The Cookhouse

Name: The Cookhouse
Address: 221 Governor St., 06108, CT, 06108
Telephone: 860-289-0053

221 Governor St., East Hartford, CT 06108, US

• Monday: 11:00AM-4:00PM •Tuesday: 11:00AM-8:00PM •Wednesday: 11:00AM-8:00PM •Thursday: 11:00AM-8:00PM •Friday: 11:00AM-8:00PM •Saturday: 11:00AM-8:00PM •Sunday: 11:00AM-4:00PM •

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Cuisine: Barbecue, Southern
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Lip Smackin' Starters

BBQ Sundae

When Fat Tommy Was Working On The Railroad, Miss Darlene Would Often Make His Entire Lunch In A Mason Jar. Ft Called It His Lunch Bucket & He Loved It. Miss D, Called It A "BBQ Sundae." She Took Baked Beans; Creamy Cole Slaw; Pulled Pork, Stuck In A Pickle Spear, Added A Dollop Of BBQ Sauce On Top & Layered That Goodness In A Big Ole Mason Jar. Some Southern Folks Think This Dish Has Curative Powers. Damn Good!

Hush Puppies

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.

Nappy's Nachos

Nappy, One Of Our Cooks, Made A Dish For The Staff That We All Loved. Taco Chips, Beef, Pork, Beans, Pepper Jack Cheese , Jalapeno Peppers, Fresh Tomato Salsa & Sour Cream. This Is Huge & Suitable For Sharing.

Sweet Creamed Corn Pops

These Are Little Fried Thingamajigs With Molten Sweet Creamed Corn Inside That Are Just Ridiculously Tasty. Served With BBQ'd Sour Cream.

Mom's Macaroni & Cheese

Cookhouse Slo-Smoked Bacon, Warm Jalapeno Peppers & Three Cheeses Baked Together With Macaroni In This Delicious, Creamy, Home Style Dish For Grownups.

Loaded Skins

Fried Potato Skins Loaded With Melted Pepper Jack Cheese, Smoked Bacon, Fresh Tomato Salsa, Sour Cream & Chives.

Smoked Chicken & Black Bean Quesadilla

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

Fat Tommy Grew Up Eating These Little Shrimp By The Bushel. A True Louisiana Classic. Served With Cocktail Sauce & Cookhouse Comeback Sauce For Dipping.

New Orleans Shrimp

Louisiana Folks Consider This Dish Part Of Their State Heritage. Fresh Shell-On Shrimp Cooked In A Very Spicy Butter Sauce. Served With A Cookhouse Biscuit For Dipping. You're Gonna Love This!

Bunkie Meat Pies

( because we make fresh daily will only be offered as a special) Rob & Fat Tommy Used To Drive 30 Miles To A Trailer Where These Were Sold In Bunkie, La. Rob's First Food Fantasies Were About These Little Pies Filled With Beef, Pork, Hot Red Pepper & Other Good Stuff. Served With Cookhouse Jelly For Dipping.

Cookhouse Wings

Delicious And Meaty. They're Served With Bleu Cheese Dipping Sauce. Mild, Hot Or Scary. Let Your Server Know How You Want 'Em.

Country Fried Okra

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.

BBq Pizza

A Cookhouse original with pulled pork, onions, cilantro, BBq sauce and Pepper Jack on a crisp Flatbread

Fat Tommy's Rib Taster

*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 Menu).

Beer Battered Onion Rings

These Beer Battered Onion Rings Are So Good You'll Want A Whole Batch For Yourself!

Southern Fried Chicken Tenders

Juicy Breast Meat Served With Honey Mustard & Cookhouse Comeback Sauce For Dipping.

Fat Tommy's Lip Smackin' Sampler

A Feast For The Table. Any Three Starters For A Bargain!

Crispy Fried Ribs

The Question is "Can you ave too much of a good thing?" No way,Jose. Fat Tommy Batters these smoked ribs, quick fries them & tosses them on the BBq sause of your liking.

SOUP'S ON

Oscar's Daily Special

Soup Selection Of The Day, All You Gotta Do Is Ask!

Sweet Onion Soup

Rich Vidalia Onion Soup With A Toasted Cornbread Crouton & Melted Pepper Jack Cheese

Crab & Corn Chowder

Colossal Lump Crabmeat With Corn, Onions & Bacon, Ain't Cheap, But It's Good.

