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    Johnnie Mae's Johnnie Mae's Creole Kitchen

    114 Washington Ave

    Highwood, IL 60040


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    Johnnie Mae's Po'Boys
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    Classics & Specialties
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    Featured Items

    • Shrimp & Grits

      Our house special sweet and creamy grits topped with cheese, sliced andouille and large shrimps.
      $24.00
    • SuperGoode Po'Boy w/ Fries

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with blackened shrimp or fried shrimp, hand-sliced Select ribeye, cooper’s sharp cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, and remoulade sauce. Served with Cajun fries.
      $27.00
    • Chicken & Waffles (Tenders)

      24-hour marinated tenders, fried til crispy and laid atop a Belgian waffle. Drizzled with our house sugar butter.
      $22.00

    Johnnie Mae's Po'Boys

    • Fried Lobster Tail Po'Boy w/ Fries

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with a 5 oz hand-battered Cajun fried lobster tail, lettuce, pickles, tomato, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $35.00
    • Lobster n Steak Po'Boy w/ Fries

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with a 6 oz hand-battered Cajun fried lobster tail, 6 oz select grade hand-sliced ribeye, lettuce, pickles, tomato relish, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $45.00
    • SuperGoode Po'Boy w/ Fries

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with blackened shrimp or fried shrimp, hand-sliced Select ribeye, cooper’s sharp cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, and remoulade sauce. Served with Cajun fries.
      $27.00
    • Cajun Cheesesteak Po'Boy

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with hand-sliced ribeye, sautéed mushroom, peppers, and onion, Cooper’s Sharp Cheese, lettuce, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $21.00
    • Fried Chicken Tenders Po'Boy w/ Fries

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with jumbo hand-battered fried chicken tenders, lettuce, pickles, tomato, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries. Tenders can be tossed in sauce!
      $18.00
    • Crispy Chicken Caesar Po'Boy w/ Fries

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with jumbo hand-battered fried chicken tenders, lettuce, tomato, caesar dressing, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $18.00
    • Blackened Chicken Po'Boy w/ Fries

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with chicken blackened in our house seasoning, lettuce, pickles, tomato, cheese, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $18.00
    • Fried Shrimp Po'Boy w/ Fries

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with hand-battered Cajun-fried large shrimps, lettuce, pickles, tomato, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $19.00
    • Blackened Shrimp Po'Boy w/ Fries

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with shrimp blackened in our house seasoning, lettuce, pickles, tomato, cheese, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $19.00
    • Fried Catfish Po'Boy w/ Fries

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with a colossal hand-battered Cajun fried catfish filet, lettuce, pickles, tomato, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $20.00
    • Blackened Catfish Po'Boy

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with a colossal catfish filet blackened in our house seasoning, lettuce, pickles, tomato, cheese, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $20.00
    • Fried Green Tomato Po'Boy w/ Fries

      6-inch toasted sub sandwich with five slices of hand-battered fried green tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, tomato, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $18.00

    Wings & Fries

    • Wings & Fries

      8 drums & flats fried and tossed in a homemade sauce. Served with a house dipping sauce and Cajun fries.
      $17.00
    • Jamaican Jerk Wings w/ Fries

      8 wings marinated in our special jerk recipe and roasted until tender perfection. Served with house dip and Cajun fries.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $19.00

    Fried Chicken & Seafood

    • Fried Chicken Tenders Plate w/ Fries

      5 chicken tenders hand-battered and fried to golden brown perfection. Served with Cajun fries, coleslaw, and a house dip.
      $18.00
    • Quarter White w/ Fries

      Bone-in chicken breast and wing soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy. Served with Cajun fries, coleslaw, house dip, and a slice of white bread.
      $17.00
    • Quarter Dark w/ Fries

      Bone-in chicken thigh and drumstick soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy. Served with Cajun fries, coleslaw, house dip, and a slice of white bread.
      $17.00
    • Fried Shrimp Plate w/ Fries

      8 large shrimps hand-battered and fried to golden brown perfection. Served with Cajun fries, house dip, and Cajun slaw.
      $19.00
    • Sautéed Shrimp Plate w/ Fries

      8 large shrimps sautéed in creole butter. Served with Cajun fries and a house dip
      $19.00
    • Fried Catfish Plate w/ Fries

      Whole catfish filet hand-battered and fried to golden brown perfection. Served with Cajun fries, white bread, house dip, and cajun slaw.
      $20.00

    Classics & Specialties

    • SEAFOOD BOIL

      Summer ONLY for those who really wanna get down! Build your own seafood boil. Base includes 1 corn, 2 boiled eggs, 5 potatoes, 6 andouille slices. Boil is tossed in crack butter, mild to med heat.
      $20.00
    • Seafood Gumbo

      Nawlins house gumbo made with chef’s chicken and seafood stock. Filled with andouille, chicken, and bay shrimp.
      $29.00
    • Cajun Sauce Jambalaya

