Our Dinner Menu
Ukiah Japanese Smokehouse is inspired by the simplicity of Japanese soul food with influences from American BBQ. Dishes are served to the center of the table to share between friends + family.
SNACKS
Let’s Get It Started
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Crispy Squid $14
salt + black shichimi pepper
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Edamame $6
sea salt
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Grilled Shishito Peppers $8
carrot-ginger ponzu
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Miso Soup $5
CRUNCHY + MUNCHY
Crispy, Fried, Goodness.


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Crispy Rock Shrimp $14
chili butter + gorgonzola
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Beech Mushroom Tempura $16
tokyo ranch + onion ash | A portion of this dish is donated to Beloved Asheville
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Karaage Chicken $14
kewpie mayo + kyoto-carolina BBQ
RAW
Can’t Think Of Anything Clever


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Sliced Hamachi* $18
white ponzu, serrano peppers + herbs
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Wagyu Tataki* $16
house kimchee, yuzu kosho + savory soy
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Oysters* (6) $20
sparkling sake mignonette
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Salmon Sashimi $15
wasabi soy broth + scallions
FRESH + LIGHT
Balance is the key to every great meal


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Iceberg Wedge $9
sesame dressing, nashi pear + nori
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Shrimp $18
wasabi cocktail sauce
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Collard Green $12
caesar salad, parmesan + shichimi dressing
DUMPLINGS + BUNS
Melt In Your Mouth Good
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Grilled Shitake Bao $10
mitsuba aioli
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Crispy Pork Bao $12
smoked chili aioli
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Vegetable Gyoza $10
sweet potato, carrot + shitake
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Pork + Shitake Mushroom Gyoza $12
black pepper ponzu
SHARING IS CARING
Enough for the whole party


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Crispy Baby Back Ribs $27
yakiniku
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Grilled Prime Ribeye* $48
shiso chimichurri
STICKS + STUFF
Isn’t everything better on a stick?


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Wagyu* $18
shiso chimichurri, yuzu kosho, wasabi + sea salt
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Sea Bass $14
brown butter ponzu, grilled lemon + sea salt
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Pork Belly $13
fuji apple glaze, apple chow chow + scallions
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Chicken Thigh $12
tare, scallions + shichimi
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Unagi $16
smoked tare, wakame + toasted sesame seeds
BIG + BOWLSY
Known to cause wide eyes and full stomachs


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Duck Hot Pot $26
duck dumplings, smoked shoyu broth + mushrooms
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Veggie Ramen $16
yuzu shio broth, bok choy, shitake mushroom + soft boiled egg
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Spicy Pork BBQ $18
tan tan, bok choy + soft boiled egg
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Pork Belly $21
Tonkotsu, black garlic oil, shitake mushroom + soft boiled egg
VEGGIES
Mom wouldn’t have to force you to eat these vegetables.
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Baby Bok Choy $8
sesame-ginger dressing + charred lemon
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Japanese Sweet Potato $12
miso butter, brown sugar, parmesan + umami salt
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Shitake Mushroom $8
mitsuba aioli + yuzu salt
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Grilled Seasonal Mushrooms $10
wasabi-spring peas, ponzu and brown butter
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Grilled Asparagus $12
bacon-maple-miso + crispy shallots
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BBQ Baby Carrots $10
smoked tofu + Korean chili vinaigrette
DESSERT
Who Can Resist Something Sweet?


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Something F*@king Chocolate $14
Vanilla ice cream, toasted salted cashews + sesame caramel
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Coconut Cardamom Mochi $10
‘High Climate’ coconut cardamom mochi, vanilla ice cream + caramel
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Ukiah Ice Cream Sandwich $10
House baked sesame citrus cookies + vanilla ice cream
CORE COCKTAILS
These cocktails are revolving constantly, but here’s a little teaser.
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UKIAH Oldie $14
Elijah Craig Bourbon, Sorghum, Ukiah orange bitters + Angostura bitters
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Homage To Bill $14
Toasted sesame washed Toki Japanese Whisky, white peach-yuzu + Fever Tree soda water
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Purple Rain $10
Purple shiso-ube infused sweet potato Shochu, dry curacao, lemon + egg whites
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So Fresh And So Green $14
Hendricks Gin, smoked green pea ginger, scallion tincture + lemon
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Just Beet It $12
Beet infused Fords Gin, Genepy, lemon, thyme + bubbles
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The Last Kotoba $14
Haku Vodka, Tozai ‘Snow Maiden’ Nigori, Green Chartreuse, lime + torched rosemary
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Café con Chata $12
Don Q Cristal, Rumchata, cold brew coffee + chocolate bitters
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Afternoon Delight $13
Bourbon, Aperol, lemon + thyme syrup + Angostura bitters + egg whites*
CORE COCKTAILS
These cocktails are revolving constantly, but here’s a little teaser.


