The Essential

The Essential

Share

Photos from The Essential's post 05/21/2026

We’re bringing big backyard cookout energy this Memorial Day! 🍔🌭

There’s no better match than our burger with an Alabama Light for $15 and a housemade bratwurst loaded with sweet pepper relish, beer mustard, slaw, and tucked into a housemade bun ($15).

Your backyard wishes it looked like this.

Monday only!

Photos from The Essential's post 04/29/2026

New pasta alert! 🚨🚨🚨

Fennel + grapefruit like you’ve never seen it before.

Fennel three ways with the twists & turns of our new Mafaldine ‘Al Pompelmo’. Alongside sweet favas, wilted greens, and bursts of oro blanco grapefruit.

Clean, citrusy, and just sharp enough to keep every bite feeling fresh.

04/25/2026

Cheeseburger-shaped dreams on repeat.

Two smashed dry-aged patties melted together with sharp American, a flood of Russian + dijonaise, piled high with shrettuce and pickles, all on a housemade bun next to a heap of fries. Dreamy indeed.

Want your restaurant to be the top-listed Restaurant in Birmingham?
Click here to claim your Sponsored Listing.

Telephone

Address


2215 First Avenue N
Birmingham, AL
35203

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 9pm
Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm
5pm - 9pm
Sunday 9am - 2pm
5pm - 9pm