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Johnnie Mae's Johnnie Mae's Creole Kitchen

114 Washington Ave, Highwood, IL
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Johnnie Mae's Po'Boys
Wings & Fries
Fried Chicken & Seafood
Classics & Specialties
Starters & Sweets
Kids Menu
Meats À La Carte
Gift Cards
Catering

Featured Items

  • SEAFOOD BOIL

    Summer ONLY for those who really wanna get down! Build your own seafood boil. Base includes 1 corn, 2 boiled eggs, 5 potatoes, 6 andouille slices. Boil is tossed in crack butter, mild to med heat.
    $20.00

  • Seafood Gumbo

    Nawlins house gumbo made with chef’s chicken and seafood stock. Filled with andouille, chicken, and bay shrimp.
    $29.00

  • Catfish Creole

    The ONLY way to eat your fried catfish in our chef's opinion! Fried Catfish filet served over a bed of rice and topped with our cream-based creole sauce.
    $28.00

Johnnie Mae's Po'Boys

  • Fried Lobster Tail Po'Boy w/ Fries

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with a 5 oz hand-battered Cajun fried lobster tail, lettuce, pickles, tomato, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $35.00

  • Lobster n Steak Po'Boy w/ Fries

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with a 6 oz hand-battered Cajun fried lobster tail, 6 oz select grade hand-sliced ribeye, lettuce, pickles, tomato relish, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $45.00

  • SuperGoode Po'Boy w/ Fries

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with blackened shrimp or fried shrimp, hand-sliced Select ribeye, cooper’s sharp cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, and remoulade sauce. Served with Cajun fries.
    $27.00

  • Cajun Cheesesteak Po'Boy

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with hand-sliced ribeye, sautéed mushroom, peppers, and onion, Cooper’s Sharp Cheese, lettuce, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $21.00

  • Fried Chicken Tenders Po'Boy w/ Fries

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with jumbo hand-battered fried chicken tenders, lettuce, pickles, tomato, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries. Tenders can be tossed in sauce!
    $18.00

  • Crispy Chicken Caesar Po'Boy w/ Fries

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with jumbo hand-battered fried chicken tenders, lettuce, tomato, caesar dressing, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $18.00

  • Blackened Chicken Po'Boy w/ Fries

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with chicken blackened in our house seasoning, lettuce, pickles, tomato, cheese, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $18.00

  • Fried Shrimp Po'Boy w/ Fries

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with hand-battered Cajun-fried large shrimps, lettuce, pickles, tomato, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $19.00

  • Blackened Shrimp Po'Boy w/ Fries

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with shrimp blackened in our house seasoning, lettuce, pickles, tomato, cheese, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $19.00

  • Fried Catfish Po'Boy w/ Fries

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with a colossal hand-battered Cajun fried catfish filet, lettuce, pickles, tomato, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $20.00

  • Blackened Catfish Po'Boy

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with a colossal catfish filet blackened in our house seasoning, lettuce, pickles, tomato, cheese, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $20.00

  • Fried Green Tomato Po'Boy w/ Fries

    6-inch toasted sub sandwich with five slices of hand-battered fried green tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, tomato, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $18.00

  • Andouille Sausage Po'Boy (AKA Cajun Dog)

    Fried andouille sausage link topped with tomato, lettuce, cajun spices and your choice of smother. Served with cajun fries.
    $18.00

Wings & Fries

  • Wings & Fries

    8 drums & flats fried and tossed in a homemade sauce. Served with a house dipping sauce and Cajun fries.
    $17.00

Fried Chicken & Seafood

  • Fried Chicken Tenders Plate w/ Fries

    5 chicken tenders hand-battered and fried to golden brown perfection. Served with Cajun fries, coleslaw, and a house dip.
    $18.00

  • Quarter White w/ Fries

    Bone-in chicken breast and wing soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy. Served with Cajun fries, coleslaw, house dip, and a slice of white bread.
    OUT OF STOCK
    $17.00

  • Quarter Dark w/ Fries

    Bone-in chicken thigh and drumstick soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy. Served with Cajun fries, coleslaw, house dip, and a slice of white bread.
    OUT OF STOCK
    $17.00

  • Fried Shrimp Plate w/ Fries

    8 large shrimps hand-battered and fried to golden brown perfection. Served with Cajun fries, house dip, and Cajun slaw.
    $19.00

