Everything off the pit.
Slow-smoked, hand-pulled, made-from-scratch. Prices are per plate unless noted — by-the-pound available on most meats.
From the Pit
Smoked over Kentucky hickory and white oak. Served by the plate or by the pound.
Hickory-Smoked Brisket
Signature16-hour smoke. Black-pepper bark, deep smoke ring, hand-sliced to order.
Pit-Smoked Mutton
HeritageOwensboro-style heritage plate. Served with our famous black dip on the side.
Brisket Burnt Ends
LimitedPoint-cut cubes, candy-glazed, twice-smoked. Sweet, salty, smoky, gone.
Fall-Off-The-Bone Ribs
St. Louis cut, dry-rubbed, finished with our bourbon-mustard glaze.
Hand-Pulled Pork
Overnight-smoked Boston butt, pulled to order. Vinegar-bright, hickory-deep.
Apple-Wood Smoked Chicken
24-hour brine, smoked over apple wood, crackling-crisp skin.
House Hot Link Sausage
Made in-house. Coarse ground, cayenne, garlic, and a snap.
Sandwiches & Plates
Piled high on Mae's brioche buns. Plates come with two sides and cornbread.
The Blue Door Sandwich
Chopped brisket + pulled pork, vinegar slaw, pickles, bourbon BBQ.
Mutton Dip Sandwich
Pulled mutton on a roll with black dip for dunking.
Pulled Pork Plate
Quarter pound pork, two sides, cornbread.
Brisket Plate
Quarter pound brisket, two sides, cornbread.
Pitmaster's Trio
Most PopularBrisket, ribs, and pulled pork. Two sides. Bring a friend.
All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
DailyTue–Sun, 11a–2p. Everything off the pit, plus sides and pie.
Kentucky Classics
The dishes Granny would recognize.
Kentucky Burgoo
House RecipeMutton, beef, chicken and garden vegetables. Cooked all day. House recipe since 1962.
Smoked Bologna
Half-pound chub, scored and smoked, on Texas toast.
Country Ham Biscuit
Cured Kentucky ham on a hot buttermilk biscuit.
Sides & Fixin's
Made from scratch every morning. Small $5 · Large $9.
Buttermilk Cornbread
Cast-iron baked. Served with sorghum-honey butter.
Smoked Mac & Cheese
Three cheeses, hickory-kissed, crispy gratin top.
Granny's Slaw
Vinegar-sweet, never mayo-heavy.
Brisket Baked Beans
Brown sugar, mustard, and chopped burnt ends.
Collard Greens
Slow-cooked all day with a smoked ham hock.
Skillet Sweet Corn
Butter, cracked black pepper, a pinch of sugar.
Granny Pearl's Potato Salad
Yukon gold, mustard, dill, hard-boiled egg.
Cornmeal-Crusted Fried Okra
Served with house rémoulade.
Sweets
Baked here, served warm. Save room.
Bourbon Pecan Pie
House-made daily. Vanilla ice cream + bourbon cream.
Banana Pudding
Mae's recipe. Layered with vanilla wafers and meringue.
Chess Pie
Buttery, sweet, Kentucky classic.
Peach Cobbler
Seasonal. Cast-iron baked. With Kentucky cream.
To Drink
Sweet tea, Kentucky beer, and local bourbon.
Sweet Tea / Unsweet
Free refills, always.
Ale-8-One
Kentucky's hometown ginger soda.
Local Draft Beer
Country Boy, West Sixth, rotating taps.
Kentucky Bourbon Flight
Three pours: Buffalo Trace, Four Roses, Wild Turkey 101.
Hungry yet?
Order online, call ahead, or just come on down and pull up a chair.