Service here is amazing! Kayleigh and Zerfe took great care of our party.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Belcher
Sat at Bar, service from bartender was ok, food server was Terrific. Food was ok, not very hot.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Bill Grothoff
Always good !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket, Waffle Fries
Joel Schulte
Food is delicious! Great staff also!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Connor Schultz
They have decent apps and good tvs. The main dishes arent great because the meat is dry. Why can’t they give out wait times over the phone? They said it’s because “theyre subject to change” ok just give me the current wait time. That’s fine, I’ll just go somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
GREG DAVIES
Waitress was rude and food was cold and very salty. Will never go back.
Food: 1
Service: 1
allison ridgway
The best wings(boneless or bone-in) you will ever have!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert Black
Food was amazing and our server Jessica was top notch. I would recommend Jethro's to anyone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gary Froah
Met grand daughter and grandson for meal before a concert.
We love BBQ and have eaten here many times with the hopes that the meal turns out good. You take your change and roll the dice, but you have about a 50/50 shot your order is correct. Today was the last straw for us, and I do not believe we will visit this location again. Our food was ToGo, and when we opened the boxes at our house, three of our sides were missing, and the food that was there was cold, dry, hard and not edible. For a dinner we spent $130 on, you would expect it to be great, but their food is extremely overpriced for the quality of food you get. Ribs that are so hard you need a steak knife to cut through in between the bones. Then the meat you get off of them is so hard you have to bite into it carefully for fear of breaking a tooth. A slice of ham that is 80% fat and 20% meat. Turkey that is so dry it is difficult to swallow. A salad that is supposed to have chicken on it that has no chicken. Missing side orders. Boneless wings were horrible. I called on the phone to complain, and was told by the manager to take it up with the delivery service we used to bring us the food. Missing food items and disgusting food have nothing to do with the delivery service. I watched the delivery service and it shows when the meal is picked up and the food was brought straight to us within in a few minutes. It was not the fault of the delivery service, it was the fault of the restaurant. It is as if the food sat pre cooked, under a heat lamp, and then when the order came in they just tossed it into a box after sitting out half the afternoon.This was not the first problem either. We went into the restaurant a couple months ago, and the servers were horrible, and put items on our check that we did not even order, and knew about it. They brought us the check, and I gave them the card to pay for our meal, but then the version of the check that came back that they swiped our card to pay for was not the same items that were on our check when I saw it before giving my card. I noticed the difference and asked about it, and the responded "Is the check more than what you expected?" It turned out that there was an item from another table that he forgot to put on their check, but they had already paid and left, so he added it to ours. It was completely dishonest, and when we requested to speak with a manager, the manager started arguing with us. It turned into a argument between my wife and I, and the manager as they refused to take an item off of our check that was not an item we ordered, and the server lied about it. A complete horrible experience, and that was on Mother's Day. That was the last time we went into the restaurant, but still ordered online, and as I said before, it is about a 50/50 shot, maybe less if you get your order correct. We just love BBQ so have been willing to take that chance, but it is so bad at this point we will not ever go back. I will drive as far as I need to get BBQ to avoid this place.Jethro's in Ankeny is a horrible experience from top to bottom, from the food, to the service, to the integrity of their employees. My recommendation is to avoid this restaurant like the plague unless you hope for a horrible experience. If you want maybe some fried food and sit at a bar and watch a game, maybe? But there are many many much better options. If you are looking for a place to have a good family meal, with good service, that is family friendly, this is not your place. Trust me, if you do not listen to me, you will, after you try Jethros, wish that you did.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Michael Nelson
This place used to be good to decent. Went on a Friday night at 530 and walked right in, wasn't busy at all.The food was not fresh and was catering quality at best. The portions of brisket and ribs were small and cold. Jethros is the definitely the shiny new toy that is definitely starting to look lackluster in the metro.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Jasper Lockett
This place is the bomb. The gumbo was really good, as well as the smoked traditional wings. Cornbread is totally off the chain. Came on Saturday and stopped again on Sunday on my way out of Iowa.
Had to wait 30 mins to be seated even though they had 8 empty
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Andrea S.
Went in to get an order to go during lunch, I only waited about 5 minutes and it was ready! Highly recommend the BBQ sandwich which comes with one side for $10.99. I ordered Mayo on the side and they asked what kind of bbq sauce I wanted.
