Pretty awesome food, cool hipster waiters, great decor. Jelly is a great place to eat breakfast, and just about everything is great. I really dig the old school cereal box decor. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone. Only drawback is that it is kind of cramped and small inside. You should bring your stuffy suburban parents here, they would love it!
I love Jelly! Theres never a long wait, their food is delicious! The Salmon Eggs Benedict is out of this world! and the doughnut bites are wonderful! I love the quirky atmosphere! I'm going there tomorrow!
After Eight - White creme de cacao, peppermint, whiskey, coffee w/ whipped cream 6.50
Hot Stuff
Irish Coffee - Coffee w/ a shot of Bushmills, Baileys topped w/ whipped cream 6.00
Hot Toddy - Spiced rum, crem de banana and hot cider 6.00
Bhakti Toddy - Spiced rum, and Bhakti Chai 6.50
Peppermint Hot Chocolate - Peppermint schnapps and hot chocolate 6.50
Classics
White Russian - Tia Maria, Vodka and Milk. The dude abides! 6.25 Espressso Shot + 75¢
Grey Dog - Grapefruit juice and vodka 5.75
Tequila Sunrise - Tequila and orange juice 5.75
Screwdriver - Orange juice and vodka 5.75
Parnold Almer - Sweet tea infused vodka and lemonade 5.75
Bloody
Bloody Mary5.50
Bloody Mary Salad - Traditional Bloody Mary w/ celery, pickled green bean, olive, and carrot 6.50
Shrimp Cocktail Cocktail - Traditional Bloody Mary w/ three shrimp and celery 7.00
Blood Beer - w/ PBR 4.50
Sparkle
Mimosa5.00
Bellini - Peach puree and champagne 5.50
Izzi Sparkler - Izzi’s sparkling Clementine, Blackberry or Pomergranate, grapefruit soda w/ vodka 6.00
Blumosa - Bluemoon Belgian wheat and orange juice 5.50
Press
Don't take our word for it
A.V. Club
Jelly's Molly Hot Brown
By Kathleen St. John
Jelly's Molly Hot Brown photographed by the Onion's A.V. Club for Strangelunch.
Don’t be spooked by the Molly Hot Brown at Jelly (600 E. 13th Ave., 303-831-6301). The name is on the kooky side, sure, and it looks like a damn mess, but it’s the little tweaks that count with this one.
The dish is a Denver-centric spin on the “hot brown,” a classic, old-timey sandwich: warm turkey on bread, open-faced, with bacon, tomato, and a ladle or two of Mornay sauce drizzled on top. No one would dare name a sandwich “hot brown” nowadays—too many snickers and crass sexual jokes. Some self-righteous busybody out there would probably take offense, too.
Jelly skirts the juvenile snickering by plunking that “Molly” right in front, and in doing so gives a shout-out to one of Denver’s most famous historical residents. Her house is just a block away, after all, and she was a lady of adventure and true grit.
Those qualities are essential for enjoying the Molly Hot Brown. An oblong plate lands at the table steaming, four thick slices of unsweetened French toast peeking out from under an avalanche of toppings. Like an ancient geological formation, the dish has distinct layers: roasted turkey, tomato, and bacon, each resting on top of the other. The whole plate is then drenched in a green chile-cheese sauce: nasty, titillating, and dangerously seductive.
Despite the garbage-can nature of the dish—seriously, it’s as if someone scraped another table’s leftover scraps onto a clean plate—it’s good. The best way to experience a Molly Hot Brown would be as a wretched hangover victim, hungry and tormented. At that point, nobody cares what their food looks like, only that it will help cure their self-inflicted illness. A sloppy pile of grease and salt is the ticket back to semi-normal functioning, and the Molly Hot Brown is just that.
