Bluebird Barbecue Menu

Bluebird Barbecue, located in Burlington, VT, offers a unique dining experience with a focus on barbecue, chicken wings, and a variety of beer options. The restaurant provides a casual yet classy atmosphere with outdoor seating overlooking the Winooski River. The menu includes vegan options, limited vegetarian choices, and a range of delicious dishes such as brisket hoagies, seitan, and the signature brisket poutine. Customers praise the authentic flavors, generous portions, and creative drink offerings like the Ginger-Lime Soda. The Nitty Gritty Cornbread with Maple Butter and the assortment of meats and sides for the Barbecue for 2 are particular standouts. With attentive service, a scenic backdrop, and a vibrant atmosphere, Bluebird Barbecue is a must-try destination for BBQ enthusiasts.

Snacks + Shares

Nitty Gritty Cornbread

vermont’s nitty gritty cornmeal, a dozen mini-muffins . with whipped maple butter .

Crispy Brussels

vermont cider, runamok maple sweet + sour .

Smoked Wings

six pack, slow-smoked + quick fried . | choose pitmaster dry rub or brown sugar buffalo

Hand Cut Fries

alabama white sauce ,

BBQ Poutine

hand cut fries, our gravy, vermont cheddar curds, with chopped brisket or pulled pork . or make it a classic .

Soda

coca-cola, diet coke, sprite, fanta orange .

Barbecue For Two

served family style for two to share! your choice of three slow-smoked meats + four from scratch sides .

Family Reunion

you can have it all! pulled pork, smoked turkey, hr brisket, spare ribs, smoked chicken + all of our from scratch sides. served family style for - to share .

Pulled Pork

marbled pork shoulder, hand-trimmed + rubbed with our pork rub, slow smoked for +. hours. pour on our catamount gold | quarter pound on a bun, one side . | half pound on a tray, two sides .

Fifteen Hour Brisket

certified angus beef, hand trimmed, s+p rub, slow smoked for + hours, carved to order. pour on classic red. half pound on a tray, two sides .

Smoked Turkey

trimmed whole turkey breast seasoned with our pitmaster rub, slow smoked to tender. pour on our alabama sauce. half pound on a tray, two sides .

Spare Ribs

center cut, rubbed with our pork rub, slow smoked for four hours, finished on the grill + glazed with our mountain maple. half rack on a tray, two sides .

Smoked Chicken

brined then rubbed with our s+p rub, slow-smoked + finished on the grill. pour on our alabama white sauce. half chicken on a tray, two sides .

Pitmaster Ramen

our ramen broth, soft egg, sun ramen noodle, pickled jalapeno + vegetables, cilantro. your choice of pulled pork, smoked chicken, burnt ends .

Quarter Rack Spares

mountain maple glaze .

Double Smoked Burnt Ends

classic red sauce .

Smokehouse

Big Salads

Charred Broccoli Caesar

young kale + radicchio, red hen's 'fat tire' crumb, cabot alpine, burnt lemon, our caesar dressing . | add our bacon, pulled pork or seitan +. | add smoked chicken, turkey or brisket + .

Bacon + Blue Chopped

greens + radicchio, our bacon, grated egg, pickled vegetables, bayley hazen blue cheese, our classic vin | add our bacon, pulled pork or seitan +. | add smoked chicken, turkey or brisket + .

Roasted Roots

young kale, roasted root vegetables + root veggie chips, cider braised wheat berries, shaved red onion, vermont goat cheese, roasted apple vin . | add our bacon, pulled pork or seitan +. | add smoked chicken, turkey or brisket + .

Classic Mac + Cheese

elbow mac + our cabot cheese sauce .

Maple Baked Beans

smoked tomato, runamok maple .

Smashed Potatoes

smoked garlic, pitmaster butter .

Collard Greens

slow-simmered in our chicken stock, garlic, smoked chili .

Black Eyed Peas Salad

charred broccoli, our burnt lemon vin .

Cole Slaw

shredded cabbage, carrot, our mayo .

'Fat Tire' Toast

grilled red hen bakery sourdough .

Grilled Vegetables

broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, onions, bell peppers .

From Scratch Sides

Signature Cocktails

Cranberry Spritz

gordon's vodka, aperol, our cranberry, warm spices

The Flats Margarita

cazadores blanco tequila, cointreau, lime, simple, salted rim .

Negroni

gordon’s gin, campari, carpano antica .

Runamok Mule

gordon’s gin or vodka, runamok ginger-maple, pineapple, lime, angostura .

Jungle Party

plantation pineapple rum, campari, lime, pineapple, simple .

Painkiller

appleton estate rum, coconut, pineapple, orange juice, goslings, nutmeg .

Improved Whiskey Cocktail

rittenhouse rye, absinthe, maraschino, simple, angostura, lemon spritz .

Centennial Sour

wild turkey bourbon, cynar, lemon, maple, orange .

Hill Farmstead Charlie

low-alcohol farmstead ale, .% vermont oz

Narragansett Lager

lager, % rhode island oz

Switchback

unfiltered ale, % vermont oz

Hill Farmstead Edward

american pale ale, .% vermont oz .

Mast Landing Gunner's Daughter Nitro

nitro milk stout, .% maine oz

Ten Bends Northern Heights

double ipa, % oz

Four Quarters Great Bear

lightly smoked chocolate oatmeal brown ale, % vermont oz

Victory Prima Pils

german-style pilsner, .% pennysylvania oz .

Fiddlehead IPA

american ipa, .% vermont oz .

Good Measure Pitter Patter Porter

american porter, .% vermont oz .

Ommegang Dream Patch

fruited sour w/cherry, blueberry + raspberry, .% new york oz

Oxbow Sap Haus

smoked dark lager w/ maple syrup, % maine oz .

th Star B-

ne ipa, .% vermont oz .

Zero Gravity Frankie 'Rita

fruited ale w/ citrus, .% vermont oz

Grimm Artisinal Ales Afterimage

double ipa, % new york oz .

Foam Built To Spill

double ipa, % vermont oz .

Zero Gravity Black Cat Porter

robust porter, % vermont oz