Menu
Briarwood Cafe offers a cozy dining experience with a focus on breakfast and lunch options. Located in Jamaica, NY, this diner provides a welcoming atmosphere for families and individuals alike. Customers praise the delicious breakfast items, such as the corned beef hash and grits, and the generous portions of spinach in omelets. The menu includes classic diner fare like waffles, French toast, and egg sandwiches, all prepared with consistency. The owner and staff are noted for their compassionate service and dedication to resolving any issues. While the space may be small, it exudes a charm that appeals to patrons looking for a relaxed dining experience. The Briarwood Cafe stands out for its reliable food and welcoming ambiance in the neighborhood.
Beverages

Hot fresh Coffee
Lipton Tea
Decaf Coffee
Decaf Tea
Fresh brewed.
Herbal Teas
Hot Chocolate
Milk
Chocolate Milk
Snapple
Can of Soda
Fountain Soda
Seltzer Water with Lemon
Iced Coffee
Unsweetened Iced Tea
Milk Shakes
Oreo Shake
Vanilla shake with oreo cookies.
Black & White
Vanilla shake with chocolate syrup.
Banana Shake
Vanilla shake with bananas.
Cranberry Juice
Apple Juice
Orange Juice
14oz Tropicana Orange juice.
Grapefruit Juice
Tomato Juice
2 Eggs Any Style
Served with home fries and toast.
2 Eggs with Meat
Served with home fries and toast.
Poached Eggs Benedit
Poached eggs with creamy Hollandaise sauce, Canadian bacon on English muffins and home fries.
Poached Eggs Florentine
On an English muffin with spinach and feta cheese.
Steak & 2 Eggs
Served with home fries and toast.
3 Gyro Strips & 2 Eggs
Served with home and toast.
Corned Beef Hash & 2 Eggs
Served with home fries and toast.
Pastrami & 2 Eggs
Served with home fries and toast.
Corned Beef & 2 Eggs
Served with home fries and toast.
Breakfast - Country Fresh Eggs

Breakfast - Egg Sandwiches

1 Egg Sandwich
On a Kaiser roll.
1 Egg with Cheese Sandwich
On a Kaiser roll.
1 Egg Sandwich with Bacon
On a Kaiser roll.
1 Egg Sandwich with Ham
On a Kaiser roll.
1 Egg Sandwich with Sausage
On a Kaiser roll.
1 Egg Sandwich with Bacon & Cheese
On a Kaiser roll.
1 Egg Sandwich with Turkey sausage
On a Kaiser roll.
1 Egg Sandwich with Beef Sausage
On a Kaiser roll.
1 Egg Sandwich with Turkey sausage & Cheese
On a Kaiser roll.
1 Egg Sandwich with Beef Sausage & Cheese
Mushroom Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Meat Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Turkey Sausage Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Western Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Beef Sausage Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Pastrami Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Spanish Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Ham & Cheese Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Broccoli & Cheese Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Spinach & Mushroom Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Onion & Pepper Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Spinach Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Cheese Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Feta Cheese Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Feta Cheese & Spinach Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Greek Omelette
Tomato, pepper, onion & feta.Served with home fries and toast.
Minced Nova Scotia Lox & Onion Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Mexican Omelette
Ham, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, jalapenos, and cheddar cheese. Served with home fries and toast.
Garden Omelette
Tomatoes, pepper, onion & spinach.Served with home fries and toast.
Earthquake Omelette
Bacon, cheese & home fries.Served with home fries and toast.
Farmers Omelette
Ham, Sausage, and Bacon.Served with home fries and toast.
Grilled Chicken Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Slice Turkey Omelette
Served with home fries and toast.
Gyro Omelette
Gyro, feta & tomato.Served with home fries and toast.
Breakfast - Three Egg Omelettes

Belgian Waffles

Crisp Golden Brown Belgian Waffle
Belgian Waffle and Chicken
Served with chicken fingers (3 pc's)
Florentine Wrap
2 eggs with feta cheese & spinach.
Western Wrap
2 eggs with ham, onion & green peppers.
Mediterranean Wrap
2 eggs with grilled beef gyro meat, feta cheese & tomato.
Earthquake Wrap
2 eggs with bacon, ham, sausage, cheese & home fries.
Greek Wrap
2 eggs with feta & tomato.
Breakfast Wraps

