Jethro's Jambalaya Now Open in Waukee

Jethro's Jambalaya Top 10 things you should know!
1. Located at 9350 University or on the SW corner of 156th and University. Waukee is on the North side of the street and West Des Moines is on the South Side.
2. Jambalaya will open on December 6th.
3. The menu will be exactly the same as Jethro's BBQ, with Cajun specialties added....including, BBQ Shrimp, Blackened Mahi, Shrimp Etouffe, Crispy Fried Alligator, Jambalaya, seafood gumbo and seafood pasta. Many of these recipes will come from Splash Seafood.
4. You may order Shrimp 10 different ways.... all the same sauces we use on our wings, plus some new Cajun Creations from Chef Dom...
5. The restaurant will seat 280. There will be private party room that will seat up to 100. Karaoke sounds fun. The patio will seat 100.
6. Steaks will not be served at Jambalaya. Steaks will only be available at Jethro 'n Jake's Smokehouse Steaks in Altoona.
7. We will hire 120 new employees at Jambalaya. Including 11 managers, 60 servers, 15 hostesses and 40 kitchen staff.
8. Jambalaya will have 8,000 square feet. It will be as big as Jethro's and Jethro 'n Jake's Smokehouse Steaks combined.
9. New sides dishes will include candied mashed sweet potatoes, green beans and bacon, and red beans and rice.
10. There will be 25 big screen high definition TV's with 15 different satellites, we can watch every game being played in the country at one time. Jethro's Jambalaya "Your Waukee neighborhood Sports Bar"
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Welcome to Jethro's BBQ, serving award winning homemade food and "Amazing Slow Smoked Meats." Our meats are slow smoked over oak and hickory chips in a 750 lb. smoker, ensuring that our meats are always smokey, juicy and tender. Our entire menu is made from scratch daily in Jethro's kitchen. In 2009, Better Homes and Garden Magazine chose Jethro's BBQ as it's favorite BBQ. The Des Moines Register chose our delicious baby back ribs as their favorite, and our Amazing Slow Smoked Wings were chosen by the readers of Cityview Magazine as the #1 Wings in Des Moines two years in a row. Jethro's Sports Bar features 22 beers on tap, 15 big screen TV's and all the sports packages! You can watch every game being played in the country at one time... MLB, NFL, NCAA, NBA, NASCAR, NHL, UEFA, EPL, Jethro's has 'em all. Make Jethro's BBQ your Neighborhood Sports Bar.
Jethro's BBQ was featured on the Travel Channel's hit show "Man vs Food" on October 6th, 2010. Host Adam Richman took the "Adam Emmenecker Challenge." He attempted to eat the five pound sandwich in 15 minutes... and he failed! Over one pound of sandwich remained when the time expired. Do you have the right stuff? Do you have what it takes to tackle the "Adam Emmenecker Challenge?" If you do, Jethro will put your picture on the Wall of Fame, give you his famous t-shirt, and buy your sandwich.