City Barbeque

8026 Burlington Pike, Florence
(859) 818-0003

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Bacon Cheddar Fries and Pulled Pork Sandwich
Beef Brisket Sandwich Pack
Pulled Pork Sandwich Pack
Baked Beans with Brisket
Chicken Breast Sandwich
Nashville Hot Chicken
More Cowbell Sandwich
Sandwich Pack Brisket
Brisket Pulled Pork
Kid's Mac & Cheese

Menu

Featured items
Pick Two Meats
Pick two: pulled pork, brisket, pulled chicken, turkey, sausage, quarter chicken, three ribs. Served with Texas toast
Half Chicken
Bone-in chicken, smoked over local hickory and served with Texas toast
Pulled Pork
Hand-rubbed, smoked over local hickory wood, and pulled to order
Beef Brisket
Award-winning for a reason: smoked for up to 18 hours and always carved to order
Banana Pudding
Fresh bananas, vanilla wafers, and classic creamy pudding with hand-whipped cream and a toasted ‘nilla wafer crumble
City Sampler
Beef brisket, pulled pork, sausage, turkey, two sides, and Texas toast
Family Pack
Enough for two adults and two kids: a pound of your choice of smoked meats, buns, two pint-sized sides, and cornbread
Triple Chocolate Cake
Homemade chocolate cake topped with chocolate frosting and chocolate chips
Peach Cobbler
A ton of peaches in a gooey, caramelized crust, served with hand-whipped cream
3 Sides Plate
Choose your three favorite sides

Samplers
Pick Two Meats
Pick two: pulled pork, brisket, pulled chicken, turkey, sausage, quarter chicken, three ribs. Served with Texas toast
Family Pack
Enough for two adults and two kids: a pound of your choice of smoked meats, buns, two pint-sized sides, and cornbread
City Sampler
Beef brisket, pulled pork, sausage, turkey, two sides, and Texas toast
Judge's Sampler
Enough for two! A quarter chicken, half slab of ribs, pulled pork, beef brisket, two sides, two pieces of cornbread, and Texas toast
The MOTHERLOAD
Enough for six! Brisket, pulled pork, turkey, a half slab of ribs, a half chicken, two sausages, six individual sides, cornbread, and Texas toast

Sandwiches
Pulled Pork
Hand-rubbed, smoked over local hickory wood, and pulled to order
Beef Brisket
Award-winning for a reason: smoked for up to 18 hours and always carved to order
Nashville Hot Chicken
Spicy fried chicken breast, creamy slaw, pickles, and Nashville hot mayo on a griddled bun
More Cowbell
Award-winning beef brisket, provolone, sautéed peppers and onions, crispy fried onions, and horseradish sauce, all piled high on Texas toast
One Chipotle BBQ Sandwich
Pulled pork, beef brisket, and rib meat, mixed together in a sweet and spicy housemade sauce and served on buttery grilled Texas toast
Pulled Chicken
Smoked chicken, pulled from the bone and mixed with scratch-made 'Bama sauce
LoLo's Pulled Pork
Pulled pork marinated in vinegary Swine Wine and topped with creamy slaw
Smoked Turkey
Hormone-free turkey breast, rubbed with salt and pepper and smoked to perfection
Smoked Chicken Sandwich
All-natural chicken breast, filleted by hand and served on a bun
Two Chipotle BBQ Sandwiches
Pulled pork, beef brisket, and rib meat, mixed together in a sweet and spicy housemade sauce and served on buttery grilled Texas toast
Smoked Sausage
Texas-style smoked beef sausage in a natural pork casing, served on Texas toast with coleslaw

Ribs
Individual Rib Bones
Hand-rubbed, hand-sauced, and cut by the bone (by hand) ***
Half Slab of Ribs
A half slab of our competition-quality St. Louis–cut ribs, served with Texas toast
Full Slab of Ribs
A real labor of love: St. Louis–cut, hand-rubbed, painted with our own barbeque sauce, and served with Texas toast

