Aperitivo Hour & Fancy Plates (Tues-Fri, 4pm-6pm)

 


Jay Luigi's Happy Hour, or Aperitivo Hour, offers discounted items perfect for sharing and sipping between 4 PM and 6 PM on weekdays.

Discounted Food Offerings

The menu features three tiers of discounted items during this time:

CategoryPriceFeatured ItemsKey Dietary Notes
$8 Fancy Plates$8Meatball: Sourdough bread, goat cheese, calabrian pepper sauce, basil.
Crispy Chicken: Sourdough bread, pomodoro, fondue, mozzarella.
Zucchini Fritters: Zucchini, egg, bread crumbs, grana padano, calabrian aioli.V
$8 Salads$8Kale Almond: Kale, romaine, radicchio, Marcona almonds, dried black cherry, cashew-balsamic.GF
Caesar Style: Romaine, radicchio, dried black cherries, Marcona almonds, house-made croutons, crumbled egg yolk, grana padano.GF (Note: Croutons are house-made, typically not GF)
$12 Pizzas$12Classic Margherita: Tomato, house-made mozzarella, grana padano, basil.V
Soppressata: Tomato, house-made mozzarella, soppressata, calabrian honey (sweet heat).
$12 Pastas$12Pomodoro: Spaghetti alla chitarra, tomato sauce, olive oil, basil.PB
Cacio e Pepe Style: Spaghetti alla chitarra, cracked black pepper, panko bread crumbs, grana padano.V

Other Aperitivo Bites

  • Truffle Potatoes: Fingerling potatoes, truffle oil, grana padano, parsley, black pepper parmesan aioli ($V$).

  • Simple Rigatoni: Rigatoni, olive oil, chili flakes, grana padano ($V$).

🍰 Sweets, Sips, and Cocktails

The dessert and beverage menu focuses on classic Italian flavors—espresso and pistachios—with creative, dessert-like cocktails.

Sweets (Desserts)

  • Panna Cotta: Mascarpone panna cotta, espresso, chocolate, ladyfingers ($GF | V$).

  • Affogato: Espresso, pistachio gelato, pistachio whipped cream ($GF | V$).

  • Gelato/Sorbetto: Pistachio and chocolate gelato, and limoncello and blood orange sorbetto. ($GF | DF | V | PB$ options available).

Cocktails

The cocktails are unique, incorporating classic Italian dessert flavors:

  • Limoncello Cocktail: Bombay dry gin, limoncello, vanilla, biscotti liqueur, and a toasted vanilla egg white foam topped with teddy grahams.

  • Cream Liqueur Cocktail: Liqueur, cream, vanilla, and chocolate bitters.

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