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| - Adler's was one of my favorite places on this side of town when I lived in Madison, and it's a place that I wouldn't mind going back to the next time I visit. It's true that it's in the fairly-common-in-Madison category of upscale bar food, but with its relaxed atmosphere and generally good quality, it's an enjoyable place to catch up with friends, and good for conversation since it usually doesn't get too loud.
The chicken tenders in particular deserve calling out, as they're what kept me coming back again and again. Before discovering Adler's, I was in a chicken tender drought, as the place I used to go for them, where they were good enough that one of my vegetarian friends made an exception for them, had discontinued theirs. Adler's, however, are fantastic, and a worthy replacement. They deserve the "tender" in their name. Sometimes they're just a bit too hot when the arrive, but if you can wait long enough that they wont burn your tongue, you'll be rewarded. I'm hungry now just writing about them.
Otherwise, the food falls into the category of pretty good. Their burgers? Pretty good. Not really better than the Great Dane's, but not really worse, either. If I'm in the area of Adler's and don't feel like driving in to Fitchburg, I'm not going to feel like I'm missing anything by getting them here. This goes for most of their other dishes, as well. The only disappointment I've had was the BBQ Pork Mac and Cheese. This was something like $17, and for the price, there was way too little pork, and barbecue for that matter. I appreciate that Madison's in the middle of dairy country and the focus is probably going to be on the cheese, but there's still at least one legitimately good barbecue place in Madison (Smoky Jon's), and there needs to be more than a smidgen of pork to call it BBQ Pork Mac and Cheese.
But all in all, I'd definitely recommend checking it out. It's probably not going to be your favorite restaurant ever, but if you live in the area, it's a pretty nice place to go to every once in awhile.
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