Bear’s Smokehouse Barbecue Menu – Hartford, CT

Type : Barbecue restaurant

Location : Hartford, CT

Local BBQ outpost serving smoked meats & sandwiches, plus comfort sides, in a low-key setting. Based on 3 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Bear's Smokehouse Barbecue 06103

Address:
25 Front St, Hartford, CT 06103

Phone: (860) 785-8772

Website: http://bearsbbq.com/

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Hours

Saturday 11 AM–10 PM
Sunday 11 AM–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 11 AM–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–10 PM
Friday 11 AM–10 PM

Menu

July Special!
Bear’s Gyro
Introducing… The BBQ gyro! Choice of bear’s BBQ meat served on a fresh pita topped with cucumber, tomato, onion, tzatziki sauce, and mixed greens.		 $12.00
Bear’s BBQ Sauces and Rubs
KC Sweet Bottle $8.99
TX Pepper Bottle $8.99
GRZ Ghost Bottle $8.99
Beef Rub
Great on more than just brisket!! Chicken, burgers, and vegetables. We could put this on almost anything.		 $10.99
Pork Rub
Not only for pork b*** and ribs! We use this rub on salmon, sweet potatoes, and plenty more!		 $10.99
Appetizers
Bear Balls
Mac & cheese, pulled pork, and cornbread. All 3 mixed, battered, fried, & topped with cheese sauce & bacon = bear balls!		 $10.00
3 Sticky Ribs
Our fall off the bone ribs, but sticky! Sauced, fried, sauced, topped with scallions & sesame seeds.		 $8.00
Fried Pickles
Who doesn’t love a fried pickle?! Served with ranch.		 $8.00
Cheesy Bacon Fries
Hand-cut fries, cheese sauce, bacon crumbles, and sour cream.		 $8.00
Fried Cheese Curds
Fried bites of spicy & cheesy goodness! Served with ranch or brisket gravy.		 $10.00
Nachos With Cheese & Salsa $8.00
Half Dozen Smoked Wings
6 dry rubbed and smoked. Dip em’ in BBQ sauce or get them sauced and tossed in one of our specialty sauces.		 $12.00
Dozen Smoked Wings
12 dry rubbed and smoked. Dip em’ in BBQ sauce or get them sauced and tossed in one of our specialty sauces.		 $24.00
Dozen Moink Balls
12 bacon wrapped meatballs. Sprinkled with bear’s BBQ beef rub. Smoked to perfection. Dip em’ in BBQ sauce or get them sauced and tossed in one of our specialty sauces. Contains gluten.		 $16.00
Half Dozen Moink Balls
6 bacon wrapped meatballs. Sprinkled with bear’s BBQ beef rub. Smoked to perfection. Dip em’ in BBQ sauce or get them sauced and tossed in one of our specialty sauces. Contains gluten.		 $8.00
Salads
Garden Salad With Meat Choice
Fresh greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, topped with your choice of bear’s BBQ meat.		 $11.00
Sweet Mama Bear With Meat Choice
Fresh greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions , dried cranberries, shredded Cheddar, candied walnuts, topped with your choice of bear’s BBQ meat.		 $13.00
BBQ Bacon Ranch With Meat Choice
Fresh greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, shredded Cheddar, crumbled bacon, topped with your choice of bear’s BBQ meat.		 $13.00
Sandwiches
Reg Pulled Pork Sandwich $10.00
Reg Pulled Chicken Sandwich $10.00
Reg Brisket Sandwich $12.00
Reg Chopped Sandwich
Combination of chopped brisket and pulled pork.		 $10.00
Reg Turkey Breast Sandwich $10.00
Reg Kielbasa Sandwich
Contains pork and beef.		 $10.00
Reg Texas Sausage Sandwich $10.00
Burnt Ends Sandwich $12.00
Impossible Meatloaf Sandwich
Plant based – full flavor! Vegan.		 $11.00
Fried Chicken Sandwich
Smoked chicken thigh, breaded & fried, topped with spicy slaw, pickles, & honey mustard.		 $11.00
Reg Pastrami Sandwich $12.00
Bear Pulled Pork Sandwich
Fit for a bear!		 $15.00
Bear Pulled Chicken Sandwich
Double the meat, double the fun!		 $15.00
Bear Brisket Sandwich
Not for the faint of heart!		 $17.00
Bear Burnt Ends Sandwich $17.00
Bear Chopped Sandwich
Can you handle it!?		 $15.00
Bear Kielbasa Sandwich
Extra meat, extra love!		 $15.00
Bear Texas Sausage Sandwich
Hope you are bear-y hungry!		 $15.00
Bear Pastrami Sandwich $17.00
Favorites
Mac Attack
Mac and cheese piled high with your choice of meat!		 $13.00
Bear Bowl
Cornbread, smoked BBQ beans, topped with your choice of bear’s BBQ meat.		 $13.00
Bear Attack
Cornbread, topped with mac, and topped with your choice of meat! 0.50 of each bear attack sold will be donated to the national parks conservation association.		 $13.00
Super Spud
Fresh baked potato, scoop a mac, sour cream, bacon, red onion, shredded cheese, topped with your choice of bear’s BBQ meat.		 $13.00
