a big basket of house made chips cooked to order and sprinkled with our own special seasoned salt and served with our buffalo ranch dipping sauce
6.99 $
Burnt End Wedge
(when available) an eight ounce wedge of the smokiest, crunchiest, most excellent burnt end of beef brisket, served with parmesan toast and our very own orange voo-doo sauce
11.99 $
Taquitos
back by popular demand! smoked chicken, bell pepper and cheddar cheese rolled in a flour tortilla and fried to order, served with Claxon's red salsa and sour cream
8.99 $
Spicy Pub Pickles
lightly breaded pickle spears, deep-fried to a golden brown, served with ranch dressing for dipping
7.99 $
Tobacco Onion Rings
lightly breaded, thinly sliced onions piled high as the sky, served with a side of Claxon's chipotle-chile ketchup
7.99 $
Smoked Chicken Wings
our chicken wings are smoked for hours then tossed with Claxon's own "Creeper" sauce, Claxon's milder honey BBQ sauce or KC sweet heat sauce and sided with our homemade bleu cheese or ranch dressing
6.99 $
Chili Cheese Fries
KABOOM!! a heaping helping of Claxon's amazing french fries topped with a load of our famous smokehouse brisket chili and melted cheddar jack cheese
8.99 $
Smoked Cheese Sticks
we take a brick of pepperjack cheese, cold smoke it, then make it into our own smokey, spicy cheese sticks, served with homemade marinara sauce
7.99 $
Smoked BBQ Nachos
fresh fried corn tortilla chips piled high with our award winning pulled pork, chopped sauced brisket (add $1) pulled smoked chicken, black olives, tomatoes, jalapeños, jack and cheddar cheese, served with Claxon's homemade red salsa and sour cream on the side
12.99 $
Boursin Stuffed Mushrooms
large mushrooms reduced in beef stock then stuffed with our homemade boursin cheese, broiled to a creamy golden brown and served with smoked au jus and parmesan toast
9.99 $
Caesars & Soups
Southwestern Chicken Salad Caesar
our caesar salad topped with homemade smoked chicken salad prepared with a chipotle peppered mayo, sweet but snappy
12.99 $
Grilled Salmon Caesar
fresh crisp romaine lettuce, fresh parmesan cheese, tomatoes and bermuda onions, topped with oak grilled salmon, served with parmesan toast
13.99 $
Caesar Salad
a large salad with crisp romaine lettuce, fresh parmesan cheese, tomatoes, bermuda onion and parmesan toast
7.99 $
Brisket Chili
Claxon's slow smoked brisket and ground beef with spices mixed into a hearty delicious chili
3.99 $
Soup of the Day
ask your server about today's homemade featured soup
2.99 $
Grilled Chicken Caesar
our caesar salad topped with Claxon's seasoned chicken breast grilled over oak and hickory, fresh parmesan, tomatoes and parmesan toast, served plain, lemon pepper or cajun style
12.99 $
Crispy Chicken Salad
a bed of romaine lettuce topped with crispy breaded chicken breast, parmesan cheese, tomato, bermuda onion and parmesan toast
10.99 $
Brisket Chili & Corn Bread
a large bowl of Claxon's delicious brisket chili, served with a heaping helping of our own okra corn bread and jalapeño butter
7.99 $
Soup and Salad
a bowl of our homemade soup and a small
6.99 $
Award Winners
State Champ Baby Back Ribs
voted as "one of the top 100 items to eat in Iowa before you die" by the Des Moines Register hand rubbed and slowly smoked to perfection
16.99 $
Smoked Prime Rib*
tender prime slowly smoked over hickory and oak, with smoked au jus and our horsey sauce
24.99 $
Cajun Grilled Prime Rib*
fourteen ounce cajun grilled prime rib, smoked and basted with butter and cajun seasoning, then grilled over real oak wood
25.99 $
Monster Champ Pork Loin
the same bone-in loin that won first prize at the World Pork Expo smoked with hickory, oak and Claxon's "Black Gold", cut to order
16.99 $
Smokehouse Dinners & Combos (Gluten Free)
Pulled Pork
12.99 $
Cajun Smoked Chicken Quarter
12.99 $
Sliced Beef Brisket
13.99 $
Chopped Sauced Brisket
13.99 $
Andouille Sausage
12.99 $
Smoked Turkey
12.99 $
Double Smoked Ham
12.99 $
Mambo Combo
any four of our smoked meats and 1/4 rack of our award winning loin back ribs
22.99 $
Ribs & Smoked Meats
any two of our smoked meats and 1/4 rack of our award winning loin back ribs
17.99 $
Burnt Ends Dinner*
(when available) this is the real deal! cut to order right off the brisket cap... large cubes of burnt ends lightly grilled and drizzled with our black gold rub... this meal is the pinnacle of BBQ (caution: if you don't like some fat, do not order this meal!)
