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High Life Lounge / el Bait Shop
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200 SW 2nd St
Des Moines, IA 50309
Orders through Toast are commission free and go directly to this restaurant
FOOD
Appetizers
- Bacon Tots$9.99
Our world famous tator tots and jalapeños wrapped in thick bacon, then fried and topped with cheddar & jack cheese. Served with ranch.
- Cheese Curds$9.99
Wisconsin cheese curds battered, fried and served with ranch.
- Bacon Smokies$9.99
Smokies wrapped in brown sugar and cayenne glazed bacon. Served with ranch.
- Chicken Gizzards$8.99
A basket of seasoned gizzards breaded and fried.
- Chips & Guac$7.99
- Chips & Queso$6.99
- Chips & Salsa$5.99
- Deviled Eggs$5.49
Classic recipe deviled eggs. Four per order.
- Fried Pickles$8.99Out of stock
Five dill pickle spears battered, fried and served with ranch.
- Onion Rings App$9.99
A large basket of thin sliced yellow onion rings hand breaded and fried.
- Nachos$10.99+
Layers of tortilla chips with your choice of meat, black beans, cheese sauce, tomatoes, jalapeños and banana peppers. Served with salsa and sour cream on the side.
- Quesadilla$11.99
A flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, cheese, tomatoes, green chiles and onions. Served with a side of sour cream and salsa.
- Quesadilla - Cheese$8.99
A flour tortilla stuffed with cheese. Served with a side of sour cream and salsa.
- Velvet Elvis Dip$10.99
Secret recipe with spicy sausage, Velveeta, and Rotel. Served with fresh tortilla chips.
Salads
- Chef Salad$14.99
Lettuce mix, carrots, tomato, cucumber and red onion topped with ham, turkey, bacon, hard boiled egg, shredded cheese and croutons.
- Club Salad$14.99
Lettuce mix, carrots, tomato, cucumber and red onion topped with grilled chicken, bacon, shredded cheese and croutons.
- Dinner Salad$9.99
Lettuce mix, carrots, tomato, cucumber and red onion topped with shredded cheese and croutons.
- Side Salad$3.99
Lettuce mix, carrots, tomato, cucumber, red onion and croutons.
- Taco Salad$12.99
A large, crisp tortilla shell filled with fresh lettuce and your choice of meat, topped with tomatoes, green onions and cheese, served with homemade salsa and sour cream.
Sandwiches
- BBC$13.99
Three strips of bacon topped with three strips of bacon with Swiss and American cheese. Served on grilled Texas toast.
- Beef Philly$12.99
- BLT$11.99
Three strips of bacon on grilled Texas toast with lettuce and tomato.
- Chicken Bacon & Cheese$13.99
Grilled chicken breast topped with bacon and Swiss cheese.
- Chicken Philly$12.99
- Club Sandwich$12.99
Hand carved turkey and ham with bacon, lettuce and tomato on grilled Texas toast.
- Crispy Chicken Sandwich$12.99
Breaded chicken with lettuce, tomato, and onion served on a toasted bun.
- Fried Egg & Cheese$11.99
Two fried eggs with American cheese served on grilled Texas toast. Add Bacon $2.
- Grilled Cheese$9.99
American, Swiss, mozzarella and cheddar cheese on grilled Texas toast.
- Hot Ham & Cheese$12.99
Hand sliced firebraised ham and Swiss cheese served on two pieces of grilled Texas toast.
- Italian Grinder$12.99
Graziano’s Italian ground sausage topped with banana peppers, marinara, and mozzarella. Served on a toasted hoagie bun.
- Italian Sausage$12.99
Graziano’s sausage patty, grilled and topped with sautéed onions, peppers and mozzarella.
- Pizza Burger$11.99
Seasoned burger topped with cheese, coated with bread crumbs, fried and topped with pickles. Served with a side of marinara.
