Jethro’s BBQ ‘n Jambalaya

9350 University Ave, West Des Moines
(515) 987-8686

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Customers' Favorites

Pork Tenderloin and Fries
Red Beans and Rice
Mashed Potatoes
Brisket Platter
Chicken Wings
BBQ Sandwich
Fried Pickles
Onion Rings
Des Moines
Salad

Menu

Fixins First
Bubbas Boneless Wings
Tender white meat chicken soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, and flash fried to a crispy finish.
Amazing Slow Smoked Wings
Hard wood smoked and fried to a crispy finish.
Waffle Fry Nachos
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.
Chicken Tenders
Country fried chicken tenders, tossed in your choice of sauce, and or have it on the side for some real dippin fun.
Onion Rings
Sweet onions hand cut, soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried, and dusted in our famous rub.
Texas Bacon Burger Sliders
House brisket burgers, topped with Texas bacon, American cheese, and secret sauce.
Bayou Pickle Chips
Thin sliced pickle chips soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried crispy, and served with chipotle ranch for some real dippin fun.
Smoked Chicken Nachos
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.
Quesadillas
Fresh flour tortillas, layered with cheese and smoked chicken, with pico, guacamole and sour cream.
Fried Cheese Squares
Aged white cheddar with our special country coating, served warm and gooey with our double secret chipotle ranch.
Busters Shrimp
Flash fried sweet shrimp, buffalo style are Jethros favorite or one of our sauces.
Jethros Rib Taster (Six Bones)
Sweet bourbon glaze and serves with fries.

Soup
Jakes Spicy BBQ Steak Chili
Large bites of aged steak and smoked beans make this chili uniquely Jethros. Topped with cheese, sour cream, and fresh jalapenos.
Grammas Gumbo
Smoked chicken and sausage.

Amazing House Smoked Meats
Two Meats Dinner for One
One fourth lb meat.
Iowa Platter
Pulled Pork, Pulled Chicken, Bourbon Bacon, Jalapeno Sausage.
Half Slab Baby Back Ribs and Two Meat Dinner for Two
Half slab of baby back ribs and choice of two meats. Served with four sides.
One Meat Dinner for One
Half lb meat.
Brisket Platter
Slow smoked sliced brisket, chopped brisket, and smoky sweet burnt ends.
Full Slab Baby Ribs Dinner for One
Half Slab Baby Back Ribs Dinner for One
Ribs and Boneless Wings Combo
Baby back ribs and boneless wings

BBQ Sandwiches
BBQ Sandwich
Pick one of your favorite house slow smoked meats with your choice of white bread or a freshly baked bun.
Boss Hog
Pulled pork tossed in Jethros Secret BBQ sauce with Texas bacon, crispy onion strings, and pepper jack cheese on a freshly baked bun.
Stockyard Special
Sliced Texas brisket, burnt ends, caramelized onions, and cheddar bacon cheese on a toasted bun.
The Ragin' Cajun
1/2 pound blackened pork tenderloin, topped with pepper jack cheese, smoked pulled pork and spicy andouille sausage, all slathered in our Cajun Creole sauce
BBQ Melt

Jethros Biggest
The Jethro
Served with choice of side. We start with our famous tenderloin and add Carolina style pulled pork, house smoked pit ham and a double order of thick slab bacon. Includes your choice of side.
The World Famous Adam Emmenecker
Start with our huge pork tenderloin, add an Angus steak burger, top it with slabs of Texas brisket, applewood bacon, fried cheese and finished with Buffalo chicken tenders. Smother this mountain with melted cheddar cheese and white cheddar sauce. Served with your choice of side.

Iowa Premium Beef Thick Burgers
Bacon Grilled Cheese Burger
A fresh ground half pound Angus steak patty, with three strips of bacon and American cheese with yummy garlic Parmesan Texas toast.
Papas Burger
We always start with a fresh ground half pound Angus steak patty, grilled to perfection. Choose your favorite cheese, we will bring the lettuce, onion, tomato, and pickle.
BBQ Bull Dog Burger
A fresh ground half pound Angus steak patty, topped with pulled pork tossed in Jethros Secret BBQ sauce, and pepper jack cheese and crispy onion strings on a freshly baked bun.

