Gator Joe’s Beach Bar & Grill Menu
Marion County’s only Key West style waterfront restaurant. Established in 1926 on the water’s edge of Lake Weir, Gator Joe’s is a family friendly restaurant with a laid back casual atmosphere and island cuisine.
Gator Joe’s features Burgers, Sandwiches, Seafood & Steakhouse Cuisine.
Great for groups and the whole family. Excellent service and outdoor seating, serving lunch, dinner, and drinks.
Hours
Mon-Thurs: 11 – 9
Fri: 11 – 10
Sat: 10:30 – 10
Sun: 10:30 – 9
Katie Amidei – General Manager
Email: gm@gatorjoesocala.com
Brandy Gusky – Assistant Manager
Email: manager@gatorjoesocala.com
Phone: (352) 288-3100
We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and Cash
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A La Carte Items
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Basket of Chips
$1.99 -
Basket of Fries
$2.99 -
Vegetable of the Day
$1.99 -
Loaded Baked Potato
$2.99Available after 4 pm
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Bowl of Cole Slaw
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Basket of Onion Rings
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Bowl of Sauteed Mushrooms & Onions
$1.99 -
Bowl of Kickin' Rice
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Bowl of Caribbean Beans
$1.99 -
Celery and Bleu Cheese
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Basket of Hushpuppies
$4.99 -
Extra Sauce or Dressing
$0.50
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Wings
- Tasty chicken wings served naked or lightly breaded with bleu cheese dressing and celery.
- Pick your flavor: Mild, Medium, Hot, or Garlic.
- Extra sauce or dressing $.50 each
- Tossed in BBQ, or Sweet Chile Sauce $1.00
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5 piece
$5.99 -
10 piece
$9.99 -
20 piece
$18.99
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Handhelds
- All sandwiches served with chips and pickle spear.
- Fries or Rice may be substituted for $0.99
- Onion rings may be substituted for $1.99
- Substitute flat bread on any sandwich $0.50
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Ocklawaha's Famous Fish Sandwich
$7.99Two full Alaskan pollock fillets lightly breaded and fried to perfection served on a hoagie roll with lettuce, tomato and onion.
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Fried Fish Tacos
$7.99Two Alaskan pollock fillets in flour tortillas with lettuce, pico de gallo and chipotle ranch.
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Blackened Chicken Caesar Wrap
$8.49Blackened chicken breast, romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese and caesar dressing served in a whole wheat tortilla.
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Flatbread Turkey Melt
$8.99Sliced turkey, onions, and melted cheddar jack cheese on a grilled flatbread.
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Lake Weir Club Wrap
$8.49Try this spin on an old favorite: ham, turkey, bacon, lettuce and tomato served in a whole wheat tortilla.
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Mojo Stuffed Chicken Sandwich
$9.99Cajun chicken breast stuffed with shredded pork, jalapenos, and provolone cheese grilled with a BBQ or citrus glaze.
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Chicken Sandwich
$8.99A tender chicken breast that can be grilled, blackened or fried served on a kaiser roll with lettuce, tomato, and onion.
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Mahi Mahi Sandwich
$14.99A delicious half-pound of tasty Mahi Mahi grilled, blackened or fried served on a hoagie roll with lettuce, tomato and onion.
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Mojo Flatbread Cuban
$8.99The same old Cuban just got better! Mojo pork, ham, spicy pickles, melted provolone cheese and mustard on a grilled flatbread.
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Reuben
$8.99Sliced corned beef topped with sauerkraut, melted provolone cheese on toasted rye.
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Joe's Phillies
$9.99Made with sauteed mushrooms and onions with provolone or American cheese.
- Steak $9.99
- Chicken $9.99
- Gator Tail $11.99
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Grilled Shrimp Tacos
9.99Two flour tortillas filled with grilled shrimp brushed with sweet chili sauce, pico de gallo and lime.
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Dinners
- Choice of two sides.
