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The Cookhouse

(203) 655-6663

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  • 154 Post Rd, Darien, CT 06820
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  • American
  • The Cookhouse

  • (203) 655-6663
  • Menu
  • Lip Smackin Starters
    • BBQ Sundae $6.99

      it's magic. A mason jar add pulled pork, baked beans, creamy coleslaw a dollop of BBQ sauce and a pickle spear. May have curative powers

    • New Smothered Chicken Livers $5.99

      fat tommy's mommy's favorite chicken. Fried chicken livers smothered in onions & gravy. Oh my

    • Hush Puppies $4.99

      to keep his old hound dogs earl & booger quiet under the dinner table fat tommy would drop them a hush puppy. These are fried, onion flavored cornmeal balls. Served with cookhouse jelly for dipping a true country classic

    • New Orleans Shrimp $8.99

      louisiana folks consider this dish part of their state heritage. Fresh shell on shrimp, cooked in a very spicy butter sauce. Served with grilled flatbread for dipping you're gonna love this

    • Sweet Creamed Corn Pops $5.99

      these are little fried thingamajigs with molten sweet creamed corn inside that are just ridiculously tasty. Served with BBQ sour cream

    • Country Fried Okra $5.99

      now, you don't see a lot of okra around connecticut. But down south they'll do naked parades to celebrate the arrival of the new crop see if you don't agree this is the tastiest fried vegetable known to humankind

    • Loaded Skins $5.99

      fried potato skins loaded with melted pepper jack cheese smoked bacon fresh tomato salsa, lime sour cream & chives

    • Cookhouse Wings $8.99

      a full pound of some of the tastiest, meatiest wings anywhere. Served with bleu cheese dipping sauce mild hot or scary let your server know how you want em

    • Nappy's Nachos $9.99

      nappy, one of our cooks, made a dish for the staff. That we all loved taco chips, cookhouse chill pepper, jack cheese, jalapeno peppers, fresh tomato salsa & lime sour cream. This is huge & suitable for sharing

    • Mom's Macaroni & Cheese $5.99

      cookhouse, slo-smoked bacon, warm jalapeno peppers & three cheeses baked together with macaroni in this delicious, creamy, home style dish for grownups

    • Smoked Chicken & Black Bean Quesadilla $6.99

      fat tommy's smoked chicken with pepper jack cheese, black beans & sweet onion all melted in a warm tortilla. Topped with lime sour cream & fresh tomato salsa

    • Cajun Popcorn $7.99

      fat tommy grew up eating. These little shrimp by the bushel. A true louisiana classic served with cocktail sauce & cookhouse comeback sauce for dipping

    • Fat Tommy's Rib Taster $7.99

      voted best in state a sampler of the best slo smoked ribs you ever tasted. Request them mild, hot or scary & be sure to specify your rib style see rib section of meals

    • Beer Battered Onion Rings $4.99

      these beer battered onion rings are so good you'll want a whole batch for yourself

    • Southern Fried Chicken Tenders $5.99

      juicy breast meat served with honey mustard & cookhouse comeback sauce for dipping

  • Soup's On
    • Oscar's Daily Special $4.99

      soup selection of the day, all you gotta do is ask

    • Crab & Corn Chowder $7.99

      colossal lump crabmeat with corn, onions & bacon, aint cheap, but it's good

    • Cookhouse Chili $6.99

      voted best in state huge crook of the best chili around not for the vegetarian though loaded with ground beef, brisket & pork, topped with pepper jack cheese, lime sour cream fresh tomato salsa & tortilla chips

    • Sweet Onion Soup $4.99

      rich vidalia onion soup with a toasted cornbread crouton & melted pepper jack cheese

  • Fat Tommy's Slo Smoked BBQ
    the ribs and the slo smoked hevs are so richly satisfying we wouldn't settle for anything else. All BBQ platters served with tow sides
    • Beef Brisket Platter $17.99

      lookout texas, here we come this is a favorite of texas barbequers. It takes about to hours of smoking to transform this little piece of meat into one of the tastiest and tenderest you can find

    • Chicken Platter $14.99

      our plump hens are apple cider brined then slo smoked for hours until caramel colored and richly flavored basted only with fat tommy's seasoned chicken glaze

    • The Tombo Combo $21.99

      a feast for true cue lovers & a bargain to boot choose any 3 of ribs, brisket, chicken pulled pork (from our smithfield butts) or andouille sausage plus two sides dig in (to choose ribs twice add $4.00)

    • Pulled Pork Platter $16.99

      (from famous smithfield butts) if you treat a pork shoulder right it secoves the favorite food of due lovers. After many hours of slo smoking it almost falls apart. But retains a noise rich vadody flavor. Its hot elegant on the plate but topped with fat tommys famous sauce the first bite will make you yell sooeer

  • Bourbon-Marinated Flatiron Steak
    • Bourbon Marinated Flatiron Steak $16.99

      tender 10 oz. flatiron steak is marinated in bourbon, molasses & spices for several house. Grilled over an open flame & sliced

    • Filet Mignon $25.99

      the king of all steaks 10 oz. choice center cut, hand selected, trimmed of all excess fat. This is tender as twilight don't even ask for a steak knife!"

