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2 | I was next door shopping for some artwork when the aroma of freshly brewed coffee hit me. Absolutely Art and Cafe Zoma share a building; there's a very small hallway that joins the two.\n\nZoma didn't appear to offer much by way of food; there were some scones and pastries, which looked very similar to those from Lazy ... | en | 111 | next door shopping artwork aroma freshly brewed coffee hit absolutely art cafe zoma share building small hallway joins appear offer much way food scones pastries looked similar lazy janes ultimately chose cup regular coffee quite tasty espresso royale friendly efficient looks like great indoor outdoor along bike trail ... | 58 |
2 | Dirty in the winter, understandable, don't like when I get a red eye and I have to put my own coffee in | en | 22 | dirty winter understandable like get red eye put coffee | 9 |
3 | A friend told me that there was a caf\u00e9 on the bike path so I had to check it out today! The obvious appeal is the back garden with lots of nice tables, an area for the kiddies to play and a place to pull up right off the bike path. The caf\u00e9 itself wouldn't be as satisfying without the garden but my iced tea... | en | 99 | friend told bike path check today obvious appeal back garden lots nice tables area kiddies play place pull right bike path would satisfying without garden iced tea refreshing lots goodies baked goods variety drinks could definitely see coming read catch friend warmer months | 43 |
3 | I am strictly a tea drinker...and the choices here are lacking..but the atmosphere more than makes up for the poor tea selection. | en | 22 | strictly tea drinker choices lacking atmosphere makes poor tea selection | 10 |
3 | Great local coffee shop! I love that it's right off the bike path - gives it a nice, neighborhood feel. Beautiful back patio and large glass doors for when the weather isn't ideal but you still want a view of the outdoors. The food and pastry options are minimal but the coffee is good and I usually only go there for a ... | en | 110 | great local coffee shop love right bike path gives nice neighborhood feel beautiful back patio large glass doors weather ideal still want view outdoors food pastry options minimal coffee good usually go place hang study theres decent amount seating trouble finding anywhere sit several times already also love games avai... | 56 |
0 | Ever since Caf\u00e9 Royale took over the scene, the coffee is not fantastic. The baristas are always super crass and I know multiple people whom have applied for positions there and have been turned away because their lack of coffee making skills. So, rather than hiring someone new and exciting and completely qualifie... | en | 94 | ever since royale took scene coffee fantastic baristas always super crass know multiple people applied positions turned away lack coffee making skills rather hiring someone new exciting completely qualified want bother teaching others coffee making skills keep hiring people huge egos previous experience neat come anymo... | 52 |
1 | My chai wasn't as tasty as other places, but was drinkable. Friend said that it is not her experience...maybe a bad make. | en | 22 | chai tasty places drinkable friend said experience maybe bad make | 10 |
3 | Nice, relaxed atmosphere in this coffee shop. Plenty of seating inside & out. Staff is friendly and upbeat.\n\nSituated between popular Atwood Avenue and a bike path, this is a wonderful bike destination or stopover on your ride. You can roll right up to the bike racks along the path in the Caf\u00e9's backyard. \n... | en | 101 | nice relaxed atmosphere coffee shop plenty seating inside staff friendly popular atwood avenue bike path wonderful bike destination stopover ride roll right bike racks along path backyard pretty standard coffee shop coffee espresso beverages nice variety smoothies soups sandwiches several vegetarian options vegan samos... | 56 |
2 | I kind of agree with Michael R. below about the overall quality of the Food Fight restaurants. But I do have to point out that Food Fight is based in Madison, and operates restaurants only here, so it is \"local.\" As for \"independent,\" well, nine restaurants doesn't make a very big chain. Ian's has three location... | en | 153 | kind agree michael overall quality food fight restaurants point food fight based madison operates restaurants independent well nine restaurants make big chain ian three locations overlapping ownership gotham bagels two restaurant say eat restaurants tex tubb taco palace ok much better much cheaper mexican madison hubba... | 77 |
1 | The restaurants that Food Fight offers are all subpar, with one exception of Johnny Delmonicos. Aside from the Johnny D's the others all serve incredibly bad food. I tried El Dorado's once and it was terrible, on top of things they charge so much for a margerita served in a tiny glass its ridiculous. | en | 54 | restaurants food fight offers subpar one exception johnny delmonicos aside johnny others serve incredibly bad food tried el dorado terrible top things charge much margerita served tiny glass ridiculous | 29 |
4 | I have been a food fight customer and visit all of there restaurants on a regular basis. My favorite is Monty's blue plate. The meatless loaf of the gods is my favorite. Have tried other things and have always been happy. Every year they sell gift certificates and for every one hundred dollars they give you a twenty fi... | en | 95 | food fight customer visit restaurants regular basis favorite monty blue plate meatless loaf gods favorite tried things always happy every year sell gift certificates every one hundred dollars give twenty five dollar certificate ca beat load gift card five hundred eat year would never agree people bashed places try like | 50 |
4 | They have great discounted used appliances. I got a stove for my parents here and they wanted a different one, so Kirch switched it out. They delivered the stove in the snow storm and took the old one away. Great local company! | en | 42 | great discounted used appliances got stove parents wanted different one kirch switched delivered stove snow storm took old one away great local company | 23 |