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UKIAH Oldie $14
Elijah Craig Bourbon, Sorghum, Ukiah orange bitters + Angostura bitters
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Purple Rain $10
Purple shiso-ube infused sweet potato Shochu, dry curacao, lemon + egg whites
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So Fresh And So Green $14
Hendricks Gin, smoked green pea ginger, scallion tincture + lemon
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What an Incredible Cinderella Story $18
Suntory Toki Japanese Whiskey, peach yuzu cordial + fever tree soda water
SPRING FLING
Fall in love with one or all of these cocktails this spring, But hurry they’re only here for a limited time!
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Vivrant Thing $16
Truffle butter washed Rittenhouse Rye, Lillet Blanc, popcorn+ salt & pepper tincture
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Proper Fit, Babe $13
Alpine berry tea infused Bushido ‘Way of the Warrior’ Ginjo Genshu, Luxardo Maraschino, Lombadri Rose Brut + lemon
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Mommy’s Sippy Cup $13
Luksusowa Vodka, Bauchaunt Orange Liqueur, lemon, kombu-shiso + fever tree elderflower tonic
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I’m Still Standing $13
Lunazul Blanco, Cynar, cold brew coffee, cinnamon, chipotle + bitter true chocolate bitters
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Return of the Mac $15
Coruba Dark Jamaican Rum, Wrey & Newphew Overproof Rum, Flor de Cana 7yr., Ukiah Falernum, cinnamon, lime, grapefruit + herbstura
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Soybean Dreams $15
Coconut washed Espolon Reposado, Velvet Falernum, edamame-mint water, lime + nutmeg
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That Ship has Sailed $18
Suntory Toki Whisky, Dry Vermouth, pineapple sage shrub + lemon + demerara + angostura bitters
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Can Barely Stand Her $15
Roku Gin, Amaro Flora, Fino Sherry, Dry Vermouth + jasmine flower tincture
WINE
By The Glass, Carafe, or Bottle
WHITE WINES
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Landmark Vineyard ‘Overlook’ $13 / 19 / 50
Chardonnay Landmark Vineyard ‘Overlook’ [Sonoma, CA] ’18
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Perlada ‘Nomes’ $10 / 15 / 38
Garnatxa Perlada ‘Nomes’ [Catalonia, ES] ’18
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Fuchs $11 / 16 / 42
Gruner Veltiner Fuchs [Burgenland, AU] ’20
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Hermann J. Wiemer $12 / 18 / 46
Riesling Hermann J. Wiemer [Finger Lakes, NY] ’19
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Domain Gayda $11 / 16 / 42
Viognier Domain Gayda [Languedoc-Roussillon, FR] ’19
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Chateau Ducasse $13 / 19 / 50
White Bordeaux Chateau Ducasse [Bordeaux, FR] ’20
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Gryphon Crest $39
Reisling Gryphon Crest [Rhinhessen, GR] ’17
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Villa Pozzi $32
Moscato Villa Pozzi [Sicily, IT] ’19
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Talbott $69
Chardonnay Talbott ‘Kali Hart’ [Sonoma, CA] ’19
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Fournier Pere & Fils $44
Sancerre Fournier Pere & Fils ‘Les Belles Vignes' [Sancerre, FR] ‘20
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Chateau Bonnet $42
Sauvignon Blanc Nautilus [Bordeaux, FR] '18
RED WINES
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Bodega Garzon $13 / 19 / 50
Cabernet Franc Bodega Garzon [Garzon, UR] ‘19
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Robert Hall $11 / 16 / 42
Cabernet Sauvignon Robert Hall [Paso Robles, CA] ’18
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Bodegas Olivares $10 /15 / 38
Jumilla Bodegas Olivares ‘Altos de la Hoya’ [Murica, ES] ’18
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Chemistry $14 / 20 / 54
Pinot Noir Chemistry [Willamette, OR] ’18
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Domaine Gayda $12 / 18 / 46
Syrah / Grenache Blend Domaine Gayda ‘En Passant’ [Languedoc, FR] ’18
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Domaine Dupeuble $46
Beaujolais Domaine Dupeuble ‘Imported by Kermit Lynch’ [Burgundy, FR] ’20
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Mount Veeder $90
Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder [Mt. Veeder, CA] ‘17
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Terres d’ Avignon $44
Cotes du Rhone Terres d’ Avignon ‘Imported by Kermit Lynch’ [Cotes de Rhone, FR] ’18
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J. Vineyards $50
Pinot Noir J. Vineyards [Sonoma, CA] ’20
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Orion Swift ‘Machete’ $120
Zinfandel Orion Swift ‘Machete’ [Santa Barbara, CA] ’18
Bubbles
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Barcino $10 / 15 / 38
Cava Brut Barcino ‘Metodo Tradicional’ [Catalonia, ES] ‘NV
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Lamberti $13 / 17 / 52
Prosecco Rose Lamberti [Veneto, IT] ‘NV
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Nicolas Feuillatte $91
Champagne Brut Nicolas Feuillatte [Champagne, FR] ‘NV
ROSE
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Domaine Houchart $12 / 18 / 42
Rose Domaine Houchart [Provence, FR] ’20
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La Jolie Fleur $11 / 17 / 42
Rose La Jolie Fleur [Mediterranee, FR] ’21
Natural + Orange