Fruits and Breakfast Sides

Fresh Fruit Salad
Fresh Banana, strawberry, and Blueberries.
French Fries
Home Fries
Soft cooked diced potatoes.
Grits
Porridge made from ground corn.
Bacon
Cured pork.
Ham
Cooked meat from the upper part of a pig's leg.
Sausage
Finely chopped or ground meat, often mixed with seasoning.
Beef Sausage
Finely chopped or ground meat, often mixed with seasoning.
Turkey Sausage
Finely chopped or ground meat, often mixed with seasoning.
Turkey Bacon
Cured turkey.
Corned Beef Hash
Salt cured beef, potatoes, and onions.
Baked Virginia Ham
Thick sliced cured ham.
Cup Hot Oatmeal
Bowl Hot Oatmeal
Hot Oatmeal

Bagelry, Toast & Muffins

Toast with Butter
Homemade muffins.
Toasted Roll
Butter Roll
Toasted English Muffin
Corn Muffin
Homemade muffins.
Bran Muffin
Homemade muffins.
Blueberry Muffin
Homemade muffins.
Croissant
Toasted Bagel
Toasted Bagel with Cream Cheese
Bagel & Nova Scotia Lox
Served with cream cheese, lettuce & tomato.
Golden Brown Pancakes
Stack of Silver Dollar Pancakes
Whole Wheat Pancakes
Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Walnuts Banana Pancakes
Fresh Blueberry Pancakes
Fresh Strawberry Pancakes
Banana pancakes
Pancakes Deluxe
Served with bacon, ham, sausage & one egg.
Old Fashioned French Toast
Challah French Toast
Deluxe French Toast
Served with bacon, ham, sausage & 1 egg.
Monte Cristo
Challah bread French toast topped with ham, fresh turkey and melted Swiss cheese.
Pancakes and French Toasts

Appetizers

Chicken Fingers
4 pieces
Buffalo Wings
Cooked wing of a chicken coated in sauce or seasoning.
Fried Calamari
Squid. Cooked in oil.
Mozzarella Sticks
Mozzarella cheese that has been coated and fried.
Appetizers Trio
Choose any 3 of the above.
Container of Soup
Burger
Grilled or fried patty on a bun.
Cheeseburger
Grilled or fried patty with cheese on a bun.
Swiss Cheeseburger
Burger topped with a mild cheese.
Cheddar Burger
Smooth savory cheese sandwich.
Bacon Cheeseburger
With fried onion.
Pizza Burger
Meat patty with pizza sauce and cheese.
Greek Burger
Served with feta cheese and sliced tomato.
Veggie Burger
Meatless burger.
Turkey Burger
Turkey Cheese Burger
Ground turkey patty served on a bun. Grilled or fried patty with cheese on a bun.
Smother Burger
Topped With sauted onions, mushrooms & cheese.
Healthy Choice Beef Burger
Served with salad, no bun and a house dressing.
Chili Burger
Top with chilli and cheese.
Healthy Choice Turkey Burger
Served with salad, no bun and a house dressing.
Our 1/2 lb. Burgers

Signature Wraps

Grilled Chicken Wrap
Crispy Romaine lettuce and Caesar dressing.
Bacon Chicken Salad Wrap
Bacon bits, lettuce & tomato.
Manhattan Wrap
Roast beef, fried onions and melted Swiss cheese.
Chicken Gyro Wrap
Lettuce, tomato & tzatziki sauce.
Beef Gyro Wrap
Lettuce, tomato & tzatziki sauce.
Tuna Fish Salad Wrap
Lettuce and tomato.
Individual Salmon Wrap
Salmon, lettuce, tomato, cucumber & tartar sauce.
Turkey Wrap
Served with Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and honey mustard sauce.
Honey Dijon Wrap
Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, cucumber & honey mustard.
Protein Wrap
Grilled chicken, egg white, tomatoes & onions.
Chicken Cutlet Parmigiana Wrap
Chicken cutlet, mozzarella & marinara sauce.
Midnight Wrap
Chicken cutlet, cheddar cheese, bacon, & Russian dressing.
Chicken Cordon Bleu Wrap
Chicken cutlet, grilled ham, melted Swiss cheese & Russian dressing.
Corned Beef Reuben Hero
Corn beef with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing.
Pastrami Reuben on Rye Hero
Pastrami with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing.
Philly Cheese Steak Hero
Chicken Cutlet Parmigiana Hero
Turkey Supreme Hero
Grilled turkey with Swiss cheese, onions, bacon and gravy on garlic hero.
Grilled Steak Hero
Served with lettuce and tomato.
The Beast Hero
Grilled chicken, bacon, fried onions, Swiss cheese and BBQ sauce.
New York Hero
Chicken cutlet, American cheese and gravy.
The Met Hero
Hot roast beef, American cheese, lettuce, tomato & mayo.
Briarwood Hero
Chicken cutlet, Bacon, Mozzarella and Brown gravy on Garlic hero. S
Fish Fillet Hero
Served with tarter sauce.
Shrimp Parmigiana Hero
Fried shrimp with mozzarella and marinara sauce.
Meatball Hero
With mozzarella and marinara sauce.
Heros

