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    Backpocket

    6205 Merle Hay Rd.

    Johnston, IA 50131


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    Featured Items

    • The Classic Burger

      Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, Pickle, American Cheese. Served with fries or sub a side casar, side house salad, or sweet potato fries for $3 more.
      $12.00
    • The Driftless Burger

      Bacon, Caramelized Onion, Crispy Onion, American Cheese, BBQ. Served with fries or sub a side casar, side house salad, or sweet potato fries for $3 more.
      $14.00
    • Classic Pepperoni

      Cupping Pepperoni; yum!
      $14.00

    FOOD

    Driftless Pizza

    • Classic Cheese

      A tomato sauce base topped with our cheese blend.
      $13.00
    • Classic Pepperoni

      Cupping Pepperoni; yum!
      $14.00
    • Classic Sausage

      Sausage made fresh daily.
      $14.00
    • The Works

      A tomato sauce base topped with our cheese blend and sausage, black olives, pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, and red onions.
      $16.00
    • Buffalo Chicken

      A buffalo sauce base topped with our cheese blend and marinated chicken, feta, green onions, celery curls, and a drizzle of ranch.
      $15.00
    • Figgy the White

      A garlic confit base topped with feta, prosciutto, caramelized onions, ricotta and a swirl of fig drizzle.
      $16.00
    • Quattro

      Red Sauce, Sausage, Pepperoni, Mortadella, Prosciutto
      $16.00
    • Italian Grinder Pizza

      $15.00
    • The Garden

      A tomato sauce base topped with our cheese blend and peppadew peppers, black olives green peppers, mushrooms, and red onions.
      $15.00
    • Hot Honey Sausage

      A garlic confit base topped with our cheese blend and sausage, feta, and a hot honey drizzle.
      $15.00
    • Tie Dye

      A tomato sauce base topped with our cheese blend and swirls of pesto and vodka sauce.
      $14.00
    • Chicken Bacon Ranch

      A garlic confit base topped with bacon, mozzarella cheese, chicken, and a Ranch drizzle.
      $15.00

    Appetizers

    • Fried Pickles

      Breaded and fried pickle chips served with chipotle crema or ranch.
      $7.00
    • Cheese Curds

      Melty cheese curds served with ranch or chipotle crema.
      $9.00
    • Pizza Dough Bites

      Fried pizza dough dusted with garlic parm and served with pizza sauce
      $8.00
    • Garlic Cheese Bread

      $9.00
    • Pepperoni Pinwheels

      $9.00
    • Onion Rings

      $8.00
    • Stuffed Bellas

      $12.00
    • BBQ Chicken Quesadilla

      $13.00
    • Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadilla

      $11.00
    • Pretzel Bites and Cheese

      $7.00
    • Side of Fries

      A basket of extra fries to enjoy
      $4.00
    • Side Sweet Potato Fries

      Thick cut sweet potatoes, fried.
      $6.00

    Salads

    • BYO Salad

      Start with our spring mix and then add any fresh toppings you would like!
      $10.00
    • West Coast Salad

      Spring Mix, Avocado, Cucumber, Grape Tomato, Grape Tomato, Candied Bacon, Feta, Avocado Ranch
      $13.00
    • Strawberry Fields

      Spring Mix, Strawberries, feta, Almonds, Lemon Vinaigrette. Add chicken or steak for $4.
      $13.00
    • Caesar Salad

      Romaine, croutons, parmesan, and caesar dressing. Add chicken or steak for $4.
      $12.00
    • Side House Salad

      $3.00
    • Side Caesar

      $3.00

    Boneless Wings

    • Buffalo Boneless

      $15.00
    • Bourbon Peach BBQ Boneless

      $15.00
    • KBBQ Boneless

      $15.00
    • Honey Pepper Boneless

      $15.00
    • Plain Boneless

      $15.00
    • Garlic Parm Boneless

      $15.00

    Korean Wings

    • Buffalo Bone In

      $15.00
    • Bourbon Peach BBQ Bone In

      Eight per order, served with a dipping sauce.
      $15.00
    • KBBQ Bone In

      $15.00
    • Honey Pepper Bone In

      $15.00
    • Plain Bone In

      Eight per order, served with a dipping sauce
      $15.00
    • Garlic Parm Bone In

      $15.00
    • 20 for $25 Korean Wings

      OUT OF STOCK
      $25.00

    Burgers

    • Plain Cheeseburger

      Topped with just cheese. Served with a side of fries.
      $12.00
    • Plain Hamburger

      $12.00
    • The Classic Burger

      Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, Pickle, American Cheese. Served with fries or sub a side casar, side house salad, or sweet potato fries for $3 more.
      $12.00
    • The Pocket Burger

      Caramelized Onion, American Cheese, Pocket Sauce. Served with fries or sub a side casar, side house salad, or sweet potato fries for $3 more.
      $12.00
    • Big Poppa Burger

      Fried Jalapeno, Cream Cheese, Mozzarella, Bacon, Jalapeno Ranch. Served with fries or sub a side casar, side house salad, or sweet potato fries for $3 more.
      $14.00
    • The Driftless Burger

