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| - So before my trip to Wisconsin I of course Yelped the area to get an idea of where I would eat. Gotta love Yelp. Anyhoo, after arriving in Madison I saw that this city is very diverse in it's food and culture. If I didn't know any better I would've thought I was in Washington State. So of course that takes all the Chinese, Japanese, Thai restaurants off the list, as well as the burger joints etc.
So I thought, if I as in Thailand I'd try genuine Thai food, Louisiana...no question, authentic cajun food....but what's uniquely Madison, Wisconsin other than cheese, though I like very much, I'm a little lactose intolerant so any more than a couple of cubes my carbon (more like methane) footprint would go through the roof....okay...sorry, back on target here...
So other than cheese,STEAK! Oh yes.......that beautiful word...STEAK. And I gotta tell ya, this place knows steaks.
Now I did have a few to drink at Genna's nearby, so I was a bit happy by the time they opened. When I got there the bartender there kept me entertained with nice converstation and more happy water until my table was ready. The place is kinda dark which wasn't helped by my blurred vision, but I was able to get out my order to a very kind wait staff.
So big plus to this place for customer service.
Okay, the food. OMG! I started out with...get this....escargot...IN WISCONSIN? Okay, I personally like cooked snails in a nice buttery garlic sauce, but I was really surprised to see it there so I figured what the hell, give'r a go yeah? Any you know what....They cook a mean escargot!.......now there's a sentence you never thought you'd hear.
Then they bring this bread...which is really good, warm...and good, did I say good? Normally I don't eat the bread at a restaurant because it takes up room in my tummy, but because I was "happy" I wasn't in my right mind....so my eyes were bigger than my tummy you could say. Because when my steak got there...........
MY GOD, it was huge. Right next to it was a big ol thing of hashbrowns and a deep friend onion ring. I was full just looking at it all......DAMN BREAD....and snails!
So the steak: Big ol potion, I think it was like 28 oz something, I don't know, but big. Really good quality meat, cooked to perfection, bone in, juicey, seasoned just right. Honestly, it rivaled any steak I've had at the Metropolitan Grill and Daniel's Broiler....but at a fraction of the price. Seriously. The entree (steak, hash, onion ring) was only like 30 dead presidents, but it was just as quality as the $60.00 ones in Seattle.
Anyhoo I took a picture of it....you can check out my photos....needless to say I couldn't finish it. I was very ashamed of myself, a damn embarrassment! I did however manage to get it back to Seattle with me because I was leaving the next day. The hotel was kind enough to stick it in their fridge for me until my flight. Because it was in one of those aluminum storage containers, airport security really scutinized my carry on, but eventually let me go, and though I had it in a insulated bag with ice packs and stuff, when they opened up the overheads in Seattle, the wonderful smell of a perfect steak made it's way through the cabin. Oh, people pretended not to notice, but I knew it made them all hungry.
Lucky for me it was all mine! Which I finished off the very next day...and you know what? It was just as good as the day before.....
Okay......WAAAAAAY off target here....
Conclusion: if you ever find yourself at the UW-Madison, WI don't forget to put the Tornado Club Steak House on your "Must Eat There" list.
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