Cheese Sandwiches

Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled.
Grilled Cheese with Grilled Tomato Sandwich
Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled. Cooked on a rack over a grill.
Grilled Cheese with Bacon Sandwich
Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled. Cured pork.
Grilled Cheese with Ham Sandwich
Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled. Thinly sliced meat from a pig.'s leg.
Grilled Cheese with Bacon & Tomato
Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled. Cured pork.
Individual Tuna Sandwich
Mild fish sandwich.
Individual Salmon Sandwich
Subtle rich fish sandwich.
Individual Sardine Sandwich
Salty fish sandwich.
Fried Filet of Sole Sandwich
Cooked in oil. Mild slightly sweet fish sandwich.
Fish Sandwiches

Meat Sandwiches

Sliced Ham Sandwich
On a Roll.
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich
On white toast.
Grilled Ham Sandwich
Grilled Bacon Sandwich
Roast Beef Sandwich
Sandwich with thinly sliced beef that has been cooked over a dry heat.
Roast Turkey Sandwich
Virginia Ham Sandwich
Thinly sliced meat from a pig.'s leg.
Corned Beef Sandwich
Salt cured beef sandwich.
Hot Pastrami Sandwich
Smoked and cured beef sandwich. .
Meatloaf Sandwich
Sandwich with meat that has been ground, seasoned, and baked.
Chicken Salad
Served with Cole Slaw and pickle.
Chicken Salad with Bacon
Served with Cole Slaw and pickle.
Tuna Salad
Served with Cole Slaw and pickle.
Tuna Salad with Bacon
Served with Cole Slaw and pickle.
Egg Salad
Served with Cole Slaw and pickle.
Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Triple Decker Sandwiches

Turkey Club
Fresh turkey breast, bacon, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.
Turkey Club with Swiss cheese
Fresh turkey breast, Swiss cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.
Chicken Salad and Bacon Club.
Homemade chicken salad with bacon, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.
Tuna Salad and Sliced Egg Club
Homemade Tuna salad with hard boil egg, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.
Egg Salad and Bacon Club
Homemade Egg salad with bacon, lettuce and tomatoes.
Ham and Swiss Cheese club
Ham and Swiss cheese with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.
Roast Beef and Swiss Cheese Club
Roast beef and Swiss cheese with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.
Virginia Ham and Swiss Cheese Club
Virginia Ham and Swiss cheese with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.
Virginia Ham Hot Sandwich
Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.
Roast Beef Hot Sandwich
Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.
Sliced Grill Steak
Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.
Corned Beef Hot Sandwich
Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.
Pastrami Hot Sandwich
Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.
Roast Turkey Hot Sandwich
Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.
Hot Open Sandwiches

Hot sandwiches

Manhattan Melt
Grilled roast beef with melted cheese and fried onions on a garlic roll served with french fries, coleslaw and pickle.
Tuna Melt Hot Sandwich
With lettuce, tomato and melted cheese on an English muffin. Served with french fries coleslaw and pickle.
Chicken Salad Melt Hot Sandwich
With lettuce, tomato and melted cheese on an English muffin. Served with french fries coleslaw and pickle.
Grilled Chicken On A Roll
Served with lettuce & tomato.
Grilled Chicken on Pita Hot Sandwich
With sauteed peppers & onions, topped with melted mozzarella cheese. Served with french fries, lettuce, tomato, coleslaw and pickle.
Corned Beef Reuben on Rye
Served with french fries, coleslaw and pickle.
Tuna Fish Salad
Served on a bed of lettuce with creamy cole slaw, potato salad, hard boiled egg, tomato and garnish.
Individual Sardine Salad
Served on a bed of lettuce with creamy cole slaw, potato salad, hard boiled egg, tomato and garnish.
Individual Tuna Salad
Served on a bed of lettuce with creamy cole slaw, potato salad, hard boiled egg, tomato and garnish.
Individual Salmon Salad
Served on a bed of lettuce with creamy cole slaw, potato salad, hard boiled egg, tomato and garnish.
Nova Scotia Lox
Served on a bed of lettuce with creamy cole slaw, potato salad, hard boiled egg, tomato and garnish.
Caesar Salad
Green salad with Caesar dressing and cheese.
Chop Chop Salad with Grilled Chicken
Cooked on a rack over a grill. Poultry.
Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken
Green salad with Caesar dressing and cheese. Poultry. Cooked on a rack over a grill.
Chefs Salad
Turkey, roast beef, ham, cheese & hard boiled.
Sliced Turkey Garden
Crispy Cold Salads Platter

