Chicken Parmigiana is one of the most ordered dishes on any Italian-American menu — breaded chicken, tomato sauce, melted cheese. Simple on paper, easy to get wrong in practice. Here’s a closer look at the dish and how Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar in Fort Worth serves it.
What Chicken Parmigiana Actually Is
At its core, Chicken Parmigiana is a breaded chicken cutlet topped with tomato sauce and melted cheese — the chicken counterpart to Eggplant Parmigiana and Veal Parmigiana, both also on Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar menu. What separates a good version from an average one usually comes down to two things: whether the breading stays crisp under the sauce, and whether the sauce and cheese are added with enough restraint that the chicken is still the main event.
Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar’s Chicken Parmigiana — $15.00
Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar describes its Chicken Parmigiana simply: breaded chicken breast topped with house marinara and melted mozzarella. It’s listed on the Chicken Specialties section of the menu alongside eight other chicken preparations — Chicken Francaise, Chicken Piccata, Chicken Marsala, Chicken Carciofini, Chicken Saltimbocca, Chicken Cremora, Spicy Chicken Romano, and Chicken Campagnola — each built around a different sauce or technique.
Two Ways to Order It
Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar serves Chicken Parmigiana two ways:
- As a dinner entrée ($15.00) — breaded chicken breast, house marinara, melted mozzarella.
- As a hot sub ($10.00) — the Chicken Parmigiana Sub, on a fresh sub roll with house marinara and melted Parmesan and mozzarella. It sits alongside Meatball, Sausage, Eggplant, and Veal Parmigiana subs on the same section of the menu.
Where to Get It in Fort Worth
Chicken Parmigiana is on the regular menu at Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar, 5440 Gran Via St, Fort Worth, TX 76123 — open daily from 11:00 AM, closing at 9:00 PM Monday through Thursday and Sunday, and 9:30 PM Friday and Saturday. For the rest of the chicken lineup and the full menu, see the full menu page or the Italian restaurant overview. If you’re also curious about the pasta side of the menu, the guide to Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar’s seven ziti dishes is a good next read.