Jefferson Tap & Grille Menu
Located in Chicago, Jefferson Tap & Grille is a vibrant American bar offering a plethora of amenities. From takeout and delivery options to vegan and vegetarian offerings, this spot is a crowd-pleaser. The menu boasts delectable appetizers like the Santa Fe Egg Rolls and Mini Tacos, as well as hearty soups and chili dishes. Customer reviews rave about the potato skins, sweet potato fries, and cold brew martini. The relaxed atmosphere, complete with a pool table, TV, and jukebox, make it an ideal hangout spot for friends or a casual date night. With its women-owned status and commitment to inclusivity, Jefferson Tap & Grille is a welcoming space for all. Don't miss out on their happy hour specials and diverse beer selection.
Appetizers
Santa Fe Egg Rolls
Back and better than ever! Our homemade Santa Fe egg rolls are prepared with smoked chicken, black beans, jalapenos, Jack cheese, corn, red peppers, and spinach in a crispy flour tortilla. Choose ranch or chipotle mayo for dipping.
Mini Tacos
Mini beef tacos served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and your choice of salsa.
Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Spinach and artichoke hearts baked with cream cheese and served with warm pita bread and house made tortilla chips.
Jalapeno Poppers
Stuffed with cream cheese.
Boneless Wings
All natural white meat boneless wings served with BBQ, mild, medium, or hot Buffalo, or sweet and spicy hittman sauce.
Sweet Potato Fries
Fried sweet potatoes. Add cheese for an additional cost.
Tater Tots
Fried grated potatoes. Add cheese for an additional cost.
Waffle Fries
Lattice shaped fried potatoes. Add cheese for an additional cost.
Hand-Cut Potato Fries
Greektown-style (spicy cheese sauce and hot giardiniera) for an extra charge.
Chips and Salsa
Try our avocado salsa for an additional charge.
Onion Rings
Served with honey mustard sauce and homemade chipotle mayo.
Side of Onion Rings
Served with honey mustard sauce and homemade chipotle mayo.
Pita Pizza
A crispy naan crust, melted mozzarella, red onion, basil, tomato and red pepper.
Fried Pickles
Hand-battered pickle chips deep-fried to perfection. Served with ranch.
Quesadillas
Mexican cheese served with lettuce, tomato and choice of salsa. Add chicken or steak for extra charge.
Buffalo Shrimp
Your choice mild, medium, or hot Buffalo sauce.
Goat Cheese Marinara
House favorite.
Chicken Strips
Served with our signature BBQ sauce.
Potato Skins
Made fresh in-house with 2 Idaho potatoes, bacon, melted cheddar and chives creating 4 tasty potato skins. Sour cream served on the side.
Chihuahua Nachos
Chihuahua cheese, refried beans, ranchero sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream atop extra crisp tortilla chips. Add chicken or steak for an extra cost.
J. P. Irish Nachos
Tater tots or waffle fries with all the nacho toppings.
Nachos
Tortilla chips smothered with homemade chili, spicy cheese sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, and sour cream.
Buffalo Wings
Jumbo wings served with your choice of BBQ, mild, medium, hot Buffalo, or sweet and spicy hitman sauce.
Mini Cheeseburger Sliders
4 sandwiches with your choice of cheese served with lettuce, tomato and pickle. Add Gouda or bleu cheese crumbles for an extra cost.
Appetizer Combo Platter
Boneless Buffalo wings, cheese sticks, jalapeno poppers and spinach and artichoke dip served with 3 sauces. No substitutions please.
Pretzel Breadsticks
Choose honey mustard or nacho cheese for your dipping sauce. Add Dijon mustard for an extra charge.
Mozzarella Sticks
Served with marinara sauce.
Smoked Wings
An elevated take on a JTap staple. House-smoked drummies & flats finished up on the char-grill. Served with scratch-made barbeque sauce.
Jambalaya
A hearty mix of andouille sausage, chicken, shrimp, and Cajun spices combined with onions and bell peppers, served on a bed of rice. Made fresh every time. A must try! Allow 25 minutes to prepare.
Homemade Chili
Stew made with chili peppers or powder. Add jalapeno, onion, sour cream and shredded cheese for an additional cost.
Side of Homemade Chili
Stew made with chili peppers or powder. Add jalapeno, onion, sour cream and shredded cheese for an additional cost.
French Onion Soup
Soup that is made with stock, onions and covered with either cheese, bread or croutons.
