
The menu
Cut to order, weighed in front of you
Everything below comes off one fire. Meats sell through most days; what's gone is gone until tomorrow's cook.
01Meats by the Pound
Cut when you order, weighed in front of you, wrapped in butcher paper. When the day's cook runs out, it runs out.
- Prime Brisket ★GF16/ half lb
Sixteen hours over white oak. Ask for moist (point) or lean (flat) — moist is the right answer.
- Burnt Ends ★GF17/ half lb
Double-smoked brisket points, cubed and kissed back on the pit in molasses glaze until the corners go black and sticky.
Saturday + Sunday, till gone
- Pulled PorkGF11/ half lb
Duroc shoulder pulled coarse, never minced, tossed light in its own drippings.
- Smoked Turkey BreastGF12/ half lb
Brined a full day, smoked gentle, sliced thick off the bone.
- Pork Spare Ribs ★GF34/ rack
St. Louis trim, black-pepper bark, pulled at the bend — not falling off the bone, letting go of it.
half rack 19
- Emberline Hot LinkGFHOT8each
Coarse pork and brisket trim, red pepper and garlic, natural casing with real snap. Made in-house Thursdays.
- Beef Short RibGF38/ lb
The dinosaur cut. Salt, pepper, smoke, nothing else.
Fridays only
02Sandwiches
On grilled Texas toast or a toasted seeded roll. Every sandwich comes with dill pickles and a stack of napkins you will need.
- The Emberline ★16
Chopped burnt ends, sweet-heat glaze, pickled red onion, on Texas toast. The one on the sign.
- Slow Pull13
Pulled pork, cider-vinegar slaw, dills, seeded roll.
- The Foreman17
Sliced moist brisket, charred onions, pit mustard, Texas toast.
- Hot Link GriddleHOT12
Split hot link seared flat, griddled onions, yellow mustard, seeded roll.
- Smoked Turkey + BaconHOT14
Thick-cut turkey, pit bacon, jalapeño slaw, seeded roll.
03Plates
Any plate: your pick of meats, two sides, Texas toast, house pickles and onions.
- One-Meat Plate19
A quarter pound more than it needs to be.
- Two-Meat Plate24
The reasonable order.
- The Full Pull ★29
Three meats. Bring a friend or don't.
04Sides
Cup 4.50 · pint 9. Made every morning in quantities we regret by noon.
- Pit BeansGF4.50
Slow beans with burnt-end trimmings and molasses.
- Cheesy Corn Bake ★VGF4.50
The Kansas City side. White cheddar, roasted poblano.
- Hand-Cut FriesGF4.50
Double-fried in beef tallow, pit salt.
- Vinegar SlawVGGF4.50
Cider bite, celery seed, no mayo in sight.
- Skillet MacV4.50
Smoked-gouda béchamel, toasted crumbs, cast iron.
- Collard GreensGF4.50
Long-simmered in smoked-turkey pot liquor.
- Hush PuppiesV4.50
Six to an order, sorghum butter for dragging.
- House PicklesVGGF4.50
Dill spears, brined Mondays, cold and loud.
05Desserts
Baked in the same room as the smoke. It shows, in a good way.
- Pecan Pie ★V7
Dark-syrup custard, toasted Missouri pecans, burnt-honey cream.
- Banana PuddingV6
Vanilla wafers gone soft, served cold from the walk-in.
- Chocolate Sheet CakeV6
Warm fudge icing, flake salt.
06Drinks
Cold enough to fog the cup.
- Sweet TeaVGGF3.50
Brewed every morning. Unsweet on request, no judgment.
- Hibiscus LemonadeVGGF4
Tart, ruby-red, made for brisket.
- Cane-Sugar Root BeerVGGF4
Bottled draft style, heavy on the sarsaparilla.
- Local Draft Rotation6.50
Whatever the brewery two blocks over sent this week.
- Drip CoffeeVGGF3
Dark roast, bottomless with any plate.
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