1 | How does this place have good reviews? I have apartments and Kirch is the only game in town when it comes to used appliances which keeps me coming back; but I'm annoyed I did every time. \nI have purchased 2 refurbished coin op washers here, both died in less than a year. \nI have purchased about 8 stoves or refrigerat... | en | 238 | place good reviews apartments kirch game town comes used appliances keeps coming back annoyed every time purchased refurbished coin op washers died less year purchased stoves refrigerators time try charge remove old one time refuse always take free going fix sell called recently stove repair told guy phone exactly erro... | 107 |
3 | Mallard's games are really fun... if you're not in the Duck Blind. Duck Blind tickets cost something like $30 for all the beer and food you can put down during the game. That *sounds* good, but in reality, there's nowhere to sit down--and if you're not sitting down, you can't watch the game. If you can't watch the g... | en | 94 | mallard games really fun duck blind duck blind tickets cost something like beer food put game sounds good reality nowhere sit sitting ca watch game ca watch game hell paying beer hot dogs digress mallards good team games fun watch filled sorts wacky antics | 44 |
3 | OK, now this is good clean fun! This weekend featured Dog Day where, yes, I could bring the pooch to the game. Great beer options, all $3.50 to $4.50 per cup. TIckets are cheap and the goofy antics are fun. The Cheese and Burger Society offers a different signature burger for each game. I even found something call... | en | 74 | ok good clean fun weekend featured dog day yes could bring pooch game great beer options per cup tickets cheap goofy antics fun cheese burger society offers different signature burger game even found something called pigsicle smoked bacon stick deep fried served plain chocolate | 44 |
2 | Mallards games are pretty incredible for as small as they are. There are a lot of handouts as they try to advertise and there are plenty of food options. The between innings and seating sections are also pretty cool. This is a pretty good place to bring a date to if she is into baseball also. | en | 56 | mallards games pretty incredible small lot handouts try advertise plenty food options innings seating sections also pretty cool pretty good place bring date baseball also | 25 |
2 | Rough opening night for the food stands, but that is understandable since all of the kids are pretty new. I would get more brisket on hand for the next game though as they ran out before the 1st inning was over. Also, the first stand we went to had no brats ready for service at game time. Beer was good, game was goo... | en | 66 | rough opening night food stands understandable since kids pretty new would get brisket hand next game though ran inning also first stand went brats ready service game time beer good game good entertainment good | 34 |
3 | Madison Mallards games offer fun and family-friendly entertainment for a great price! We paid $10 each for our seats, and honestly, I don't think there is really a bad seat there! I can see the food (priced like a typical sporting venue) driving up the cost of your experience, if you're not careful. But stadium food is... | en | 161 | madison mallards games offer fun entertainment great price paid seats honestly think really bad seat see food priced like typical sporting venue driving cost experience careful stadium food always tempting game attended pretty good one home team win good job keeping crowd entertained ways would minded either way night ... | 79 |
3 | Take me out to the ballgame! Coming from Milwaukee, our experience of a night at the ballgame WAS Miller Park. I love Miller Park, but, we had just as much fun at the Madison Mallards game. Here are some of the reasons why...\n\nThe parking was easier and cheaper. We had our wallets pulled out and ready to go, but neve... | en | 160 | take ballgame coming milwaukee experience night ballgame miller park love miller park much fun madison mallards game reasons parking easier cheaper wallets pulled ready go never found anyone pay parking free stadium small easy navigate get minutes game still get seat really cool inning activities fruit races small chil... | 78 |
3 | Great time! Still haven't been to the Duck Blind yet, however this place is all around fun for the family or group of debaucherous and rowdy friends. The players are talented and its a great way to spend the afternoon. \n\nThere is a concession stand on the outer edge that has different cheese curds than the other ones... | en | 83 | great time still duck blind yet however place around fun family group debaucherous rowdy friends players talented great way spend afternoon concession stand outer edge different cheese curds ones know one seriously best cheese curds ever staple mallards game experience | 40 |
3 | The Duck Blind is where it's at!\n\nFor $33, you get to watch the Madison Mallards while you enjoy unlimited food and beer all night long in the Duck Blind. Bring all your friends! The duck blind is great for big groups. | en | 41 | duck blind get watch madison mallards enjoy unlimited food beer night long duck blind bring friends duck blind great big groups | 21 |
4 | Thank you, thank you, Madison Mallards, for inviting the community to the fireworks on July 5. I hope this becomes a new tradition for Madison's Northside neighborhoods.\n\nThe run-down:\n- I was glad to see you open the stadium for fireworks viewing after the game. Everyone was welcome, even if they did not attend the... | en | 130 | thank thank madison mallards inviting community fireworks july hope becomes new tradition madison northside glad see open stadium fireworks viewing game everyone welcome even attend concessions still open serving beer attendees could sit stands blanket outfield grass soft carpet way live band playing great american roc... | 60 |
4 | One of the most wonderful places in the world. Great to go in the winter to feel some humidity and feel better, great for summer to see all the flowers. The gift shop is excellent for any (particularly female) gift occasion. Just a great place to go. Would be great for a date. | en | 53 | one wonderful places world great go winter feel humidity feel better great summer see flowers gift shop excellent particularly female gift occasion great place go would great date | 28 |
4 | Note to guys everywhere: Olbrich is a great place to take a date! You get to walk around in semi-secluded areas and look at beautiful things. It's romantic without even trying.\n\nI love seeing how both the outdoor gardens and indoor conservatory flowers change at different times of the year. Plus, the conservatory ... | en | 60 | note guys everywhere olbrich great place take date get walk around areas look beautiful things romantic without even love seeing outdoor gardens indoor conservatory flowers change different times year plus conservatory nice warm winter | 34 |
