GET OUT OF THE HOTEL
There is one thing I can't stand and it is eating in a hotel run restaurant. Many business travelers eat at a hotel out of convenience. It's close to your room and toothbrush. I like to go outside the box. I can't stand the powdered eggs, lumpy oatmeal, tasteless pancakes, greasy bacon and burnt toast. I need something fresh to start my day.
A few years ago I came across this place and they open at 7am. I love getting out of my hotel room and grabbing a table outside here. Luckily the weather has been pleasant on the times I have visited here. I imagine dinning outside in February would be brutal plus the coffee would freeze.
This place is also located down the street from the Wisconsin Capital. There website claims you can hit it with one of there muffins because its so close. Is that a challenge? Plus will you bail me out of jail? I'll wait for a message from you before ever trying that. Ha! (On a side note...Dear Gov Walker I would never do that...I was just adding humor to my Yelp Review)
I've tried a few things on the menu, over the years. I do love grabbing a fresh brewed coffee and/or a fresh squeezed OJ. I've also tried the breakfast egg sandwich and the omelette with ham & gruyere cheese on several different occasions. Both breakfast items were delicious. Also the eggs they use are farm fresh and organic. You can really taste the freshness plus its good for you. I have never tried the lunch menu because I'm usually stuck working but the breakfast is good here.
It is places like this that make my travels fun. It is always exciting to find a delicious new fresh place to eat on the road. The sad part is leaving Madison, after my work is done and then heading home. I never know if I will ever come back and visit, until work sends me this way...the good thing is that Madison is not too far from Chicago, so I can always take a road trip.
If you're in your Madison hotel room reading this at breakfast or lunch (they close at 3pm on weekdays and 2pm on weekends), then it's time to sneak by the crappy breakfast lobby bar and get some real fresh food. The walk over will be pleasant and the capital building is a beautiful building to look at too. Once you arrive, then grab a nice table and start your morning out right.