Even without a hangover and just a hearty appetite, the MHB is a sinful treat. Really, no matter what you order, eating at Jelly is fun. The airy breakfast-and-lunch spot has great people-watching, and the walls are decorated with vintage cereal boxes—a box of Mr. T cereal shares space with the Mary Lou Retton Wheaties box (oh my God!) and packages of Quisp and Barbie cereal. There’s a fine sense of humor about the place, something that’s sorely needed on crappy mornings. That, and a goofy heap of grease for breakfast.
Clubs: Sunday will be hoppin' with Easter brunches and daytime dancing
By Kathleen St. John
Once you outgrow Easter baskets, one of the holiday's highlights is a luxurious Easter brunch.
It's just about an Easter basket's worth of grown-up fun: indulgent food, springtime sunshine and tasty breakfast booze. Here are a few ideas for places to celebrate this special Sunday.
Jelly (600 E. 13th Ave.) is new on the brunch scene since last Easter. The super-hip breakfast-and-lunch joint attracts in-the-know eaters from all over Capitol Hill, lured by the cool color scheme and retro cereal-box decor.
Naturally, there's hooch on the menu. Sip a mimosa with one of Jelly's special Benedicts or hashes, or snag a Bloody Mary and get an infusion of vitamins and vodka. There's beer available, too, for a sudsy good morning...
Set in the heart of Capitol Hill, the brand-new Jelly has already found a following. We love the house-made preserves, but it’s the breakfast sliders—mini frittatas set on toasted buns—that bring us back. Don’t miss the Savory: goat cheese frittata, bacon, and spinach-walnut pesto.
Clubs: Sunday will be hoppin' with Easter brunches and daytime dancing
By Kathleen St. John
Once you outgrow Easter baskets, one of the holiday's highlights is a luxurious Easter brunch.
It's just about an Easter basket's worth of grown-up fun: indulgent food, springtime sunshine and tasty breakfast booze. Here are a few ideas for places to celebrate this special Sunday.
Jelly (600 E. 13th Ave.) is new on the brunch scene since last Easter. The super-hip breakfast-and-lunch joint attracts in-the-know eaters from all over Capitol Hill, lured by the cool color scheme and retro cereal-box decor.
Naturally, there's hooch on the menu. Sip a mimosa with one of Jelly's special Benedicts or hashes, or snag a Bloody Mary and get an infusion of vitamins and vodka. There's beer available, too, for a sudsy good morning...
Flapjacks fly at breakfast standout in Capitol Hill
by William porter
Katie Lewis brings breakfast out to the part at Jelly on East 13th Avenue in Capitol Hill. Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon.
Jelly was a welcome addition to Capitol Hill when it opened in a former dry cleaners in early January, and judging from the lines out its door on any given weekend, it remains so.
Offering contemporary twists on diner classics, Jelly is part of the rising tide of hip breakfast and lunch joints in Denver such as Snooze and Syrup.
The restaurant by and large gets the food right, even if the service is sometimes laid back to the point of somnolence. Some of the staff appear to need a jolt of java as much as their customers do.
The room, which sits at the corner of East 13th Avenue and Pearl Street, is bright and airy. There are large windows, a vaulted ceiling and a hardwood floor. Cereal-box displays line the walls — Kix, Cap'n Crunch, Sugar Crisp and the like. This makes for a fun visual stroll down memory lane, even if it's an American Dental Association nightmare.
Jelly's clientele, like the neighborhood itself, skews young. Not for nothing is the bulletin board festooned with notices for roller-derby events, concerts and such hip-kid confabs as Llamapalooza, which I seriously doubt is sponsored by the local Peruvian consul.
An encouraging sign: On a recent morning, ace restaurateur Mary Nguyen, the shining star of Parallel 17 and Street Kitchen Asian Bistro, was tucked into a booth on a recent morning, sipping coffee and chatting with a friend. That says good things about the place.
Breakfast and lunch seem to enjoy equal popularity here, in large part because of the creativity behind the dishes. Hats off to the genius who thought to infuse crumbled bacon into the pancakes. The cornflake-battered French toast is a dandy idea, too, and a textural delight to boot.