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Can Sumoi $72
Xarel-lo Can Sumoi [Penedes, SP] ‘20
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Stekar Brda Rebula $58
Orange Wine Goriska ‘Stekar Brda Rebula’ [Primorska, SI] ’19
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Wonderwall $64
Pinot Noir Wonderwall [Central Coast, CA] ’19
SAKE
By The Glass, Carafe, or Bottle
Honjozo/Junmai
[ >70% rice polish. Rich + Earthy]
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Kokumi $-- / -- / 14
Kimoto Junmai Kokumi ‘Mouthful’ 187ml
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Soto $-- / -- / 15
Junmai Soto 187ml
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Tentaka $10 / 30 /160
Tokubetsu Junmai Tentaka ‘Hawk in the Heavens’ 1800ml
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Tozai $-- / -- / 16
Futushu Tozai “Night Swim” 187ml
Ginjo/Junmai Ginjo
[>60% rice polish. Lively + Aromatic]
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Way of the Warrior $9 / 18 / --
Ginjo Genshu Bushido ‘Way of the Warrior’ 120ml
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Green Ridge $13 / 25 / 75
Junmai Ginjo Dewazakura ‘Green Ridge’ 720ml
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Moon On The Water $-- / -- / 44
Junmai Ginjo Fukucho ‘Moon on the Water’ 300ml
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Momokawa Silver $9 / 18 / 54
Junmai Ginjo ‘Momokawa Silver’ 30ml
Daiginjo/Junmai Daiginjo
[> over 50% rice polish. Elegant + Smooth]
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Pearls of Simplicity $14 / 26 / 78
Junmai Daiginjo Konteki ‘Pearls of Simplicity’ 720ml
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Soto $17 / 51 / 102
Daiginjo Soto Junmai 720ml
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The One Clocks $-- / -- / 51
Daiginjo Joto ‘The One Clocks’ 300ml
Nigori/Specialty
[>70% rice polish Corse Filtration, Creamy+ Raw]
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Daimon $11 / 18 / 55
‘Road to Osaka’ 720ml
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Tozai $13 / 25 / 75
Tozai ‘Snow Maiden’ 720ml
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Ginjo Tozai $11 / 21 / 63
Ginjo Tozai ‘Well of Wisdom’ 720ml
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Kikusui $-- / -- / 32
Nigori Genshu Kikusui ‘Perfect Snow’ 187ml
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Joto $15 / 25 / --
Yuzu Sake Joto 1800ml
JAPANESE WHISKEY
In design, Japanese whisky is most similar to the scotch tradition: double distilling, malted and/or peated barley, before it is aged in wooden barrels. It tends to be drier, smokier + peatier than the sweeter American Bourbons and Ryes and comes as single malts or blends. Served as 1oz + 2 oz pours
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Nikka Coffey Grain $13/26
- Nose: Bourbon-like vanilla, corn notes + herbal hint of chamomile
- Palette: Sweet, fruity flavors of melon, grapefruit, thick syrup [Balanced by biscuits + vanilla]
- Finish: The corn notes of sweet + vibrant
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Nikka Pure Malt $13/26
- Nose: Sherry-soaked plums, raisins with green apple. Honey cereal, black pepper + barrel char
- Palette: Espresso beans, milk chocolate, tobacco leaf + sherried fruit [Hint of smoke develops]
- Finish: Elegant smoke continues, golden barley + hint of coffee
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Suntory Toki $7/14
- Nose: Soft orchard fruits, thyme honey + peppermint
- Palette: Green apple, bright citrus notes [Bitter herbs, toasted almonds + vanilla oak linger]
- Finish: White pepper + ginger add spice to the finish
BEER
By The Can, Bottle, or Pint
ON DRAFT
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Porter $7
Green Man Brewing [Asheville, NC] 6% ABV
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Pink Lemonade Sour Ale $6
Pink Lemonade Sour Ale Hi-Wire Brewing Company [Asheville, NC] 4.2 % ABV
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Lo-Pitch $6
Hazy IPA Hi-Wire Brewing Company [Asheville, NC] 5.5% ABV
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Ginger Beer $9
Ginger’s Revenge ‘Lavender Hibiscuas’ [Asheville, NC] 4.7% ABV
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Noble Cider $6
Rotating Seasonal Noble Cider Company [Asheville, NC] 4.7ABV
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Sapporo Lager $7
Anchor Brewing Company [Japan] 5.0% ABV
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Pernicious IPA $6
Wicked Weed [Asheville, NC] 7.3% ABV
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Peachful Ale $7
Highland Brewing [Asheville, NC] 5.2% ABV
CANS & BOTTLES
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Tripel $8
‘Honey Orange Tripel' New Belgium Brewing Company [Asheville, NC] 10% ABV
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Old North $5
Lager Hi-Wire Brewing Company [Asheville, NC] 5% ABV
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Sour Wicked Weed ‘Burst’ $6
Sour Wicked Weed ‘Burst’ [Asheville, NC] 4.1% ABV
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Sunny Little Thing $6
Sunny Little Thing Wheat Beer Sierra Nevada Brewing [Asheville, NC] 5% ABV
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Asahi $5
Lager Asahi [Japan] 5% ABV
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Haze IPA $7
Haze IPA Highland Brewing ‘Rising Haze’ [Asheville, NC] 7.0% ABV
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Orion $9
Lager Orion ‘The Draft’ [Japan] 5.0% ABV
NON-ALCOHOLIC COCKTAILS
Featuring Mertails Cocktails


