Talula Opens on Madison’s East Side
Talula
802 Atlas Avenue, Madison (off Cottage Grove Road)
441-1977
Talula has opened on Madison’s far east side. Occupying the spot that was the long-time CJ’s, followed by the short-term Mexicali Rose, Talula’s still maintains the pink building and the patio seating (hold-overs from the Mexicali Rose days).
We stopped in for a drink on a recent Friday night to check the place out, but it was far too crowded for even that. So we scoped out the changes made to the interior (good improvements!), and noticed a very familiar face - Keith Blew, recently of the dearly departed Fyfe’s Corner Bistro.
We loved Fyfe’s with a passion, and we have already carved out a spot on our calendars to check this place out. Check back for the full review, and if you’ve already tried the place, leave a comment and let us all know what you think!
(Updated review can be found here.)
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We went there on a Wednesday nite. The food we had was very good. The drinks, however are another story. We ordered mixed drinks during the happy hour. The price seemed kind of steep for happy hour so we asked how much they were. They were $3.75 each. This is for a tumbler. We then asked how much they were normally when it was not happy hour.. $4.75 each drink! I have no problem with paying for a quality drink, but when it costs almost 5 dollars a cocktail not counting the tip, we will not be going back there. I guess this place only caters to the “white collar” and does not want the “blue collar” working class to patronize it..