502 Cafe

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Menu

Appetizers

Smoked Brisket Chili

With beans toped with cheese. 

ABT's

Fresh jalapeño halves, stuffed with cream cheese and chorizo, wrapped in bacon, then we smoke them to perfection. Served with our sour cream for dipping. 

Wings

A pound of jumbo wings covered in our 502 Cafe Signature Rub. Smoked, then flash fried, and tossed in your choice of 502 Cafe BBQ or Buffalo sauce. Served plain upon request. 

ABT's

Fresh jalapeño halves, stuffed with cream cheese and chorizo, wrapped in bacon, then we smoke them to perfection. Served with our sour cream for dipping. 

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ABT's

Fresh jalapeño halves, stuffed with cream cheese and chorizo, wrapped in bacon, then we smoke them to perfection. Served with our sour cream for dipping. 

ABT's

Fresh jalapeño halves, stuffed with cream cheese and chorizo, wrapped in bacon, then we smoke them to perfection. Served with our sour cream for dipping. 

Main

Smoked brisket slider

16 hour smoked brisket 

Pulled pork sliders

12 hour smoked tender pulled pork 

Pulled chicken sliders

Juicy dry rubbed chicken 

Vegetarian bbq sliders

Jackfruit smoked and dry rubbed in our signature rub then tossed in 502 bbq sauce 

502 Que’rrito

Giant flour tortilla stuffed with brisket or pulled pork, Mac n cheese and 502 sauce, the. Topped with smoked brisket chili and shredded cheese 

Brisket Sammie

Our most popular sandwich on the streets. Certified Angus beef brisket smoked for 14 hours to perfect tenderness and topped with house-made bourbon bacon jam. 

Pulled Pork Sammie

Succulent pork butt smoked 12 hours to perfection. 

Pulled Chicken Sammie

Dry rubbed, juicy and tender, smoked for 6 hours. 

502 bbq burger

Half pound burger topped with your choice of pulled pork or brisket, cheese and 502 bbq sauce 

The 502 Burger

Our half pound double pattied smash burger with a House blend of seasoned beef and pork cooked in duck fat. Topped with your choice of cheese. 

Ribs

Large racks of ribs slow smoked to tender juicy perfection 

Rib Platter with Two Sides

Our famous dry rubbed, tender, meaty baby back ribs made with Louisville love. 

Chicken and Bacon Waffles with Bourbon Maple Syrup

Three pieces of buttermilk fried chicken over house-made bacon waffles, topped with bourbon maple syrup. 

BBQ Hot Brown

A 502 Cafe original. We start with Texas toast and smoked turkey. Putting our spin on the dish, we add fried green tomatoes, smoked pork belly, and beer cheese, then drizzle it all with our Signature 502 Cafe BBQ sauce. 

Portobella Mushroom Slider

BBQ nachos

Heaping pile of nachos topped with pulled pork or pulled chicken, brisket chili, cheese and BBQ Sauce! 

Tacos

With choice of Brisket, Pork and/or chicken 

Sides

Pitmaster Beans

Loaded pitmaster beans 

Truffle mac n cheese

Home made Mac n cheese topped with white truffle oil 

Loaded pitmaster beans

A wonderful three bean version of baked beans loaded with pork, sauce and dry rubbed then smoked 

Homemade Cole slaw

Mayo based homemade slaw 

Tater Tots

Sidewinder Fries

Wide twisted crispy ribbons of potato. 

Homemade Coleslaw

Sweet and tangy. 

Onion Rings

Truffle Mac and Cheese

Our signature side from the food truck. Cheesy... truffly... delicious. 

Brussels Sprouts

Fried Brussels sprouts covered with bacon and bleu cheese. 

Truffle Mac and Cheese

Smoked Brisket Chili

Green Beans

Made fresh in the 502! 

About 502 Cafe

502 Cafe carrying all the best smoked BBQ in Louisville, dishing up Smoked Brisket Sandwiches, Pulled Pork, Chicken Legs, Baby Back Ribs, Andouille Sausage, Bratwursts, served with your choice of Truffle Mac & Cheese, Cowboy Baked Beans, Homemade Slaw, Smoked Corn on the Cob and more. The process of slow smoking all food to a tender juicy beyond compare, will be sure make any event unforgettable!