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| - The search for the next great Waunakee dining spot continues...
As a hungry denizen of the only Waunakee in the World, I'm constantly on the lookout for a passable dining option in our fair burg. That increasingly futile search brought me to Lucky's the other day for lunch.
Inside, it's your basic sports-themed bar and grill, with a lots of of Waunakee sports memorabilia on the walls. If you are looking for a beer and a place to watch a game, you are in luck since the beer selection is pretty good and there are TVs throughout the facility.
The menu follows the basic sports bar formula, with lots of deep fried appetizers, burgers, wraps and sandwiches. I tried the cheese curds, which were too greasy and were served with a bland ranch dressing. My entree was the corned beef Reuben sandwich served on a marble rye. They were a little skimpy on the meat and there was too much 1000 island dressing, which soaked through the bread and made it the sandwich difficult to eat. There was no crunch to the toast, so the texture of the meal was very unappealing. Frankly, I've had a better Rueben at Culver's and paid a lot less for it there.
The service was mediocre as well. Our waitress showed up within a couple of minutes to get our drink order, but it took about 15 minutes to get our drinks and for her to take our lunch order even though there were only about a half dozen other diners eating lunch. After the food arrived at our table, she did not check in to see how we were doing when we could have used a refill on our drinks. When I flagged her down to get our check, it took another 10 minutes for the bill to arrive.
The other annoyance were the flies that seemed to like my sandwich more than I did. The staff were not proactive in dealing with this problem.
So sadly, my search for that perfect bite in Waunakee continues as I can not recommend Lucky's until they upgrade their menu and their service staff.
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