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Starters

Shrimp Cakes
~hand made shrimp cakes & corn salsa

The A Plate
~a weekly creation from our chefs, celebrating Vancouver Island ingredients

Cookshack Chowder
~asparagus, corn & potato chowder with fresh cornbread

Chicken Wings
~cornflake crusted, choice of killer hot, Bbq or lemon pepper

Gumbo
~chicken, shrimp, sausage, okra & peppers sauteed in our classic spicy Creole sauce with cornbread

Hushpuppies
~traditional southern crispy corn fritters with dipping sauce

Fried Oysters
~basket of cornmeal crusted Fanny Bay oysters & horseradish Bbq

Creole Steamers
~Salt Spring Island mussels & clams steamed in Smoken Bones Ale with garlic & fresh lemons

Fried Dill Pickles
~a southern delicacy derved with ranch dip

Po'boy Sandwiches
Choice of any 2 sides or house green salad


Pulled Pork
~fruit wood smoked, juicy & hand pulled

Beef Brisket
~Alder wood smoked & Bbq slow cooked

Chicken
~delicate Bbq sweet honey chicken & buttermilk ranch sauce

Fanny Bay Oyster
~cornmeal crusted with horseradish Bbq

Wild Salmon
~pan seared with corn salsa

Platters for 2 or more
(no substitutions please)


Barbeque Taster
~pork ribs, beef ribs, pulled pork & beef brisket with any 3 sides

The Flintstone
~full rack of beef ribs with 3 sides

Creole Platter
~chorizo sausage, fried oysters, fried dill pickles, shrimp cakes, cornflake chicken wings, hushpuppies & cornbread

Bourbon St. Chicken
~BBQ Vancouver Island free range whole chicken with sweet Bourbon glaze & any 3 sides

Side Sampler
~pick any 5 sides for sharing or as a meal

Salads

House Greens

~honey lemon vinaigrette or house ranch

Caesar
~baguette croutons & crisp romaine

Spinach Salad
~spinach, spiced pecans, mandarins, Goat cheese & house vinaigrette
*Add wild salmon, pulled pork, beef brisket or cold water shrimp to any salad


Side Dishes

Hand Cut Fries
~cut right here in the kitchen

Garlic Potatoes
~oven roasted baby red potatoes with garlic spice rub

Macaroni & Cheese
~creamy & full of cheddar cheese

Coleslaw
~shaved cabbage with buttermilk dressing

Smoken Bbq Beans
~slow cooked beans with Bbq flavours

Candied Carrots
~caramelized baby carrots

Local Side
~your server will have all the details of our special side today

Cornbread
~warm cornbread baked daily, with whipped butter

Braised Collard Greens
~locally farmed collard greens

Butter Fried Cabbage
~green cabbage sauteed in butter

Ribs & Big Food
Choice of any 2 sides or house green salad


Smoken Pork Ribs
~"our signature" slow cooked pork ribs with green Alder & apple wood

Beef Ribs
~smoked slowly with Alder wood

Grilled Chorizo Sausage
~with a mountain of fried garlic rub onions

Seafood Jambalaya

~wild salmon, mussels, shrimp, oysters & sausage sauteed in spicy red sauce

BBQ Chicken
~½ Bbq chicken glazed with fireweed honey mustard sauce or our Bbq sauce

Creole Wild Salmon
~pan seared with fresh limes & green pepper-chive buttoer or blackened

Vegetable Ratatouille
~Bbq vegetables in Creole tomato sauce topped with a puff pastry lid

Bbq Pork Chops
~one or two 24 hour brined thick cut chops, flame grilled and smothered in sweet smoked apple butter

Pulled Pork & Beef Brisket
~pulled pork
~beef brisket
~pork & brisket plate

Smoken Bones Cookshack
All of our food is prepared by chefs & apprentices who practice an artisan method using non-processed foods ensuring natural flavours.