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    The Essential 2215 1st Avenue North

    Italian
    Open now11AM - 9PM
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    All Day Menu
    Drinks
    Lunch Specials
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    Featured Items

    • Cheeseburger

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

    • Caesar Salad

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

    • Five Grain Salad

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

    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

    • Salmon Waldorf Salad

      GF smoked salmon with pickled cantaloupe, celery, bok choy, ricotta salata, peanut & pumpkin seed crunch, charred cucumber, yuzu, fennel
      $18.00

    • Caprese

      V & GF - Liuzi fior di latte Mozz with heirloom tomatoes, wild ramp vinaigrette, & basil oil
      $16.00

    • Mushroom Toast

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

    • Side Fries

      $5.00

    • Hummus + Pickles

      Rancho Gordo Chickpeas, Santa Cruz olive oil, sourdough
      $12.00

    Pasta

    • Spaghetti Cacio E Pepe

      V - 'cacio e pepe,' spelt flour, miso butter, parmesan brodo, zanzibar peppercorns
      $22.00

    • Agnolotti

      V - herbed ricotta and goat cheese filled, sungold tomato sauce, saffron butter
      $22.00

    • Rigatoni Bolognese

      House-made chorizo from Bear Creek pork, tomato, creme fraiche, and Manchego
      $24.00

    • Gemelli

      Sunflower seed pesto, romano beans, zucchini, ricotta salata
      $22.00

    • Paccheri

      Shishito cream, gulf shrimp, octopus, charred corn, hatch chili, torpedo onions
      $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, 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
      $32.00

    • Bistro Steak

      Gluten Free -- Steak from Bear Creek with confit fingerling potatoes, arugula, and pearl onion balsamic sauce
      $40.00

    • Fish of the Day

      Red Grouper from the gulf with ratatouille sofrito, buttery Carolina gold rice, lemon
      $44.00

    Dessert

    • Rocky Road Mousse

      Fluffy chocolate mousse with toasted marshmallows, and almonds
      $10.00

    • Tiramisu

      portuguese dessert wine, strawberry, sesame
      $12.00

    • Pavlova

      hibiscus, Chilton County Peaches, whipped cream, mint grapefruit granita
      $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

    Lunch Specials

    • Five Grain Salad (Half Size)

      V - farro, barley, wheat berry, whipped feta, lettuces, walnuts, crispy quinoa, avocado
      $12.00

    • Ham & Cheese

      housemade Paris ham from bear creek on sourdough with havarti, onion jam, dijonaise, and fries
      $16.00

    • Fried Chicken Sandwich

      buttermilk fried chicken breast with habanero white bbq sauce, garlic mayo, watercress, fries
      $18.00

    • Pastrami Sandwich

      Rye, Pastrami, Havarti, Al Light Mustard, Russian slaw, + fries
      OUT OF STOCK
      $20.00

    • Pimento Cheese BLT

      Housemade bacon, pimento cheese, heirloom tomatoes, iceberg, real nice white bread, fries
      $18.00

    Merch

    Hat

    • Hat

      $24.00

    Shirt

    • Women's T Shirt

      $24.00+

    • Men's T Shirt

      $24.00+
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    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

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