Have been to multiple Jethro’s locations, but this was our first visit to this location. Although we like to explore and try new places, our son and daughter-in-law like Jethro’s, so we stopped here with a visiting family member.
I ordered the single meat platter with brisket. It was average – good flavor but a little dry to my taste, as I’ve become a bit of a ‘brisket snob’ after making sure a few myself and knowing what I like. The sweet potato fries were good.
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We stopped here when we were in the area to utilize one of our Passport coupons and enjoyed the stop. We both loved the atmosphere and the friendly staff.
The drink menu is abbreviated, but the main choices are there and the bartenders do an excellent job of creating drinks based on your tastes. He made a Limeade for me and it was great.
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Very impressive stop on a night out with friends. Excellent selection of alcohol behind the bar and a reasonable tap beer selection. The drinks aren’t cheap, but the modern, chic atmosphere is worth the stop to experience. The service was slow, but likely due to how busy they were at the time.
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We have been wanting to stop here for months following several recommendations and finally got our chance last night. First off, you have to be ok with the open table seating common in many German bier halls and restaurants (long tables with benches that multiple parties share). Secondly you order food from the QR code that is stamped on your table and then go up to the counter to pick it up once it’s ready. Lastly and even though the bartender didn’t suggest this, rather than wait for all the beers to scroll through on the monitors above the bar you can log into Untappd and locate The Hall under venues to see the full list.
We started with several beers (great selection, but pricey given that many come in 10oz glasses) and an order of Fried Brussel Sprouts. The Brussel Sprouts and the aeoli we’re delicious and I highly recommend them when you go.
For my meal, I ordered the Red Lager Brat with pretzel bun and a separate side order of sauer kraut. As my last name would indicate I have a lot of German heritage and I loved both the sausage and the sauerkraut. My wife ordered the Chicken Schnitzel with Curry Fries and we both really enjoyed them also. The chicken was very moist and the curry ketchup on the fries wasn’t overpowering.
The only real negative that we experienced was when we ordered a mixed drink before leaving. My wife wanted a Paloma and while they couldn’t make that they said they could make a margarita. The margarita came in a standard 16 oz beer glass, had a mushy brown and yellow lime wedge on the edge and my wife really disliked the flavor…thinking that something was missing. Needless to say I would not recommend ordering a margarita here – go for the beer selection and German food.
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Stopped for dinner tonight and was impressed with the food quality and taste. We started with an order of edamame and a beer, then ordered several rolls to share.
We ordered the Salmon & Avocado, Shrimp Tempura and King Crab Crunch rolls (see picture) and enjoyed all of them. My favorite was the King Crab Crunch – creamy, spicy and delicious.
Visit 2 Update:. Had a similar great experience in our most recent stop. I ordered the Thai Mango Chicken and thought it was delicious – a great combination of mango / sweet and spicy. I highly recommend this dish.
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We stopped here for dinner as we really enjoyed the Adel location (one of my 5* ratings) and wanted to try out the new location. In comparison, we were disappointed with the food at this location, but did enjoy the live entertainment as well as the friendly, attentive staff.
I ordered the wings, as we really enjoyed them at Adel, while my wife ordered the medium Pork Tenderloin. The wings weren’t as smoky as what we remembered from Adel and I believe they were fried too long (crispy, dry and the meat shrinking / pulling away from the bone). Given the Top 5 rating for his Tenderloins, our expectations were high and we were left disappointed. The portion was small and there didn’t seem to be a distinct smoky flavor. If you order the Tenderloin, I would recommend trying the large size in hopes that it is a bit more juicy and smoky.
The highlight of this visit was the Blueberry Cobbler for dessert (see picture – delicious) and Jesse and the Medicine Men’s live entertainment in the bar area. Jesse mingled in the crowd during break and was a good enough singer / entertainer that we moved to the bar for another drink and listened through their last song. He did some great classic country music and really seemed to enjoy entertaining us.
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Didn’t know this place was even here, but stopped here to pick up my wife after a work party and really liked the atmosphere. Ideally I like to see more tap options with a greater variety (and they were sold out of my first 2 choices), but still liked the stop.
We ordered blackened chicken quesadillas and smoked chicken wings appetizers and enjoyed both of them.
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We stopped here to try some new beers last night and enjoyed the selection to choose from (78 beers on tap…see picture). The beers were fresh, good and cold and the chicken wings tasted great (see pictures).
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I decided to come back and try this place again upon returning to Des Moines. On the waiter’s recommendation I tried the Red Curry and added chicken – and ordered Very Hot (one step below the hottest, That Hot). I loved it – just the right amount of spiciness and very flavorful.I was feeling full but the waitress talked me into some Mango Sticky Rice because ‘it was in season’ and boy am I glad that I did – I highly recommend it! The ambiance still isn’t Cool Basil, but this meal was very good, so I upped my rating.
12/20/2014
I had eaten here several years ago and really enjoyed it. This time, I ate at Cool Basil (2 blocks north of this restaurant) the night before and was spoiled. I ordered the coconut soup (as I did the night before at Cool Basil) and was very disappointed – this soup was very watery and had very little taste (as opposed to the creamy and delicious version at Cool Basil). I also ordered the Thai Spring Rolls on the waiter’s recommendation and was disappointed when they were delivered fried instead of fresh with peanut sauce, like every other time I’ve had them (clearly should have looked at the menu before ordering).
Since I had already had these two items and didn’t want another full course, I asked if I could get a 1/2 order of either the Larb or papaya salad to try it – and after the waiter checked behind the counter, I was told I either needed to order a full order or none at all. So – I ordered nothing and instead went across the street for some Culver’s custard for dessert.
Lastly, I am usually not big on ambiance – as I kind of like ‘dives’ if they have great food (focus on the food, not the building, tables, menu, etc.). However, in this case, not only was the food not nearly as good as the Asian restaurant just 2 blocks away, but they were inflexible to requests and it really was a dive (tables and menus in poor condition, ice machine making constant noise, etc.). I really don’t see myself returning here when there is so much better just up the street for about the same price.
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