.95) 6.95
Add Jethro's bacon butter 1.00 Add Jethro's famous Apple Bacon Topping for 2.00
EGGS BENEDICT served with hashbrowns or tator tots Traditional Grilled Canadian bacon on a fresh, toasted English muffin and topped with soft poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. 12.95 Triple Bacon Jethro's triple bacon patty, Canadian bacon, two slices of bacon and American cheese piled high on a toasted English muffin and topped with soft poached eggs drizzled with hollandaise sauce. 14.95
DON’T FORGET THE JUICE Fresh orange juice from Jethro's own
"Squeezerator"
PANCAKES
served with your choice of meat (bacon, sausage patty, pit ham or kielbasa) Buttermilk Three of Grandma's made from scratch, large buttermilk pancakes, griddled hot and piled high. 7.95 Add Jethro's bacon butter 1.00 Add Jethro's famous Apple Bacon Topping for 2.00 Add Blueberries 2.00 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Three of Grandma's made from scratch, large buttermilk pancakes loaded with big chunks of chocolate chip cookie dough, griddled hot and piled high. 9.95 The Elvis Presley Peanut Butter Bacon Banana Priscilla stirs in chunks of bacon and banana in her famous buttermilk batter, griddles 'em hot and piles 'em 3 high, then tops 'em with Jethro's yummy peanut butter sauce. 11.95
Small 3.50 Large 5.00
*One egg 1.50 Side of meat (bacon 3, sausage patty 2, andouille 2, pit ham steak) 2.95 Side of gravy or cheese sauce .99 Side of toast, biscuit or muffin .99 Two Buttermilk Pancakes 3.00 Two Pieces French toast 2.50 Hash browns 2.95
Hashbrown toppers (.95) Cheese or cheese sauce Chili Sauteed onions Gravy Sauteed peppers Carolina pulled pork
Mushrooms Chopped Texas brisket Diced pit ham Andouille sausage Chopped bacon Tomato
More than a Mouthful
JETHRO’S BIGGEST *The World Famous Adam Emmenecker (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 our Angus steak burger, 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. Serve it with your choice of side. This could hurt you! A sandwich fit for the MVP. 24.95
The Jethro
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. 15.95
PAPA’S 1/2 POUND STEAK BURGERS
Comes with one side Add your favorite cheese (American, cheddar, Swiss or pepper jack), cole slaw, sauteed onions or peppers $1 Add any additional meat or bacon for $2 Add an additional patty $4
The Triple Bacon Bacon The Breakfast Burger *Jethro signature blend of fresh ground Angus steak and smokehouse bacon, 1/2 pound, grilled juicy. Add two slices of thick slab bacon and two slices of Canadian bacon and American cheese; we'll bring the lettuce, onion, tomato and pickle. 13.95
The BBQ Bacon Burger *Fresh, ground Angus steak, grilled to perfection, topped with thick slab bacon, BBQ onions and mushrooms with Swiss cheese. 11.95
*Fresh, ground Angus steak, grilled to perfection topped with Canadian bacon, American cheese, hollandaise sauce plus an over easy egg served on a giant English muffin (We're talking real breakfast here) 11.95
The Spike
*Fresh, ground Angus steak, grilled to perfection, an order of thick slab bacon and blue cheese. 11.95
campfire baked beans mashed potatoes with bacon sausage gravy coleslaw jalapeno cream corn fries tator tots
Sides cottage cheese mac and cheese green beans apple sauce
hashbrowns (add $2) tator tot casserole (add $3) sweet potato fries (add $1) *Add any additional side salad (add $2) side for $2 fried pickles (add $2) Add a cup of chili or onion rings (add $2) bacon potato soup for $3
BACON BACON TREATS Each sandwich comes with one side.
The Big Beverly Hills Club
Brisket Bacon Melt
The Ultimate BLT
Smoked Tom Turkey Wrap
Piled high with house smoked pit ham, turkey and thick slab bacon on Texas toast with Swiss and cheddar cheeses, lettuce, tomato and mayo. 10.95 Triple decker style on Texas toast with slabs and slabs of bacon, crisp lettuce, juicy tomato and creamy mayonaise 9.95
Salmon BLT
Fresh Atlantic salmon seared' and served triple decker style on wheat toast with slabs of bacon, crisp lettuce, juicy tomato and creamy mayo. 12.95
Texas brisket, bacon, Swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms and onions on griddled rye toast with 1000 island dressing. 11.95 House smoked turkey with lettuce, smoked corn pico, guacamole, with a side of chipotle ranch. 9.95
Bacon Billy Wrap
Buffalo style boneless chicken wings with creamy bacon bacon sauce, crisp lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese. 9.95
OTHER VITTLES’
Pork Tenderloin
(eats, treats and specialties)
Fried or Grilled Catfish It 's as big as the plate. Pounded flat, fried crispy Po Boy
and served on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, Fresh from the creek, not the L.A. River. Cornonion and pickles and choice of one side. 9.95 meal battered and fried or Cajun blackened with Texas Dip tartar sauce, lemons and choice of side. 10.95 No French spoken here! Thin sliced Texas brisket Catfish Dinner smothered with melted Swiss cheese, topped (Not from the L.A .River) Large filets, corn meal with caramelized onions, with your choice of battered and fried, or grill 'em if you are feeling side and some BBQ jus for dippin'. 10.95 healthy, with tartar sauce, lemons and choice of
Southern Salmon
Fresh, Cajun blackened or seared. Comes with 2 sides, and a corn muffin or white bread. 16.95
two sides. 13.95
campfire baked beans mashed potatoes with bacon sausage gravy coleslaw jalapeno cream corn fries tator tots
Sides cottage cheese mac and cheese green beans apple sauce
hashbrowns (add $2) tator tot casserole (add $3) sweet potato fries (add $1) *Add any additional side salad (add $2) side for $2 fried pickles (add $2) Add a cup of chili or onion rings (add $2) bacon potato soup for $3
GREEN STUFF Jethro's House Made Dressings: Creamy Bacon Bacon, Blue Cheese, Ranch, Caesar, Chipotle Ranch, French, Honey Mustard, 1000 Island, Fat Free Italian
Cindy Sue’s Salmon Caesar BLT Cindy loves garlic, if you order this classic style blackened salmon caesar with garlicky croutons, you must love garlic too... 12.95
Crisp romaine with chopped bacon, three slices of thick slab bacon, twice the tomatoes, chopped hard boiled egg and blue cheese. 9.95
The Beverly Hills Club
From the Garden
Crisp greens tossed with house smoked turkey, pit ham, bacon, cheddar and Swiss cheeses, tomatoes and you pick the dressing. 9.95
Crisp greens, tossed with your choice of dressing, tomatoes, croutons and cheese. 6.95 Side salad. 3.50
HOMEMADE DESSERTS Bucket of Chocolate Covered Bacon (4 slices) 11.95 A Single Slice of Chocolate Covered Bacon 4.00 Huge Scoop of Bacon Ice Cream 3.00
Iowa Ice Cream Sandwich A sweet corn cookie, with bacon ice cream. Yummy!. 4.00 Buster's Big Chocolate Cake 8.95 1/2 Chocolate Cake 5.95
DON’T FORGET THE JUICE Fresh orange juice from Jethro's own "Squeezerator" Small 3.50 Large 5.00
SOFT DRINKS Ice Tea, Hot Tea, and Coffee 2.50 (Jethro gives free refills on all soft drinks) *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 . An 18% Gratuity will be added to parties of 8 or more