Cookhouse Chili

*Voted Best In State*

Home Spun Sandwiches

Our Classic Pulled Pork Sandwich

(From Smithfield Butts) There's 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 & Spicy Barbecue Sauce On A Warm Cookhouse Bun. Magic! The Contrasting Tastes, Textures & Temperatures Make A Spectacular Union.

Slo-Smoked Prime Rib Sandwich

Served With Sauteed Onions & Melted American Cheese On A Toasted Cookhouse Bun

Fried Catfish Po-Boy

Cornmeal Battered Fresh Fried Catfish, Lettuce & Tomato With Horseradish-Lemon Ketchup On A Cookhouse Bun.

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Simply Grilled Chicken Breast Served Plump & Juicy With Lettuce, Tomato & Mayo On A Cookhouse Bun.

Fried Shrimp Po-Boy

Cajun Fried Shrimp With Lettuce, Tomato & Comeback Sauce On A Po-Boy Roll.

Cookhouse Club

Slo-Smoked Pulled Chicken, Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato & Mayo On A Toasted Bun.

Buzz's B.L.T.

Our Good Friend & Neighbor Recommends This Wonderful Sandwich With Slo-Smoked Bacon, Crisp Lettuce, Juicy Tomatoes & Mayo On On A Cookhouse Bun.

Smoked Brisket Or Chicken Roll Up

Choose Between Slo-Smoked Chopped Brisket Or Smoked Chicken, Rolled With Salsa, Onions, Jalapeno Cheese & BBQ Sauce In A Flour Tortilla.

Southern Fried Chicken Po-Boy

Fried Chicken Tenders With Lettuce, Tomato & Comeback Sauce On A Po-Boy Roll.

Introducing: The Flattboys

The Fat Tommy Flatboy

This is a refinement of Ft's masterpiece. The Pig and Turkey Smokestack. Pulled Pork, Fresh Smoked Dark Meat Turkey with with Melted Pepper Jack Cheese, Caramelized Onions and Cookhouse Comeback Sauce.

The Hobo Fuzzy Flatboy

In Honor Of FT's Favorite Lunch From Fuzzy's Drive-In, Late Of Alexandria, La. Chopped Slo-Smoked Beef Brisket, BBq Sauce, A Little Mustard & Dill Pickle Slices. Viva La Fuzzy!

The Cookhouse Cubano Flatboy

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 And Swiss Cheese And Dill Pickles And Creole Mustard On FlatBoy Bread It Is Faithfully And Freshly Reproduced Here.

The Triple Cheese And Avocado Flatboy

PepperJack. Swiss & American Topped With Fresh Avocado & Tomato. Grilled Cheese Supreme !!!!

The Cookhouse Burger Bar

The Classic Burger

1/2 Pound Fresh Angus Beef Cooked As You Like With Lettuce, Tomato, Onion & Your Choice Of Cheese

Cookhouse Burger

Yep, This Is The Best–Seller 'Cause It's Sooooo Good! Take The Classic & Add Bacon, Sautéed Onions, Pepper Jack Cheese & Cookhouse Comeback Sauce.

Chiliburger

Take The Classic & Smother It With Cookhouse Chili & Cheese. Messy But Marvelous.

Fresh Salads

Colossal Cookhouse Salad

Crumbled Bleu Cheese, Bacon & Roasted Walnuts Tossed With Fresh Greens In A Balsamic Vinaigrette.

Cookhouse Cobb

One Day Each Year That Fat Tommy Diets, This Is His Favorite. Greens And Avocado And Eggs And Bacon And Tomato And Onion And Jack Cheese And Tortilla Strips And Champagne Vinagrette

Mixed Field Green Salad

Fresh Field Greens, Tomato, Carrot, Croutons & Balsamic Dressing

Caesar Salad

A Classic...

Add To Any Above Salad........

Comfort Food

No Cue For You

Twenty-Two Of One Hundred North Americans Prefer An Alternative To BBQ For Lunch Or Dinner. These Are For You.

Mom's Macaroni & Cheese

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.

Kb's Chicken-Fried Steak With Milk Gravy

This Is Top Round Steak Tenderized & Cooked Like The Best Fried Chicken With A Hint Of Red Pepper. A Fresh Made Milk Gravy Is Ladled Over The Top. Kb (Rob's Best Buddy) Drives Fifty Miles To Get This Delicacy. Served With Two Sides.