  • Sautéed Shrimp Plate w/ Fries

    8 large shrimps sautéed in creole butter. Served with Cajun fries and a house dip
    $19.00

  • Fried Catfish Plate w/ Fries

    Whole catfish filet hand-battered and fried to golden brown perfection. Served with Cajun fries, white bread, house dip, and cajun slaw.
    $20.00

Classics & Specialties

  • SEAFOOD BOIL

    Summer ONLY for those who really wanna get down! Build your own seafood boil. Base includes 1 corn, 2 boiled eggs, 5 potatoes, 6 andouille slices. Boil is tossed in crack butter, mild to med heat.
    $20.00

  • Seafood Gumbo

    Nawlins house gumbo made with chef’s chicken and seafood stock. Filled with andouille, chicken, and bay shrimp.
    $29.00

  • Cajun Sauce Jambalaya

    Perfectly steamed rice stewed in our house seafood stock and tomato sauce. Filled with veggie trio, andouille, tasso, chicken and baby scallops.
    $29.00

  • Shrimp Étouffée

    Traditional étouffée made with chef’s chicken and seafood stock. Filled with crawfish and topped with shrimp and a fried chicken tender.
    $29.00

  • Catfish Creole

    The ONLY way to eat your fried catfish in our chef's opinion! Fried Catfish filet served over a bed of rice and topped with our cream-based creole sauce.
    $28.00

  • Dirrrrty Rice w/ Blackened Catfish

    Traditional dirty rice filled with ground beef, andouille, and all the perfect dirty flavors. Topped with a catfish filet blackened in our house black seasons.
    $29.88

  • Chicken & Waffles (Tenders)

    24-hour marinated tenders, fried til crispy and laid atop a Belgian waffle. Drizzled with our house sugar butter.
    $22.00

  • Creamy Shrimp & Andouille

    Delicious creamy roux-based sauce topped with jumbo shrimps and andouille sausage. Served over bed of rice.
    $25.00

  • Lump Crab Cake

    Jumbo crab cake served over a bed of rice, topped with fried green tomatoes and large shrimps smothered in our house creamy creole and remoulade sauce.
    $36.00

  • Shrimp & Grits

    Our house special sweet and creamy grits topped with cheese, sliced andouille and large shrimps.
    $24.00

  • Creole Pasta

    Creole seasoned, creamy roux filled with sautéed onions, mushrooms red peppers, green peppers, and your choice of meats over fettucini noodles. OMG!
    $18.00

  • Codfish Sandwich

    The iconic beer-battered cod sandwich with none of the yucky preservatives! Hand batterd cod filet, house made tartar sauce, American cheese slice and bread and butter pickles on a fresh brioche bun. Served with cajun fries and dipping sauce.
    OUT OF STOCK
    $25.00

  • Dirrrrtyy Rice (solo)

    16 oz traditional dirty rice filled with ground beef, andouille, and all the perfect dirty flavors.
    $16.00

  • Salad with Blackened Chicken

    $16.00

  • Salad with Blackened Shrimps

    $17.00

  • My Dad's Lunch

    Texas toast grilled cheese with hand shredded gouda, gruyere, and sharp. Three hand battered buffalo tenders and cajun fries toasted in between the cheeses. Served with choice of dipping sauce.
    $22.00

Starters & Sweets

  • Cajun Fries

    Crinkle cut fries dusted with Cajun seasonings and deep fried in pure beef tallow.
    $5.00

  • Fried Green Tomatoes

    Whole Canada-grown green tomato freshly sliced, hand battered and drizzled with remoulade. Add lump crab +$9
    $14.00

  • Cajun Eggrolls

    Rolled in house and filled with jambalaya or étouffée. Served with side of creole butter.
    $12.00

  • Single Crab Cake

    Served over small portion of rice.
    $15.00

  • 8oz House Gumbo

    $8.00

  • House Gumbo Half

    $16.00

  • Jambalaya Half

    $16.00

  • Étouffée Half

    $16.00

  • House Salad w/ Creamy Cajun Dressing

    Iceberg lettuce with shredded carrots, tomato, cucumbers, croutons, and our house-made creamy cajun salad dressing.
    $5.00

  • Grits

    Side of creamy, sweet and cheesy grits.
    $9.00

  • Belgian Waffle

    $12.00

  • Cornbread Slice

    OUT OF STOCK
    $3.50

  • Coleslaw

    $1.25

  • White Rice

    Long grain steamed rice.
    $4.00

  • Beignets (3)

