Jethro’s ‘n Jakes Smokehouse Steaks Menu – Altoona, IA

Type : Barbecue restaurant

Location : Altoona, IA

Steak-focused outpost of the regional mini-chain serving smoked meats in a publike atmosphere. Based on 4 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Drive-through ✔️ Delivery

Jethro’s ‘n Jakes Smokehouse Steaks 50009

Address:
2601 Adventureland Dr, Altoona, IA 50009

Phone: (515) 957-9727

Website:

Hours

Sunday 11 AM–10 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 11 AM–10 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM
Thursday 11 AM–10 PM
Friday 11 AM–10 PM
Saturday 11 AM–10 PM

Menu

Brunch Menu
The Oink
We dare you! Sixteen extra large eggs, folded with a pound of Jethro’s smoked pit ham and a double helping of American and white cheddar cheese sauce. Is it the largest ham ‘n cheese omelet ever?!?		 $24.95
Bulldog
Texas brisket, sauteed onions and peppers, topped with aged cheddar cheese		 $10.95
Denver
Pit ham, peppers and onions		 $10.95
Carolina
Carolina style pulled pork, breakfast sausage and bacon		 $10.95
The Piglet
Pit ham, American & cheddar cheese sauce		 $10.95
Des Moines
Topped with slab bacon, breakfast sausage, and pit ham. Then we smother ’em with cheddar cheese		 $11.95
Jake
We load Jethro’s World Famous Texas brisket, pepperjack cheese, sauteed mushrooms and onions on top of our crispy hash browns		 $11.95
Create Your Own Omelet Or Skillet
Choose three of Jethro’s ingredients from the list below to create the ultimate omelet or skillet		 $10.95
The Jethro Breakfast
Start with a ginormous tenderloin, top with hash browns, three extra large eggs scrambled with bacon, Carolina pulled pork and pit ham, and choice of cheese and toast		 $14.95
Spike’s 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		 $10.95
Game Day Breakfast
Our made from scratch biscuits and gravy, Texas style hash brown (that’s topped with chili and cheese) and three eggs (any style)		 $13.95
Biscuits And Gravy Breakfast
With two extra large eggs (any style)		 $8.95
Buttermilk Pancakes
Three of Grandma’s made from scratch, large buttermilk pancakes, griddled hot and piled high, served with your choice of meat		 $8.95
French Toast
Thick cut bread, hand dipped in Jethro’s own vanilla cinnamon batter. Grilled and served with your choice of meat. Yummy!!!		 $8.95
The Jethro Burrito
Scrambled eggs with smoked sausage, pico, sour cream, guacamole topped with cheddar cheese sauce. Comes with hash browns		 $10.95
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		 $9.95
The Earl Of Egg Sandwiches
Two extra large eggs (any style) with your choice of pit ham, slab bacon or sausage patty with American cheese on Texas toast. Comes with breakfast potatoes		 $8.95
The Cowboy Breakfast
A full half pound of our famous Texas brisket and two extra large eggs (any style). Comes with hash browns and choice of toast		 $12.95
Papa’s Breakfast
Two extra large eggs (any style), your choice of meat and either buttermilk pancakes or French toast		 $9.95
Grandma’s Breakfast
Two extra large eggs (any style) with your favorite side of meat and your choice of toast		 $6.95
Main Menu
Amazing Slow Smoked Wings
Hard wood smoked, fried to a crispy finish, tossed in your choice of sauces with a blue cheese or ranch dressing		 $13.95
Bubba’s Boneless Wings
Tender white meat chicken soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried to a crispy finish and served with your choice of sauces for dippin		 $9.95
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		 $7.95
Fried Cheese Squares
Aged white cheddar with our special country coating, served warm and gooey with our double secret chipotle ranch		 $8.95
Chicken Tenders
Country fried chicken tenders, tossed in your choice of sauce, or have it on the side for some real dippin’ fun		 $9.95
Quesadillas
Fresh flour tortillas, layered with cheese and smoked chicken, with pico, guacamole and sour cream		 $9.95
Jethro’s Rib Taster (4 Bones)
Jethro smokes them all day; then he pours on sweet bourbon glaze and serves ’em with fries		 $10.95
Texas Bacon Burger Sliders
House brisket burgers, topped with Texas bacon, American cheese and secret sauce		 $10.95
Onion Rings
Sweet onions hand cut, soaked in buttermilk, lightly breaded, flash fried and dusted in our famous rub		 $8.95
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		 $10.95
Waffle Fry Nachos