4 | Welcome to my backyard. \n\nOh wait, I'm hallucinating again.\n\nBut seriously, this place is wonderful. I love going here, and I do wish my backyard looked like this.\n\nUnfortunately for me, I brought a minor with me. Minor claims to love nature and wants to see it up close and personal, but at the same time is de... | en | 237 | welcome backyard wait hallucinating seriously place wonderful love going wish backyard looked like brought minor minor claims love nature wants see close personal time deathly afraid bees butterflies people understand fearful bees stings butterflies kind irrational fear compare terribly frightened today probably saw mi... | 114 |
4 | Wonderful space. I cannot believe it is free. It is truly a gem of Madison. The history and story behind the Thai Pavilion is remarkable and it's a can't miss. Just keep your grubby little paws off of it if you want it to stick around... | en | 46 | wonderful space believe free truly gem madison history story behind thai pavilion remarkable ca miss keep grubby little paws want stick around | 22 |
2 | This garden doesn't have as many flowers as the Chicago Botanic Gardens, nor is it as large, but I love the water features throughout the grounds (especially the sunken garden) and the Thai Pavilion is like nothing I've ever seen before. It's a very peaceful place to spend an hour or two. Not sure I'd recommend the con... | en | 77 | garden many flowers chicago botanic gardens large love water features throughout grounds especially sunken garden thai pavilion like nothing ever seen peaceful place spend hour two sure recommend conservatory much however since quite small overall nice place may | 38 |
3 | Note - grounds only, didn't get to the conservatory.\n\nOf the various Civic Tourism opportunities around Madison, Olbrich takes the prize for best in show. Fantastic assortment of native flora, meticulously planned to keep something interesting to see year-round (except during the Wisconsin winter, I guess). Beautifu... | en | 150 | note grounds get various civic tourism opportunities around madison olbrich takes prize best show fantastic assortment native flora meticulously planned keep something interesting see except wisconsin winter guess beautiful arrangements adjoining themed areas roses herbs even poisons also features perhaps oddly thai sa... | 86 |
3 | Landmark Review:\nWhat a beautiful site. This was one of our pitstops on our whirlwind tour of the midwest and again amazing sites and pictures. The ones that stand out is the thai pavilion with the intricate artwork/gold embossed structure and the rose garden with fountains that are perfect for engagement pictures etc... | en | 68 | landmark review beautiful site one pitstops whirlwind tour midwest amazing sites pictures ones stand thai pavilion intricate embossed structure rose garden fountains perfect engagement pictures etc would awesome location get married best completely free deals attraction | 36 |
1 | Didn't see any roses in the \"rose garden\" and I counted only 5 butterflies in the \"butterfly house\" -- even the feeding trays were completely empty. Definitely not 1-star, but also not quite up to \"ok\" -- 2 stars. | en | 39 | see roses rose counted butterflies butterfly even feeding trays completely empty definitely also quite stars | 15 |
4 | Free and much larger than I expected, this botanical garden was a pleasant surprise. There are a few corners that are particularly nice, like the Rose Tower and Temple. Meander throughout and try to get lost. Sit a spell on a bench and enjoy the scenery. | en | 46 | free much larger expected botanical garden pleasant surprise corners particularly nice like rose tower temple meander throughout try get lost sit spell bench enjoy scenery | 25 |
3 | I am not sure how fair this review is because my experience was a unique one. We chose this place to host our office Holiday party. Though I had not been here before, after hearing the different prices of a few of the other places that we were considering, Olbrich stood out because it was one of the best priced place... | en | 203 | sure fair review experience unique one chose place host office holiday party though hearing different prices places considering olbrich stood one best priced places budget visit event meet discuss table layout impressed friendly staff idea staff change day actual event fact found stuff even friendlier even better allow... | 91 |
0 | So, I know it's crazy that I'm giving this place one star but hear me out. I recently had my engagement pictures here. I was so so excited, bc I come here every year and I thought it was going to be an amazing experience. I have never been more wrong. I paid the $31 fee to have my pictures professionally done there, no... | en | 422 | know crazy giving place one star hear recently engagement pictures excited bc come every year thought going amazing experience never wrong paid fee pictures professionally done big deal bc loved place worth found hour take ok still hurry soon walked building bombarded woman runs place assume asking permit told yes paid... | 178 |
4 | I love this place! I cannot believe it took me nearly five years to finally visit after moving to Wisconsin. This is a wonderful place! I love that it's free. I went because I wanted to seethe Thai Pavilion, while it was my favorite thing there, the rest of the gardens were very impressive. I would highly recommend it. | en | 59 | love place believe took nearly five years finally visit moving wisconsin wonderful place love free went wanted seethe thai pavilion favorite thing rest gardens impressive would highly recommend | 28 |
3 | Beautiful vacation day to visit. Not too hot, and the flowers were in glorious bloom. Living in the tropics and volunteering at a tropical botanic garden, I had forgotten about some of the amazing flora indigenous to my motherland. It was a nice refresher. Best part is the price tag of free. | en | 52 | beautiful vacation day visit hot flowers glorious bloom living tropics volunteering tropical botanic garden forgotten amazing flora indigenous motherland nice refresher best part price tag free | 26 |
