Jethro`s n` Jake`s Smokehouse Steaks – Altoona

Your Altoona Neighborhood Sports Bar
The Story of JETHRO 'n Jake's Smokehouse Steaks
Jethro grew up deep in the hills of Southern California in a little town called Beverly
Hills. Jethro lived a good life there with his extended family as he swam and fished
everyday in the Los Angeles River, and hunted in the palm tree forest with his bulldog
named Jake. Jethro found it difficult to live off the land there in Beverly, as he never
caught any fish and only found an occasional raccoon or possum in his gun sights. Jake
on the other hand was fed up with poodles. So Jethro and Jake packed up and headed
for the Midwest, where the creeks are full of catfish, and the hickory 'n oak forest
are full of wild boars.
Jethro and Jake walked East during the winter of 2007. They didn't know where they
were going, but as they walked, they began hearing more and more buzz about the
Land of the Bulldog in a place called Iowa. The word was spreading throughout the nation of a new energy, a new spirit, a new "Bulldog Attitude" in a city called Des Moines.
Finally, in the spring of 2008 Jethro and Jake walked onto the Drake campus. On the
first day, with the money his Uncle had given him, Jethro bought a 750 pound wood
fired smoker. On the 2nd day, Jethro chopped down a hickory and oak tree. On the 3rd
day, Jethro fired up his incredible smoker and opened the doors to his new restaurant
at 3100 Forest Avenue in Des Moines. Jethro cooked and worked hard. The people of
Iowa grew to love him and his food.
Jethro thought for a day or two and decided that "bigger is better" and "highest
is best". So with the money he saved from his restaurant, he bought a 1,400
pound wood fired smoker, hollered for Jake and headed East, up a hill, to the
highest spot in Iowa. There he found a city called Altoona, where horses run fast,
roller coasters scream by, teams of Rams play in the grass and the biggest store
he ever did see, had his favorite fishing pole. Jethro and Jake had found a new
home! Jethro is proud as a peacock to welcome you to "Your Altoona Neighborhood Sports Bar". Jethro promises that he will serve you large quantities of his
"Amazing Slow Smoked Meats". Jethro and Jake are hooping and hollering excited
to be a part of the friendly city of Altoona.
NOW WORLD FAMOUS!!
Travel Channel's "Man vs Food"
ESPN' National "Fanwich" Runner-Up
America 's "100 Best BBQ" Restaurants
Better Homes and Gardens "Favorite BBQ"
Men's Health Magazine "Manliest Restaurant
in the Midwest"
Travel Channel's Food Paradise
"Manliest Restaurant"
FIXIN’S FIRST
Amazing Slow Smoked Wings
Bubba’s Boneless Wings
Giant Sweet Onion Rings
Original Nachos
Hard wood smoked, fried to a crispy finish, tossed in your
choice of sauces along with a bleu cheese or ranch dressing. 10 wings 9.95 20 wings 17.95 30 wings 27.95
Jethro ,s Secret, Georgia Mustard, Carolina, Alabama White,
Garlic Parmesan, BBQ Rub, Traditional Buffalo, Chili Teryaki, Hot
BBQ, HOT!! Buffalo, Spike's, & Ghost sauce
Add 2.00 for all drummies or wingies
Sweet onions hand cut, soaked in buttermilk & lightly
breaded, flash fried & dusted in our
famous rub. 8.95 Half order 7.95
Fried Cheese
Aged white cheddar chunks with our special
country coating, served warm & gooey with our double
secret chipotle garlic sauce. 7.95
Chicken Tenders
Country fried boneless chicken tenders, tossed in your
choice of sauce, or have it on the side for some real dippin
fun. 8.95
Quesadillas
Fresh flour tortillas, layered with cheese & your choice of
smoked chicken, brisket or pulled pork, with smoked corn
pico, guacamole, sour cream. 8.95
BBQ Sliders
Smoked chicken, pulled pork, or brisket, piled high, 3 mini
buns, with cheese & fried sweet onions. 9.95
Tender white meat chicken soaked in buttermilk & lightly
breaded, flash fried to a crispy finish, served with your
choice of sauces for dippin' Big 8.95 Biggger 11.95
Jethro ,s Secret, Georgia Mustard, Carolina,
Alabama White, Garlic Parmesan, BBQ Rub, Traditional
Buffalo, Chili Teryaki, Hot BBQ, HOT!! Buffalo, Spike's,
Ghost sauce, ranch, bleu cheese
Fresh fried corn chips dusted in our special rub, smothered
with white cheddar sauce & shredded cheeses, topped with
your choice of house smoked chicken, brisket, or pulled pork,
finished with smoked corn pico, guacamole & sour cream.
