Restaurant Week Menu
Des Moines' first-ever Restaurant Week starts Saturday, with more than 30 participating restaurants in Greater Des Moines. For nine days, $20.08 buys dinner for one, or lunch for two, and a chance to win a trip to Puerto Rico.
Johnny’s Steakhouse
Lunch
Spicy Italian Beef Sandwich
Thin shaved roast beef piled high on our own focaccia bread, topped with melted mozzarella, basil pesto, red onion, and spicy giardinera vegetable mix with your choice of lunch side.
Dinner
Veal Saltimbocca alla Romana
We start with tender scaloppini of veal skewered with prosciutto and fresh sage leaves sauté it in butter and finish it with a sauce of white wine, capers, sundried tomato pesto, fresh squeezed lemon. Served on a bed of buttered fettuccine with shredded parmesan.
Baratta’s
All dinner options are served with a cup of soup, a dinner salad, soft drink and dessert for $20.08
Chicken Amaggio
Marinated chicken breast rolled in bread crumbs and char-grilled. Served over linguini with roasted red peppers and mushrooms and topped with our Amaggio sauce made with olive oil, white wine, lemon juice, garlic and basil.
Baked Lasagna
Layers of pasta, seasoned beef, Italian sausage, fresh vegetables and ricotta cheese smothered in our red sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese.
Cajun Chicken Pasta
Penne pasta, chicken, roasted red peppers and mushrooms in a Cajun cream sauce.
Shrimp Linguini
Linguini in our rich and creamy lemon sauce finished with shrimp, artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh spinach.
Eggplant al Forno
Thin slices of fresh eggplant layered with ricotta, mozzarella and fresh marinara, then baked and served with spaghetti.
Trostel’s Dish
Selection One
Appetizer: Chilled Tequila Lime shrimp cocktail with avocado, cilantro and spicy chipotle cocktail sauce.
Salad: Garden Tomato and Mozzarella Basil Chiffonade with Balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil.
Entrée: Cider Glazed Iowa Pork Loin with Boursin Yukon mashed potatoes and thyme brandy glaze.
Selection Two
Salad: Garden Tomato and Mozzarella Basil Chiffonade with Balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil.
Entrée: Moroccan Chicken Tender with Israel couscous and ginger orange sauce.
Dessert: Crème Brulee with summer berries.
Trostel’s Greenbriar
Lunch
Selection One
Salad: Field Green Salad with creamy buttermilk ranch.
Sandwich: Prime Beef Sliders with three mini hamburgers on garlic potato rolls garnished with chill mayonnaise.
Dessert: Chocolate Parfait
Selection Two
Appetizer: Jalapeno Poppers
Salad: Raspberry Walnut Salad Spring greens with julienne apples, Maytag blue cheese and raspberry vinaigrette; topped with grilled orange tarragon chicken breast and candied walnuts.
Dessert: Chocolate Parfait
Dinner
Selection One
Appetizer: Chilled Tequila Lime Shrimp cocktail with avocado, cilantro and spicy chipotle cocktail sauce.
Salad: Summer Garden Tomato Chopped salad with Italian vinaigrette.
Entrée: Slow Roasted Rosemary Iowa Pork Loin with applewood bacon and braised green beans, finished with peppered marsala jus.
Selection Two
Salad: Summer Garden Tomato Chopped salad with Italian vinaigrette.
Entrée: Herb Braised Chicken on a bed of linguine with garlic, lemon and extra virgin olive oil.
Dessert: Housemade Tiramisu Centro
Insalata Caprese
Fresh sliced Iowa tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, Sunstead Farms basil, Sicilian olive oil and sea salt.
Seafood Manicotti
Fresh pasta rolls filled with shrimp, crab, halibut, ricotta cheese and herbs, baked in white sauce and topped with toasted bread crumbs.
Lemon Buttermilk Panna Cotta
Cool Italian custard served with fresh blueberries and blueberry sauce.
Gateway Market
Starters: (Choose one)
Shrimp Papagayos Shrimp filled with crab and queso chihuahua wrapped in grilled Thuman’s bacon.
Hummus Roasted red pepper hummus with grilled pita points, cucumbers, olives and feta cheese.
Arrancini Arborio rice croquettes filled with pepperoni, salami and mozzarella cheese.
Entrees: (Choose one)
Trio of Ceviche Shrimp with avocado and tomato; red snapper cilantro and lime; scallop and crab.
Taco Truck Trio Arrachera steak with chopped onion, cilantro, lime and chile di arbol salsa; lamb barbocoa; carnitas.
