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    The Aperture: BBQ Edition

    900 East McMillan Street

    Cincinnati, OH 45206


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    Featured Items

    • 1 Meat + 2 Sides

      Your choice of 1 meat (brisket +$6) & 2 sides. Served with Texas toast, house pickles & 1 choice of sauce.
      $20.00
    • 2 Meats + 3 Sides

      Your choice of 2 different meats (brisket +$6) & 3 sides. Served with Texas toast, house pickles & 2 choice of sauces.
      $27.00
    • Skillet Cornbread + Honey Butter (Gluten Free)

      Skillet fried Anson Mills yellow cornmeal cornbread. Served with browned butter.
      $6.00

    BBQ

    Lunch Platter

    • 1 Meat + 2 Sides

      Your choice of 1 meat (brisket +$6) & 2 sides. Served with Texas toast, house pickles & 1 choice of sauce.
      $20.00
    • 2 Meats + 3 Sides

      Your choice of 2 different meats (brisket +$6) & 3 sides. Served with Texas toast, house pickles & 2 choice of sauces.
      $27.00

    Meats

    • Smoked Brisket

      1/2-1lb Blackhawk Farms Smoked Brisket. Served with Texas toast, house pickles & 1 choice of sauce.
      $19.00+
    • Smoked Salt & Pepper Pork Belly

      1/2-1lb Fried Salt & Pepper Pork Belly. Served with Texas toast, house pickles & 1 choice of sauce.
      $13.00+
    • Pulled Pork

      1/2-1lb Smoked & Braised Berkshire Pulled Pork. Served with Texas toast, house pickles & 1 choice of sauce.
      $10.00+
    • Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings

      6-12 Fried Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings. Served with Texas toast, house pickles & 1 choice of sauce.
      $15.00+
    • Eckerlin's Smoked Hot Italian Sausage

      1 smoked & sliced Eckerlin's sausage (rotating flavor) alongside sauteed peppers & onions. Served with Texas toast, house pickles & 1 choice of sauce.
      $13.00
    • Fried Chicken Sandwich

      Breaded & fried chicken thighs served with a smear of pimento cheese, coleslaw, & house pickles on Texas Toast. Served with your choice of sauce & house kennebec potato chips.
      $17.00
    • Brisket Sandwich

      Thinly sliced smoked brisket with caramelized onions, melted Tillamook cheddar cheese, house pickles, & fried onion straws on a toasted Brioche Bun. Served with your choice of sauce and house made kennebec potato chips.
      $20.00

    Sides

    • Spiced Onion Straws

      Deep fried, breaded, za'atar-spiced onion rings. (Thinly sliced)
      $6.00
    • Coleslaw

      Bright & tangy coleslaw made from freshly shredded cabbage & farm carrots. Mayo & Mustard based. (Staff favorite)
      $6.00
    • Pimento Cheese + Potato Chips

      Creamy pickled pepper & Tillamook cheddar pimento cheese. Served with house made salted kennebec potato chips.
      $7.00
    • Potato Salad

      $8.00
    • N'duja Collard Greens

      Low & slow, N'duja & garlic braised collard greens. (Contains Pork)
      $8.00
    • Smoked Cheddar Mac + Cheese

      Creamy Tillamook mornay based Cavatappi mac & cheese. Finished with toasted cornbread crumbs.
      $9.00
    • Skillet Cornbread + Honey Butter (Gluten Free)

      Skillet fried Anson Mills yellow cornmeal cornbread. Served with browned butter.
      $6.00
    • Extra Pickles

      $3.00
    • Extra Texas Toast

      $6.00

    Sauces (2oz.)

