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| - We had the pork spare ribs, fried chicken, collards, mac n cheese, hush puppies, and cornbread.
I liked this place a lot, based on the fact that I think Madison suffers from a dearth of non-tavern informal hole-in-the-wall places to grab some cheap greasy food. (Suffers? From what I can tell, Madisonians are really happy with their food offerings, so, I guess I mean, I am the one with the bitch).
AMBIANCE: They seemed kind of empty at dinner time on a weekday, so I'm a little bit worried. I think they should make the place a little less formal - use baskets, and liven up the inside with some bright decoration. Ditch the water glasses. It's ugly inside, and not in a good way. Feels very 'flat.'
BREAKDOWN:
Pork Spare Ribs - pretty damn good. Nice portion of five. Very tender for spare ribs. The reviewer below said they were not slow cooked. These were slow cooked. So maybe they made some changes in response to complaints.
Fried Chicken - really good. I think they make it fresh. You basically get half a chicken (thigh, breast, leg), two sides, and corn bread or hush puppies for 8 bucks. That's a good deal.
Mac n cheese - not so good. Very bland (better with salt). Not greasy enough.
Hush puppies - um, yeah, these are nice. Never seen hush puppies done with onion.
Collard Greens - yeah, good stuff.
Cornbread - bland, light, fluffy little muffin.
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