- Prime Rib Sandwich$14.99
Sliced prime rib topped with carmelized onions and your choice of cheese: American, cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella, hot pepper, or colby jack. Served on a hoagie bun with a side of au jus.
- Pork Tenderloin$12.99Out of stock
Extra large breaded pork cutlet, fried and topped with pickles.
- Spam Egg & Cheese$11.99
America’s greatest lunch meat grilled and topped with fried egg and cheese on grilled Texas toast.
Burgers
- HL Cheeseburger Basket$8.99
1/4 lb. burger with American cheese, pickles and onions.
- HL Hamburger Basket$7.99
1/4 lb. burger patty with pickles and onions.
- HL Double Cheeseburger Basket$11.99
Two 1/4 lb. burger patties with two slices of American cheese, pickles and onions.
- Bacon Cheeseburger$14.99
Two 1/4 lb. fresh beef patties topped with three strips of bacon and your choice of American, Swiss, cheddar, mozzarella, hot pepper cheese, or colby jack with pickles and onions.
- HL Chili Cheeseburger$9.99
- HL Chili Double Cheeseburger$12.99
- The High Life Man$15.99
1/4 lb. burger patty, Italian sausage patty, three strips of bacon, Swiss and American cheese, grilled onions and jalapeños, mayonnaise and BBQ sauce. Topped with a mini powdered donut.
- Patty Melt$13.99
Two 1/4 lb. patties served on marble rye with grilled onions and Swiss cheese.
- Rarebit$13.99
Two 1/4 lb. beef patties served open faced, smothered with rarebit sauce and caramelized onions.
- Spicy Diablo$13.99
Two 1/4 lb. burgers topped with grilled jalapeños, hot pepper cheese and spicy buffalo sauce.
- Southwest Black Bean$12.99
Seasoned black bean patty with avocado, sliced red onion, and your choice of cheese served on a brioche bun.
Broasted Chicken Dinner
High Life Classic Entrees
- Beef Stroganoff$13.99
A classic with tender beef, mushrooms and a creamy sauce with egg noodles.
- Goulash$12.99
Hearty with macaroni noodles, hamburger, and tomato sauce topped with cheese.
- Pot Roast$12.99
Slow roasted beef, carrots, potatoes and gravy.
- Liver & Onions$12.99
- Chicken Pot Pie$13.99
Puff pastry pie stuffed with chicken and vegetables smothered in gravy.
- Meatloaf Dinner$13.99
Homemade meatloaf topped with house sauce.
- Chicken Fingers$12.99
Three fried chicken tenders on grilled Texas toast.
- Mac & Cheese Entree$11.99
- Hot Beef$13.99
Slow cooked roast beef on grilled Texas toast, topped with mashed potatoes and gravy.
- Hot Turkey$13.99
Slices of hand carved turkey on grilled Texas toast topped with mashed potatoes and gravy.
- Poutine$13.99
Brisket, cheese curds, french fries (or tots!) covered in brown gravy.
- 2 Pizza Puff + Side$9.99
The Original PIzza Puff! Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, home-style pizza sauce in a tasty puff. Two Pizza puffs, 1 side.
- 1 Pizza Puff$6.00
el Bait Shop Favorites
- Fish Tacos$12.99
Two soft shell flour tortillas filled with sautéed tilapia filets. Topped with shredded cabbage, pineapple salsa, and cilantro cream sauce. Served with beans and Mexican rice.
- Market Street Tacos$12.99
Two corn tortillas with onion, cilantro and choice of meat. Garnished with lime wedge and radishes and served with black beans.
Kids Menu
Sides
- French Fries$2.99
- Tator Tots$2.99
- Baked Beans$2.99
- Cole Slaw$2.99
- Corn$2.99
- Cottage Cheese$2.99Out of stock
- Green Beans$2.99
- Mashed & Gravy$2.99
- Potato Salad$2.99
- Potato Chips$1.99
- Chili Cheese Fries$3.99
- Chili Cheese Tots$3.99
- Onion Rings Side$3.99
- Mac & Cheese Side$3.99
- Sweet Potato Tots$3.99
- Broccoli$3.99
- Salad Side$3.99
- Black Beans$2.99
- Small SD Tortilla Chips$2.99
DRINKS
TO GO Crowlers/Cans
- **ADD PICK UP TIME HERE!**
Please allow us at least 1 hour to prepare your order. Add note below in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS/REQUESTS indicating when you will pick up your order. Thank you!