    • Big New York Strip Steak $24.99

      one pound of the most delicious mid-western grain fed New York strip you'll ever taste cooked to your liking

  • World Class Ribs
    voted best in connecticut
    • Baby Back Ribs

      we buy the absolute best ribs in the world - from smithfield and smoke them right. Here over aromatic hardwoods till tender & tasty

    • St. Louis Ribs $16.99+

      bigger meatier & juicier than the leaner baby backs. Both from American smithfield hogs.

  • Choose Your Rib Style
    voted best in connecticut
    • Fat Tommy Style

      ft's family had a shortage of teeth. So he learned to make his ribs saucy & fall off the bone tender to please them

    • Memphis Style

      these are preferred by the experts & miss darlene's family who had teeth toothier & unsauced so you can savor the meat & smoke. Ribs pull apart not fall off the bone and sauce if you wish

  • Ft's Sauces
    • Mild

      for distinguished customers with refined palates

    • Hot

      for the kickers among us & those who wish to be

    • Scary

      for masochists & machos will burn your face

    • North Carolina Sauce

      light vinegar based sauce virtually no carbs & very tasty

  • Cookhouse Family Feast
    18% gratuity added to parties of six or more
    • A Tombo-Combo for the Whole Family $16.99+

      there's no better way to enjoy our barbecue than family style big heaping platters of all your favorite food. Enough to share and enjoy with everyone pick three different meats: pulled pork (from smithfield butts), beef brisket, smoked chicken, BBQ ribs & andouille sausage (to choose ribs twice, add $12) includes hush puppies buttermilk biscuits & zippy cornbread plus your choice of one regular side for each two people ($5.99 under 12 years) add a bottomless salad for $1.99 per person

  • Ribs By The Rack
    sauce & bread included
    • Feeds: Baby Back Ribs (Qty) $35.99+

    • Feeds: St Louis Ribs(Qty) $35.99+

  • BBQ By The Pound
    sauce & bread included
    • Pulled Pork $13.99

    • Beef Brisket (Sliced) $13.99

    • Half Chicken $5.99

    • Whole Chicken $8.99

    • Smoked Prime Rib (Sliced) $16.99

    • Smoked Andouille Sausage $7.99

    • Wings $8.99

  • Extra Bread
    • Biscuits (4) $3.50

    • Hush Puppies (8) $4.95

  • Sides
    available by the pound, feeds 4-5 people
    • Hoppin John $4.95

    • Miss Darlene's Baked Beans $4.95

    • Horseradish Mashed Potatoes $4.95

    • Country Greens $5.95

    • Creamy Coleslaw $4.95

    • Veggie of the Day $4.95

    • Mac & Cheese $5.95

    • Tossed Salad $2.99+

  • Soups
    • Cookhouse Chili $5.99+

    • Soup of the Day $4.99+

  • Home Spun Sandwiches
    served with crispy French fries. Add soup of the day or side salad for $2.99 or both $4.99
    • Slo-Smoked Prime Rib Sandwich $11.99

      served with sauteed onions & melted American cheese on a toasted cookhouse bun

    • Fried Catfish Po-Boy $7.99

      cornmeal battered fresh fried catfish, lettuce & tomato with horseradish lemon ketchup on a cookhouse bun

    • Grilled Chicken Sandwich $7.99

      simply grilled chicken breast served plump & juicy with lettuce, tomato & mayo on a cookhouse bun

    • Fried Shrimp Po-Boy $8.99

      cajun fried shrimp with lettuce, tomato & comeback sauce on a po-boy roll

    • Cookhouse Club $8.99

      slo-smoked pulled chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayo on a toasted bun

    • Buzz's B.L.T $7.99

      our good friend & neighbor recommends this wonderful sandwich with slo-smoked bacon, crisp lettuce, juicy tomatoes & mayo on a cookhouse bun

    • Smoked Brisket or Chicken Roll Up $7.99

      choose between slo-smoked chopped brisket or smoked pulled chicken, rolled with salsa, onions, jalapeno cheese & BBQ sauce in a flour tortilla

    • Southern Fried Chicken Po-Boy $7.99

      fried chicken tenders with lettuce, tomato & comeback sauce on a po boy roll

  • Big Salads
    add to any salad above grilled chicken $3/grilled shrimp $4/salmon $4/sliced steak $4
    • Colossal Cookhouse Salad $5.99+

      crumbled bleu cheese, bacon & roasted walnuts tossed with, fresh greens, tomato, carrot & onion in a balsamic vinaigrette

    • New Cookhouse Cobb $5.99+

      on the one day each year that fat tommy diets. This is his favorite greens and avocado and eggs and bacon and carrots and tomato and onion and jack cheese and tortilla strips and BBQ vinaigrette

