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Ja' Grill Restaurant & Lounge
1008 W Armitage Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
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Main Menu
Brunch
Main Menu
Appetizers
Coco Bread
$3.00
Lightly buttered bread
Plantains
$4.00
Lightly fried slices of ripe plantains
Patty
$4.00
Crusted turnover filled with your choice of Jamaican seasoned beef, curry chicken, or veggie
Jerk Wings
$6.00
Chicken wings, jerk seasoned, marinated and finished on a charcoal grill
Honey Wings
$6.00
Jerk chicken wings, glazed with honey
Jerk Catfish
$6.00
Farm raised catfish (steak-cut), seasoned with jerk herbs & spices, then baked to perfection
Jerk Shrimp
$10.00
Butterfly shrimp, seasoned with jerk herbs & spices, then sautéed in a spicy jerk sauce
Curry Shrimp
$10.00
Butterfly shrimp with bell peppers, carrots and onions sautéed in Jamaican curry
Jerk Ribs
$9.00
Pork ribs, dry rubbed with spicy jerk seasonings, marinated, then baked to perfection
Jerk Lamb Chops
$15.00
Lamb chops, dry rubbed with spicy jerk seasonings, marinated, then baked to perfection
Soups/Salads
Fish Soup
$6.00
Fish stock with pumpkin, cho-cho and chef's selection of vegetables
Chicken Soup
$6.00
Bone-in chicken pieces, chicken stock and chef's selection of vegetables
Cabbage & Carrots
$6.00
Chopped cabbage and carrots, seasoned with herbs & spices, steamed in coconut milk
Garden Salad
$7.00
Spring mix, salad vegetables, cucumbers and tomatoes
Jerk Chicken Salad
$10.00
Chopped boneless jerk chicken on a bed of spring mix, salad vegetables, cucumbers and tomatoes
Jerk Shrimp Salad
$12.00
Butterfly jerk shrimp on a bed of spring mix, salad vegetables, cucumbers and tomatoes
Curry Shrimp Salad
$12.00
Butterfly curry shrimp on a bed of spring mix, salad vegetables, cucumbers and tomatoes
Salmon Salad
$15.00
Grilled salmon on a bed of spring mix, salad vegetables, cucumbers and tomatoes
Entrees
All entrées are served with rice & peas, cabbage & carrots, plantains and Jamaican hardough bread
Jerk Dishes
Chicken (Chef's Signature Dish)
Bone-in chicken, dry rubbed with Jamaican jerk herbs & spices, marinated and finished on a charcoal grill
- $12.00
- $14.00
- White Meat
- $2.00
Ribs
$18.00
Pork Ribs, dry rubbed with spicy jerk seasonings, marinated, then baked to perfection
Lamb
$30.00
Lamb Chops, dry rubbed with spicy jerk seasonings, marinated, then baked to perfection
Catfish
Farm raised catfish (steak-cut), seasoned with jerk herbs & spices, then baked to perfection
- $11.00
- $13.00
Shrimp
$17.00
Butterfly shrimp, seasoned with jerk herbs & spices, then sauteed in a spicy jerk sauce
Curry Dishes
Chicken
Tender pieces of chicken, seasoned and marinated with garlic, thyme, scallions, then stewed in Jamaican curry
- $12.00
- $14.00
Goat (Chef's Signature Dish)
$18.00
Tender pieces of goat meat, seasoned and marinated, then stewed in spicy Jamaican curry
Shrimp
$17.00
Butterfly shrimp with bell peppers, carrots and onions sauteed in Jamaican curry
Tilapia
$14.00
Tilapia filet in a colorful medley of bell peppers, carrots and onions sauteed in Jamaican curry
Stew Dishes
Chicken
Tender pieces of chicken, stewed in a brown sauce with a variety of vegetables and Jamaican seasonings
- $12.00
- $14.00
Ox Tail (Chef's Signature Dish)
$18.00
Ox Tails stewed in a brown sauce with butter beans, carrots, potatoes, onions and assorted peppers
Vegetarian Dishes
Ital Stew (Chef's Signature Dish)
$15.00
Callaloo, butter beans, carrots, onions and mixed vegetables sauteed in coconut cream
vegan
Tofu
$14.00
Served spicy Jerk, Curry or Stew Style
vegan
Seitan
$16.00
Served spicy Jerk, Curry or Stew Style
vegan
Fish Dishes
Served Escoveitch or browned
Tilapia Filet
$14.00Salmon Filet
$18.00Red Snapper Filet
$22.00Whole Red Snapper (Chef's Signature Dish)
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Bottled Beer
Red Stripe
$5.00Heineken
$5.00Guiness Stout
$5.00Stella Artois
$5.00New Castle
$5.00Blue Moon
$5.00Corona
$5.00Miller Light
$4.00White
Chardonnay
- Glass $7.00
- Bottle $26.00
Pinot Toi
- Glass $8.00
- Bottle $28.00
Riesling
- Glass $8.00
- Bottle $30.00
Sauvingnon Blanc
- Glass $7.00
- Bottle $26.00
Viognier
- Glass $8.00
- Bottle $30.00
Red
Cabernet
- Glass $8.00
- Bottle $30.00
Malbec
- Glass $7.00
- Bottle $26.00
Pinot Noir
- Glass $8.00
- Bottle $30.00
Red Zinfandel
- Glass $8.00
- Bottle $30.00
Jamaican Sodas
non-alcoholic
Ting
$3.00Ginger Beer
$3.00Kola Champagne
$3.00Cream
$3.00Pineapple
$3.00Grape
$3.00Fruit Punch
$3.00Signature Cocktails
In addition to our full bar service, we invite you to try one of our signature cocktails
Rum Drinks
Ja' Rum Punch
$10.00
Appleton white rum, Myer's dark rum, Malibu coconut rum, tropical juices
Dark & Stormy
$9.00
Gosling's black seal rum, Gosling's ginger beer
Jamaican Sunrise
$10.00
Captain Morgan spiced rum, vodka, orange juice, grenadine
Yellow Bird
$9.00
Appleton special rum, Malibu coconut rum, tropical juices
Mojito
$10.00
Flor de Caña rum, mint, lime, agave nectar, soda
Lake Park
$7.00
Captain Morgan grapefruit rum, simple syrup, lime juice, cranberry juice
Island Drinks
Dirty Banana
$9.00
Gin, Kahlua, Créme de Banana, cream
Mango Colada
$8.00
Appleton white rum, pina colada, mango purée
Piña Colada
$8.00
Appleton special rum, Malibu coconut rum, piña colada mix
Strawberry Daiquiri
$8.00
Appleton white rum, strawberry purée
Margarita
$8.00
Milagro tequila, agave nectar, lime juice
Martinis
Kingston Cosmo
$12.00
Appleton estate rum, triple sec, cranberry juice, lime juice
Montego Tini
$11.00
Appleton estate rum, strawberry daiquiri, lime juice
Apple
$12.00
Stoli vodka, apple puckers, sour mix
Mango
$12.00
Stoli vodka, triple sec, mango purée
Dirty
$10.00
Stoli vodka, splash of olive juice
Bourbon Tini
$12.00
Maker's Mark, agave nectar, lime juice
indicates a spicy dish
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General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Caribbean
Hours
Monday:
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday:
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Additional Information:
Please call to confirm, but we are usually closed on all major holidays (Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year)
About Us
Ja' Grill Restuarant & Lounge invites you to experience the Islands right here in Chicago. Serving "Authentic Jamaican Cuisine." If you like spicy, we have it! If you like plenty of flavors, we have them too. Jerk chicken, Curry Goat, Red Snapper (Escoveitch), Cabbage and Carrots, Plantains, and Beef Patties to name a few signature dishes. Or perhaps sip on a Red Strip, a Cozy Island Cocktail, or Signature "Ja' Rum Punch," while listening to Jamaican / Caribbean beats uptairs while dining, or downstairs in the lounge