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| - This review is for a take out dinner - and also Sunday brunch. four stars for both.
My sister lives in the townhouse complex bordering the HIlldale Mall, so it was really convenient order take out and also stroll in for sunday brunch.
takeout:
1. Nakoma nachos (no chicken)
2. caesar salad
3. pub wings - 3-alarm sauce
4. gulf shrimp pork belly pasta
1. Nakoma nachos - the folks at Great Dane added a really nice touch by packing these toppings separately from the nachos that were cooked with the cheese and black beans. So the guacamole, jalapenos, black olives, pico, salsa, and sour cream all came in separate 2-oz plastic cups you to customize as you wish. Great Dane uses multi-colored chips (red, gold, purple) that are nice and flaky. It's hard to screw up nachos, but harder to make them delicious. These were delicious. Definitely recommend
2. According to my wife, she really enjoyed the caesar salad. Not to mention it came with anchovies for authenticity.
3. Pub wings - highly recommended by my sister, especially the 3-alarm sauce. I think I would have preferred a sweeter, more bbq flavor, but these weren't bad. The wings were cooked a little longer than I would have liked, but not dried out. Large enough that the meat on the inside of the wings was still tender and juicy.
4. Gulf shrimp pork belly pasta - in a cream sauce with buccatini noodles. Probably the most disappointing dish, simply because it didn't compare as well with the others. Not bad in any way, just relatively one-note. The shrimp was cut into bite size pieces, instead of large whole shrimp. I think the would have changed the look and feel of this dish. The pork belly was also cut into VERY SMALL pieces. This is the second time I have had a dish where pork belly was served this way. That is not the way pork belly was intended to be eaten - it needs to be large and fatty, not rendered down into mini cubes.(smaller than raisins).
On to the sunday brunch - at $17 a person, us Chicago folks were pleasantly surprised at the price. Maybe that's a bit much for Madison, but judging by the packed out, methinks not.
This list is probably not complete, but I'll do my best to tell you what you can expect during brunch: (with my rating next to the item I ate)
ratings are out of five, five being best
Steam Tables
- Chicken ale sausage - 4.5
- turkey bacon - 2
- regular sausage links -4
- bacon - 4.5
- maple waffles, with strawberry sauce or syrup - 4
- french toast sticks with strawberry sauce or syrup - 3 (depends on how long they sit on the steam tray)
- eggs - 4
- cheesy potatoes - 4 (not over-poweringly cheesy. think mashed potatoes mixed with cheese. a very good blend)
- biscuits with gravy
- grits (my sister said they were good)
- cinnamon rolls - 5 - so soft and fresh. i had two.
Taco Bar
with fajita chicken, soft shell tacos or hard, or even taco bowl
Omlette Station
- did not try
Carving Station
- prime rib - 3
- ham - (my sister said it was good)
Pastries:
- danishes
- mini-muffins
- other assorted treats
- mini bagels
- mini baguettes
Salad bar/Fruit bar
Other:
- smoked salmon - 3
- green beans with almonds
- clam chowder
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Ice Cream station
- malted ice cream, with chocolate chips - 4.5
- vanilla ice cream - 5
- toppings (kit kat, nerds, sprinkles, oreos, cherries, syrups, reese pieces)
- waffle cones, regular cones
Deserts
- minty french silk pie - 4.5
- other various cakes/pies/tiramisu
As you can see, the selection of food is impressive. Don't just sit here, go get some!
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