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    The Ankeny Diner 133 se delaware ave

    133 Southeast Delaware Avenue

    Ankeny, IA 50021


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    Featured Items

    • NYO Burger

      Choice of 3 toppings - Swiss, Cheddar, American, Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, bacon, mushrooms, grilled onion, or green pepper
      $14.99
    • Pork Loin

      Have this blast from the past! Your choice of a grilled pork loin served with sautéed onions and pickles, or a breaded pork loin served with red onions and pickles
      $13.49
    • Sunrise Express

      Our own breakfast sandwich, egg, cheese, and your choice of sausage links or patties, bacon, or Canadian bacon. You choose from a big, baked biscuit or croissant
      $7.99

    Breakfast

    Eggs

    • #1

      Two eggs served any style with hash browns and your choice of toast.
      $10.99
    • #2

      Two eggs any style served with your choice of Iowa ham, bacon, or sausage and toast
      $11.99
    • #3

      Three two eggs any style with hash browns and your choice of Iowa ham, bacon or sausage - and toast, of course!
      $13.99

    Omelettes

    • Diner Special Omelette

      Our signature omelet includes Iowa sausage, mushrooms, and mixed cheese
      $15.99
    • Denver Omelette

      Stuffed full of Iowa ham, green peppers, onions, and mixed cheese
      $15.99
    • Ham & Cheese Omelette

      Ham it up with mixed cheese and Iowa ham
      $14.49
    • Gut Buster Omelette

      If you're not hungry, don't think you can eat this one. It comes with sausage, ham, green peppers, onions, mushrooms, and mixed cheese. Forget the toast, you get six eggs with hash browns
      $16.99
    • Vegetarian Omelette

      $14.49

    The Flipside

    • Chicken & Waffles

      Waffle topped with our crispy chicken tenders
      $14.99
    • 2 CinnaSwirl French Toast

      Our own homemade cinnamon roll, sliced, dipped in egg batter, and grilled until golden, served with real butter and warm maple syrup
      $7.99
    • 4 CinnaSwirl French Toast

      Our own homemade cinnamon roll, sliced, dipped in egg batter, and grilled until golden, served with real butter and warm maple syrup
      $13.99
    • Belgian Waffle

      Original or banana nut, served with real butter and warm maple syrup
      $9.99
    • Short Stack

      Our light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes, served with real butter and warm maple syrup,
      $6.99
    • Tall Stack

      Our light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes, served with real butter and warm maple syrup,
      $9.99
    • Steak & Eggs

      This classic comes with a six-ounce top sirloin, two eggs any style, hash browns, and toast
      $17.99
    • Sunrise Express

      Our own breakfast sandwich, egg, cheese, and your choice of sausage links or patties, bacon, or Canadian bacon. You choose from a big, baked biscuit or croissant
      $7.99
    • Diner Favorite

      Our corned beef hash is grilled, then crowned with two poached eggs and served with toast
      $13.49
    • 1/2 Biscuits and Gravy

      Biscuits and gravy homemade country sausage gravy served over our baked biscuits
      $7.99
    • Full Biscuits and Gravy

      Biscuits and gravy homemade country sausage gravy served over our baked biscuits
      $12.99
    • Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs

      Our homemade sausage gravy over chicken fried steak, served with two eggs, hash browns, and toast
      $16.69
    • Eggs Benedict

      Two poached eggs and your choice of Canadian bacon or Iowa sausage links, or patties on a toasted English muffin with hollandaise sauce and hash browns
      $14.99
    • Ultimate B&G

      $14.99

    B'fast Plates

    • The Vegetarian B'fast Plate

      We take green peppers, onions, cheese, and portobello mushrooms and mix it all together
      $12.99
    • The Works Mmm' B'fast Plate

      Iowa ham, green peppers, mushrooms, cheese, onions, and sausage. This "Works" for me
      $14.59
    • Ham & Cheese B'fast Plate

      This plate with Iowa ham and Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese is perfect for a simple breakfast to eat
      $12.99