      Bacon, Caramelized Onion, Crispy Onion, American Cheese, BBQ. Served with fries or sub a side casar, side house salad, or sweet potato fries for $3 more.
      $14.00

    Sandwiches

    • Chicken Chipotle Melt

      Chicken with mozzarella, avocado, tomato, chipotle crema and a garlic herb spread on focaccia. Served with fries or sub a side caesar, side house salad, or sweet potato fries for $3 more.
      $13.00
    • Italian Sandwich

      Prosciutto, Mortadella, Pepperoni, Mozzarella, Lettuce, Onion, Tomato, Italian Dressing
      $13.00
    • Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich

      Crispy chicken topped with a hot honey drizzle, pickles and a dill aioli spread. Served with fries or sub a side caesar, side house salad, or sweet potato fries for $3 more.
      $14.00
    • Classic Chicken Sandwich

      Crispy chicken topped with lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickles, and a garlic aioli spread. Served with fries or sub a side caesar, side house salad, or sweet potato fries for $3 more.
      $13.00
    • Chicken Caesar Wrap

      $14.00
    • Green Goddess Wrap

      OUT OF STOCK
      $14.00
    • Strawberry Chipotle Wrap

      $14.00

    Pastas / Entrees

    • Buffalo Chicken Mac

      Cavatappi pasta and cheese, topped with crispy chicken, green onions, blue cheese crumbles, and tangy buffalo sauce!
      $14.00
    • Honey Pepper Mac

      Cavatappi pasta and cheese topped with crispy chicken, bacon, green onions and a honey drizzle.
      $14.00
    • Cheddar Mac

      Cavatappi pasta and cheddar cheese topped with shredded cheddar and green onions; a classic!
      $9.00
    • Fish and Chips

      Crispy fried cod fillets served with seared lemon and french fries.
      $15.00

    Kids

    • Kids Mac

      A kids-sized portion of our cavatappi pasta and cheddar cheese.
      $7.00
    • Chicken Bites

      Served with a side of fries.
      $8.00
    • Kids Cheese Pizza

      1/2 size with cheese and tomato sauce.
      $8.00
    • Kids Pepperoni Pizza

      A Classic favorite; kid-sized!
      $8.00
    • Kids Sausage Pizza

      $8.00

    Desserts

    • Cheesecake

      New York style cheesecake topped with strawberry puree and creamy whip.
      $12.00
    • Chocolate Cake

      A three-layer chocolate cake drizzled with mixed berry puree, served with a fresh strawberry and whip-topping.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $12.00

    Beer

    Draft

    • Flight

      $10.00
    • Gold Coin

      $6.00
    • Slingshot

      $6.00
    • Bubba

      $6.00
    • Forever True

      $6.00
    • Tipsy in Tijuana

      $7.00
    • TipsyAD

      $7.00
    • Tiki Cat

      $8.00
    • Lemon Shandy

      $7.00
    • Berry Good

      $7.00
    • Blonde Fatale

      $7.00
    • Get a Little Hazy

      $8.00
    • Citrus Surfer

      $7.00
    • Kona Big Wave

      $7.00
    • Busch Light

      $6.00
    • Michelob Ulta

      $6.00
    • Wilsons Honey Crisp

      $5.00
    • Wilsons Blueberry

      $6.00
    • Cherry Blossom Quirk

      $5.00

    Can

    • Michelob Ultra

      $5.00
    • Carbliss Watermelon

      $7.00
    • Carbliss Blood Orange

      $7.00
    • Carbliss Passion Fruit

      $7.00
    • Carbliss Black Raspberry

      $7.00
    • Carbliss Strawberry Margarita

      $7.00
    • Dorothys New World

      $5.00
    • Psuedo Sue (16)

      $8.00
    • Sun Cruiser

      $5.00
    • Athletica NA

      $4.00
    • Upside Dawn NA

      $4.00
    • Free Wave NA

      $4.00

    Bytes

    Appetizers

    • Cheese Curds

      $11.00
    • Fried Pickles

      $10.00
    • Onion Rings

      $11.00
    • Loaded Fries

      $11.00
    • Loaded Tots

      $11.00
    • Pepperoni Pinwheels

      $12.00
    • Fried Mushrooms

      $10.00
    • Chips & Dip

      $11.00
    • Pretzel Bites

      $12.00
    • Pizza Dough Bites

      $12.00
    • Chicken Quesadilla

      $13.00

    Salads

    • Caesar

      $13.00
    • Strawberry Fields

      $14.00
    • West Coast

      $15.00
    • Southwest

      $15.00
    • Mediterranean

      $15.00

    Wings

    • Korean Wings

      $14.00
    • Boneless Wings

      $14.00

    Pizza

    • 1 Topping

      $13.00
    • Build Your Own Pizza

      Start with our basic cheese base and make it your own!
      $13.00
    • Margherita

      $15.00
    • Tuscan

      Spinach Dip, Sun dried Tomatoes Roma Tomatoes, Chicken, Feta, Fresh Mozzarella
      OUT OF STOCK
      $14.00
    • Hawaiian Punch