Half 8.95 full 10.95
Waffle Fry Nachos
Just like our Original Nachos, we substitute waffle fries,
& you pick your favorite meat. Jethro will do the rest.
Half 9.95 full 11.95
Anna Kay’s Famous Artichoke Dip
Served warm & creamy loaded with spinach,
artichokes & cheeses, topped with pico & served with a
side of tortilla chips for dippin. 6.95
Jethro’s Rib Taster (4 bones)
Jethro smokes them all day, then he pours on sweet
bourbon glaze & serves em over a bed of fries. 9.95
*18% Gratuity will be added to parties of 8 or more.*
GREEN STUFF & SOUPS
Half Salads 7.95
Sally Sue Southwestern
Crisp greens, topped with smoked chicken, or brisket,
cheddar & Jack cheeses, pico, guacamole, sour cream
& tossed in our double secret chipolte dressing. 9.95
Buffalo Chicken
Crisp greens, tossed with bleu cheese dressing,
topped with buffalo chicken strips & smoked corn
pico. 9.95
From the Garden
Crisp greens, tossed with your choice of dressing
tomatoes & cheese. 6.95 Side salad. 2.50
Dressings
Bleu Cheese, Chipotle Ranch, French,
Fat Free Italian, Cranberry Vinaigrette,
Honey Mustard, Ranch
Becky Sue’s Crispy BBQ Chicken
Crisp greens, tossed with tangy honey mustard
dressing, topped with our country fried chicken
tenders coated in our Jethros BBQ sauce, tomatoes,
onions & shredded cheese. 9.95
The Beverly Hills Club Salad
Crisp greens tossed with house smoked turkey, pit
ham, bacon, cheddar & Swiss cheeses, tomatoes &
you pick the dressing. 9.95
Jake’s BBQ Steak Chili
Large bites of steak & smoked beans, topped with
shredded cheese & sour cream, make this chili
uniquely Jethro's. 3.95 cup 5.95 bowl
Granny’s Gumbo
Smoked chicken & andouille saucy sausage in a spicy
roux with nice rice...this stuff is spicy hot & good!
3.95 Cup 5.95 Bowl
WRAPS
(No possum served!) (Comes with one side)
Smoked Tom Turkey Wrap
House smoked turkey and crisp lettuce, finished with
smoked corn pico & guacamole, all wrapped up in a
fresh flour tortilla with a side of double secret,
chipotle garlic sauce. 9.95
Roscoe’s Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Buffalo chicken strips, crisp lettuce, with ranch &
tomatoes all wrapped up in a fresh flour
tortilla. 9.95
THE EARL OF SANDWICH
The Melts
Comes with one side
Pick any one of your favorite house slow smoked
meats, served on grilled Texas toast with melted
Swiss and American cheese. 9.95
BBQ Sandwiches
Comes with one side
Pick any one of your favorite house slow smoked
meats with your choice of Texas bread or a
freshly baked bun. It comes plain but you can get
saucy at your table. 8.95
Amazing House Smoked Meats
brisket
pulled pork
pulled chicken
smoked sausage
The Better Homes & Gardens Melt
Better Homes & Gardens Magazine 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." 11.95
sliced pit ham
shaved turkey
Add slab of bacon or
Add 1/4lb of meat 3.95
Sides
green beans
campfire baked beans
garlic mashed potatoes with country gravy
coleslaw
hot coleslaw (braised tender, sweet and tangy)
apple sauce
jalapeno cream corn
fries
waffle fries
cottage cheese
mac and cheese
potato salad
sweet potato fries (add $1)
*Substitute a cup of granny's gumbo, bbq steak chili or a side salad for 2.50.
