The Pelican Post Bar & Grille
West Des Moines, IA
265 50th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265, USA120 itemsUpdated July 6, 2026
Structured menu data
Beverages
Chocolate Milk
Coffee
Cranberry Juice
Diet Mt. Dew
Diet Pepsi
Dr. Pepper
Milk
Mt. Dew
Mug Root Beer
Orange Juice
Pepsi
Pineapple Juice
Starry
Tropicana Lemonade
Desserts
Abby's Famous Key Lime Pie
$7.49Add vanilla ice cream for just $3 more. Get an entire pie for just $50
Salted Pretzel Caramel Brownie
$6.99Add vanilla ice cream for just $3 more
Dogs & Joes
My Mamma's Sloppy Joe's
$15.99Sweet and tangy sloppy joes. 2 sandwiches on a white bun, served with love and fries
Pelican Post Chili Dog
$13.49Hot dog smothered in homemade chili gravy, topped with shredded cheddar jack cheese and onion. Add another dog for $5
Kids
Cheeseburger
$9.99Includes one side and soft drink. Refills $1.00. Add Milk & Juice +$1.00
Chicken Tenders
$9.99Includes one side and soft drink. Refills $1.00. Add Milk & Juice +$1.00
Hot Dog
$9.99Includes one side and soft drink. Refills $1.00. Add Milk & Juice +$1.00
Mules
Black Betty
Crown Royal Blackberry Whisky, lime juice, and ginger beer served in a copper mug.
Elder Blues
Smirnoff Blueberry vodka, St. Germaine Elderflower liqueur, lime juice, simple syrup, and ginger beer served in a copper mug.
Great Raspy
Smirnoff Raspberry vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer served in a copper mug.
Tipsy Mermaid
Ciroc Riviera Strawberry Lemonade vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer served in a copper mug.
Packaged Beer
Angry Orchard Tallboy
Big Grove Neighborhood
Blue Moon Tallboy
Bud Light Tallboy
Budweiser Tallboy
Busch Light Tallboy
Coors Banquet Tallboy
Coors Light Tallboy
Dos Equis XX Lager
Exile Maria
Exile Ruthie Tallboy
Guinness Tallboy
Heineken Tallboy
Michelob Ultra Tallboy
Miller High Life Tallboy
Miller Lite Tallboy
Old Tavern Lager
Pabst Light Tallboy
PBR Tallboy
Twisted Tea Tallboy
Voodoo Ranger Tallboy
Yuengling Flight Tallboy
Salads, Soups & Wraps
Asian Chicken Wrap
$15.99Cabbage, green onions, grilled chicken, diced tomatoes, crispy wontons, sesame seeds and Asian sesame dressing wrapped in a spinach tortilla
Buffalo Bleu Wrap
$16.99Crispy pelican fingers tossed in buffalo sauce and topped with bleu cheese, chopped bacon, cheddar jack cheese, red onions and lettuce. Packed into a roasted tomato tortilla
Pelican Chicken Salad
$16.49Crispy or grilled chicken served atop lettuce blend with cucumbers, Roma tomatoes, red onion, cheddar jack cheese and croutons. Served with your choice of dressing
Side Salad
$4.99Blend of iceberg and romaine lettuce with Roma tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, diced egg, croutons and your choice of dressing
Soup Du Jour
Soup of the day
Southwestern Cobb Salad
$17.99Lettuce blend with SW seasoned grilled chicken, diced egg, Roma tomatoes, bleu cheese crumbles, diced crispy bacon, topped with sunflower seeds, red onion and fresh avocado slices. Served with your choice of dressing
Southwestern Cobb Wrap
$16.99Same great ingredients as the salad, including your choice of dressing, wrapped up in a roasted tomato tortilla. Dorothy Lynch Dressing recommended
Tony's Famous Chili
Thick and hearty chili made with perfectly seasoned ground chuck and kidney beans. Garnished with shredded cheddar jack cheese, fresh jalapeno, and served with oyster crackers
Sandwiches
Chicken Sandwich
$17.49Delicious and tender 6 oz chicken breast fried or grilled and served on a toasted split-top brioche bun with lettuce, tomato and onion. Served with your choice of mayo, ranch or Pelican sauce. Add hot buffalo sauce, pepper jack cheese and jalapenos for $1.50 or bacon for $2.00
Grouper Sandwich
