Simon's J Benjamin's

Simon's J Benjamin's Menu

(515) 255-3725
5800 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50322

The Specials

Entrees are served with your choice of soup or salad.
Duck
$16.95
Pan-seared duck with a seasonal sauce. Served with the potato and vegetable of the day.
Tomato Gnocchi
$16.95
Potato gnocchi tossed in our tomato sauce with sausage, garlic, basil and tomato.
Pesto Chicken
$16.95
Breaded chicken over a bed of pasta and marinara sauce and topped with a homemade pesto.
Lollipop Lamb Chops
18.95
Bone in lamb chops, dry rubbed and grilled, topped with a tzatziki sauce and balsamic reduction. Served with our potato and vegetable of the day.

$Appetizers


Garlic Cheese Bread
$4.50
Four slices of garlic-buttered italian bread and topped with mozzarella cheese.
Onion Rings
$5.00-6.50
Hand-dipped and hand-coated rings made from scratch.
Baked Artichoke Dip
$7.95
Our artichoke dip has no spinach & plenty of parmesan. A must try if you've never had! Served with toast points.
Mushroom Crostini
$7.95
Combination of button & portabella mushrooms sauteed with butter & garlic rosemary then dusted with parmesan chees. Served with toast points.
Spicy Three Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
$7.95
Ricotta, mozzarella, & parmesan cheese combined with diced jalapeños & bacon bits give this an original taste with a kick.
Bruschetta
$7.95
Toast points topped with balsamic vinegar soaked tomatoes, garlic & basil topped & baked with mozzarella.
Mediterranean Baked Cheese
6.95
Feta cheese drizzled with olive oil & baked golden brown. Topped with black olives & tomatoes and served with toast points.

$Salads


House Salad
$3.95
Mixture of greens, tomato & cheese topped with fresh baked croutons.
Mediterranean Salad
$6.95-9.95
A generous portion of tossed greens with cucumbers, tomatoes, green onions, olives, feta and herb vinaigrette.
Balsamic Vinaigrette
$8.95-10.95
Fresh greens, candied walnuts, fresh mozzarella cheese, dried cranberries, apples and shallots with balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
BB's Special
$8.95-10.95
Mixture of greens, feta cheese, bacon bits, granny smith apples, glazed walnuts, tossed with our speial poppy-seed & onion dressing. Topped with fresh baked croutons.
Garden Salad
$6.95
A large house salad topped with mozzarella served with extra tomatoes, cucumbers & croutons.
Soup Dejour
$4.50
Ask your server for the homemade soups that we are featuring each day.
House Soup
4.50
Seafood bisque.

$Pasta Dinners

Served with a mixed green salad and the homemade dressing of your choice or a cup of our homemade soup of the day.
Lasagna
$15.95
Loaded with Graziano's sausage, ricotta cheese, basil & our marinara topped off with mozzarella.
Fettuccine Alfredo
$12.95
A plateful of fettuccine noodles smothered with our rich and creamy alfredo sauce.
Manicotti
$14.95
A delicious combination of four cheeses, onions, spinach, & portabella mushrooms stuffed into pasta shells & then topped with our marinara, alfredo or half & half and baked.
Chicken Cacciatori
$15.95
Boneless chicken breast sautéed with onions, peppers, mushrooms, marinara sauce or alfredo sauce & cheese. Then baked & served over past.
Stuffed Chicken
$15.95
A chicken breast pounded out & stuffed with garlic, basil & mixed cheeses. Served over spaghetti with half alfredo & half marinara.
Beef Stroganoff
$18.95
Made to order with a combination of beef loin and strip. A homemade favorite.
Vodka Chicken
$15.95
Chicken tossed in our spicy vodka sauce with onion, peppers, tomatoes and garlic. Served with bow-tie penne pasta.
Maddie's Pasta
15.95
Chicken, shallot, mushroom, asparagus and roasted red peppers tossed in our sweet sherry wine butter sauce.

$Create Your Own Pasta


Create Your Own Baked Pasta
$11.95
A ceramic boat brimming with noodles, our marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese & ricotta cheese. Baked until golden brown on top & gooey throughout.
Create Your Own Mac & Cheese
$11.95
A combination of pasta baked off in our cheese sauce topped with mozzarella & cheddar cheese with bread crumbs.
Create Your Own Spaghetti
9.95
Served with marinara sauce.

