7.00
Served w/ garlic-smoked paprika sauce
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Bar and Restaurant$$$$
Downtown Madison, Madison
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Tipsy Cow Menu
To Start & on the Side
Fried Cheese Curds
7.00
Spotted cow battered cheese curds, served w/ ranch dressing
Hot Soft Pretzels
5.00
Fresh baked w/ whole grain mustard & jack cheese sauce
Beer Battered French Fries
2.00 - 4.00
Cheese Fries
7.00
Loaded w/ monterey jack cheese sauce
Truffle Fries
8.00
Tossed in white truffle oil, served w/ fresh garlic aioli
Mike's Pickles
3.00
Housemade pickles w/ onion & dill
Crispy Traditional Buffalo Wings
5.50 - 10.00
Served w/ celery & housemade blue cheese dressing
Chicken Fritters
5.50 - 7.00
Fried breaded tenders served w/ ranch dressing
Fat Onion Rings
6.00
New & improved spotted cow batter, served w/ tipsy sauce
Sour Cream & Onion Fries
7.00
Locally produced sour cream & green onion
Blue Cheese & Bacon Fries
7.50
With housemade blue cheese dressing & nueske’s smoked bacon
Chili Cheese Fries
8.00
With our three-bean chili & monterey jack cheese sauce
Creamy Coleslaw
2.50
Dressed w/ buttermilk & local sour cream dressing
Salads & Soup
House Salad
5.00
House salad blend dressed w/ buttermilk red wine vinaigrette
Beet Salad
9.00
Marinated roasted beets w/ mixed greens, smoked moody blue cheese, toasted pistachios, red onion & beet vinaigrette
Three Bean Chili
5.00 - 7.50
Jordandal farm ground pork, beef, smoked bacon & chilies w/ black, red & pinto beans, topped w/ 3 year cheddar cheese, chopped onion & local sour cream
Cobb Salad
9.00
House salad blend tossed w/ green goddess dressing, topped w/ bacon, whitetail ham, turkey, avocado, blue cheese & yuppy hill hard-cooked egg
Tomato Soup
3.00 - 4.50
Creamy tomato soup w/ a hint of smoke & spice, garnished w/ cheese curds
Sandwiches
Cheeseburger
5.00 - 11.00
1/4 pound knoche’s market beef chuck w/ 3 year wisconsin cheddar cheese, topped w/ choice of fried or raw onion
Tipsy Burger
8.00
Two 1/4 pound knoche’s market patties, 3 yr cheddar, widmer’s brick, nueske’s bacon, tipsy sauce & mike’s pickles
Spicy Slaw Dog
6.00
Usinger’s linguica sausage on clasen’s sausage roll, topped w/ whole grain mustard & creamy buttermilk coleslaw
Tilapia
7.00
Served crispy or grilled, w/ lemon-caper aioli, red leaf lettuce & tomato
Truffled Portabella Mushroom
7.00
Roasted portabella mushroom, black truffle, roth kase gruyère cheese, red leaf lettuce & aioli
Grilled Ham & Cheese
7.00
Local ham w/ 3 year cheddar cheese, brick cheese, whole grain mustard sauce & clasen’s multigrain bread
Friday Fish Fry
9.00
Spotted cow battered cod served w/ fries, lemon, coleslaw, tartar sauce, tipsy sauce & clasen’s rye bread
Tipsy Chicken
7.00
Served crispy or grilled, w/ nueske’s smoked bacon, red leaf lettuce & whole grain mustard sauce, on a bakery roll
Kielbasa
7.00
Usinger’s fresh kielbasa served on clasen’s sausage roll, topped w/ whole grain mustard & bavarian saurkraut
House Roasted Turkey
6.00
On clasen’s multigrain bread w/ nueske’s smoked bacon, red leaf lettuce & whole grain mustard sauce
BLT
6.00
Nueske’s smoked bacon, iceberg lettuce, tomato & mayo on clasen’s multigrain
Grilled Cheese
5.00
Wisconsin 3 year cheddar & widmar’s brick cheese on clasen’s multigrain
Buffalo Chicken
8.00
Crispy or grilled chicken tossed in our buffalo sauce, topped w/ red leaf lettuce & blue cheese dressing on a bakery bun friday
Desserts
Pecan Brownie a La Mode
5.00
With caramel sauce
Ice Cream
3.50
Vanilla, chocolate, butter pecan or cinnamon
Marcona Almond & Bittersweet Chocolate Cookie
2.50
Root Beer Float or Black Cow
4.00
Specials