Soups and Chili
Soup of the Day
Chicken Noodle - Monday
Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo Tuesday
Thick soup made from okra typically served with sausage and a variety of vegetables.
Tomato Basil Soup - Wednesday
Smooth soup with pureed tomatoes and basil.
Lemon Chicken Soup - Thursday
Chicken Enchilada Soup Friday
Stuffed Pepper Soup Saturday
Loaded Potato Soup Sunday
BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad
Romaine lettuce and spring mix, toasted corn, tomato, bacon, avocado, scallions, cilantro, cheese, BBQ grilled chicken and house-made mustard vinaigrette.
Greek Salad
Romaine lettuce topped with green bell peppers, red onions, diced tomatoes, cucumbers, pepperoncini, and Kalamata olives, then topped with feta cheese. Served with Greek vinaigrette dressing. Add chicken or steak for an additional charge.
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce with Caesar dressing, croutons and shredded Parmesan cheese. Add chicken or steak for an additional charge.
Side of Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce with Caesar dressing, croutons and shredded Parmesan cheese. Add chicken or steak for an additional charge.
Chicken Taco Salad
A crispy shell filled with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, red onions, shredded cheese, Spanish rice and refried beans. Add steak for an additional charge. Sour cream available upon request.
Vegetarian Taco Salad
Served with green and black olives, mushrooms and green peppers. Add steak for an additional charge. Sour cream available upon request.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Romaine, grilled chicken breast, tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers, celery, red onions and bleu cheese dressing. Substitute crispy chicken strips for an extra charge.
Brown Derby Cobb Salad
Avocado, bleu cheese crumbles, hard boiled egg, diced tomatoes, grilled chicken and bacon paralleled over romaine lettuce.
Southwest Salad
Fajita seasoned chicken breast, romaine lettuce, roasted corn, black beans, shredded mozzarella, tomatoes, red onion, avocado and tortilla strips. Served with spicy ranch.
Pear and Bleu Cheese Salad
Mixed greens, strips of pear, candied walnuts and crumbled bleu cheese accompanied by balsamic vinaigrette. Add chicken or steak for an additional cost.
Green Goddess Salad
Kale, Granny Smith apples, dried cranberries, roasted pecans, sliced radishes and goat cheese tossed in our homemade lemon vinaigrette. Add chicken or steak for an additional cost.
Jtap Salad
Mixed greens, carrots, red onions, shredded cheese, cucumbers and diced tomatoes. Add chicken or steak for an additional cost.
Side of Jtap Salad
Mixed greens, carrots, red onions, shredded cheese, cucumbers and diced tomatoes. Add chicken or steak for an additional cost.
Fresh Salads
Burgers
Jtap Smash Burger
Two 1/4 lb. Patties with melted American cheese, diced onions and pickles, Dijon mayo on a classic bun and your choice of fries.
The Beyond Burger
Beyond vegan burger served on a wheat bun with fries. Vegan bun also available.
Cheeseburger Burrito
A flour-wrapped tortilla around lettuce, tomato, nacho cheese and a 1/2 lb. of ground sirloin. Served with a side of avocado salsa and our own spicy ketchup upon request.
Veggie Burger
A gardenburger topped with provolone cheese, cucumber slices, lettuce and tomato on a whole wheat roll. Accompanied by a side of chili lime dressing.
Turkey Burger
A 99% fat free turkey burger served on a whole wheat roll. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles upon request. Add pepper jack, cheddar, American, Swiss, or provolone cheese, smoked Gouda or bleu cheese, add bacon or add grilled onion or mushrooms for an additional cost.
Black Angus Burger
Our house-made, hand-picked burger cooked to order and served on a toasted roll. Garnished with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles upon request. Add pepper jack, cheddar, American, Swiss, or provolone cheese, smoked Gouda or bleu cheese, add bacon or add grilled onion or mushrooms for an additional cost.
Bacon Jam Burger
8 ounce Black Angus Burger , cooked to your specification, with Bacon Jam sauce and bleu cheese atop a pretzel bun.
Polish Sausage Sandwich
2 Polish sausages on poppy seed buns topped with onion, relish, tomato, sport pepper, pickle and mustard. Served with house fries.
Sloppy Jo Sandwich
The American classic made with our house recipe. Served with fries.