PAPA’S STEAK BURGERS
Comes with one side
Papa’s
The Bulldog
*We always start with fresh, ground Angus steak the
*Our fresh Angus steak burger topped with Texas
burger is a half pound, grilled to perfection. Choose
brisket, caramelized onions, roasted peppers & aged
your favorite cheese; we'll bring the lettuce, onion,
cheddar cheese. (We're talking real food here) 10.95
tomato & pickle. 8.95
The Carolina
A hungry man might want a double steak burger with
*Our fresh Angus steak burger topped with our
twice the meat & cheese. 12.95
Carolina style pulled pork & coleslaw. 10.95
The Spike
*Our fresh Angus steak burger, a double order of
thick slab bacon & bleu cheese. 10.95
OTHER VITTLES’
(eats, treats and specialties) Comes with one side
Pork Tenderloin
It 's big as the plate, pounded flat, then fried crispy and
served on a toasted bun. 9.95
Catfish Dinner
(Not from the LA River) large filets, corn meal
breaded & fried, with caper tartar and lemons. 13.95
Pulled Smoked Chicken Philly
With sweet caramelized onions, roasted peppers and
aged cheddar cheese. 9.95
The Big Beverly Hills Club
Piled high with house smoked pit ham, turkey and thick
slab bacon on Texas toast with Swiss and cheddar
cheeses, lettuce, tomato and mayo. 10.95
Catfish Po Boy
Fresh from the creek, corn meal breaded catfish
dusted with rub & served with tartar sauce, lettuce
and tomato. 10.95
*18% Gratuity will be added to parties of 8 or more.*
Texas Dip
(No French spoken here) thin sliced Texas brisket
smothered with melted Swiss cheese, topped
with sweet bourbon glazed onions, with a side
of bbq jus for dippin. 9.95
BABY BACK RIBS & CHICKEN DINNERS
,
Jethro wakes at sunrise each morning, builds the fire with oak & hickory planks, then he slowly smokes Iowa s finest meats.
Each dinner comes with two sides & a corn muffin or bread.
Full slab 22.95
1/2 slab 17.95
1/2 slab & 1 meat 20.95
Whole Smoked Chicken 15.95
1/2 Smoked Chicken 11.95
1/2 Smoked Chicken & 1/2 slab 21.95
BBQ DINNERS
Dinners for 1
Each dinner comes with 2 sides and
a corn muffin or bread.
Amazing Slow Smoked Meats
brisket
pit ham
smoked sausage
pulled pork
smoked turkey
pulled chicken
1/2 chicken (counts for 2)
1 meat- 11.95 1/2 lb
2 meats- 12.95 1/4 lb each meat =1/2 lb total
3 meats- 14.95 1/4 lb each meat =3/4 lb total
4 meats-16.95 1/4 lb each meat =1 lb total
Dinners for 2
Choose 4 sides with either white bread or corn muffins
Full Slab Baby Back Ribs 26.95
Half Slab & Two Meat Dinner 24.95
Half Slab & Half Chicken Dinner 24.95
Whole Smoked Chicken 23.95
Four Meat Dinner 22.95
Sides
Green Beans
Campfire Baked Beans
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Coleslaw
Apple Sauce
Jalapeno Cream Corn
Fries
Waffle Fries
Cottage cheese
Mac and Cheese
Potato Salad
Hot Coleslaw
(Braised tender, sweet & tangy)
Sweet Potato Fries (add $1)
THE BULLDOG’S BIGGEST
The World Famous Adam Emmenecker (As seen on Man Vs. Food) Take the challenge today!
The Missouri Valley Conference 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
our Angus steak burger, top it with slabs of Texas brisket, apple wood bacon & fried cheese, finished with buffalo chicken tenders.
