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Gator Joe's Beach Bar & Grill

Gator Joe's Beach Bar & Grill

American Restaurant, Seafood Restaurant, and Bar$$$$
Ocklawaha
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Gator Joe's Beach Bar & Grill
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Menu 13
Starters‏
Joe's Own Gator Tail
Fried alligator tail seasoned and lightly breaded. Traditional or buffalo style.
Peel and Eat Shrimp
A half pound of shrimp served with cocktail sauce.
Bahamian Smoked Fish Spread
A healthy flavorful spread with a variety of veggies, crackers, and jalapenos.
Fried Mushrooms
Fresh button mushrooms lightly breaded then deep fried. Served with tiger sauce
Chicken Fingers
Lightly breaded and deep fried. Served with honey mustard sauce.
Mozzarella Sticks
Tasty mozzarella cheese sticks fried golden brown.
Fried Pickles
Lightly breaded jalapeno dill pickle chips, deep fried and served with chipotle ranch
Calamari
Lightly breaded, deep fried‏ and served with marinara sauce.
Joe's Sampler
A half order of gator tail and 3 seafood fritters
Cajun Seafood Fritters
A mildly spicy blend of conch, shrimp, crab, clams, jalapeno peppers, and onions. Served with key west remoulade sauce.
Fried Shrimp
A hearty helping of lightly breaded deep fried shrimp. Traditional, buffalo style or boom boom.
Fried Fish Nuggets
Our flaky delicious white fish cut into bite sized pieces. Lightly breaded and deep fried.
Buffalo Wings
“The best wings in town” tasty chicken wings lightly breaded and deep fried. pick your flavor: mild, medium, hot, boom boom, sweet Chile, garlic.
Soups
Joe's Jambalaya
A tasty combination of Cajun spices blended with sausage, chicken and ham, and Joe’s kickin’ rice and a hot piece of cornbread.
Salads
Shrimp and Crab Salad
A blend of fresh shrimp and imitation crabmeat on a bed of mixed greens and vegetables. Served with our key west remoulade dressing
Gator Joe’s Greek salad
Spring mix greens, feta cheese, kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, served with tomatoes, onions and cucumbers. side of Greek vinaigrette dressing.
House Salad
Mixed greens with lettuce, cucumber, tomato and onion.
J. Edgar’s Caesar salad
Mr. Hoover loved this one. rumor has it he ate one just before the barker shootout
Lakeside Delight Salad
Spring mix greens, crumbled bleu cheese, mandarin oranges, pineapple, candied pecans, and dried cranberries, with zinfandel dressing on the side.
Sides
Basket of Chips
Vegetable of the Day
Cole Slaw
Jalapenos
Celery and Bleu Cheese
Basket of Fries
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Sauteed Mushroom and Onions
3 Potato Salad
Onion Rings
Sandwiches‏
All sandwiches are served with chips, lettuce, tomato and onion, and a pickle spear.
Mahi Mahi Sandwich
Get this tasty fish sandwich grilled, blackened, or fried.
Fish Tacos
Alaskan Pollack filets deep fried then served in a flour tortilla with lettuce, Pico de Gallo and chipotle ranch served with chips
Joe’s gator Philly
Our fried gator tail smothered with mushrooms and onions, topped with melted provolone or American cheese.
Reuben
Sliced corned beef topped with sauerkraut, provolone cheese, and side of Russian dressing on toasted rye with chips and pickle.
Philly Cheese Steak
Grilled seasoned steak smothered with mushrooms and onions then topped with melted provolone or American cheese. if chicken is your favorite, just say “chicken Philly”.
Chicken Sandwich
A tender chicken breast that comes grilled, blackened or fried. available with honey mustard sauce or BBQ glaze.
French Dip
Thinly sliced roast beef served with melted provolone cheese, au jus, chips and a pickle
Ocklawaha's Famous Fried Fish Sandwich
Our awesome Alaskan Pollock, lightly breaded and deep fried. served with tartar sauce.
