Fixin's First

• Amazing Slow Smoked Wings10 Wings: $13.9520 Wings: $25.95
  Hard wood smoked, fried to a crispy finish, tossed in your choice of sauces with a blue cheese or ranch dressing. Jethro's House Made Sauces: Jethro's Original, Georgia Mustard, Carolina, Alabama White, Garlic Parmesan, BBQ Rub, Buffalo, Chili Teriyaki, Hot BBQ, HOT!! Buffalo, Raspberry Habanero and Ghost

• Bubba's Boneless WingsHalf: $9.95Full: $12.95
  Tender white meat chicken soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried to a crispy finish and served with your choice of sauces for dippin. Jethro's House Made Sauces: Jethro's Original, Georgia Mustard, Carolina, Alabama White, Garlic Parmesan, BBQ Rub, Buffalo, Chili Teriyaki, Hot BBQ, HOT!! Buffalo, Raspberry Habanero and Ghost

• Buster's ShrimpHalf Lb: $10.95Full Lb: $18.95
  Flash fried sweet shrimp, buffalo style are Jethro's favorite or pick from one of our house made sauces

• Bayou Pickle Chips$7.95
  Thin sliced pickle chips soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried crispy with chipotle ranch

• Fried Cheese Squares$8.95
  Aged white cheddar with our special country coating, served warm and gooey with our double secret chipotle ranch

• Chicken Tenders$9.95
  Country fried chicken tenders, tossed in your choice of sauce, or have it on the side for some real dippin' fun

• Quesadillas$9.95
  Fresh flour tortillas, layered with cheese and smoked chicken, with pico, guacamole and sour cream

• Jethro's Rib Taster (4 Bones)$10.95
  Jethro smokes them all day; then he pours on sweet bourbon glaze and serves 'em with fries

• Texas Bacon Burger Sliders$10.95
  House brisket burgers, topped with Texas bacon, American cheese and secret sauce

• Onion Rings$8.95
  Sweet onions hand cut, soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried and dusted in our famous rub

• Smoked Chicken Nachos$10.95
  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$11.95
  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

Soup

• Jake's Spicy BBQ Steak Chili$5.95
  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$5.95
  Smoked chicken and sausage, this stuff is good! (No road kill in it!)

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 two sides and a corn muffin or white bread. pulled pork, pulled chicken, smoked sausage, turkey (carved or shaved), pit ham (carved or shaved), pork belly (+$1), brisket (+$1) (sliced or chopped). Add a 1/4 pound of Jethro's amazing house smoked meats* +$4
• Dinners for 1Full Slab Baby Back Ribs: $24.951/2 Slab Baby Back Ribs: $17.951 Meat (1/2 Lb): $11.952 Meats (1/4 Lb Each Meat = 1/2 Lb Total): $13.95

• Dinners for 2Half Slab Baby Back Ribs & 2 Meats: $25.95
  Choose 4 sides

• Brisket Platter$18.95
  Slow smoked sliced brisket, chopped brisket & smoky sweet burnt ends

• Ribs and Wings Combo$18.95
  Three baby back ribs & 5 wings

• Ribs and Burnt Ends Combo$17.95
  Three baby back ribs, and smoky sweet burnt ends

• Bi-Wingual Platter$15.95
  Bubba's boneless wings and 5 slow smoked Jethro's wings

BBQ Sandwiches

• BBQ Sandwiches$8.95Make It a Melt: $10.95
  Pick one of your favorite house slow smoked meats with one side and your choice of white bread or a freshly baked bun. It comes plain, but you can get saucy at your table

• Boss Hog$11.95
  Pulled pork tossed in Jethro's Secret BBQ sauce with Texas bacon, crispy onion strings and pepper jack cheese on a freshly baked bun

• Boss Chicken$11.95
  Pulled chicken tossed in Jethro's Secret BBQ sauce with bacon, crispy onion strings and cheddar cheese on a freshly baked bun

Jethro's Biggest

• The World Famous Adam Emmenecker$24.95
  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 two Angus steak burgers, 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$16.95
  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

Iowa Premium Beef Thick Burgers

• 1/2 pound Angus steak burger, sourced locally with choice of side. Add your favorite cheese (American, cheddar, Swiss or pepper jack) +$1; Add coleslaw, sauteed onions or mushrooms +$1; Add additional meat or bacon +$2
• Papa's$10.95
  We always start with a fresh ground 1/2 pound Angus steak patty*, grilled to perfection. Choose your favorite cheese; we'll bring the lettuce, onion, tomato and pickle

• Double up$12.95
  A fresh ground 1/2 pound Angus steak patty*, topped with chopped Texas brisket, sauteed mushrooms and onions, melted cheddar cheese and cheese sauce

• Bacon Grilled Cheese$12.95
  A fresh ground 1/2 pound Angus steak patty*, with three strips of bacon and American cheese with yummy garlic parmesan Texas toast

• BBQ Burger$11.95
  A fresh ground 1/2 pound Angus steak patty*, topped with pulled pork tossed in Jethro's Secret BBQ sauce, pepper jack cheese and crispy onion strings on a freshly baked bun