$18.99Goliath filet of grouper hand breaded to order and fried to golden perfection, served on soft, split top brioche bun. Served with lemon wedge, pickles, tartar sauce and thin and crispy crinkle fries. Garnished with house made coleslaw. Availability depends on supply. Add cheese $1.00 per slice
Hot Ham & Cheese
$15.49Delicious smoked ham sliced in house, nice and thin, piled high on an 8" hoagie and smothered with melted American Cheese. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle. Comes with crispy crinkle fries. Add mayo $0.50
Key West Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
$23.99Huge and delectable filet of lightly breaded and perfectly fried Mahi Mahi served on a sweet and soft buttered brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, lemon wedge, Key Lime aioli, and hot, crispy, and salty crinkle cut fries
Pelican Club Sandwich
$17.49Thinly shaved smoked ham, turkey breast, crispy bacon, lettuce, sliced tomato with Monterey jack and smoked cheddar cheese with Pelican Sauce
Reuben
$18.49Best corned beef brisket slow roasted until it just wants to fall apart, cooled in its own juices and shredded, then heated to order. Piled high on toasted Russian black rye bread, with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Thousand Island dressing. Try it as a Rachel
Tenderloin
$16.99Iowa pork cutlet triple tenderized, hand breaded with a cracker crust, and perfectly fried to a tender, juicy and crispy finish. Served with pickle, red onion, tomato, mayo and thin and crispy crinkle fries. Try it grilled. Add cheese $0.75 or bacon $2.00
The Philly Cheesesteak
$18.49Chicken or Sirloin with Cheese Whiz or provolone. Served with sauteed onions and red bell peppers and drizzled with Pelican Sauce. Served with a side of au jus
Seltzers
Carbliss Seltzers
assorted flavors
Good Boy Vodka Seltzers
assorted flavors
High Noon Seltzers
assorted flavors
Surfside Seltzers
assorted flavors
White Claw Seltzers
assorted flavors
Sides
Bourbon Bacon Black Beans
$3.49Cottage Cheese
$3.49Grilled Veggies
$3.49House-Made Coleslaw
$3.49Sweet Tots
$4.49Tater Tots
$4.49Thin and Crispy Crinkle Fries
$3.49Specialty Burgers
BBQ Bacon Cheddar
$17.99Steak burger with Sweet Baby Ray's, smoked cheddar, bacon and crispy onion straws
Breakfast Jam
$18.49Steak patty topped with crispy bacon, thin sliced ham, American cheese, and finished off with an over easy egg and fig jam. Spice it up with fresh jalapenos $0.60
Firecracker
$17.49Topped with spicy buffalo sauce, crispy bacon, pepper jack cheese and fresh sliced jalapenos
Pelican Patty Melt
$19.49Two patties topped with crispy bacon, sauteed onions, and smothered with American and Swiss American cheese. Finished with zesty Pelican Sauce. Served on toasted Russian black rye bread
The Baxter
$16.49Steak patty with jack cheese, bacon and a big dollop of peanut butter
The Black & Blue Shroom
$17.99Steak burger dusted with house blended burger seasoning and blackened seasoning and topped with sauteed mushrooms, crispy Webster City Bacon, and house made blue cheese spread
The Mosh Pit
$16.99Mushroom and Swiss burger with perfectly caramelized onions and house-made creamy horseradish sauce. Add bacon $2.00
The Pelican Burger
$19.99Double decker of delicious blend of ground beef smashed Oklahoma style - smothered with American and Swiss American cheese, topped with shredded lettuce, and lots of pickles, tomatoes, and Pelican Sauce. Served on soft brioche bun and fresh, hot, crispy, and salty crinkle fries. Add bacon $2.00
Specialty Cocktails
Ass in The Sand
Cruzan Tropical rum, orange juice, coconut cream, and cherries. Topped with a float of Ron Zacapa 23 rum.
House Made Bloody Mary
Vodka with our famous house made 19-ingredient Bloody Mary mix, Tajin rim, olives, a lime wedge, a pickle, and a kick of spice. Make it with Ketel One vodka for just $2! We can also make it spicy upon request!
