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.
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’.
Buster’s Shrimp
Flash fried sweet shrimp, Buffalo style are Jethro’s favorite or pick from 1 of our house made sauces.
Bayou Pickle Chips
$12.44
Thin sliced pickle chips soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried crispy and served with chipotle ranch for some real dippin’ fun.
Fried Cheese Squares
$13.69
Aged white cheddar with our specialn country coating, served warm and gooey with our double secret chipotle ranch.
Chicken Tenders
$17.44
Country fried chicken tenders, tossed in your choice of sauce, or have it on the side for some real dippin’ fun.
Quesadilla
$17.44
Fresh flour tortillas, layered with cheese and smoked chicken, with pico, guacamole and sour cream.
Jethro’s Rib Taster
$16.19
4 bones. Jethro smokes them all day; then he pours on sweet bourbon glaze and serves ‘em with fries.
Queso Dip
$12.44
Aged white cheddar and pepper jack cheese spiked with a hint of chili and lime. Serve with fresh fried corn chips. Add extras for an additional charge.
Onion Rings
$13.69
Sweet onions hand cut, soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried and dusted in our famous rub.
Smoked Chicken Nachos
$17.44
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
$18.69
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.
Jethro Jr. Sliders
17.44
3 Mini Jethro Sandwich's. Tenderloin, Pork, Ham, Bacon on Slider Buns
$Jethro's Biggest
The World Famous Adam Emmenecker
$44.94
The Missouri Valley Conference’s “Most Valuable Player of 2008†loves this sandwich. It’s big... “really bigâ€... 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 an 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, 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
24.94
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.
$Bigfoot Burger Bar
Made with fresh angus steak burger, sourced locally with choice of side. Add your favorite cheese (American, cheddar, Swiss or pepper jack), coleslaw, sauteed onions or mushrooms, meat or bacon for an additional charge.Western Burger
$18.13
1/2 lb. Angus steak burger glazed with Jethro’s secret BBQ sauce topped with pepper jack cheese, cripsy onion strings and our housemade Texas bacon.
Abominable Blue Cheese Burger
$19.38
1/2 lb. Angus patty topped with house roast beef, creamy blue cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle.
Yeti Burger
$16.88
Crispy fried chicken breast topped with a burger patty, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle and mayo.
Papa’s Burger
$18.13
1/2 lb. Angus steak patty, grilled to perfection. Choose your favorite cheese, we’ll bring the lettuce, onion, tomato and pickle.
Texas Bacon Burger
19.38
2- 1/4 LB House Brisket Burgers layered with Texas Bacon, American Cheese and Secret Sauce
$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 2 sides and a corn muffin or toast.Full Slab Baby Back Ribs Dinner for 1
$41.19
1/2 Slab Baby Back Ribs Dinner for 1
$27.44
1 Meat Dinner for 1
$18.69
1/2 lb.
2 Meats Dinner for 1
$21.19
1/4 lb. each meat - 1/2 lb. total.
1/2 Slab Baby Back Ribs and 2 Meats Dinner for 1
$42.44
Half Rack Ribs, (2) 1/4 Lb Meats, 4 sides, 2 Bread Choice
Brisket Platter
$29.94
Slow smoked sliced brisket, chopped brisket and smoky sweet burnt ends.
Ribs and Wings Combo
$32.44
Half Rack Ribs & 1/2 Order Boneless Wings
Ribs and Burnt Ends Combo
34.94
Half Slab Ribs & 1/4 Lb Burnt Ends
$BBQ Sandwiches
BBQ Sandwich
$13.69
Pick 1 of your favorite house slow smoked meats with 1 side and your choice of corn muffin or a toast. It comes plain, but you can get saucy at your table for an additional charge. Make it melt and add extras for an additional charge.
Boss Hog Sandwich
16.88
Pulled pork tossed in Jethro’s secret BBQ sauce with Texas bacon, crispy onion strings and pepper jack cheese on a freshly baked bun.
$The Melts
“Better Homes and Gardens†Melt
$17.44
“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.â€
The Des Moines Melt
$19.38
Triple decker of pit smoked ham, pork belly, and bacon. Served on grilled Texas toast with melted cheddar and American cheese.
Brisket Bacon Melt
18.69
Texas brisket, bacon, Swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms and onions on griddled rye toast with 1000 island dressing.
$Sandwiches and Vittles
Comes with 1 side.Texas Dip Sandwich
$18.69
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
$17.44
Buffalo boneless wings, crisp lettuce, tomatoes and blue cheese or ranch dressing all wrapped up in a fresh flour tortilla.
The Big Club
$19.94
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.
Fried Shrimp Dinner
$21.19
1/2 lb. of Buster’s shrimp, flash fried crispy, tossed with your choice of sauce. Served with 2 made from scratch side. Make it a full lb. for an additional charge.
Tenderloin Sandwich
$16.19
It’s as big as the plate! Pounded flat, fried crispy and served on a toasted bun with onion and pickles.
Salmon Dinner
24.94
Cajun blackened, served with 2 made from scratch sides and your choice of toast or corn muffin.
$Green Stuff
Sally Sue Southwestern Salad
$18.69
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 Salad
$18.69
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.
Orlondo’s House Salad
9.94
Crisp greens, tossed with Orlondo’s original creamy Italian dressing, pepperoncini, croutons and mozzarella cheese.
$Soup
Jake’s Spicy BBQ Steak Chili Soup
$8.69
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 Soup
8.69
Smoked chicken and sausage... this stuff is good! (No road kill in it!)
$Homemade Dessert
Buster’s Big Chocolate Cake
Layers of fudgey, gooey delight.
Wilma’s Fried Apple Pie
7.44
Served with vanilla ice cream.
$Soft Drinks
Pepsi
$3.44
20 ounce bottle
Diet Pepsi
$3.44
20 ounce bottle
Mt Dew
$3.44
20 ounce bottle
Diet Dew
3.44
20 ounce bottle
$Breakfast Vittles
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