Smother this mountain with melted cheddar cheese, & white cheddar sauce, serve it with your choice of one side. This could hurt
you! A sandwich fit for the MVP. 24.95
The Jethro
This isn,t for everyone... It's porktastic, It's ginormous; We start with our famous tenderloin, we 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. 15.95
SMOKED STEAKS & PRIME RIB
No Austrailan or Texan spoken here. These steaks are corn fed, Iowa raised, USDA Choice meat, hickory smoked over a campfire and broiled to
perfection in our 1,600 degree Jethro 'n Jake's fire machine. The heat seals in the juices and flavors. All our steaks are seasoned with black
pepper, salt and finished with a touch of smoked garlic butter.
FILET 8oz.
the most tender, juicy 'n smoky steak you will ever find...cut
it with your fork... 24.95
NEW YORK STRIP 16oz.
Jethro cuts this "man sized" steak by the pound.
The texture and taste of this meat is his flavorite. 22.95
Rare - cool center
RIBEYE 16oz.
This is the tastiest, the juiciest, the most flavorful steak
Jethro can fix ya. He cuts it by the pound.
Order two if you are hungry. 22.95
PRIME RIB (Fixed Fridays & Saturdays)
Smoked to perfection, cut to your selection, you choose
the temperature and Jethro promises you will be happy
with his "Amazing Slow Smoked Prime Rib"
12 oz. 19.95 20oz. 25.95
Medium rare- warm center
Medium - hot center
Medium well- hot through, juicy
Well done- tough as shoe leather *Jethro doesn't recommend
*18% Gratuity will be added to parties of 8 or more.*
DESSERTS
Buster's Big Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Cake
Wilma 's Apple Dumpling
8.95
5.95
With ice cream 6.95
‘SHINE FROM THE STILL
Hillbilly Tea
Sweet Tea Vodka, Lemonade & Iced Tea
The Tornado
Light, Spiced & Coconut Vodka, pineapple juice, orange juice
with a touch of grenadine
Granny’s Lemonade
Whiskey, lemonade, sweet 'n sour & triple sec
The Dragon
Gin, Blue Curacao & orange juice
Bootleg Tea
Whiskey, peach schnapps, sweet 'n sour with
a splash of cola
Hilljack Hooch
Watermelon Pucker, Vodka & pineapple juice topped with lemon
& lime soda
Altoona Ice Water
Vodka, Gin, Triple Sec, lemon & lime soda & lime juice
The Outlaw
Tequila, triple sec, sweet & sour & cranberry
Caribbean Cruiser
Vodka, peach schnapps, Strawberry Pucker, Strawberry puree
& lemonade
Finish Line
Limoncello, pomegranate schnapps, lemonade & cranberry
Pleasant Hill Punch
Spiced Rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, sweet & sour
finished with grenadine
Winner’s Circle
Blue Raspberry, Blue Curacao, cranberry, sweet & sour topped
with lemon & lime Soda
Blue Bondurant
Blue Raspberry Vodka, lime juice & blue Kool-Aid
Triple Crown
Vodka, peach schnapps & cranberry juice
Ankeny Kicker
Lots of Vodka sweetened with pineapple juice & lemonade
BACKWOODS BREW
Draws
Angry Orchard, Blue Moon, Boulevard Wheat, Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Light Lime, Busch Light, Coors Light, Fat Tire,
Goose Island 312, Goose Island IPA, Guinness, Michelob Golden Light, Michelob Ultra, Miller Lite, New Belgium Seasonal,
Sam Adams Boston Lager, Sam Adams Seasonal, Shiner Bock, Stella Artois
*Ask your bartender or server about new, local and seasonal Draft Beer
Bottles
Amstel Light, Bass, Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Light Lime, Bud Light Platinum, Bud Select, Bud Select 55, Coors Light, Corona,
Corona Light, Heineken, Killian's Red, Michelob Golden Light, Michelob Amber Bock, Miller High Life, Miller Lite, MGD, MGD 64,
Newcastle, Pacifico, Red Stripe, Rolling Rock, Twisted Tea
Cans
24 oz Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Twisted Tea, 12 oz Busch NA
JETHRO’S JUICE
By Black Box
6 glass 18 carafe
Riesling, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
*18% Gratuity will be added to parties of 8 or more.*