Salads
Served with a warm garlic bread stick.House Salad
$3.59
Tossed fresh greens with a cucumber slice, onion, homemade croutons and your choice of dressing.
Chicken Jack Salad
$9.99
Mixed salad greens topped with bacon, tomato, red onion, shredded cheddar or jack cheese and a grilled Barbeque'd chicken breast hot off the broiler.
Chef Salad
$9.99
Our own roasted hand-carved turkey with ham, cheese, egg, black olive, cucumber, green pepper, onion, croutons and tomato on a bed of mixed greens.
Chinese Chicken Salad
$9.99
Our signature salad! Chicken, mandarin oranges, water chestnuts, chow mein noodles and sugar snap peas tossed with fresh mixed greens and our legendary poppy seed dressing.
Taco Salad
$9.99
An edible shell filled with lettuce and our homemade chili and cheese, garnished with black olives, tomatoes and sour cream.
Fried Chicken Salad
9.99
Mixed greens tossed with croutons and creamy Parmesan dressing, topped with shredded cheddar or jack cheese, tomato, egg and hot fried chicken chunks.
$Soup
In a cup or bowl, soup is good for the soul! We make ours from scratch.Soup & Half a Sandwich
$7.99
A bowl of vegetable cheese or chili and your choice of half a sandwich: BLT, grilled cheese or French dip.
Our Famous Chili
$2.59-3.99
Topped with cheese and onion.
Soup & Salad
$6.99
Our house salad with vegetable cheese and a warm garlic bread stick.
Vegetable Cheese Soup
2.59-3.39
$Sandwiches
Have your sandwich with a house salad or French fries.Chicken Jack Sandwich
$8.99
Plump broiled chicken topped with bacon, monterey jack cheese and Barbeque.
Turkey Club
$8.59
Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayoand swiss cheese on white toast - don't forget the turkey.
Bacon Cheddar Turkey Melt
$8.59
Our thinly sliced turkey piled high with bacon, melted cheddar and BBQ sauce on grilled sourdough bread.
BLT
$7.99
The classic bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo sandwich served on thick toasted sourdough.
Italian Grinder
$8.59
Graziano sausage mixed with marinara and topped with melted mozzarella cheese on a baked baguette.
French Dip
$8.59
Made with our tender, hand-carved roast beef, served with swiss cheese and au jus on a freshly baked baguette.
Grilled Ham & Cheese
$6.99
Honey-glazed Iowa ham and swiss cheese on grilled wheat.
Fish-N-Chips
$9.59
3 strips of battered cod plus fries and coleslaw. Sorry, no substitutions.
Grilled Chicken
$8.59
Our own honey Dijon marinade makes this broiled chicken breast tender and juicy. Make it blackened, it's your call.
Reuben
$7.99
Piled high with corned beef, sauerkraut, swiss cheese and Thousand island dressing. Try our house version with turkey instead of corned beef.
Grilled Cheese
$5.59
3 cheeses grilled until melted on thick-sliced sourdough.
Pork Loin
8.59
Have this blast from the past! Your choice of a grilled pork loin served gluten friendly available. With sauteed onions and pickles or a breaded pork loin served with red onions and pickles.
$Burgers
We serve half-pound burgers broiled to your specifications. With house salad or French fries.Cheeseburger
$9.67
You pick the cheese - Swiss, cheddar, American, monterey jack, or pepper jack - and we'll throw in the pickle.
Rarebit Burger
$8.59
With spicy cheddar cheese sauce, served open-faced.
California Burger
$8.59-8.99
Our broiled burger with everything: lettuce, onion, mayo, pickle and tomato.
Plain Burger
$7.79
Nothing but pickle.
The Hawkeye Burger
$8.99
A winner! Grilled onion, mushrooms and cheddar cheese.
Bacon Cheeseburger
$9.99
Served with melted swiss and crisp Iowa bacon.
Chili Burger
$8.99
Our homemade chili, cheese and onions on top of an open faced burger.
Maytag Burger
$8.99
Iowa's best maytag bleu cheese, sauteed onion and monterey jack cheese.
Goober Burger
$8.99
We take our broiled burger, add 2 slices of American cheese and 1 egg cooked to your liking. Then we top it with peanut butter.
BBQ Burger
$8.99
Mushrooms, Iowa bacon, monterey jack cheese and lots of BBQ sauce.
Patty Melt
8.59
Swiss cheese, sauteed onion and Thousand island dressing on grilled marble rye.
$Eggs
Eggs #1
$5.59
Two eggs served any style with hash browns and your choice of toast.
Eggs #2
$6.99
Two eggs any style served with your choice of Iowa ham, bacon or sausage and toast.
Eggs #3
7.99
Two eggs any style with hash browns and your choice of Iowa ham, bacon or sausage and toast, of course.
