Jethro Bbq N Lakehouse - Ankeny, IA

Hardwood smoked, fried to a crispy finish, tossed in your choice of sauces with a Bleu cheese or ranch dressing.

Tender white meat chicken soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash-fried to a crispy finish, and tossed with your choice of sauces for dipping.

Thin sliced pickle chips soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried crispy and served with chipotle ranch for some real dippin fun.

Aged white cheddar with our special country coating, served warm and gooey with our double secret chipotle ranch.

Sweet onions hand cut, soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried and dusted in our famous rub.

Country fried chicken tenders, tossed in your choice of sauce, or have it on the side for some real dippin fun.

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.

Fresh flour tortillas, layered with cheese, smoked chicken, pico, guacamole and sour cream.

Just like our smoked chicken nachos, but we substitute waffle fries, smothered with white cheddar sauce and shredded cheeses, smoked chicken and finished with black bean corn salsa, fresh jalapenos, pico, guacamole and sour cream.

6 bones. Jethro smokes them all day; then he pours on sweet bourbon glaze and serves 'em over a bed of fries.

House brisket burgers, topped with Texas bacon, American cheese, and secret sauce

Large bites of aged steak and smoked beans make this chili uniquely Jethro's. Topped with cheese, sour cream and fresh jalapenos.

Smoked chicken and sausage... this stuff is good! (No road kill in it!)

A fresh ground 1/2 lb. Angus steak patty, with 3 strips of bacon and American cheese with yummy garlic Parmesan Texas toast.

We always start with 2 fresh, ground Angus steak patties, grilled to perfection. Choose your favorite cheese; we'll bring the lettuce, onion, tomato, and pickle.

1/2 pound Angus steak patty, topped with sliced brisket, cheddar cheese, sauteed green peppers and onions, and topped with Jethro's Secret BBQ sauce

1/2 pound cheese stuffed pork patty, topped with caramelized onions, pickles, and Jethro's Secret BBQ sauce

1/2 lb.

1/4 lb. each meat = 1/2 lb. total.

Choose 4 sides, 1/2 slab and 2 meat dinner.

Slow smoked sliced brisket, chopped brisket, and smoky sweet burnt ends.

Comes with two sides

"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."

Your favorite house slow smoked meat, served on Texas toast with melted Swiss and American cheese.

Pick 1 of your favorite house slow smoked meats with your choice of white bread or a freshly baked bun.

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

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

Sliced Texas brisket, burnt ends, caramelized onions, and cheddar bacon cheese on a toasted bun.

Buffalo boneless wings, crisp lettuce, tomatoes and blue cheese or ranch dressing all wrapped up in a fresh flour tortilla.

It's as big as the plate. Pounded flat, fried crispy and served on a toasted bun with onion and pickles.

Jumbo tortilla stuffed with southwestern rice, grilled onions and green peppers, pulled pork, brisket, black bean salsa, pico, guacamole, and queso. Served with a side of house salsa.

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.

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.

Crisp greens, tossed with your choice of dressing, tomatoes, croutons, and cheese.

Crisp greens, tossed with creamy Italian dressing, pepperoncini, croutons, and mozzarella cheese.

Includes all 3 of jessie bob's Cajun creole creations and 1 corn muffin. Chicken and sausage gumbo, smokehouse jambalaya and red beans and rice.

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 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

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.

Cajun blackened. Comes with 2 sides, a corn muffin or white bread.

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.

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.

Layers of fudgey, gooey delight

Served with vanilla ice cream.