- TOGO 3 Floyds Dreadnaught$7.50+Out of stock
- TOGO 3 Floyds Gumballhead$6.00+
- TOGO 3 Floyds Pear Bear$9.00+
- TOGO 3 Floyds Zombie Dust$7.00+
- TOGO 515 Brewing DSM Pils$6.00+
- TOGO 515 Brewing Mexican Spring*$6.00+
- TOGO 515 Brewing OJ IPA$6.00+
- TOGO 515 Brewing Passé*$6.50+
- TOGO Ace Mango Cider$7.00+
- TOGO Ace Pink Guava*$6.50+
- TOGO Adventurous Dependable$9.00+
- TOGO Adventurous Pleased As Pie: Lemon Meringue$9.50+
- TOGO Adventurous Warrior$10.00+
- TOGO Alluvial Mosacious$6.50+Out of stock
- TOGO Avery Clear Horizons$6.00+
- TOGO Avery Ellie's Brown Ale$6.50+
- TOGO Avery White Rascal$6.50+
- TOGO B. Nektar Mango Sorbet$8.00+Out of stock
- TOGO B. Nektar Orange Cream Delight$8.50+
- TOGO B. Nektar Punk Lemonade*$7.00+
- TOGO Backpocket Lemon-Made Shandy$6.00+
- TOGO Backpocket Tiki Sour*$7.00+
- TOGO Barn Town Mango Wheat$6.00+
- TOGO Barn Town Neon NE IPA*$6.00+
- TOGO Barn Town PB + Mixed Berry Jelly$8.50+
- TOGO Barn Town Peach + Chong$8.50+
- TOGO Barn Town Rain$8.50+
- TOGO Bell's Two Hearted Ale*$7.00+
- TOGO Bent River Jalapeno*$6.50+
- TOGO Big Grove Boomtown*$6.00+
- TOGO Big Grove Citrus Surfer$6.00+
- TOGO Big Grove Easy Eddy*$6.00+
- TOGO Big Grove HDTV$9.50+
- TOGO Big Grove Sherman Hill Champagne$6.00+
- TOGO Big Grove Summer Jam*$6.00+
- TOGO Blake's Cherry Limeade Cider$6.00+
- TOGO Blake's Hard Cider Apple Pie$6.00+
- TOGO Blake's Peach Party$6.00+
- TOGO Boulevard Irish Ale$6.00+Out of stock
- TOGO Boulevard Quirk: Cranberry Apple Cinnamon$6.00+
- TOGO Boulevard Tank 7*$7.00+
- TOGO Brightside Cran-Orange Wheat*$6.00+
- TOGO Brightside Wild Magic$8.00+
- TOGO Confluence Des Moines IPA*$7.00+
- TOGO Confluence Melba Wizard$7.50+
- TOGO Confluence Over The Ivy$6.00+
- TOGO Confluence South Side Citra$6.00+
- TOGO Convergence Wild Bluff$6.00+
- TOGO Deal's Blackberry Cider*$6.00+
- TOGO Deal's Orchard Cider*$6.00+
- TOGO Deal's Orchard Peach Cider*$6.00+
- TOGO Dimensional Buggin'$7.00+
- TOGO Dimensional Dropping The Pasta$8.00+
- TOGO Dimensional Survey Says$8.50+
- TOGO Equilibrium Astrophysics$0+
- TOGO Equillibrium MC² *$10.00+
- TOGO Exile Cherry Plum Bohemian$8.00+
- TOGO Exile Citra Sky$6.00+
- TOGO Exile Ruthie*$6.00+
- TOGO Exile Shark Wrangler$8.00+
- TOGO Exile Tico Time$6.00
- TOGO Fire Cider Dry Hopped Cider$4.25+
- TOGO Firestone Walker Cali-Squeeze Blood Orange$6.00+
- TOGO Firestone Walker Sucaba 2019$10.00+
- TOGO Founder's Mortal Bloom$6.00+
- TOGO Franklin Street Drugstore Cowboy*$7.00+
- TOGO Full Fledged Dank Heavens$3.00+
- TOGO Full Fledged Fire Up The Sun$6.00+
- TOGO Gezellig Double Angel$8.50+
- TOGO Gezellig Strawberry Rhubarb Sour$8.00+
- TOGO Great Divide Espresso Yeti$8.00+
- TOGO Great Divide Strawberry Rhubarb$8.00+