$Breakfast Plates
Served on a bed of diced potatoes topped with two eggs and toast on the side.Ham & Cheese Breakfast Plate
$7.99
This plate with Iowa ham and Cheddar-Monterey jack cheese is perfect for a simple breakfast to eat.
The Works Mmm' Breakfast Plate
$8.99
Iowa ham, green peppers, mushrooms, cheese, onions and sausage. This "works" for me.
The Vegetarian Breakfast Plate
7.79
We take green peppers, onions and Portobello mushrooms and mix it all together.
$Omelets
Served with hash browns and toast.Ham & Cheese Omelet
$8.59
Ham it up with mixed cheese and Iowa ham.
Portobello Mushroom Omelet
$8.79
Loaded with sauteed Portobello mushrooms and onions, topped with monterey jack cheese.
Denver Omelet
$8.99
Stuffed full of Iowa ham, green peppers, onions and mixed cheese.
The Gut Buster Omelet
$9.99
If you're not hungry, don't think you can eat this one. Sausage, ham, green peppers, onions, mushrooms and mixed cheese. Forget the toast you get 6 eggs with hash browns.
Diner Special Omelet
8.59
Our signature omelet includes Iowa sausage, mushrooms and mixed cheese.
$Specials
Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs
$9.59
Our homemade sausage gravy over chicken fried steak, served with 2 eggs, hash browns and toast.
Biscuits & Gravy
$3.59-6.99
Homemade country sausage gravy served over our freshly baked biscuits.
Diner Favorite
$6.99
Our corned beef hash is grilled, then crowned with 2 poached eggs and served with toast.
Steak & Eggs
$12.59
This classic comes with a 6 ounce top sirloin, 2 eggs any style, hash browns and toast.
Eggs Benedict
$8.59
Two poached eggs and your choice of Canadian bacon or Iowa sausage links or patties on a toasted English muffin with hollandaise sauce and hash browns.
Sunrise Express
4.69
Our own breakfast sandwich. Egg, cheese and your choice of sausage gluten friendly available. Links or patties, bacon or Canadian bacon. You choose from a big, fresh baked biscuit or croissant.
$The Flipside
Buttermilk Pancakes
$3.59-5.99
Our light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes, served with real butter and warm maple syrup.
Cinnamon Swirl French Toast
$4.59-6.99
Our own homemade cinnamon roll, sliced, dipped in egg batter and grilled until golden, served with real butter and warm maple syrup.
Belgian Waffle
6.99
Original or banana nut, served with real butter and warm maple syrup.
$Sides
Yogurt Smoothies Ae
$4.10
Gluten friendly. Low-fat vanilla yogurt, orange juice and fresh fruit: very berry, citrus or strawberry banana smoothie.
Breakfast Banana Split
$3.59
Banana, ae low-fat vanilla yogurt, fresh fruit and granola.
Yogurt
$2.59
Gluten friendly. Ae low-fat vanilla yogurt all by itself with a sprinkle of blueberries.
Oatmeal
$2.99
With brown sugar and skim milk, 2% or half and half.
Homemade Cinnamon Roll
$2.99
Toast
$1.99
Wheat, white or marble rye.
English Muffin
$1.99
Double toasted, nice and crispy.
Hash Browns
$2.59
Iowa Meats
$2.69
Gluten friendly. Sausage links or patties, hickory-smoked bacon or honey-glazed ham.
Fresh Fruit Compote
$4.59
Gluten friendly. Chunks of honeydew, cantaloupe, pineapple and watermelon.
French Fries
$2.59
Of course they're crispy.
Wets
$2.79
Fries with some beef or turkey gravy.
Chili Fries
$2.99
Like wets but with chili.
Sos Potatoes
$2.59
Skin-on smashed potatoes with a crater of beef or turkey gravy.
Cottage Cheese
$1.99
Ae old fashioned.
Coleslaw
$1.99
Gluten friendly. Good old fashioned.
Potato Cake
$2.59
Skin-on smashed potatoes, fried crispy around the edges, topped with cheese, sour cream and onion.
Homemade Onion Rings
3.59-5.99
Thin, lightand crispy, breaded on the spot.
$Teasers
Tease your appetite here, you'll be glad you did.Buffalo Chicken Wings
$8.99
Bet you didn't know buffalo had wings! They sure are hot - we serve 1 lb. of wings tossed in buffalo sauce and served in a buffalo shell.
Chicken Fingers
$6.99
How many fingers do chickens have you get 5 juicy strips of chicken served with our own honey jalapeno dip.
Sampler Platter
$8.99
Can't decide let us help you. Try the sampler platter and get our famous chicken fingers, potato skins and Italian cheese sticks! Served with marinara, ranch and sour cream. It doesn't get any better than this.