      $16.00
    • Tye Dye Pizza

      OUT OF STOCK
    • Hot Honey Sausage

      A garlic confit base topped with our cheese blend and sausage, feta, and a hot honey drizzle.
      $15.00
    • Chicken Bacon Ranch

      A garlic confit base topped with bacon, mozzarella cheese, chicken, and a Ranch drizzle.
      $15.00
    • The Works

      A tomato sauce base topped with our cheese blend and sausage, black olives, pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, and red onions.
      $16.00
    • Figgy the White

      A garlic confit base topped with feta, prosciutto, caramelized onions, ricotta and a swirl of fig drizzle.
      $16.00
    • Quattro

      Red Sauce, Sausage, Pepperoni, Mortadella, Prosciutto
      $16.00
    • The Garden

      A tomato sauce base topped with our cheese blend and peppadew peppers, black olives green peppers, mushrooms, and red onions.
      $15.00
    • Buffalo Chicken

      A buffalo sauce base topped with our cheese blend and marinated chicken, feta, green onions, celery curls, and a drizzle of ranch.
      $15.00

    Burgers

    • Classic Burger

      $14.00
    • Pocket Burger

      $14.00
    • Driftless Burger

      $15.00
    • Big Poppa Burger

      $15.00
    • Mojo Burger

      $15.00
    • Cowboy Burger

      $15.00

    Chicken Sandwiches

    • Classic Chicken

      $14.00
    • Hot Honey Chicken

      $14.00
    • Chicken Pesto

      $14.00

    Bowling

    Lane Rental (1 Hour)

    • 1 Lane / 1 Hour

      $45.00

    Players

    • 1 Player

      $6.00
    • 2 Player

      $12.00
    • 3 Player

      $18.00
    • 4 Player

      $24.00
    • 5 Player

      $30.00
    • 6 Player

      $36.00
    • 7 Player

      $42.00
    • 8 Player

      $48.00

    Cocktails

    Signature Cocktails

    • Strawberry Panic!

      $8.00
    • Cran Slam

      $8.00
    • Old Fashioned

      $10.00
    • BP Margarita

      $12.00
    • Lavender Fields

      $9.00
    • Coconut Mojito

      $10.00
    • Ginberry Splash

      $10.00
    • Blood Orange Aperol Spritz

      $10.00
    • Long Island

      $10.00

    Signature Martinis

    • Pear Martini

      $10.00
    • Lychee Lemon Drop

      $10.00
    • Nightcap

      $12.00
    • Suburbia

      $10.00
    • Watermelon Kiss

      $10.00

    Moscow Mules

    • Classic Mule

      $9.00
    • Pineapple Upside Down

      $9.00
    • Black Magic

      $10.00
    • Mulberry

      $10.00
    • Cucumber Citrus

      $10.00

    Mocktails

    • Berry "NO- jito"

      $6.00
    • Pineapple Cobbler

      $6.00
    • Watermelon Agua

      $6.00

    Calls

    • Well Vodka

      $6.00
    • Well Tequila

      $6.00
    • Well Rum

      $6.00
    • Well Gin

      $6.00
    • Triple Sec

      $6.00
    • Titos

      $8.00
    • Absolut Citron

      $8.00
    • Absolut Peppar

      $8.00
    • Absolut Raspberri

      $8.00
    • Absolut Pear

      $8.00
    • Cruzan Strawberry

      $7.00
    • Cruzan Vanilla

      $7.00
    • Captain Morgan

      $8.00
    • Goslings Dark

      $7.00
    • Malibu

      $7.00
    • Tanqueray

      $8.00
    • Revelton Mulberry

      $8.00
    • Cody Road

      $8.00
    • Jack Daniels

      $8.00
    • Jameson

      $8.00
    • Jim Beam

      $8.00
    • Blue Curacao

      $6.00
    • Peach Schnapps

      $6.00
    • Watermelon Schnapps

      $6.00
    • Midori

      $6.00
    • St Germain

      $7.00
    • Butterscotch Schapps

      $6.00
    • Cointreau

      $7.00
    • Frangelico

      $7.00
    • Kahlua

      $7.00
    • Baileys

      $7.00

    Wine

    Reds

    • House Cab

      $6.00
    • Cabernet - Robert Mondavi

      $7.00
    • Merlot - Josh Cellars

      $8.00
    • Pinot Noir - Chloe

      $7.00

    Whites

    • House Chardonnay

      $6.00
    • Chardonnay - Kendall Jackson

      $9.00
    • Sauvignon Blanc - Kim Crawford

      $8.00
    • Pinot Grigio - Ruffino

      $9.00
    • Moscato - CK Mondavi

      $7.00
    • Rose - Chloe

      $7.00

    Coconut Mojito

    $10.00
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    All hours
    Sunday11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Monday11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Tuesday11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Wednesday11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Thursday11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Saturday11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    Brewery Taproom with Retro Arcade and Event Room.

    Location

    6205 Merle Hay Rd., Johnston, IA 50131

    Directions


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