Miss D's Tequila Lime Marinated Chicken Breast

Delicate Little Flower That She Is, Miss D Takes A Fresh Plump Chicken Breat, Marinates It In Tequila, Lime & Stuff Then Simply Grills It Til Perfect. Served Over Hoppin John With Your Choice Of 2 Sides.

Cookhouse Meatloaf

The Ultimate Comfort Food, Spectacular Meatloaf With Horseradish Mashed Potatoes & Gravy On Top. Your Choice Of 2 Sides.

Rob's Big Grill

Rob's Savory Steaks...

All Served With Two Regular Sides & A Cookhouse Bread Basket

Pops' Big Slo-Smoked Prime Rib

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 Slo-Smokedprime Rib

Same Delicious Rib — This One Is 12 Oz.

Bourbon-Marinated Flatiron Steak

Tender 10 Oz. Flatiron Steak Is Marinated In Bourbon, Molasses & Spices For Several Hours. Grilled Over An Open Flame & Sliced.

Filet Mignon

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

One Pound Of The Most Delicious Mid-Western, Grain Fed New York Strip You'll Ever Taste, Cooked To Your Liking

Classic Sides

Hoppin' John (Black-Eyed Peas, Rice & Onion)

Country Greens

Crispy French Fries

Vegetable Of The Day

Miss Darlene's Baked Beans

Creamed Spinach

Horseradish Mashed potatoes

Cookhouse Creamy Coleslaw

Big Baked Potato

Onion Rings (Price: $1.50)

Sweet 'Tater Fries (Price: $1.50)

Chef Paul's Fish Market

Grilled Salmon

Eight Ounces Of Fresh Atlantic Salmon Grilled Simply As You Like With Your Choice Of Lemon Butter Or Cajun Seasonings & Two Sides.

Fried Scallops

Plump Sea Scallops Fried Until Golden Brown. Served With Tartar Sauce & Two Sides.

Cornmeal Fried Catfish

Miss Darlene's Favorite! A True Southern Classic! Served With Two Sides.

Delicious Desserts

COOKHOUSE BIG CHILL HOT FUDGE SUNDAE

Miss Darlene Invented This Sundae As A Way To Keep Fat Tommy Out Of The Bars On Friday Nights. It Worked, But He Bulked Up After Eating 46 In A 32 Day Period In 1968. Three Scoops, Plus Bananas, Oreo Cookie Pieces, Hot Fudge, Caramel Sauce, And Whipped Cream. This Is Big. It Makes You Love Life.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE SENSATION

We’ll Tell You How We Do It. Split A Big Cookhouse Biscuit And Moisten With Cinnamon-Sugar Butter And Toast It. Load With Fresh Strawberries And Their Juice. Layer In Fresh Vanilla-Flavored Whipped Cream. Yum!

ICE SCREAM

Three Scoops, Your Choice, Add Chocolate Or Caramel Sauce If You Like.

ROB’S OREO AND CARAMEL ICE CREAM PIE

Depressed That His Team Had Lost A Key Game, Rob Locked Himself In The Fraternity House Kitchen With Some Of His Favorite Things – Oreo Cookies, Vanilla Ice Cream, Pecans, And Caramel Sauce. This Yummy Concoction Was The Result. (Did We Mention The Case Of Beer For Inspiration?)

COOKHOUSE FRESH FRUIT COBBLER

This Is A Spectacular Fresh Fruit Cobbler Made To Order And Served With A Dollup Of Vanilla Ice Cream. Ask About The Daily Special. (Place Order In Advance).

COOKHOUSE LAVA CAKE

Hot Molten Chocolate Center & Our Vanilla "Icescream".

COOKHOUSE BROWNIE SUNDAE

Fresh Baked Brownie, Our Homemade Vanilla "IceScream", Hot Fudge & Whipped Cream Served In A !8oz Goblet. Oh My!!

"ICESCREAM" BOWL

Big Ole Bowl (3) Scoops of Cookhouse Famous "IceScream".

OLD FASHIONED MILKSHAKE

Made In Our Classic Fountain Handmixer. Usng Only Milk & Our Fresh Cookhouse "IceScream". Choose your Flavor.

BOYLAN ROOT BEER FLOAT

Mix Our Homemade "IceScream" With Boylan's & You Get Creamy, Foamy Greatness.