Greek Favorites

Gyro Sandwich
Pita with lettuce, tomato, onions and tzatziki sauce.
Gyro Plate
Served with french fries, pita, small Greek salad and tzatziki sauce.
Chicken Gyro Sandwich on Pita
Served with lettuce, tomato and tzatziki sauce.
Chicken Gyro Plate
Served with french fries, pita, small Greek salad and tzatziki sauce.
Chicken Souvlaki Sandwich
On pita with lettuce, tomato, onions & tzatziki sauce.
Chicken Souvlaki Plate
On a pita with french fries, pita, small Greek salad and tzatziki sauce.
Spinach Pie with Greek Salad
Served with pita bread.
Greek Salad
Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken
Spinach pie
Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce
Meatballs and Spaghetti
Eggplant Parmigiana
Served with spaghetti.
Breaded Chicken Cutlet
Served with spaghetti.
Chicken, Mushrooms & Broccoli Sautee
Served with spaghetti.
Italian Favorites

Entrees

Rotisserie 1/2 Chicken
Meatloaf with Brown Gravy
Loaf made from seasoned and baked ground meat.
Roast Sirloin of Beef, Au Jus
Cooked over dry heat.
Fresh Roast Turkey
Fresh Turkey, with stuffing and cranberry sauce, and gravy.On Thanksgiving Day Special included a pie please, expecified if pumpkin or Apple, and Soup Cream of Turkey.
Roast Virginia Ham
Cooked over dry heat.
Jumbo Breaded Pork Chops
Thick cut of meat from a pig typically cut from the spine.
London Broil
Served with mushroom gravy.
Chopped Steak with Onions
Beef Steak.
Chopped Turkey Steak
Served with sauteed onions and mushrooms.
Country Fried Chicken
1/2 Chicken
Steak Tips Over Rice
Beef STeak.
Chicken Shish Kebab over Rice
Season with Onion, Green peppers and Tomato.
Grilled Chicken
Stuffed Chicken Breast
With mozzarella cheese & broccoli served over rice.
Chicken Cordon Bleu
With ham, & Swiss cheese over rice.
Beef Franks (Kosher) & Beans
Served with french fries.
Stuffed Peppers
Stuffed with rice and ground meat.
Liver with Sauteed Onions
Liver and onion cooked in oil or fat over heat.
Shell Steak with Potato & Vegetable
2 Jersey Pork Chops
Served with potato and vegetable.
From Our Broiler

Seafood

Stuffed Filet Florentine
Stuffed with spinach and feta cheese.
Broiled Red Salmon
Broiled Shrimp Scampi
Broiled Shrimp
Broiled Tilapia
Fried Shrimp
Fried Seafood Combination
Fried shrimp, calamary and fried filet.
Hot dog
Chilli cup
Chilli bowl
Disco Fries
French Fries with melted motzarella and gravy.
Sweet Potato Fries
Onion Rings
Waffle Fries
Chilli Fries
Mashed Potatoes (Homemade)
Served with gravy.
Potato Salad (homemade)
Creamy Cole Slaw (Homemade)
Garlic Bread
Toss Garden Salad
Side Orders

Iced Cream

Single Scoop
2 Scoop
Ice Cream Sundae
Three scoops of iced cream topped with wallnuts, chocolate syrup and whipped cream.
Banana split
Banana with vanilla iced cream topped with wallnuts, chocolate syrup and whipped cream.
Egg Cream
Ice Cream Soda
Lime Rickey
Cherry Soda
Vanilla Soda
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade
Soft Drink
Fountain Delights

Desserts

Chocolate Cake
Coconut Cake
Red Velvet Cake
Strawberry Short Cake
Apple Turnover
Assorted Danish
Cheese