The Melts

• Comes with one side
• "Better Homes & Gardens" Melt$11.95
  "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"

• The Des Moines Melt$13.95
  Triple decker of pit smoked ham, pork belly, and bacon. Served on grilled Texas toast with melted cheddar and American cheese

• Brisket Bacon Melt$12.95
  Texas brisket, bacon, Swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms and onions on griddled rye toast with 1000 island dressing

Sandwiches and Vittles'

• Comes with one side
• Texas Dip$11.95
  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$10.95
  Buffalo boneless wings, crisp lettuce, tomatoes and blue cheese or ranch dressing all wrapped up in a fresh flour tortilla

• Fried Shrimp Po Boy$11.95
  Buster's shrimp, flash fried crispy, dressed with lettuce, tomato and remoulade

• The Big Club$12.95
  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

• The Big Clucker$11.95
  Chicken breast coated in Jethro's secret breading and tossed with buffalo sauce, topped with blue cheese and bacon. Served on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato and bread & butter pickles

• Pork Tenderloin$9.95
  It's as big as the plate! Pounded flat, fried crispy and served on a toasted bun with onion and pickles

• Crispy Chicken$10.95
  Tossed in Jethro's secret breading and served on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, creamy mayo and bread & butter pickles

• Blackened Salmon Po Boy$12.95
  Jessie Bob rubs Atlantic salmon with his magical spice and blackens the 6 oz. filet to perfection, dressed with lettuce, tomato, onion and remoulade

Jessie Bob's Cajun Favorites

• Jessie Bob wakes at sunrise, heads down to the swamp, builds his fire, fetches the kettle and starts the roux, cuz the roux makes the stew, and its hard to dew, as any Cajun cousin kneux. Buster orders his extra spicy!
• Cajun Sampler Platter$15.95
  Includes all three of Jessie Bob's Cajun Creole Creations and one corn muffin

• Chicken and Sausage Gumbo$11.95
  A Cajun classic. Start with dark roux and vegetables. Jessie Bob adds andouille sausage and smoked chicken, and pile of steaming white nice rice and a corn bread muffin

• Smokehouse Jambalaya$14.95
  Jessie Bob starts with fresh vegetables and ripe plum tomatoes, slowly simmers them with Jethro's slow smoked Gulf Shrimp, chicken, andouille sausage and white nice rice to make this Creole casserole. Served with a corn bread muffin

• Red Beans and Rice$10.95
  A Louisiana tradition! Our pot of red beans spends all day simmerin' on the stove with Jethro's smoked andouille sausage, pit ham, thick cut bacon and Jessie Bob's herbs and spices. When the beans are tender and creamy, we ladle them over a pile of steamed white nice rice

• Atlantic Salmon$16.95
  Cajun blackened. Comes with 2 sides, a corn muffin or white bread

• Jessie Bob's Creole Pasta$13.95
  Jethro's famous andouille sausage with smoked chicken tossed with pig tail pasta springs and plum tomatoes, smothered with Jessie Bob's Creole Cream sauce, topped with parmesan cheese

• Smoke House Mac-A-Noodle and Cheese$13.95
  Jethro starts with Wisconsin white cheddar, adds sharp cheddar, colby jack and parmesan. Then he tosses in hickory smoked bacon, cherrywood smoked pit ham and sprinkles Shake n' Bake crumbs to create the ultimate pasta treat

Green Stuff

• Jethro's House Made Dressings: Blue Cheese, Chipotle Ranch, French, Cranberry Vinaigrette, Honey Mustard, Ranch, 1000 Island, Fat Free Italian
• Sally Sue Southwestern$11.95
  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$11.95
  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

• From the Garden$6.95Side Salad: $4.50
  Crisp greens, tossed with your choice of dressing, tomatoes, croutons and cheese

Made From Scratch Side Dishes

• Campfire Baked Beans

• Mashed Potatoes with Country Gravy

• Mac and Cheese

• Jalapeno Cream Corn

• Red Beans with Rice

• Cottage Cheese

• Coleslaw

• Potato Salad

• Apple Sauce

• Fries

• Waffle Fries

• Green Beans

• Sweet Potatoes

• Sweet Potato Fries
  +$1

• Side Salad
  +$2

• Fried Pickles
  +$2

• Onion Rings
  +$2

• Cup of Chili or Gumbo
  +$2

Homemade Dessert

• Buster's Big Chocolate Cake$8.951/2 Piece: $5.95
  Layers of fudgey, gooey delight

• Wilma's Fried Apple Pie$5.95
  With vanilla ice cream

Soft Drinks

• Diet Pepsi
  free refills

• Mtn Dew
  free refills

• Diet Mtn Dew
  free refills

• Sierra Mist
  free refills

• Dr Pepper
  free refills

• Mug - Root Beer
  free refills

• Lemonade
  from the makers of Tropicana; Flavored Juice Beverage; free refills

Featured Drinks

• Ice Tea$2.50

• Hot Tea$2.50

• Coffee$2.50