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| - I'm inclined to give four stars by inertia alone, but the ambiance didn't compensate for the food. I, too, am into local producers, but if the nuances in the food were anything more than an experiment, they were lost on my palate.
First, the baffling: I don't know how you can justify heating a giant glass cube in Madison, considering its winter months. (Maybe it's beautiful in the summer, I'll withhold judgment.) The glass wasn't that thick, at least on the sides.
The menu is on the pricier side (certainly to justify heating the cube), lots of hip, "artisanal" stuff, which is fine. The local root beer and soft pretzel appetizer were excellent (though the mustards were mostly miss and the cheese tasted like fancy spray cheese). Tofu can be inconsistent, but theirs was fine. The ferro/quinoa-esque grains had some hard pieces that may have caused some tooth damage.
Wait service was adequate. No wait to get in. Madison is freezing cold, but that's a different review.
I'd be interested in coming back for brunch, though I might not so soon return for dinner. It's a decent place to bring newcomers to Madison, though, especially if you can give them chairs with a view of the Capitol.
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