3 | This has been my favorite location to get pizza in Madison since I was a child. It used to be such a treat to get those pizza twins and argue over the toppings with my sister and I always remember being thankful when i had it. Not much has changed since, other than the fact that I can afford it eat it when I want now! ... | en | 166 | favorite location get pizza madison since child used treat get pizza twins argue toppings sister always remember thankful much changed since fact afford eat want probably order times month average ca forget slices available fan inferno wings hell chicken satisfactory estimation zesty djion bbq sauce one kind never seen... | 66 |
0 | Just can't get decent pizza in Wisconsin... sorry... but someone needs to head down to Chicago and learn how to make a pizza.\n\nThis place piles sauce and toppings on a crust that can't support it. you end up with a slide off mess. Flimsy crap. | en | 45 | ca get decent pizza wisconsin sorry someone needs head chicago learn make place piles sauce toppings crust ca support end slide mess flimsy crap | 24 |
2 | The pizza here is OK, the staff here is friendly, and they have good daily deals. | en | 16 | pizza ok staff friendly good daily deals | 7 |
4 | The staff here make the experience. Since I am not a fan of buffets, I can only tell you about the meals here. DELICIOUS. I don't eat meat, my boyfriend almost only eats meat, we both found things we loved. it was the best! We liked to eat here once a week since it was so amazing. | en | 57 | staff make experience since fan buffets tell meals delicious eat meat boyfriend almost eats meat found things loved best liked eat week since amazing | 24 |
0 | Sorry I am indian and as a indian this place blows .. Their aloo parathas are a cop out the just use samosa filling for the stuffing ... The spicy pickles are from a can, also their vegetable curry is made with frozen vegetables not fresh ... Also I know its not a authentic place when the serve beef... No authentic p... | en | 159 | sorry indian indian place blows aloo parathas cop use samosa filling stuffing spicy pickles also vegetable curry made frozen vegetables fresh also know authentic place serve beef authentic place ever serve beef serve goat lamb chicken every animal except beef else oh yea two servers started chewing back room everyone c... | 79 |
3 | I am not sure what I like for Indian food but this was damn good. | en | 15 | sure like indian food damn good | 6 |
3 | Pretty good lunch buffet, theres alot of vegetarian choices if you stick to a certain kind of diet like myself. I eat only Halal meat. I haven't asked if any of the meat on buffet was halal only because I don't want to make a fuss. I will however call ahead and see if they are serving any Halal meat before I decide ... | en | 236 | pretty good lunch buffet theres alot vegetarian choices stick certain kind diet like eat halal meat asked meat buffet halal want make fuss however call ahead see serving halal meat decide dine dinner sometimes chicken goat sometimes goat far authenticity goes ca personally say south asian said friend mine complains alo... | 110 |
2 | The food here is good. My husband and I are new to Indian food, so I can't speak to its authenticity or how good it is in comparison to other Indian food, but overall we really liked the food here. The chicken tikka masala was particularly delicious, though there were lots of very good options at the buffet. The naan w... | en | 111 | food good husband new indian food ca speak authenticity good comparison indian food overall really liked food chicken tikka masala particularly delicious though lots good options buffet naan also good needed cool mouth every often service okay nothing good bad say inside really awesome major part brought experience us ... | 52 |
4 | Great for takeout. They threw in extras for us, which was a nice touch. | en | 14 | great takeout threw extras us nice touch | 7 |
3 | We went for the buffet on a Sunday morning, and are so glad we decided to give it a try! My husband's favorite is Chicken Tikka Massala - which they had on the buffet. I'm pretty new to Indian food, but there were so many options and so many things I liked! \n\nThe service was amazing! Our water glasses were consta... | en | 91 | went buffet sunday morning glad decided give try husband favorite chicken tikka massala buffet pretty new indian food many options many things liked service amazing water glasses constantly full good considering food really spicy area neighborhood would consider going | 39 |
3 | What a great find! As several others have pointed out, the decor is nothing to write home about - nor even to dwell on it in a Yelp review, but It has always been my contention that if you offer great food at a fair price and are not offering a dining experience, then restaurant cleanliness and an attentive wait staff ... | en | 266 | great find several others pointed decor nothing write home even dwell yelp review always contention offer great food fair price offering dining experience restaurant cleanliness attentive wait staff better investment wood carvings mood came lunch turned fantastic buffet everything tandoori chicken palak aloo every dish... | 130 |
2 | I was in town on business and had a free night so I decided to give Maharaja a try. I had the Mulligatawny Soup, Garlic Naan, and the Tandoori Chicken. The food was really good (awesome Naan!) and the portions were quite large. The chicken was out-of-this-world and I could not finish it all. \n\nThe only negative was... | en | 183 | town business free night decided give maharaja try mulligatawny soup garlic naan tandoori chicken food really good awesome naan portions quite large chicken could finish negative service dined tuesday evening took long time waiter take order though place seemed relatively full two waitstaff arrived seemed several emplo... | 88 |
0 | Our family went to celebrate a birthday with an Indian dinner - there were 6 of us in our happy group. We have been going to the Maharaja for years, to enjoy the lunch buffets, Valentines Day, birthdays etc. Tonight the food was good, but the service was an issue.\n\nTo start, we could see that the staff had changed.... | en | 313 | family went celebrate birthday indian dinner us happy group going maharaja years enjoy lunch buffets valentines day birthdays etc tonight food good service start could see staff changed service took long time even though tables customers six wait staff server understand english well enough properly place order extra wi... | 154 |