Everyone seems to be doing sliders these days, and Jelly is no exception. Four varieties are available: You can mix and match two for $7.29, plus a third for $1.50 more.
The Savory slider delivers a small goat-cheese frittata with bacon and spinach-walnut pesto on a toasted bun. It's tasty, combining the depth of bacon with the tartness of the goat cheese. The Country slider features a bacon-and-onion frittata with aged cheddar. Vegetarians can be sated with the Garden slider: slivered zucchini, caramelized onion and roasted red pepper with whipped herb cream cheese.
Folks with an extra notch on their belt might try the meatloaf hash — combined with roasted peppers, red potatoes and spinach — topped with two eggs. ($8.79) This is perfect fare before setting off for the mountains, though cubicle workers might find themselves in a 10 a.m. food coma.
Sweet potato hash ($8.79) combines Mexican-style chorizo, onions and roasted poblanos. Rather unaccountably, the sweet potatoes are supplemented with red potatoes, which makes for a surfeit of starch. The red potatoes are an unneeded redundancy, and also detract from the dish's visual appeal.
There are scrambles and Benedicts, including the worthy Haco, which is smothered in a stew of chorizo, poblanos, tomatoes and smoked paprika. Yours for $9.79, with poached eggs and hollandaise.
Jellies and jams are made on the premises and vary weekly. They arrive unannounced with your breakfast — with luck you'll land the strawberry-rhubarb — and you'll want one of the house biscuits.
Lunches are a mix of sandwiches, salads and burgers.
One winner is the deviled egg salad sandwich ($7.49), spiked with Dijon mustard, smoked paprika and — just because they can — bacon.
Anemic diners can get an iron boost with the beet salad ($9.49) a lovely melange of roasted beets, feta, tomato and pepperoncini served with a Parmesan vinaigrette.
About the service. It can be spotty. Some staffers are crackerjack, others not so much.
While anyone can have a bad day, a recent visit illustrated a general problem, with a disengaged server who couldn't be bothered to ask if a coffee refill was in order, despite a tattoo on her arm that featured a steaming cup of joe and the words "Morte Prima Decaffeinato."
My Italian is limited to having watched Michael Corleone chat with Virgil Sollozzo in "The Godfather" about 150 times, but the ink seemed to translate thusly: Death Before Decaf. Clever.
But cleverness doesn't trump listlessness. I didn't expect her to be spouting "Hon" and "Kiss my grits" — hey, it was 7 in the morning for her, too — but please, if you're serving up bacon and eggs, act like you've downed at least one cup of coffee.
And who knows? Maybe those lines will move faster.
If you don’t like long lines, you’ve got two options, get to Jelly early or suck it up and wait.
Jelly opened its doors in early January and Capitol Hill is buzzing.
Owners Josh Epps and Christina Smith came from San Francisco where breakfast was pretty much a way of life, and they didn’t want to leave that behind.
A little bit of everything they loved they’ve brought to Denver: California comfort food with a twist, featuring choices like Haco Benedict, Buckwheat pancakes, cornflake-battered French toast, scrambles, too many hashes to name and a house-made jelly of the day just for breakfast starters.
Lunch offers just as many satisfying options like the pressed Cuban and meatloaf sandwiches.
This is a new eatery you don’t want to miss and you’ll miss when you’re not there.
It’s open daily from 7 a.m.-3p.m. Jelly is located at 600 E. 13th. For other San Francisco transplants, yes, the bloody mary does live up to Zeitgeist standards. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, you soon will. Get in there and show up hungry.
Clubs: Sunday will be hoppin' with Easter brunches and daytime dancing
By Kathleen St. John
Once you outgrow Easter baskets, one of the holiday's highlights is a luxurious Easter brunch
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It's just about an Easter basket's worth of grown-up fun: indulgent food, springtime sunshine and tasty breakfast booze. Here are a few ideas for places to celebrate this special Sunday.
