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Drake Diner

(515) 277-1111

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  • 1111 25th Street, Des Moines, IA 50311
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  • Drake Diner

  • (515) 277-1111

    We make ordering easy.

  • Menu
  • Soups - Breakfast
    We make ours from scratch the way grandma used to.
    • Soup & Salad $7.29

      Our house salad with vegetable cheese and a warm garlic bread stick.

    • Our Famous Chili $3.49

    • Soup & Half a Sandwich $7.29

      Only the sandwiches listed are available, so don't even think about it! A bowl of vegetable cheese and your choice of half a sandwich: tuna salad, BLT, grilled cheese, cheese frenchie or French dip.

    • Vegetable Cheese Soup $3.29

      Vegetarian friendly.

  • Blue Plate Sandwiches - Breakfast
    • Turkey Sandwich $8.99

      Hand-carved turkey sandwiched between 2 slices of good white bread and covered with homemade gravy. Served with skin-on smashed potatoes and vegetable.

    • Hot Roast Beef Sandwich $8.99

      Tender roast beef sandwiched between 2 slices of good white bread and covered with homemade gravy. Served with skin-on smashed potatoes and vegetable.

    • Homemade Meatloaf Sandwich $8.99

      Our own meatloaf sandwiched between 2 slices of good white bread and covered with homemade gravy. Served with skin-on smashed potatoes and vegetable.

  • Burgers - Breakfast
    All burgers include crispy diner fries, sweet potato fries, homemade onion rings or a house salad.
    • BBQ Burger $10.99

      Mushrooms, Iowa bacon, monterey jack cheese and lots of Barbeque sauce.

    • Plain Burger $8.99

      Nothing but a pickle.

    • Chili Burger $10.29

      Our homemade chili, cheese and onions top an open-faced burger.

    • Patty Melt Burger $10.49

      Swiss cheese, sauteed onion and Thousand island on grilled marble rye.

    • Bulldog Burger $9.99

      Sauteed onion, mushrooms and monterey jack cheese.

    • Rarebit Burger $9.79

      Our own. With our spicy cheddar cheese sauce, served open-faced (not in your face).

    • Maytag Burger $10.99

      Our own. Lowa's best maytag blue cheese, sauteed onion and monterey jack cheese.

    • Bacon Cheeseburger $10.49

      With melted swiss and crisp Iowa bacon.

    • California Burger $9.49

      Our broiled burger with everything -- lettuce, tomato, onionand mayo. You can do the ketchup.

    • Cheeseburger $9.49

      You pick the cheese -- swiss, cheddar, American, monterey jack, or pepper jack -- and we'll throw in the pickle.

  • Eggs - Breakfast
    • No. 3 Eggs $9.29

      Two eggs with hash browns and your choice of Iowa ham, bacon or sausageand toast, of course.

    • No. 5 Eggs $11.29

      The whole shebang! 2 eggs, hash browns, Iowa ham, bacon or sausage, 2 buttermilk pancakes and your choice of toast.

    • No. 2 Eggs $7.29

      Two eggs any style served with Iowa ham, bacon or sausage and toast.

    • No. 1 Eggs $6.29

      Two eggs served any style with hash browns and your choice of toast.

    • No. 4 Eggs $8.29

      Two eggs and your choice of Iowa ham, bacon, or sausage, served with 2 buttermilk pancakes.

  • Omelets - Breakfast
    Served with hash browns and toast.
    • Vegetarian Omelets $9.79

      Loaded with portabella mushrooms, spinach, tomato, onionand monterey jack cheese - who says healthy can't taste good.

    • Whole Hog Omelets $10.29

      Go hog wild! Ham, bacon and sausage with monterey jack cheese.

    • Diner Special Omelets $9.99

      Our own. Our signature omelet includes Iowa sausage, mushrooms and grated cheese.

    • Denver Omelets $9.49

      Stuffed full of Iowa ham, fresh green pepper, onionand grated cheese.

    • Ham & Cheese Omelets $9.29

      Ham it up with your choice of 2 cheeses: swiss, cheddar, American, monterey jack, or pepper jack.

  • Specials - Breakfast
    • Huevos Rancheros $8.49

      A soft flour tortilla topped with 2 eggs, green tomatillo salsa, black bean relish, cheese and sour cream.

    • Sunshine Express $5.49

      Our own breakfast sandwich on a buttery croissant or freshly baked biscuit, with egg, cheeseand your choice of sausage, bacon or Canadian bacon.

    • Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs $11.29

      Our homemade sausage gravy over chicken fried steak, served with 2 eggs, hash brownsand toast.

    • Eggs Benedict $9.49

      Two poached eggs and your choice of Canadian bacon or Iowa sausage on a great big wolferman's muffin with hollandaise sauce and hash browns.

