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| - This has easily become my go-to Friday fish fry. I like it so much, I've been hesitant to even write this review. Nonetheless, Dexter's does it right.
Fresh, Bering sea cod enveloped in a crispy, salty batter keeps me dreaming of Fridays. The clam chowder is phenomenal and so are the rest of their soups...obviously lovingly tended to and cooked from homemade stocks. I could further pontificate, but no need...the execution in the kitchen is stellar.
Now, the beer list is exquisite in my opinion. I love Madison, but many bars get so caught up on local-centric taps lists. Consequently, more often than not, you walk in to see the taps jammed with Ale Ayslum, Lake Louie and Capital. Not bad...but I'll be damned to say I could choke down another Hopalicious. Dexters, on the other hand, opens their taps up to pretty much anything. From Toppling Goliath (which I love, but you can't really get outside of Iowa and Wisco) to Belgian Flander's Reds, they kill it with their beer selection. Also, I really respect that they let you know on the beer list what's on deck...this has kept me coming back many-a-times.
So why not the 5-stars? Well, we've run into some seriously long waits, both for a table and then for the fish. If they could streamline a little more in the kitchen, I'd gladly give it that extra star. In the mean time, we NEVER come here on Fridays after 6pm....forget it. If you don't mind dining with the Greyhairs....you'll do just fine.
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