Jelly (600 E. 13th Ave.) is new on the brunch scene since last Easter. The super-hip breakfast-and-lunch joint attracts in-the-know eaters from all over Capitol Hill, lured by the cool color scheme and retro cereal-box decor.
Naturally, there's hooch on the menu. Sip a mimosa with one of Jelly's special Benedicts or hashes, or snag a Bloody Mary and get an infusion of vitamins and vodka. There's beer available, too, for a sudsy good morning...
Jelly Café is a restaurant where breakfast is served all day! Located in the Capitol Hill, it is decorated with a modern blend to a fifties throwback theme. The menu is made from scratch every day so the order arrives at the table warm and fresh. Jelly Café’s menu has everything from Benedicts, hashes, pancakes, doughnuts, egg dishes, breakfast sandwiches, French toast and biscuits to mouthwatering gravy.
Their Meatloaf Hash is a knockout! It is filled with house meatloaf, roasted red peppers, red potatoes, spinach, and is covered with two eggs. This superb dish also comes with a choice of bread or a biscuit, and a side of homemade Jelly. Let us also add that there is always a new Jelly de Jour. Another unique and delicious dish served at Jelly Café is the Corn Flake Battered French Toast that is highly recommended by us!
"Really, no matter what you order, eating at Jelly is fun." -A.V. Club
"We love the house-made preserves, but it’s the breakfast sliders that bring us back." -5280 Magazine
"Their Meatloaf Hash is a knockout!" -Lovely Denver
Catering
Browse our menu online or download the menu, order form, and FAQ's in our packet.
When you are ready e-mail it back to catering@eatmorejelly.com or fax to 303-831-6304.
It's our pleasure to feed you guests. Even if you won't tell them it's us.
Let's get it started (in here)
All we need is a plan and a signature. Download the packet and let's get cookin'.
Breakfast Tacos - Served individually wrapped in flour tortillas and aluminum foil, and sides of salsa and sour cream (Made in 10 taco groups, flavor choices in groups of 5)$30 for 10
Chorizo and eggs
Bacon and egg
Bacon Potato and egg
Potato and egg
Mini Sliders - Served on slider buns with mini frittata’s and toppings (made in groups of 10, flavor choices in groups of 5)$30 for 10
Savory – Bacon, goat cheese and walnut basil pesto
Rustic – Breakfast sausage, Swiss cheese and roasted red pepper pesto
Garden – caramelized onion, roasted red pepper, shredded zucchini, and herbed cream cheese
Country - Bacon, caramelized onion and cheddar cheese
Meatloaf – Smoked Mozzarella, oven dried tomato
Northwest - Smoked Salmon, Herbed cream cheese, red onion, caper
Mini Quiche - Individual bite size pieces (20 per order)$40 for 20
Spinach, potato and goat cheese
Ham, cheddar and chives
Zucchini, caramelized onion, roasted red pepper
Oven Dried Tomato, bacon and Swiss cheese
Salmon, dill, cream cheese and chives
Chorizo and cheddar cheese
House Potatoes - Served with caramelized onion, sour cream (on the side) and green onions (small or large bowl) small $15 large $30
House Baked Biscuits, scones or muffins - Served with whipped butter and Jelly of the Day (served in groups of 10, jelly & muffin flavors vary)$30 for 10
Yogurt - Individual granola and yogurt cups with fresh berries (Made in groups of 5)$25 for 5
Coffee - 1 gallon in disposable pour container with 15 coffee cups, spoons, creamer, and sugar packets$65
Hot Tea - 1 gallon hot water disposable pour container with 4 varieties of tea, 15 cups, spoons, creamer and sugar packets$65
Salad & Fruit Trays
If you don't get one of these how on earth are going to fill aunty Erica's mouth long enough to get a word in...additionally you can get the veggies in front of the kids.
