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Favorite bars and restaurants in the Madison, WI area:

• Aftershock Classic Arcade
• Atomic Koi Cocktail Lounge
• The Brass Ring
• Brocach Irish Pub
• Come Back In Tavern
• Dorf Haus Supper Club
• Eddie's Alehouse and Eatery
• El Patron Mexican Grill
• The Essen Haus
• The Great Dane Pub and Brewing
• I/O Arcade Bar
• Ian's Pizza By the Slice
• Le Tigre Lounge
• Nattspil
• The Paradise Lounge
• Pedro's Mexican Restaurante
• Porta Bella
• Salvatore's
• Sugar River Pizza Company
• Up North Bar
• Villa Tap

Other cool or notable bars and restaurants:

• Bandito Barney's Beach Club in East Dundee, IL
• Famous Garage Bar in Lyndon Station, WI
• HopCat in Kalamazoo, MI
• Old Stark's Tavern in Hampshire, IL
• Rookies Sports Bar & Grill in Elgin, IL
• Seven Keys Lodge (formerly the Baldpate Inn) in Estes Park, CO
• St. Julian Winery & Distillery Tasting Room in Paw Paw, MI

My Local Pizza Reviews Album

Favorite foods, drinks, and snacks:

• Pizza from Scratch
  Pictures of some unique pizza creations of mine, such as the Fish N' Chips pizza and the Chicago-style Hotdog pizza (replace pizza sauce with a copious amount of yellow mustard).
• Rum Cocktails
  Yep, basic. I seem to go high-end mixer with mid/bottom shelf rum.
• Long Islands
  Desert Island Long Island Ice Tea mix is my go-to for enjoying one.
• Hard Ciders
  Gotta get your serving a fruit in!
• Energy Drinks
  Rockstar Zero Carb and Bing are my favorites. Bing certainly isn't cheap though and a buck-eighty a can! NOS can be decent too. Arizona used to have a "AZ Energy" branded energy drink that seems to no longer be made. The cans looked like this. Though their Arizona RX Herbal Tonic in the 23 oz. cans is tasty and cheap. Undoubtedly loaded with sugar though.
• Kettle Chips and Wisconsin Cheese Curds
  A super tasty combination I've been liking has been Kettle brand chips, my two favorites being sea salt & vinegar and habanero lime, then some Bucky Badger cheese curds on top.

Created by Mike Young on March 11, 2022. Last updated on April 10, 2022.