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502 CafeCertified

TrailerDrop Off Catering, Popup Catering, Trailer
LocationLouisville, KY
15+ Years in business

Super Great For

  • Custom Menus
  • Huge Events
  • Corporate Catering
  • Weddings

If you smoke it, they will come! Filling Bellies & Feeding Souls

Chris Williams of 502 Cafe

502 Cafe 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.

Main

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

Pulled chicken sandwich

Juicy dry rubbed chicken

Vegetarian bbq sandwich

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

Ribs

Large racks of ribs slow smoked to tender juicy perfection

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

Smoked brisket sandwich

16 hour smoked brisket

Pulled pork sandwich

12 hour smoked tender pulled pork

Rib Platter with Two Sides

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

Sides

Loaded pitmaster beans

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

Tater Tots

Homemade Coleslaw

Sweet and tangy.

Smoked Brisket Chili

Green Beans

made fresh in the 502!

Smoked Mac and Cheese

Collard Greens

Tender, slightly spicy collard greens loaded with pork belly

Catered Food

Pulled Pork LB

Brisket LB

Smoked Turkey Breast LB

Pork Belly Burnt Ends lb

Full Pan of Side

Clone of Pulled Pork LB

100 Jumbo Smoked Wings

50 Jumbo Smoked Wings

Past Catering Events

25 event organizers have booked 502 Cafe using Roaming Hunger

Marketing Event Catering

April 2021 * Prospect, KY

50+ attendees

Corporate Catering

August 2021 * Shelbyville, KY

40+ attendees

Corporate Catering

April 2021 * Louisville, KY

60+ attendees

Meet Chris Williams
What is the story behind your business' name?

502 is the area code in Louisville and I love my city!

About 502 Cafe

  • Black Owned
  • Women Owned
  • Veteran Owned
  • Family Business
  • Mom & Pop Business
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!

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