- TOGO Great Divide Tangerine Riot$6.00+
- TOGO Hubbard's Cave Milk of the Murder Hornet Gingerbread$8.00+
- TOGO Humble Forager Coastal Sunshine v4$7.00+
- TOGO Humble Forager Pin Seeker Pilsner$6.00+
- TOGO Iowa Brewing Cult Of Gozer$8.50+
- TOGO Iowa Project Endeavor$7.00+
- TOGO Iowa Project Smiles$6.00+
- TOGO Jacked Likooyaq$9.50+
- TOGO Jacked Sangria *$9.50+
- TOGO Jacked Tango Sherbet*$9.50+
- TOGO Jefferson County Grapefruit Lime$6.00+
- TOGO Jefferson County Lemon Lavender$6.00+
- TOGO Jefferson County Tropical Pineapple$6.00+
- TOGO Keg Creek Breakdown Brown*$6.00+
- TOGO Keg Creek Mas Mexican Lager$6.00+
- TOGO Keg Creek Mas: Pineapple + Hatch Chili$6.00+
- TOGO Keg Creek Mas: Sea Salt + Lime$6.00+
- TOGO Kros Strain Fairy Nectar$7.00+
- TOGO Kros Strain Hopstreaker$6.00+
- TOGO Kros Strain Nilla Nectar$8.00+
- TOGO Lake Time Peanut Butter Porter*$6.50+
- TOGO Lion Bridge Compensation*$6.00+
- TOGO Lion Bridge TAG Tangerine$6.00
- TOGO Lua Crow Wing$6.00+Out of stock
- TOGO Lua Slimothy James$7.00+Out of stock
- TOGO Marto Flow State$8.00+Out of stock
- TOGO Marto Fluffleupagus$7.50+
- TOGO Marto Future Trend Vol. 1$8.50+
- TOGO Marto Maximum Deviation$7.00+
- TOGO Marto Party Mode$7.50+
- TOGO Millstream Cream Soda*$4.00+
- TOGO Millstream Rootbeer*$4.00+
- TOGO Millstream Schild Brau*$6.00+
- TOGO New Holland Dragon's Milk*$8.00+
- TOGO Odell 90 Shilling*$6.00+
- TOGO Odell Lagerado$6.00+
- TOGO Odell Wire Walker$7.00+
- TOGO Paha Brut Cider$7.00+
- TOGO Phase Three LULZ Pink Lemonade$8.00+
- TOGO Pulpit Rock Saftig$7.00+
- TOGO Reunion Cherry Crushes Gose$7.00+Out of stock
- TOGO Reunion Juice Factory$6.00+
- TOGO Reunion Skelenaut$6.00+Out of stock
- TOGO Revolution DDH Nelson Hero$10.00+
- TOGO Revolution Infinity Hero$6.00+
- TOGO Rogue Dead Guy Ale*$7.00+
- TOGO Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar*$7.00+
- TOGO Scratch Baby Basil IPA$9.00+
- TOGO Scratch Cedar Brown Ale$9.00+
- TOGO Scratch Fig Leaf + Sweet Clover$9.00+
- TOGO Scratch Sour Plum$10.00+
- TOGO Singlespeed Can In The Sand$7.50+
- TOGO Singlespeed Lavender Haze$7.00+
- TOGO Singlespeed Tiny Dancer$6.00+Out of stock
- TOGO Sudwerk Funhouse Blackberry Sour$7.50+
- TOGO Superstition Blackberry Turbo Lover$24.00
- TOGO Superstition Praline Queen$23.00
- TOGO Surly Axe Man*$7.00+
- TOGO Surly Lemonade$6.00+
- TOGO Surly Velvet Jam$7.50+
- TOGO Toppling Goliath King Sue$8.00+
- TOGO Toppling Goliath Strawberry Shortcake Fandango$10.00+
- TOGO Toppling Goliath TG Pils$6.00+
- TOGO Untitled Art Seltzer: Blackberry Agave*$8.00+
- TOGO Untitled Art Seltzer: Blood Orange Pomegranate$8.00+
- TOGO Untitled Art Seltzer: Tropical Pink PF Lemonade$8.00+
- TOGO Vander Ghinst Cuveé Des Jacobins Rouge$10.00+
