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Eastern European Foods - Alpinefest


  • The Dog Spot 19 S Main Street Joseph United States (map)

Sept 17th thru 20th

Thurs, Fri, Sat 11-7, Sun 12-4

208-610-4932

We are a small cafe with limited seating - no reservations. We make all meals from scratch - so this is not fast food, please plan for a leisurely meal. Due to our limited size, we cannot accommodate groups over 5


Alpinefest Inspired Menu - Eastern European Foods

Seaweed Salad $9

Hijiki and wakame seaweed  with chili oil and togarashi (gf, vegan)


Cucumber Salad $9

Local cucumbers in a sweet and sour sauce made with  sour cream (gf, vegetarian) - vegan option available


Sweet & Sour Cabbage $12

Red cabbage slowly braised in a sweet and sour broth (gf, vegan)


Kartoffelpuffer $10

Potato and onion pancakes with chive sour cream and apple sauce (vegetarian)


German Inspired Watermelon Salad $13

Black mambo watermelon, lettuce, cucumber, red onions, fennel, feta, and apple cider vinaigrette (gf, vegetarian)


Champagne Mushrooms $16

Fermented mushrooms, garlic, shallots, champagne, our house-made butter with pecorino cheese and bread (vegetarian, gf without bread)


Dog Spot Dill Pickle Potato Salad $10

Crispy smashed golden potatoes, onions, feta cheese, peppers, and a creamy dressing made with kosher dill pickles (gf, vegetarian)    


Green Salad $13

Mixed sweet lettuces locally grown by Lazy Mule Farms, veggies, and assorted microgreens from Meep’s Farm. Your choice of dressing: chili ranch, miso sesame (vegan), raspberry red wine vinaigrette (vegan), white balsamic (vegan)

Add chicken or pork $5          Add shrimp $6


Caesar salad $14

Romaine, pecorino cheese, house-made croutons and dressing     Add chicken $5          Add shrimp $6

Bavarian Roast Pork and Semmelknodel $17

Pork tenderloin braised via sous vide then roasted and served with hunter sauce made with 7 mushrooms including morels and our house made bread dumplings


Ukrainian Shrimp and Halushki $18

Jumbo white shrimp, garlic confit, dill, and cream with drop dumplings


Czechia Inspired Lamb Burger $21

Ground Colorado lamb with caraway seeds, onions, sauerkraut, Emmental cheese, and whole grain mustard on a brioche bun. Served with a choice of dill pickle potato salad or green salad


Blat Sliders $15

Heirloom tomatoes, applewood smoked bacon, lettuce, and avocado on baci rolls


Brat Sandwich $15

Beer braised sausage, sauerkraut, and whole grain mustard on a French roll


Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich $16

House-made kimchi, do-chua, sunshine aioli, cilantro micro green and lettuce on a french roll

Choose from: house smoked pulled pork shoulder or pulled chicken OR  Vegetarian: Jackfruit or Tofu

(vegan upon request) (gf on corn tortillas)


Hot Honey Shrimp Street Tacos  $18

Wild white shrimp, green onions, and shallots in our spicy Manzano honey, with creamy slaw, on flour tortillas (Corn tortillas for gf, sub jackfruit for vegan option)


Chorizo & Potato Street Tacos $15

House-made spicy chorizo (pork sausage) & potatoes, cilantro crema, cotija cheese, cilantro micro greens and fermented salsa on lettuce and flour tortillas  (Corn tortillas available for gf)


Homemade Desserts  

Flourless Chocolate Cake $7 - like a piece of fudge and a brownie had a baby served with whipped cream (gf)

Stout Chocolate Cake $8 - rich, moist chocolate cake made with a dark beer and topped with a malted cream cheese buttercream frosting

Butterscotch Pudding $6 - homemade pudding with whipped cream (gf)

Ice Cream Floats $7 (gf)  Vanilla Ice Cream & 

Choice of: 

  • rootbeer

  • marionberry cream soda

  • sarsaparilla

  • cherry cream soda

  • vanilla cream soda

  • orange cream soda

  • raspberry cream soda

  • huckleberry

Earlier Event: September 10
Return to Off Season Hours
Later Event: September 24
Mexican Inspired Foods