- Your choice of Fries, Coleslaw, Caribbean Beans, Joe’s Kickin’ Rice, Hushpuppies of Baked Potato (after 4pm)
- Add a house salad to any entree for only $2.99
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Baby Back Rib Dinner
$18.99A full slab of tender baby back ribs dry rubbed and smoked to perfection. Joe says, "by far the best on the lake!"
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Mediterranean Pork Chop Dinner
$11.99Two center pork chops topped with sauteed yellow squash, zucchini, red peppers and feta cheese.
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Joe Mama's Mahi Mahi Dinner
$16.99A fresh and tender, half pound cut of Mahi Mahi, cooked your way: chargrilled, fried or blackened.
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Jerk Citrus Dinner
$11.99Choose from two center cut pork chops or two chicken breasts topped with Jamaican jerk seasoning and fresh Florida citrus glaze.
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Beach Side Chicken Dinner
$10.99Two perfectly seasoned chicken breasts, with your choice of preparation style of chargrilled, fried or blackened with a side of either honey mustard of BBQ sauce.
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Florida Grill Dinner
$11.99A tender and flaky 10 oz. Asian white fish filet smothered in sauteed peppers and onions prepared chargrilled, fried or blackened.
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Ribeye
17.99The true steak on the Lake. A monster 12 oz. cut perfectly seasoned with Joe's blend of herbs and spices. Cooked to your specification.
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Joe's Combos
- Create your own crispy fried seafood basket.
- Shrimp, Fish, Frog Legs, Clams, or Gator Tail.
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Choose 2
$13.99 -
Choose 3
$17.99 -
Choose 4
$21.99
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Desserts
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Our Signature Key Lime Pie
$3.99Finish Key West style with Gator Joe's key lime pie.
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Homemade Specialty House Desserts
$4.99Ask your server for today's selection.
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Chocolate Overload Torte
4.99
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Starters
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Fried Shrimp
$10.99A generous portion of shrimp served with cocktail sauce.
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Fried Green Tomatoes
$6.99A garden fresh southern tradition fried to golden perfection.
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Fried Okra
$5.99A true southern delicacy.
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Crispy Mushrooms
$6.99Fresh button mushrooms, lightly breaded and fried until golden brown.
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Joe's Own Gator Tail
$10.99Made from locally caught alligator, slowly marinated and deliciously fried to a golden brown. Traditional or Buffalo.
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Chicken Fingers
$6.99Lightly hand-breaded and perfectly fried.
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Fish Nuggets
$6.99Delicious bite-sized pieces of our flaky white fish, lightly breaded and fried to perfection.
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Crispy Fried Pickles
$7.99Lightly breaded jalapeno dill pickle chips served with chipotle ranch.
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Joe's Sampler
$7.99A half order of gator tail and hushpuppies.
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Blackened Chicken Quesadilla
$8.49Blackened chicken blended with cheddar jack cheese melted within a grilled flour tortilla.
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Joe's Jambalaya
$6.99A tasty combination of cajun spices blended with sausage, chicken and ham. Served with cornbread.
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Peel & Eat Shrimp
$9.99A generous portion of shrimp served with cocktail sauce.
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Bahamian Smoked Fish Spread
$8.49A flavorful spread with a variety of veggies, crackers and jalapenos.
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Mozzarella Sticks
$6.99A basket of 8 crispy fried mozzarella sticks served with a side of marinara sauce.
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Calamari
$6.99A generous portion of tasty calamari lightly breaded and cooked until golden brown.
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Sesame Seared Tuna
$10.99Served with a balsamic glaze over a bed of spring mix greens and a side of wasabi cucumber dressing.
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Crab Cakes
$10.99Sweet claw meat blended with breadcrumbs, onions, and peppers over a bed of seasonal greens.
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Salads
- Add Gator, Shrimp or Seared Tuna for an additional $4.50
- Add Mahi for an additional $8.00.
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House Salad
$3.99Spring mix greens, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions.