    • Biscuits & Gravy $6.99

      Homemade country sausage gravy served over our freshly baked biscuits.

    • Corned Beef Hash $9.29

    • Santa Fe Grits $8.79

      Our own. We mix grits with sausage, cheddar cheeseand green chilies, then grill 'em and serve 'em with 2 eggs and toast.

    • Veggie Bene $8.99

      Two poached eggs on top of spinach, tomato and a big wolferman's muffin, covered with hollandaise and served with hash browns.

  • Flipside - Breakfast
    • Pumpkin Pancakes $5.99

      Our own. Better than pie! Served with real butter and warm maple syrup.

    • Chicken & Waffles $9.49

      A golden, juicy fried chicken breast up on top of our crispy waffle. Drizzle on some syrup for a down South taste sensation.

    • Cinnamon Swirl French Toast $6.29

      Our own homemade cinnamon roll, sliced, soaked in egg batter and grilled until golden, served with real butter and warm maple syrup.

    • Cap'n Crunch French Toast Sticks $7.29

      Our own. Our thick sourdough bread, dipped in egg and coated with crunched-up cereal, then fried until soft inside and super crispy outside. Served with warm maple syrup for dipping.

    • Belgian Waffle $5.99

      Served with REAL butter and warm maple syrup.

    • Potato Pancakes $5.49

      Hearty potato pancakes served with applesauce and sour cream.

    • Buttermilk Pancakes $5.49

      Our light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes, served with real butter and warm maple syrup.

  • Skillets - Breakfast
    Served with white, wheat or marble rye toast.
    • Western $9.49

      Our seasoned home fries with ham, fresh green pepper, onionsand cheese, topped off with 2 eggs any style.

    • Bacon, Egg & Cheese $9.99

      Seasoned home fries cooked up with bacon and cheese, topped with 2 eggs any style.

    • Everything $10.49

      Two eggs on top of seasoned home fries and ham, sausage, mushroom, green pepper, onion, tomato and cheese.

  • Sides - Breakfast
    • English Muffin $2.59

      A great big wolferman's muffin, double toasted so it's nice and crispy.

    • Yogurt Smoothies $4.49

      Low-fat vanilla yogurt, orange juice and fresh fruit.

    • Iowa Meats $3.79

      Sausage, hickory-smoked bacon or honey-glazed ham.

    • Half Order Biscuits & Gravy $3.49

    • One Egg $1.39

    • Homemade Cinnamon Roll $3.99

    • Breakfast Banana Split $5.99

    • Bagel $2.29

      Toasted, with real butter on the side.

    • Side Grits $1.99

    • Waffle Dogs $4.79

      Our own. Just like being at the fair! 2 sausages on sticks, coated in waffle batterand deep fried, with syrup for dipping.

    • Toast $1.99

      White, wheat or marble rye.

    • Two Eggs $1.99

    • Yogurt $2.49

      Low-fat vanilla yogurt all by itself with a sprinkle of blueberries.

    • Grilled Biscuit $1.99

    • Hash Browns $3.29

      Lightly seasoned and full of good crispy bits.

    • Side Corned Beef Hash $4.99

    • Fresh Fruit Compote $4.79

      Chunks of honeydew, cantaloupe, pineapple, watermelon and grapes.

    • Oatmeal $2.99

      With brown sugar and skim milk, 2% or half and half.

  • Salads - Lunch
    Served with a warm garlic Parmesan breadstick.
    • Breadstick a la Carte $1.29

    • Spinach Salad $8.99

      Fresh spinach leaves topped with bacon, mushrooms, egg, tomato, onionand homemade croutons.

    • Fried Chicken Salad $10.29

      Mixed greens tossed with croutons and creamy Parmesan dressing, topped with shredded cheese, tomato, eggand hot fried chicken chunks.

    • Chicken Jack Salad $10.79

      Mixed salad greens topped with bacon, tomato, red onion, shredded jack cheese and a grilled and Barbeque'd chicken breast hot off the broiler.

    • Blackened Salmon Salad $13.79

      Tender spring greens topped with blackened salmon, dried cranberries, pecans, blue cheese crumbles and sauteed onions.

    • Chef Salad $9.99

      Turkey, ham, cheese, egg, black olive, onion, cucumber and tomato layered on a bed of mixed greens.

    • Taco Salad $9.49

      An edible shell filled with lettuce, our own homemade chiliand cheese, garnished with black olives, tomatoes, sour creamand red onion. Sorry, no breadstick.

    • Santa Fe Cobb Salad $9.79

      Fresh spinach topped with chunks of Cajun-grilled chicken, spicy black bean relish, pepper jack cheese, tomatoes and fried tortilla ribbons.

    • House Salad $3.99

      Fresh greens with homemade croutons and your choice of dressing. Breadstick included.

