Sushi Muramoto serves up fresh sushi (and some non-sushi) in an elegant yet noisy atmosphere.

Lazy Jane’s Cafe, on Madison’s East Side, serves up quirky food, in a quirky atmosphere, in a quirky neighborhood.

 
Mad City Crab House
122 State Street
Madison, WI
(608) 310-6933
Hours:  Open for lunch and dinner, Monday - Saturday
Mad City Crab House has been opened on State Street for nearly a year now,  filling the Madison need for a straight forward shellfish oriented restaurant.  We tried Mad City Crab House for lunch several weeks ago.  We found it to [...]

On a snowy Saturday in January (that could be ANY Saturday this year)… we headed to Evansville to checkout a car my soon to be 16 year old son was interested in buying.  On the way back to Madison we decided to grab a bite to eat. Oregon was on the way and it had [...]

Mad Dogs Chicago Style Eatery
309 North Henry Street
Madison   608-251-0934
Hours:  Sun - Wed, 11am to 9 pm; Thurs - Sat: 11am to 3am
Madison has never been able to sustain a real hot dog joint, much to the chagrin of some of us here at Madison Dining Online.  We’ve often talked philosophically about why that is, and [...]

Erin’s Snug Irish Pub
4601 American Pkwy
Madison, WI 53718
(608) 242-7616
Erin’s Snug Irish Pub has opened on the far East side of Madison.  Located way out in what used to be considered the outskirts of town, but now nestled into the development which has sprung up around American Family Insurance, it seems a natural fit for the [...]

Come Back In
[where: 508 E Wilson St , Madison, Wi]
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 258-8619
One recent Sunday morning we stumbled our way out the door, searching for an eye-opening breakfast.  One of our semi-regular stops is the Come Back In, located in the same building complex as Essen Haus.  These two restaurants share an owner, a parking [...]

Marigold Kitchen
[where: 118 S. Pinckney St., Madison, WI ]
608.661.5559
A Saturday morning trek around the Dane County Farmers Market on the Square is simply not complete without a stop at any one of the numerous establishments that offer up brunch.  Our routine is to arrive early at the Farmers Market,  grab some coffee, jaunt around the [...]

Buffalo Wild Wings
Pier 37 Shopping Center, 6544 Monona Drive
Monona, WI
We stopped in at Buffalo Wild Wings on a recent Friday afternoon.  We were surprised at how big it is.  The seating is open, the ceiling is high, and if you want your dining companions to hear your conversation, shouting is needed.  The sports bar atmosphere [...]