$House Specialties

All house specialties are served with the veggie of the day, potato of the day & also your choice of a mixed green salad with the dressing of your choice or a cup of the soup of the day.
Steak DeBurgo
$24.95-26.95
A 6/8oz. U.S.D.A. Choice beef tenderloin sautéed in garlic, fresh oregano, basil, butter & spices.
Beef Tenderloin with Portabella Mushroom Onion Sauce
$24.95-26.95
A 6/8oz. U.S.D.A. Choice beef tenderloin seasoned with bb's special seasoning cooked to your temperature of choice & topped with our pureed sauce of mushrooms, onions, garlic, butter & cream.
Beef Tenderloin
$24.95-26.95
A 6/8oz tenderloin grilled to your liking. Served with potatoes.
New York New York
$18.95-21.95
A 12/16oz new york strip, "done our way," topped with mushrooms, spinach & cream sauce. Frank would be proud.
Pork DeBurgo
$14.95
8oz. Of pork tenderloin sautéed in our deburgo seasoning with garlic butter & cream.
Chicken DeBurgo
$14.95
8oz. Of chicken sautéed in our deburgo seasoning with garlic butter & cream.
Chicken Florentine
$15.95
Chicken breast lightly seasoned & topped with a slice of capicola, sautéed spinach & asiago cheese, baked to perfection with a dijon mustard cream sauce.
Substitute Pork
$15.95
Cordon Bleu
$15.95
Chicken breast topped with swiss cheese, canadian bacon and buttermilk cream sauce.
Sausage Chicken
15.95
Chicken breast stuffed with grazianos sausage, asiago cheese & a little red pepper topped with alfredo served over potatoes.

$Seafood


Scallops
$27.95
Four fresh sea scallops grilled to perfection served with potatoes & veggies.
Shrimp Scampi
$19.95
Our lemony version of this dish has a touch of garlic, basil & fresh lemon, sautéed & served over linguini.
Surf & Turf
$28.95
A 6 oz. beef tenderloin medallion & your choice of two fresh scallops or three of our juicy shrimp.
Shrimp & Scallop
$26.95
Two of each, grilled. Served with potatoes & vegetables.
Seafood Cioppino
25.95
Shrimp and scallops sautéed in our spicy white wine and red cream sauce over linguini.

$Pizza


Aoli California Pizza
$10.95-16.95
Pizza dough coated with garlic olive oil & topped with artichokes, tomatoes, spinach, roasted garlic, parmesan & mozzarella cheeses.
Bianca Pizza
$10.95-16.95
Pizza dough slathered with white sauce & topped with roasted garlic, sweet red peppers, tomatoes & three cheeses.
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
$10.95-16.95
Banana peppers, jalapeños, chicken, shallots, tomatoes & mozzarella cheese on top our buffalo sauce.
Combination Pizza
$11.95-17.95
Feast on generous portions of pepperoni, sausage, onions, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers & our marinara-base sauce.
Veggie Pizza
$11.95-17.95
Our marinara-base sauce covered with a garden of onions, mushrooms, green peppers, black & green olives, tomatoes, & mozzarella cheese.
Margarita Pizza
$10.95-17.95
Our marinara-base or olive oil topped with fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic, shallot, and mozzarella cheese.
J Ben's. Pizza
$10.95-18.95
Pepperoni, graziano sausage, onion, jalapeños, mushroom, banana peppers, mozzarella cheese & our marinara base sauce.
Hawaiian Pizza
$10.95-16.95
Pineapple, canadian bacon, & our marinara-base sauce.
Meat Lover's Delight
$10.95-18.95
Sausage, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, cappicola, & our marinara-base sauce.
BBQ Chicken Pizza
$11.95-18.95
Bar-B-Que sauce, chicken, shallot, pineapple, red peppers mozzarella & cheddar cheese.
Edgy Veggie
$10.95-18.95
Shallots, portabella mushrooms, green peppers, artichokes, asparagus, garlic, spinach, feta, mozzarella cheese & our marinara-base sauce.
Cheesy Mac
$11.95-17.95
Our mac & cheese sauce topped with chicken, bacon, shallot, garlic and finished with mozzarella, cheddar, and parmesan cheese.
Spin Art
11.95-17.95
Spinach, garlic, feta, shallot, and artichokes baked off with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses on top of our artichoke dip sauce.

$Create Your Own


Sandwiches

All sandwiches served with fries or onion rings. Add a mixed green salad with your choice of our homemade dressing.
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
$9.95
Grilled chicken breast served with jalapeños, banana peppers, tomatoes with our buffalo sauce in a hoagie bun with cream cheese and topped with mozzarella cheese.
Homemade Meatball Sandwich
$9.95
Homemade meatball, our marinara sauce, roasted sweet peppers & mozzarella cheese on a toasted hoagie.
Guinea Grinder Sandwich
$9.95
Ground graziano's sausage with green peppers, onions, & our marinara on a toasted hoagie baked off with mozzarella cheese.
Chicken Philly Sandwich
$9.95
Strips of grilled chicken with green peppers, onions, cream cheese & mozzarella on a toasted hoagie.
Italian Hoagie Sandwich
9.95
Hoagie topped with cappicola, pepperoni, Canadian bacon. Brushed with garlic butter & baked with mozzarella cheese.

$Kid's Menu


Kid's Baked Pasta
$6.00
Kid's Spaghetti & Meatball
$6.00
Kid's Fettuccini Alfredo
$6.00
Kid's 6" Pizza
$6.00
Kid's Grilled Cheese and French Fries
6.00

$Beverages


16oz Coca Cola Products
$2.00
Milk and Coffee
$2.00
Tea
$2.00

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