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| - Though I've come to the OSD many times, I recently celebrated my partner's birthday there last Friday night. We were a party of 15-17, so I had a few concerns about having enough space and bringing in outside food.
Fortunately, everything went better than planned. The OSD is very welcoming of outside food (we brought snacks and a birthday cake), and even decorated the table a bit! We arrived at 5pm on Friday, so we were able to snag a good table indoors. We ordered the Schill ($36); it was listed as serving 4-6 people, but we actually got much more use than that. It was delicious and a great drink for a large group.
So, if you're looking for a spot to have a small party that *isn't* a restaurant, and you want to bring in your own food, OSD really is perfect. The two other Madison spots most comparable with OSD--State Line Distillery and Working Draft Beer Co.--wouldn't be as good. The OSD is much larger than State Line, for one, and has large tables that can accommodate big groups. OSD is also much less crowded than Working Draft, so you won't have to worry about waiting an hour for a table.
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