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| - The Weary Traveler was our first stop after the drive from Minneapolis... so you could say we WERE the weary travelers. Ba-dum-dum-ching!
It was packed inside, so we waited at the bar for a table to open up. Though I didn't partake, the beer list is absolutely fantastic, as it is almost everywhere in Madison (I'm convinced). My fiance ordered a cute Rhinelander shorty while I surveyed the scene of vintage mirrors and comfortably kitschy decor. I decided that this is probably the neighborhood we'd live in if we lived in Madison.
Once we were seated, our server wasn't the greatest. She forgot a few things, though to be fair I had kind of a confusing/obnoxious order. I asked for the bad breath burger with no bun, no cream cheese and all the sauces on the side (It came with the bun. I also asked her if she could find out what was in one of the sauces for me, but I had to remind her twice. And there were no onions on either of our burgers, even though the menu says they are supposed to come with them.). I realize my order was annoying in the first place, so I don't want to fault her too much but she did also forget to put in my guy's soup so that came after our burgers did. And she wasn't totally on top of our drinks either.
The food totally made up for the spotty service though. It's bar food, but all seemingly homemade (down to the ketchup). I'd definitely get this burger again, considering I ate it deconstructed, it was slightly overdone (medium well vs. medium) and it was STILL perfectly delicious. It's an organic burger with green goddess dressing, garlic, hot sauce, tomatoes... and since we realized we were missing our onions, the server brought us a giant cup of caramelized onion goodness. The onions make the dish.
The burger also came with mixed greens and an amazing orange-Serrano chili-lime vinaigrette. It looks like this dressing also comes on the roasted veggie salad and that sounds wonderful too. I was in the mood for a burger that night, but the special board was really tempting. It was seared scallops with sauteed spinach and I think a bourbon-brown-sugar glaze. And it was only $13 or some such nonsense. That's like stealing.
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