2 | At first, I loved the Esquire Club for how old-fashioned its style and clientele were. This is the closest I've had to a Wisconsin supper club, and in the winter, it seems especially comfy. But, the food -- outside of a couple items -- is really substandard. Never, ever, ever, get a \"broiled\" icelandic cod, it com... | en | 86 | first loved esquire club style clientele closest wisconsin supper club winter seems especially comfy food outside couple items really substandard never ever ever get icelandic cod comes charred crisp lake perch fine really simple presentation simple food never elevates level phenomenal | 41 |
3 | Got take out here tonight and I love myself some Wisconsin Fish Fry.\n\nWe ordered the Lake Perch and The Cod, with baked potatoes.\n\nIt was great. The Lake Perch was light and small but with many pieces-delish-more than enough.\n\nI didn't eat the cod but my relative said it was good but not as good as my perch.\n\n... | en | 125 | got take tonight love wisconsin fish ordered lake perch cod baked great lake perch light small many eat cod relative said good good bake potatoes excellent large cooked perfectly rye bread nice touch tart sauce sour cream added nice ordered available woman phone great woman rang great friendly considering dealing overf... | 53 |
0 | TERRIBLE service, went here for breakfast and was in shock and awe at how bad our server was. It took well over 45 minutes for us to get our food and there was only 1 other table in the restaurant. I got our own coffee, drinks, half and half, ketchup and jam. I will NEVER go back there again! | en | 59 | terrible service went breakfast shock awe bad server took well minutes us get food table restaurant got coffee drinks half half ketchup jam never go back | 26 |
0 | The place sucks. I don't care if a commie or socialist or nazi eats there.\n\nThe owners are what concerns me most.\n\nI enjoyed the food the first time but when I ready they had the ass't governor holding some fricking prayer service there I was through.\n\nI don't care what any businesses politics are BUTT I don't w... | en | 62 | place sucks care commie socialist nazi eats owners concerns enjoyed food first time ready governor holding fricking prayer service care businesses politics butt want hear read | 26 |
2 | It's like Denny's built a food court at a retirement home. If fish fry and old fashions is your thing and you want to hang out with grandma and grandpa while you eat your food, this is the place. The upper crust in Maple Bluff love this place. The only thing I can chalk it up to is they can get wasted and not drive ... | en | 77 | like denny built food court retirement home fish fry old fashions thing want hang grandma grandpa eat food place upper crust maple bluff love place thing chalk get wasted drive far get home wood paneling decor round gem | 38 |
1 | This place has really gone downhill. IF you can get a drink (last time I was there, they served their regulars at the bar and totally ignored me repeatedly until I finally asked a waitress how to get a drink at the bar.) The fish fry has been out of rye bread the last two times, and the time before that, it was stale... | en | 112 | place really gone downhill get drink last time served regulars bar totally ignored repeatedly finally asked waitress get drink bar fish fry rye bread last two times time stale also breading falls cod perch must coming different distributor extremely fishy tasting coleslaw good must using recipe used really look forward... | 51 |
1 | Fish fry was over cooked and greasy. People seem to like it here so maybe I just had it on a bad day. | en | 23 | fish fry cooked greasy people seem like maybe bad day | 10 |
3 | Friday night fish fry- AYCE for about $11.00. I highly suggest making a reservation- this place is packed to the gills. There's a huge bar in the main room, decent bartenders and reasonable priced drinks. We waited about 20 minutes past our reservation because there was a large party being served, but onced we had a dr... | en | 164 | friday night fish ayce highly suggest making place packed gills huge bar main room decent bartenders reasonable priced drinks waited minutes past reservation large party served onced drink hand wait tolerable happily surprised see efficiently run fish tables bowl tartar sauce bowl cole slaw plus basket several slices r... | 78 |
1 | They make a good brandy old fashioned, but otherwise I am not a fan. Like a previous reviewer, I am also grossed out by tartar sauce that has been sitting out for who-knows-how-long. And the fish fry? I really don't see any greatness there. Cave-ish interior, average clientele age of 75--really not my scene. | en | 54 | make good brandy old fashioned otherwise fan like previous reviewer also grossed tartar sauce sitting fish fry really see greatness interior average clientele age really scene | 26 |
0 | Not a fan. We had a breakfast buffet for a meeting there and the food was... not much of a buffet. Potatoes were cold and greasy and the rest of the food was just not very good. Have not had lunch or dinner here. | en | 44 | fan breakfast buffet meeting food much buffet potatoes cold greasy rest food good lunch dinner | 15 |
0 | My wife and ate there tonight. Food so so. Service not good. Efficent but not friendly. I had the feeling she wanted to be somewhere else | en | 26 | wife ate tonight food service good efficent friendly feeling wanted somewhere else | 12 |
0 | They gave money to discriminate to gay people.\n\nForget about it.\n\nI will never ever eat there again.\n\nThey are major bigots. | en | 19 | gave money discriminate gay never ever eat major bigots | 9 |
2 | Headed here for a late meal on a Sunday night. Turns out it was a Packer Sunday night football Sunday night, so the dining room only had one other party, but the bar was pretty packed. The staff was a little pre-occupied with the game and the folks in the bar and the single waitress for the dining room was running hers... | en | 199 | headed late meal sunday night turns packer sunday night football sunday night dining room one party bar pretty packed staff little game folks bar single waitress dining room running little ragged meal came soup salad salads typical perfectly soups left lot desired one cheeseburger turkey pot pie lacked flavor worth spa... | 90 |
3 | Now yes I know it is yet another Olive Garden but I really felt it necessary to comment on this location. I frequent this location when going to my families lake house in Portage. I must say this location really stands alone. The staff is outstanding and the service and food is always top notch. If it was closer to... | en | 77 | yes know yet another olive garden really felt necessary comment location frequent location going families lake house portage must say location really stands alone staff outstanding service food always top notch closer chicago staff could easily go work top restaurants chicago | 41 |