    • Classic BBQ

      $2.00
    • Carolina Gold

      $2.00
    • Cherry Pepper Buffalo

      $2.00
    • Alabama White

      $2.00

    Desserts

    • Hummingbird Banana Pudding

      Hummingbird Banana Pudding- Brown sugar pudding, sliced bananas, crushed pineapple, cream cheese whipped cream, finished with walnut praline.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $8.00
    • Strawberry Shortcake

      Strawberry Shortcake - Brown sugar cornbread, sliced macerated strawberries, whipped white chocolate ganache, finished with an almond crumble.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $8.00

    Drinks

    • Madtree Psychopathy

      $7.00
    • Braxton Garage

      $5.00
    • Seasonal Margarita

      $12.00
    • Iced Tea (Unsweet)

      Deeper Roots Black Tea. Freshly steeped, served unsweetened over ice.
      $4.00
    • Sweet Tea

      Deeper Roots Black Tea. Freshly steeped, served sweet over ice.
      $4.00
    • Peach Tea (Sweet)

      Deeper Roots Peach Black Tea. Freshly steeped, served sweet over ice.
      $5.00
    • Freshly Squeezed Lemonade

      Freshly squeezed house made Lemonade. (Think...Summer Fair! Perfectly sweet and mouth-wateringly tart)
      $6.00
    • Ale-8-One

      $4.00
    • IBC Root Beer

      $4.00
    • Cheerwine

      $4.00
    • TopoChico

      $4.00

    BBQ Catering

    Meats

    • Classic Pulled Pork

      5 pound serving (feeds 10-15 people) Served with 16oz of house sauce + 10 slices Texas Toast + ½ Quart House Pickles. Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $80.00
    • Salt & Pepper Fried Pork Belly

      5 pound serving (feeds 10-15 people) Served with 16oz of house sauce + 10 slices Texas Toast + ½ Quart House Pickles. Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $105.00
    • Blackhawk Farms Smoked Brisket

      5 pound serving (feeds 10-15 people) Served with 16oz of house sauce + 10 slices Texas Toast + ½ Quart House Pickles. Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $165.00
    • Fried Chicken Thighs

      Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $70.00
    • 24 Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings

      24 Chicken Wings (Serve 4-6 people) Served with 16oz of house sauce + 5 pieces Texas Toast + ½ Quart House Pickles. Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $40.00

    Sides

    • Fried Onion Straws

      1 quart of deep fried, breaded, & za'atar-spiced onion rings. (Thinly sliced) Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $24.00
    • Pimento Cheese + House Potato Chips

      1 quart of creamy pickled pepper & Tillamook cheddar pimento cheese. Served with 2 quarts of house made salted kennebec potato chips. Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $36.00
    • Coleslaw

      1/2 Quart of bright & tangy coleslaw. Made from freshly shredded cabbage & farm carrots. Mayo & Mustard based. (Staff favorite) Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $26.00
    • Potato Salad

      Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $28.00
    • N'duja Collard Greens

      1 quart of low & slow N'duja & garlic braised collard greens. (Contains Pork) Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $34.00
    • Smoked Cheddar Mac + Cheese

      1 quart of creamy Tillamook mornay based cavatappi mac & cheese. Finished with toasted cornbread crumbs. Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $32.00
    • Skillet Fried Cornbread + Browned Butter

      1 Whole (8-10 slices) skillet fried Anson Mills yellow cornmeal cornbread. Served with (8oz Butter) browned butter. Gluten Free! Upon placing your catering order, we will be in contact with you to schedule a pick up time and day. (Catering Orders require a minimum of 72-hour or 3 day notice)
      $38.00
    • Extra Pickles

      1/2 Pint of house pickled cucumbers + 1/2 pint house pickled red onions.
      $15.00
    • Extra Texas Toast

      Additional order of 10 Slices of Texas Toast.
      $9.00
    • Extra Sauce

      Additional order of 16oz of your choice of our house made sauces.

    Drinks

    • 1/2 Gallon Freshly Squeezed Lemonade

      $16.00
    • 1/2 Gallon Deeper Roots Peach Sweet Tea

      $13.00
    • 1/2 Gallon Deeper Roots Unsweetened Iced Tea

      $10.00
    • 1/2 Gallon Deeper Roots Sweet Tea

      $12.00
    • 1/2 Gallon Arnold Palmer

      $14.00

    All hours
    SundayClosed
    MondayClosed
    TuesdayClosed
    Wednesday11:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Thursday11:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 2:00 pm
    SaturdayClosed
    Restaurant info

    The Aperture: BBQ Edition

    Location

    900 East McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH 45206

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