Ankeny Diner

Teasers

Chicken Fingers	$6.89	Served with our own honey jalapeno dip. Spice fingers with buffalo sauce, add $0.69.
Diner Skins	$5.99	The best part of the potato with bacon and cheese. Sour cream on the side. Skins with chili, add $1.09.
Chicken Quesadilla	$7.29	Served on a tortilla and stuffed with cheddar and jack cheese, tomatoes, green onion, green peppers and seasoned chicken. Comes with salsa and sour cream.
Homemade Onion Rings	$3.89 – $2.49	Thin, light and crispy, breaded on the spot
Buffalo Chicken Wings	$7.59	Serve one lb. of wings tossed in buffalo sauce and served in a buffalo shell.
Sampler Platter	$7.99	The sampler platter and get our famous chicken fingers, potato skins and Italian cheese sticks. Served with marinara, ranch and sour cream
Diner Cheddar Puffs	$6.79	A large mound of fried yellow cheddar cheese curds battered and fried, served with zesty marinara sauce.
Italian Breaded Cheese Sticks	$6.79	Mozzarella cheese sticks, served with zesty marinara sauce.
Nacho Cheese Sticks	$6.79	A spicy queso dip, combining creamy cheddar cheese, green chile, tomato and select seasonings, is enclosed in a crunchy tri-colored tortilla chip crust. Served with salsa and sour cream.

Salads

Dressings: Honey dijon, caesar, thousand island, buttermilk ranch, bleu cheese, french, poppy seed, creamy parmesan, lite ranch, lite italian. Served with a warm garlic breadstick.

Chinese Chicken Salad	$8.79	Our signature salad. Chicken, mandarin oranges, water chestnuts, chow mein noodles and sugar snap peas tossed with fresh mixed greens and our legendary poppy seed dressing.
Chicken Caesar Salad	$8.79	Fresh crisp romaine lettuce tossed in caesar dressing with parmesan cheese and croutons. Topped with our marinated grilled chicken and red onions
Taco Salad	$7.69	An edible shell filled with lettuce and our homemade chili and cheese, garnished with black olives, tomatoes and sour cream. Chicken can be substituted for chili for only $0.59, add guacamole for $1.
Chef Salad	$8.09	Our own roasted hand-carved turkey with ham, cheese, egg, black olive, cucumber, green pepper, onion, croutons and tomato on a bed of mixed greens.
House Salad	$3.09	Tossed fresh greens with a cucumber slice, onion, homemade croutons and choice of dressing.

Soup

In a cup or bowl, soup is good for the soul.

Soup of The Day	$2.19 – $3.29
Our Famous Chili	$2.19 – $3.29	Topped with cheese & onion.
Vegetable Cheese Soup	$2.19 – $3.29
Soup and Salad	$6.59	Our house salad with vegetable cheese or soup of the day and a warm garlic breadstick or sub chili.
Soup and Half A Sandwich	$6.59	A bowl of vegetable cheese, soup of the day or chili and choice of half a sandwich: BLT, grilled cheese or french dip

Entrees

Served with house salad, fresh steamed vegetables, roll, and choice of french fries, hash browns, baked potato or skin-on smashed.

Ribeye Steak	$19.79	Twelve ounces of choice, tender beef, grilled to specification
BBQ Loinback Ribs	$14.29	Fall-off-the-bone ribs, coated in our own sweet BBQ sauce.
Top Sirloin	$16.49	Eight ounces of juicy beef, cooked
Grilled or Blackened Marinated Chicken	$10.29	Marinated in our honey dijon vinegarette for maximum tenderness and flavor. Blackened add $0.20.

Light Entrees

Add a house salad for $1.69

Grilled Chicken Plate	$6.59	Our broiled marinated chicken breast is served with our fresh steamed vegetables.
Salmon Plate	$7.69	Broiled salmon filet served with our fresh steamed vegetables

Pasta

Served with house salad and a warm garlic breadstick.

Fettuccine Alfredo	$8.79	Fettuccine tossed with alfredo sauce. Add Italian breaded chicken $1.79, salmon $2.19
Chicken and Cheese Tortellini	$11.39	A hearty serving of cheese tortellini and Italian breaded chicken, tossed in our creamy Alfredo sauce
Chicken Parmesan	$11.39	An Italian breaded chicken breast topped with homemade marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. Served on a bed of fettuccine.

Good4U

Sandwiches served with our house salad or french fries. Substitute onion rings for only $0.49 more.

Portabello Mushroom Sandwich	$8.29	Our signature veggie sandwich. A burger-sized portabello mushroom cap broiled with garlic butter and topped with melted swiss cheese, served on a whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle a
Blackened Salmon Sandwich	$8.29	Six ounces of spicy blackened salmon on a whole wheat bun, served with lettuce, pickle and dijon mayonnaise.
Veggie-Veggie Burger	$6.99	Choose from spicy black bean or garden veggie burger. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and mayo on a whole wheat bun.
Steamed Vegetables	$5.89 – $3.69	Fresh cauliflower, broccoli, baby carrots, new potatoes and sugar snap peas steamed to order. Add $0.89 for hollandaise sauce.

