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  • Menu
    Food Drinks Specials
  • Happenings
  • Reserve
    rezy 1-4 guests 5 or more
  • Order
  • Gift Cards

Our Menu

Happy Hour MenuDinner MenuBasic Bird Menu

Monday-Saturday from 4-6! $7 Wine and $8 Highball

Happy Hour Snacks

Jap Chae crispy noodles wrapped in seaweed

$8.00
apple ssomjang, brussel leaves

Sweet Potato dumplings

$8.00
coconut milk broth, aromatic chili oil, cilantro, crispy shallot/garlic

Wagyu & Pork menchi katsu

$8.00
bulldog sauce, marmalade, cabbage slaw

Crispy Mandu dumplings

$8.00
pork, cabbage kimchi, sweet potato noodles

Steam Buns

$3.00/1
$8.00/3
Grilled Pork Belly / Lil Birdie double dunked / Butternut Squash & Seaweed Beignet

Peanuts

$5.00
roasted with local honey & togarashi

We are so excited to welcome guests back into our space for dine in. Listed here is our a la carte menu where you can build your own dinning experience. 5 course Chef's Tasting menus are offered daily as long as supplies last. They change too frequently to be posted here but feel free to check with your server when you arrive. If you have any dietary restrictions and would like to do the tasting menu please let us know when you book your reservation and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Dinner

Iowa Beetroot showered in fresh horseradish

$9.00
poached honeycrisp apple, micro celery, pickled onion

Cauliflower cooked in an aromatic red curry

$9.00
slow roasted cabbage, finger lime, cilantro

Butternut Squash cooked with buckwheat honey & brown butter

$12.00
chewy apples, burnt onion, puffed groats

Reticulated Sweet Potato cooked in coconut milk & lemongrass

$11.00
crushed cucumbers, Thai peanut sauce, mint

Celeriac encrusted in papita & chickpea

$12.00
brown butter, hollandaise, vinegar chips

Farm Carrots, Memories From Vietnam

$13.00
Soured carrot, house-made lemongrass sausage, crispy garlic, cilantro

Fingerling Potatoes glazed with umami butter

$13.00
potato emulsion, melted leeks, oyster mushrooms

Scallops miso marinated & grilled

$24.00
prosciutto XO, hakurei turnips, citrus, swiss chard

Pork Shank presse

$21.00
five spice jus, grilled baby bok choy, ember roasted brussel sprouts

Duck Breast dusted with local prickly ash

$23.00
rutabaga mash, grated horseradish, mustard greens

Desserts

Lotus cookie

$9.00
local pear, cardamom ricotta, whey caramel

Yuzu custard

$9.00
blueberries & brown butter financier, kosho, Thai basil

Dark Chocolate mochi

$9.00
summer raspberry ice cream, black sesame caramel

Snacks

Singapore Style Chili Crab Dip

$17.00
squid ink mantou, cilantro

Jap Chae crispy noodles wrapped in seaweed

$10.00
apple ssomjang, brussel leaves

Sweet Potato dumplings

$11.00
coconut milk broth, aromatic chili oil, crispy shallot/garlic

Wagyu & Pork Menchi Katsu

$14.00
caramelized onions, marmalade, cabbage slaw

Bacon Wrapped Prawn skewers

$13.00
Thai seafood sauce, oyster mushrooms

Sunday 4-8. This is our throwback to the Korean Fried Chicken that helped us through the pandemic. It was a fan favorite and while we look for a spot for it to live + grow on its own we will continue to feature it once a week.

Basic Bird

Sunday Only - Dine In | Carry Out
Meal for 1 $ 14.95, Meal for 2 $ 25.95, Meal for 4 $ 39.95

5 Piece Chicken (feeds 1)

$14.95
Each meal comes with steamed rice and three of our rotating banchan. You get to choose your sauce either Sweet Honey Butter, Spicy Korean Gochujang or Our Famous Double Dunk which is a blend of both.

9 Piece Chicken (feeds 2)

$25.95
Each meal comes with steamed rice and three of our rotating banchan. You get to choose your sauce either Sweet Honey Butter, Spicy Korean Gochujang or Our Famous Double Dunk which is a blend of both.

18 Piece Chicken (feeds 4)

$39.95
Each meal comes with steamed rice and three of our rotating banchan. You get to choose up to two different sauces Sweet Honey Butter, Spicy Korean Gochujang or Our Famous Double Dunk which is a blend of both.

Cheese Corn

$7.00
Add a bubbling pot of our Korean Cheese Corn

Crispy Ramp Kimchi Mandu

$8.00
House made dumpling wrappers around pork, kimchi, and glass noodles, with a crispy skirt.

Bacon & Kimchi Fried Rice

$13.00
An excellent meal alternative if you have someone who doesn't want the fried chicken or the ultimate side for those who want to try it all!

Steamed Buns

$10.00
Pork Belly hoisin / Lil Birdie cucumber kimchi / Butternut Squash & Seaweed Beignet

Instant Raman Salad

$7.00
Bright mix of raman, cabbage, and citrus

Bottle of Riesling

$35.00
Dr Konstantin Frank is a semi-dry Riesling that pairs beautifully.

Alternating Sake Sour

$8.00
Fresh juice and sake make these cocktails a fun addition.
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