Walt's Hitching Post

3300 Madison Pike, Fort Wright
(859) 360-2222

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Customers' Favorites

Ribeye Steak and Mashed Potatoes
Petite Filet and Lobster Tail
French Onion Baked in a Rock
Loaded Cowboy Baked Potato
Walt's Filet Mignon Chili
Half Rack & 6oz Filet
Baked Mac and Cheese
Fried Green Tomatoes
Peanut Butter Pie
Salted Rye Bread

Menu

Starting Gate
Smoked Jumbo Chicken Wings
Four large wings smoked to perfection BBQ or buffalo style.
Escargot (Snails Y'all)
Served with artichoke hearts in lemon garlic butter sauce.
Oysters Rockefeller
Served with Pernod cream spinach.
Steak Quesadilla
Fried Green Tomatoes and Chicken Livers
Boss Hog Wings
Three plump 4 oz pork wings smoked and seared. Served with sweet BBQ or buffalo sauce.
Cauliflower Wings
Deep-fried and seasoned with Walt's unique blend BBQ or buffalo style.
Crab Cake
Served with champagne coconut vinaigrette and old bay aioli.

Soups
French Onion Baked in a Crock
Walt's Filet Mignon Chili
Lobster Bisque

Salads
Monk Salad
Sliced tomatoes and red and green bell peppers with our famous tomato garlic dressing.
Black and Blue Steak Salad
Fresh tossed salad with asparagus, bleu cheese crumbles, and fried potatoes tossed with champagne sunflower vinaigrette.
Hot Slaw with Smoked Bacon
The Big Blue Salad
Chopped radicchio and bok choy mixed with walnuts, crumbled bleu cheese, onions, and tomatoes topped with granny smith apples.

Sides Bets
Classic Creamed Corn in a Skillet
5 Cheese Mac and Cheese in a Skillet
Parmesan Creamed Spinach
Sweet Potato Souffle
Sauteed Mushrooms and Onions
Steamed Asparagus
Slow Cooked Country Green Beans
Served with smoked ham hocks.
Camp Fire Baked Beans and Bacon

Caesar Ribs
Walt's Signature Smokehouse Slabs
Seasoned with Walt's secret blend, lightly charred, and cling-to-the-bone ribs. Served with Walt's legendary BBQ sauce the original ribs in which smokin' Zeke made Walt's famous.
Billy Sue's Fall Off the Bone Ribs
Hickory-smoked and succulent slow-cooked. Served with wale's legendary BBQ sauce.

Mains
Smoked Tender Chicken
Juicy chicken roasted over oak, cherry wood fire, and baked in Walt's signature BBQ sauce.

Extra Combos
Rack (Half) and Chicken Livers
Rack (Half) and Chicken (Quarter)
Rack (Half)and Fried Shrimp
Rack (Half) and Crab Cake
Rack (Half) and Filet (6 oz)

Wale's House Specialty
Braised Pork Shank
Slow-cooked for 18 hours. Served on a bed of creamy orzo, finished with a rich veal demi-glare.
Walts Seasoned Fried Shrimp
Broiled Pork Chop
Served with salted rye, truffle sage bread pudding, and cognac demi sauce.

Countryside Basket
Fried Ribs and Chicken
We take our traditional ribs flash fry them for a crispy char and seal them with Walt's reset BBQ sauce. Hald rack portion individually cut. Added to the basket is our famous fried chicken.
Walts Legendary Fried Chicken
Marinated in buttermilk and battered with our signature blend of spices and seared to a golden brown.
Roasted Rack of Lamb
New Zealand lamb. Served with au gratin potatoes and tri-color baby carrots finished with mint jelly demi.
Walts Vegetarian and Vegan Pasta
Fettuccine pasta with spinach, asparagus, and roasted tomatoes with white wine butter sauce or olive oil.

Handcrafted Burgers
Arns Burger (6 oz) with Pimento Cheese
A delicious lean backyard burger seasoned with paprika, pimento d'espeletto, and kosher salt topped off with pimento cheese, lettuce, sliced tomato, onion, and mayonnaise.
The Trifecta Burger
An unbridled crop of in-house ground filet and strip steak layered with smoked brisket.

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Recent Reviews

This restaurant came highly recommended and seems popular. However, my lobster bisque tasted fishy (although the server removed this from my bill with no complaint), my mashed potatoes were cool, and the breading on the fried shrimp was not crispy. I definitely give our server a 5 star rating though for patience, good food descriptions, and willingly participating in a dessert joke on a friend. A definite 5 also for the salted rye bread.
October 2024
Our 10th wedding anniversary was last Friday, 9/20/24, and I can not imagine a better way to have celebrated than the evening we spent here. From the low-lit, rustic atmosphere to the comfy chairs, you are encouraged to relax and unwind from the time you walk through the doors - just what we needed after our long days at work. The crab cake appetizer and both meals (pork chop for me, Trifecta burger for Hubs) were absolutely divine, and fabulous service was provided by the very...
September 2024
I can't say nothing bad about this place. Food & drink is excellent, the atmosphere and dining experience is over the top! If I ever go back to that state I will definitely be going there to dine again.
September 2024

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Walt's Hitching Post

3300 Madison Pike, Fort Wright, KY 41017
(859) 360-2222