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SUN, WED-THURS 5-9 P.M. | FRI, SAT 5-10 P.M.
MENU
Executive Chef Jeff Strom
* Gluten Free
DINNER
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APPETIZERS
Brown Butter Brussels Sprouts 11
cider-miso mustard, shaved apple, crispy shallots *
Pulled Pork & Kimchi Egg Rolls 12
carrot-habanero sauce, pickled shiitake, scallion
Grilled Asparagus 12
smoked trout, sauce gribiche, dill*
Poached Shrimp 15
potato salad, smoked cocktail sauce, horseradish, mustard seeds, dill*
Crab & Ricotta Fritters 16
pineapple, sweet chili sauce, scallion *
Smoked Tomato Braised Meatballs 14
grits, ricotta, pesto *
Ahi Poke 16
sesame sticky rice, avocado, cucumber, radish, seaweed, ponzu, crispy leeks
Cheese Plate 19
trio of local cheeses, spiced nuts, chutney, mostarda, house-made crackers *
SOUP & SALAD
Carrot Ginger Soup 8
pickled beets, greek yogurt, za’atar, chive*
Chopped Salad 10
peas, radish, cucumber, feta, sunflower seeds, celery seed dressing*
Iceberg Wedge 12
speck, asparagus, peas, boiled egg, green goddess, radish*
Roasted Beets 12
quinoa, blackberries, pistachio, citrus, extra virgin olive oil, microgreens*
ENTREES
Hand Rolled Gnocchi 15/24
spinach & artichoke cream, sourdough breadcrumbs, chili oil
Smoked Trout Bucatini 15/24
peas, fennel, mascarpone, lemon, dill, curry oil
Shrimp & Grits 19/29
buttery shrimp broth, creole sofrito, pickled pepper sauce, scallion *
Next Door Burger 18
NY cheddar, bacon jam, tomato, garlic aioli, hand-cut fries or simple salad
*Gluten Free Bun Available
Grilled Pork Chop 30
kimchi fried rice, grilled pineapple, ginger-scallion sauce, sweet soy, radish*
Pan Roasted Wild Salmon 29
vadouvan green lentils, leek puree, fava beans, peas, mustard vinaigrette, radish, fennel*
Grilled NY Strip 40
fingerling fries, horseradish cream, grilled asparagus, charred onion chimichurri, radish*
The Best Fried Chicken 27
pimiento mac & cheese, bacon braised greens, buttermilk biscuit, apple butter
SIDES
Spiced Nuts* 6
Pimiento Mac & Cheese 5/10
Bacon Braised Greens* 5
* Gluten Free
Hand-Cut Fries* 5/9
Simple Salad* 5
Buttermilk Biscuit 3
Hominy Grits* 4
DESSERT
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Chocolate Decadence Cake – 8
house-made nutella, chocolate ice cream, hazelnuts *
Ferreira Dona Antonia Reserva Tawny Port NV Porto Portugal 6/10
Chèvre Cheesecake – 8
cranberry compote, whipped cream, pistachio crumble
Château Violet Sauternes 2015 Bordeaux France 6/12
Sticky Toffee Pudding – 8
pecan toffee, vanilla ice cream, sea salt
Dow’s Tawny Port NV Douro Portugal 5/9
Butterscotch Crème Brûlée – 9
cocoa nibs, caramel corn*
Château Violet Lamoth Sauternes 2015 Bordeaux France 6/12
Double Apple Crisp – 9
brown butter streusel, vanilla ice cream*
The Santa Julia ‘Tardio’ Late Harvest Torronté 2016 Mendoza Argentina 5/9
Cider Donut Bread Pudding – 9
cider glaze, vanilla ice cream, cinnamon sugar
Ice Cream Floats
Saranac Root Beer * 6
Samuel Smith’s Organic Chocolate Stout 8
Not Your Father’s Root Beer 8
Bourbon Cream Float 8
Dessert Flight Trio – 14
Chèvre Cheesecake, Chocolate Decadence Cake, Butterscotch Crème Brûlée
COCKTAILS
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ND “Sangria” 10
cucumber infused rose, St-germain, lemon, cucumber
Blueberry Lemon Spritz 12
bootlegger vodka, lemon, blueberry syrup, prosecco
Spring Cleanse 13
