Buzzard Billy's American

Buzzard Billy's Menu

(515) 280-6060
100 Court Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309
$$$$$

Appetizers


Gator Fingers
$8.99
Farm raised louisiana alligator tail. Sliced into thin strips, hand breaded and deep-fried to a golden brown. Served with a spicy creole honey mustard dipping sauce.
Armadillo Eggs
$9.99
A south texas specialty. Fresh bacon wrapped chicken tenders stuffed with sliced jalapenoas and pepper jack cheese. Served with ranch dressing.
Fried Cheese Curds
$7.99
fresh wisconsin cheese curds, hand battered and fried. served with ranch.
Monster-ella Cheese Sticks
$8.69
Huge hand-sliced mozzarella cheese sticks, hand breaded and fried to a golden brown. Served with marinara sauce.
Fried Pickle Chips
$6.99
Thick crinkle-cut dill pickle chip hand-breaded and fried. Served with ranch dressing.
Shrimp Gabrielle
$11.99
Shrimp sauteed in a white wine butter sauce and a special new orleans herb and spice blend. Served with bread to soak up the sauce.
The Big Fat Chicken Quesadilla
$9.49
Flour tortillas stuffed with juicy diced chicken breast meat. Monterey jack and cheddar cheeses, onion, tomato and red bell pepper. Served with salsa and sour cream.
Cajun Nachos
$9.99
Freshly fried corn tortilla chips smothered in cheese sauce, topped with a spicy cajun sausage blend, mozzarella cheese, banana peppers and fresh pico de gallo. Served with salsa and sour cream.
Jerk Nachos
$10.99
Freshly fried corn tortilla chips smothered in jamaican cheese sauce, topped with sliced jerk chicken, jalapeno muenster cheese, banana peppers, black beans, black olives, pineapple and fresh pico de gallo. Served with salsa and sour cream.
Pulled Pork Nachos
$10.99
Fresh fried corn tortilla chips smothered with jamaican cheese sauce, topped with slow roasted pulled pork then drizzled with our jamaican jerk BBQ sauce and finished with melted cheddar jack cheese. Served with fresh mango salsa
Bacon Wrapped Andouille
$8.99
Andouille sausage grilled and then wrapped in bacon, sprinkled with brown sugar and drizzled with maple syrup.
Spinach Artichoke Dip
7.99
Creamy spinach dip made from scratch with artichoke hearts, four cheeses and of course beer. Served with corn tortilla chips.

$Salads

Dressings: Bleu cheese, caesar, ranch, jalapeno ranch, italian, parmesan peppercorn, honey mustard, creole honey mustard, fat free ranch, balsamic vinaigrette, creamy caribbean, oil & vinegar. Additional dressings available for $0.39.
Tossed Garden Salad
$3.99
Fresh salad greens tossed with tomato, cucumber, red onion, cheese and croutons. Served with your choice of dressing.
Side Caesar Salad
$3.99
Fresh romaine lettuce tossed in premium caesar dressing and sprinkled with shredded parmesan cheese and croutons.
Fried Chicken Salad
$9.49
Three breaded chicken strips chopped and served on top of fresh salad greens with diced tomatoes, red onion, cheddar and monterrey jack cheeses.
Blackened Chicken Salad
$9.99
Juicy slices of chicken breast that have been blackened using the traditional louisiana cooking method. Served over fresh salad greens with tomato, red onion, cucumber and cheddar and monterrey jack cheese.
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad
$9.99
Boneless chicken breast marinated in and rubbed with an authentic sweet and fiery jamaican jerk paste, then grilled, sliced, and served atop fresh salad greens with tomato, red onion, cucumber and cheddar and monterrey jack cheeses. Recommended with our creamy caribbean dressing.
Buffalo Wing Salad
$9.99
Three breaded chicken strips tossed in buffalo sauce, chopped and served atop fresh salad greens with tomato, red onion, cucumber and cheddar and monterey jack cheese. Finished with bleu cheese crumbles.
Smoked Salmon Salad
$12.99
Hickory and applewood-smoked salmon atop fresh salad greens with tomato, cucumber, onion and shredded cheese. Served with your choice of dressing.
Blackened Chicken Caesar Salad
$9.99
Romaine lettuce tossed with a premium caesar dressing then sprinkled with parmesan cheese and croutons. Topped with slices of juicy chicken breast perfectly blackened.
Grilled Shrimp Caesar
$10.99
Romaine lettuce tossed with a premium caesar dressing then sprinkled with shredded parmesan cheese, croutons and lightly grilled shrimp.
Gator Caesar
10.99
Romaine lettuce tossed with a premium caesar dressing then sprinkled with shredded parmesan cheese, croutons and cornmeal breaded and fried alligator.