      Perfectly steamed rice stewed in our house seafood stock and tomato sauce. Filled with veggie trio, andouille, tasso, chicken and baby scallops.
      $29.00
    • Shrimp Étouffée

      Traditional étouffée made with chef’s chicken and seafood stock. Filled with crawfish and topped with shrimp and a fried chicken tender.
      $29.00
    • Catfish Creole

      The ONLY way to eat your fried catfish in our chef's opinion! Fried Catfish filet served over a bed of rice and topped with our cream-based creole sauce.
      $28.00
    • Cajun Seared Lamb Chops

      Delicate Australian-bred lamb hand sliced and seared to juicy, flavorful perfection. Served on a bed of blackened mash potatoes with a side salad.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $45.00
    • Dirrrrty Rice w/ Blackened Catfish

      Traditional dirty rice filled with ground beef, andouille, and all the perfect dirty flavors. Topped with a catfish filet blackened in our house black seasons.
      $29.88
    • Pontchartrain Blackened Catfish

      Blackened catfish filet over dirty rice cover in crawfish Pontchartrain sauce.
      $38.00
    • Chicken & Waffles (Tenders)

      24-hour marinated tenders, fried til crispy and laid atop a Belgian waffle. Drizzled with our house sugar butter.
      $22.00
    • Chicken & Waffles (Bone-In)

      Bone-in chicken breast soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy. Served atop a Belgian waffle.
      $22.00
    • Creamy Shrimp & Andouille

      Delicious creamy roux-based sauce topped with jumbo shrimps and andouille sausage. Served over bed of rice.
      $25.00
    • Lump Crab Cake

      Jumbo crab cake served over a bed of rice, topped with fried green tomatoes and large shrimps smothered in our house creamy creole and remoulade sauce.
      $36.00
    • The Yvonne

      House special sweet and creamy grits topped with sharp cheddar, a fried egg, a southern fried catflish filet and drenched in creole butter.
      $29.00
    • Shrimp & Grits

      Our house special sweet and creamy grits topped with cheese, sliced andouille and large shrimps.
      $24.00
    • Creole Pasta

      Creole seasoned, creamy roux filled with sautéed onions, mushrooms red peppers, green peppers, and your choice of meats over fettucini noodles. OMG!
      $18.00
    • VooDoo Cheeseburger

      A burger the OG cali way - special sauce, double handmade patties, cheese slices, pickles, lettuce, tomato, and carmelized onion. Served with cajun fries and side of spread.
      $21.00
    • Codfish Sandwich

      The iconic beer-battered cod sandwich with none of the yucky preservatives! Hand batterd cod filet, house made tartar sauce, American cheese slice and bread and butter pickles on a fresh brioche bun. Served with cajun fries and dipping sauce.
      $25.00
    • Dirrrrtyy Rice (solo)

      16 oz traditional dirty rice filled with ground beef, andouille, and all the perfect dirty flavors.
      $16.00
    • Fried Catfish & Spaghetti

      Spaghetti with meat sauce topped with a southern fried catfish and a piece of house corn bread.
      $30.00
    • Salad with Blackened Chicken

      $16.00
    • Salad with Blackened Shrimps

      $17.00
    • Jamaican Curry Chicken over Rice

      Stewed Jamaican curry chicken with potatoes and carrots served over rice. Absolutely delicious!
      OUT OF STOCK
      $20.00
    • My Dad's Lunch

      Texas toast grilled cheese with hand shredded gouda, gruyere, and sharp. Three hand battered buffalo tenders and cajun fries toasted in between the cheeses. Served with choice of dipping sauce.
      $22.00
    • Jamaican Oxtails

      Slow-simmered oxtails that are fall of the bone tender and packed with traditional Jamaican flavors! Served over rice.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $29.15
    • Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon

      24-hour marinated salmon filet baked and served atop saffron spiced yellow rice.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $29.95

    Starters & Sweets

    • Fried Green Tomatoes

      Whole Canada-grown green tomato freshly sliced, hand battered and drizzled with remoulade. Add lump crab +$9
      $14.00
    • Cajun Eggrolls

      Rolled in house and filled with jambalaya or étouffée. Served with side of creole butter.
      $12.00
    • Bahamian Fritters

      $18.00
    • 1lb house macc

      Red beans slowed stewed in chef's chicken and seafood stock, veggie trio, ham hocks, and filled with andouille.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $10.00
    • House Gumbo Half

      $16.00
    • Jambalaya Half

      $16.00
    • Étouffée Half

      $16.00
    • Single Crab Cake

      Served over small portion of rice.
      $15.00
    • 8oz House Gumbo

      $8.00
    • Cajun Fries

      Crinkle cut fries dusted with Cajun seasonings and deep fried in pure beef tallow.
      $5.00
    • House Salad w/ Creamy Cajun Dressing

      Iceberg lettuce with shredded carrots, tomato, cucumbers, croutons, and our house-made creamy cajun salad dressing.
      $5.00
    • Grits