botanist gin, chareau aloe liqueur, lime, cucumber, dry vermouth
Iron Smoke Old Fashioned 14
Iron smoke bourbon, bitters, soda water
PiggyBack Sazerac 15
PiggyBack 6 yr rye, absinthe, peychaud’s bitters
Strawberry Rhubarb Margarita 13
cazadores reposado tequila, strawberry rhubarb syrup, cointreau, lime, black salt rim
WINE
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WINE FLIGHTS
La Cana Albariño, Stadt Krems Grüner, Davis Bynum Chardonnay 12
Franco-Españolas Rioja, Columbia Red Blend, Oberon Cabernet 12
WINES BY THE GLASS
Nino Franco ‘Rustico’ Prosecco NV
Valdobbiadene, Italy 12/39
Dr. Hermann Dr. H. Riesling 2018
Mosel, Germany 10/35
di Lenardo Pinot Grigio 2018
Friuli, Italy 8/28 SP
Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc by Kim Crawford 2019
Marlborough, New Zealand 13/45 SP
La Cana Albariño 2018
Rías Baixas, Spain 12/39 SP
Stadt Krems Grüner Veltliner 2019
Kremstal, Austria 9/32 SP *
Château Guilhem Heritage
Chardonnay 2019 Pays d’Oc, France
9/31 SP *
Davis Bynum Chardonnay 2017
Russian River Valley, California 14/49
SP
Triennes Rosé Vin de Pays du Var
Mediterranée 2019 Provence, France
11/38 SP
Etude ‘Lyric’ Pinot Noir 2018 Santa
Barbara, California 12/39 SP
Kermit Lynch Côtes du Rhône 2018
Rhône, France 9/32 SP
Franco-Españolas Rioja Reserva 2013
Rioja Spain 10/36 SP
Belasco De Baquedano Llama
Malbec 2018 Mendoza, Argentina
8/28
Columbia Red Blend Cabernet
Sauvignon/Syrah/Merlot 2016
Columbia Valley, Washington 12/39 SP
Silver Totem Cabernet Sauvignon
2017 Horse Heaven Hills, Washington
10/34 SP
Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Napa, California 15/55
SPARKLING WINES
Nino Franco ’Rustico’ Prosecco NV Valdobbiadene, Italy 12/39
Lanson Black Lable Brut NV Champagne, France (375 ml) 29 SP *
Domaine Carneros by Taittinger 2016 Carneros, California 55 SP
Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV Reims, France 105 SP
Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’ 2009 Reims, France 370 SP
Jean-Louis Denois Brut Rosé (NV) Languedoc, France 35 SP*
WHITE WINES
Broadbent Vinho Verde NV Portugal 27
Herman J. Wiemer Dry Riesling 2017 Seneca Lake, NY 39 SP
Dr. Hermann Dr. H. Riesling 2018 Mosel, Germany 10/35
G.D. Vajra Moscato d’Asti 2017 Piedmont, Italy (375 ml/750 ml) 16/36 SP *
di Lenardo Pinot Grigio 2018 Friuli, Italy 8/28 SP
Honig Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Napa Valley, California 34 SP
Domaine Fournier Sancerre Les Bellas 2017 Vignes Loire Valley, France 49
Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc by Kim Crawford 2019 Marlborough, New Zealand 13/45 SP
La Cana Albariño 2018 Rías Baixas, Spain 12/39 SP
Stadt Krems Grüner Veltliner 2019 Kremstal, Austria 9/32 SP*
Vietti Roero Arneis 2018 Piedmont, Italy 40 SP
Château Guilhem Heritage Chardonnay 2019 Pays d’Oc, France 9/31 SP *
Domaine Maison Chanzy Rully En Rosey Chardonnay 2017 Burgundy, France 44 SP *
Cakebread Chardonnay 2018 Napa Valley, California 67
Groth Chardonnay 2016 Napa Valley, California 49
Kistler ‘Les Noisetiers’ Chardonnay 2017 Sonoma Coast, California 92
Davis Bynum Chardonnay 2018 Russian River Valley, California 14/49 SP
ROSE WINES
Triennes Rosé Vin de Pays du Var Mediterrannée 2019 Provence, France 11/38 SP
Jean-Louis Denois Brut Rosé (NV) Languedoc, France 35 SP *
RED WINES
Château des Jacques Moulin-à-Vent 2016 Burgundy, France 49 SP