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Lakeside Delight Salad
$9.99Spring mix greens, crumbled bleu cheese, mandarin oranges, pineapple, candied pecans and dried cranberries. Served with zinfandel dressing.
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Gator Joe's Greek Salad
$10.99Spring mix greens, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers. Served with Greek vinaigrette dressing,
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Joe's Caesar Salad
$7.99Garden fresh romaine lettuce tossed in a parmesan caesar dressing then topped with croutons and shredded parmesan cheese.
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Joe's Chopped Salad
$11.49Garden fresh romaine lettuce, ham, turkey, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and hard boiled eggs. Tossed and chopped. Served with your choice of dressing.
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Shrimp and Krab Salad
$10.99Spring mix greens, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions topped with a blend of shrimp and imitations crabmeat. Served with Key West remoulade dressing.
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Sesame Seared Tuna Salad
12.99Pan-seared Tuna, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions on a bed of Spring mix greens. Served with your choice of dressing.
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Cold Drinks
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Cold Drinks
- Coke
- Diet Coke
- Sprite
- Barq's Root Beer
- Energy Drink
- Coffee
- Ice Tea
- Bottled Water
- Mellow Yellow
- Mr. Pibb
- Hi-C Fruit Punch
- Lemonade
- Arnold Palmer
- Assorted Juices
- Milk
- Chocolate Milke
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Baskets
- Choice of two sides.
- Your choice of Fries, Coleslaw, Caribbean Beans, Joe's Kickin' Rice, Hushpuppies, or Baked Potato (after 4pm)
- Add a house salad to any entree for only $2.99
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Chicken Finger Basket
$9.99Lightly breaded and cooked until golden brown. Served with honey mustard or bbq sauce.
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Crispy Clam Strip Basket
$8.99A generous portion of lightly breaded and deliciously crispy strips served with cocktail sauce.
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Shrimp Basket
$13.99Lightly breaded and deliciously crispy fried shrimp served with a side of cocktail sauce.
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Joe's Jumpin' Crispy Frog Leg Basket
$13.99Several lightly hand breaded frog legs. Fried until crispy and golden.
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Fish Basket
$9.99Tender Alaskan pollock lightly breaded and fried to perfection. The best fish you can get on the lake!
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Joe's Own Gator Tail Basket
13.99Made from locally caught alligator, slowly marinated and deliciously fried to a golden brown
- Full Order $13.99
- Half Order $8.99
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Pasta
- Served with toasted garlic bread.
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Shrimp or Chicken Scampi
$12.99Your choice sauteed in butter, garlic and white wine sauce with lemon then tossed in linguine and topped with shredded parmesan cheese.
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Vegetable Scampi
$10.99A zesty blend of sauteed mushrooms, onions, yellow squash, zucchini, red and green peppers, topped with fresh tomatoes and Parmesan cheese.
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Mussels Linguine
$12.99A full pound of mussels tossed in linguine with white wine butter cream sauce, shallots and garlic. Topped with parmesan cheese.
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Specialty Drinks
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Gator Juice
$7.00Coconut Rum, Melon, and Pineapple juice Topped off with a Myer's Run Floater!
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Key Lime Freeze
$7.00A combination of Rum, Pina Colada and Margarita that tastes like a frozen slice of Key Lime Pie.
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Gator Teas
$5.75Three Gator Teas to choose from:
- Green Tea - Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey, peach schnapps, and ginger ale.
- Nectarine Palmer - 44 North Sunnyslope Nectarine Vodka, with home brewed iced tea and fresh lemonade.
- Raspberry Tea - New Amsterdam Redberry Vodka and sweet or unsweet tea.
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Voodoo Juice
$10.00RumHaven Coconut Rum, Three Olives Pineapple, Three Olives Mango, and Three Olives Citrus Vodka mixed with pineapple juice, cranberry juice, and orange juice served with floater of Kraken Black Spiced Rum.
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