The Thirsty Goat

3040 Cahill Main, Fitchburg
(608) 422-5500

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Customers' Favorites

Buffalo Wings Beer and Shrimp Cocktail
Broasted Chicken Dinner
Rib Tips & Burnt Ends
Chicken Noodle Soup
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Sweet Potato Fries
Smokehouse Tacos
Brew City Fries
Smoked Brisket
Mac and Cheese

Menu

Featured items
Broasted Chicken 4 Pieces
Four piece of Genuine Broasted Chicken served with your choices of two sides.
Sampler Platter (2 Meats)
Served with your choice of two sides.
Sampler Platter (3 Meats)
Served with your choice of two sides.
Atlantic Cod
Build Your Own
Choose between a Knoche's Beef Burger, Grilled Chicken Breast, or House Made Veggie Patty, then top with your favorites! Served with house made kettle chips.
Brisket Fries
Fresh cut fries topped with smoked brisket, cheese. Peppercorn gravy, sour cream, and green onion.
Smoked Sliders
Smoked brisket, chicken, and pork, on mini buns. Served with chips.
Mac and Cheese Bake
Topped with toasted breadcrumbs, served with a side salad.
Pretzel Bites
Served with hot cheese dip.
Smokehouse Sandwich
Pulled chicken, pulled pork, or brisket served on a brioche bun with grilled onions and kettle chips.
Chicken Tenders
Served with cajun ranch.
Prime Brisket
Served with your chocie of two sides.
1 Lb Brisket
Comes with 6 mini brioche buns.
Cheese Curds
10oz of hand-breaded fried curds, served with house-made ranch.
Sunberry Salad
Mixed greens with fresh fruit, berries, & pecans, topped with warm panko crusted goat puck, with lemon honey vinaigrette.
Breaded Lake Perch
Burnt Ends
Crisped, charred "bark" from the fattier corners of the brisket tossed in BBQ sauce.
Fettucini Alfredo
Fettucini noodles with fresh cream sauce, mushrooms, onions, spinach, sundried tomatoes, served with bread stick and a side salad.

Silverware and BBQ Sauce
12 Oz BBQ Sauce
Silverware and Napkins
do you need a set of silverware and napkins? please select qty for number of eaters.
Extra Sauce

Starters
Brisket Fries
Fresh cut fries topped with smoked brisket, cheese. Peppercorn gravy, sour cream, and green onion.
Nachos
Tortilla chips, black beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, jalapeños, shredded cheese, with a drizzle of BBQ sauce. Add chicken or pulled pork, smoked brisket with an additional charge.
Burnt Ends
Crisped, charred "bark" from the fattier corners of the brisket tossed in BBQ sauce.
Chicken Wings
Naked or tossed in choice of buffalo or BBQ sauce.
Stuffed Goat Skins
Potato skins with mixed cheeses, bacon, onions, served with sour cream.
Chicken Tenders
Served with cajun ranch.
Bruschetta
House-made bruschetta topping served with warm toasted crostinis.
Pretzel Bites
Served with hot cheese dip.
Cheese Curds
10oz of hand-breaded fried curds, served with house-made ranch.
Zing Wing Basket
Crispy crunchy coated zingy deep fried wings served with fries and ranch.
Dip Trio
Spinach artichoke, hot popper, and spicy buffalo chicken dips, served with tortilla chips.
Gouda Mac & Cheese Bites
Fried cheesey macaroni bites with bacon, served with cajun ranch.

Burgers & Sandwiches
Build Your Own
Choose between a Knoche's Beef Burger, Grilled Chicken Breast, or House Made Veggie Patty, then top with your favorites! Served with house made kettle chips.
Italian Beef
Italian beef topped with sautéed mushrooms, onions, melted swiss cheese, served au jus on a hoagie with side choice.
Wisco Burger
Knoche's burger topped with hot cheese sauce, bacon, fried onions and jalapenos, served with fries.
Ranch Chicken Melt
Grilled chicken breast seasoned with ranch spices topped with cheddar, swiss, and sauteed mushrooms on grilled sourdough served with a side of ranch.
Tuna Melt
House-made tuna salad, with swiss, & tomatoes on grilled sourdough or rye, with choice of side.