    Breakfast A La Carte

    • Bacon

      $2.99
    • Crispy Bacon

      $2.99
    • Ham

      $2.99
    • Corn Beef Hash

      $3.99
    • Sausage Links

      $2.99
    • Sausage Patties

      $2.99
    • Hashbrowns

      $4.19
    • Diced Potatoes

      $4.19
    • Egg (1)

      $1.79
    • Eggs (2)

      $3.18
    • Pancake (1)

      $1.80
    • Biscuit

      $3.99
    • Toast

      $3.99
    • Gluten Free Toast

      $3.99
    • English muffin

      $3.59
    • Oatmeal

      $7.99
    • Cinnamon roll

      $5.29
    • Fruit

      $5.29
    • Cottage cheese

      $4.99

    Kids Breakfast

    • Jr Eggs & Bacon

      $3.59
    • Jr Pancake & Bacon

      $3.59
    • Jr French Toast Sticks

      $3.79
    • Fresh Fruit Compote

      $3.29
    • Applesauce Cup

      $1.59
    • Cold Cereal

      $2.99

    Lunch & More

    Teasers

    • Sampler Platter

      Can't decide? Try the sampler platter and get our famous chicken fingers, potato skins, and Italian cheese sticks! Served with our own honey jalapèno sauce, marinara, and sour cream. It doesn't get any better than this. No substitutions
      $14.59
    • Chicken Fingers

      Chicken fingers, you get five juicy strips of chicken served with our own honey jalapeño dip, with french fries
      $12.89
    • Cheddar Puffs

      A large mound of fried yellow Cheddar cheese curds, battered and fried, served with zesty marinara sauce
      $9.99
    • Italian Cheese Sticks

      Mozzarella cheese sticks, served with zesty marinara sauce
      $8.99
    • 1/2 Onion Rings

      Homemade onion rings thin, light, and crispy, breaded on the spot
      $6.99
    • Full Onion Rings

      Homemade onion rings thin, light, and crispy, breaded on the spot
      $10.99
    • Spinach Dip

      $11.99

    Burgers

    • NYO Burger

      Choice of 3 toppings - Swiss, Cheddar, American, Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, bacon, mushrooms, grilled onion, or green pepper
      $14.99
    • Hawkeye Burger

      A winner! Grilled onion, mushrooms, and Cheddar cheese
      $14.99
    • Patty Melt

      Swiss cheese, sautéed onion, and Thousand Island dressing on grilled marble rye
      $14.99
    • BBQ Burger

      Mushrooms, Iowa bacon, Monterey Jack cheese, and lots of BBQ sauce
      $14.99
    • Chili Burger

      Our homemade chili, cheese, and onions on top of an open-faced burger
      $14.99

    Sandwiches

    • Chicken Jack sandwich

      Plump broiled chicken topped with bacon, Monterey Jack cheese, and BBQ
      $13.99
    • BLT

      The classic bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo sandwich served on thick toasted sourdough
      $11.99
    • Turkey Club

      Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and Swiss cheese on white toast - don't forget the turkey!
      $12.99
    • Grilled Chicken Sandwich

      Our own honey Dijon marinade makes this broiled chicken breast tender and juicy. Make it blackened, it's your call!
      $12.99
    • Pork Loin

      Have this blast from the past! Your choice of a grilled pork loin served with sautéed onions and pickles, or a breaded pork loin served with red onions and pickles
      $13.49
    • Italian Grinder

      Graziano sausage mixed with marinara and topped with melted mozzarella cheese on a baked baguette
      $12.99
    • French Dip

      Made with our tender, hand-carved roast beef, served with Swiss cheese and au jus on a baguette
      $12.99
    • Grilled Cheese

      Grilled cheese with three cheeses grilled until melted on thick-sliced sourdough
      $10.99
    • Reuben

      Piled high with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and 1000 Island dressing. Try our house version with turkey instead of corned beef
      $12.99
    • Bacon cheddar turkey melt

      $12.99
    • Chicken BLT

      $14.99

    Soup

    • Cup of the Day

      $3.25
    • Bowl of the Day

      $5.25
    • Chili cup

      Topped with cheese and onion
      $3.99
    • Chili bowl

      Topped with cheese and onion
      $5.99
    • Soup & Salad

      Our house salad with soup of the day or chili. Served with a warm garlic breadstick
      $11.99
    • Soup & a Half Sandwich

