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| - Last year was my first year living in Madison and I avoided this place on my birthday due to the reviews. Being in my late 20's, I thought it'd be too young for me and our group (parents were attending). After spending more time in Madison, I heard so many people recommend it, if not just to say you did it, so I decided to enjoy a birthday meal here.
All in all, I really can't say I was disappointed. They were easily able to accommodate a table of seven on a Saturday night (we waited for about five-10 minutes). The staff seemed exhausted (Badger game earlier that day) but still polite (even if our waiter got multiple things wrong). The free beer was a selection of any of their (roughly 20?) taps, which made me happy. The crowd wasn't obnoxious -- a bit loud at times, but that was to be expected. And the food wasn't horrible -- I was able to upgrade the beef in my burger to a higher quality (listed on the menu) and the pretzel roll it was served on was fabulous. The fries and cheese curds, though I'm sure they're from a food distributor, were still really good. Yes, predominately bar food, but they had options and kicked it up a few notches quality wise. Of course there are better/more unique places in Madison, but that isn't always the reason you go out.
We left after dinner, so I don't know anything about the bar/late crowd.
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