Chicken Quesadilla
$7.59
Served on a tortilla and stuffed with cheddar and jack cheeses, tomatoes, green onion, green peppers and seasoned chicken. Comes with salsa and sour cream.
Nacho Cheese Sticks
$6.69
A spicy queso dip, combining creamy cheddar cheese, green Chile, tomato and select seasonings, is enclosed in a crunchy tri-colored tortilla chip crust. Served with salsa and sour cream.
Diner Skins
$6.19
The best part of the potato with bacon and cheese. Sour cream on the side please.
Italian Breaded Cheese Sticks
$6.99
Mozzarella cheese sticks, served with zesty marinara sauce.
Homemade Onion Rings
$2.99-5.99
Thin, light and crispy and breaded on the spot.
Diner Cheddar Puffs
6.99
A large mound of fried yellow cheddar cheese curds battered and fried, served with zesty marinara sauce.
$Good4U
Sandwiches served with our house salad or French fries.Portobello Mushroom Sandwich
$8.59
Our signature veggie sandwich. A burger-sized Portobello mushroom cap broiled with garlic butter and topped with melted Swiss cheese, served on a whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and Dijon mayonnaise.
Veggie-Veggie Burger
$7.59
Choose from spicy black bean or garden veggie burger. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and mayo on a whole wheat bun.
Steamed Vegetables
$3.89-7.79
Gluten friendly. Fresh cauliflower, broccoli, baby carrots, new potatoes and sugar snap peas steamed to order.
Blackened Salmon Sandwich
9.59
6 oz. of spicy blackened salmon on a whole wheat bun, served with lettuce, pickle and Dijon mayonnaise.
$Entrees
Gluten friendly. Served with house salad, fresh steamed vegetables, roll, and your choice of French fries, hash browns, baked potato, or skin-on smashed.Ribeye Steak
$21.79
Twelve ounces of choice, tender beef, grilled to your specification.
Blackened Marinated Chicken
$11.19
Marinated in our Honey Dijon Vinaigrette for maximum tenderness and flavor.
Top Sirloin
$20.49
8 oz. of juicy beef, cooked the way you like it.
Grilled Marinated Chicken
10.99
Marinated in our honey Dijon vinaigrette for maximum tenderness and flavor.
$Light Entrees
Gluten friendly.Salmon Plate
$9.99
Broiled salmon filet served with our fresh steamed vegetables.
Grilled Chicken Plate
7.99
Our broiled marinated chicken breast is served with our fresh steamed vegetables.
$Blue Plate Specials
Blue Plate Specials
3.99
Our famous hot sandwich served traditional style with freshly-cooked meats, hand-carved and flavorful, with sos (skin-on smashed) potatoes all covered with gravy.
$Pasta
Served with house salad and a warm garlic bread stick.Chicken Parmesan
$11.99
An Italian breaded chicken breast topped with homemade marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. Served on a bed of fettuccine.
Chicken & Cheese Tortellini
$11.99
A hearty serving of cheese tortellini and Italian breaded chicken tossed in our creamy alfredo sauce. You'll be taking some of this home.
Fettuccine Alfredo
10.59
Fettuccine tossed with alfredo sauce.
$Malts & Desserts
Shakes & Malts
$4.89
Gluten friendly. We use only premium ae ice cream. Each 1 is hand-packed to order with 4 huge scoops of ice cream. They're big enough to share, but good enough to have your very own.
Turtle Sundae
$4.99
Vanilla ice cream, chocolate, caramel, pecans, whipped cream and a cherry.
Ice Cream Sodas
$2.99
Gluten friendly. A fountain classic.
Sundaes
$3.99
Gluten friendly. Chocolate, strawberry, caramel, or hot fudge.
Devil's Food Cake
$3.99
Moist and super chocolatey, we're famous for it.
Banana Split
$5.79
Quite possibly the biggest dessert ever. 3 hefty scoops of ice cream topped with chocolate, strawberry, caramel, whipped cream and a cherry.
Devil's Sundae
$6.59
Our devil's food cake, served with a big scoop of ice cream and covered with chocolate, whipped cream and a cherry.
AE Ice Cream
1.59-2.59
Gluten friendly. We offer vanilla.
$Refreshments
Ae Premium Squeezed O.j
$1.79-2.89
Soft Drinks
$2.29
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, mr. Pibb, mellow yellow, orange, root beer, iced tea, raspberry tea and lemonade. Cherry Coke, chocolate Coke, vanilla Coke or green river.
Everfresh Juices
$2.49
Grapefruit, cranberry or apple.
Jones Sodas
$2.79
Milk
$1.49-1.99
Coffee
$2.19
2% Chocolate Milk
$1.59-2.09
Hot Chocolate
$1.99
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