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| - As a long-time fan of the Tex Tubb's on Atwood, I went into the University Ave. location expecting the same thing, but with a west-Madison twist. I was wrong. I really missed the crazy mismatched metal tables and chairs, and the back room with the 8-track player. I also missed the salsa bar. A lot. So in order to do this other, not-so-cool-distant-cousin-type Tex Tubbs justice, I'm going to forget all of the things I love about the Atwood location and look at the University Ave. location for what it is. And what it is is a really nice Tex-Mex restaurant with an inventive menu that has something for everyone (they even have a grilled cheese sandwich with a tex-mex flare... more about that later).
We got the nachos with pulled chicken as an appetizer. And I have to hand it to the folks at Food Fight, Inc., they rival even the Great Dane's impressive nachos. The jalapenos were very, very weak though. It was definitely a super-cheesy and tame midwestern version of nachos. But it was huge and quite tasty regardless of its mild nature. They used black beans on it, which was a very nice touch.
I got a "cup" of soup to start my meal. And I use quotes because it was the largest "cup" I've ever seen. The chili had steak and beef in it, and was topped with tortilla shreds and sour cream. I would imagine the "bowl" would be more than enough for an entire meal. As far as taste goes, it was served a bit cooler than I would like a soup or chili to be served, but it did taste like a good, solid, midwestern chili. Again, they could have turned up the spice quite a bit.
As an entree I got their tex-mex version of a Cobb Salad, which consisted of salad greens tossed with a really, really tangy and tasty vinaigrette and topped with monterrey jack cheese, avocado slices, pulled chicken, and corn chowder. I think the highlight of the entire meal was the dressing, though I liked the inventiveness of their Cobb-inspired dish.
My friend got the $8.00 grilled cheese sandwich, which is supposed to come with fries, but for some reason they ran out of fries (how does that happen??), so he settled for a "cup" of chili for an extra charge. The grilled cheese came out with fried pickles (I will never understand that fad), and featured texas toast, melted monterrey jack cheese, and guacamole. I didn't try it, but my friend wasn't impressed, especially with the $8.00 price tag. Though, to be fair, I warned him about getting a grilled cheese sandwich at a tex-mex restaurant. He said the guac was an interesting twist, but he didn't seem like he was too into it.
Another interesting point was that they actually have a really well equipped bar. One of my friends actually asked for a PBR Tallboy (because he's classy like that) and they had exactly what he wanted.
The University Ave. location was a decent meal, but I'm not sure I'd go there over the Atwood location. I left finding myself wishing I had been able to tap into that wonderful salsa bar. The dishes were very inventive and the portion sizes were definitely midwestern which is sure to please any Madisonite, but there isn't much that would leave me saying "I love this place." Though the service was a bit better here than the Atwood location.
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