John’s Buffet opened in 1921 as an Ice Cream Parlor and Speakeasy on the site of the present Winfield

Village Hall. In 1947 Grandpa John moved the business to its present location in the Elsen Building.
The bar was one of the most modern in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, as it featured European beers on
draught and premium spirits in the art deco room. We want this Dining Room to continue in the spirit of
service and ambience you’ve come to expect from us!
Enjoy...
 Johnny Nachos House Chips

Sides
$7.95

Appetizers freshly cooked tortilla chips topped with our

homemade taco meat, cheese, lettuce,
tomato, green onions, and sour cream
with chicken $8.95
Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Cole Slaw
$3.50
$2.50
$3.50
$1.50
with steak $10.95 Vegetable of the day $1.95
Cottage Cheese $1.95
Fish Tacos $9.95 Rice $1.95
Garlic Bread
Three soft flour tortillas filled with delicious
blackened tilapia, zesty adobo mayo, $2.50
lemon-lime slaw and topped with pico de gallo Fruit $2.50
Onion Rings  $4.95
Chicken Wings $7.95

Beverages Desserts
10 wings (reg. or boneless) with your choice
of buffalo, barbeque, or teriyaki sauces served
with celery and blue cheese dressing Soda / Iced Tea (w/refills) $1.95
Coffee / Hot Tea (w/refills) $1.75
Chicken Fingers $6.95 Juice $1.95
breaded chicken fingers Bottled Water $1.75
served with honey mustard
Goose Island Sodas  $2.75
(root beer / orange)
Shrimp Scampi $7.95 Milk $1.75
6 shrimp broiled in a garlic butter sauce &
bread crumbs, served with a warm breadstick LaCroix $1.75

Mini Cheeseburgers $7.95 John's favorites

3 black angus burgers with American
cheese served with onion straws

Cheese Quesadillas $6.95

flour tortilla, salsa, shredded Chocolate Chip Cheesecake $3.50
lettuce, and tomatoes homemade cheesecake
add Chicken for $2.00 with an oreo crust
add Steak for $3.00
Fresh Banana Cream Pie $3.50
Fried Motzsticks $5.95 Root Beer Float $4.25
6 cheese sticks served with a side of marinara vanilla ice cream drowned in
goose island root beer

Bruschetta
fresh garlic, tomato, basil, and mozzarella
cheese a top toasted italian bread
Poppers
6 cream cheese filled jalapeno peppers
served with ranch dressing
$6.95
Lemon Berry Mascarpone Cake $5.50
Snickers Ice Cream Brownie $3.75
$5.95 vanilla ice cream sandwiched between two
snickers brownie cakes topped with whipped
cream, caramel and chocolate syrup, and
crumbled peanuts

Breaded Mushrooms $5.95

served with ranch dressing

Combo #1 $7.95

a mix of fiery fingers, fried motzsticks,
and onion rings
*No substitutions please.

Combo #2 $7.95

sample size of spicy wings, cream cheese
poppers, and breaded mushrooms
Snickers Ice Cream Brownie
*No substitutions please.

Split plate requests can be accommodated for a $1.00 up charge.

18% gratuity added to tables of six or more.
Monthly Specials Food
Saganaki $5.95
mild Greek kasseri cheese flamed table-side
in brandy served with pita bread

Tilapia Sandwich $8.95

blackened tilapia with lettuce, tomato, and
onion on a kaiser roll, served with cole slaw
& hush puppies

Bourbon Burger $8.95

burger topped with sauteed mushrooms and
carmelized onions with our own bourbon sauce
Choice of cheese, blue $1.00 extra.
Friday Fish Fry

Beverages
Casa Lapostolle 2006 Merlot $7.00

Friday
six months in oak, with intense aromas

Weekend Specials
and lush texture

Dynamite Vineyards 2007 Fried Fish, Baked Fish, Fried Smelt,

Sauvigon Blanc $7.00 Fried Shrimp, or Fried Catfish $8.95
crisp and refreshing, with a hint of anise spice
3 piece Fried Fish Dinner $11.95
Leinenkugel 1888 Bock
bottle $3.75 Fisherman John's Platter $11.95
fried fish, four fantail shrimp, fried catfish
Two Brothers Wit *No substitutions please.
pint $4.50 served with choice of potato and cole slaw
*extra bread and slaw served upon request

