Sweets, including fresh-baked cookies and ice cream sandwiches, are $2 to $5. Tenders (a portion of four) and chicken and waffles are $12, and wings are $10. Football packages are available Saturdays and Sundays, with 30 wings or tenders, truffle mac and cheese bites, a pint of buffalo chicken dip and housemade tortilla chips. Courtesy of CraftbirdĬhicken and waffles, with two tenders and maple syrup, is a new dish on the menu, along with some lighter items: Caesar and baby spinach salads, with roasted tenders as a protein add-on. Stagl said he likes to offer a seasonal croquette option, with a winter version featuring short rib.įried truffle mac and cheese bites are among Craftbird's savory sides.

Breaded and fried, these crispy and cheesy mac and cheese bites will be all the rage for a party or snack, especially with a savory bacon jam recipe.

Wings are special to the Newington storefront menu, with half-dozen portions in dry rub or “wet” sauced preparations.Ĭraftbird’s range of savory sides include hand-cut potato wedges with flavored aiolis, decadent fried truffle mac and cheese bites and crispy Brussels sprouts with smoked maple vinaigrette and pickled onions. Fried Mac and Cheese Balls with Bacon Jam are the perfect appetizers to use up leftover Mac and Cheese. Tenders are available with a variety of dry rubs (spicy, garlic parm, teriyaki) and dipping sauces, like ranch, BBQ and honey mustard. While the truck normally carries three sandwiches, Stagl said, the storefront has five, with a “basic” construction of American cheese and special sauce, the hot sauce and ranch-topped “hot bird”, a bacon and avocado version and a BBQ creation with fried and caramelized onions. Leeanne Griffin / Hearst Connecticut Mediaįans who follow the black-and-yellow truck love the creative sandwiches, including its original best-seller, the “Yardbird” with sriracha honey and housemade pickles. “It was definitely the next step that had to happen,” he said.Īn order of chicken and waffles at Craftbird, with two fried tenders and maple syrup. In September, he opened a storefront on Main Street in Newington center, calling it Craftbird Sandos and Tenders.

Kraft fried mac and cheese bites