After eating at the Essen Haus, this place is not comparable. I had the braut which was horrible compared to some of the bomb ones in Madison, and the Ruben. The Ruben was half bad but it's so commonplace that I forgot about it. My buddy and I also had a giant beer (Spotted Cow?) and that was really good but it was forgettable really compared to the delicious other beers I had in Madison.