Soup & Salads
Chicken Noodle Soup
Smoked chicken, noodles, carrots, celery, and onions.
Sunberry Salad
Mixed greens with fresh fruit, berries, & pecans, topped with warm panko crusted goat puck, with lemon honey vinaigrette.
Wedge Salad
Iceberg wedge covered with crumbled blue cheese, sliced tomatoes, homemade blue cheese dressing, topped with 3 strips of hot, thick-cut bacon.
Caesar
Romaine, parmesan and croutons, tossed in a creamy Caesar dressing.
Beer Cheese Soup
House made beer cheese soup topped with pretzel croutons.
Cobb Salad
Mixed greens, red onion, diced eggs, tomatoes, avocado, ham, bacon, & bleu cheese crumbles, served with choice of dressing.

House Favorites
Mac and Cheese Bake
Topped with toasted breadcrumbs, served with a side salad.
Fettucini Alfredo
Fettucini noodles with fresh cream sauce, mushrooms, onions, spinach, sundried tomatoes, served with bread stick and a side salad.
Fish Tacos
Three soft-shell tacos with deep fried cod, topped with southwest slaw, pico de gallo, lime, and chipotle mayo.
Big Burrito
Mixed cheese, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, rice, topped with red salsa, sour cream, cheese, served with tortilla chips.
Grilled Salmon
Served with a choice of 2 sides. Proteins that are served rare to medium-rare may be undercooked and will only be served upon the consumer's request. Whether dining out or preparing food at home, consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness.
12oz Ribeye
12 oz ribeye cooked to your liking, topped with grilled onions and mushrooms, served with choice of two sides.
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Grilled chicken breast topped with ham & toasted swiss, honey mustard, served with side salad & cornbread.

From the Smokehouse
Sampler Platter (2 Meats)
Served with your choice of two sides.
Sampler Platter (3 Meats)
Served with your choice of two sides.
1/2 Smoked Chicken
Served with your choice of two sides.
Premium Baby Back Ribs Half Rack
Served with your choice of two sides.
Prime Brisket
Served with your chocie of two sides.
Kielbasa Sausage
House smoked sausage served with your choice of two sides.
Pulled Pork
Served with your choice of two sides.
Premium Baby Back Ribs Full Rack
Served with your choice of two sides.

Smokehouse Specialties
Smoked Sliders
Smoked brisket, chicken, and pork, on mini buns. Served with chips.
Smokehouse Sandwich
Pulled chicken, pulled pork, or brisket served on a brioche bun with grilled onions and kettle chips.
Smokehouse Tacos
Three chicken, pork, or brisket soft-shell tacos with pico de gallo, sour cream, cilantro, and lime.
Smokehouse Salad
Pulled pork, chicken, spring greens, romaine, tomatoes, blue cheese crumbles, and croutons served with a sweet & tangy vinaigrette on the side.
12 Oz BBQ Sauce
Take home one of our BBQ sauces! Comes in a 12 oz branded and labeled bottle with description, perfect to use on your own home BBQ!

Broasted Chicken
Broasted Chicken 4 Pieces
Four piece of Genuine Broasted Chicken served with your choices of two sides.

Gone Fishing
Atlantic Cod
Breaded Lake Perch
Panko Crusted Walleye
Panko crusted walleye served with lemon butter sauce. Comes as a 6oz piece or you can upgrade to a 12oz piece. Served with choice of two sides.
Bluegill
Lightly breaded filets, fried, and served with tartar sauce and lemon.
Poor Man's Lobster
Atlantic cod seasoned with old bay and served with drawn butter and choice of two sides.

Desserts
Bourbon Caramel Cheesecake
House made bourbon cheese cake with bourbon caramel sauce.
Bread Pudding
With whipped cream and bourbon caramel sauce.
Brownie
Topped with whipped cream.
Chocolate Cake
Delicious three-layer cake with chocolate ganache frosting
Drunken Peaches & Ice Cream
drunken peaches served with vanilla bean ice cream

Sides
Mac and Cheese(no Buffalo)
Corn Bread
Fresh Cut Fries
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Side serve 4 people.
Coleslaw
One pound that serves 4 people.
Drunken Peaches
Fresh Guacamole
Cilantro Lime Rice
Side Salad
House-Made Kettle Chips
Sweet Potato Fries
Seasonal Vegetables
Spicy Corn
Salt Crusted Baked Potato

Buy It By the Pound
1 Lb Brisket
Comes with 6 mini brioche buns.
1 Lb Cornbread
6 pieces of cornbread.
1 Lb Coleslaw
Rack of Baby Back Ribs
Served with your choice of two sides.
1 Lb Polish Sausage
1 Lb Pulled Pork
Comes with 6 mini brioche buns.
1 Lb Pulled Chicken
Comes with 6 mini brioche buns.