Chicken
Half Chicken
Bone-in chicken, smoked over local hickory and served with Texas toast
Nashville Hot Chicken Tenders
Four hand-battered chicken tenders, fried to order and tossed in our spicy Nashville Hot seasoning, with your choice of dipping sauce
Leg/Thigh
A hickory-smoked quarter chicken-just the dark meat-served with Texas toast
Chicken Tenders
Marinated in buttermilk, spiced with our signature dry rub, hand-battered, and fried to order
Breast/Wing
A hickory-smoked quarter chicken-just the white meat-served with Texas toast
One Nashville Chicken Tender
Hand-battered chicken tender, fried to order and tossed in our spicy Nashville Hot seasoning, with your choice of dipping sauce
One Chicken Tender
Marinated in buttermilk, spiced with our signature dry rub, hand-battered, and fried to order

Salads
Smokehouse Salad
Spring mix, cucumbers, tomatoes, cheese, onions, and your choice of smoked turkey, chicken breast, or pulled pork (upgrade to brisket for an additional fee, also available without meat)
Garden Salad
Spring mix, romaine, grape tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, and Parmagiano-Reggiano cheese
Small Party Salad
Enough spring mix, cucumbers, tomatoes, cheese, and onions for 10–12 folks
Jumbo Party Salad
Feeds 20–24 folks: spring mix, cucumbers, tomatoes, cheese, and onions

Sides
3 Sides Plate
Choose your three favorite sides
Potato Salad
Redskin potatoes, eggs, onions, and celery in a mayo and mustard dressing; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Mac & Cheese
Cavatappi in a creamy, rich, super cheesy sauce; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Hush Puppies
Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and hand-dipped fresh, right when you get here (please allow three minutes)
Corn Pudding
Homemade every day from whole kernel sweet corn, butter, sour cream, and cornmeal; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Baked Beans with Brisket
Our founder's recipe: beans, our Original sauce, and our award-winning brisket; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Fresh-Cut Fries
Fresh potatoes cut by hand, salted with sea salt, and made fresh right when you get here (please allow three minutes)
Cornbread
Scratch-made and baked fresh (if you're looking for a baker's dozen, check out Party Packs)
Green Beans with Bacon
Kentucky Wonder beans, onions, smoked bacon, and cracked black pepper; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Collard Greens with Pork
Fresh collard greens, pulled pork and bacon, vinegar and a dash of hot sauce; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Side Salad
Spring mix, romaine, grape tomatoes, red onions, and hand-diced cucumbers
Creamy Slaw
A homemade coleslaw in a mayo and vinegar–based dressing; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people

Drinks
Soda
Pepsi products, pick your fave
Premium Bottled Soda
Sweet Tea
Just the right level of sweet, brewed fresh in-house
Gallon of Sweet Tea
Unsweet Tea
Refreshing iced tea, brewed in-house
Lemonade
Freshly made and perfectly balanced
Bottled Water
Gallon of Unsweet Tea
6-Pack Premium Bottled Soda
Pick six classic bottled sodas
Chocolate Milk
Mixed 6-Pack Premium Bottled Soda
Two bottles each of root beer, Nehi Orange, and Cheerwine
Regular Milk
Gallon of Lemonade

Desserts
Banana Pudding
Fresh bananas, vanilla wafers, and classic creamy pudding with hand-whipped cream and a toasted ‘nilla wafer crumble
Triple Chocolate Cake
Homemade chocolate cake topped with chocolate frosting and chocolate chips
Peach Cobbler
A ton of peaches in a gooey, caramelized crust, served with hand-whipped cream
Two Chocolate Chip Cookies
Two classic chocolate chip cookies, baked fresh daily
Dozen Chocolate Chip Cookie
Twelve of our classic chocolate chip cookies, baked fresh daily

Shareables
Basket of Fried Pickles
Hand-battered and made fresh right when you get here (please allow three minutes)
Basket of Hush Puppies
Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and hand-dipped fresh, right when you get here (please allow three minutes)
Basket of Fresh-Cut Fries
Fresh potatoes cut by hand, salted with sea salt, and made fresh right when you get here (please allow three minutes)