    • New Mixed Field Green Salad $4.99+

      fresh field greens, tomato, carrot, croutons and champagne vinaigrette

    • Caesar Salad $4.99+

      a classic

  • Our Classic
    • Pulled Pork Sandwich $8.99

      from smithfield butts theres a reason this is our best selling sandwich & one of the best ones you'll ever eat cool, crisp & creamy coleslaw combines with fresh, hot, smoked pulled pork & barbecue sauce on a warm cookhouse bun magic the contrasting tastes, textures & temperatures make a spectacular union

  • The Flattboys
    flattboys are sandwiches made with flat bread grilled on both sides with truly wonderful stuff in the middle
    • Fat Tommy's Flattboy $8.99

      this is a refinement of it's masterpiece. The pig & turkey smokestack pulled pork fresh smoked dark meat turkey with melted pepper jack cheese, caramelized onions & cookhouse comeback sauce

    • The Hobo Fuzzy Flattboy $7.99

      in honor of it's favorite sandwich from fuzzy's drive in late of alexandria la chopped slo smoked beef brisket, BBQ sauce. A little mustard & dill pickle slices viva fuzzy

    • New Cookhouse Cubano Flattboy $8.99

      few people know that fat tommy taught this sandwich to his former friend fidel when they were drinking dark rum before the revolution it caught on and became the national favorite the original was pulled pork and andouille sausage with Swiss cheese and dill pickles and grecle mustard on flattboy bread. It is faithfully and freshly reproduced here.

    • New Triple Cheese & Avocado Flattboy $7.99

      pepper jack Swiss & American topped with fresh avocado & tomato grilled cheese supreme

  • Burgers
    • The Classic Burger $8.99

      1/2 pound fresh angus beef cooked as you like with lettuce, tomato, onion & your choice of cheese

    • Cookhouse Burger $9.99

      yep this is the best seller cause it's soooo good take the classic & add bacon, sauteed onions, pepper jack cheese & cookhouse comeback sauce

    • Chiliburger $9.99

      take the classic & smother it with cookhouse chili & cheese messy but marvelous

  • Country Classics
    twenty two of one hundred north Americans prefer an alternative to BBQ for lunch or dinner these are for you add side salad for 2.99 or a caesar for just 3.99
    • Cookhouse Meatloaf $12.99

      the ultimate comfort food spectacular meatloaf with horseradish mashed potatoes & gravy on top. Your choice of two sides

    • Mom's Macaroni & Cheese $9.99

      rob & miss darlene's other kids loved mac & cheese when they where young. She added adult flavors as they grew up including onions, warm jalapeno peppers & three cheeses we sprinkled smoked bacon on top of this creamy delicious old fashioned dish. Served with a side salad

    • Miss D's Tequila Lime Marinated Chicken Breast $14.99

      delicate little flower that she is miss d takes a fresh, plump chicken breast, marinates it in tequila, lime & stuff then simply grills it till perfect served. Over hoppin john with your choice of two sides

    • KB's Chicken-Fried Steak with Milk Gravy $12.99

      this is top round steak tenderized & cooked like the best fried chicken with a hint of red pepper. A Fresh mad milk gravy is ladled over the top kb (Rob's best buddy) drived fifty miles to get this delicacy. Served with two sides

    • Grilled Salmon $15.99

      eight ounces of fresh Atlantic salmon grilled simply as you like with your choice of lemon butter or cajun seasonings & two sides

    • Fried Scallops $14.99

      plump sea scallops fried until golden brown. Served with tartar sauce & two sides

    • Cornmeal Fried Catfish $12.99

      miss darlene's favorite a true southern classic served with two sides

  • Our Famous Slow Smoked Prime Rib
    • Pop's Big Prime Rib $24.99

      smoked for the most distinctive prime rib you'll ever taste this slab of rib is over 20 oz. & served with it's own smoky juice. Once you've tasted this everything else is just cheap whiskey

    • Oscar's Regular Prime Rib $18.99

      same delicious rib this one is 12 oz.

  • Classic Sides
    entrees come with 2 sides. Substitute side salad for a side add $1.99, order extra sides for table sharing $3.99
    • Hoppin' John

      (black eyed peas, rice & onion) cookhouse creamy coleslaw, crispy french fries, vegetable of the day, miss darlene's baked beans, creamed spinach, horseradish mashed potatoes, country greens, big baked potato, onion rings ($1.50), sweet tater fries ($ 1.50)

  • Fat Tommy's Lip Smackin' Sampler
    • Fat Tommy's Lip Smackin' Sampler $19.99

      a feast for the table any three starters for a bargain

  • New
    • BBQ Pizza $5.99

      a cookhouse original with pulled pork onions, cilantro and pepper jack cheese with BBQ sauce

    • Crispy Fried Ribs $7.99

      the question here is can you have too much of a good thinks no way jose fat tommy batters these smoked ribs, quick fries them & tosses them in sauce

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