Beer Growlers
Blue Moon Growler
Belgian White Ale, medium bodied with with flavors with coriander and orange peel
3 Floyds Zombie Dust
Pale Ale, intensely hopped and gushing undead ale
Blakes Cider Seasonal Growler
Bud Light Growler
Brewed using a blend of premium aroma hop varieties and a combination of barley malts and rice for superior drinkability
Boulder Brewing Chocolate Shake Porter Growler
Porter, dark black in color with sweet aromatics and flavors of chocolate, coffee, and caramel
Bell's Two Hearted Ale Growler
IPA, well balanced with a malt backbone
Ciderboys Seasonal Growler
Guinness Draught (Nitro) Growler
Irish Dry Stout, smooth, light, and bittersweet
Golden Road Mango Cart Growler
A light and refreshing wheat ale made with mangos and has a pleasant, slightly tart finish
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Growler
Porter, complex and roasty with chococalte-coffee flavor
Hacker Pschorr Weiss Growler
Hefweizen, refreshing with fruity and citrus notes
Karben4 Fantasy Factory Growler
IPA, balanced and resinous with citrus flavor
Krombacher Gruppe Growler
Pilsner, abundandtly fruity hop aroma with a balanced malt backbone
Leinenkugels Oktoberfest Growler
A traditional wheat beer with refreshing natural lemonade flavor that makes it perfect for the summer months
Lagunitas Growler
IPA, big aroma with a hoppy sweet finish
Lake Louie Warped Speed Growler
Scotch Ale, full body, sweet, scotchy
Lexington Kentucky Vanilla Growler
Cream Ale, vanilla and bourbon flavored blend
Magners Irish Pear Cider Growler
Pear Cider, fresh and fruity
Miller Lite Growler
American Light Lager, the original light beer
Maplewood Brewing Pulaski Pils Growler
Pilsner, crisp, light bodied beer that's dry hopped for a hint of floral notes
New Glarus Spotted Cow Growler
Farmhouse Ale, fun, fruity, and satisfying
New Glarus Seasonal Growler
Revolution Freedom of Speach Growler
A thirst quenching sour beer with flavors of lush ripe peach and a tart finish
Revolution Brewing Anti Hero Growler
IPA, aromatic, crisp, and delightful
Surly Axe Man Growler
American IPA, rich and dry with tropical fruit and citrus aromas
SeaDog Blue Paw Wild Blueberry Growler
Wheat beer, delightful aromatics and flavors of wild blueberries
Toppling Goliath Psuedo Sue Growler
Featuring the Citra hop, this beer has a delicate body, flavors of citrus and mango, along with a mild bitterness in the finish
Vintage McLovin Growler
Wheat beer, delightful aromatics and flavors of wild blueberries
Wisconsin Brewing Badger Club Growler
Amber, Balanced with an emphasis on malt
Warpigs Foggy Geezer Growler
New England IPA, super fruity and dank
Vintage Brewing Seasonal Growler
Toppling Goliath Pompeii IPA Growler
Belching Beaver Peanut Butter Stout (Nitro) Growler
Delta Beer Lab Porter Growler
Karben 4 Diet Starts Tomorrow Oatmeal Stout (Nitro) Growler
Dovetail Brewing Kolsch Growler
Bells Brewing No Yeah Golden Ale Growler

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Recent Reviews

thanks to the staff and management taking care of me when i made a big mistake paying my tab! so kind and honest, thank you!

i like that the ribs are dry, aren't they smoked to be that way on purpose? they are peppery too and not at all fatty, excellent. surprised to read reviews complaining about these!

they're dry so we buy more cold beer!
July 2025
Parking: Lots of parking available. Wonderful, varied menu. Loved the Turkey/Wild Rice Soup, & Turkey/Brie Baguette sandwich. So many other great menu choices, it was hard to choose. My husband loved his pan fried Walleye dinner too! Awesome Happy Hour, Everyday too, & plenty of tv’s to watch games! Highly recommend this place! Only wished we lived closer, so we could come more often!
October 2024
I've given this place a few chances and my opinion is that it's meh. I want to like it, but I just feel it's average. It's overpriced bar food, essentially. If you want a big sports bar with a big menu and good TV viewing, it's a nice spot. I've gotten a handful of food items and they have been okay, but not great. Service has been mostly good with the exception of one Saturday in the middle of the afternoon, when the service was poor and the restaurant...
September 2024

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The Thirsty Goat

3040 Cahill Main, Fitchburg, WI 53711
(608) 422-5500