Fresh Fruit and Honey Yogurt Tray - The freshest fruit available served with our house prepared honey yogurt sauce (small or large tray)small platter $35 large platter $60
Basic Mixed Greens Salad - Julienne red onion, grape tomato, shredded carrot with your choice of dressing on the side (small or large bowl, choice of dressing on the side)small bowl $15 large bowl $35
Beet Salad - Mixed greens, marinated beets, shaved fennel, orange supremes, goat cheese (small or large bowl) small bowl $20 large bowl $45
Roasted Pear Salad - Candied walnuts, spinach and gorgonzola cheese (small or large bowl) small bowl $20 large bowl $45
Roasted Fingerling Potato Salad - Mustard dressing, bacon, green onions (small or large bowl) small bowl $20 large bowl $45
Roasted Fall Vegetable - Various seasonal Fall vegetables such as, rhutabega, Turnip, Carrot, Butternut Squash, Parsnips and onions small bowl $20 large bowl $45
Hummus and Vegetable Tray - The freshest available vegetables cut to size for dipping in our house prepared hummus, toasted pita available for extra charge (small or large tray) small bowl $15 large bowl $40
Vegetable quinoa salad - Red quinoa mixed with grape tomato, cucumber, onion, caper, herbs and olive oil bowl $15 large bowl $35
Sandwiches
Roasted Eggplant and Siracha or Walnut Basil Pesto, we have flavors for all eaters. Classics like Deviled Egg Salad and Meatloaf will please older people too, just in case you are accommodating Gramps and Nana.
Lavosh Wrapped Sandwiches - with lettuce, tomato and Pickled Red Onions small tray $30, choice of 3 types large tray$55 choice of 5 types
House roasted turkey, basil mayonnaise
Sliced Ham, basil mayonnaise
Walnut basil pesto and House Roasted Chicken, whipped cream cheese
Roasted Eggplant, spicy sriracha mayonnaise
Marinated Portobello mushroom and spinach
BLT, basil mayonnaise
Mini Meatloaf Sandwiches - with smoked mozzarella cheese, oven dried tomato and thick white bread served in groups of 10$35 for 10
Mini Curried Chicken Salad - Toasted cashews and Major Grey’s chutney served in groups of 10$35 for 10
Sliders - served on sweet slider rolls in groups of 10 (no mixing flavors) $35 for 10
BBQ Pork with our own Honey-chipotle bbq sauce and coriander coleslaw
BLT Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato. 'Nuff said.
Salmon (smoked or regular),marinated tomato, shaved red onion and herbed cream cheese
Portobello, oven dried tomato and spinach
Southwest Seared Tuna with Jalapeno Lime Aioli
Mini Egg Salad - Deviled the way you like it! Served in groups of 10$35 for 10
Dips & Salsas All served in small bowls with chips or crostini on the side
The party is not a party unless someone is dippin' in something....know what we mean?
Spinach and Artichoke - Crostini or chips small bowl $30 large $55
White Bean and Basil - Crostini small bowl $30 large $55
Salsa Fresca - Tortilla chips small bowl $20 large $35
Mango Jalapeno salsa - Tortilla chips small bowl $30 large $55
Traditional Tomato Bruschetta - crostini small bowl $25 large $45
Finger Foods Served in groups of 20 pieces, $55
You'll have your guests in heaven with our finger snacks and crostini choices... Get extras of your favorites (some of these Freeze with ease).
Chorizo and sweet potato filo cups
Spanikopita filo cups
Swedish Meatballs - sweet and tangy style
Marinated Olives - various black and green olives (small bowl instead of pieces)
Curried chicken skewers
Steak skewers with chimichurri sauce
Crostini Choices House favorite!
Grilled Steak, Onion Jam and Blue Cheese
Smoked Salmon, Shaved Red onion, herbed cream cheese, caper
Wild mixed mushroom and herbed goat cheese
Classic tomato Basil
If you need the sweets we rely on our good friend at the shoppe for yums in dozens of flavors, feel free to choose from her menu and order though us....One order does it all.
Cupcakes provided by The Shoppe (website | Menu) available at standard The Shoppe prices!!!
303-831-6301
720-596-4108