Italian Combo Sandwich
6 oz. of Italian sausage and Italian beef, red bell peppers, green bell peppers and onions sauteed in marinara with melted mozzarella on a French roll with a choice of side.
Fried Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
Breaded and fried chicken breast, Buffalo sauce and melted pepper jack cheese on a toasted bun. Served with bleu cheese dressing on the side and choice of side.
Reuben Sandwich
Slow-cooked sliced corned beef topped with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and 1000 Island dressing between 2 slices of rye.
Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich
Chicken breast seasoned with our signature spicy-hot breading, then deep-fried, honey glazed and topped with pickles. Served on a pretzel roll with house fries and honey-chipotle mayo.
French Dip Sandwich
Warm roasted beef and provolone cheese on a toasted French roll spread with piquant sauce. Served with our own au jus for dipping.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Marinated chicken breast grilled with your choice of lemon or Cajun seasonings, Buffalo or our signature BBQ sauce. Try it teriyaki style for an extra cost.
Cuban Sandwich
A generous portion of pork loin, ham and Swiss cheese topped with Dijon mustard and pickle chips. Served with hand-cut potato wedges and a side of chimichurri sauce.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Your choice of 2 cheeses melted on sourdough bread. Add tomato, avocado, ham, turkey, or bacon for an extra cost. Add a cup of soup for an additional charge.
Steak Sandwich
Our hand-cut NY strip smothered with grilled onions and provolone cheese on a toasted garlic roll.
Double Steak Sandwich
Our hand-cut NY strip smothered with grilled onions and provolone cheese on a toasted garlic roll.
Chicken Philly Sandwich
Onions, green peppers, mushrooms and provolone cheese atop tender chicken. Substitute steak for an extra cost.
Chipotle Chicken Sandwich
Marinated, grilled chicken breast, smoked Gouda cheese and bacon on a toasted French roll spread with chipotle mayo.
Tap Club Sandwich
Ham, turkey, bacon, and provolone cheese piled high on toasted sourdough bread with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.
Blackened Chicken Panini
Blackened chicken breast topped with roasted red peppers, pepper jack cheese & our homemade chipotle mayo served panini style.
Tap Sandwiches
Wraps
Thai Chicken Avocado Wrap
Grilled chicken, red pepper strips, avocado, mixed greens and chili lime dressing folded in a honey wheat wrap.
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Buffalo style chicken fingers, lettuce, tomatoes, red pepper, red onion, shredded carrots and ranch dressing rolled in a tomato wrap. Choose mild, medium or hot.
BLT Wrap
A traditional BLT spread with red peppers mayonnaise, then untraditionally folded into a tomato wrap.
Grilled Steak and Goat Cheese Wrap
Seasoned and grilled steak with goat cheese folded in a spinach wrap. Bleu cheese may be substituted.
Chicken Avocado Wrap
Wrap meets quesadilla in this grilled tomato tortillas folded around chicken, avocado, tomato and shredded cheese.
Sesame Lime Steak Wrap
Strips of steak marinated in an Asian-inspired sesame lime sauce, grilled, then rolled in a honey wheat wrap. Spice it up with our Thai chili sauce for an extra cost.
Shrimp Fettuccine
Fettuccine, pan-seared shrimp, spinach, onion, mushroom, and garlic tossed in a white wine sauce. Served with garlic bread.
Salmon Dinner
8 oz. salmon filet served either grilled with dill butter or blackened and pan-fried with a side of mixed vegetables and cilantro rice.
Macaroni and Cheese Dinner
Creamy mac and cheese made to order with chef's recipe served with garlic toast. Add chili or bacon for an additional cost.
Fish and Chips
Battered cod deep-fried to a delicious golden brown. Served with hand-cut fries and tartar sauce.
Fish and Chips Sandwich
Battered cod deep-fried to a delicious golden brown. Served with hand-cut fries and tartar sauce.
Entrees
Jefferson Tap Pizza
Jefferson Tap Pizza
Our crispy, thin-crust pizza made with homemade sauce and your choice of toppings.
10" Gluten-Free Pizza
Not made in gluten-free kitchen.
Chicken Tacos
3 soft corn tortillas filled with chicken topped with onion and cilantro. Served with Spanish rice, refried beans, your choice of hot or mild salsa and sour cream upon request.
Grilled Chicken Fajitas
Chicken breast strips with green and red peppers, tomatoes, and onions served with refried beans, Spanish rice, homemade salsa, soft flour tortillas and lime wedges. Sour cream available upon request.
