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| - Animal heads on the wall always make me uncomfortable. Here, of course, they are boar's heads. Ew. At least they're small and unobtrusive. Other than that, I like the interior, it's all wood siding, floor to ceiling, in a natural walnut tone, not that ugly fake orangey finish that some places use. I like the setup, there's lots of big windows and natural light, easy to watch the volleyball games going on just out the back door. Tucked away in a mature tree filled lot, I really got the feeling that I was in the Dells and not just off a busy street in Middleton. The trivia announcer sits on a little triangular stage in the corner, which is probably where they have bands. Lots of tables spread out on the floor in front could be easily moved for dancing. The trivia was good, not too hard or too easy, and we came in 2nd place after a tie breaker (sports question, of course, oh nooooo...!) Even the tables here are made from the same rough-hewn planks, and one of my party was grossed out by the accumulation of crud in the spaces between the boards. He did have a point. The tap list is unremarkable, mostly mass produced standards with a couple of local seasonals. Luckily one of them was a Karben4, so I was happy. The food seems like standard Sysco issue. I just had the waffle fries, which were 1000% salt. I asked for the ketchup, and friend asked, "do you mean this FANCY ketchup?", which is what the label said. Turns out, fancy means tomatoes and high fructose corn syrup, upon further inspection. Who knew. Friend had a burger, which he described as tasteless. He tried dumping a lot of fancy ketchup on it, but finally gave up. They also have pizzas and other things, and another friend said the cheese curds are good. The table service was slow and perfunctory, but the one female bartender I interacted with was friendly and fast. We'll be back for the trivia and comfortable feel of the place, if not the food or service. Three stars seems right.
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