TJ's Italian Cafe

Formal Italian tradition of imported meats, cheeses, portobello mushrooms, beets, sliced egg, olives & sundried tomatoes served with Chef TJ's creamy balsamic dressing

Sliced fresh mozzarella, ripe tomatoes, basil with vinaigrette dressing drizzle

Stuffed with ricotta cheese, spinach, onion, seasoned then baked to perfection

Tender calamari lightly fried to a golden perfection, served with Chef TJ's famous red sauce

Mussels prepared in Chef TJ's spicy red sauce served with toast points

Shrimp, crab & ricotta topped with Chef TJ's light basil cream sauce

Mozzarella cheese melted over Chef TJ's famous hand-rolled juicy meatballs

Littleneck clams prepared in a fragrance of garlic & rosemary in a white wine broth, served with toast points

Seared peppercorn shrimp served with Chef TJ's creamy basil aioli

Homemade cheese raviolis lightly breaded & lightly fried, then served with Chef TJ's rosé garlic sauce

Garden greens with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots & Spanish onions, served with your favorite dressing

Garden greens with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots & Spanish onions, served with your favorite dressing

Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons, Romano cheese and homemade Caesar dressing

Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons, Romano cheese and homemade Caesar dressing

Spinach, bacon, mushroom, sliced egg, Spanish onions & baked croutons

Iceberg with homemade potato salad, tomatoes, kalamata olives, cucumber, banana peppers, beets & carrot, topped with feta cheese & vinaigrette dressing

Famous red sauce and spaghetti served with your choice of two 8 oz. hand-rolled meatballs, 8 oz. mild Italian sausage or meat sauce

Famous four-layer creation — prepared every morning

This pasta creation is sautéed in a rich and smooth Parmesan cheese sauce

This pasta creation is sautéed in a rich and smooth Parmesan cheese sauce

This pasta creation is sautéed in a rich and smooth Parmesan cheese sauce

Sautéed chicken, fresh spinach & sundried tomatoes in a light roasted garlic cream sauce, tossed with bow-tie pasta

Sautéed olive oil, garlic, half a dozen whole clams with white wine & more chopped clams over spaghetti — white or red

Six large shrimp sautéed with lobster, tomatoes, artichoke and roasted garlic pink champagne sauce, served over fettuccine pasta

Two 4 oz. tender breasts of chicken pan seared with our white wine lemon caper sauce, served with mixed vegetables & mashed potatoes

Two 4 oz. tender breasts of chicken sautéed with portobello mushroom, garlic, sherry wine, topped with spinach, prosciutto ham & provolone cheese, then baked to perfection, served with mixed vegetables & mashed potatoes

Two 4 oz. tender breasts of chicken pan seared with mushrooms, shallots & Marsala wine, served with mixed vegetables & mashed potatoes

Tender breasts of chicken lightly breaded then baked to perfection, topped with mozzarella cheese & Chef TJ's famous red sauce, served with penne pasta

Tender veal sautéed with olive oil, shallots, mushrooms in a Marsala wine sauce, served with mixed vegetables and mashed potatoes

Tender veal lightly breaded then baked to perfection, topped with mozzarella cheese and Chef TJ's famous red sauce, served with penne pasta

Tender veal sautéed in a white wine lemon caper butter sauce, served with mixed vegetables and mashed potatoes

Tender veal sautéed with garlic in a sherry wine sauce, topped with three large shrimp and provolone cheese then baked to perfection, served with mixed vegetables and mashed potatoes

8 oz. filet, lightly seasoned, seared in olive oil at high temperature to seal in juices, then oven baked to perfection, topped off with portobello mushrooms in a port wine demi-glace, served with vegetables and mashed potatoes

Choice beef tenderloin sautéed with a shallot mushroom burgundy wine, finished with a veal demi-glace cream, adding a dab of sour cream, over fettuccine pasta — wonderful dish!

8 oz. filet, lightly seasoned, seared in olive oil at high temperature to seal in juices, then oven baked to perfection, topped with a grilled onion, tomato & portobello mushroom; Chef TJ tops off his creation with a juicy 5 oz. lobster tail with a port wine demi-glace, served over a bed of spinach — amazing new heights!

A blend of mussels, shrimp, clams & calamari sautéed in Chef TJ's light plum tomato sauce served over spaghetti

5 oz. cold lobster tail, scallops, shrimp, spinach, artichokes & tomatoes sautéed in a roasted garlic cream sauce over angel hair pasta

Pan seared lightly then baked to perfection with capers in a white wine lemon butter sauce

Sautéed with artichokes, capers, tomatoes, mushrooms in a white wine garlic sauce

Shrimp, crab & ricotta stuffed grouper baked to perfection then topped with a light basil cream sauce

Fresh grouper, egg dipped and coated in a golden macadamia crust, pan-seared and oven-finished, served with a light orange beurre blanc sauce

Four large lobster raviolis in a shrimp, lobster, tomato, spinach and roasted garlic pink champagne sauce

Starts with twin coldwater lobster tails glazed with butter then baked to perfection, placed over mussels in a diavolo sauce with fettuccine pasta

pepperoni, sausage, meatball, imported ham, anchovies, chicken, bacon, eggplant, mushrooms, tomatoes, black olives, pineapple, broccoli, spinach, hot peppers, jalapeño peppers, green peppers, garlic, onions, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese — 3–5 each

