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| - First impression was good. The place looks nice and the addition to the building was nicely done.
We stopped for a late lunch. We ordered a bloody mary and asked for water as well. We had to remind the waitress twice to bring the water and we were halfway through our meal when it finally arrived. Not a big deal.
We didn't want a large meal so ordered appetizers. The Chips and Salsa were mediocre at best. The guacamole was definitely not home made---more of the variety that comes in the squeeze tube from Sam's Club. The menu said the chips were home made. I'm not saying they were lying, but the tri-colored chips sure seemed like any garden variety you could get at Sam's, Costco or any other grocery store.
The cheese quesadilla was better, although the guacamole once again was free of any evidence that it was made on site.
The drinks were good.
What disappointed me were two things, one of which will guarantee that a return trip to this restaurant will be delayed until they work out the new restaurant kinks.
First, I went to the mens room. As the restaurant had been newly renovated, I was surprised to find a smelly, hot and humid mens room that had obviously not been recently cleaned. They definitely did not renovate the restroom from it's original incarnation when it was the Gallery. It is a hot and humid Wisconsin day and there are no air conditioning vents in the restroom. Instead a window is propped open. It was a smelly, disgusting, hot and humid room. A few hundred dollars more to what was obviously a costly renovation and they could have freshened it up and run an AC line into the restroom.
Frankly, I wish I wouldn't have gone to the restroom before I ate since it dampened my appetite significantly.
The worst thing though, is something I witnessed after we had paid our bill and were getting ready to leave. We were seated in the bar area and one of the waiters approached the bar and placed an order for drinks for two women who were seated outside. One of them ordered a draft beer.
When the bartender pours the beer, the glass overflowed. She then picked up the glass with all five finger wrapped around the top of the glass. This alone is disgusting, unhygienic and goes against all of the basics of germ control. What happened next was the topper, though. As I said the beer overflowed on rim and side of the glass. In front of the waiter and with any customer within eyesight able to see she took the BAR RAG and wiped off the glass and the rim of the glass.
The potential for cross contamination from the bar rag to the rim of the glass (and the customers lips) creates the possibility for incredible pathogen transmission. While I am sure this was unintentional, it is nonetheless unconscionable and is reason enough for the health department to intervene with severe sanctions.
As we left, I saw the waiter delivering the tainted glass of beer to an unsuspecting customer. I couldn't walk by without saying something, so I told the customer what I witnessed. I hope she demanded a replacement and/or decided to walk down the street to another restaurant.
I hope they get their act together. It's a good location and has potential. However, with what I witnessed today and with the disgusting restroom experience, I predict that this recent addition to Middleton's sparse dining scene will be short lived.
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