(Originally published December 9, 2013. Updated November 19, 2025.)
Tony’s Homemade Heat-n-Serve Appetizers
Appetizers are one of the greatest joys of entertaining—but they’re also one of the biggest headaches to make from scratch. After all, who has time to hand-form every meatball, fold delicate puff pastry, or cook dozens of mini pizzas on the day of a party? That’s exactly why Tony’s created an entire line of hand-crafted, flash-frozen appetizers: to give you restaurant-quality bites in just minutes without sacrificing flavor, texture, or craftsmanship.
Every appetizer is made with the same high-quality ingredients we use in our deli, butcher, and bakery departments. No shortcuts, no fillers, and absolutely no mass-produced, factory-made knockoffs. These are real Tony’s recipes—prepared in small batches, frozen at peak freshness, and ready to bake whenever guests arrive. Whether you’re hosting a formal holiday dinner, a casual game-day gathering, or an impromptu happy hour, keeping a few boxes of Tony’s appetizers on hand means you’re always 15 minutes away from a delicious spread.
To get the best browning, use a low-sided pan or cookie sheet for maximum heat exposure. For fuss-free cleanup, simply line the pan with parchment paper or foil. Our menu has been updated since its original 2012 release, and today’s selection includes both Tony’s-made favorites and a handful of chef-crafted options that complement our house recipes beautifully.
Below is your updated appetizer guide—expanded, refreshed, and full of flavor.
Fresh Stuffed Shrimp from our Seafood Department
Homemade Crispy Coconut Chicken Bites
Big, satisfying two-bite pieces of natural chicken breast are coated with a crunchy blend of panko breadcrumbs and shredded coconut. The texture is light, crisp, and golden, while the flavor walks the line between savory and subtly sweet. They’re irresistible on their own, but even better with dipping sauces like Thai Sweet Chili, Sweet & Sour, Lemon Sauce, or plain yogurt mixed with curry paste for a cool-spicy accent. A guaranteed crowd-pleaser for adults and kids alike.
Tony’s Homemade Coconut Chicken Breast Appetizer
Homemade Mini Twice Baked Potatoes
Red potato halves are scooped, seasoned, roasted, and filled with our homemade whipped potatoes. The skins crisp as they bake, giving you a perfect contrast between crunchy exterior and creamy center. They work as appetizers, brunch bites, or elegant sides, and are delicious without any sauces—though they pair beautifully with steak, ham, or roasted chicken.
Tony’s Homemade Mini Twice Baked Potato Appetizer
Homemade Mini Combo Pizza
Our house Italian sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, bell peppers, and parmesan are cooked down into a rich filling and layered onto a mini crust with savory pizza sauce and melty fontina cheese. They’re ideal for game day, cocktail hour, or after-school snacks. No sauce needed—everything is built right in.
Tony’s Homemade Mini Combination Pizza Appetizer
Homemade Spicy Mexican Chorizo Pizza
Mini tortilla rounds topped with a homemade filling of homemade chorizo sausage, onion, peppers, salsa and refried beans, all topped off with a slice of creamy Fontina cheese. These are ideal for serving with cocktails, beer or wine, and a perfect combo with our Mini Combo Pizza Appetizers. No sauces are needed.
Tony’s Homemade Mini Mexican Pizza Appetizer
Homemade Mini Quiche Trio
Handmade with the exact same recipe we use for our full sized quiches and baked into appetizer sized shells. Each package includes Quiche Lorraine, Florentine and Denver Omelet mini quiches. Great for brunches, happy hour or elegant occasions. No sauces are needed.
Tony’s Homemade Mini Quiche Trio Appetizer
Homemade Southwestern Crab Croquettes
King and Snow crab cakes in a zesty Southwestern seasoning blend! They are wonderfully crispy on the outside and very satisfying as is or with our Cocktail or Remoulade sauce. An excellent choice with wine, martini’s, beer or cocktails and a natural at brunches, especially with Champagne! They’re also excellent like ‘hot croutons’ on a salad tossed with our Remoulade, Dijon Cream Sauce or 1000 Island Dressing.
Tony’s Homemade Mini Southwestern Crab Croquettes
Homemade Krab Puffs
Our ever-popular Krab Spread stuffed into delicate puff pastry purses that rise and brown beautifully in the top of a hot oven. If you’d like yours extra brown, brush with egg wash (1 egg well beaten with 1 tsp water) and roast at 425° with the convection fan on. Make sure you get plenty, these are always VERY popular! An excellent choice with wine, martini’s or cocktails and elegant affairs. No sauces needed.