$Soups


Seafood Gumbo
$3.99-5.99
A magnificent blend of gulf shrimp, crawfish tails and Andouille sausage, in a highly seasoned roux-based broth served over rice.
Crab Corn Soup
$3.99-5.99
A creamy combination of crab meat blend, corn, green onions, Creole herbs and spices make up this delicious soup.
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
$3.79-5.49
Fresh chicken breast and andouille sausage gumbo served over rice.
Big Joe Weitekamp's Beer Cheese Soup
3.79-5.49
This recipe, created by the south wisconsin legend, starts with bacon, onions, celery, potatoes and plenty of cheese of course. Add andouille sausage for $0.59 to cup and $0.99 to bowl.

$Pasta


Classic Fettuccine Alfredeaux
$6.99-9.99
Fettuccine noodles tossed with our classic alfredeaux sauce blended with our creole herbs and spices. Topped with fresh parsley and green onions.
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredeaux
$8.99-12.99
Chicken breast diced, sauteed in creole herbs and spices to give the classic alfredo a flavorful twist that is like none you've ever tasted before.
Blackened Chicken Fettuccine Alfredeaux
$9.99-13.99
Fettuccine noodles tossed with our classic alfredeaux sauce blended with Creole herbs and spices topped with a freshly blackened chicken breast.
Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredeaux
$9.99-13.99
Succulent and tender gulf shrimp sauteed in Creole herbs and spices to give the classic alfredo a flavorful
Crawfish Fettuccine Alfredeaux
$10.99-14.99
Tender crawfish tails sauteed in creole herbs and spices to give the classic alfredo a flavorful twist and create a rich golden louisiana delicacy.
Mardi Gras Pasta
$11.99
Andouille sausage, chicken and ham sauteed in Creole herbs and spices then blended with Fettuccine noodles and our creamy alfredeaux sauce.
Jambalaya Pasta
$12.99
Our classic jambalaya with ham, chicken and andouille sausage, tossed with fettuccine noodles instead of rice and topped with mozzarella.
Rasta Pasta
$11.99
A spicy sweet combination of fettuccine alfredeaux made with caribbean spices and topped with slices of fiery jamaican jerk chicken. A very unique and spicy pasta dish.
Cajun Mac and Cheese
9.99
Macaroni and cheese with a cajun twist! fresh shell pasta in a delicious creamy cajun seasoned cheese sauce. Add a blackened chicken breast for $3.00

$Burgers

All burgers are served with a choice of French fries, hushpuppies, cottage cheese, cole slaw or rice. Burgers come with lettuce, tomato, onion and dill pickles, unless denoted with a. Sub sweet potato fries for $0.75 or salad for $1.99.
Billy Jr.
$7.49
A 1/3 lb. of certified angus beef, hand pattied fresh daily, grilled and served on a fresh roll.
Billy Burger
$8.49
A 1/2 lb. of certified angus beef, hand pattied fresh daily, grilled and served on a fresh roll.
Billy Cheeseburger
$8.99
Billy burger topped with slices of american and swiss cheese.
BBQ Cheddar Burger
$9.99
A 1/2 lb. Of certified angus beef, hand pattied fresh daily. Topped with cheddar cheese, bacon and bbq sauce and served on a fresh roll.
Jamaican Cheeseburger
$9.99
1/2 lb. of certified angus beef with our jerk rub blended in, hand pattied fresh daily. Topped with habanero cheddar and served on a jalapeno bun.
Maytag Black & Bleu Burger
$9.99
A 1/2 lb. of certified angus beef, lightly blackened and finished with maytag bleu cheese crumbles and bacon.
Ragin' Cajun
$9.99
1/2 lb patty with a mixture of fresh ground andouille sausage and ground angus beef. Charbroiled and topped with our award winning Jalapeno muenster cheese, jalapeno bacon and served on our jalapeno bun.
Swamp Thing
$9.99
A 1/2 lb. Certified angus beef topped with coleslaw, creole honey mustard, jalapeno bacon and jalapeno muenster cheese, served on a jalapeno bun.
Cajun Patty Melt
$9.99
Ground angus beef and ground andouille sausage blended into a 1/2 lb. Patty. Served on toasted jalapeno bread with grilled onions, swiss cheese and 1000 island dressing.
Kingston Melt
9.99
A 1/2 lb. Of certified angus beef with our jerk rub blended in, hand pattied fresh daily. Served on toasted jalapeno bread, topped with grilled onions, jalapeno ranch, swiss and jalapeno muenster cheeses.

