• Iowa
  • Des Moines
  • Simon's J Benjamin's

Simon's J Benjamin's

(515) 255-3725
  • 5800 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50322
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  • Menu
  • The Specials
    Entrees are served with your choice of soup or salad.
    • Duck $16.95

      Pan-seared duck with a seasonal sauce. Served with the potato and vegetable of the day.

    • Tomato Gnocchi $16.95

      Potato gnocchi tossed in our tomato sauce with sausage, garlic, basil and tomato.

    • Pesto Chicken $16.95

      Breaded chicken over a bed of pasta and marinara sauce and topped with a homemade pesto.

    • Lollipop Lamb Chops $18.95

      Bone in lamb chops, dry rubbed and grilled, topped with a tzatziki sauce and balsamic reduction. Served with our potato and vegetable of the day.

  • Appetizers
    • Garlic Cheese Bread $4.5

      Four slices of garlic-buttered italian bread and topped with mozzarella cheese.

    • Onion Rings $5

      Hand-dipped and hand-coated rings made from scratch.

    • Baked Artichoke Dip $7.95

      Our artichoke dip has no spinach & plenty of parmesan. A must try if you've never had! Served with toast points.

    • Mushroom Crostini $7.95

      Combination of button & portabella mushrooms sauteed with butter & garlic rosemary then dusted with parmesan chees. Served with toast points.

    • Spicy Three Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms $7.95

      Ricotta, mozzarella, & parmesan cheese combined with diced jalapeños & bacon bits give this an original taste with a kick.

    • Bruschetta $7.95

      Toast points topped with balsamic vinegar soaked tomatoes, garlic & basil topped & baked with mozzarella.

    • Mediterranean Baked Cheese $6.95

      Feta cheese drizzled with olive oil & baked golden brown. Topped with black olives & tomatoes and served with toast points.

  • Salads
    • House Salad $3.95

      Mixture of greens, tomato & cheese topped with fresh baked croutons.

    • Mediterranean Salad $6.95

      A generous portion of tossed greens with cucumbers, tomatoes, green onions, olives, feta and herb vinaigrette.

    • Balsamic Vinaigrette $8.95

      Fresh greens, candied walnuts, fresh mozzarella cheese, dried cranberries, apples and shallots with balsamic vinaigrette dressing.

    • BB's Special $8.95

      Mixture of greens, feta cheese, bacon bits, granny smith apples, glazed walnuts, tossed with our speial poppy-seed & onion dressing. Topped with fresh baked croutons.

    • Garden Salad $6.95

      A large house salad topped with mozzarella served with extra tomatoes, cucumbers & croutons.

    • Soup Dejour $4.5

      Ask your server for the homemade soups that we are featuring each day.

    • House Soup $4.5

      Seafood bisque.

  • Pasta Dinners
    Served with a mixed green salad and the homemade dressing of your choice or a cup of our homemade soup of the day.
    • Lasagna $15.95

      Loaded with Graziano's sausage, ricotta cheese, basil & our marinara topped off with mozzarella.

    • Fettuccine Alfredo $12.95

      A plateful of fettuccine noodles smothered with our rich and creamy alfredo sauce.

    • Manicotti $14.95

      A delicious combination of four cheeses, onions, spinach, & portabella mushrooms stuffed into pasta shells & then topped with our marinara, alfredo or half & half and baked.

    • Chicken Cacciatori $15.95

      Boneless chicken breast sautéed with onions, peppers, mushrooms, marinara sauce or alfredo sauce & cheese. Then baked & served over past.

    • Stuffed Chicken $15.95

      A chicken breast pounded out & stuffed with garlic, basil & mixed cheeses. Served over spaghetti with half alfredo & half marinara.

    • Beef Stroganoff $18.95

      Made to order with a combination of beef loin and strip. A homemade favorite.

    • Vodka Chicken $15.95

      Chicken tossed in our spicy vodka sauce with onion, peppers, tomatoes and garlic. Served with bow-tie penne pasta.

    • Maddie's Pasta $15.95

      Chicken, shallot, mushroom, asparagus and roasted red peppers tossed in our sweet sherry wine butter sauce.

  • Create Your Own Pasta
    • Create Your Own Baked Pasta $11.95

      A ceramic boat brimming with noodles, our marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese & ricotta cheese. Baked until golden brown on top & gooey throughout.

    • Create Your Own Mac & Cheese $11.95

      A combination of pasta baked off in our cheese sauce topped with mozzarella & cheddar cheese with bread crumbs.

    • Create Your Own Spaghetti $9.95

      Served with marinara sauce.

  • House Specialties
    All house specialties are served with the veggie of the day, potato of the day & also your choice of a mixed green salad with the dressing of your choice or a cup of the soup of the day.
    • Steak DeBurgo $24.95

      A 6/8oz. U.S.D.A. Choice beef tenderloin sautéed in garlic, fresh oregano, basil, butter & spices.

    • Beef Tenderloin with Portabella Mushroom Onion Sauce $24.95

      A 6/8oz. U.S.D.A. Choice beef tenderloin seasoned with bb's special seasoning cooked to your temperature of choice & topped with our pureed sauce of mushrooms, onions, garlic, butter & cream.