Sizzling Fajitas and Tacos
Sides
Brussel Sprouts
Green Beans
Coleslaw
Cabbage salad.
Rice and Beans
French Fries
Cut potatoes fried and salted to perfection.
Potato Wedges
Large chunk of potato that is baked or fried.
Seasonal Veggies
Seasonal Fresh Fruit
Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie a la Mode
An oversized chocolate chip cookie fresh from the oven. Topped with vanilla ice cream, chocolate fudge sauce and of course, whipped cream. Baked fresh: allow 20 minutes.
Cheesecake
Rich creamy cake.
Chocolate Lava Cake
Light and fluffy with dark chocolate truffle filling served wickedly warm, unleashing a rush of molten chocolate. Served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Key Lime Pie
Coffee Toffee Pie
Devonshire Toffee Cake
A mini Bundt cake that is buttery, gooey & sweet. Served warm with a caramel drizzle, ice cream & whipped cream.
Apple Pie
Fresh, juicy apples in a golden, flaky open-weave pie crust, drizzled with caramel.
Desserts
Brunch
Nutella French Toast
French toast topped with Nutella, bananas, and strawberries.
Nutella Waffles
French toast topped with Nutella, bananas, and strawberries.
Avocado Toast
Lightly toasted bread topped with avocado, tomato, corn, queso fresco, cilantro, and an over easy egg.
French Toast Sticks
Just like when you were a kid! 3 tasty French toast sticks served with a side of maple syrup.
Smothered and Covered Hash Browns
Hash browns with onions, jalapenos, and melted shredded cheese. Make any hashbrowns smothered and covered for an additional cost.
Chilaquiles
Corn tortilla chips sauteed with your choice of spicy or mild salsa and then topped with 2 scrambled eggs, shredded lettuce, onions, and shredded cheese. Sour cream available upon request.
French Toast
We use sourdough and a little bit of love. Add bacon, ham, sausage, turkey sausage for an extra cost.
Huevos Rancheros
The classic Mexican breakfast dish done right in our kitchen.
Biscuits and Gravy
2 fluffy biscuits with homemade sausage gravy. Topped with 2 egg for an extra cost.
Side of Biscuits and Gravy
2 fluffy biscuits with homemade sausage gravy. Topped with 2 egg for an extra cost.
Pancakes
A stack of 3 buttermilk pancakes. Add blueberries or chocolate chips, bacon, ham, sausage or turkey sausage for an additional cost.
2 Eggs
2 eggs any style with our hash browns and toast. Add bacon, ham, sausage, turkey sausage for an additional cost.
Breakfast Quesadilla
Egg and cheese filled quesadilla with your choice of 3 of the following vegetables: red peppers, green peppers, black olives, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, or jalapenos. Served with salsa and hash browns. Add avocado, chorizo, bacon, ham, sausage, turkey sausage for an extra cost.
Omelet
Your choice of cheese, 1 meat, and 2 vegetables: bacon, ham, sausage, spinach, green peppers, red peppers, onions, mushrooms, jalapenos, green olives, black olives, tomatoes, shredded cheese, pepper jack, Swiss, provolone, cheddar, American. Served with hash browns and toast. Additional vegetable or additional meat for an extra cost.
Egg Sandwich
On a gourmet English muffin, sourdough, rye, or multigrain toast with your choice of cheese and our hash browns. Add bacon, ham, sausage, turkey sausage for an extra cost.
Steak and Eggs
Our famously juicy skirt steak and eggs any style served alongside home style hash browns and toast.
Country Skillet
2 eggs atop hash browns and breakfast sausage sauteed with green peppers, onions, and melted shredded cheese. Make it vegetarian with mushrooms and diced tomatoes.
Breakfast Burrito
3 eggs scrambled with refried beans, shredded cheese, tomatoes and a touch of ranchero sauce rolled up in a flour tortilla. Sour cream and salsa available upon request. Add steak or chicken or chorizo for an extra cost.
Sidekick Cabernet Sauvignon
Must be 21 to purchase. 2018, Napa, California.
The Pinot Project Pinot Noir
Must be 21 to purchase. 2019, Geyserville, California.
Remolinos Decero Malbec
Must be 21 to purchase. 2017, Mendoza, Argentina.
Chartron La Fleur Bordeaux
Must be 21 to purchase. 2018, Bordeaux, France.