$Spring Rolls


Jambalaya Rolls
$8.99
A blend of chicken, ham and andouille sausage with mozzarella cheese and buzzard billy's special seasonings to create a one of a kind flavor. Served with creole honey mustard or our sweet chili sauce.
Big Easy Rolls
8.99
A cajun creme cheese spiced filling stuffed with shrimp, andouille sausage, cabbage and rice then fried to a golden brown. Served with your choice of creole honey mustard or sweet chili sauce.

$Wings

Freshness comes first in our wings and size a close second! 10 regular wings to an order or 10 oz. of boneless $9.99.
Mean Green Buzzard Sauce
$9.99
Our secret jalapeno lime sauce. One of a kind flavor.
Sweet Chili Sauce
$9.99
Sweet and sour with a kick
Thai Peanut Sauce
$9.99
Buffalo
$9.99
Buffalo Ranch Sauce
$9.99
The perfect blend of two classics; buffalo wing sauce and ranch dressing. BBQ
Spicy BBQ Sauce
$9.99
Rich BBQ with a touch of heat.
Sriracha Honey
9.99
Sriracha flavor, sweet meets the heat

$Fried Dinners

All served with french fries, hushpuppies and coleslaw.
Fried Catfish Dinner
$13.99
Two farm-raised fillets coated with a cornmeal breading and fried to a golden brown. Served with tartar sauce.
Southern Fried Shrimp Dinner
$15.99
Large butterflied gulf shrimp hand breaded in spicy cornmeal and deep fried to a golden brown.
Fried Oyster Dinner
$15.99
Fresh oysters tossed in corn meal, breaded and fried, served with cocktail, tartar or remoulade sauce.
Fried Alligator Dinner
$14.99
Alligator tail strips hand breaded and fried to a golden brown. Served with a delicious Creole honey mustard dipping sauce.
Fried Chicken Tender Dinner
$10.99
Home-style chicken tenders served with your choice of ranch, BBQ or honey mustard dipping sauce.
Fried Combo Platter
16.99
Served with cocktail, tartar and remoulade sauce.

$Cajun Creole Dinners


Red Beans & Rice with Andouille Sausage
$9.99
Served With this classic dish, we simmer red beans for hours in a special blend of herbs and spices, then serve them over rice with a spicy link of grilled andouille sausage and homemade hushpuppies.
Chicken Creole
$13.99
Juicy chicken breast meat sauteed in garlic and creole spices, then simmered with a creole sauce of tomatoes, onions, celery and bell pepper. Served around a mound of rice with french bread.
Shrimp Creole
$14.99
Gulf shrimp sauteed in garlic and creole spices, then simmered with a creole sauce of tomatoes, onions, celery and bell pepper. Served around a mound of rice with french bread.
The Bayou Platter
$13.99
A great sampling from bayou country. One blackened chicken breast, a half order of red beans and rice, a cup of chicken and sausage gumbo and hushpuppies. Add a link of andouille sausage for $4.00 extra.
The Cajun Combo
$14.99
One blackened catfish fillet, a half order of jambalaya, a cup of seafood gumbo and homemade hushpuppies.
Crawfish Platter
$16.99
A combination platter of crawfish etouffee and fried crawfish tails. Served with rice and hushpuppies.
Jambalaya
$10.49
Our version of this classic louisiana dish, is a spicy blend of ham, chicken breast, andouille sausage, rice, tomatoes, celery and bell peppers.
Seafood Jambalaya
$14.99
This is our own seafood version of the classic dish, combining sauteed shrimp and crawfish tails with rice, tomato, celery, onion, and bell pepper. Served with french bread.
Crawfish Etouffee
14.99
The classic louisiana dish. Crawfish tails sauteed with garlic, celery, onions and cajun spices, then simmered in a spicy and buttery mahogany roux sauce. Served around a mound of rice with french bread.

