OT: visiting Madison, WI

[robin3mj]

Heading to Madison this weekend to check things out.

Looking for recommendations for:
- Saturday dinner restaurant- nicer but not over the top pricey...
- lunch/sandwich shop
- coffee/breakfast
- a good place to get a couple growlers filled up
- somewhere along the lake to walk the dog (looks like maybe Warner or Gov Nelson parks, or possibly the green space just north of University Bay?)

Thanks,
Matt

[Too Tall]

Someone will answer. In the meantime...how do you know when you've crossed the border from Illinois into Wisconsin? String cheese to go in the cold case at every convenience store. State law.

[einreb]

Heading to Madison this weekend to check things out.

Looking for recommendations for:
- Saturday dinner restaurant- nicer but not over the top pricey...

Harvest Restaurant :: Madison, Wisconsin :: Welcome

More casual and good beer selection is next door...

Welcome to The Old Fashioned

[Eddie]

Welcome to The Old Fashioned

/\ Do not not miss. I double brauted it with kraut at The Old Fashioned.

[Plum]

Brasserie V on Monroe street for burgers and beers.

Sardine downtown for breakfast upscale, Mickey's Dairy bar by the stadium for good diner fare.

I've not been that impressed by the old fashioned, but also downtown is Graze, the tornado club (steakhouse), muramoto sushi, Great Dane for microbrews (growlers, perhaps).

Plum

[astaft]

Should be a nice weekend

Heading to Madison this weekend to check things out.

Looking for recommendations for:
- Saturday dinner restaurant- nicer but not over the top pricey...
Graze, Harvest,Tornado Room
- lunch/sandwich shop
Brasserie V, Brocoach,Bluephies,Coopers Tavern,Merchant
- coffee/breakfast
Weary Traveler
- a good place to get a couple growlers filled up
Great Dane
- somewhere along the lake to walk the dog (looks like maybe Warner or Gov Nelson parks, or possibly the green space just north of University Bay?)
Picnic Point on the UW campus (lots of trails, look at the map at the entrance.

Thanks,
Matt

[robin3mj]

Nice.
All these places look right up our alley.
Going to have to write them all down for future visits.

Thanks gang.

[soupless]

Oh man, if you feel like indulging, you've GOT to get a steak, or at least a gigantic martini at the Tornado Club. It's so so so so good. One of the few, very few times I've left a steakhouse thinking "I got my money's worth there."

Awesome atmosphere, like they opened the doors in 1955 and nothing's changed since.

[ineff]

I wouldn't recommend the Great Dane for beer. Almost any other brewery in town is a better choice. Just my opinion. So far every recommendation has been great! Monty's blue plate is another good spot for breakfast. Also, don't forget to visit a few bike shops! We, Williamson Bicycle Works, have a big clearance going on right now...

[rphetteplace]

Ian's Pizza is awesome. BBQ steak and fries. (trust me)
Head to Blue Mounds for hiking or sightseeing (or some of the best biking in the state)
New Orleans Take Out if you like creole.
Ocean Grill around the capital is excellent. Have heard good things about Tornado mixed about the Old Fashioned.
Monty's Blue Plate for meatloaf and mashed potatoes
Not a fan of Great Dane as it feels too chain restaurant
Dog park go to Cherokee Marsh on eastside if your dog likes to swim, there is a nice park in Verona if he/she doesn't
As you're coming up I-90 exit 175A (Janesville) Racine Street to Palmer Drive. Head North over the little bridge and the parking lot on the left is my local dog park

Ryan