3 | Yes, it's a chain. Is it top of the line? No. But the quality has greatly improved over the years and the service as well. They handle groups well. This place is always on the list for my office to have lunch. I recommend it. | en | 45 | yes chain top line quality greatly improved years service well handle groups well place always list office lunch recommend | 19 |
0 | One of the employees stole my sons wallet. He left it at the table and with in a half hour is disappeared. The management are not willing to do anything about this and say that it just disappeared and that their employees do not steal. I have managed restaurants, and theft is quite common. Ever watch restaurant und... | en | 74 | one employees stole sons wallet left table half hour disappeared management willing anything say disappeared employees steal managed restaurants theft quite common ever watch restaurant undercover foodnetwork management actually laughed would think employees would steal | 35 |
2 | Olive Garden is Olive Garden. What can you say? \n\nOn this visit, I was with a group of 8 people. It was insanity. They sat us at two tables which made a weird shape. A circle and a square? The ability to converse was difficult. Our server was so overwhelmed. He should have had some help. Then again, obviousl... | en | 66 | olive garden olive garden say visit group people insanity sat us two tables made weird shape circle square ability converse difficult server overwhelmed help obviously olive garden usual | 28 |
0 | I was hungry so I stopped in. Not hard to be seated at 4:30PM. FIrst time at an OG. \nSalty, doughy breadsticks. Minestrone OK. \nEggplant parmesan, greasy, boring cheese. The red sauce, peppery but no substantial flavor.\nChicken parmesan. Might as well walk down the street, head into McDonald's, pay one fifth the pri... | en | 145 | hungry stopped hard seated first time og doughy breadsticks minestrone parmesan greasy boring cheese red sauce peppery substantial parmesan might well walk street head mcdonald pay one fifth price order chicken arrived taste destination huh italy italian food light years beyond served og maybe ordered wrong thing ca ba... | 76 |
3 | Similar to the Middleton one, but this one is a bit better and has better decor. Good for take out. | en | 20 | similar middleton one one bit better better decor good take | 10 |
2 | Grade: C-\n\nI really hope that was chicken in my Chicken Lo-Mein. What happened to this place? What a dump. Good service but I kept wondering how old the huge mold stain on the ceiling was. | en | 35 | grade really hope chicken chicken happened place dump good service kept wondering old huge mold stain ceiling | 17 |
1 | Had lunch here today. All in all, the food is tasty and I've been her several times before. Unfortunately, my co-worker got a hair in her food and had to wait for them to re-cook it, but that was a huge dent in the dining experience. | en | 46 | lunch today food tasty several times unfortunately got hair food wait huge dent dining experience | 15 |
1 | Been going here for years but either the quality has slid or my taste has improved because the last few times have been a disappointment. I really wanna like it as I live nearby but anymore I drive to the west side location which is not perfect but it has higher quality food.\n\nWhy can't this town have one good Chines... | en | 99 | going years either quality slid taste improved last times disappointment really wan na like live nearby anymore drive west side location perfect higher quality ca town one good chinese place eat week instead awful ones three mediocre one mediocre price considerably better maybe midwestern mall shoppers want | 47 |
0 | This is the worst Chinese food I have had could not even finish meal...ordered general tso's chicken with egg roll. I do not recommend this place. | en | 26 | worst chinese food could even finish meal ordered general tso chicken egg roll recommend place | 15 |
0 | Nice decorations and inerior, that's about it. The waitress is not helping at all for selecting good menu. They are charging for hot tea and pepper oil.(I guess they need to do that recover from investing for the interior.) Go ahead cross the street and go to the food court in the mall. They have better service and hal... | en | 65 | nice decorations inerior waitress helping selecting good menu charging hot tea pepper oil guess need recover investing interior go ahead cross street go food court mall better service half lower price better food | 33 |
1 | Overall experience was disappointing. For all of the awards that they've received that they display in the entrance, this experience was not good. Food was okay, probably one of the most bland general tsao's chicken I have ever had. And last but not least, the service was terrible. I had to wait 20 minutes for my secon... | en | 94 | overall experience disappointing awards received display entrance experience good food okay probably one bland general tsao chicken ever last least service terrible wait minutes second glass water looking good chinese restaurant best bet save dollars get better meal panda express east town mall across street | 45 |
2 | I don't know what all the bad reviews are about. I eat lunch here once a week or so and like the food and service. Not bad at all! | en | 29 | know bad reviews eat lunch week like food service bad | 10 |
3 | Imperial Garden Chinese Restaurant was recommended to us when we moved to the Madison area. I was in the area for a business lunch and we decided to try it out. The atmosphere was great for a business lunch. The highback booths allow for private conversations. They would also make great date booths as well. The atmosph... | en | 214 | imperial garden chinese restaurant recommended us moved madison area area business lunch decided try atmosphere great business lunch highback booths allow private conversations would also make great date booths well atmosphere quiet allowed conversation first thing noticed local art crafts sale restaurant handmade bags... | 100 |
2 | Good service. Not that high on the food. | en | 8 | good service high food | 4 |
