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Kitchen • Tavern • Social

Menu

Tavern favorites from the kitchen. Bring your appetite.

We keep the kitchen menu short and sweet, so every dish gets our full attention.

Prices can change now and then.

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Kitchen

  • Starters 2 items
  • Sides 2 items
  • Panzerotti 4 items
  • Burgers 4 items
  • Sandwiches 4 items
  • Salads 3 items
  • Kids 5 items
  • Desserts 2 items

Drinks

  • Drinks 7 items

Kitchen

Panzerotti, burgers, Italian beef and plenty of snacks to pass around the table.

Starters

  • Baby Ponzas $11 Six fried mozzarella-filled bread pockets, served with marinara and garlic sauce.
  • Mozzarella Sticks $10 Fried breaded mozzarella served with marinara and garlic sauce.

Sides

  • House Fries $6 Thin julienne potatoes fried crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Served with your choice of sauce.
  • Onion Rings $7 Fried rings of onion, battered and crisped. Served with your choice of sauce.

Panzerotti

  • Classic Cheese $12 A traditional southern Italian deep-fried dough pocket filled with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
  • The Giardiniera $16 Italian beef, mozzarella, red sauce, and giardiniera.
  • Sunday Dinner $14 Meatball, mozzarella, ricotta, and red sauce.
  • Build Your Own $11 Cheese panzerotti with your choice of additions. Veggies +$1: mushrooms, green peppers, onions, black olives, giardiniera. Meats and cheeses +$2: ricotta, Parmesan, Romano, pepperoni, sausage, Italian beef, meatball, bacon, grilled chicken.

Burgers

  • Cheese Burger $8 Two eighth-pound patties with your choice of American, cheddar, or mozzarella. Served with lettuce, tomato, and onion.
  • BBQ Bacon Ring $11 Beef patty, cheddar cheese, bacon, BBQ sauce, and a crispy onion ring.
  • Mushroom Swiss $10 Beef patty, sautéed mushrooms, Swiss cheese, and mayo.
  • Jalapeño Bacon $11 Beef patty, pepper jack cheese, bacon, sliced jalapeños, and ranch.

Sandwiches

  • Italian Beef $14 Thinly sliced beef on Italian bread, served with au jus. Add giardiniera, mozzarella, or sautéed green peppers.
  • Loaded BLT $11 Bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
  • Turkey Club $12 Turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
  • Grilled Chicken $11 Chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.

Salads

  • Chicken Caesar $12 Caesar salad topped with grilled or crispy chicken.
  • Cobb $13 Greens, chicken, bacon, egg, tomato, blue cheese, and avocado.
  • Italian $8 Greens, tomato, cucumber, pepperoncini, olives, red onion, Parmesan, and Italian dressing.

Kids

  • Mac & Cheese $8 Kids' mac and cheese with a choice of side, drink, and dessert.
  • Hot Dog $8 Kids' hot dog with a choice of side, drink, and dessert.
  • Cheeseburger $8 Kids' cheeseburger with a choice of side, drink, and dessert.
  • Grilled Cheese $8 Kids' grilled cheese with a choice of side, drink, and dessert.
  • Chicken Nuggets $8 Kids' chicken nuggets with a choice of side, drink, and dessert.

Desserts

  • Cheesecake $8 Cheesecake slice with your choice of strawberry, chocolate, or caramel topping, finished with whipped cream.
  • Brownie Sundae $9 Warm brownie, ice cream, and chocolate sauce, topped with whipped cream.

Drinks

Pepsi on the fountain with free refills, plus juice, milk, fresh coffee and energy drinks.

  • Every Thursday from November 5 · 5–9 PM

    Happy hour

    $1 off every drink, all night long. Pull up a stool.

  • Fountain Drink $4 Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Starry, root beer, lemonade, or iced tea. Free refills.
  • Juice $4 Apple, orange, or cranberry.
  • 2% Milk $3
  • Chocolate Milk $3
  • Red Bull $6
  • Monster Energy $6
  • Coffee $3 Fresh brewed coffee. Free refills.

Kitchen • Tavern • Social

125 Wauona Trail
Portage, WI 53901
(608) 566-1118 [email protected]

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