    • Beef Tenderloin $24.95

      A 6/8oz tenderloin grilled to your liking. Served with potatoes.

    • New York New York $18.95

      A 12/16oz new york strip, "done our way," topped with mushrooms, spinach & cream sauce. Frank would be proud.

    • Pork DeBurgo $14.95

      8oz. Of pork tenderloin sautéed in our deburgo seasoning with garlic butter & cream.

    • Chicken DeBurgo $14.95

      8oz. Of chicken sautéed in our deburgo seasoning with garlic butter & cream.

    • Chicken Florentine $15.95

      Chicken breast lightly seasoned & topped with a slice of capicola, sautéed spinach & asiago cheese, baked to perfection with a dijon mustard cream sauce.

    • Substitute Pork $15.95

    • Cordon Bleu $15.95

      Chicken breast topped with swiss cheese, canadian bacon and buttermilk cream sauce.

    • Sausage Chicken $15.95

      Chicken breast stuffed with grazianos sausage, asiago cheese & a little red pepper topped with alfredo served over potatoes.

  • Seafood
    • Scallops $27.95

      Four fresh sea scallops grilled to perfection served with potatoes & veggies.

    • Shrimp Scampi $19.95

      Our lemony version of this dish has a touch of garlic, basil & fresh lemon, sautéed & served over linguini.

    • Surf & Turf $28.95

      A 6 oz. beef tenderloin medallion & your choice of two fresh scallops or three of our juicy shrimp.

    • Shrimp & Scallop $26.95

      Two of each, grilled. Served with potatoes & vegetables.

    • Seafood Cioppino $25.95

      Shrimp and scallops sautéed in our spicy white wine and red cream sauce over linguini.

  • Pizza
    • Aoli California Pizza $10.95

      Pizza dough coated with garlic olive oil & topped with artichokes, tomatoes, spinach, roasted garlic, parmesan & mozzarella cheeses.

    • Bianca Pizza $10.95

      Pizza dough slathered with white sauce & topped with roasted garlic, sweet red peppers, tomatoes & three cheeses.

    • Buffalo Chicken Pizza $10.95

      Banana peppers, jalapeños, chicken, shallots, tomatoes & mozzarella cheese on top our buffalo sauce.

    • Combination Pizza $11.95

      Feast on generous portions of pepperoni, sausage, onions, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers & our marinara-base sauce.

    • Veggie Pizza $11.95

      Our marinara-base sauce covered with a garden of onions, mushrooms, green peppers, black & green olives, tomatoes, & mozzarella cheese.

    • Margarita Pizza $10.95

      Our marinara-base or olive oil topped with fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic, shallot, and mozzarella cheese.

    • J Ben's. Pizza $10.95

      Pepperoni, graziano sausage, onion, jalapeños, mushroom, banana peppers, mozzarella cheese & our marinara base sauce.

    • Hawaiian Pizza $10.95

      Pineapple, canadian bacon, & our marinara-base sauce.

    • Meat Lover's Delight $10.95

      Sausage, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, cappicola, & our marinara-base sauce.

    • BBQ Chicken Pizza $11.95

      Bar-B-Que sauce, chicken, shallot, pineapple, red peppers mozzarella & cheddar cheese.

    • Edgy Veggie $10.95

      Shallots, portabella mushrooms, green peppers, artichokes, asparagus, garlic, spinach, feta, mozzarella cheese & our marinara-base sauce.

    • Cheesy Mac $11.95

      Our mac & cheese sauce topped with chicken, bacon, shallot, garlic and finished with mozzarella, cheddar, and parmesan cheese.

    • Spin Art $11.95

      Spinach, garlic, feta, shallot, and artichokes baked off with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses on top of our artichoke dip sauce.

  • Create Your Own
  • Sandwiches
    All sandwiches served with fries or onion rings. Add a mixed green salad with your choice of our homemade dressing.
    • Buffalo Chicken Sandwich $9.95

      Grilled chicken breast served with jalapeños, banana peppers, tomatoes with our buffalo sauce in a hoagie bun with cream cheese and topped with mozzarella cheese.

    • Homemade Meatball Sandwich $9.95

      Homemade meatball, our marinara sauce, roasted sweet peppers & mozzarella cheese on a toasted hoagie.

    • Guinea Grinder Sandwich $9.95

      Ground graziano's sausage with green peppers, onions, & our marinara on a toasted hoagie baked off with mozzarella cheese.

    • Chicken Philly Sandwich $9.95

      Strips of grilled chicken with green peppers, onions, cream cheese & mozzarella on a toasted hoagie.

    • Italian Hoagie Sandwich $9.95

      Hoagie topped with cappicola, pepperoni, Canadian bacon. Brushed with garlic butter & baked with mozzarella cheese.

  • Kid's Menu
    • Kid's Baked Pasta $6

    • Kid's Spaghetti & Meatball $6

    • Kid's Fettuccini Alfredo $6

    • Kid's 6" Pizza $6

    • Kid's Grilled Cheese and French Fries $6

  • Beverages
    • 16oz Coca Cola Products $2

    • Milk and Coffee $2

    • Tea $2

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