From the wood-fired kitchen

The Menu

Wood-fired tavern fare and real Maryland barbecue from the Old Line crew — poured alongside craft cocktails built on Dragon Distillery's own spirits.

Craft Barbecue

Sold by the ½lb · served with coleslaw, pickles, choice of a side, and choice of bread — cornbread, BBQ bread, or a brioche roll

  • Beef Brisket Fri–Sun

    $30

    Available Friday through Sunday while supplies last. 12-hour smoked over Texas oak charcoal, sliced.

  • Spare Ribs

    $22 / 36

    St. Louis cut. Half rack or full rack.

  • Pulled Pork

    $18

    Smoked pork butt, vinegar and butter mop sauce.

  • Smoked Turkey

    $18

    Brined whole and smoked on the pit, sliced thick.

  • BBQ Chicken

    $18

    Coal-fired thigh, pulled in a light BBQ glaze.

  • Jalapeño Cheddar Sausage

    $18

    House-smoked, snappy casing.

Loaded Potatoes

Choice of Pulled Pork, BBQ Chicken, Smoked Turkey, or Jalapeño Cheddar Sausage · Pork Rib Meat +$2 · Brisket +$12

  • Cheesy Fries

    $18

    Choice of barbecue meat over a platter of french fries smothered in our velvet cheese sauce, BBQ sauce, sour cream, and pickled jalapeños.

  • BBQ Spud

    $18

    Choice of barbecue meat over two baked potatoes joined end to end, split and filled with melted butter, salt and pepper, sour cream, BBQ sauce, shredded cheese, and chives.

Homemade Sides

  • Potato Salad

    $6

    Yukon Golds, fresh dill, mayo-based family recipe.

  • Coleslaw

    $4

    Shredded cabbage and carrot, tangy house-made dressing.

  • Mac n' Cheese

    $6

    Velvet golden cheese sauce, cavatappi.

  • French Fries

    $6

    Crispy and golden, straight out of the fryer.

  • Loaded Baked Potato

    $5

    Butter, sour cream, shredded cheese, bacon, chives.

  • House Salad

    $7

    Romaine, cherry tomato, red onion, shredded cheese, choice of dressing.

½lb Smoke Burgers

All burgers are smoked prior to service – juicy and cooked through – and are not ordered by temperature. Seasoned with our Mid-Lanic Gold rub. Served with pickles and one side.

  • House Burger

    $19

    Smoked 8oz beef patty, lettuce, tomato, red onion; choice of american, cheddar, swiss, or pepper jack on a toasted brioche bun.

  • Old Line Burger

    $20

    Smoked 8oz beef patty, smoked bacon and onion jam, house pickles, BBQ aioli, american cheese on a toasted brioche bun.

  • Dragon Burger

    $20

    Smoked 8oz beef patty, pepper jack, pickled jalapeños, and dragon sauce on a toasted brioche bun.

From Scratch Fryer

  • Corn Dog

    $12

    Nathan's Jumbo All Beef Hot Dog dipped in our house corn batter, fried crispy to order, served with fries.

  • Dragon Eggs (3)

    $17

    Rolled pulled pork with cheddar cheese center, hand-breaded in panko and seasonings, deep fried.

  • Smoked Wings

    $14 / 20 / 26

    Smoked and double-fried drums and flats, choice of sauce; ranch or blue cheese. 8, 12, or 16 piece.

  • Hand Dipped Tenders

    $19

    Hand cut chicken breast tenders, hand battered, fried to order, choice of dipping sauce, served with fries.

Rubs: salt & vinegar · Mid-Lanic · Baydirt

Sauces: Asian zing · buffalo · BBQ · dragon sweet & spicy

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