Tossed fresh greens with a cucumber slice, onion, homemade croutons and choice of dressing.
$3.09
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Taco Salad
An edible shell filled with lettuce and our homemade chili and cheese, garnished with black olives, tomatoes and sour cream. Chicken can be substituted for chili for only $0.59, add guacamole for $1.
$7.69
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Chef Salad
Our own roasted hand-carved turkey with ham, cheese, egg, black olive, cucumber, green pepper, onion, croutons and tomato on a bed of mixed greens.
$8.09
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Chinese Chicken Salad
Our signature salad. Chicken, mandarin oranges, water chestnuts, chow mein noodles and sugar snap peas tossed with fresh mixed greens and our legendary poppy seed dressing.
$8.79
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Chicken Caesar Salad
Fresh crisp romaine lettuce tossed in caesar dressing with parmesan cheese and croutons. Topped with our marinated grilled chicken and red onions
The best part of the potato with bacon and cheese. Sour cream on the side. Skins with chili, add $1.09.
$5.99
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Diner Cheddar Puffs
A large mound of fried yellow cheddar cheese curds battered and fried, served with zesty marinara sauce.
$6.79
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Italian Breaded Cheese Sticks
Mozzarella cheese sticks, served with zesty marinara sauce.
$6.79
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Nacho Cheese Sticks
A spicy queso dip, combining creamy cheddar cheese, green chile, tomato and select seasonings, is enclosed in a crunchy tri-colored tortilla chip crust. Served with salsa and sour cream.
$6.79
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Chicken Fingers
Served with our own honey jalapeno dip. Spice fingers with buffalo sauce, add $0.69.
$6.89
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Chicken Quesadilla
Served on a tortilla and stuffed with cheddar and jack cheese, tomatoes, green onion, green peppers and seasoned chicken. Comes with salsa and sour cream.
$7.29
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Buffalo Chicken Wings
Serve one lb. of wings tossed in buffalo sauce and served in a buffalo shell.
$7.59
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Sampler Platter
The sampler platter and get our famous chicken fingers, potato skins and Italian cheese sticks. Served with marinara, ranch and sour cream
Three cheeses grilled until melted on thick-sliced sourdough. Add bacon to grilled cheese for $1.09
$5.39
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Grilled Ham and Cheese
Honey-glazed iowa ham and swiss cheese on grilled wheat
$6.09
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BLT
The classic bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo sandwich served on thick toasted sourdough
$6.19
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French Dip
Our tender, hand-carved roast beef, served with swiss cheese and au jus on a freshly baked baguette. Make it philly style with onions and peppers for $0.99
$7.49
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Turkey Club
Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo and swiss cheese on white toast
$7.69
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Pork Loin
Choice of a grilled pork loin, served with sauteed onions and pickles or a breaded pork loin served with red onions and pickles
$7.69
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Reuben
Piled high with corned beef, sauerkraut, swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. Our house version with turkey instead of corned beef
$7.69
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Bacon Cheddar Turkey Melt
Our thinly sliced turkey piled high with bacon, melted cheddar and BBQ sauce on grilled sourdough bread.
$7.69
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Grilled Chicken
Our own honey dijon marinade makes this broiled chicken breast tender and juicy.
$7.99
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Fish-N-Chips
Three strips of battered cod plus fries and coleslaw.
$8.09
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Italian Grinder
Graziano sausage mixed with marinara and topped with melted mozzarella cheese on a baked baguette
$8.09
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Chicken Jack
Plump broiled chicken topped with bacon, monterey jack cheese and BBQ.
Fresh cauliflower, broccoli, baby carrots, new potatoes and sugar snap peas steamed to order. Add $0.89 for hollandaise sauce.
$5.89
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Veggie-Veggie Burger
Choose from spicy black bean or garden veggie burger. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and mayo on a whole wheat bun.
$6.99
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Portabello Mushroom Sandwich
Our signature veggie sandwich. A burger-sized portabello mushroom cap broiled with garlic butter and topped with melted swiss cheese, served on a whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle a
$8.29
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Blackened Salmon Sandwich
Six ounces of spicy blackened salmon on a whole wheat bun, served with lettuce, pickle and dijon mayonnaise.
Marinated in our honey dijon vinegarette for maximum tenderness and flavor. Blackened add $0.20.
$10.29
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BBQ Loinback Ribs
Fall-off-the-bone ribs, coated in our own sweet BBQ sauce.
$14.29
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Top Sirloin
Eight ounces of juicy beef, cooked
$16.49
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Ribeye Steak
Twelve ounces of choice, tender beef, grilled to specification
$19.79
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About Ankeny Diner
Ankeny Diner features Malts & Desserts, Everything Else & Beverage across 85 menu items, with prices from $1.09 to $19.79. Explore the full Ankeny Diner menu with current prices — budget picks like the $1.09 Ae Ice Cream — updated September 2026. Rated 4.0/5 by diners.
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What is on the Ankeny Diner menu?
Ankeny Diner offers 85 menu items across Other and other categories. Browse the full menu above to see everything available, including portion sizes and category breakdowns.
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Is Ankeny Diner good value for money?
Ankeny Diner holds a customer rating of 4/5 based on 168 reviews. To judge value more accurately, compare Ankeny Diner side-by-side with similar restaurants: Ankeny Diner vs Honey Baked Ham or Ankeny Diner vs Winebar.
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