Slider Sampler Memphis BBQ pork with creamy slaw; Gateway cheeseburger with caramelized onions and “Shack Sauce”; mini lobster roll.
Lunch
Gnocchi
Eggplant Parmesan
Ricotta – Ravioli
Clam – Sausage
Spinach
Caprese
Dinner
Scallops – Vegetables
Halibut – Peppronata
Salmon – Risotto
Chicken – Linguine
Pork Chop – Fingerling Potatoes
Braised Beef – Fresh Pasta
Pancetta – Linguine
Amatriciana – Pasta
Mezzodi’s
First Course: Pear and Walnut Salad Field greens tossed with roasted pears and gorgonzola cheese in a light Champagne vinaigrette.
Second Course: (Two options)
Chicken Carcuro Breast of chicken encrusted in Romano and Asiago cheese; sauteed to perfection and baked to a golden brown topped with a white wine shallot olive oil reduction with roma tomatoes, roasted peppers and fresh basil with potato of the day and seasonal veggie.
Smoked Chicken Orecchiette Smoked chicken with wild mushrooms, roasted red peppers, tossed in a sundried tomato cream sauce.
Dessert Mezzodi’s famous Chocolate Falling Down Cake with raspberry and chocolate glaze with scented vanilla bean ice cream.
Splash
Lunch
In the oyster bar choose two options from our lunch and raw bar menu with a value not to exceed $12.95 and receive them for $20.08.
Dinner
The first course will be a soup or salad using locally grown produce. The second course will be a choice between two different entrees, either both using fresh seafood or a fresh seafood and then meat option, and the third being a seasonal sorbert.
Jethro’s BBQ
Lunch
Two can enjoy a lunch portion of our St. Louis ribs and choice of side.
Dinner
A full slab of St. Louis style ribs and choice of two sides.
D’Jango
Dinner
Starter Cours: Heirloom tomato salad
Entrée: 5oz Bavette steak frites with choice of sauce (bordelaise, béarnaise, Roquefort, au poivre)
Dessert: Profiteroles
Azalea
First Course: Iowa Heirloom tomato Gazpacho with Avocado. Mixed Greens Salad with blue cheese, grapes, spiced walnuts and Azalea house vinaigrette.
Entrée: Pan Roasted Statler Chicken Breast with Cleverly Farms potato leek gratin. Wood Roasted Niman Ranch pork loin stuffed with roasted garlic, Spinach and hard herbs, Cleverly Farms green beans, sweet corn spaetzle and Mission fig, red wine pan-sauce.
Dessert: Sorbet Trio White peach, raspberry, passion fruit lemon semi-fredo with stewed blueberries, almond milk, Pistachio biscotti.
Alba
Lunch
Appetizer:
Spinach
Balsamic Vinegar/ Golden Raisins/Red Onions
Add Chicken or Shrimp
Spicy Cold Tomato Soup
Green Peppercorns/Basil/Grilled Cheese
Green Asparagus Soup
Cremini Mushrooms/Olive Oil/Sea Salt
Entrée
Choice of: Hand cut potatoes, salad, or soup
Lil’ Danny Cheese Burger
Pickled Red Onions/ Sharp Cheddar
Panko Salmon Burger
Avocado Mayo/ Jicama Slaw/Cumin
Pork Burger
Pickled Jalapeños/Fontina Cheese/ Pineapple
Toasted Ciabatta
Proscuitto/Beets/Asparagus
Mac & 3 Cheese
Paprika/ Breadcrumbs/Ham
Seafood Linguini
Kalamata Olives/ Feta Cheese/ Tomatoes
Beef Stroganoff
Country Mash Potatoes
Chicken Picatta
Linguini/Capers
Smokey Meatloaf
Country Mash Potatoes
Succotash/Chorizo Fries/Homemade Mash/Fresh Veggies/
Jalapeño Corn Bread and Jam
Dinner
Appetizer or Dessert:
Spinach
Balsamic Vinegar/Golden Raisins/Red Onions
Red & Golden Beets
Deviled Egg/Honey Citrus/Bottarga
Warm Summer Salad
Asparagus/Cremini Mushrooms/Goat Cheese
Spicy Cold Tomato Soup
Green Peppercorns/Basil/Grilled Cheese
Toasted Farro Salad
Mint/Beefsteak Tomatoes/Greek Feta
Green Asparagus Soup
Cremini Mushrooms/Olive Oil/Sea Salt
Entrée:
Pork Loin Duo
Chorizo/Pickled Cherries/Corn
Duck Breast
Blueberries/ Spinach/Goat Cheese
N.Y. Strip
Chimichurri/Succotash/Shrimp
Farmers Market Veggies
Daily Creation
Red Wine Poached Salmon
Spinach/Tomatoes/Sultanas
Prosciutto Wrapped Trout
Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes/Asparagus/Red Pepper Oil
Halibut
Saffron/ Zucchini/ Cracklin
Pecan Encrusted Catfish
Chicken Livers/Hard Egg Salad
Chive Potato Gnocchi
Prawns/Mascarpone/Truffle Oil
Court Avenue Brewing Company
Offering a different special every day
Christopher’s
Appetizer: Roasted Pear Salad,
Entrée: Choice of either Christopher’s specialty, Chicken Parmigiana or Pan Fried Walleye.