    • Chinese Chicken Salad $9.79

      Our own. Grilled chicken chunks, 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 $9.29

      Romaine tossed with caesar dressing and croutons, topped with grilled chicken chunks and Parmesan.

  • Sandwiches - Lunch
    • Grilled Chicken $7.79

      Our own honey Dijon marinade makes this broiled chicken breast tender and juicy.

    • French Dip $7.79

      Made with our tender, hand-carved roast beef, served au jus on a freshly baked baguette.

    • Spicy Sausage Sandwich $7.79

      Graziano's spicy Italian sausage, marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese on a freshly baked baguette.

    • Hot Meatloaf Club $8.49

      Our award-winning meatloaf warmed up and stacked with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayoand bacon on whole wheat toast.

    • Breaded Pork Loin $7.99

      A flash back to the past -- and we do it best! Served with a slice of onion.

    • Grilled Cheese $5.79

      3 cheeses grilled until melty on thick-sliced sourdough.

    • Tuna Melt $6.79

      Tuna salad and American cheese served warm between 2 slices of grilled marble rye.

    • Grilled Ham & Cheese $6.49

      Honey-glazed Iowa ham and swiss cheese on grilled wheat.

    • Pesto Chicken Sandwich $7.99

      Our marinated grilled chicken breast, topped with red pepper, sauteed onion, swiss cheese and pesto mayo.

    • Grilled Pork Loin $7.99

      Boneless pork loin with sauteed onions - get some mustard for it!

    • Tuna Salad Sandwich $5.99

      Only the very best albacore (sorry charlie) tuna salad made like mom's on whole wheat bread.

    • Cheese Frenchie $5.99

      Just like you remember, with mayo, jackand American cheese, deep fried until crispy.

    • Reuben $8.79

      A big, made-to-order sandwich piled high with corned beef, sauerkraut, swiss cheeseand Thousand island dressing. Or try our version with turkey instead of corned beef.

    • Turkey Club $8.49

      Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayoand swiss cheese on white toast -- don't forget the turkey.

    • Chicken Jack $8.79

      Our own. Plump broiled chicken topped with bacon, monterey jack cheese and Barbeque.

    • Blackened Salmon Sandwich $9.79

      6 ounces of spicy blackened salmon on a whole wheat bun, served with honey jalapeno.

    • BLT $7.99

      The classic bacon, lettuce, tomatoand mayo sandwich served on thick toasted sourdough.

  • Good 4 U - Lunch
    • Portabella Mushroom Sandwich $8.29

      A burger-sized portabella mushroom cap broiled with garlic butter and topped with melted swiss cheese, served on a whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomato, onionand honey jalapeno.

    • Vegetarian Sandwich $6.79

      A flaky, buttery croissant filled with spinach, tomato, roasted red pepper, swiss cheese, cucumber, red onionand honey jalapeno.

    • Veggie Mex Burger $8.49

      Our spicy black bean veggie burger on a whole wheat bun, topped with warm black bean relish and guacamole.

    • Salmon Plate $9.49

      Broiled or blackened salmon filet served with our fresh steamed vegetable medley.

    • Veggie Rarebit Burger $7.79

      Our spicy black bean burger served open-faced with lots of spicy rarebit sauce.

    • Grilled Chicken Plate $7.49

      Our broiled marinated chicken breast served with fresh steamed broccoli, cauliflower, new potatoes, carrots and sugar snap peas.

    • Pesto Portabella Sandwich $8.49

      A big, juicy portabella, grilledand topped with swiss, sauteed onion, roasted red pepper and pesto mayo. Served on a whole wheat bun.

    • Black Bean Veggie Burger $7.79

      Not a lick of meat in it. Served with lettuce, tomato, onionand mayo on a whole wheat bun.

  • Sides - Lunch
    A lot more calories fora little more money.
    • SOS Potatoes $2.79

      Skin-on smashed potatoes with a crater of gravy.

    • Onion Rings $3.29

      Light and crispy - we hear ours are the best in town!

    • Wets $3.79

      Fries with some gravy on 'em.

    • Chili Cheese Fries $5.29

      As yummy as it sounds.

    • Steamed Vegetables $3.99

      Fresh cauliflower, broccoli, baby carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, new potatoesand sugar snap peas steamed to order.

    • Sweet Potato Fries $4.99

      Served with a side of pesto mayo.

    • Fresh Fruit Compote $4.79

      Chunks of honeydew, cantaloupe, pineapple, watermelonand grapes.

    • Potato Cake $3.79

      Skin-on smashed potatoes fried crispy around the edges, topped with cheese, sour creamand onion.

    • French Fries $3.29

      Of course they're crispy.

    • Hash Browns $3.29

      Lightly seasoned and full of good crispy bits!