Baja Chicken
Blackened chicken, lettuce, tomato, onion, and chipotle ranch on flatbread with chips and pickle.
Burgers
Served with chips and a pickle.
Black ’N Bleu
Blackened angus patty, grilled onion, and melted bleu cheese crumbles.
Joe's Big Burger
A half pound angus beef patty grilled medium, medium well or well.
Patty Melt
Angus beef patty topped with provolone cheese, sauteed onions and served on toasted rye Texas toast.
Pasta
All pastas served with garlic bread.
Vegetable Scampi
A zesty blend of sauteed mushrooms, olives, onions, peppers, celery and artichoke hearts topped with fresh tomatoes and parmesan cheese.
Shrimp Scampi
Fresh shrimp sauteed in white wine, lemon, butter and garlic. Topped with parmesan cheese. Chicken available if you prefer.
Water's Edge Pasta
Grilled chicken breast, artichoke hearts, button mushrooms, Alfredo sauce, penne pasta and parmesan cheese
Entrees
Dinners include garlic mashed potatoes and vegetable of the day.
Baskets include fries and coleslaw.
Choose 2
Choose 3
Choose 4
Barker's Rib-Eye Dinner
A 12 oz. steak lover’s steak. hand cut and seasoned by gator Joe himself and grilled to your special temperature.
Baby Back Ribs
Joe says "by far the best on the lake" served with fries and slaw.
Fried Fish Basket
Our #1 seller tender‏ Alaskan Pollock lightly breaded and deep fried golden brown.
Joe's Own Gator Tail Basket
Freshly marinated gator tail lightly breaded and deep fried.
Joe's Jumpin’ Frog Leg Basket
A healthier portion of Kermit’s finest lightly breaded and deep fried golden brown. try them with a side of buffalo sauce.
Gator Joe’s combo dinners
Create your own fried seafood dinner!
Shrimp
Fish frog legs clams
Tuesday
Fried shrimp
Thursday and Friday
Fried fish
Joe Mama's Mahi Mahi Dinner
Fresh and tender mahi mahi cooked your way. Grilled, blackened or fried. Served with mango salsa.
Beach Side Chicken Dinner
Two grilled chicken breasts served grilled, blackened, or fried. available with honey mustard or BBQ sauce.
Fried Shrimp Basket
Delicious shrimp lightly breaded and deep fried golden brown.
Fried Clams
Lightly breaded and deep fried to a golden brown.
Chicken Finger Basket
Lightly breaded and deep‏ fried golden brown. served with honey mustard or BBQ sauce.
All You Can Eat
Served all day with fries and slaw.
Wednesday
Chicken wings
Desserts‏
Assorted ice cream novelties
Homemade Key Lime Pie
Top off your meal key west style with gator Joe’s key lime pie topped with whipped cream.
Decadent Peanut Butter Pie
Homemade peanut butter pie with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
Specialty Drinks
Gator Juice
Malibu rum, melon, and pineapple juice topped off with a Myer’s rum float
Gator Tea
Sweet tea vodka, pink lemonade vodka and sierra mist.
Voo Doo Juice
Coconut Rum
Citrus Rum
Pineapple and Cranberry Juice
Served in a 32‏ oz. Bucket
Pineapple Rum
Banana Rum and Dark Rum Blended with Orange
Beverages
Pepsi
Sierra Mist
Dr. Pepper
Lemonade
Bottled Water
Diet Pepsi
Mountain Dew
Diet Dr. Pepper
Orange Crush

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Gator Joe's Beach Bar & Grill
12431 Southeast 135 Avenue
Ocklawaha, FL 32179
United States
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A family friendly restaurant with a laid-back atmosphere & island cuisine
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Closed until 11:00 AM (Show more)
  • Mon–Thu
    • 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
  • Fri
    • 11:00 AM–10:00 PM
  • Sat
    • 10:30 AM–10:00 PM
  • Sun
    • 10:30 AM–9:00 PM
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(352) 288-3100
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Gator Joe's Beach Bar & Grill
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