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| - Hats off to Grampa and his outstanding pizzeria. One of my favorite restaurants to go that is located on Willy street. I've visited here about five times in the past year and half and always leave satisfied.
My most recent visit was on Valentine's day. There was a prix fixe that patrons had the option of choosing. This menu featured some unique dishes that allowed Chef Gil Altschul to flex his culinary muscles and show customers what else his talents include.
The Valentine's menu consisted of a bottle of wine, charcuterie board, butter poached lobster served on vanilla bean rissoto, a specialty pizza (the ones that are usually on the menu), and either ginger cake or chocolate mousse for desert. My girlfriend's tree nut allergy leaves us to always request no nuts on any dishes. Of course Grampa's pizza obliged to our request, but, they did something that really no other restaurant has done for us: they replaced some of the tree nut containing items with subsititues to ensure we still enjoyed full servings of food. This really was an unexpected, considerate, and generous gesture.
The charcuterie board was well planned with a great mix of crunchy and soft textures, acidic and flat tastes, and rich and lean flavors. The rissoto was perfectly paired: the lobster offered a richness to a rissoto that was unqiuely flavored. I'd say that this is some of the best lobster I've ever had in Madison. Obviously the pizza is great, with a thin, crispy crust, many fresh flavors and bold meats. The dessert while not my personal favorite was really good as well.
The service has always been top notch.
Give Gramps a shot and prepare your socks to be blown off, figuratively, of course :).
PS - They are environmentally considerate as well being a clean energy partner. If you peek in the backyard, you will see a garden where the fruits of talented green thumbs are apparent (maybe not much during the winter).
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