J. Gardella's Tavern - Celebrated Ales and Spirits

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

Appetizers

Chicken Fingers 6.49

Breaded chicken tenders served one of three 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.

Mozzarella Sticks 5.99

Beer battered and golden brown. Served with marinara and ranch dressing

J. Gardella’s Cheese Fries 5.99

Golden waffle fries served with our homemade cheese queso dip.

Brew City Onion Rings 5.99

Served golden brown with bistro sauce on the side.

Loaded Potato Skins 5.99

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

Hummus 5.99

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

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 6.49

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 2.49 Bowl 3.49

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.

*Yellowfin Tuna Salad 6.99

Seared yellowfin tuna, chow mein noodles, mandarin oranges, and plums on top of a bed of romaine served with sesame soy vinaigrette.

Greek Salad 6.99

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

Southwestern Chicken Salad 6.99

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, bleu & 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, Sesame Soy Ginger 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.

*Pretzel Sliders 4.99

Two hand formed patties, choose your toppings. Served on a pretzel bun. Add an additional slider for 1.00 add cheese for .50 add bacon for 1.00

Traverse City Turkey Burger 6.99

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

*BYOB 5.99

1/2lb 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.

BBQ Sub 6.99

Our delicious pulled BBQ pork topped with Colby and red onion, served on a Kaiser roll.

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.

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

Hummus, marinated tomatoes, 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 cucumber sauce, lettuce, tomato and feta cheese, wrapped in a tomato tortilla.

Smoked Turkey Wrap 6.49

Smoked turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, Colby Jack cheese and mayo 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

Flatbreads 7.99

J Gardella - seasoned ground beef, bacon, melted co-jack cheese, and haystack onions on a flame grilled flatbread.

Mediterranean - seasoned grilled chicken, artichokes, kalamata olives, and melted mozzarella on a flame grilled flatbread.

Fiesta - pulled BBQ pork, red onions, feta cheese, and pineapple on a flame grilled flatbread.

Sides

Desserts

Warm Cheese Cake Bites 4.99

Deep fried cheese cake bites served alamode with caramel and chocolate dipping sauce.

Brownie Sundae 4.99

Deep fried brownie bites served alamode and drizzled with chocolate and caramel topped with walnuts.