- TOGO War Pigs Blinding Light Show$6.00+
- TOGO War Pigs Foggy Geezer$6.00+
- TOGO Weldwerks End of the Rainboboa$7.00+
- TOGO Weldwerks Juicy Bits$7.00+
- TOGO Weldwerks Pictures of Pictures of Sunsets$10.00+
- TOGO Wilson's Cherry Crush*$6.00+
- TOGO Wilson's Strawberry$6.00+
- TOGO Wise I Caribbean Queen*$9.50+
- TOGO Wise I Finn McCool$6.50+
- TOGO Wise I Pineapple Up Up Down Down$9.50+
- TOGO Wise I Samuel German's Chocolate Cake$9.00+
- TOGO Wise I The Waco Kid$7.00+
- TOGO Wise I Tuxedo Entrance$9.50+
TO GO Craft Bottles/Cans
- _ 3 Fonteinen Cuvee Armand & Gaston Blend no. 81 17/18 (TOGO)$24.00
- _ 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze 17/18 (TOGO)$19.00
- _ Abomination/FOC Twelve Lives + Still Wandering (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Aslin Corvette Steve (TOGO)$8.00
- _ B. Nektar Apple Pie (TOGO)$20.00
- _ B. Nektar Shadow Thicket (TOGO)$22.00
- _ B. Nektar Zombies Take Manhattan (TOGO)$22.00
- _ Balckstack Straight From The Can (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Blackstack Read The Room (TOGO)$9.00
- _ Dimensional Juice of the Jungle (TOGO) (Copy)$8.00
- _ Dimensional Jumbled Up Caramel Latte (TOGO) (Copy)$7.00
- _ Equilibrium Peanut Cloud (TOGO)$25.00
- _ Equilibrium Rho: Kinetic Energy (TOGO)$25.00
- _ Evil Twin Brandy BA Aun Mas Jesus (TOGO)$22.00
- _ Evil Twin What Even Is Black Barleywine? (TOGO )$10.00
- _ Exile Lemon Trail (TOGO)$6.00
- _ Goose Island Halia (TOGO)$25.00
- _ Hop Butcher All Beef Frank (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Hop Butcher Giardiniera (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Hop Butcher Reply Hazy Try Again (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Hop Butcher Shrimp Night (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Hop Butcher Sliders (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Hop Butcher Tavern Cut (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Hubbard's Cave BA Me Love To Eat ... (TOGO) (Copy)$20.00
- _ Hubbard's Cave Coco Van (TOGO)$10.00
- _ Hubbard's Cave Coffee + Cakes (TOGO) (Copy)$9.00
- _ Imprint Schmoozee Raspberry Blackberry (TOGO)$9.00
- _ Mason Ale Works Six AM Karoke (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Modern Times Glimmer Void (TOGO)$18.00
- _ Moonlight Heather (BTL)$120.00
- _ Nomadic Hemp Hoplife (TOGO)$6.00
- _ Nomadic N/A Double Hopped CItra (TOGO)$6.00
- _ Nomadic N/A Hoplife (TOGO)$6.00
- _ Omnipollo Bianca Apricot Vanilla Almond Lassi Gose (TOGO)$19.00
- _ Omnipollo Bianca Blackberry Maple Pancake (TOGO)$19.00
- _ Omnipollo Bianca Cherry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose (TOGO)$19.00
- _ Omnipollo Bianca Double Peanut Butter Jelly Lassi Gose (TOGO)$19.00