Dessert: Choice of our famous Chocolate Falling Down Cake or Homemade Cheese Cake.
Sam & Gabes
Dinner
Entrée: Choose One
Fresh crab-stuffed Canneloni al Forno, served with salad.
Ten-oz. prime New York Strip, served with salad.
Steak DeBurgo tips on choice of rice or pasta, served with salad.
Tursi’s Latin King
Toasted Ravioli appetizer, a dinner salad with your choice of dressing.
Shrimp Pomodoro (This dish is a classic southern Italian meal that you can find along the coast of southern Italy).
Following dinner will be a Cannoli sample.
Torroco! Italian Grill
Appetizer: Local mixed green salad with a roasted tomato vinaigrette.
Entrée: Homemade gnocchi with sautéed local summer vegetables, sweet corn broth & crisp La Quercia speck.
Dessert: Tiramisu with espresso syrup.
Mojo’s on 86th
Catch 2008: Sesame Seared Salmon on an Asian Cucumber Salad with Sweet Soy Sauce and Shrimp Rangoon.
Adelsheim, Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley,Oregon, 2006
Mojo 2008:
Grilled Beef N.Y. Strip on a Horseradish Potato Gratin with heirloom tomatoes, crumbled Maytag Blue Cheese and House made Worcestershire sauce.
J. Vidal-Fleury, Grenache Blend, Gigondas, France, 2000
Desserts:
Passion Fruit Sorbet
Vanilla Bean Crème Brulée
Key Lime Cheesecake
Grand Marnier Chocolate Mousse Cake
Mixed Berry Cobbler
Caramel Apple Torte Ala Mode
White Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Ice Cream
Le Jardin
Choice of appetizer of dessert:
Maytag Blue Cheese Croustade Blue cheese broiled on baguette with green grapes and smoked almonds.
Zucchini cake with curry aioli, mint and almonds.
Mesclun Salad with dried cherries, walnuts, crumbled goat cheese and truffle balsamic vinaigrette.
Homemade Poundcake with rhubarb-strawberry jam and fresh whipped cream.
Choice of entrée:
Chicken Crepes Provençal Rolled chicken crepes with marinated grape tomatoes, basil, comte cheese and provençal tapenade.
Grilled 1/2 lb. ribeye steak burger Served open face on ciabatta bread with green peppercorn cheese, roasted leeks, fig mustard and broiled asparagus.
Nick’s Bar & Grill
Lunch (available 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Calamari Greek Salad
Blackened Tilapia with Southwestern Rice and Avocado Salsa
Chicken Pesto Pasta
Steak Medallions Bordelaise
Dinner: (available 4 p.m. to close)
Same menu, but the diners also get a choice of an appetizer.
Chicken Quesadilla, Provolone Wedges or Crab Stuffed Shrimp
Choice of dessert:
Key Lime Pie or Strawberry Shortcake
Cosi Cucina
Lunch Promo (available 7 days a week from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
Choose any 2 of the listed entrees for $20.08 plus tax.
Ziti Cucina, Classic Italy, Fresh Tomato Linguini, Fettucine Alfredo, Meat Lasagne, Mushroom Lasagne, Baked Rigatoni
Dinner Promo (available 7 days a week 4 p.m. to close)
Pick one Item from each section for $20.08
First Course: House Salad, Caesar Salad, Cup of Minestrone, Bruschetta Appetizer
Second Course: Ziti Cucina, Classic Italy, Fresh Tomato Linguini, Fettucine Alfredo, Meat Lasagne, Mushroom Lasagne, Baked Rigatoni
Third Course: Marbled Chocolate Brownie, Creme Brulee, Hot Apple Cake
No corkage fee