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| - After an arduous trip to Menard's on the west side, I was hungry and mulled over my west side options. As I traveled down Old Middleton Rd., The Oakcrest came into view, and I impulsively pulled over and walked in. As a lifelong Madison resident, I remembered being here as a young person, and it's decor and layout had barely changed. You could have been in any small town Wisconsin bar, which in Madison is no small feat. There was one seat left at the bar, and the guy next to me was using the guy next to him as a trial balloon for his worldly knowledge of professional basketball. Rather than bust his bubble with the news that ESPN had no openings, I perused the menu and settled on a Capital Amber and basket of clam strips. Regarding this item, as one who grew up on places like Howard Johnson's and other similar franchises, I never expected to see it on a midwest bar menu. The combination proved to be a winner, along with a side salad. Mission accomplished.
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