Drake Diner - Des Moines, IA

2 eggs served any style with hash browns and your choice of toast.

2 eggs any style served with Iowa ham, bacon or sausage and toast.

2 eggs with hash browns and your choice of Iowa ham, bacon or sausage and toast, of course.

2 eggs and your choice of Iowa ham, bacon or sausage, served with 2 buttermilk pancakes.

The whole shebang! 2 eggs, hash browns, Iowa ham, bacon or sausage, two buttermilk pancakes and your choice of toast.

Stuffed full of Iowa ham, fresh green pepper, onion and grated cheese.

Our signature omelet includes Iowa sausage, mushrooms and grated cheese.

Ham it up with your choice of 2 cheeses: Swiss, cheddar, American, Monterey jack or pepper jack.

Loaded with portabella mushrooms, spinach, tomato, onion and Monterey Jack cheese — who says healthy can’t taste good?

Go hog wild! Ham, bacon and sausage with Monterey Jack cheese.

Our homemade sausage gravy over chicken fried steak, served with 2 eggs, hash browns and toast.

2 poached eggs and your choice of Canadian bacon or Iowa sausage on a great big Wofferman’s muffin with Hollandaise sauce and hash browns.

Our own breakfast sandwich on a buttery croissant or freshly baked biscuit, with egg, cheese and your choice of sausage, bacon or Canadian bacon.

Homemade country sausage gravy served over our freshly baked biscuits.

We bake grits with sausage, cheddar cheese and green chilies then slice ’em into patties, grill ’em and serve ’em with 2 eggs and toast.

A Diner tradition! Our corned beef hash is grilled, then crowned with 2 poached eggs and served with toast.

A soft flour tortilla topped with 2 eggs, green tomatillo salsa, black bean relish, cheese and sour cream.

2 poached eggs on top of spinach, tomato and a big Wolferman’s muffin, covered with Hollandaise and served with hash browns.

Better than pie! Served with real butter and warm maple syrup.

Our light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes, served with real butter and warm maple syrup.

Hearty potato pancakes served with applesauce and sour cream.

Our own homemade cinnamon roll, sliced, soaked in egg batter and grilled until golden, served with real butter and warm maple syrup.

A golden, juicy fried chicken breast up on top of our crispy waffle. Drizzle on some syrup for a down South sensation!

Served with real butter and warm maple syrup.

Our thick sourdough bread, dipped in egg and coated with crunched-up cereal, then fried until soft inside and super crispy outside. Served with warm maple syrup for dipping.

Seasoned home fries cooked up with bacon and cheese, topped with two eggs any style. Served with toast.

Our seasoned home fries with ham, fresh green pepper, onions and cheese, topped off with 2 eggs any style. Served with toast.

2 eggs any style on top of seasoned home fries and ham, sausage, mushroom, green pepper, onion, tomato and cheese. Served with toast.

Lowfat vanilla yogurt, orange juice and fresh fruit.

Banana, low-fat vanilla yogurt and fresh fruit garnished with granola.

Low-fat vanilla yogurt all by itself with a sprinkle of blueberries.

Chunks of honeydew, cantaloupe, pineapple, watermelon and grapes.

Just like being at the fair! 2 sausages on sticks, coated in waffle batter and deep fried, with syrup for dipping.

White, wheat or marble rye.

Toasted, with real butter on the side.

A great big Wolferman’s muffin, double toasted so it’s nice and crispy.

Lightly seasoned and full of good crispy bits!

Sausage, hickory-smoked bacon or honey-glazed ham.

Lowa's best Maytag blue cheese, sautéed onion and Monterey jack.

Nothing but a pickle.

You pick the cheese – swiss, cheddar, American, Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack – and we’ll throw in the pickle.

Our broiled burger with everything - lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo. you can do the ketchup.

Our homemade chili, cheese and onions top an open-faced burger.

With our spicy cheddar cheese sauce, served open-faced (not in your face).

With melted Swiss and crisp Iowa bacon.

Sauteed onion, mushrooms and Monterey jack cheese.

Mushrooms, Iowa bacon, Monterey jack cheese lots of BBQ sauce.

Swiss cheese, sautéed onion and Thousand island on grilled marble rye.

Our house salad with vegetable cheese and a warm garlic breadstick.

A bowl of vegetable cheese and your choice of half a sandwich: tuna salad, BLT, grilled cheese, cheese Frenchie or French Dip.

Tender roast beef, hand-carved turkey or our own meatloaf, sandwiched between two slices of good white bread and covered with homemade gravy. Served with skin-on-smashed potatoes and vegetable of the day.

Plump broiled chicken topped with bacon, Monterey Jack cheese and BBQ.

The classic bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo sandwich served on thick toasted sourdough.

Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo and Swiss cheese on white toast — don’t forget the turkey!

Only the very best Albacore (sorry Charlie) tuna salad made like Mom’s on whole wheat bread.

Our award-winning meatloaf warmed up and stacked with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo and bacon on whole wheat toast.

Tuna salad and American cheese served warm between 2 slices of grilled marble rye.