Key Lime Pie
Smirnoff Vanilla vodka, lime juice, simple syrup, a splash of cream, and ginger beer. Served with a lime wedge.
Pelican Painkiller
Ron Zacapa 23 rum, Disaronno Amaretto liqueur, freshly squeezed lemon and pineapple juice, and coconut cream served over ice. Sprinkled with nutmeg and served with a lime wedge.
Pelican Paloma
Astral Blanco tequila, agave, grapefruit juice, club soda, salt rim, and a lime wedge. Make it spicy with 21 Seeds Cucumber Jalapeno Tequila for just $2!
Pelican Punch
Nolet's Gin, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, and then topped with Starry. Served with a lime wedge.
Pickle Me Pickle
Deep Eddy Lemon vodka, pickle juice, sour, and then topped with a splash of Starry.
Rum Rita
Captain Morgan Sweet Chili Lime rum, freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice, and topped with orange juice. Seasoned with a tajin rim and served with a lime wedge.
The Magic Marg
Our best seller... but BETTER!!! Astral Blanco tequila, freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice, agave syrup, orange juice, and a Gran Marnier float. Served with a salted rim along with a lime and an orange wedge.
Starters
Boneless Wings
Crispy nuggets of deliciousness come naked or tossed in your favorite wing sauce. Served with your choice of Ranch or Blue Cheese. Add Carrots, Celery, or both +$1.00
Chips & Salsa or Queso
$7.99Fresh, fried-in-house tortilla chips served with house-made salsa. Sub Queso $2.49 | Add Queso $3.99
Clam Strips
$14.99Half pound of delicious strips of surf clam meat breaded and fried and served with house-made cocktail sauce or tartar sauce and a lemon wedge
Fried Mushrooms
White mushrooms breaded to order and fried golden brown and served with house-made horseradish cream sauce. These come out HOT!
Fried Pickle Slabs
$10.49Fried pickle slabs served with your choice of Ranch or Pelican Sauce
Gallon of Nachos
$20.99Fresh, fried-in-house tortilla chips topped with Pelican beer cheese sauce, bourbon n' bacon black beans, fresh house-made pico de Gallo, chili gravy, fresh sliced jalapeno, shredded cheddar jack, diced red onion, cilantro and lime cream. Served with house made salsa. Toppings on every bite, guaranteed. Add sour cream +$1.00 | Add chicken or pulled pork +$4
Onion Rings
$11.49Hand-breaded onion rings fried to golden, crispy perfection and served with Pelican Sauce
Pelican Fingers
Hand-breaded chicken tenderloins, tenderized, fried to golden perfection and served with house-made ranch or honey mustard. Toss 'em in your favorite wing sauce $0.75 | Add fries $2.00
Pelican Wings
Delicious jumbo wings, fried to perfection and tossed in your favorite sauce. Served with ranch or house-made bleu cheese. Sauce options: Hot, Mild, BBQ, Teriyaki, Mango Habanero, Garlic Parmesan, Kickin Bourbon, Lemon Pepper or Gochujang. Add Carrots, Celery or Both $1.00
Sweet Tater Tots
$10.99Sweet tater nuggets paired with delicious marshmallow cream sauce
Wisconsin Fried Cheese Curds
$11.99Authentic Wisconsin yellow cheese curds fried golden brown and absolutely delicious! Served with ranch. Toss them in buffalo sauce $0.75
Steak Burgers
Steak Burgers
Delicious smash patties made from custom blend of beef and seared to perfection. Served on soft, split top brioche bun with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles. Served with fresh, hot, crispy salty fries. Sub a vegan patty for $2.00 extra | Add cheese $0.75/patty | Add bacon $2.00 | Add other toppings $0.60 each | Sub gluten free bun $1.50
Summer Mocktails
Blue Lagoon
Blue curacao syrup, lemon juice, topped with sprite. Served with a lemon slice and cherry
Coconut Dream
Coconut cream shaken with lemonade, topped with sprite. Served with a cherry
Mojo
Soda water, simple syrup, and mint. Served with a lime
Sunrise and Sunset
Orange juice, pineapple juice, cranberry juice, grenadine, topped with soda water. Served with a cherry, orange slice, and a smile