The Melts
Better Homes and Gardens Melt
"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."

Sandwiches and Vittles
Roscoes Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Buffalo boneless wings, crisp lettuce, tomatoes, and blue cheese or ranch dressing all wrapped up in a fresh flour tortilla.
Pork Tenderloin
Its as big as the plate! Pounded flat, fried crispy, and served on a toasted bun with onion and pickles.
Chicken Finger Grilled Cheese
Three handbreaded all white meat chicken fingers, smothered with ranch, crispy bacon, American and Swiss cheese on garlic parmesan Texas toast.

Jessie Bobs Cajun Favorites
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
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.
Jessie Bobs Creole Pasta
Jethros famous andouille sausage with smoked chicken tossed with pig tail pasta springs, and plum tomatoes, smothered with jessie bobs creole cream sauce, and topped with parmesan cheese.
Smoke House Macoroni and Noodle Cheese
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.
Full Shrimp Dinner
1 lb of Buster's shrimp, flash fried crispy, tossed with your choice of sauce. Served with 2 made from scratch sides.
Smoke House Jambalaya
Jessie bob starts with fresh vegetables and ripe plum tomatoes, slowly simmers them with jethros slow smoked gulf shrimp, chicken sausage, and white nice rice to make this creole casserole. Served with a corn bread muffin.
1/2 Shrimp Dinner
1.2 lb of Buster's shrimp, flash fried crispy, tossed with your choice of sauce. Served with 2 made from scratch sides.
Red Beans and Rice
Our pot of red beans spends all day simmerin on the stove with jethros smoked andouille sausage, pit ham, thick cut bacon and jessie bobs herbs and spices. When the beans are tender and creamy, and we ladle them over a pile of steamed white nice rice.
Cajun Sampler Platter
Includes all three of jessie bobs cajun creole creations and one corn muffin.
Atlantic Salmon
Cajun blackened. Comes with two sides and a corn muffin or white bread.

Green Stuff
Side Salad
From the Garden
Crisp greens, tossed with your choice of dressing, tomatoes, croutons, and cheese.
Southside Salad
Crisp greens, tossed with creamy Italian dressing, pepperoncini, croutons, and mozzarella cheese.
Sally Sue Southwestern
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 Sues Crispy BBQ Chicken
Crisp greens, tossed with tangy honey mustard dressing, topped with our country fried boneless chicken coated in our Jethros BBQ sauce, tomatoes, onions, and shredded cheese.

Homemade Dessert
Busters Big Chocolate Cake
Layers of fudgey and gooey delight.
Wilmas Fried Apple Pie
With vanilla ice cream.

Breakfast Vittles
The Jethro Burrito
Scrambled eggs with smoked sausage, pico, sour cream, guacamole topped with cheddar cheese sauce.
Breakfast Quesadillas
Flour tortillas layered with cheese, scrambled eggs and your choice of smoked chicken, carolina pulled pork, or hickory smoked bacon, with pico, guacamole and sour cream on the side.
Spikes Breakfast Nachos
Best in des moines! Crispy waffle fries smothered with cheese sauce, topped with three extra large scrambled eggs with your choice of one of jethro's amazing slow smoked meats, shredded cheese, finished with pico, guacamole, and sour cream.

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Recent Reviews

Fantastic customer service. We were promptly seated too. Our hostess took our order within minutes of us sitting down. It is noisy but it is expected as this is a sports bar style restaurant.
September 2024
Service and atmosphere was great. Great bar with an excellent selection of local craft brews on tap. Barbecue was OK. I’m from South Louisiana, and just really had to try the jambalaya out of a sense of curiosity. Nobody would eat this. If they want an authentic recipe, hit me up.
September 2024
I was quite underwhelmed compared to the other locations. The ribs I got are super dry, and the green beans are unseasoned. The cream corn is ok, if a little watery this time. Decent sized portion, but ended up skipping those beans. The staff was friendly tho.
July 2024

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Jethro’s BBQ ‘n Jambalaya

9350 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
(515) 987-8686