It’s always great when someone you know fulfills a long term goal and it’s even greater when that goal has something to do with food.
So it is with Jason Patrick’s on 44.
It’s been owner Jay (Jason Patrick) Kiggins’ dream for a long time to have a fine dining restaurant to compliment his pizzeria, Madison’s and now he’s found his ideal location—the former home of Groggers.
The restaurant has been spruced up and there’s now a lounge with comfortable chairs when you walk in and a large bar room on the right. There’s a large dining room that can be curtained off to accommodate parties of any size.
The menu is pretty classic, or as they call it “American comfort food favorites” with an emphasis on steaks at dinner and burgers at lunch.
We were there for lunch about a month after they opened. I started with roasted jalapeño and shrimp chowder. It was a thick and hearty bowl of chowder with a definite kick from the jalapeños.
So I looked a bit healthy, I followed it up with the buffalo cauliflower. If you’re expecting breaded and fried, this is a much healthier option. They roast the cauliflower, toss it in a homemade buffalo sauce and serve it with blue cheese dressing to dunk it it. It’s a classic combo but with updated twist.
Janet went for the fried chicken sandwich. It’s a towering pile of a pair of fried chicken thighs, precariously balanced on a potato roll with a southwestern mayo, pickles and fries on the side. The chicken was hot and tasty.
I went back a few days later to see what the dinner menu was like. Frank was in the mood for a steak so he decided to go with a NY strip steak. It arrived perfectly cooked, with a twice baked potato and a pile of spiralized veggies.
I wanted to try one of the flatbreads and also went the steak route with a “steak and blue” flatbread. It was a perfect sized strip of flatbread with steak, blue cheese, caramelized onions and a balsamic reduction.
There’s a dessert menu that we haven’t gotten to yet and a full bar with signature cocktails.
Jason Patrick’s on 44 is open for lunch and dinner every day except Monday.
1112 Dutchess Turnpike (Rt. 44), Poughkeepsie NY
845-345-9562
https://www.jpon44.com/