2 | This place is mediocre at best. My husband and I ordered for carry out. We ordered the crab rangoons as an appetizer, however, I think they forgot to add the crab to the filling. The were stuffed with chunks of cream cheese--very boring and lacking in flavor. My husband ordered the General Tso's Chicken and I order... | en | 83 | place mediocre best husband ordered carry ordered crab rangoons appetizer however think forgot add crab filling stuffed chunks cream cheese boring lacking flavor husband ordered general tso chicken ordered cashew shrimp neither remarkable going keep trying find decent chinese restaurant madison area sure | 43 |
0 | Not sure why this place has so many good reviews as the food is not Chinese! I'm a Chinese girl myself and I know how Chinese food should taste like. And this place does not have the authentic Chinese taste, in fact, it is a mixture of American, Thai and Chinese altogether which makes me disappointed. However, what mak... | en | 133 | sure place many good reviews food chinese chinese girl know chinese food taste like place authentic chinese taste fact mixture american thai chinese altogether makes disappointed however makes even disappointed ordered beef lo mein waiter busy chitchatting guests put pork lo mein instead called back takeout order sayin... | 63 |
3 | I've been meaning to give the place a review, but I can be forgetful. My husband and I ate here recently at the suggestion of his sister. We started off with soups; I went with the hot and sour soup and my husband chose the won-ton soup. I was extremely pleased with my choice, because in my experience hot and sour soup... | en | 230 | meaning give place review forgetful husband ate recently suggestion sister started soups went hot sour soup husband chose soup extremely pleased choice experience hot sour soup hit miss dish tried many satisfied soup wonderful vibrant flavor also shredded pork really accustomed delicious husband liked soup well though ... | 109 |
1 | No fortune in the fortune cookie! Are you for real?!\n\nSo my friend and I are scoping out all the Chinese restaurants in Madison, and this one was not impressive. Although it looked promising when we arrived because of how many people were here, we quickly learned the truth. This place ... is whack. I ordered my go to... | en | 270 | fortune fortune cookie real friend scoping chinese restaurants madison one impressive although looked promising arrived many people quickly learned truth place whack ordered go cashew chicken friend ordered one go fried rice beef impressed second bite chicken hard like bone hard eew friend fried rice much egg took quar... | 121 |
2 | The food was very good but beware the take home packs of soy sauce! They are not soy sauce but colored salt water. Not the thing I expected from this restaurant . | en | 32 | food good beware take home packs soy sauce soy sauce colored salt water thing expected restaurant | 16 |
4 | I can't believe I haven't reviewed this yet. This is one of the better Chinese places in Madison, although it can be a little spendy (not too bad, though) compared to your run-of-the-mill Chinese take-out joint. It's worth it, though.\n\nThe menu here is huge, and the portions match. I've never come here and not had le... | en | 134 | ca believe reviewed yet one better chinese places madison although little spendy bad though compared chinese joint worth menu huge portions match never come leftovers reheat next day food almost always excellent wonton soup anything duck particular really also one chinese restaurants equally good job catering adventuro... | 63 |
0 | Prices too high and service very slow. Save yourself lots of money and frustration and avoid this location. I've made the mistake of getting service here three times and always leave in a bad mood. Watch out for the aggressive up sell! | en | 42 | prices high service slow save lots money frustration avoid location made mistake getting service three times always leave bad mood watch aggressive sell | 23 |
0 | Went here today for a flat tire patch. I left pertinent info and went across the street to kill time. When I returned, a mechanic mentioned that I was due for an oil change, and did I want them to change my oil? I said no (my dealership recommends every six months versus every three months) and the mechanic looked s... | en | 206 | went today flat tire patch left pertinent info went across street kill time returned mechanic mentioned due oil change want change oil said dealership recommends every six months versus every three months mechanic looked stricken went back garage paid bill surprised discover charge oil filter returned home noticed swee... | 100 |
0 | Very unhelpful. The staff did not even attempt to address my needs. | en | 12 | unhelpful staff even attempt address needs | 6 |
1 | The first time I came in, one of the staff on the floor helped address some of my questions when trying to pick out my new device. She was helpful and even offered to help me with discounts because I didn't need all of the accessories. She even helped me sort out some billing questions I had on my shared plan. For this... | en | 260 | first time came one staff floor helped address questions trying pick new device helpful even offered help discounts need accessories even helped sort billing questions shared plan reason giving extra star wish could remember one went back next day served rebecca unfriendly never smiled helped needed seemed uninterested... | 105 |
0 | I was very disappointed at the service I got here. My iphone is 1 1/2 years old and was turning off on me constantly. I didn't drop it and never had problems before. I went to the store for help and they checked the battery and then told me there is nothing they can do unless I purchase a warranty on the phone. I w... | en | 113 | disappointed service got iphone years old turning constantly drop never problems went store help checked battery told nothing unless purchase warranty phone went home deleted old photos videos updated software longer shuts think ridiculous told nothing could unless bought warranty clearly simple things could fix | 45 |
2 | Unpretentious Wisconsin-y hangout with good live music. | en | 7 | unpretentious hangout good live music | 5 |
0 | Welcome to my exclusive 1-star club, Mr. Roberts.\n\nI went here to see a friend's band play, despite my boyfriend's warning that it was not the greatest bar. I do so love dive bars--how bad could it be?\n\nBad. It's so bad. It's past the stage of being a fun dive bar, it's just plain frightening. The people looked... | en | 124 | welcome exclusive club went see friend band play despite boyfriend warning greatest bar love dive bars bad could bad past stage fun dive bar plain frightening people looked like kind scary angry drunks would encounter movie bathroom stall little weighed pounds probably would gotten wedged door opened inward outward sta... | 63 |