Gently squeezed fresh plum tomatoes infused with garlic, basil, olive oil, baked to perfection with a blend of three imported cheeses

Gently squeezed fresh plum tomatoes infused with garlic, basil, olive oil, baked to perfection with a blend of three imported cheeses

Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onion, green peppers, black olives, garlic & topped with extra cheese, brick oven baked

Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onion, green peppers, black olives, garlic & topped with extra cheese, brick oven baked

Homemade ranch sauce, fresh spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes & garlic with a blend of imported cheeses, brick oven baked

Homemade ranch sauce, fresh spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes & garlic with a blend of imported cheeses, brick oven baked

Served with olive oil, garlic, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, ricotta cheese with three more imported cheeses, brick oven baked

Served with olive oil, garlic, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, ricotta cheese with three more imported cheeses, brick oven baked

Prepared with plump, juicy shrimp, tender asparagus, blended with fresh garlic & olive oil, topped with three imported cheeses, brick oven baked

Prepared with plump, juicy shrimp, tender asparagus, blended with fresh garlic & olive oil, topped with three imported cheeses, brick oven baked

Served with chopped sirloin steak sautéed with onions & mushrooms with fresh garlic & three cheeses, brick oven baked — Andrew's must-have!

Served with chopped sirloin steak sautéed with onions & mushrooms with fresh garlic & three cheeses, brick oven baked — Andrew's must-have!

Sautéed chicken, spinach, garlic, with ricotta cheese & a blend of cheeses, brick oven baked

Sautéed chicken, spinach, garlic, with ricotta cheese & a blend of cheeses, brick oven baked

Folded creation with capicola ham, ricotta cheese & mozzarella cheese, then baked, served with a side of red sauce

Layered with pepperoni, mozzarella, ricotta cheese, rolled then brick oven baked, served with red sauce on the side

Layered with sautéed steak & onions, mozzarella, ricotta cheese, rolled then brick oven baked, served with red sauce on the side

8 ounces of sirloin steak, seared then topped with white New Yorker cheese, served warm on an Amoroso roll — add sautéed onions, mushrooms & hot peppers

Lightly breaded chicken, quick fried then baked, topped with red sauce & mozzarella cheese on an Amoroso roll

Served with sautéed onions, spinach, red sauce, then topped with mozzarella cheese on an Amoroso roll

Homemade hand-rolled meatballs, red sauce, topped off with mozzarella cheese on an Amoroso roll

Italian sausage with peppers & onions, red sauce, topped off with mozzarella cheese on an Amoroso roll

Half a pound of black angus prime beef served with melted white American cheese, lettuce & tomatoes on a brioche round roll, served with french fries — add bacon 4

Half pound of black angus prime beef with melted Swiss cheese, mushrooms & onions, served with french fries

Lightly blackened grouper pan seared & baked to perfection, served on a brioche roll, topped with lettuce & tomatoes, with french fries and a side of tartar sauce

Three-cheese garlic bread featuring a 3-year aged smoked provolone, layered with capicola ham, Italian salami, crisp lettuce, sliced tomatoes & onions, served with a side of homemade vinaigrette — fuhgeddaboudit!

Lightly blackened, barbeque or hot — 8 count

With fries

With angel hair pasta

Garlic, tomatoes, bowtie pasta, four-cheese rosé sauce

In a rigatoni alla vodka sauce

Classic cream sauce

Classic cream sauce

Classic cream sauce

Lightly blackened chicken over our classic Caesar salad

Five-ounce cold water lobster tail over angel hair pasta with chopped clams in a diavolo sauce

White wine, lemon butter, capers over angel hair

Flaky, butter-layered house-made biscuit served with a velvety, herb-infused country sausage gravy — a classic Southern comfort crafted from scratch each morning

Three eggs (any style), home fries, pecan smoked bacon, sausage (2) & pancakes

Choice of 3 ingredients: bacon, ham, sausage, onion, green pepper, tomato, spinach, mushroom, jalapeño, black olive; cheese: American, cheddar, Swiss, feta, provolone

Chef TJ's playful betrayal of the classic — perfectly poached eggs rest atop a flaky, butter-layered biscuit and a savory sausage patty, finished with Chef's house-made sausage gravy. A Benedict that refuses to play by the rules

A luxurious Italian twist on the classic — sliced mortadella, warm Italian bologna grilled then layered over a toasted English muffin, then crowned with perfectly poached eggs and a blanket of melted provolone, finished with Chef's velvety hollandaise

A vibrant Southwestern twist on the classic — tender pulled pork nestled in a warm, house-made tamale, topped with perfectly poached eggs and finished with a silky hollandaise

A fresh, vibrant take on a café classic — creamy smashed avocado layered over toasted sourdough bread, topped with Chef's whipped egg salad and bright romaine lettuce, with burst-in-your-mouth cherry tomatoes

Crispy, house-made chicken tenders served over a fresh, scratch-made Belgian waffle, finished with a drizzle of the finest pure maple syrup

On sourdough or biscuit

Chef TJ layers a juicy, seasoned burger patty with crisp pecan smoked bacon, a perfectly cooked egg, melted Cooper American cheese, and his signature thousand-island dressing, all stacked on a toasted bun

Crisp, golden fried chicken layered with melted Cooper American cheese, fresh lettuce, and vine-ripe tomato, all nestled on a toasted potato roll, finished with Chef TJ's house thousand-island dressing

On sourdough

Spinach, sausage, bacon, feta, mozzarella, cheddar