Appetizer
Chips & Dip
7.00
Fresh fried potato cips served w/ our housemade blue cheese dip
Burger
Guacamole Bacon Burger
7.00
With pickled jalapeño mayo & roth kase pepper jack cheese
Local Pork Burger
8.00
Served pastor style w/ fresh golden pineapple salsa & avocado
Sandwiches
Pretzilla Turkey
8.00
House roasted turkey, horseradish-whole grain mustard sauce & avocado on a pretzel bun
Smoked Salmon Grilled Cheese
8.00
With roth kase gruyere cheese, red onion & lemon-caper aioli
Smoked Ham & Blue
8.00
Griddled clasen’s sourdough w/ jones cherry wood smoked ham, blue cheese & caramelized onions
Salad
Tipsy Chicken Salad
9.00
Choice of grilled, crispy or buffalo chicken on our lettuce blend, tossed w/ red onion, avocado & thinly sliced radish, choice of dressing
Sweet Chili Chicken Salad
9.00
Our lettuce blend w/ choice of chicken, goat cheese, orange segments, green onion & sweet chili vinaigrette
Dessert
Chocolate Hazelnut Pie
5.00
Served w/ vanilla ice cream
Menu
To Start & on the Side
Zucchini Chips
7.00
Served w/ garlic smoked paprika sauce
Fried Cheese Curds
7.00
Spotted cow battered cheese curds, served w/ ranch dressing
Hot Soft Pretzels
5.00
Fresh baked w/ whole grain mustard & jack cheese sauce
Beer Battered French Fries
2.00 - 4.00
Cheese Fries
7.00
Loaded w/ monterey jack cheese sauce
Truffle Fries
8.00
Tossed in white truffle oil, served w/ fresh garlic aioli
Mike's Pickles
3.00
Housemade pickles w/ onion & dill
Crispy Traditional Buffalo Wings
5.50 - 10.00
Served w/ celery & housemade blue cheese dressing
Chicken Fritters
5.50 - 7.00
Fried breaded tenders served w/ ranch dressing
Fat Onion Rings
6.00
New & improved spotted cow batter, served w/ tipsy sauce
Sour Cream & Onion Fries
7.00
Locally produced sour cream & green onion
Blue Cheese & Bacon Fries
7.50
With housemade blue cheese dressing & nueske’s smoked bacon
Chili Cheese Fries
8.00
With our three-bean chili & monterey jack cheese sauce
Creamy Coleslaw
2.50
Dressed w/ buttermilk & local sour cream dressing
Salads & Soup
House Salad
5.00
House salad blend dressed w/ buttermilk red wine vinaigrette
Beet Salad
9.00
Marinated roasted beets w/ mixed greens, smoked moody blue cheese, toasted pistachios, red onion & beet vinaigrette
Three Bean Chili
5.00 - 7.50
Jordandal farm ground pork, beef, smoked bacon & chilies w/ black, red & pinto beans, topped w/ 3 year cheddar cheese, chopped onion & local sour cream
Cobb Salad
9.00
House salad blend tossed w/ green goddess dressing, topped w/ bacon, whitetail ham, turkey, avocado, blue cheese & yuppy hill hard-cooked egg
Tomato Soup
3.00 - 4.50
Creamy tomato soup w/ a hint of smoke & spice, garnished w/ cheese curds
Sandwiches
Cheese Burger
5.00 - 11.00
1/4 pound knoche’s market beef chuck w/ 3 year wisconsin cheddar cheese, topped w/ choice of fried or raw onion
Tipsy Burger
8.00
Two 1/4 pound knoche’s market patties, 3 yr cheddar, widmer’s brick, nueske’s bacon, tipsy sauce & mike’s pickles
Spicy Slaw Dog
6.00
Usinger’s linguica sausage on clasen’s sausage roll, topped w/ whole grain mustard & creamy buttermilk coleslaw
Tilapia
7.00
Served crispy or grilled, w/ lemon-caper aioli, red leaf lettuce & tomato
Truffled Portabella Mushroom
7.00
Roasted portabella mushroom, black truffle, roth kase gruyère cheese, red leaf lettuce & aioli
Grilled Ham & Cheese
7.00
Local ham w/ 3 year cheddar cheese, brick cheese, whole grain mustard sauce & clasen’s multigrain bread
Friday Fish Fry
9.00
Spotted cow battered cod served w/ fries, lemon, coleslaw, tartar sauce, tipsy sauce & clasen’s rye bread
Tipsy Chicken
7.00
Served crispy or grilled, w/ nueske’s smoked bacon, red leaf lettuce & whole grain mustard sauce, on a bakery roll