Burgers

Serve half-pound burgers broiled to specifications. With house salad or French fries. Substitute onion rings for additional $0.49

Plain	$6.59	Nothing but pickle
California Burger	$7.19	Our broiled burger with everything: lettuce, onion, mayo, pickle and tomato.
California Burger with Cheese	$7.49
Cheeseburger	$7.19	The cheese – Swiss, cheddar, american, monterey jack or pepper jack
The Hawkeye Burger	$7.99	Grilled onion, mushrooms and cheddar cheese.
Patty Melt	$7.69	Swiss cheese, sauteed onion and thousand island dressing on a grilled marble rye.
Bacon Cheeseburger	$7.99	Served with melted swiss and crisp Iowa bacon
Maytag Burger	$8.29	Iowa?s best maytag bleu cheese, sauted onion and monterey jack cheese
Rarebit Burger	$7.19	With spicy cheddar cheese sauce, served open-faced
BBQ Burger	$7.99	Mushrooms, iowa bacon, monterey jack cheese and lots of BBQ sauce.
Burger Sampler Platter	$7.99	3 Burgers any way want them, served on a bun

Sandwiches

Sandwich with a house salad or french fries. Substitute onion rings for only $0.49

Chicken Jack	$8.49	Plump broiled chicken topped with bacon, monterey jack cheese and BBQ.
BLT	$6.19	The classic bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo sandwich served on thick toasted sourdough
Turkey Club	$7.69	Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo and swiss cheese on white toast
Fish-N-Chips	$8.09	Three strips of battered cod plus fries and coleslaw.
Grilled Chicken	$7.99	Our own honey dijon marinade makes this broiled chicken breast tender and juicy.
Pork Loin	$7.69	Choice of a grilled pork loin, served with sauteed onions and pickles or a breaded pork loin served with red onions and pickles
Italian Grinder	$8.09	Graziano sausage mixed with marinara and topped with melted mozzarella cheese on a baked baguette
French Dip	$7.49	Our tender, hand-carved roast beef, served with swiss cheese and au jus on a freshly baked baguette. Make it philly style with onions and peppers for $0.99
Grilled Cheese	$5.39	Three cheeses grilled until melted on thick-sliced sourdough. Add bacon to grilled cheese for $1.09
Reuben	$7.69	Piled high with corned beef, sauerkraut, swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. Our house version with turkey instead of corned beef
Grilled Ham and Cheese	$6.09	Honey-glazed iowa ham and swiss cheese on grilled wheat
Bacon Cheddar Turkey Melt	$7.69	Our thinly sliced turkey piled high with bacon, melted cheddar and BBQ sauce on grilled sourdough bread.

Blue Plate Specials

Our famous hot sandwich served traditional style with freshly-cooked meats, hand-carved and flavorful, with sos (skin-on smashed) potatoes all covered with gravy. Add a salad for $1.69

Hand-Carved Roast Beef	$6.99
Hand-Carved Breast of Turkey	$6.99

Malts & Desserts

Flavors: Chocolate, caramel, strawberry, vanilla, cherry, green river, peanut butter, hot fudge, banana, cola, root beer, orange or any combination of the above. Premium flavors: Mint, almond, raspberry, cinnamon or hazelnut. Add $0.59

Shakes and Malts	$4.59	Each one is hand-packed to order with four huge scoops of ice cream.
Banana Split	$5.49	Quite possibly the biggest dessert ever. Three hefty scoops of ice cream topped with chocolate, strawberry, caramel, whipped cream and a cherry.
Pie of The Week	$3.69	Our manager?s choice of pie. A fresh slice served warm. A la mode $0.89
Ae Ice Cream	$1.09 – $2.19
Devil?s Food Cake	$3.29	Moist and super chocolatey. A la mode $0.89
Devil?s Sundae	$4.79	Our devil?s food cake, served with a big scoop of ice cream and covered with chocolate, whipped cream and a cherry
Sundaes	$3.69	Chocolate, strawberry, caramel or hot fudge. Add nuts $0.89
Turtle Sundae	$4.79	Vanilla ice cream, chocolate, caramel, pecans, whipped cream and a cherry
World?s Smallest Sundaes	$1.49	Chocolate, caramel, strawberry or hot fudge.
Ice Cream Sodas	$2.59	A fountain classic

Everything Else

Hot Chocolate	$1.49
Everfresh Juices	$2.19	Grapefruit, cranberry or apple
V-8 or Tomato	$2.59
AE Premium Squeezed O.J.	$1.49 – $2.59
2% or Skim Milk	$1.09 – $1.49
2% Chocolate Milk	$1.09 – $1.49
Coffee	$1.59	Our own diner blend in regular and decaffeinated.

Beverage

Coke	$1.59
Sprite	$1.59
Diet Coke	$1.59
Dr. Pepper	$1.59
Orange	$1.59
Root Beer	$1.59
Raspberry Tea and Lemonade	$1.59
Cherry Coke	$1.79
Chocolate Coke	$1.79
Vanilla Coke	$1.79
Green River	$1.79

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