Macho Nachos
Nachos topped with beans, salsa, cheese, jalapeños, sour cream, and meat.		 $13.00
Paw Paw’s Poutine
Hand-cut fries topped with meat and cheese sauce.		 $13.00
Bear Style Poutine
Hand-cut fries topped with fried cheese curds and brisket gravy with your choice of meat.		 $16.00
Combos
1 Meat Combo
Pick your favorite bear’s BBQ meat and any two sides!		 $17.00
2 Meat Combo
Not one, but two choices of bear’s BBQ meats and 2 sides.		 $19.00
3 Meat Combo
Yes – you read that right! Three choices of bear’s BBQ meats and 2 sides.		 $23.00
Cub Meal – Chicken
For the little cubs! Chicken slider, choice of mac & cheese, fries, or apple sauce (location specific), choice of milk or juice, and a cookie!		 $10.00
Cub Meal – Pulled Pork
For the little cubs! Pulled pork slider, choice of mac & cheese, fries, or apple, sauce (location specific), choice of milk or juice, and a cookie!		 $10.00
Ribs & Chicken
1/2 Rack With 2 Sides
Half rack of baby back ribs! Slow smoked & so tender and 2 sides.		 $20.00
Full Rack With 2 Sides
Full rack of baby back ribs! Slow smoked & so tender and 2 sides.		 $36.00
Full Rack No Sides
Full rack of dry rubbed and glazed ribs.		 $32.00
1/2 Chicken With 2 Sides
One half of juicy, brined, dry rubbed, smoked chicken. Served with choice of any two single serving sides.		 $12.00
Whole Chicken With 2 Sides $18.00
Whole Chicken No Sides
Includes (2) half chickens.		 $12.00
Family Deal
Family Deal
Feed all the hungry bears! Feeds 4. Choose two meats! Up-charge for premium meats for each meat choice. Choose 3 pints of sides! Make everyone happy!		 $54.00
Meats by the Pound
Pulled Pork Lb $16.00
Pulled Pork 3/4 Lb $12.00
Pulled Pork 1/2 Lb $8.00
Pulled Pork 1/4 Lb $4.00
Pulled Chicken Lb $16.00
Pulled Chicken 3/4 Lb $12.00
Pulled Chicken 1/2 Lb $8.00
Pulled Chicken 1/4 Lb $4.00
Brisket Lb $25.00
Brisket 3/4 Lb $18.75
Brisket 1/2 Lb $12.50
Brisket 1/4 Lb $6.25
Chopped – Pork & Brisket Lb $19.00
Chopped – Pork & Brisket 3/4 Lb $14.25
Chopped – Pork & Brisket 1/2 Lb $9.50
Chopped – Pork & Brisket 1/4 Lb $4.75
Burnt Ends Lb $25.00
Burnt Ends 3/4 Lb $18.75
Burnt Ends 1/2 Lb $12.50
Burnt Ends 1/4 Lb $6.25
Turkey Breast Lb $21.00
Turkey Breast 3/4 Lb $15.75
Turkey Breast 1/2 Lb $10.50
Turkey Breast 1/4 Lb $5.25
Texas Sausage Lb $19.00
Texas Sausage 3/4 Lb $14.25
Texas Sausage 1/2 Lb $9.50
Texas Sausage 1/4 Lb $4.75
Kielbasa Lb $19.00
Kielbasa 3/4 Lb $14.25
Kielbasa 1/2 Lb $9.50
Kielbasa 1/4 Lb $4.75
Pastrami Lb $25.00
Pastrami 3/4 Lb $18.75
Pastrami 1/2 Lb $12.50
Pastrami 1/4 Lb $6.25
Impossible Meatloaf Per Piece
Vegan.		 $10.00
Sides
Baked Potato
Hot and fresh! Served with butter & sour cream. Add-ons available for an additional charges.		 $3.75
Broccoli Salad
Cold broccoli salad! Raw broccoli florets loaded with shredded cheese, red onion, bacon, and raisins then mixed with a light mayonnaise vinegar dressing.		 $3.75
Coleslaw
Vegan. Traditional coleslaw prepared with a mayonnaise and vinegar based dressing. Asheville, NC.		 $3.75
Collard Greens
Perfectly seasoned collards cooked with bits of Turkey and banana peppers.		 $3.75
Cornbread
Served with bear’s homemade honey butter.		 $2.00
French Fries
Hand-cut fries seasoned with salt and pepper.		 $3.75
GF Salad
Fresh greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onions.		 $3.75
Potato Salad
Down home goodness! Contains egg.		 $3.75
Mac And Cheese
Ooey gooey creaminess! Homemade mac!		 $3.75
Smoked BBQ Beans
BBQ beans loaded with meat and spiced with our bear’s signature beef rub, then smoked for 6 hours. May contain gluten.		 $3.75
Roasted Corn Medley
Roasted corn – yep! Bell peppers – uh huh! Onions – woo! Tossed in bear’s signature spice and honey – you betcha!		 $3.75
Pint Mac And Cheese $7.00
Pint Smoked BBQ Beans $7.00
Pint Coleslaw $7.00
Pint Broccoli Salad $7.00
Pint Potato Salad $7.00
Pint Roasted Corn Medley $7.00
Pint Collard Greens $7.00
Desserts
Apple Crisp
Apple crisp = delicious! May contain nuts.		 $4.00
Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
Did you say chocolate bourbon pecan pie? Cuz we did! Extra love in this one!		 $5.00
Smoked Pineapple Upside Down Cake
New dessert alert!! Smoked pineapple slices. Brown butter cake. Cherry on top.		 $6.00
Cookie $1.00
Banana Pudding’ Cup
New dessert alert!!! Layered goodness! Fresh bananas – banana puddin’. Whipped cream – Nilla wafers.		 $5.00

