Food Menu
Our menu changes regularly due to the availability of
seasonal ingredients and the creative sensibilities of our chef.
Our knowledgeable and friendly staff is dedicated to
making your experience at Jargon a delightfully
memorable one, and we hope to see you here.
Dinner
Sumptuous Starters
Just like a great conversation, a great meal begins with a great starter.
Amazing Mains
Continue your journey with creatively crafted main dishes.
Delectable Desserts
When you’re still up for adventure, top off the night with something sweet.
Fried Chicken Beignets
spicy maple, cracklins, gravy, sumac
11
Market Soup
Changes often
8
Mars Hill Mushrooms
winter greens, radish, pickled cipolinnis, arugula pesto, bacon vinaigrette
16 (gf)
Fried Brussels Sprouts
apple butter, caramelized shallot vinaigrette, sweet and spicy pork belly, pickled apples
14 (gf)
Frisee & Endive
apple butter, pickled cauliflower, candy pecans, radish, marinated fennel, sorghum-vanilla vinaigrette
13 (gf, vegetarian)
Sauteed Calamari Fra Diablo
garlic, shallot, white wine, crushed red pepper, lightly smoked marinara
15 (gf)
Elk and Himalayan Yak Meatballs Meatballs
basil, stone ground grits, burrata cheese
16
Chicken Liver Pate
red pepper mostarda, pickled mushroom, stout mustard, everything crackers
13 (gf)
Beef Tartare & Bone Marrow
capers, shallots, aioli, quail egg, sweet onion/garlic potato chips, bone marrow with garlic confit, herb gremolata, house pickles
18 (gf)
Main Dishes
Catfish and Grits
scallion grits, pickled rock shrimp, kimchee broth, sesame
18 (gf)
Fresh Catch
mushroom-sunflower “risotto”, yu-choy, pickled chayote, sauce picosa, sesame peanuts
Market Price (gf)
Scallops & Heritage Pork Belly
fall squash, bacon, beet puree, caramelized endive, collard kimchee
28 (gf)
Duck and Seafood Gumbo Ya Ya
duck leg confit, Heritage andouille, shrimp, oyster, Laurel Bay rice, egg yolk, scallions
27
Pheasant Porchetta
sunchoke puree, pinto bean cassoulet, red pepper mostarda, broccoli raab, brown butter balsamic
34 (gf)
Tagliatelle
white pesto, rainbow chard, roasted mushrooms, brown butter, pecorino, egg
23 (vegetarian)
NY Strip Steak
rutabaga puree, creamed Brussels sprouts, charred cipollinis, garlic-scape butter
32 (gf)
Chocolate Ganache Tart
apricot, hazelnut, coconut cream
10
Rosemary Olive Oil Cake
blood orange sorbet, honey crème fraiche, fennel pollen, sunflower brittle
9
Cookies and Milk
warm cookies of the day, Wholesome Country Creamery Milk
9
Bananas Foster Panna Cotta
vanilla cookie, Fosters sauce, brulée banana
9
French Press Coffee Service
exclusive Bean Werks coffee blend, rough cut demerara, whip of Averna/Branca Menta, and French Broad Chocolate covered espresso beans.
Add:
Magic – Bailey’s, Frangelico, Kahlua
Irish – Jameson Caskmates Stout
Venetian – Rye, Montenegro, Grind
Cocktails, Beer, Cider & Wine
Ice Breaker 2.0
Knob Creek Bourbon, Carpano Antica vermouth, Ramazzotti Amaro, Angostura bitters, hollow smoked ice ball
13
Fire & Ice
house blueberry gin, lime, ginger, soda, Angostura, fire
13
Spice Melange
Chemist gin, Aperol, Yellow Chartreuse, passion fruit, Bad Art soda
13
Pardon My French
house lemongrass Vodka, Lillet, Chartreuse
12
Misbehavin’
Luksusowa Vodka, St. Germaine, strawberry shrub, lemon, dry cava
11
Shady Nasty
Virgin Bourbon, Eda Rhyne Appalachian Fernet, chai syrup, Bad Art orange bitters
12
I am Your Density
6 month barrel-aged Sutler’s Gin, Rittenhouse Rye, Punt e Mes, Ramazotti, Luxardo, stirred, Served “Up” with a twist
16
Jargon Slush
Bonded Bourbon, Black Peach Tea, citrus ice, cava bubbles
10
Four Square Wheels
Jameson, banana lime cordial, egg white, cinnamon-clove bitters, fresh nutmeg
13
“You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out” Margarita
Altos Plata tequila, Amaro Flora, fresh pressed Granny Smith apples, cranberry, lime, salt
13
Kingston Negroni
Smith & Cross, Campari, Carpano Antica, lemon twist
12
Charlie Don’t Surf
Tito’s, guava, lemon, simple, Angostura, house-made scorpion pepper bitters
11
Jargon Collins
vodka, Bad Art crab apple soda
10
Cider & Local Beer
Hillman Kolsch
6
Archetype “Nameless Light” Brett IPA
6
French Broad Black IPA
6
Hi-Wire Hazy, Hoppy, Juicy, Fresh IPA
6
Boojum “King of the Mountain” DIPA
6
One World “Trance-Porter”
6
Urban Orchard “Kalikimaka” Cider
7
Wine List
Whites by the Glass – Glass/Bottle Price
2017 Laurent Miquel, Albarino, Lagrasse, France – 12/44