      A bowl of the soup of the day or chili, and your choice of a half sandwich: BLT, grilled cheese, or French dip
      $11.99

    Salads

    • Chinese Chicken Salad

      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
      $13.99
    • Taco Salad

      An edible shell filled with lettuce and our homemade chili and cheese, garnished with black olives, tomatoes, and sour cream. Sorry, no breadstick!
      $12.99
    • Chicken Jack Salad

      Mixed salad greens topped with bacon, tomato, red onion, shredded Jack cheese, and a grilled BBQ'd chicken breast hot off the broiler
      $13.99
    • Chef Salad

      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
      $13.99
    • Fried Chicken Salad

      Mixed greens with creamy Parmesan dressing, topped with shredded Cheddar Jack cheese, tomato, egg, and hot fried chicken chunks
      $13.99
    • House Salad

      Tossed fresh greens with a cucumber slice, onion, homemade croutons, and your choice of dressings
      $5.99

    Blue Plate Specials

    • Roast beef blue plate

      Our famous hot sandwich is served in traditional style with freshly-cooked meats, hand-carved and flavorful, with sos (skin-on smashed) potatoes all covered with gravy. Served every day from 11:00 am- 8:00 pm
      $11.99
    • Turkey blue plate

      Our famous hot sandwich is served in traditional style with freshly-cooked meats, hand-carved and flavorful, with sos (skin-on smashed) potatoes all covered with gravy. Served every day from 11:00 am- 8:00 pm
      $11.99
    • 1/2 roast beef blue plate

      $6.99
    • 1/2 turkey blue plate

      $6.99

    Good4U

    • Veggie Burger

      Garden veggie burger. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and mayo on a whole wheat bun
      $10.99
    • Side Steamed Veggies

      Fresh cauliflower, broccoli, baby carrots, new potatoes, and sugar snap peas steamed to order. Gluten friendly
      $6.99
    • Large Steamed Veggies

      Fresh cauliflower, broccoli, baby carrots, new potatoes, and sugar snap peas steamed to order. Gluten friendly
      $9.99
    • Salmon Sandwich

      Six ounces of spicy blackened salmon on a whole wheat bun, served with lettuce, pickle, and Dijon mayonnaise
      $14.99

    Entrees

    • Grilled Chicken Dinner

      Our broiled or blackened marinated chicken breast is served with our fresh steamed vegetables. Gluten friendly
      $13.99
    • Salmon Dinner

      Broiled salmon filet served with our fresh steamed vegetables. Make it blackened, its your call! Gluten friendly
      $15.99
    • Ribeye

      Twelve ounces of choice, tender beef, grilled to your liking. Gluten friendly. Consumer advisory: Thoroughly cooking foods of animal origin such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, pork, poultry, or shellfish reduces the risk of food-borne illness. Individuals with
      $26.99
    • Fried Cod Dinner

      Four strips of battered cod, fries, coleslaw, and tartar sauce
      $15.99
    • Chop steak

      $14.99

    Pasta

    • Chicken Parmesan

      $16.99
    • Chicken Alfredo

      $16.99
    • Lasagna

      $14.99

    Kids Dinner

    • Jr Hot Dog

      $4.99
    • Jr Hamburger

      $4.99
    • Jr Cheeseburger

      $4.99
    • Jr Chicken Fingers

      $4.99
    • Jr Grilled Cheese

      $4.99
    • Jr Mac & Cheese

      $4.99
    • Jr Blue Plate

      $4.99
    • Jr Cheese Quesadilla

      $4.99
    • Jr Cheese Pizza

      $4.99
    • Jr Pepperoni Pizza

      $4.99
    • Cottage Cheese Cup

      $1.59

    Sides

    • French Fries

      $4.99
    • Wets

      $5.99
    • Chili Fries

      $5.99
    • Tater Tots

      $5.49
    • SOS Potatoes

      $5.99
    • Cottage Cheese

      $4.99
    • Coleslaw

      $4.99
    • Onion Rings (Half Order)