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		 $11.95
Jake’s Spicy BBQ Steak Chili
Large bites of aged steak and smoked beans make this chili uniquely Jethro’s. Topped with cheese, sour cream and fresh jalapenos		 $5.95
Gramma’s Gumbo
Smoked chicken and sausage, this stuff is good! (No road kill in it!)		 $5.95
Dinners For 1
2 Meats (1/4 lb each meat = 1/2 lb total)		 $11.95
Dinners For 2
Choose 4 sides; Half Slab baby back ribs & 2 meats		 $25.95
Brisket Platter
Slow smoked sliced brisket, chopped brisket & smoky sweet burnt ends		 $18.95
Ribs And Wings Combo
Three baby back ribs & 5 wings		 $18.95
Ribs And Burnt Ends Combo
Three baby back ribs, and smoky sweet burnt ends		 $17.95
Bi-Wingual Platter
Bubba’s boneless wings and 5 slow smoked Jethro’s wings		 $15.95
Boss Hog
Pulled pork tossed in Jethro’s Secret BBQ sauce with Texas bacon, crispy onion strings and pepper jack cheese on a freshly baked bun		 $11.95
Boss Chicken
Pulled chicken tossed in Jethro’s Secret BBQ sauce with bacon, crispy onion strings and cheddar cheese on a freshly baked bun		 $11.95
Campfire Baked Beans
Mashed Potatoes
with country gravy
Mac And Cheese
Jalapeno Cream Corn
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
The World Famous Adam Emmenecker
As seen on Man Vs. Food; Take the challenge today! 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. Serve it with your choice of side. This could hurt you! A sandwich fit for the MVP. All “Emmenecker Challenge” attempts must be made with waffle fries		 $24.95
The Jethro
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		 $16.95
Papa’s
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		 $10.95
Double Up
A fresh ground 1/2 pound Angus steak patty, topped with chopped Texas brisket, sauteed mushrooms and onions, melted cheddar cheese and cheese sauce		 $12.95
Bacon Grilled Cheese
A fresh ground 1/2 pound Angus steak patty, with three strips of bacon and American cheese with yummy garlic parmesan Texas toast		 $12.95
BBQ Burger
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		 $11.95
“Better Homes & 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”		 $11.95
The Des Moines Melt
Triple decker of pit smoked ham, pork belly, and bacon. Served on grilled Texas toast with melted cheddar and American cheese		 $13.95
Brisket Bacon Melt
Texas brisket, bacon, Swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms and onions on griddled rye toast with 1000 island dressing		 $12.95
Texas Dip
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’		 $11.95
Roscoe’s Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Buffalo boneless wings, crisp lettuce, tomatoes and blue cheese or ranch dressing all wrapped up in a fresh flour tortilla		 $10.95
The Big Clucker
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		 $11.95
The Big Club
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		 $12.95
Pork Tenderloin
It’s as big as the plate! Pounded flat, fried crispy and served on a toasted bun with onion and pickles		 $9.95
Crispy Chicken
Tossed in Jethro’s secret breading and served on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, creamy mayo and bread & butter pickles		 $10.95
Blackened Salmon Sandwich
Cajun blackened Atlantic salmon with lettuce, tomato, onion and tartar sauce		 $12.95
Filet
The most tender, juicy ‘n smoky steak you will ever find; cut it with your fork		 $29.95
New York Strip
Jethro cuts this “man sized” steak by the pound. The texture and taste of this meat is his flavorite		 $23.95
Ribeye
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		 $24.95
Prime Rib
Fridays & Saturdays after 4; Smoked to perfection and cut to your selection. Jethro promises you will be happy with his “Amazing Slow Smoked Prime Rib”		 $19.95
State Fair Pork Chop
This is the same “Pork Chop on a Stick” that you will find next to the Ye Old Mill at the Iowa State Fair. Tender, succulent, juicy center cut pork chop, grilled and basted with our BBQ glaze		 $14.95
Atlantic Salmon
Cajun blackened. Comes with 2 sides, a corn muffin or white bread		 $16.95
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		 $11.95
Becky Sue’s Crispy BBQ Chicken
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		 $11.95
Wilma’s Fried Apple Pie
With vanilla ice cream		 $5.95
Diet Pepsi
Mountain Dew
Diet Mountain Dew
Sierra Mist
Dr. Pepper
Mug Root Beer
Ice Tea $2.50
Hot Tea $2.50
Coffee $2.50