Kids
Kids Chicken Tenders
Chicken tenders marinated in buttermilk, hand-battered, fried to order, and served with one kid's-sized side and drink
Kids Beef Brisket
Smoked for up to 18 hours and always carved to order, served with one kid's-sized side and drink
Kids Smoked Turkey
Hormone-free turkey breast, rubbed with salt and pepper, smoked to perfection, and served with one kid's-sized side and drink
Kids Chicken Leg
One locally raised, hickory-smoked chicken leg, served with one kid's-sized side and drink
Kids LoLo's Pulled Pork
Pulled pork marinated in vinegary Swine Wine and topped with creamy slaw, served with one kids' side and drink
Kids Pulled Chicken
Smoked chicken, pulled from the bone, mixed with scratch-made 'Bama sauce, and served with one kid's-sized side and drink
Individual Chicken Tender
Marinated in a bit of buttermilk, spiced with our signature dry rub, hand-battered, and fried to order
Kids Pulled Pork
Hand-rubbed, smoked over local hickory wood, and pulled to order, served with one kid's-sized side and drink
Mac & Cheese
Creamy, curly, picky-eater-pleasing mac & cheese, served with one kid's-sized side and drink

Beer
Local Craft Beer
Must be 21 years or older to purchase; please present valid ID at pickup. Only available for curbside and in-store pickup.
Bud Light
Must be 21 years or older to purchase; please present valid ID at pickup. Only available for curbside and in-store pickup.
6-Pack Bud Light
Must be 21 years or older to purchase; please present valid ID at pickup. Only available for curbside and in-store pickup.
Michelob Ultra
Must be 21 years or older to purchase; please present valid ID at pickup. Only available for curbside and in-store pickup.
6-Pack Michelob Ultra
Must be 21 years or older to purchase; please present valid ID at pickup. Only available for curbside and in-store pickup.
Yuengling
Must be 21 years or older to purchase; please present valid ID at pickup. Only available for curbside and in-store pickup.
6-Pack Yuengling
Must be 21 years or older to purchase; please present valid ID at pickup. Only available for curbside and in-store pickup.

Party Packs
Feeds 4-6
Your choice of two meats (one pound each) and two sides (one quart each), buns, and sauce (and we'll throw in plates, napkins, and utensils if you need 'em)
Feeds 8-10
Your choice of two meats (1.5 pounds each) and two sides (1.5 quarts each), buns, and sauce (and we'll throw in plates, napkins, and utensils if you need 'em)
Feeds 14-16
Your choice of two meats (2.5 pounds each) and two sides (2.5 quarts each), buns, and sauce (and we'll throw in plates, napkins, and utensils if you need 'em)
Pulled Pork Sandwich Pack
Makes 12 quarter-pound pork sandwiches and comes with pickles, buns, and sauce
Baker's Dozen Cornbread
13 pieces of scratch-made cornbread, made with coarse ground corn meal and baked fresh all day long
Whole Brisket
Impress some folks and carve it yourself for that authentic BBQ experience (approx. 6 lbs)
Feeds 20-24
Your choice of two meats (four pounds each) and two sides (one pan each), buns, and sauce (and we'll throw in plates, napkins, and utensils if you need 'em)
Beef Brisket Sandwich Pack
Makes 12 quarter-pound brisket sandwiches and comes with pickles, buns, and sauce
Whole Pork Shoulder
Pull it yourself-no knife needed!-for that authentic BBQ experience (approx. 6 lbs)
Chafing Set
Includes one wire rack, one full pan, and one can of sterno with a two-hour burn time

Meats by the Pound
Meat by the Pound
Choose from pulled pork, beef brisket, smoked turkey breast, pulled chicken, smoked sausage, or chipotle BBQ (pork, brisket, and rib meat in a spicy-sweet sauce); one pound feeds about three folks
Meat by the Half Pound
Half pounds only available if you're already ordering at least one full pound
Whole Brisket
Impress some folks and carve it yourself for that authentic BBQ experience (approx. 6 lbs)
Whole Pork Shoulder
Pull it yourself-no knife needed!-for that authentic BBQ experience (approx. 6 lbs)