$Po'Boys

All po'boys come with lettuce, tomato, onion and dill pickles. Po'boys are served with a choice of french fries, hushpuppies, cole slaw, rice or cottage cheese. Sub sweet potato fries for $0.75 or salad for $1.99. Live a little! Top any po'boy with american, swiss or cheddar cheese for just $0.50. Add habanero cheddar or our award winning jalapeno muenster for $0.85.
Shrimp Po'boy
$9.99
Fresh shrimp hand breaded and fried, then stuffed in a French roll with our homemade remoulade sauce.
Oyster Po'boy
$10.99
Fresh oysters breaded in cornmeal and fried. Served with tartar or remoulade sauce.
Peacemaker Po'boy
$10.99
Cornmeal breaded shrimp and oysters served on a french loaf. Served with remoulade sauce.
Catfish Po'boy
$9.99
Farm raised catfish filet, blackened or fried to a golden brown, served with tartar on the side.
Gator Po'boy
$9.99
Our classic alligator meat, sliced thin, hand breaded in spicy cornmeal and fried. Dressed with Creole Honey mayo on a fresh roll.
Andouille Swiss Po'boy
$8.99
Andouille sausage pronounced ahn-doo-ee is a heavily smoked cajun sausage. Grilled, topped with swiss cheese and served in a french roll with a side of mayo.
Cajun Kon-Eye
$9.99
Shaved andouille sausage grilled with bell peppers, mushrooms and onions then smothered with melted jalapeño muenster cheese. Dressed with creole honey mayo on a fresh roll.
Ham & Swiss Po'boy
$8.99
Pit smoked ham topped with melted swiss cheese, served with mayo on the side.
Buffalo Po'Boy
$9.99
Three chicken tenders tossed in buffalo sauce, topped with maytag bleu cheese crumbles and finished with bleu cheese dressing.
Italian Stallion Po'Boy
$10.49
Grilled ham, genoa salami and capicola with our own italian dressing, topped with melted provolone and banana peppers.
Veggie Po'boy
$8.99
A delicious blend of artichoke hearts, mushrooms, spinach, red bell pepper and sun-dried tomatoes, sauteed in olive oil and garlic, then finished with a hint of pesto and shredded parmesan cheese.
Philly Cheesesteak Po'boy
$9.99
Choice philly meat, onions, red and green bell peppers, mushrooms and swiss cheese on a french loaf. Served with a side of mayo.
Jerk Chicken Philly
9.99
Chicken breast seasoned with jerk marinade, onions, red and green bell peppers, mushrooms and jalapeno muenster cheese. Served with a side of mayo

$House Specialty Dinners


Seafood Eggplant Pirogue
$15.99
Half an eggplant, hollowed out like a Cajun canoe known as a pee-row, hand breaded, fried, then filled with shrimp, crab meat blend, mushrooms and green onions sauteed in a seasoned au gratin sauce. Served with rice and vegetables.
Chicken Czarina
$13.99
Medium gulf shrimp, sliced mushrooms, and green onions sauteed in a Creole style Parmesan cream sauce, ladled over a hand breaded, fried chicken breast. Served on top rice with vegetables.
Chicken Tchoupitoulas
$14.99
A fresh chicken breast seasoned with cajun spices and grilled, served over a hash of diced fried potatoes, ham, mushrooms and green onions. Topped off with a new orleans sauce. Served with vegetables and french bread.
Crescent City Chicken
$14.99
Fried chicken breast topped with shrimp, crab meat blend, mushrooms and green onions sauteed in a seasoned au gratin sauce. Served over fried potatoes with vegetables on the side.
Shrimp La Grange
$15.99
Large gulf shrimp stuffed with jalapenos and pepper-jack cheese and wrapped in bacon. Served with rice, vegetables, ranch dressing and cocktail sauce.
Alligator Gran Chenier
$15.99
Farm-raised alligator meat sauteed iwith mushrooms and green onions in a moderately spicy Cajun cream sauce. Served around a mound of rice.
Louisiana Purchase
$19.99
Fried crawfish, fried alligator tail & fried oysters served with a quartet of sauces: creole honey mustard, cocktail sauce, remoulade and tartar. Served with french fries, hushpuppies and coleslaw.
Shrimp Gabrielle Dinner
16.99
Shrimp sauteed in a white wine butter sauce with our special New Orleans spice blend. Served with Cajun creme corn and bread