0 | I fully appreciate that Mr. Roberts is a blue collar dive bar that's located on Atwood. So when a friend asked me to join him to watch a favorite band there, I set my expectations accordingly.\n\nIs it possible for an establishment to disappoint you when you've already lowered your expectations to crackhouse-lows? Only... | en | 140 | fully appreciate roberts blue collar dive bar located atwood friend asked join watch favorite band set expectations possible establishment disappoint already lowered expectations establishment tap beers unexciting stale flat day old bread run steamroller bartenders interested talking buddies helping anyone whole vibe p... | 60 |
0 | Mr. Roberts is not a place I'd ever go to for the sole purpose of going out. Both times I've gone have been for bands, and both times were fairly different experiences.\n\nMy first time was a one-star experience: it was ridiculously hot and humid inside, the staff lacked any sort of motivation for good customer service... | en | 312 | roberts place ever go sole purpose going times gone bands times fairly different first time experience ridiculously hot humid inside staff lacked sort motivation good customer service crammed band front bar near window making awkward viewing playing sound terrible spent time outside second time better experience still ... | 138 |
2 | It's not that bad of a place if you go in at the right time (8 PM). But be careful you will get hit with a Sublime cover band. Food is regular bar food and nothing special. Drinks are cheap and the bar is long there are plenty of places to sit. There is a pool table and video poker (All Fruit Bonus). Very Sconnie ... | en | 74 | bad place go right time pm careful get hit sublime cover band food regular bar food nothing special drinks cheap bar long plenty places sit pool table video poker fruit bonus sconnie however little seedy faint heart | 37 |
1 | The service at Mr. Roberts is okay, but the free live music is what pulls me in! Drinks are reasonably priced too. | en | 22 | service roberts okay free live music pulls drinks reasonably priced | 10 |
2 | Another east-side dive bar... not great, but not bad either. | en | 10 | another dive bar great bad either | 6 |
3 | The place has gotten quite a dramatic face-lift. It looks great. I love everything they've done with the place.\n\nI tried the Tip Top Burger and the chili. The burger was fine, but not spectacular. The chili was really freaking delicious, though. I would highly recommend grabbing a bowl. \n\nThe space is pretty small,... | en | 122 | place gotten quite dramatic looks great love everything done tried tip top burger chili burger fine spectacular chili really freaking delicious though would highly recommend grabbing bowl space pretty small actually lot seating get pretty loud though staff members nice great job bitchy people next us treated lot nicer ... | 63 |
1 | I stopped by the Tip Top yesterday evening with some coworkers to finally check it out. I've been curious since renovations began and was expecting great things. After a late shift, we were there for drinks and light food. The place was bustling, and yes noisy, yet we could still have a conversation without straining a... | en | 237 | stopped tip top yesterday evening coworkers finally check curious since renovations began expecting great things late shift drinks light food place bustling yes noisy yet could still conversation without straining table near back wall afraid bring friend actually want chat selection great everything ordered actually re... | 120 |
4 | Love! We will be back, and back often. As our summer Saturday dining trek continues this is the epitome of what we want. A local joint, that just makes you comfortable and glad to be out.\n\nArrived about 6:30 on a Saturday, and found our way to the new back patio. A couple of larger groups, but plenty of choice o... | en | 190 | love back back often summer saturday dining trek continues epitome want local joint makes comfortable glad saturday found way new back patio couple larger groups plenty choice seating found table service attentive exceptional kr barely ordered could stop gushing love place started fried pickles based previous reviews p... | 87 |
4 | Finally go to the Tip Top last night for dinner and had a great experience. Great job with the remodel, and the outdoor patio is very nice as they put up a high enough fence to block the street and make it private, but it is lareg enough to be fun.\n Excellent liquor and beer selections at reasonable prices. Food wa... | en | 172 | finally go tip top last night dinner great experience great job remodel outdoor patio nice put high enough fence block street make private lareg enough excellent liquor beer selections reasonable prices food way better expected huge portions excellent quality nicely different usual madtown fare fried pickles done tempu... | 96 |
1 | Food: The fried pickles with special sauce are very good. The breading is like the batter from a good fish fry, and the pickles are cut in deliciously thin chips. The sweet potato fries were also quite good, but they were cold when they got to us. I always appreciate it when a restaurant goes the extra mile to make... | en | 296 | food fried pickles special sauce good breading like batter good fish fry pickles cut deliciously thin chips sweet potato fries also quite good cold got us always appreciate restaurant goes extra mile make vegetarian burger one fair southwest flavor macaroni cheese come cilantro parsley mentioned menu pretty bad could e... | 144 |
2 | As I write this, my ears are still ringing from the decibel onslaught that Tip Top delivered. It was so bad that a couple left before ordering. Adding some soft elements to either the walls or ceiling would help remedy this.\nThe tavern has a solid beer list and from the reviews, a menu that most people enjoy. I was... | en | 188 | write ears still ringing decibel onslaught tip top delivered bad couple left ordering adding soft elements either walls ceiling would help remedy tavern solid beer list reviews menu people enjoy one people craving comfort food long weekend opted green chili mac cheese girlfriend went pastrami king mac cheese promised r... | 96 |
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