Founders Dirty Bastard Ale

12 oz bottle $5.00 Saturday Night
(After 5pm)
Schlitz - special
14 oz glass $2.50 Prime Rib $15.95
11 oz. roasted prime rib,
Goose Island Matilda served with your choice of soup
or salad, vegetable, and potato
12 oz $6.00
The Big John Cut  $21.95
16 oz. roasted prime rib,
served with your choice of soup
or salad, vegetable, and potato

1/2 Slab Ribs & Chicken $15.95

a 1/2 slab of our tasty BBQ ribs with
1/2 BBQ chicken served with

Items
your choice of soup or salad,
vegetable, and potato

John’s Tees
children 4–16/men’s s–3xl
$8.95 / $10.95
Sunday
and women’s s–xl
Country Fried Chicken $7.95
Free Wi-Fi
battered chicken breast, mashed potatoes,
gravy and corn
ask server for details
Soups & Salads Our Homemade Pizza Soup
Cup $2.95
Bowl $3.95
a flavorful tomato soup with sausage,
mushrooms, green peppers, and pepperoni
topped with mozzarella cheese

Soup of the Day

Cup $2.95 BLT&C Panini
Bowl $3.95

Chili
Cup $2.95
Bowl $3.95

Deli Sandwiches
made fresh daily Deli meats are delivered daily by
Wheaton Meat Company
Soup and Salad $5.95
a cup of soup and a dinner salad Soup and Half Sandwich $6.95
a cup of soup and a half of one of our deli
sandwiches
Dressings Available:
French, Thousand Island, Ranch, Roast Beef $6.95
home cooked beef piled high on light rye with
Caesar, Creamy Garlic, Bleu Cheese, lettuce and mayonnaise
Raspberry Vinaigrette, Italian, Honey
Mustard, Vinegar & Oil, Fat Free Corned Beef $6.95
Ranch, and Balsamic Vinagrette homemade corned beef served hot on
grilled dark rye
Buffalo Chicken Salad $7.95
seasoned chicken breast with spicy buffalo Grilled Ham and Cheese $7.95
sauce on a bed of lettuce with shredded
cheese, tomatoes, and red onions Tuna Salad Sandwich $6.95
homemade tuna salad on light rye with lettuce
Grilled Chicken Salad $7.95
fresh grilled chicken over a bed of lettuce BLT&C Panini $8.95
with tomatoes, onion, and green peppers delicious, and yet, nutritious turkey, hickory
smoked bacon, tomato, lettuce, mayo, and
American cheese lightly grilled to perfection
Fiery Finger Chicken Salad $7.95
five zesty chicken fingers on a bed of
lettuce with shredded cheese, tomatoes, Chicken Caesar Panini $8.95
and red onions caesar salad in a sandwich; old world bread
surrounds chicken, romaine lettuce, parmesan
cheese and caesar dressing
Chef's Salad $7.95
ham, turkey, Swiss, and American cheese
served over a bed of lettuce, tomatoes, and onion

Caesar Salad
parmesan cheese, hard boiled egg, romaine
lettuce, and homemade croutons
small $4.50
large $5.95 Buffalo Chicken Salad
add chicken for $2.00
add salmon for $7.00

Dinner Salad $3.25

iceberg and romaine lettuce with carrot,
cucumber, tomato, and red cabbage
 Baby Back Ribs

Entrées are served with a cup of

Entrées

soup or dinner salad, choice of

potato, and vegetable of the day.
*Substitute vegetable of the day with asparagus
for a $1.00 upcharge.

Butt Steak Grilled Salmon $13.95

10 oz. Steak $12.95 a healthy treat! 8 oz. salmon filet grilled
6 oz. Steak $10.95 to perfection
marinated steak grilled to your liking
 Baby Back Ribs
Butt Steak & Shrimp Scampi Full Slab $18.95
10 oz. Steak  $16.95 1/2 Slab $11.95
6 oz. Steak $14.95 a slab of ribs, slow cooked to tender
our marinated steak and 6 shrimp scampi perfection
broiled in garlic butter
1/2 Slab Ribs & Fantail Shrimp$13.95
Butt Steak & Fantail Shrimp a 1/2 slab of our tasty ribs with
four fantail shrimp
10 oz. Steak $15.95
6 oz. Steak $13.95
our marinated steak with 4 fantail shrimp Tilapia $11.95
broiled 8 oz. filet encrusted with garlic
add bourbon-mushroom sauce to any and bread crumbs
steak for $1.00
Smothered Chicken $9.95
Notice: Consuming raw or undercooked meats, grilled chicken breast smothered with
seafood, or eggs may increase your risk of food- sauteed mushrooms & onions
borne illness.
Roast Duck $15.95
Fantail Shrimp Dinner $9.95 half a roasted duck seasoned with
8 golden fried shrimp herbs and spices