16.99 $
Side Orders
Mac's Mac & Cheese
3.79 $
Potato Salad
2.79 $
Fried Corn
2.79 $
BBQ Baked Beans
2.79 $
Sauteed Zucchini
2.79 $
Skillet Green Beans
w/garlic and olive oil
2.79 $
SW Pasta Salad
2.79 $
Cole Slaw
2.79 $
Cup of Soup
2.79 $
Cottage Cheese
2.79 $
Okra Cornbread
w/ jalapeño honey butter
2.79 $
House Fries
2.79 $
French Fries
2.79 $
Jalapeño Black-Eyed Peas
2.79 $
Boursin Mashed Potatoes
after 4pm
2.79 $
Baked Potato
after 4pm
2.79 $
Baked Sweet Potato
baked sweet potato smothered in butter, topped with Claxon's brown sugar rub... after 4pm
1 $
House Salad
mixed greens with choice of dressing: raspberry vinaigrette, ranch, creamy caesar (house), fat free italian, homemade 1000 island, french, honey dijon and, homemade bleu cheese ($0.50 extra)
2.79 $
Entrees
Cajun Grilled Flank Steak*
cajun seasoned flank steak, hand cut and oak grilled to order, served with Claxon's red salsa and a grilled flour tortilla
15.99 $
Top Sirloin*
thick and juicy twelve ounce lowa raised sirloin hand cut and grilled over white oak, served cajun seasoned, rubbed or plain
17.99 $
Iow's Oen Chop
the t-bone or pork ~ a ginormous hand-cut portion of pure lowa corn fed pork grilled to order over oak ~ a sixteen ounce taste extravaganza
13.99 $
Ribeye*
Iowa raised fourteen ounce ribeye hand cut and grilled over hickory and oak, served cajun seasoned, rubbed or plain
22.99 $
Oak Grilled Chicken
simple but classic, boneless, skinless chicken breast, oak wood grilled and basted with Claxon's bourbon brown sugar glaze
10.99 $
Mac's Mac & Cheese
made to order and OMG Awesome! pigtail pasta tossed with our very own Vermont white cheddar cheese sauce, then sprinkled with crumbled cheddar jack and parmesan cheeses, served with one side dish and parmesan toast
12.99 $
Smokehouse Taco
Claxon's slow smoked meats, choice of smoked chopped brisket (add $1), pulled pork or pulled smoked chicken, placed in an eight inch, grilled flour tortilla with fresh cabbage, tomatoes, bermuda onion, cilantro, jack and cheddar cheese with Claxon's red salsa and sour cream
10.99 $
Baja Fish Taco
fresh light white fish dusted with Claxon's blackening rub and grilled over oak wood, served in an eight inch flour tortilla with fresh cabbage, tomatoes, bermuda onion, cilantro, jack and cheddar cheese with Claxon's red salsa and sour cream
10.99 $
Southern Fried Catfish
a ten ounce farm raised catfish fillet, corn meal breaded and southern fried, served with lemon and homemade tartar sauce
13.99 $
Oak Grilled Salmon Fillet
eight ounce oak grilled salmon fillet with a bourbon and brown sugar glaze
13.99 $
Smoked Sandwiches
Pulled Pork
9.99 $
Beef Brisket
9.99 $
Chopped Sauced Brisket
9.99 $
Smoked Turkey*
8.99 $
Double Smoked Ham*
8.99 $
Speciality Sandwiches
The Three Pigs
watch out big bad wolf! we have a Joe's breaded pork tenderloin, four strips of hickory smoked bacon and a generous portion of our pulled pork!, served on a large toasted kaiser with all the fixins
14.99 $
Prime Rib Sandwich*
ten ounce smoked prime rib cut to order, served on toast points with horsey sauce and au jus
14.99 $
Catfish Po Boy
an eight ounce farm raised catfish fillet, dredged in seasoned corn meal then southern fried and topped with Claxon's spicy cajun slaw
11.99 $
Claxon's Cuban
smoked pork loin topped with sliced ham, red onion, mustard, mayo, pickle and jack cheese, panini grilled (no substitutions)
11.99 $
Cajun Pork Tenderloin
unbreaded cajun pork tenderloin, grilled over oak wook, it's so tasty, tasty, tasty!
9.99 $
Cajun Chili Dog
a big ol' cajun andouille sausage, oak grilled and loaded with our famous brisket chili and colby jack cheese
8.99 $
Prime Rib or Chicken Philly
thinly sliced, smoked prime rib or pulled chicken loaded into a hoagie bun, topped with sautéed onions, green peppers and pepperjack cheese
10.99 $
Sw Chicken Salad
smoked chicken with apples, celery, red onion and bell peppers mixed with Claxon's sweet chipotle peppered mayo, served on a toasted kaiser bun
9.99 $
Joe's Pork Tenderloin
a twelve ounce monster pork tenderloin hand breaded and seasoned by "the man"
10.99 $
Cajun Grilled Chicken
our cajun seasoned, boneless, skinless chicken breast, grilled over oak wood, served on a kaiser bun
9.99 $
Burgers
The Burger (Build Your Own)*
big ol' half pound of lean Iowa beef grilled over oak, served on a toasted kaiser bun with all the fixin's
10.99 $
Buckaroo Burger*
"the burger" with cheddar cheese, bacon, onion rings and BBQ sauce served on a toasted kaiser bun
11.99 $
Rarebit Burger*
"the burger" smothered in our homemade rarebit cheese sauce and served on a toasted kaiser bun
10.99 $
Vegetarian Burger
oak grilled southwestern black bean burger ready to pile high with all the fixin's
10.99 $
Beverages
Iced Tea
free refills
2.79 $
Lemonade
free refills
2.79 $
Milk
2.79 $
Coffee
free refills
2.79 $
Soda
free refills
2.79 $
Juice
3.29 $
Desserts
Fresh Banana Pie
Mama Mac's own soda cracker crust, fresh bananas and hand whipped cream... refreshing and light
3.99 $
Good Ol' Chocolate Cake
moist and tender with a velvety smooth frosting! more than enough to share! (You won't want to)
5.99 $
Lemon Sunshine Cake
bright and fresh as a brisk spring morning soft lemon cake with a tart and sweet lemon frosting
5.99 $
Turtle Cheesecake
New York style with pecans, chocolate and caramel, after this, you won't be feeling like ninja, you'll be feeling like a nap