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Reviews

Nate Dumbaugh
This place is dope!! The food is super good and tender, their sauces are great! The service was good too. The food came out super fast and they are extra efficient here. The atmosphere is amazing aswell. We went once but thought it was good so went back again the next day epic

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Sue Berk
Decided to try this place today for lunch. It was delicious. Had the 2 meat combo with two sides. The pulled pork & chicken were very flavorful & moist. The cornbread was yummy & very dense. The coleslaw was good. Also tried the seasonal watermelon, basil & green salad (no meat). It was a nice addition to the bbq. Staff was professional, friendly and helpful. Plus definitely recommend.

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Sharon K
Very nice. I ordered ribs, meatballs, corn and coleslaw. The meat was so juicy and tender. You can tell they know how to do bbq properly. Everything was well seasoned. There’s a variety of hot sauces that you can choose. Love all the sauces. I also ordered pecan pie and it’s so good. Came here on the weekday past lunch time but quite empty.

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Shaun Anderson
Extremely friendly, wait staff, and the best barbecue around here without a doubt !

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Da Terpatraiters
Finally gettin out to Bear’s BBQ n the wait was lonnnng overdue. Some other spots have overtaken them for best in state but bears is one of the originals.

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JP
Greta location, service was okay. For a sandwich, side and a drink was $18. The food has always been good at any of the locations but wow, getting steeper by the month it seems! Everyone seemed sad to be working there. Oddly enough the guy cleaning the tables was the nicest person there. Came by to check on me, gave out hand cleaners too.

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Ryan Hartman
Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious! Literally the best macaroni and cheese I’ve ever eaten in my life!!

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Chianti
Great food and service!! Enjoyed the 2 meat plate with pulled chicken and turkey with coleslaw, corn and cornbread. The employees were friendly and helpful. Great experience and will be back!

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Bill Dorr
Pretty decent and large BBQ restaurant in downtown. Decor was fun and open, that can handle over 220 patrons. We had beers, margaritas and signature cocktails. All good. The food was very good, with the exception of the Bear Balls and meatballs. Ate heavy. Nachos w burnt ends and sticky wings were great choices. If you have a group of 4 or more, it’s ideal. Order a bunch of items and enjoy.

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david maher
Food was great!!

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