Pork Chops $10.95

2 boneless pork chops seasoned with Pasta dishes are served with either a cup
Chris's famous pork rub

Homemade Meatloaf $9.95

of soup or dinner salad. Pasta Dishes
Just like mom used to make – but better! Alfredo Marinara
Served with mashed potatoes and gravy Chicken & Pasta $10.95
the best of both worlds! Chargrilled
chicken breast served on top of linguine
with half alfredo and half marinara sauce

Eggplant Parmesan $10.95

breaded eggplant, melted mozzarella
cheese, and marinara sauce on top
a bed of linguine

Shrimp Linguine $12.95

8 sauteed shrimp in a
Cajun Chicken & Shrimp Pasta garlic butter wine sauce

Cajun Chicken & Shrimp Pasta $12.95

three tantalizing Black Tiger shrimp, grilled
chicken breast and asparagus atop
fettuccine with a tasty cajun cream sauce
Burgers & Sandwiches
Jamaican Chicken

Big John Burger $7.50 Reuben $8.95

w/American Cheese $7.95 lean, home cooked corned beef served on
1/2 pound of fresh, never frozen, ground grilled dark rye with melted Swiss and sauerkraut
beef with lettuce, tomato, and onions *Substitute turkey for no extra charge.

Hamburger $6.50 Italian Beef $7.95

with Cheese $6.95 seasoned beef served on a french roll with
1/3 pound of fresh beef served with lettuce, a side of au jus and pepperoncini
tomato, and onion
Philly Steak Wrap $7.95
Breadless Burger Plate $7.95 shaved black angus beef, rolled in a flour
tortilla filled with mozzarella cheese, sauteed
1/3 pound burger served on a bed of lettuce
green peppers & onions
with a scoop of cottage cheese, a hard
boiled egg, and fruit
with 1/2 pound burger $8.95 Jamaican Chicken $8.50
6 oz. chicken breast marinated in a spicy
Polish Sausage $6.95
Jamaican jerk seasoning, topped with jalapeno
cheese, bacon, and served on a bun
Chicago maxwell street style sausage with
grilled onions on a poppyseed bun
Chicken Breast $7.95
All burgers and sandwiches are served with fries and pickles.

Patty Melt $6.95

a 1/3 pound cheeseburger served on
grilled light rye with sauteed onions
with 1/2 pound $7.95
Tuna Plate
a large scoop of our homemade tuna salad
atop a bed of lettuce, served with cottage
cheese, a hard boiled egg, and fruit
6 oz. seasoned chicken breast grilled and
served on a bun with lettuce, tomato, and onion
Chicken Cordon Bleu Wrap $8.50
ham & chicken fingers rolled in a flour tortilla
with melted Swiss cheese & honey mustard
$7.50
Meatloaf Sandwich $7.95
melted Swiss, carmelized onion on toasted
onion roll

Tuna Steak $7.95 Pulled Pork Sandwich $7.95

a 4 oz. sesame marinated tuna steak served topped with cole slaw
with homemade cole slaw
Take any one of our
Tuna Melt $7.95 sandwiches and add the
our homemade tuna salad served on grilled
light rye with melted American cheese following for a small up charge.
Mozzarella, Swiss, Cheddar, American, Blue or Pepper Cheese,
Pork Chop Sandwich $7.95
Bacon, Green Peppers, Mushrooms, Jalapenos, or Giardiniera
5 oz. boneless, seasoned, grilled pork chop
on a bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and
served with sweet potato fries

Steak Sandwich $8.95

5 oz. sirloin grilled served on french bread
with lettuce, tomatoes, and onion Reuben
Soup, salad, sweet potato fries,
house chips or onion rings can be
substituted for fries for only $1.00.