$Blackened and Grilled Specialties


Blackened Catfish
$13.99
Blackened Tilapia
$13.99
A white flaky fish, also known as st. Peter's fish. A very mild taste sure to please all palates. Served with tartar sauce.
Blackened Skewered Shrimp
$15.99
Eight gulf shrimp, peeled, skewered and blackened. Served with drawn butter and cocktail sauce.
Grilled Shrimp Dinner
$15.99
Eight large shrimp, peeled, skewered, lightly seasoned and grilled. Served with drawn butter and cocktail sauce.
Blackened Chicken Dinner
$9.99
One large chicken breast blackened to lock in the juices. Simple and delicious.
Grilled Chicken Dinner
$9.99
One large chicken breast charbroiled just right.
Blackened Fish & Chicken Combo
$13.99
One chicken breast and your choice of one catfish fillet or one tilapia fillet.
Angler's Trio
$16.99
One catfish fillet, one tilapia fillet and four large shrimp. A perfect sampling of our blackened seafood.
Top Sirloin
$17.99
An eight ounce cut top sirloin, seasoned and grilled. Served with cajun creme corn and your choice of homestyle steakhouse potatoes or rice.
New Orleans Steak & Shrimp
22.99
An eight ounce ribeye cooked to order and topped with four large grilled shrimp. Finished with a bearnaise sauce.

$Specialty Sandwiches

All sandwiches are served with a choice of French fries, cottage cheese, coleslaw, rice or hushpuppies. Sub sweet potato fries for $0.75 or salad for $1.99. Sandwiches come with lettuce, tomato, onion and dill pickle
Bourbon Street Bacon & Swiss
$9.49
Big, juicy chicken breast, marinated using our own sweet and tangy recipe. Topped with bacon and Swiss cheese. Grilled and served on a fresh roll.
Blackened Chicken & Cheese
$8.99
Boneless chicken breast, dipped in butter, seasoned and blackened and topped with swiss cheese. Served on a fresh roll.
Jamaican Jerk Chicken & Cheese
$9.49
Fresh chicken breast marinated in and covered with a sweet and fiery jerk rub and jalapeno muenster cheese on a jalapeno bun. Add a slice of habanero cheddar for $0.85.
Buffalo Chicken Ranch
$9.99
Fried chicken breast tossed in Buffalo sauce, topped with jalapeno bacon, drizzled with jalapeno ranch and finished with swiss cheese on a fresh roll.
Western BBQ Chicken
$9.99
Our hand-breaded and fried chicken breast, painted with BBQ sauce and topped with bacon and cheddar jack cheese.
Muffaletta
$10.99
The sandwich that made new orleans famous. Capicola, genoa salami,ham, provolone and olive salad on a seasoned muffaletta bread.
Creole-Italian Grinder
$9.99
Graziano's Italian Sausage blended with ground beef, bell peppers, onions and marinara in a sour dough hoagie with mozzarella cheese.
Cajun Club
$9.99
Shaved ham and cajun turkey, swiss and american cheeses, jalapeno bacon, cajun aioli, lettuce, tomato and onion on toasted jalapeno bread.
Turkey Melt
$9.49
Spiced turkey breast, bacon and swiss cheese with a spicy cajun aioli. Grilled on sourdough.
Chicken Tender Melt
$9.99
Three chicken tenders drizzled with jalapeno ranch, topped with jalapeno muenster and cheddar cheeses, jalapeno bacon and tomato all on toasted jalapeno bread.
Vegetarian Black Bean Burger
8.99
A blend of black beans, red bell peppers and panko breadcrumbs make up this patty. Finished with provolone cheese and sweet chili aioli.

$Kid's Menu


Buttered Noodles
$3.79
Penne noodles in butter, served with bread.
Cheeseburger
$4.59
1/3 lb. Patty with american cheese and pickles.
Cheese Quesadilla
$3.99
Shredded cheddar Jack cheese melted in a grilled tortilla.
Chicken Tenders
$4.99
2 large chicken tenders fried crispy.
Fried Gator
$5.29
Alligator tail meat hand breaded and fried.
Grilled Cheese
$3.99
American cheese melted between 2 slices of thick cut white bread.
Popcorn Shrimp
$4.99
A handful of fresh shrimp, hand breaded and fried.
Kid's Pop
$1.79
Coke, cherry coke, diet coke, lemonade, mello yello, mr. Pibb, sprite and raspberry ice tea available. All served in tight sealing kid's cups with a bendy straw.
Anderson-Erickson Icy Cold Single Serve Milk
$1.89
White or chocolate milk served in a factory sealed container with tightly sealing kid's cup and bendy straw provided.

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