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| - I travel to Madison frequently for work. I have eaten at several Great Dane locations, so I don't know that this is necessarily a fair representation of the location I'm reviewing.
I quite like the Great Dane at the airport. I always make a point of arriving at the airport early for my flight, regardless, so it's good to go there and have a few (or maybe 10) drinks and a little bite while catching up on emails and such. I highly recommend the tomato basil soup as a lunch, or maybe an afternoon snack.
I visited another location with a friend--not sure which location, since I don't know the city well--and I had what must have been a daily special, because I don't see it on the menu at the web site. It was a roast beef sandwich that was really quite salty. Something has to be extremely salty for me to object, but object I had to. The side dish of white cheddar grits was really just instant grits with a few cheddar shavings on top. Not good enough. The waiter very kindly replaced my meal with a very good soup from the menu--the potato and bacon soup, which I highly recommend.
On another occasion I visited the location on Doty St., and had Mad City Mama's BBQ Meatloaf. Although I'm not crazy about barbecue sauce per se, it was not overpowering, and the meat loaf was pretty good. The garlic mashed potatoes could have used more garlic. I was satisfied with that meal.
My overall recommendation? Pretty good, especially if you like beer. I'm not a beer afficionado, so much of what the restaurant offers is lost on me. Still, I'd go back for more food.
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