    • Rarebit Fries $4.29

      The ultimate cheesy fries.

  • Teasers - Dinner
    • Black Bean Hummus $6.49

      Our own. Our Southwestern take on the traditional garbanzo bean dip features black beans, cumin, cinnamonand chili powder. You can have either grilled or fried pita chips.

    • Chicken Fingers $8.49

      How many fingers do chickens have, anyway you get 5 breaded chicken strips served with honey jalapeno dip.

    • Italian Breaded Cheesesticks $8.99

      We make our own traditional mozzarella cheesesticks, served with zesty marinara sauce.

    • Homemade Onion Rings $3.29

      Light and crispy, hand-breaded on the spot.

    • Portabella Mushroom Strips $8.99

      Thick strips of portabella mushroom, hand-breaded and deep-fried, then seasoned and served with honey jalapeno sauce for dipping.

    • Chicken Quesadilla $9.99

      Black beans, grilled chicken, sauteed red onion and green pepper, monterey jack cheese, green tomatillo salsa and roasted red pepper all stuffed in a grilled flour tortilla. Served with sour cream and green salsa on the side.

    • Buffalo Chicken Wings $10.49

      Bet you didn't know buffalos had wings! We serve 1 pound with celery and carrot sticks and ranch dressing on the side.

  • Blue Plate Dinners
    • Hand-Carved Breast of Turkey $11.99

      Freshly cooked meats, hand-carved and flavorful, served with SOS (skin-on-smashed) potatoes, gravy, vegetable, house saladand roll.

    • Hand-Carved Roast Beef $11.99

      Freshly cooked meats, hand-carved and flavorful, served with SOS (skin-on-smashed) potatoes, gravy, vegetable, house saladand roll.

    • Award-Winning Meatloaf $11.99

      Freshly cooked meats, hand-carved and flavorful, served with SOS (skin-on-smashed) potatoes, gravy, vegetable, house saladand roll.

  • Pasta - Dinner
    Served with house salad, steamed vegetable medley and warm garlic Parmesan breadstick.
    • Spicy Sausage Cavatappi Pasta $11.99

      Curly cavatappi and graziano's spicy Italian sausage in our own tomato cream sauce, topped with Parmesan.

    • Fettuccine Alfredo Pasta $9.99

      Fettuccine tossed with alfredo sauce and peas.

    • Chicken Parmesan Pasta $11.99

      Spaghetti, marinara sauce, crispy chicken breast and lots of cheese.

    • Homemade Mac & Cheese Pasta $11.99

      Our own. Comfort food at its finest! Curly cavatappi covered in our own 3-cheese sauce, sprinkled with Parmesan and toasty bread crumbs.

    • Spaghetti & Meatballs Pasta $9.99

      Classic spaghetti with marinara sauce and meatballs.

  • Entrees - Dinner
    Served with house salad, fresh steamed vegetables, roll, and your choice of: French fries, sweet potato fries, a potato cake, hash browns or skin-on-smashed.
    • Grilled Marinated Chicken $11.29

      6-ounce chicken breast marinated in our honey Dijon vinaigrette for maximum tenderness and flavor.

    • Chicken Deburgo $12.29

      Our own. A new twist on an old tradition! Our marinated chicken breast, sauteed in garlic and basil butter.

    • Salmon Filet $14.49

      6 ounces of boneless salmon, broiled or blackened. Yes, you can have rice instead of the potato.

    • Liver & Onions $11.29

      8 ounces of tender beef liver topped with sauteed onions. Just like grandma used to make.

  • Refreshments
    • V8 $2.99

    • Crush Bottles $2.99

      Orange, strawberry or grape.

    • Everything Else $2.49

      Coffee: our own diner blend in regular and decaffeinated.

    • Cranberry $2.99

    • Ae Chocolate Milk $1.99

    • Ae Skim $1.99

    • Soft Drinks $2.49

    • AE 2% $1.99

    • Glass Bottle Cokes $1.99

    • AE 100% Orange Juice $1.99

    • Grapefruit $2.99

    • Diner Blend Beans (1 lb.) $13.99

      In bag.

    • Apple Juice $2.99

    • Brewed Iced Tea $2.49

    • Hot Chocolate $2.29

    • Hot Tea $2.49

      Bigelow cinnamon, lemon, plantation mint, green tea, darjeeling or earl grey.

  • Espresso & Cappuccino
    Regular or decaffeinated.
    • Cappuccino $2.99

    • Espresso $1.99

    • Cafe Latte $3.29

    • Double Espresso $2.79

    • Cafe Diner $3.29

      Vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.

    • Iced Cappuccino $2.99

    • Iced Mocha $3.29

    • Double Cappuccino $3.49

    • Cafe Mocha $3.29

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