3 cheeses grilled until melty on thick-sliced sourdough.

Honey-glazed Iowa ham and Swiss cheese on grilled wheat.

Graziano’s spicy Italian sausage, marinara sauce and Mozzarella cheese on a freshly baked baguette.

Our own honey dijon marinade makes this broiled chicken breast tender and juicy.

A flash back to the past — and we do it best! Served with a slice of onion.

Boneless pork loin with sautéed onions – get some mustard for it!

Made with our tender, hand-carved roast beef, served au jus on a freshly baked baguette.

A big, made-to-order sandwich piled high with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and 1000 Island dressing. Or try our version with turkey instead of corned beef.

Just like you remember, with mayo, Jack and American cheese, deep fried until crispy.

6 ounces of spicy blackened salmon on a whole wheat bun, served with Honey Jalapeno.

Our marinated grilled chicken breast, topped with red pepper, sautéed onion, Swiss cheese and pesto mayo.

Tender spring greens topped with blackened salmon, dried cranberries, pecans, blue cheese crumbles and sautéed onions.

Mixed salad greens topped with bacon, tomato, red onion, shredded Jack cheese and a grilled and BBQ’d chicken breast hot off the broiler.

Grilled chicken chunks, mandarin oranges, water chestnuts, chow mein noodles and sugar snap peas tossed with fresh mixed greens and our legendary Poppy Seed dressing.

Fresh spinach topped with chunks of Cajun-grilled chicken, spicy black bean relish, Pepper Jack cheese, tomatoes and fried tortilla ribbons.

Mixed greens tossed with croutons and Creamy Parmesan dressing, topped with shredded cheese, tomato, egg and hot fried chicken chunks.

Fresh spinach leaves topped with bacon, mushrooms, egg, tomato, onion and homemade croutons.

Turkey, ham, cheese, egg, black olive, onion, cucumber and tomato layered on a bed of mixed greens.

Romaine tossed with Caesar dressing and croutons, topped with grilled chicken chunks and Parmesan.

An edible shell filled with lettuce, our own homemade chili and cheese, garnished with black olives, tomatoes, sour cream and red onion. Sorry, without breadstick! Yes, you can substitute chicken for chili at no extra charge. Or make it vegetarian and have black beans instead of chili.

Fresh greens with homemade croutons and your choice of dressing. Breadstick included.

A burger-sized portabella mushroom cap broiled with butter and topped with melted Swiss cheese, served on a whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and honey Jalapeno.

A burger-sized portabella mushroom cap broiled with butter and topped with melted Swiss cheese, served on a whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and honey Jalapeno.

Not a lick of meat in it. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo on a whole wheat bun. We have a vegan patty too! Just ask.

Our spicy black bean veggie burger on a whole wheat bun, topped with warm black bean relish and guacamole.

Our spicy Black Bean burger served open-faced with lots of spicy Rarebit sauce.

A flaky, buttery croissant filled with spinach, tomato, roasted red pepper, Swiss cheese, cucumber, red onion and Honey Jalapeno.

A flaky, buttery croissant filled with spinach, tomato, roasted red pepper, Swiss cheese, cucumber, red onion and Honey Jalapeno.

A big, juicy portabella, grilled and topped with Swiss, sautéed onion, roasted red pepper and pesto mayo. Served on a whole wheat bun.

A big, juicy portabella, grilled and topped with Swiss, sautéed onion, roasted red pepper and pesto mayo. Served on a whole wheat bun.

Our broiled marinated chicken breast served with fresh steamed broccoli, cauliflower, new potatoes, carrots and sugar snap peas.

Broiled or blackened salmon filet served with our fresh steamed vegetable medley.

Light and crispy – we hear ours are the best in town!

The ultimate cheesy fries.

Fries with some gravy on ‘em.

Skin-on smashed potatoes with a crater of gravy.

Skin-on smashed potatoes fried crispy around the edges, topped with cheese, sour cream and onion.

Fresh cauliflower, broccoli, baby carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, new potatoes and sugar snap peas steamed to order.

Freshly cooked meats, hand-carved and flavorful, served with SOS (Skin-on-Smashed) potatoes, gravy, vegetable of the day, house salad and a roll.

6-ounce chicken breast marinated in our Honey Dijon Vinaigrette for maximum tenderness and flavor.

A new twist on an old tradition! Our marinated chicken breast, sautéed in garlic and basil butter.

6 ounces of boneless salmon, broiled or blackened. Yes, you can have rice instead of the potato.

8 ounces of tender beef liver topped with sautéed onions and bacon...just like Grandma used to make.

Spaghetti, marinara sauce, crispy chicken breast and lots of cheese.

Curly cavatappi and Graziano’s spicy Italian sausage in our own tomato cream sauce, topped with Parmesan.

Fettuccine tossed with Alfredo sauce and peas.

Classic spaghetti with marinara sauce and meatballs.

Comfort food at its finest! Curly cavatappi covered in our own 3 cheese sauce, sprinkled with Parmesan and toasty bread crumbs.