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Reviews

Yebine Yabi
All I can say is delicious. We stopped here on the way to PA. We ordered the wings and it was so good. We also had the family platter and the ribs were amazing but I wasn’t a fan of the brisket because it was a little cold but my husband loved it. Waffles fries are everything!!!!!!! We ordered 3 sides of it, thanks to our waitress lily for being so kind with the demand of waffle fries. Overall service was fast and really friendly.

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Kathie Miller
Was out wandering and found this place, went in for lunch. OMG the food was soooo good!!! The corn muffins…had to order 1/2 dozen to take home. The burnt ends were great with a sweet BBQ sauce and the candied bacon, recommended by my waiter was fabulous as well. The mashe potatoes with gravy…had to get an extra container of gravy to take home with the leftovers. For lunch the portion was wonderful, too much to eat for me, and that’s ok, cuz it will all make for great leftovers for work. Not a fan of the green beans, but I never really am so that is just me. Service was friendly and quick, great music and atmosphere. Definitely highly recommend this place. I want to come back and get ribs or wings…

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Dave Cipriani
Excellent food and service! We have been in the area for a few weeks and have returned a few times. We love the garlic parm wings, ribs and the BBQ Burrito. The food is always quick and delicious. Service each time has been great! We will definitely return during the duration of our trip and if in the area again.

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Phillip Mucker
My BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwich with Campfire Baked Beans was great. Lily our server was awesome very friendly and helpful.

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Robby D
The only praise I can really give to this place is that it has great variety and consistency. The food always tastes a little bland and a bit lacking for me. Especially for the price given the alternatives in the area and I never leave feeling as though I had a worthwhile or memorable experience. The service can be a bit slow too during peak-times but the portions are extremely large so if you have a big family, a large appetit or a picky pallete then this might be for you but if you’re interested in eating at the best Des Moines has to offer then I just don’t think this is it (though I don’t think they were ever trying to be.)

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Angela Erickson
Great BBQ! We tried a family platter with 1/2 rack of ribs, brisket, and pulled pork. I would definitely go back. I recommend the corn bread muffins, mashed potatoes, baked beans, and potato salad.

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Kimira VP
We stayed in a nearby hotel and ordered over the phone. They were very friendly and helpful, it only took about 15 minutes before we could pick it up. The Family Platter is well worth the $35 it costs, it’s so much food, I honestly thought the price was incredible considering what all you get. Everything was fresh, well-wrapped, and well-prepared. It’s a half rack plus two other meats and a bunch of sides. Some of the meats, like brisket, cost an additional $2. We had mac and cheese, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, coleslaw, and cornbread muffins for the sides – all so good that it’s hard to pick a favorite.

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Stephen Brewster
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Brandy Burgart
My mom had the BBQ burrito and she absolutely loved it. I had a blackened fish fillet (salmon) and it was absolutely delicious. I devoured it within minutes of taking the picture. The Texas toast was buttery and garlicy. The fries were good too but the green beans had no flavor whatsoever.

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Connie Anderson
Burnt ends were smoked to perfection. Brisket was very good. Ribs had a great smoke but we’re a little dry. It may have been an odd night for them. Highly recommend the burnt ends. Great tasting BBQ sauces at each table.

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