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| - Graze is one of those places you go to for the actual place, not necessarily the food. It's got a gorgeous view and a beautiful ambiance in the restaurant. The setting is just awesome and I could probably write five pretentious paragraphs on this alone, but I'll spare you and just tell you that the interior is worth visiting at least once.
The service is four stars: I initially came here on a Saturday brunch and picked out the chicken fried steak--as it turns out, they were out and my waiter didn't know. I'm not faulting the waiter, but I do think if there was a little better communication, this could have been avoided.
That said, otherwise, my waiter knew what he was talking about (as some other reviewers mentioned). Interestingly, I didn't get carded when I ordered my mimosa (which was all right). I'm not complaining, mind you, because I am 22 and I am of age, but it's quite rare for me and I'm kind of grateful for that.
Now, while the logistics of this place are great, the menu and food are kind of where it falls apart:
The Sassy Cow cheese curds are divine. I love The Old Fashioned, but you know what? I think these cheese curds put theirs to shame. Oh, please don't hate me for saying that--it's just, they're HUGE. And delicious. I wish I just would have ordered some for myself, even though they fed two early-20-somethings just fine. Ugh, I'm greedy, don't judge me.
But where the cheese curds were good, my croque-madame was not. It was almost like eating a microwaved TV dinner, albeit a little more expensive one. It was greasy and it was nothing I couldn't have gotten for $4 at Madison Market a few blocks away. For being a glorified microwaved TV dinner, you know, it was all right, but I expected a little more. The salad was good and I wolfed that sucker down, but eh. Really? My partner also didn't enjoy his corned beef hash as much--there was little flavor to his dish and the amount of grease was a little unbearable for him.
As others have mentioned: if they worked on the menu, cooking ability, and some of the dishes (more local ingredients would be fantastic, especially if you're going to pride yourself on it) could really use some fine-tuning and adjustments.
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