Tony’s Homemade Krab Puff Appetizers
Homemade Mini Beef Wellington Puffs
Delicate puff pastry purses with a classic homemade Beef Wellington filling made little cubes of steak seared in brown butter and tossed with fresh mushroom duxelles and homemade red wine bordelaise sauce. If you’d like yours extra brown, brush with egg wash (1 egg well beaten with 1 tsp water) just before cooking and roast at 425° with the convection fan on. Particularly delicious served with wine, and no sauces are needed.
Tony’s Homemade Mini Beef Wellington Appetizers
Homemade Pigs in a Blanket
Tasty smoked cocktail sausages in premium puff pastry, these may be a kid favorite, but watch out or the grown ups will eat them all! They’re great served as is, or with a side of ketchup and mustard or even our Sweet and Sassy BBQ Sauce; personally I like to kick it up with spicy Carly’s Gold Ketchup and Gourmet Mustard.
Tony’s Homemade Pigs in a Blanket Appetizer
Homemade Wings, Meatballs and More
We make three incredible flavors of Chicken Wings; Buffalo, Asian Sesame or BBQ, as well as both Italian and Swedish Meatballs, find them in our freezer case with our heat and serve entrees and sides.
Tony’s Homemade Buffalo Chicken Wing Appetizers, in our freezer case
Homemade Fresh Seafood Appetizers
Our seafood department also makes fresh Crab Stuffed Mushrooms, Stuffed Shrimp with any of our shellfish dressings, Bacon Wrapped Shrimp and Jalapeno Poppers and several different Salmon and Crab Cake recipes that can be quickly resized to appetizer sized croquettes – just ask! Speak to the Seafood Department directly to order in advance and have them waiting for you.
Homemade Bacon-wrapped Shrimp and Cream Cheese stuffed Jalapenos, order in advance from our seafood department
Asian Pork and Vegetable Dumplings
For Potstickers, brown the bottom well in a pan with oil, splash with water or stock, cover and steam to finish. Great served with your favorite dipping sauce, or try Asian chile oil and soy sauce. Also great steamed, deep fried or added to soups as a main dish. Cook from frozen, do not thaw. These are hand-crafted for us, we do not make them ourselves.
Asian Pork and Vegetable Dumplings cooked Potsticker style – these are chef crafted for us
Buffalo Chicken Wontons
Boneless chicken and zesty Buffalo Wing sauce wrapped in a chewy wonton wrapper, they’ve just barely spicy and incredibly easy to eat. They’re great as is, or dip into Blue Cheese or Ranch dressing, or Tony’s Mile High Hot Sauce if your guests like it spicy. These are hand-crafted for us and cooked at Tony’s, we do not make them ourselves.
Buffalo Chicken Wontons
Crab Rangoon
Crisp wonton shells stuffed with Asian style cream cheese with crab, these are wonderfully crisp and creamy. They can be served as is, or try them with Thai Chilli Sauce or Sweet and Sour Sauce and Chinese Mustard. An excellent happy hour choice with beer, wine and cocktails. These are hand-crafted for us and cooked at Tony’s, we do not make them ourselves.
Crab Rangoon Appetizers
Breaded Shrimp
Peeled and deveined ‘fantail’ style shrimp in a delicious crispy breading, they’re great as is, or dip in our homemade Cocktail or Remoulade Sauce or Thai Chilli Sauce. They also make a tasty quick meal when paired with a Tony’s deli and tossed salads, or our heat and serve side dishes. These are hand-crafted for us and cooked at Tony’s, we do not make them ourselves.
Breaded Fantail Shrimp Appetizers
Scallop Kabobs
Tender and juicy bay scallops on a skewer with a crispy breading, they don’t need sauce but pair beautifully with our Cocktail, Remoulade or Tartar Sauce, our Hollandaise or Béarnaise Sauce, or even Thai Chilli Sauce or Sweet and Sour Sauce and Chinese Mustard. These are hand-crafted for us and cooked at Tony’s, we do not make them ourselves.
Breaded Scallop Kabob Appetizer
Appetizer Serving Tips
Do everyone a favor; always serve appetizers when serving alcoholic drinks, making sure your guests get something in their stomach is the right thing to do! I start with a cheeseboard or something that can stay out for several hours safely (make your own or available at Tony’s), and then augment with one or more rounds of hot appetizers. Depending on your guests, allow 2-5 appetizers per person, or about 1 pound of food for every 4-6 people. If you are NOT serving dinner think ‘Heavy Appetizers’, 3-4 people per pound. And when there is no dinner, I also offer a nice salad to make sure the health conscious, celiacs, vegetarians and vegans in the group all get something good to eat.
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