Red Wine (Must be 21 to purchase)
White and Rose (Must be 21 to purchase)
Joseph Drouhin Bourgogne Chardonnay
Must be 21 to purchase. 2019, Burgundy, France.
Prendo Pinot Grigio
Must be 21 to purchase. 2020, Tramin, Italy.
Apla Rose
Must be 21 to purchase. 2020, Macedonia, Greece.
Clay Shannon Sauvignon Blanc
Must be 21 to purchase. 2020, lake county, California.
Babich Sauvignon Blanc
Must be 21 to purchase. 2021, Marlborough, New Zealand.
Domaine Saint Vincent Methode Champenoise Brut
Must be 21 to purchase. NV, New Mexico.
Bubbles (Must be 21 to purchase)
Pilsners and Lagers Bottled and Canned Beers (Must be 21 to purchase)
Amstel Light 12 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Budweiser 12 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Bud Light 12 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Corona Extra 12 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Coors Light 12 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Heineken 12 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Maplewood Pulaski Pils 16 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
Michelob Ultra 12 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Miller Lite 12 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Miller High Life 12 oz. Can
Ayinger Urweisse Dunkelweizen 16 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale 12 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
1/2 Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale 16 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
Hoegaarden Belgian Wheat 11.2 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Maplewood Brownie Points American Brown Ale 16 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
Samuel Smith Nut Brown English Ale 14.9 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
Wheats and Ales Bottled and Canned Beers (Must be 21 to purchase)
Ciders, Sours, and Things Canned Beers (Must be 21 to purchase)
Ommegang Solera Tart 12 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
Pacific Coast Pinot Grigio Cider 16 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
Samuel Smith Organic Cider 12 oz. Can
Moody Tongue Caramelized Chocolate Churro Baltic Porter 12 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
Left Hand Milk Stout 16 oz. Can
Stouts and Porters Bottled and Canned Beers (Must be 21 to purchase)
Gluten and Booze Free Bottled and Canned Beers (Must be 21 to purchase)
Stone Delicious Gluten-Free 12 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
Brooklyn Special Effects Na 12 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
Krombacher Na Weizen 12 oz. Bottle
Must be 21 to purchase.
High Noon Black Cherry 12 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
High Noon Peach 12 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
High Noon Pineapple 12 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
High Noon Watermelon 12 oz. Can
Must be 21 to purchase.
Hard Seltzers Canned Beers (Must be 21 to purchase)
Buckets Beers (Must be 21 to Purchase)
Domestic Buckets
Must be 21 to purchase.
Corona Buckets
Must be 21 to purchase.
High Noon Buckets
Smoked Turkey Breast Sandwich
House smoked turkey breast, bacon, and melted Pepper Jack cheese, piled high on a Ciabatta roll spread with Sriracha mayonnaise. Topped with avocado & red onion with a side of house made French fries.
Bavarian Pretzel
Warm, soft, salted pretzel. Served with ground mustard & cheese sauce.
Christmas Pasta
Ring in the Holidays with our seasonal Christmas Pasta. A healthy portion of linguine is served with slow cooked chicken. Broccoli & red peppers leave the dish looking merry & bright, and our mouth-watering garlic bread is perfect to dip into the creamy sauce that ties it all together.
Birria Quesadillas
Four tantalizing quesadillas packed with slow cooked braised beef & Chihuahua cheese, topped with onion & cilantro. Dip them in the broth made from the braised beef and enjoy!
Chicken Pot Pie
Come warm up with our take on a comfort food classic. Slow cooked shredded chicken, mushrooms, onions, celery, carrots & peas come together in a decadent cream based sauce. Topped with crispy puff pastry, served piping hot.
Reuben Egg Rolls
Smoked Corn Beef, sauerkraut & Swiss Cheese hand wrapped in a flour tortilla shell and fried to crispy perfection. Served with Thousand Island dressing, and they give our Santa Fe Egg Rolls a run for their money.
Pozole
Keep that cold away with some traditional Mexican chicken & hominy stew. A generous portion of tangy broth that you can make your own with cabbage, limes, radish & onion. Get it before its gone, because Chef makes it once a year and it never lasts longer than a couple of weeks!
Fiesta Penne Pasta
This ones got a kick! Savory Italian sausage tossed with sauteed squash & onions smothered in a creamy Chipotle sauce. Crispy garlic bread completes this decadent dish.