Kielbasa
7.00
Usinger’s fresh kielbasa served on clasen’s sausage roll, topped w/ whole grain mustard & bavarian saurkraut
House Roasted Turkey
6.00
On clasen’s multigrain bread w/ nueske’s smoked bacon, red leaf lettuce & whole grain mustard sauce
BLT
6.00
Nueske’s smoked bacon, iceberg lettuce, tomato & mayo on clasen’s multigrain
Grilled Cheese
5.00
Wisconsin 3 year cheddar & widmar’s brick cheese on clasen’s multigrain
Buffalo Chicken
8.00
Crispy or grilled chicken tossed in our buffalo sauce, topped w/ red leaf lettuce & blue cheese dressing on a bakery bun friday
Desserts
Pecan Brownie a La Mode
5.00
With caramel sauce
Ice Cream
3.50
Vanilla, chocolate, butter pecan or cinnamon
Marcona Almond & Bittersweet Chocolate Cookie
2.50
Root Beer Float or Black Cow
4.00
Daily Special
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1/2 Price Wing & Fries Trivia
2 for 1 1X1 Cheeseburgers
1/2 Price Sausages
PBR Battered Fish or Avocado Tacos
3.00
With shredded cabbage, pickled red onion & chipotle mayo
Friday Fish Fry
9.00
Spotted cow battered cod served w/ fries, lemon, coleslaw, tartar sauce, tipsy sauce & clasen’s rye bread
Beverages
Micro Bottled Beer
Madtown Nutbrown, Ballistic, Ambergeddon & Hopalicious
4.00
Ale asylum
Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale
5.00
Lagunitas
Extra Pale Ale
4.00
Summit
Moon Man & Black Top IPA
4.00
New glarus
Raging Bitch,
4.50
Flying dog
Tommy's Porter & Scotch Ale
4.00
Lake louie
Dale's Pale Ale G’Knight Imperial Red
6.00
Original & Honey Weiss
3.00
Leinenkugel’s
New Grist
4.00
Lakefront brewery (gluten free)
Snake Hollow IPA,
4.00
Potosi
Old Rasputin Stout
4.50
Northcoast
Island Wheat
4.00
Capital
Dragon's Milk
6.00
New holland
Knotstock & Three Feet Deep,
4.00
Furthermore
Mocha Porter
5.00
Rogue brewery
Mama's Yella Pils
4.50
Oskar blues brewery
Amber
4.00
Alaskan brewing co
Macro Bottled Beer
Coors Light
3.00
Miller Lite, Mgd-64 & High Life
3.00
Budweiser, Bud Light
3.00
Pabst Blue Ribbon (Tallboy)
2.75
Imported Bottled Beer
Hacker-Pschorr
4.50
Kaliber, N/A
3.00
Guinness
5.00
16 oz can
Corona
4.00
Amstel Light
4.00
Heineken
4.00
Tecate
4.00
Stella Artois
4.00
Malt Beverages & Ciders
Smirnoff Ice
4.00
Crispin Cider
5.00
Strongbow Cider
4.50
Specialty Drinks
Gin-Ger Spritzer
8.00
Hendrick’s gin, ginger-lime simple syrup & club soda
Cherry Ginger
6.00
3 olives cherry w/ goose island ginger beer
Tipsy Rita
4.00
Sauza tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice & classic simple syrup
St Germaine 23
8.00
St. germaine elderflower liquor, beefeater gin, lemon juice & club soda
Tipsy Punch (in the Face)
8.00
Gosling’s black seal rum, bacardi light rum & korbel brandy w/ pineapple, orange juice & a cherry on top
Make It Strawberry, Ginger or Passion Fruit
5.00
Bubby
Cava Brut 187Ml, Cristalino, NV, Spain
7.00
Green apple, citrus & peach w/ wonderful bubbles
White Wine
Riesling
6.00 - 27.00
J&h selbach, 2010, germany subtle peach, pear, lime & light mineral flavors
Chardonnay
7.00 - 32.00
Shannon ridge, 2010, lake county fresh apple, pear, tropical fruit, & ripe lemon
Sauvignon Blanc
7.00 - 32.00
Dry creek, 2010, sonoma pungent aromas of grapefruit, citrus, & melon
Chenin Blanc
6.00 - 27.00
Viogner, pine ridge, 2010 pear, pineapple, apricot, & white nectarine
Red Wine
Malbec
6.00 - 27.00
Casa de campo, 2010, argentina intense aromas of plum & cherry
Pinot Noir
7.00 - 35.00
Mcmanis, 2010, california strawberry, raspberry, vanilla & cocoa
Cabernet
7.00 - 35.00
Bommarito, 2007, napa valley jammy, cherry, blackberry & nice oak notes
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