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    The Essential 2215 1st Avenue North

    European
    Closed5PM - 9PM
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    Featured Items

    • Five Grain Salad

      V - farro, barley, wheat berry, whipped feta, lettuces, walnuts, crispy quinoa, avocado
      $22.00
    • Rigatoni Bolognese

      House-made chorizo from Bear Creek pork, tomato, creme fraiche, and Manchego
      $26.00
    • Arancini

      Crispy rice balls with mozzarella, fontina, and Calabrian chili sauce
      $8.00+

    All Day Menu

    Starters

    • Sourdough Bread

      Rodolphe le Meunier - real nice french butter
      $7.00
    • Arancini

      Crispy rice balls with mozzarella, fontina, and Calabrian chili sauce
      $8.00+
    • Caesar Salad

      Local lettuces, garlic breadcrumbs, and parmesan with house made caesar dressing
      $14.00
    • Mushroom Toast

      V - Roasted local mushrooms, creme fraiche, thyme, and grilled sourdough
      $16.00
    • Beet Salad

      robiola bosina, muscadine gelee, apple balsamic, olive oil
      $16.00
    • Roasted Sweet Potatoes

      on whipped tahini, topped with salsa macha and pickled raisins
      $14.00
    • Side Fries

      $5.00

    Pasta

    • Spaghetti Cacio E Pepe

      V - 'cacio e pepe,' whole wheat flour, miso butter, parmesan brodo, zanzibar peppercorns
      $22.00
    • Agnolotti

      V - herbed ricotta and goat cheese filled, honey nut squash with sun-dried tomato butter
      $22.00
    • Rigatoni Bolognese

      House-made chorizo from Bear Creek pork, tomato, creme fraiche, and Manchego
      $26.00
    • Gemelli

      Sunflower seed pesto, burrata, shiitake mushroom XO sauce
      $22.00
    • Tortelli

      filled with braised pork, miso broth, roasted button chanterelles, scallion green tomato 'sweet and sour'
      $25.00

    Entrées

    • Five Grain Salad

      V - farro, barley, wheat berry, whipped feta, lettuces, walnuts, crispy quinoa, avocado
      $22.00
    • Cheeseburger

      two smashed dry-aged Bear Creek beef patties made with sharp American cheddar cheese, Russian, dijonaise, shrettuce, pickles, caramelized onions, housemade bun with fries
      $22.00
    • Half Chicken

      GF - Joyce Farms chicken with ginger and guajillo marinade, cooked under a 'brick,' peanut-lime gremolata, fries
      $34.00
    • Bistro Steak

      Steak from Bear Creek with confit fingerling potatoes, arugula, and pearl onion balsamic sauce
      $40.00
    • Fish of the Day

      Redfish with Sicilian peperonata, couscous, basil, lemon
      $38.00

    Dessert

    • Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte

      $12.00
    • Pavlova

      hibiscus, Chilton County Peaches, whipped cream, mint grapefruit granita
      $12.00
    • Tiramisu

      portuguese dessert wine, strawberry, sesame
      $12.00

    Drinks

    Soft Drinks & NA Cocktails

    • Mexican Coke

      16.9oz - requires bottle opener
      $7.00
    • Sprite

      12oz
      $5.00
    • Diet Coke

      12oz
      $5.00
    • Jarritos

      12.5oz - requires bottle opener
      $5.00
    • Booch Buddies Kombucha

      12oz - requires bottle opener
      $6.00
    • Ginger Beer

      7.5oz
      $4.00
    • Mineragua

      12.5 oz - requires bottle opener
      $5.00

    Merch

    Hat

    • Hat

      $24.00

    Shirt

    • Women's T Shirt

      $24.00+
    • Men's T Shirt

      $24.00+
    If you use a credit card, this establishment will charge an additional 3.00% ($0.00) to help offset processing costs. This amount is not more than what this establishment pays in fees.

    All hours
    Sunday5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Monday11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Tuesday11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Wednesday11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Thursday11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Saturday5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    American Bistro

    Location

    2215 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203

    Directions

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    Boston, MA 02210

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