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Ramune Japanese Soda $6
Strawberry, Melon, Lychee, Original
The MerTails are organic herbaceous zero proof elixirs locally made in small batches with minerals, electrolytes and real plants by The NOHM Collective right here in Asheville
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Hydration $6
Aloe, Lime, Rosemary, Wild Juniper, May Chang, Chlorophyll, Celtic Sea Salt + Fever Tree Soda Water Crisp, cooling and refreshing, this sugar-free mocktail is designed to increase hydration efficiency whilst alkalizing your body's PH. Caffeine & sugar free.
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Relaxation $6
Lime, Lemongrass, Butterfly Pea, Wild Lemon Balm, Wild Stinging Nettle, Oat Straw, Local Honey, Apple Cider Vinegar, Celtic Sea Salt + Fever Tree soda water Herbaceous with a zing, sink in and satiate your inner search for serenity with slow sips from this Appalachian remedy. Caffeine free. Contains local Honey.
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Stimulation $6
Yerba Maté, Wild Kola Nut, Ginger, Cardamom, Wild Sarsaparilla, Star Anise, Fair Trade Sugar Cane Sugar and Vanilla Bean, Celtic Sea Salt + Fever Tree soda water Chai spiced, aromatic & stimulating, this quasi-traditional Coca Cola can boost vital energy without the crash. Contains caffeine.
COFFEE + TEA
A refreshing way to end your meal
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Espresso $4
Shot in the Dark by Bean Werks [Medium Roast, Carmel + Clean]
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Americano $4
Shot in the Dark by Bean Werks [Medium Roast, Carmel + Clean]
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Double Espresso $6
Shot in the Dark by Bean Werks [Medium Roast, Carmel + Clean]
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Cappuccino $5
Shot in the Dark by Bean Werks [Medium Roast, Carmel + Clean]
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Latte $5
Shot in the Dark by Bean Werks [Medium Roast, Carmel + Clean]
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Tea $4
by Two Leaves and a Bud
Buzz
- Black Tea [Iced, Unsweetened] Refreshing + Bold
- Organic English Breakfast [Black Tea] Bold + Malty
- Organic Earl Grey [Black Tea] Rich with Bergamot
- Organic Orange Sencha [Green Tea] Soft + Citrus
- Organic Mountain High Chai [Black Tea] Bold + Spicy
- Organic Tamayokucha [Green] Bright + Earthy
Buzz Free
- Alpine Berry [Berry Blend with Hibiscus] Tart + Refreshing
- Organic Peppermint [Herbal] Peppy yet Soothing
- Organic Tumeric Antioxidant [Herbal] Warm + Earthy