We got a family meal. Everything was delicious. I was not a big fan of the cream corn.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket, Waffle Fries, Ribs And, Jethro's BBQ
Service here is amazing! Kayleigh and Zerfe took great care of our party.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sat at Bar, service from bartender was ok, food server was Terrific. Food was ok, not very hot.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Always good !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket, Waffle Fries
Food is delicious! Great staff also!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They have decent apps and good tvs. The main dishes arent great because the meat is dry. Why can’t they give out wait times over the phone? They said it’s because “theyre subject to change” ok just give me the current wait time. That’s fine, I’ll just go somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Waitress was rude and food was cold and very salty. Will never go back.
Food: 1
Service: 1
The best wings(boneless or bone-in) you will ever have!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was amazing and our server Jessica was top notch. I would recommend Jethro's to anyone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Met grand daughter and grandson for meal before a concert.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tenders, Pulled Pork, Brisket Platter
Restaurantji Recommends
We love BBQ and have eaten here many times with the hopes that the meal turns out good. You take your change and roll the dice, but you have about a 50/50 shot your order is correct. Today was the last straw for us, and I do not believe we will visit this location again. Our food was ToGo, and when we opened the boxes at our house, three of our sides were missing, and the food that was there was cold, dry, hard and not edible. For a dinner we spent $130 on, you would expect it to be great, but their food is extremely overpriced for the quality of food you get. Ribs that are so hard you need a steak knife to cut through in between the bones. Then the meat you get off of them is so hard you have to bite into it carefully for fear of breaking a tooth. A slice of ham that is 80% fat and 20% meat. Turkey that is so dry it is difficult to swallow. A salad that is supposed to have chicken on it that has no chicken. Missing side orders. Boneless wings were horrible. I called on the phone to complain, and was told by the manager to take it up with the delivery service we used to bring us the food. Missing food items and disgusting food have nothing to do with the delivery service. I watched the delivery service and it shows when the meal is picked up and the food was brought straight to us within in a few minutes. It was not the fault of the delivery service, it was the fault of the restaurant. It is as if the food sat pre cooked, under a heat lamp, and then when the order came in they just tossed it into a box after sitting out half the afternoon.This was not the first problem either. We went into the restaurant a couple months ago, and the servers were horrible, and put items on our check that we did not even order, and knew about it. They brought us the check, and I gave them the card to pay for our meal, but then the version of the check that came back that they swiped our card to pay for was not the same items that were on our check when I saw it before giving my card. I noticed the difference and asked about it, and the responded "Is the check more than what you expected?" It turned out that there was an item from another table that he forgot to put on their check, but they had already paid and left, so he added it to ours. It was completely dishonest, and when we requested to speak with a manager, the manager started arguing with us. It turned into a argument between my wife and I, and the manager as they refused to take an item off of our check that was not an item we ordered, and the server lied about it. A complete horrible experience, and that was on Mother's Day. That was the last time we went into the restaurant, but still ordered online, and as I said before, it is about a 50/50 shot, maybe less if you get your order correct. We just love BBQ so have been willing to take that chance, but it is so bad at this point we will not ever go back. I will drive as far as I need to get BBQ to avoid this place.Jethro's in Ankeny is a horrible experience from top to bottom, from the food, to the service, to the integrity of their employees. My recommendation is to avoid this restaurant like the plague unless you hope for a horrible experience. If you want maybe some fried food and sit at a bar and watch a game, maybe? But there are many many much better options. If you are looking for a place to have a good family meal, with good service, that is family friendly, this is not your place. Trust me, if you do not listen to me, you will, after you try Jethros, wish that you did.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place used to be good to decent. Went on a Friday night at 530 and walked right in, wasn't busy at all.The food was not fresh and was catering quality at best. The portions of brisket and ribs were small and cold. Jethros is the definitely the shiny new toy that is definitely starting to look lackluster in the metro.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
This place is the bomb. The gumbo was really good, as well as the smoked traditional wings. Cornbread is totally off the chain. Came on Saturday and stopped again on Sunday on my way out of Iowa.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket, Chicken Tenders, Waffle Fries, Jethro's BBQ, Sides
Had to wait 30 mins to be seated even though they had 8 empty
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Went in to get an order to go during lunch, I only waited about 5 minutes and it was ready! Highly recommend the BBQ sandwich which comes with one side for $10.99. I ordered Mayo on the side and they asked what kind of bbq sauce I wanted.