      $6.99
    • Onion Rings (Full Order)

      $10.99
    • Baked Potato w/sour cream

      $4.99
    • Baked Potato

      $4.99
    • Side Salad

      Salad W/ Entrees
      $1.99
    • Ranch Dressing

      $0.59
    • Breadstick

      $0.99
    • Potato cake

      $4.99
    • Dinner roll

      $0.99

    Malts & Desserts

    • Shakes

      We use only premium ice cream. Each one is hand-packed to order with four huge scoops of ice cream. They are big enough to share, but good enough to have your very own
      $7.99
    • Malts

      We use only premium ice cream. Each one is hand-packed to order with four huge scoops of ice cream. They are big enough to share, but good enough to have your very own
      $7.99
    • Banana Split

      Quite possibly the biggest dessert ever. Three hefty scoops of ice cream topped with chocolate, strawberry, caramel, whipped cream, and a cherry
      $8.99
    • Pie of the Week

      Try our manager's choice of pie. A fresh slice served warm
      $5.99
    • One Scoop Ice Cream

      We offer vanilla
      $1.99
    • Two Scoop Ice Cream

      We offer vanilla
      $2.99
    • Three Scoop Ice Cream

      We offer vanilla
      $3.99
    • Devil's Food Cake

      Moist and super chocolatey, we're famous for it!
      $5.99
    • Devil's Sundae

      Our devil's food cake, served with a big scoop of ice cream and covered with chocolate, whipped cream, and a cherry
      $8.99
    • Sundaes

      Chocolate, strawberry, or caramel
      $5.99
    • Turtle Sundae

      Vanilla ice cream, chocolate, caramel, pecans, whipped cream, and a cherry
      $7.99
    • World's Smallest Sundaes

      Chocolate, caramel, or strawberry
      $1.99
    • Ice cream Soda

      Take a step back in time with our chocolate Ice cream soda
      $5.99

    Refreshments

    Soft Drinks

    • Coke

      Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love
      $3.25
    • Diet Coke

      Take a Diet Coke break with this refreshing, no-calorie soft drink
      $3.25
    • Coke zero

      Enjoy the great taste of Coca-Cola with zero sugar, zero calories
      $3.25
    • Sprite

      Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free
      $3.25
    • Mr. Pibb

      $3.25
    • Mello Yello

      The ideal blend of lemon, lime, and orange flavors
      $3.25
    • Root Beer

      $3.25
    • Iced Tea

      $3.25
    • Raspberry Tea

      $3.25
    • Lemonade

      $3.25
    • Cherry coke

      Delicious combination of Coca-Cola and cherry flavor
      $3.25
    • Chocolate Coke

      $3.25
    • Vanilla coke

      Delicious combination of Coca-Cola and vanilla flavor
      $3.25
    • Green River

