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  • I don't usually find myself regularly going to "mall restaurants" because Madison has more local places than I have time to visit and I usually figure I can try a chain restaurant anywhere. That being said Claddagh has become a bit of a favorite family tradition for my father, grandmother and I. The Greenway Station area falls about halfway between my father's shop in Paoli and my work. We started meeting up for late lunches on Fridays and dinners on other nights, and I've always been impressed with the food. I wasn't quite sure of the place before my first time there but over the last few years I've grown to really enjoy the atmosphere. My father, despite never being able to pronounce the name, considers it one of his favorites in Middleton. My 92-year old grandmother tagged along with him once and ordered the corned beef and cabbage, which is the largest single serving meal I have ever seen. She's come along a few more times since because of it. My grandmother absolutely loves corned beef and cabbage and she can tuck in pretty well on it. Then she takes the rest home and has dinner for the next three days. I personally like the fish and chips. I don't eat much fried fish (never been one for the vaunted WI Friday Fish Fry) but I do enjoy the way Claddagh uses a large cod filet and doesn't make the fish too greasy. The "chips" are pretty delicious thick pub fries and I actually really like them with the tartar sauce that comes with the fish. I also learned that I like malt vinegar. I wash it all down with an Imperial pint of Smithwick's or two. The sandwiches that I've tried have all been quite good. The version of the Rueben comes with coleslaw instead of kraut but this actually comes off really well. The meatloaf sandwich is perfect comfort food in the winter. Unfortunately my favorite sandwich was taken off the menu about a year or so ago but despite that there's plenty of options to go with. My father and I have gotten the lunch specials of the shepherd's pie and the beef stew, which was perfectly sized, filling but not coma-inducing. Of course I have no idea how "authentic" this all might be since this was the first Irish-themed restaurant I've been to. I would compare it favorably to the food at Brocach downtown or Erin's on the east side. For a chain restaurant in a new shopping center on the outskirts of Middleton I would rate Claddagh a solid 3.5 to 4 stars. My expectations have always been met or exceeded and the staff have always been friendly. The names are all pretty hokey - Brian Boru steak salad! - but that's kind of part of the charm. I've got friends that get a bit worn out by the Irish music in the background but I've always kind of enjoyed it. There are bands every so often at the restaurant and bar service goes pretty late. There is an outdoor patio that is OK during the warm months, though it does just look out on the parking lot expanses of Greenway Station. I've stopped in a time or two for drinks and the bartenders have always been exemplary (much like Brocach), but the main reason I keep coming back is for dining and the friendly convenience. It's a bit of fake mall culture to an extent, but it's well done fake mall culture.
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