Babich ‘Headwaters Block’ Pinot Noir 2014 Marlborough, New Zealand 44 *
Etude ‘Lyric’ Pinot Noir 2018 Santa Barbara, California 12/39 SP
Domaine Francoise et Denis Clair Côtes de Beaune-Villages 2017 Burgundy, France 47 SP
St Innocent Pinot Noir ‘Temperance Hill‘ 2015 Willamette Valley, Oregon 59 *
Sea Smoke ‘Southing’ Pinot Noir 2015 Santa Rita Hills, California 110 SP *
Tenuta Sant’ Antonio Scaia Rosso Corvina 2016 Valpolicella, Italy 28 SP
Sartori di Verona Amarone della Valpolicella Corvina Blend 2013 Veneto, Italy 75
De Martino Lagadon Carménère Reserva 2014 Maipo Valley, Chile 35 SP *
Tenuta Nozzole Chianti Classico Reserva DOCG 2016 Tuscany, Italy 39 SP
Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2014 Tuscany, Italy 47 SP
Mocali Brunello di Montalcino 2013 Tuscany, Italy 58 *
Domaine de l’Amauve Laurances Cotes du Rhone Villages Estelles 2015 Seguret, France 35 SP *
Kermit Lynch Côtes du Rhône 2018 Rhône, France 9/32 SP
Domaine Lafond Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2015 Rhone Valley, France 68 SP
Amonte Barbera 2018 Piedmont, Italy 31 SP
Trig Point Merlot ‘Diamond Dust Vineyard’ 2015 Alexander Valley, California 35 SP
Steele ‘Writer’s Block’ Zinfandel 2015 Lake County, California 34
Turley Zinfandel ‘Estate’ 2016 Napa Valley, California 63 SP
Seghesio Zinfandel 2017 Sonoma County, California 45 SP
Bodegas Y Viñedos Artadi Tempranillo 2015 Rioja, Spain 48 SP
Franco-Españolas Rioja Reserva 2013 Rioja, Spain 10/36 SP
Vatan Tinta de Toro Tempranillo 2013 Toro, Spain 82 SP *
Cavallotto ‘Vignolo’ Barolo 2010 Piedmont, Italy 170 *
Paolo Scavino ‘Monviglero’ Barolo 2013 Piedmont, Italy 86 *
Belasco De Baquedano Llama Malbec 2018 Mendoza, Argentina 8/28 SP
Bodega Colome Malbec 2016 Salta, Argentina 46 SP *
Columbia Red Blend Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah/Merlot 2016 Columbia Valley, Washington 12/ SP
Brown Estate Chaos Theory Zinfandel/Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Napa Valley, California 69
Château Fleur de Jean Gué LaLande-de- Pomerol 2016 Pomerol, France 43
Peter Michael ‘L’Esprit des Pavot’ Meritage 2014 Knights Valley, California 153 *
Aia Vecchia Bolgheri Rosso Superiore ‘Sor Ugo’ 2016 Tuscany, Italy 61
Silver Totem Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Horse Heaven Hills, Washington 10/34 SP
Orin Swift Palermo Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Napa Valley, California 69
Hall Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Napa Valley, California 87 SP
Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Napa Valley, California 59 SP
Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Napa, California 15/55
Paul Hobbs ‘Crossbarn’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Napa Valley, California 83
Chimney Rock Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California 136 SP
Turley Wine Cellars ‘Estate’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Napa Valley, California 79
Browne Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Columbia Valley, Washington 55 SP
O’Shaugnessy ‘Howell Mountain’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Napa Valley, California 162 *
PlumpJack Oakville Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Napa Valley, California 230 SP *
Domaine Pierre Vaisse ‘Le Galibaou du Russe’ Syrah 2013 Terrasses du Larzac, Languedoc, France 65 *
Stags’ Leap Winery Petite Sirah 2017 Napa Valley, California 60 SP