      Side of creamy, sweet and cheesy grits.
      $9.00
    • 1lb Candied Yams

      OUT OF STOCK
      $10.00
    • 1lb Collard Greens

      OUT OF STOCK
      $10.00
    • Belgian Waffle

      $12.00
    • Cornbread Slice

      $3.50
    • White Bread Slice

      Sliced white bread.
      $1.00
    • Coleslaw

      $1.25
    • White Rice

      Long grain steamed rice.
      $4.00
    • Beignets (3)

      Dusted with powdered sugar.
      $10.00
    • Rum Cake Slice

      Bahamian rum cake drenched in a house made real-rum sauce.
      $9.00
    • lemonade Slushiee

      $5.00
    • Banana Pudding

      For everyone who asked for house made caramel cake - even the salted caramel sauce is made on the stove!
      $9.00
    • King Cake Milkshake

      Cake-y cobbler slice filled with sliced peaches.
      $12.00
    • King Cobbler Milkshake

      Freshly blended milkshake topped with a cobbler slice.
      $18.00
    • Diet Coke, Can

      $2.75
    • Brisk Iced Tea, Can

      $3.00
    • Champagne Cola, Glass Bottle

      $4.00
    • Sprite, Can

      Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free
      OUT OF STOCK
      $2.75
    • Buttermilk Ranch Cup

      House-made buttermilk dill ranch dipping sauce.
      $1.50
    • Remoulade Cup

      House-made dipping sauce - family secret recipe!
      $1.50
    • Honey Mustard Cup

      House-made dipping sauce with French's mustard and real honey.
      $1.50
    • Mug Root Beer, Can

      $2.75
    • Honey BBQ Cup

      Sweet Baby Ray's Honey BBQ sauce.
      $1.50
    • Hot Buffalo Cup

      House-made buffalo sauce.
      $1.50
    • Creole Butter Cup

      Family secret recipe.
      $1.50
    • Lemon Pepper Cup

      Our house-made lemon pepper sauce.
      $1.50
    • Hot Honey Cup

      $1.50
    • Garlic Parm Cup

      $1.50
    • Creamy Cajun Dressing Cup

      $1.50
    • Caesar Dressing Cup

      $1.50
    • Teriyaki Cup

      $1.50
    • Jerk Sauce Cup

      $1.56
    • Melted Butter

      $1.50
    • Maple Syrup Cup

      $1.50

    Kids Menu

    • Kids Chicken Tenders & mac

      Tenders hand-battered and fried to golden brown perfection. Served with fries.
      $11.00
    • Kids Fried Chicken & Fries

      Drumstick soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy. Served with fries.
      $9.00
    • Kids Mini Fried Tender Po'Boy

      3-inch sub sandwich with a hand-battered fried chicken tender, lettuce, pickles, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $9.00
    • Kids Mini Fried Shrimp Po'Boy

      3-inch sub sandwich with hand-battered Cajun-fried large shrimps, lettuce, pickles, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $10.00
    • Kids Mini Cheesesteak Po'Boy

      3-inch sub sandwich with hand-sliced Choice ribeye, sautéed mushroom, peppers, and onion, Cooper’s Sharp Cheese, lettuce, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
      $11.00

    Meats À La Carte

    • Fried Chicken Tender

      A jumbo hand-battered fried chicken tender.
      $3.89
    • 6 oz Blackened Chicken

      $7.88
    • Fried Chicken Breast

      Skin-on chicken breast soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $8.99
    • Fried Chicken Thigh

      Skin-on chicken thigh soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $6.99
    • Fried Drumstick

      Skin-on drumstick soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.99
    • Fried Whole Wing

      Skin-on whole wing soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $3.89
    • Fried Catfish Filet

      A colossal hand-battered Cajun fried catfish filet.
      $12.00
    • Blackened Catfish Filet

      $13.54
    • 6 pc Fried Shrimp

      Large shrimps hand-battered and fried to golden brown perfection.
      $9.98
    • 6 pc Blackened Shrimp

      $9.98
    • 6 pc Sautéed Shrimp

      Large shrimps sautéed in blackened seasoning.
      $7.99
    • 8 PC Buffalo Wing

      Wings only no sauce or fries.
      $10.90
    • 6 slices andouille sausage

      $4.99

    Gift Cards

    • $25 JM Gift Card

      $25.00
    • $50 JM Gift Card

      $50.00
    • $100 JM Gift Card

      $100.00
    • $10 JM Gift Card

      $10.00
    • $150 JM Gift Card

      $150.00
    • Whole Jamaican Curry Chicken Tray

      $200.00

    Catering

    • Full Tray House Wings

      $160.00
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    Caesar Dressing Cup

    $1.50
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    All hours
    Sunday12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    MondayClosed
    Tuesday11:00 am - 7:45 pm
    Wednesday11:00 am - 7:45 pm
    Thursday11:00 am - 8:30 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Saturday11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Restaurant info

    Creole restaurant serving our famous po'boy sandwiches, chicken and seafood plates, and signature entrées such as creamy creole shrimp, jambalaya and etouffee!

    Location

    114 Washington Ave, Highwood, IL 60040

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