Pans of Sides + Desserts
Pan of Baked Beans with Brisket
Our founder's recipe: beans, our Original sauce, and our award-winning brisket; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Pan of Green Beans with Bacon
Kentucky Wonder beans, onions, smoked bacon, and cracked black pepper; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Pan of Peach Cobbler
A ton of peaches in a gooey, caramelized crust, served with hand-whipped cream
Pan of Banana Pudding
Pan of Collard Greens with Pork
Fresh collard greens, pulled pork and bacon, vinegar and a dash of hot sauce; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Pan of Corn Pudding
Homemade every day from whole kernel sweet corn, butter, sour cream, and cornmeal; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Pan of Creamy Slaw
A homemade coleslaw in a mayo and vinegar–based dressing; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Pan of Mac & Cheese
Cavatappi in a creamy, rich, super cheesy sauce; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people
Pan of Potato Salad
Redskin potatoes, eggs, onions, and celery in a mayo and mustard dressing; a pint feeds 3–4, a quart feeds 5–6, and a pan feeds about 20–24 people

Sauces + Extras
Individual BBQ Sauce
BBQ sauces include Original (classic, authentic, good on everything), Brush Fire (premium peppers, spices, sugar), Sweet City (sweet, smoky, tomato-based), and LowCo (a zingy mustard-based sauce)
Pint of Pickles
Pint of BBQ Sauce
Choose from Original (classic, authentic, good on everything), Brush Fire (premium peppers, spices, sugar), Sweet City (sweet, smoky, tomato-based), or LowCo (a zingy mustard-based sauce)
Individual Dipping Sauce
Choose from Ranch, Chipotle Ranch, Honey Mustard, or Light Italian
Bottle of Swine Wine Sauce
A peppery, vinegary sauce, perfect on pulled pork
Bottle of Sweet City Sauce
A sweet and smoky tomato-based sauce, full of finely diced onions
Quart of Pickles
Bottle of Original Sauce
The sauce that started it all: classic, authentic, good on everything
Bottle of Brush Fire Sauce
Made with premium peppers, spices, and sugar
Bottle of LowCo Sauce
A zingy mustard-based barbeque sauce

Breads
Texas Toast (2 Pcs)
Two slices of thick-cut, garlic-buttered, grilled Texas toast
One Bun
The perfect vehicle for your favorite smoked meat
Dozen Buns
Just waiting to become barbeque sandwiches for you and your crew
Cornbread
Scratch-made and baked fresh (if you're looking for a baker's dozen, check out Party Packs)

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Recent Reviews

This restaurant is well staffed with friendly & helpful employees. Additionally, it is much more charming inside than I'd have expected from the plain exterior. However, as a southerner, the sides at a BBQ place are as important to me as the entrées. We didn't care for any of the sides at all. The mac n cheese was particularly disappointing. Definitely had higher expectations...
August 2025
Came in for lunch on a weekday, they were moderately busy around noon’ish, but we didn’t wait long to place our orders. They have a very appetizing menu, with salads, sandwiches, and then meat & side platters. I opted for their 2 meat platter to try their brisket and sausage.

The sausage was rather basic, not very smokey. Tasted like it was seasoned with black pepper and not a lot more. The casing was also on the rubbery side, not very crispy. The...
August 2025
While the pork belly and brisket is still quite delicious, The ribs really fell off. I do not know if they changed the recipe, but in a years time the ribs went from dark rich smokey fall of the bone, to now being dry chewy and just disappointing. Witch is really ashame because when i moved here in 2021 it was the best bbq spot for good ribs in the area in my opinion. Now i wouldn't even think about ordering those dry and grey ribs anymore.
July 2025

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City Barbeque

8026 Burlington Pike, Florence, KY 41042
(859) 818-0003