    Dusted with powdered sugar.
    OUT OF STOCK
    $10.00

  • Strawberry Cake Slice

    Bahamian rum cake drenched in a house made real-rum sauce.
    $9.00

  • Banana Pudding

    For everyone who asked for house made caramel cake - even the salted caramel sauce is made on the stove!
    $9.00

  • Diet Coke, Can

    $2.75

  • Brisk Iced Tea, Can

    $3.00

  • Champagne Cola, Glass Bottle

    $4.00

  • Sprite, Can

    Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free
    OUT OF STOCK
    $2.75

  • Buttermilk Ranch Cup

    House-made buttermilk dill ranch dipping sauce.
    $1.50

  • Remoulade Cup

    House-made dipping sauce - family secret recipe!
    $1.50

  • Honey Mustard Cup

    House-made dipping sauce with French's mustard and real honey.
    $1.50

  • Mug Root Beer, Can

    $2.75

  • Honey BBQ Cup

    Sweet Baby Ray's Honey BBQ sauce.
    $1.50

  • Hot Buffalo Cup

    House-made buffalo sauce.
    $1.50

  • Creole Butter Cup

    Family secret recipe.
    $1.50

  • Lemon Pepper Cup

    Our house-made lemon pepper sauce.
    $1.50

  • Hot Honey Cup

    $1.50

  • Garlic Parm Cup

    $1.50

  • Creamy Cajun Dressing Cup

    $1.50

  • Caesar Dressing Cup

    $1.50

  • Teriyaki Cup

    $1.50

  • Jerk Sauce Cup

    $1.56

  • Melted Butter

    $1.50

  • Maple Syrup Cup

    $1.50

Kids Menu

  • Kids Chicken Tenders & mac

    Tenders hand-battered and fried to golden brown perfection. Served with fries.
    $11.00

  • Kids Fried Chicken & Fries

    Drumstick soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy. Served with fries.
    $9.00

  • Kids Mini Fried Tender Po'Boy

    3-inch sub sandwich with a hand-battered fried chicken tender, lettuce, pickles, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $9.00

  • Kids Mini Fried Shrimp Po'Boy

    3-inch sub sandwich with hand-battered Cajun-fried large shrimps, lettuce, pickles, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $10.00

  • Kids Mini Cheesesteak Po'Boy

    3-inch sub sandwich with hand-sliced Choice ribeye, sautéed mushroom, peppers, and onion, Cooper’s Sharp Cheese, lettuce, homemade remoulade, and Cajun fries.
    $11.00

Meats À La Carte

  • Fried Chicken Tender

    A jumbo hand-battered fried chicken tender.
    $3.89

  • 6 oz Blackened Chicken

    $7.88

  • Fried Chicken Breast

    Skin-on chicken breast soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy.
    OUT OF STOCK
    $8.99

  • Fried Chicken Thigh

    Skin-on chicken thigh soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy.
    OUT OF STOCK
    $6.99

  • Fried Drumstick

    Skin-on drumstick soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy.
    OUT OF STOCK
    $4.99

  • Fried Whole Wing

    Skin-on whole wing soaked in our house special 24-hour marinade and fried til crispy.
    OUT OF STOCK
    $3.89

  • Fried Catfish Filet

    A colossal hand-battered Cajun fried catfish filet.
    $12.00

  • Blackened Catfish Filet

    $13.54

  • 6 pc Fried Shrimp

    Large shrimps hand-battered and fried to golden brown perfection.
    $9.00

  • 6 pc Blackened Shrimp

    $9.98

  • 6 pc Sautéed Shrimp

    Large shrimps sautéed in blackened seasoning.
    $7.99

  • 8 PC Buffalo Wing

    Wings only no sauce or fries.
    $10.90

  • 6 slices andouille sausage

    $4.99

Gift Cards

  • $25 JM Gift Card

    $25.00

  • $50 JM Gift Card

    $50.00

  • $100 JM Gift Card

    $100.00

  • $10 JM Gift Card

    $10.00

  • $150 JM Gift Card

    $150.00

  • Whole Jamaican Curry Chicken Tray

    $200.00

Catering

  • Full Tray House Wings

    $160.00
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Garlic Parm Cup

$1.50
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Johnnie Mae's Location and Hours

(847) 926-7426
114 Washington Ave, Highwood, IL 60040
Closed • Opens Wednesday at 11AM
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