      $3.25
    • Water

    • Coffee

      Our own Diner Blend
      $3.25
    • Decaf Coffee

      $3.25
    • Hot Tea

      $3.25
    • .50 coffee

      $0.50

    Everything Else

    • Hot Chocolate

      $3.25
    • Everfresh Juices

      Grapefruit, cranberry, or apple
      $3.25
    • V-8

      $3.25
    • Tomato juice

      $3.25
    • Small O.J

      $1.99
    • Large O.J

      $3.25
    • Small Milk

      $1.99
    • Large Milk

      $3.25
    • Small Chocolate Milk

      $1.99
    • Large Chocolate Milk

      $3.25

    Beers on Tap

    • DFT Bud Light

      $3.50
    • DFT Boston Lager

      $4.75
    • DFT Sam Adams Seasonal

      $4.75
    • Revolution

      $4.75
    • bud light

      $1.50

    Domestic Bottled Beer

    • BTL Bud

      $4.00
    • BTL Bud Light

      $4.00
    • BTL Coor's Light

      $4.00
    • BTL Busch Light

      $4.00
    • BTL Miller Lite

      $4.00
    • BTL Michelob Ultra

      $4.00
    • BTL Mikes Hard Lemonade

      $4.00

    Imported Bottled

    • BTL Heineken

      $5.50
    • BTL Corona

      $5.50
    • BTL Guinness

      $5.50

    Well Liquor

    • Drink special

      $5.00
    • Sunday Mary

      $3.25
    • Amaretto

      $5.00
    • Apricot Brandy

      $5.00
    • Blue Hawaiian Schnapps

      $5.00
    • Butterscotch Schnapps

      $5.00
    • Creme de Menthe

      $5.00
    • Peach Schnapps

      $5.00
    • Sloe Gin

      $5.00
    • Triple Sec

      $5.00
    • Well Gin

      $5.00
    • Well Rum

      $5.00
    • Well Tequila

      $5.00
    • Well Vodka

      $5.00
    • Well Whiskey

      $5.00

    Top Shelf Liquor

    • Absolut

      $6.50
    • B&B

      $6.50
    • Baileys

      $6.50
    • Bloody Mary

      $6.50
    • Calvert

      $6.50
    • Campari

      $6.50
    • Canadian Club

      $6.50
    • Captain Morgan

      $6.50
    • Christian Brothers

      $6.50
    • Crown

      $6.50
    • Crown Apple

      $6.50
    • Cutty Shark

      $6.50
    • Dewars

      $6.50
    • Drambuie

      $6.50
    • E&J

      $6.50
    • Fireball

      $6.50
    • Hennessy

      $6.50
    • J&B

      $6.50
    • Jack Daniels

      $6.50
    • Jameson

      $6.50
    • Jim Beam

      $6.50
    • Jose Gold Tequila

      $6.50
    • Lauders

      $6.50
    • Makers Mark

      $6.50
    • Malibu

      $6.50
    • Mimosa

      $6.50
    • Myers Rum

      $6.50
    • Patron

      $6.50
    • Seagrams VO

      $6.50
    • Tanqueray

      $6.50
    • Tia Maria

      $6.50
    • Titos

      $6.50

    Wine by the Glass

    • GLS Merlot

      $8.00
    • GLS Cabernet Sauvignon

      $8.00
    • GLS Pinot Grigio

      $8.00
    • GLS White Zinfandel

      $8.00
    • GLS Chardonnay

      $8.00
    • GLS Moscato

      $8.00
    • GLS Brut Champagne

      $8.00

    Wine by the Bottle

    • BTL Brut Champagne

      $28.99
    • BTL Moscato

      $28.99
    • BTL Pinot Grigio

      $28.99
    • BTL Chardonnay

      $28.99
    • BTL White Zinfandel

      $28.99
    • BTL Cabernet Sauvignon

      $28.99
    • BTL Merlot

      $28.99

    Daily Specials

    • Monday Special

      Beef & Noodles
      $10.99
    • Tuesday Special

      Country Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, and Corn
      $12.99
    • Wednesday Special

      2 Tenderloins, 2 Fries & Two Soft Drinks
      $10.99
    • Thursday Special

      $10.99
    • Friday Special

      Meatloaf, Mashed potatoes & gravy, and green beans
      $12.99
    • Weekend Breakfast Special

      Ultimate Biscuits & Gravy – Country Fried Steak on our classic Biscuits and Gravy
      $12.99
    • Saturday Evening Special

      Chicken Cordon Bleu
      $24.99
    • Sunday Evening Special

      All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti with Meatballs
      $11.99

    ID REQUIRED

    Dewars

    $6.50

    Customize your item

    Liquor Mods

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    Request advisory
    We'll do our best to accommodate special requests but may not be able to honor all substitutes. Extra charges may apply.
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    All hours
    Sunday6:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Monday6:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Tuesday6:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Wednesday6:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Thursday6:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Friday6:30 am - 9:30 pm
    Saturday6:30 am - 9:30 pm
    Restaurant info

    The Ankeny Diner has been serving Ankeny and the greater Des Moines area since 2003. Cooking up everything from breakfast, burgers, soups, and more!

    Location

    133 Southeast Delaware Avenue, Ankeny, IA 50021

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