2018 Jolivet, sauvignon blanc, Loire Valley, France – 11/40
2018 Max Ferdinand Richter, Riesling, Mosel, Germany – 12/44
2016 Davis Bynum, chardonnay, Russian River, CA – 12/44
2018 Cuvelier, malbec rose, Mendoza, Argentinaa – 12/44
Bubbles by the Glass – Glass/Bottle Price
2013 Rotari, dry rose, pinot noir, chardonnay, Trento, Italy – 11/40
NV Crémant, Brut Nature, Quenard, Savoie, France – 57
NV J. Lassalle, Preference, 1er Cru, Champagne, France – 95
NV (375ml Half Bottle) Paul Clouet, Grand Cru, Champagne, France – 55
2017 Vajra, DOCG Moscato d’ Asti, Italy – 35
Reds by the Glass – Glass/Bottle Price
NV Carafoli, Lambrusco, Emilia-Romagna, Italy – 10/38
2017 Torbreck, Cuvee Juveniles, Barossa Valley, Australia – 13/46
2017 Trois Henrys, pinot noir, Pays D’Oc, France – 11/40
2016 Kermit Lynch Languedoc, grenache, syrah, Rhone, France – 12/40
2016 Vina Albina, tempranillo, Rioja, Spain – 11/40
2016 Bodega Catena Zapata, Vista Flores malbec, Mendoza, Argentina – 10/38
2016 Kennedy Shah, cabernet, Columbia Valley, Washington – 13/46
Coravin Program
Whites
2016 Bajta, Pinot Gris, Kobal Estate, Slovenia – 16/62
2017 Chateau d’Epire, chenin blanc, Savennieres, France – 18/70
Reds
2015 Pierre Rougon, Gigondas, N. Rhone, France – 18/70
2013 Damilano, DOCG, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy – 28/105
2015 Rodney Strong Symmetry, meritage, Alexander Valley, CA – 26/95
Whites by the Bottle
2017 Domaine des Diables, Rose BonBon, Cotes de Provence, France – 50
2017 Gros Nore Rose, mourvedre, cinsault, Grenache, Bandol, France – 65
2015 Fournier, Sancerre, cuvee silex, Loire Valley, France – 70
2018 Bosoni Lunae, vermentino, Liguria, Italy – 45
2017 Dog Point, sauvignon blanc, Malborough, NZ – 45
2017 Rolly Gassmann, pinot blanc, Alsace, France – 45
2018 Masera, DOCG Gavi, Piedmont, Italy – 40
2016 Carpinus, dry Tokaji, Deak vineyard, Hungary – 65
2016 Aubert Villaine, aligote, Bouzeron, France – 70
2016 Quenard, Jacquere, Chignin, Savoie, France – 45
2017 Lazaret, Chateauneuf-du-Pape blanc, Rhone, France – 70
2018 Bove Safari Pecorino, Terre di Chieti, Italy – 50
2016 Merriman, chenin blanc, Columbia Valley, WA – 40
2017 Benjamin Romeo, viura, Grenache blanc, malvasia, Rioja Alta, Spain – 60
2017 St. Francis, Chardonnay, Sonoma, CA – 40
2016 Alain Patriarche, Chardonnay, Bourgogne, France – 68
2017 Sangouard-Guyot, Quintessence, Pouilly-Fuisse, France – 55
2011 Bregeon, Muscadet Sevre et Maine, Loire, France – 60
2014 Naiades, Verdejo, La Seca, Spain – 60
Reds by the Bottle
2015 Morgan, Domaine Dubost, gamay, Burgundy, France – 60
2015 Jean-Luc Joillet, Gamay-Pinot Noir, Bourgogne, France – 60
2017 Davis Bynum, Jane’s Vineyard, pinot noir, Russian River, CA – 50
2016 Regnaudot, pinot noir, Maranges, France – 65
2016 Gagnard-Delagrange, Chassagne-Montrachet, 1er cru pinot noir, France – 105
2017 Enroute, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, CA – 84
2017 Merry Edwards, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, CA – 125
2017 Luigi Einaudi, Dolcetto, nebbiolo, Dogliani, Italy – 50
2012 Le Altanza Reserva, tempranillo, Rioja, Spain – 55
2009 Vina Ardanza Reserva, Rioja, Spain – 93
2018 Breaking Bread Zinfandel, Mendocino County, CA – 55
2016 Lo-Fi Coquelicot Vineyard, cab franc, Santa Barbara, CA – 60
2015 Davis Family, zinfandel, Russian River, CA – 65
2014 Olpaio, merlot, cabernet, DOCG Suvereto,Tuscany, Italy – 65
2012 Zlatan, plavac mali, N. Dalmatia, Croatia – 50
2015 Ruffino Riserva Ducale, Chianti, Italy – 65
2017 Sparkman, Syrah blend, Woodinville, WA – 50
2017 Perdixi, Bovale blend, Gergei, Italy – 65
2015 Lazaret, cuvee exceptionnelle, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France – 128
2011 Cuvelier Tarambano, cabernet, syrah, Central Valley, Chile – 60
2012 Cantine di Ore, DOCG, Amarone della Valpolicella, Italy – 75
2014 Patrizia Cencioni, Brunello di Montalcino, Siena, Italy – 98
2016 Rowen, cabernet, malbec, syrah, viognier, Sonoma, CA – 105
2017 En Passant, Syrah-Cinsault, Gayda, France – 45
2016 Susana Balboa “Brioso” cabernet, Malbec, cab-franc, Mendoza, Argentina – 80
2016 Pazzo “Call me Crazy” cabernet blend, Napa, CA – 70
2015 Chimney Rock, cabernet, Stag’s Leap, Napa, CA – 200
2014 Fisher Vineyards, cabernet sauvignon, Mountain Estate, Sonoma, CA – 216
2015 Opus One, Bordeaux Blend, Napa, CA – 493
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