- _ Omnipollo Bianca Guava Lychee Passionfruit Lassi Gose (TOGO)$19.00
- _ Omnipollo Cherry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose (TOGO)$18.00
- _ Phase 3 Canyonlnads (TOGO) (Copy)$7.00
- _ Phase 3 DDH Color Scheme (TOGO) (Copy)$8.00
- _ Phase 3 Geo (TOGO) (Copy)$7.00
- _ Public Acces Entranced (CAN) (TOGO)$9.00
- _ Pulpit Rock Another (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Pulpit Rock Best Wishes (TOGO)$11.00
- _ Pulpit Rock Clearing Out The Pantry (TOGO)$12.00
- _ Pulpit Rock Faithfully Yours (TOGO)$12.00
- _ Pulpit Rock Koffee Kölsch (TOGO)$9.00
- _ Pulpit Rock Meadow (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Pulpit Rock Snappy (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Pulpit Rock Tingles v1 (TOGO)$10.00
- _ Pulpit Rock What A Cutie (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Scratch 131 (TOGO)$25.00
- _ Scratch Wild Carrot + Nettle (TOGO)$25.00
- _ Scratch Wild Cherry Biere de Garde$27.00
- _ Superstition BeeLini (TOGO)$10.00
- _ Superstition BeeMosa (TOGO)$10.00
- _ Superstition Cannonball Sam's Pecan Pie (TOGO)$50.00
- _ Superstition Crystal Sail (TOGO)$10.00
- _ Superstition Dune Bloom (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Superstition Fair Time Fountain Float (TOGO)$35.00
- _ Superstition Fallen Mist (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Superstition Velocity Raptor (TOGO)$35.00
- _ The Veil Sunshine Sorbet Tastee (TOGO)$9.00
- _ Timber Ales Fallen Between The Lines (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Timber Ales French Toast By Campfire (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Timber Ales Vanilla Maris (TOGO)$10.00
- _ Untitled Art Non-Alcoholic Italian Pilsner (TOGO)$6.00
- _ Untitled Art Non-Alcoholic Mango Dragonfruit Sour (TOGO)$6.00
- _ Untitled Art Non-Alcoholic West Coast IPA (TOGO)$6.00
- _ Untitled Art Punch Out: Copacabana (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Untitled Art Punch Out: Laguana (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Untitled Art Seltzer: Pineapple Mango (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Untitled Art Seltzer: Strawberry Kiwi (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Urban Artifact Astronaut Food - Peach (TOGO)$12.00
- _ War Pigs Lazurite (TOGO)$8.00
- _ Weldwerks Apricot + White Peach (TOGO)$7.00
- _ Weldwerks Strawberry Cheesecake (TOGO)$7.00
_ Untitled Art Seltzer: Strawberry Kiwi (TOGO)
Sunday | 11:00 am - 2:00 am |
Monday | 11:00 am - 2:00 am |
Tuesday | 11:00 am - 2:00 am |
Wednesday | 11:00 am - 2:00 am |
Thursday | 11:00 am - 2:00 am |
Friday | 11:00 am - 2:00 am |
Saturday | 11:00 am - 2:00 am |
Come in and Enjoy
200 SW 2nd St, Des Moines, IA 50309