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| - Geier's Grill, the restaurant inside Holiday Inn Madison at The American Center, was a not expected surprise. Usually such hotel restaurants are at best so-so, but was most definitely not the case here. We visited about 4:30 Friday (had a coupon, thought we'd try this close-to-home place we'd never heard of), & were the only people there. First off, this place is EXTREMELY clean looking (in this age of food borne illnesses, this is a biggie for us; BTW, we did see the cook/ chef walk thru the bar area, & his uniform was very clean). The very friendly bartender/ attentive server, Merick, quickly brought us menus & a mixed basket of spicily seasoned popcorn, almonds, peanuts, pretzels & other crunchy things. The not huge menu had a selection of 10 appetizers & salads, 7 sandwiches & burgers, & 6 entrees (each came w/2 sides). My wife had the Monterey Jack chicken ($11.50) - perfectly done - w/cheese, bacon & tomatoes; sides of roasted pesto potatoes & a large portion of broccoli were fresh (not frozen) & perfectly done & seasoned. I had the fish & chips ($14) - 3 good sized pieces of beer battered deep fried cod that came w/a bowl of fresh, crisp coleslaw & a separate whole plate of in-house made thick cut browned & crispy potato chips w/a somewhat spicy seasoning (probably the best I've ever eaten anywhere). As my sides, I also had the broccoli & crispy (as I'd ordered) French fries, a pretty big pile. There was so much food we had to take some home, so there was no room for desert. We will definitely visit Geier's Grill again - some of the best restaurant food we've had in a while.
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