Co-owners Ben and Casey Gallant and Liz and Kevin Lay were friends in college at Johnson & Wales before opening up their dream restaurant in 2013.
Salad chef George Peterson creates colorful masterpieces from fresh and pickled veggies, with help from chef-owner Kevin Lay and Ben Gallant.
Pickle Jar’s dining room is as warm and inviting as its menu.
Pickle Jar’s famous pulled pork is slow-cooked for eight hours.
Pickle Jar goes through 20 pounds of its signature pickles a day, an assortment of marinated veggies that preserve past traditions and modern tastes.
No meal is complete without a side of pickle chips, crispy rounds of garlic dill served with a house-made ranch dressing.
“It turns out, there really isn’t anything you can’t pickle,” says co-owner Ben Gallant, with a strawberry and pickled rhubarb grilled cheese sandwich.
The “Patriot Parfait” is a red-white-and-blue blend of Greek yogurt, fresh strawberries and blueberry compote, layered and sprinkled with house-made granola.
Co-owner Liz Lay, aka Butterqueen Cakes, conjures up these pecan squares and other pastries from her home kitchen.
Alissa Hildreth constructing a smoked salmon roll-up.
Seating options expand to include outdoor dining during warmer weather.
With a quarter pound of spice-rubbed salmon, the bagel and lox on the breakfast menu will tide you over until dinnertime.
Two poached eggs on a bed of arugula, tossed with whole grain mustard vinaigrette, sprinkled with bacon, goat cheese, cherry tomatoes and cucumber.
A recent salad special featured golden beets over arugula, graced with pea shoots, toasted almonds and edible pansies.