Samba Brazilian Grill satisfies the carnivore crowd with “meat on a stick” panache.

Madison’s Far East side should be brimming with dining hope. Talula has opened, and we’re excited.

We couldn’t resist. We went to visit the Tilted Kilt within days of opening to see what the fuss was about. And we found a restaurant which certainly may be a bit heavy on the clientele testosterone, but which also serves food that stands up to the test, for the most part.

We like the 1855 Saloon and Grill for what it is; a solid restaurant in an area desperately needing such a thing.

 
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 [...]

New restaurants open in Madison with amazing frequency. So, when a restaurant wins the 2007 Mad Diner Award for Best New Restaurant by a landslide, it deserves an in-depth look. This prompted us to invite some friends and head to Sardine to weigh in on the decision.

We recently took the opportunity that Madison Restaurant Week provides to sample Ovations restaurant at the Concourse Hotel.  Our interest was piqued a few months ago when Madison Dining Online participated as a judge at the Madison Food and Wine Show Dueling Chef competition.  Competing in that heat was Chef Charles Lazzareschi of Ovations.  Since then, [...]

Madison Dining Online recently reviewed Liliana’s Restaurant in Fitchburg.   You can see that review here.  While we liked the restaurant, and recommended that our Madison Diners give it a try, there were some problem which we experienced that were pointed out in our review.
Chef/Owner Dave Heide appears to have put considerable thought and time into crafting a very [...]

Liliana’s Restaurant
2951 Triverton Pike
Fitchburg, WI 53714
(608) 442-4444
Hours:
Lunch Monday through Saturday 11am-2pm
Dinner every day 5pm-9pm
Liliana’s: A Tale of Two Restaurants (It was the best of meals, it was the worst of meals…) 
Liliana’s Restaurant has opened in Fitchburg. Owned by Executive Chef David Heide, the menu focuses on recreating the ambience and the flavor of the French [...]

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 [...]