PORT / DESSERT WINES
Ferreira Dona Antionio Tawny Reserva Port NV Porto, Portugal 10
Dow’s Fine Ruby Port NV Douro, Portugal 9
Taylor Fladgate 10yr Tawny Port Douro, Portugal 12
Ramos Pinto 30yr Tawny Port Douro, Portugal 22
Santa Julia Vineyard Late Harvest Torrentés ‘Tardio’ 2016 Mendoza, Argentina 9 SP *
Château Violet Lamoth Sauternes 2015 Bordeaux, France 12
Bodegas Jorge Ordóñez & Co. Málaga Moscatel Nᵒ 2 Victoria 2016 Andalucía, Spain 12
SP Sustainable Practices
* Organic
All wines and vintages subject to availability
BEER
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DRAFT
Blood Orange Wheat Ale Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers Farmington, MA 7 4.0%
KCBC Superhero Sidekicks IPA Kings County Brewers Collective Brooklyn, NY 8 6.9%
Shadow Figures Porter Common Roots Brewing Company South Glens Falls, NY 7 5.5%
Fiddlehead IPA Fiddlehead Brewing Company Shelburne, VT 8 6.2%
Bliss Double IPA Thin Man Buffalo, NY 8 8.0%
The Crisp Pilsner Sixpoint Brewery Brooklyn, Ny 7 5.4%
BOTTLES/CANS DOMESTIC
Bud Light 4
PBR 4 16 oz. can
Michelob Ultra 4
Miller Lite 4
BOTTLES/CANS IMPORT
Red Stripe 5
Corona 5
Stella Artois 5
Amstel Light 5
Heineken 5
Guinness 6 16oz. can
Samuel Smith’s Organic Chocolate Stout 7 5.0%
CRAFT BOTTLES/CANS
Sip of Sunshine IPA Lawson’s Finest Liquids Warren, VT 8 8.0%
Fat Tire Amber Ale New Belgium Brewing Company Fort Collins, CO 6 5.2%
Ninja vs Unicorn Double IPA Pipeworks Brewing Company Chicago, IL 8 8.0% 16oz. can
Double Milk Stout Southern Tier Brewing Company Lakewood, NY 6 7.2%
Gluten Free IPA Steadfast Beer Co. Albany, NY 7 7.0% *
Hard Apple Cider Doc’s Draft Warwick, NY 6 5.0% *
Hard Root Beer Not Your Father’s Wauconda, IL 6 5.9%
* Gluten Free
Whiskey
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BOURBON
1792 Small Batch Reserve Bardstown, KY – 11
1972 Full Proof Bardstown, KY – 19 ◊
Angel’s Envy Louisville, KY – 16
Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Louisville, KY – 55 ◊
Blanton’s Single Barrel Frankfort, KY – 18
Barrell Bourbon Cask Strength 9yr Batch #14 – 14
Bowman Brothers Small Batch Fredericksburg, VA – 12
Breckenridge Bourbon Breckenridge, CO – 14
Buffalo Trace Frankfort, KY – 12
Bulleit Louisville, KY – 12
Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Frankfort KY – 14
Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel Frankfort KY – 18
Eagle Rare 10 yr Frankfort, KY – 15
Elijah Craig Small Batch Louisville, KY – 13
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Louisville, KY – 16 ◊
Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Frankfort, KY – 16 ◊
Four Roses Small Batch Lawrenceburg, KY – 13
George T. Stagg Barrel Proof Frankfort, KY – 29 ◊
Hancock’s President’s Reserve Single Barrel Frankfort, KY – 23 ◊
Henry McKenna 10 yr Single Barrel Louisville, KY – 25 ◊
Hillrock Solera Aged Hudson Valley, NY – 18
Hudson Baby Bourbon Gardiner, NY – 16
Jim Beam Clermont, KY – 9
John J Bowman Single Barrel Fredericksburg VA – 16
Knob Creek Clement, KY – 12
Maker’s Mark Loretto, KY – 12
Michter’s Small Batch Bourbon Louisville, KY – 17 ◊
Rockhill Farms Single Barrel Frankfort, KY – 23 ◊
Stagg Jr Barrel Proof Frankfort, KY – 14
Taconic Distillery Dutchess Private Reserve Stanfordville, NY – 12
Taconic Distillery Double Barrel Maple Bourbon Stanfordville, NY – 14
Town Branch Lexington, KY – 14
Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond Spring 2018 11 yr Louisville, KY – 29 ◊
Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond Fall 2018 9 yr Louisville, KY – 23 ◊
Old Rip Van Winkle 10 yr Frankfort, KY – 29 ◊ 1.5oz
Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 yr Frankfort, KY – 55 ◊ 1.5oz
Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 yr Frankfort, KY – 110 ◊ 1.5oz
Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 yr Frankfort, KY – 36 ◊ 1.5oz
W.L. Weller Special Reserve Frankfort, KY – 14 ◊
W.L. Weller 12 yr Frankfort, KY – 18 ◊
Old Weller Antique 107 Frankfort, KY – 22 ◊
William Larue Weller Barrel Proof Frankfort, KY – 45 ◊
Widow Jane 10 yr Red Hook, NY – 16
Woodford Double Oak Versailles, KY – 14
Woodford Reserve Versailles, KY – 11
RYE
Angel’s Envy Finished Rye Louisville, KY – 18 ◊
Bulleit Rye Louisville, KY – 13
F E W Rye Evanston, IL – 13
Hillrock Double Cask Rye Hudson Valley, NY – 23
Hudson Maple Cask Rye Gardiner, NY – 19
Hudson Manhattan Rye Gardiner, NY – 16
Michter’s Straight Rye Louisville, KY – 12
Michter’s Straight Rye 10 yr Louisville, KY – 33 ◊
Ragtime Rye Brooklyn. NY – 12
Sazerac Rye Frankfort, KY – 10
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Barrel Proof Frankfort, KY – 23
Whistle Pig Farmstock Rye crop 002 Triple Terroir Vermont, Indiana, Canada – 15
WHISKEY
Crown Royal Canada – 10
Dewar’s 12 yr Scotland – 12
Dewar’s Scotland – 10
Gentleman Jack Lynchburg, TN – 12
George Dickel #8 Tullahoma, TN – 10
Hudson Single Malt Gardiner, NY – 16
Jack Daniel’s #7 Lynchburg, TN – 10
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire Lynchburg, TN – 11
Jameson County Cork, Ireland – 10
Michter’s Sour Mash Toasted Barrel Finish Louisville, KY – 25 ◊
Monkey Shoulder Dufftown, Scotland – 11
Redbreast Cork Ireland – 18
Seagram’s 7 USA – 9
Seagram’s VO Canada – 8
Stranahan’s Black Diamond Colorado Whiskey Denver, CO – 17
Tin Cup Denver, CO – 11
Tullamore Dew County Offaly, Ireland – 9
Two James Johnny Smoking Gun Whiskey Detroit, MI – 12
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
Ardbeg 10 yr Islay – 12
Balvenie 12 yr Doublewood Speyside – 14
Balvenie 14 yr Caribbean Cask Speyside – 18
Balvenie 15 yr Sherry Cask Speyside – 22
Balvenie 17 yr Doublewood Speyside – 28
Bruichladdich 24 yr “Black Art 5” Islay – 79 ◊
Glenfiddich 12 yr Speyside – 13
Glenfiddich 15 yr Speyside – 18
Glenfiddich 18 yr Speyside – 21
Glenfiddich 21 yr Speyside – 29
Highland Park 12 yr Highlands – 14
Kilchoman Islay – 13
Laphroaig 10 yr Islay – 15
Macallan 12 yr Highlands – 16
Macallan Rare Cask Highlands – 69
Oban 14 yr West Highlands – 18
JAPANESE WHISKY
The Hukushu 12 yr Single Malt Yamanashi, Japan – 19 ◊
The Yamazaki 12 yr Single Malt Shimamoto, Japan – 21 ◊
Kikori Kumamoto, Japan – 14 *
Kaiyō Single Malt Osaka, Japan – 15
Kikori Kumamoto, Japan – 14 *
NikkaTaketsuru Pure Malt 12 yr Hokkaido, Japan – 18 ◊
Ohishi Sherry Cask Kumamoto, Japan – 15 *
Suntory Toki Shimamoto, Japan – 13
Yamato Niseko, Japan- 12
WHISKEY FLIGHTS
Eastern Drams Kaiyō Single Malt, Ohishi Sherry Cask, Yamato 22
Rocky Mountain High Stranahan’s, Breckenridge, Tin Cup – 21
Run Four The Roses Woodford Double Oak, Four Roses, Angel’s Envy – 22
Speyside Twelves Balvenie 12 yr, Macallan 12 yr, Glenfiddich 12 yr – 21
Upstate Widow Jane, Hudson Baby Bourbon, Hillrock – 24
◊ Limited Availablilty
* Gluten Free