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| - The positives: Cool name and logo. Clean, bright, well designed space with indoor, outdoor and rooftop seating. Extremely friendly service. Fair prices. Interesting sangria cocktail with cabernet, elderberry and gin that I thought was awesome, vs. the person who ordered it who thought it was meh.
The meh: The beer. I had their version of an IPA (something about train tracks) which was described as citrusy, but instead it was very bitter and piney. The burger: arrived looking like it was cooked in a tuna can. Evenly brown on every surface, yet not even slightly crisped. Was the brown painted on, or what? (Also weird is that when you order it, the waitress asked "pink or no pink?" Huh? A normal server asks how you'd like it done, i.e. rare, medium, etc.)
The burger had no seasoning whatsoever, adding to the odd blandness. Also, they have not a single pickle in the entire restaurant, so don't bother asking for them on your burger. The bun (a nicely done brioche, the best part of the whole deal) outsizes the burger by 1/3, and the extremely uniform patty with military corners is about 1.5"tall and 3" wide. I finally asked the super cheerful server, so, how was this burger cooked, anyway? She excitedly told me it was cooked sous vide. And did I know what that is??
Um, yeah. I sure do. It's how you DON'T COOK HAMBURGERS. (my thought bubble).
The shoestring fries are underdone, or cooked in too cold oil, or something...a big ol' pile of limp and greasy. My dining companion raved about her "poutine nachos", so there's that. It was a tossup between this brewpub and Octopi, and next time we're in Waunakee I'll definitely hope for a better meal at the other one.
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