J. Gardella's Tavern - Celebrated Ales and Spirits

• Lunch & Dinner |
• Late Night |
• Wednesday Specials

Appetizers

Chicken Fingers 6.99

Breaded chicken tenders served one of two ways:
Original: served with your choice of ranch, honey mustard or bbq sauce.
Buffalo: breaded chicken tenders dipped in Franks Red Hot served with bleu cheese or ranch dressing.

Cheese Sticks 6.49

Your choice of mozzarella or Queso Sticks. Served with marinara and ranch dressing

J. Gardella’s Waffle Fries 5.99

Golden waffle fries served with our homemade gravy.

Loaded Potato Skins 5.99

Crispy fried potatoes loaded with cheese, scallions, and bacon. Served with ranch and sour cream.

Hummus 5.99

Hummus served with warm pita bread, cucumbers, celery, and carrots.

Gardella's Guac 7.99

Make your own guacamole!! One whole avocado, salt, cilantro, jalapeños, cumin, garlic and tomato. Mix and mash yourself.

Nacho Deluxe 6.99

Our fresh tortilla chips and melted co-jack cheese topped with lettuce and tomato. Served with sour cream and salsa.
Add grilled chicken or beef for 2.00 more

J. Gardella’s Southwest Layer Dip 6.99

Seasoned grilled chicken mixed with refried beans and melted co-jack cheese. Topped with tomato, salsa and sour cream. Served with warm tortilla chips.
Try a mini for 4.00

Spinach Artichoke Dip 6.99

A warm blend of spinach, artichokes, havarti, and parmesan cheese. Served with warm tortilla chips.

Cheddar Pretzels 5.99

Mini pretzels filled with warm cheddar cheese, brushed with butter and sprinkled with sea salt. Served with your choice of: spicy mustard, ranch, spicy ranch or honey mustard.

Quesadilla’s 6.99

Grilled chicken or beef topped with melted co-jack cheese, black bean and corn blend. Served with lettuce, tomato and jalapenos on side.

Soup & Salads

J. Gardella’s Chili

Same recipe for over 10 years! Finely chopped seasoned ground beef with zucchini, fresh tomato’s, mushrooms, carrots, red Kidney beans and chili beans. Served with warm tortilla Chips. Cup 2.99

Soup of the Day

Ask your server for our daily selection.
Cup 2.99 Bowl 3.99

Cherry Walnut Salad 6.99

Michigan dried cherries, mandarin oranges, red onion, and walnuts on top of a bed of fresh romaine. Served with fat free cherry vinaigrette.

*Tuna Nicoise Salad 7.99

Seared yellowfin tuna, hard boiled egg, green beans, redskin potatoes and croutons, served on a bed of fresh romaine. Fat-free spicy Dijon mustard.

Greek Salad 6.99

Crisp Romaine lettuce with artichokes, feta cheese, kalamata olives and croutons.

Southwestern Chicken Salad 7.99

This Southwestern favorite starts on a bed of crisp romaine topped with roasted black beans and corn, tomato, red onion and co-jack cheese. Finished off with our crispy chicken strips.

Caesar Salad 5.99

Crisp Romaine tossed with Caesar dressing, topped with parmesan cheese, tomato, and croutons.

J. Gardella’s Cobb 7.99

Hard boiled egg, turkey, ham, avocado & co-jack cheese, cucumbers, carrots, bacon and croutons on top of a bed of fresh romaine. Served with your choice of dressing.

Add grilled chicken to any salad for 2.00 or seared tuna for 3.00

Dressing Choices: Ranch, Spicy Ranch, Greek, French, Thousand Island, Honey Mustard, FF Cherry Vinaigrette, Italian, FF Sesame Soy Vinaigrette, FF Spicy Dijon, Mango Chardonnay Vinaigrette

Burgers

All burgers served with our homemade potato chips.

Garden Burger 5.99

A spicy black bean garden burger served on a Kaiser roll with cucumber sauce, lettuce and tomato.

*Knife and Fork Burger7.49

1/2 lb burger topped with our homemade chili, jalapeño's and melted Colby cheese.

Traverse City Turkey Burger 6.99

1/4lb turkey burger topped with havarti, and dried cherries served on a pretzel bun.

*BYOB 1/4 lb 4.99 or 1/2 lb 5.99

Burger grilled to your liking, served with any condiment.
Add cheese for .50 add bacon for 1.00

*Hangover Burger 7.49

1/2lb burger topped with bloody Mary sauce, fried egg, Colby cheese, lettuce and tomato.

