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| - My roommates and I just went to Fresco for Madison Restaurant Week. As recent college graduates, our wallets are very slim so we took this opportunity to sample one of the finer dining options in Madison. Overall, we were very pleased with the food. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the service.
For Restaurant Week, we had the choice of three options for three courses. First course, we each picked something different. I had the tomato-red pepper soup, Andee (roommate) had the risotto cake and Jennifer (roommate) had the salad. Andee's cake was good, but I thought it could be warmer. It tasted kind of like a potato pancake. Jenn's salad had fresh vegetables, but I thought it could have had a little more to it. She found a bug in it (we're not sure if it crawled up from the bottom of the salad or if it hopped on the plate) so she sent it back and got the soup instead. The soup was divine. It reminded me of the soup served abroad by our little Italian cook. I'd have it again and again. Simple, but delicious.
For the main course, we all ordered the tomato braised shirt rib pasta which was very good. I got shafted on the tomatoes which was disappointing because I love tomatoes. But it was still very tasty. Other people ordered the salmon and halibut (not on Restaurant Week menu) which made me want to order it, even though I'm not a huge fan of fish.
For desert, we all originally ordered the key lime creme brulee. However, they were out of it by the end of the night which made me very sad. The replacement of brown butter cake with almonds was very good though. I would have preferred the creme brulee, but the cake didn't disappoint. Andee and Jenn loved it.
All in all the food was outstanding. The service was slow which was probably due to the kitchen. Very cute for a date, especially if you sit outdoors because the view is pretty awesome. I will definitely go again if I can earn some extra cash.
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