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| - Tornado and I are late-night lovers. We don't ever see each other at an appropriate time, and when we do get together it's hot and heavy. Mostly in the way that I'm eating a gigantic sandwich and more steak fries than any cardiologist would recommend.
I happen to be one of those terrible people who likes all their meat well done (not burnt, mind you, but pink is for flowers, not meat). This prevents me from spending my money in a traditional steakhouse set-up because it pains the chef and my pocketbook to "ruin" the steak. The Tornado Room late night menu gives me a work-around. The steak sandwich is pretty thin and thus gets pretty cooked through, and their quality ground beef for the burgers doesn't beget the same side-eye when I ask for it well done.
For me, though, the star is the steak fries. They are probably my favorite fries in Madison. Part of it is their crispy exterior and creamy insides, and part of it is the tomato remoulade. Get on it, people. The horseradish cream is also quite tasty, but if I was forced to choose just one I'd pick the remoulade every time. I'm getting hungry just writing this.
Other things that I love about the Tornado is that it is stuck in time, especially the front bar and basement Corral Room. Old jukebox with mid-century records? Done. Rivet-heavy upholstery? Check. Lighting so dim no one can tell that you've dripped remoulade on your cocktail dress? They've got you covered. The prices on the late night menu also can't be beat - you're getting the same wonderful ingredients as the dining room but at a discount because you're bumping up the post-dinner rush or are coming in from a service industry job and deserve a nice meal at a reasonable price. Wonderful.
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