*Cajun Bleu Cheese Burger 7.49

A Cajun seasoned 1/2lb angus burger, grilled to your desire and topped with bleu cheese, bacon, lettuce, and tomato served on a Kaiser roll.

*J. Gardella’s Burger 7.49

1/2lb Angus burger grilled to your liking and topped with Colby, bacon and haystack onions. Served on a pretzel bun. No substitutions

Sandwiches

All sandwiches served with our homemade potato chips. Any bread can be substituted for a pretzel bun for .50

B.E.L.T.C. 6.49

Try our twisted BLT, bacon, fried egg, lettuce, tomato and cheese served on sourdough.

Pulled Pork Sandwich 6.99

Lightly seasoned pulled pork topped with Colby and red onion, served on a Kaiser roll. Sweet Baby Rays BBQ served on the side, for dipping.

J. Gardella’s Gyro’s 6.49

Your choice of grilled chicken or lamb in pita bread with cucumber sauce, lettuce, onion, tomato and feta cheese.

The White Cheese 5.99

Havarti, feta, parmesan, and mozzarella on grilled sourdough. Served with a side of marinara.

French Dip 6.49

Thinly sliced roast beef and melted Swiss served on French bread with Au Jus on the side. Ask your server to make it deluxe with grilled mushrooms and onions for 1.00 more

J. Gardella’s Reuben’s 6.99

Your choice of corned beef or smoked turkey with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and 1,000 island dressing. Served on marble rye. Ask your server to make it California with coleslaw instead.

Parmesan Chicken Sandwich 6.99

Chicken breast dipped in our special batter fried golden brown then topped with marinara, parmesan and mozzarella cheese, lettuce and tomato. Served on a Kaiser roll.

Perch Sandwich6.49

Fried lake perch dipped in our homemade batter, topped with lettuce, tomato and tarter sauce. Served on a Kaiser roll.

*Wasabi Tuna Sandwich6.99

Seared yellowfin tuna served on a Kaiser roll topped with lettuce, tomato and a side of wasabi aoli.

J. Gardella’s Club6.99

Your choice of smoked turkey or grilled chicken breast with bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. Served on grilled sourdough.

Smoked Ham and Swiss6.99

Hand sliced ham and Swiss baked a top of a pretzel roll. Served with lettuce, tomato, red onion and a side of spicy mustard.

Grilled Chicken Sandwich6.49

Your choice of Cajun or original topped with lettuce, tomato and onion. Served on a Kaiser roll.
add cheese for .50.

Wraps

All wraps served with our homemade potato chips.

Buffalo Chicken Wrap 6.99

Crispy chicken fingers tossed in buffalo sauce wrapped in a tomato tortilla with Swiss, lettuce and tomato.

Chicken Caesar Wrap 6.49

Grilled chicken breast with crisp romaine lettuce tossed with Caesar dressing, parmesan cheese and tomato, wrapped in a tomato tortilla.

Mediterranean Wrap 5.99

Cajun Hummus, marinated tomatoes, feta cheese, mixed greens and onions wrapped in a tomato Tortilla.
Add grilled chicken or gyro meat for 2.00 more

Roast Beef Wrap 6.99

Warm thinly sliced roast beef served with cream cheese, lettuce, tomato and feta cheese, wrapped in a tomato tortilla

California Turkey Wrap 6.49

Smoked turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, Colby and ranch dressing wrapped in a tomato tortilla.

Southwestern Chicken Wrap 6.99

Grilled chicken breast with roasted black bean and corn, onions, peppers and tomato tossed in cayenne ranch dressing. Wrapped in a tomato tortilla with lettuce and Colby-Jack cheese. Served with warm tortilla chips.

Entrées

Lake Perch and Fries 8.99

Golden fried lake perch in our special batter served with waffle fries and coleslaw garnished with lemon and tarter sauce for dipping.

J. Gardella’s Burrito 8.99

Your choice of chicken or beef. Served with black bean and corn blend wrapped in a flour tortilla. Topped with enchilada sauce, melted cheese, lettuce and tomato. Served with tortilla chips, sour and salsa. Add an order of warm beans and cheese for 1.00

Twice Baked and Steak 9.99

An 8 oz chuck tender grilled to your liking. Served with our famous twice baked potato and campfire beans.

Sides

Desserts

Black and Tan Ice Cream Sandwich 4.99

Ice cream sandwich made with no bake peanut butter and chocolate cookies.

Elephant Ears 3.00

A lightly fried elephant ear sprinkled with maple brown sugar and cinnamon.
served ala mode add 1.00