"3"^^ . . . "5"^^ . "1"^^ . . "We were actually really glad that we didn't find HopCat until the last day of our Madison trip, as I'm pretty sure it would have been the only place we went. This way, we still got to enjoy the amazingness that it is, while experiencing other restaurants as well. The service was decent, nothing really to write home about. But! Next time we will make sure we are there for happy hour (2-6, M-F), which looked like an awesome deal.\n\nFirst, the beer list. I'm sure everyone has mentioned it in as many reviews as they have. So many beers. Mostly local. Always rotating. So many types and breweries and lions and tigers and bears, oh my!\n\nSecond, the fries. I was skeptical (I mean, they're FRIES), and the hubs isn't even a fan of fries. So when the called them \"crack fries,\" I set myself up to be disappointed. I was not. Plus, they bring them out with a delectably creamy cheese sauce. If there isn't crack in them, I'm legitimately surprised. My advice would be to get the ones that DON'T come with stuff on them already. Part of the joy of these fries is their delightful crispiness, and I would hate to ruin that by making them soggy.\n\nOur second appetizer arrived (because two people definitely need to eat two appetizers), and it somehow met and exceeded our lofty expectations after the fries. Fried pretzel balls. Gooey cheese sauce. Bacon. Jalape\u00F1os. Onions. No, that is not a list of the foods I could survive on. That's reality. That is the Loaded Pretzel Nuggz.\n\nFinishing off the night, we ordered the BLT and the chicken wings. Both were awesome (there could have been a tiny bit more wing sauce and it could have used a little bit more of a kick). \n\nBut honestly, I could just go and eat appetizers all day. Next on the list to try? Pizza wontons. Yeah, you read that right."^^ . "2015-09-06T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ .