Try the Pork Belly - Pork belly with mushroom, dashi broth, poached egg and chili oil
Order the fried pork belly, please!
Best sushi not on a coast. Foie gras nigiri and kobe nigiri will blow your mind. Have a Hitachino Espresso Stout or a Momo Pearl Unfiltered Sake to wash it down. Best overall restaurant in town.
The sconnie eggs. Oh. My. God! Also the pork belly Mac! Very rustic looking, arsenal bar. Great place to hang and have a beer.
Pork Belly Mac was amazing. Excellent beer selection as well.
Relaxing bar with a woodsman feel. Enjoy a great selection of taps by the Wisconsin capitol!
Pork buns, pork dumplings, tonkotsu ramen with pork belly is the way to go with a saketini or O-cha mark
They charge extra to make your ramen spicy, so save the spicy dipping sauce from your dumpling appetizer and add it to your ramen.
Try the Balsamic Glazed Pork Belly With Strawberries, Frisee, Marcona Almonds - I think I died and went to heaven. This dish is perfect.
Stop in and see Krys at the Bar. Any of his specialty cocktails are fantastic. Madison's Finest. Read more.
Pulitzer-winning food critic Jonathan Gold of LA Weekly tasted cheese curds for the first time at L'etoile and had a revelation. Click on "More Info" below to find out more... Read more.
try the more unusual sushi items like pork belly...
The Bumblebee roll is amazing and perfectly spicy. Try the Tokyo Picnic if you don't like raw fish (and even if you do!).
Try the Bumble Bee Roll (fried salmon skin for crunch, miso cheese for creamy, habanero tobikko for a kick) = Yum!
Try the Korean Rice Bowl - Pretty good--with pork belly.
Get the deep fried cheese curds, the bibimbap and really any of their seasonal speciality cocktails.
Okay, it's official. Best cheese curds ever.
Great meat and cheese board. The liver pate is excellent. Place is small so they rush you. Great beers and good wine selection. Chicago prices in Madison was a turn off, but oh well! Worth it!
The porchetta (which feeds four if you've downed some appetizers) has an ethereal tenderness and floats on a cloud of truffled mashed potatoes. Read more.
The scallop dish was incredible.
Mushroom gnocchi was deliciously earthy and fluffy. Quality cocktails as well
Important: Get the meatballs! You will be happy about this decision :)
Unique flavor combinations ... Don't be afraid to try something new (everything!)!
The sweet potato burger is amazing. They cook the burger to juicy perfection every damn time, and the shoestring sweet potato fries add an idyllic contrasting crunchy texture. Loved it.
The brand new outdoor patio is purty nice... even more so than the old patio... which was considered purty nice itself back in the day.
The outdoor patio is quite sufficient
Try the Bun Ga, one of the best meals anywhere in Madison.
Crab Rangoon is awesome!!!
Lemoncello cream torte is sooo good!
EVERYTHING IS AWESOMELY
Creole shrimp and andouille sausage.
Beautifully elegant ambiance. When you can say damn the prices, this is a truly romantic (and delicious) date night option.
For sides, the asparagus are nothing to call home about. But, the hash browns (trust me here) with sour cream and applesauce on the side are delicious.
Awesome Oysters Rockefeller! Enjoy!
You can't go wrong with the Poutine (Thank you Canada!) as an appetizer!
Finally something in this location that works... and is REALLY good.
They have a separate gluten free menu for us with gluten intolerances & celiacs disease. Ask for it!
My boyfriend and I are patio enthusiasts and this may be one of our favorite patios ever! Definitely recommend checking it out!
Fresh brewed beer. Billiards without daiquiri stains. Food served on platters. No wonder the states mandate closing hours, or you’d never leave this place. Start with Peck’s Pilsner, go from there.
Ask for Dario. He makes the dirtiest drinks.
Lovingly made in NYC, CHI, SEA & LA