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Miss Wisconsin Congeniality’s Insider’s
Guide To I don’t know about you, but I love food! In Madison you can get any type of food your heart desires. From hamburgers to gyros to sushi to no meat to all natural pasta, you can more likely than not find what you want. |
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I hope you all have safe and happy New Year!
Megan Engbring |
One
place that you can find a lot of restaurants is downtown on State
Street. State Street is eight blocks which connect the University of
Wisconsin campus with the State Capitol. It is absolutely the
epicenter of everything that is exciting and unique about Madison.
There are Afghan, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mediterranean and
Vietnamese restaurants to name just a few. There are over 60
restaurants and over 20 sidewalk cafes to choose from. I have tons
of restaurants I like on State Street. One is Nick’s Bar and Grill.
Another restaurant I like on State Street is State Street Brats. Now
in Wisconsin a B-R-A-T is not an annoying child, but a sausage that
you eat much like a hot dog. You HAVE to try a brat while you are in
Wisconsin. And it tastes even better when you enjoy it while soaking
up some sun on their outdoor patio.
Both
the top of State Street near the Capitol and the bottom of State
Street near the campus feature food carts. Like a mini food court,
your delicious choices are numerous. After choosing your portable
feast, pull up a seat on the lawn or a bench and spice up your meal
with friendly conversation and people watching.
One
restaurant you should try is Culver’s. I know that there are
Culver’s all over the USA, but Culver’s started in Wisconsin and
they are EVERYWHERE! There are four in Madison, one in Middleton and
five in other cities around Madison. Try a Butter Burger. Or
if you are pizza lover much like myself, you will be happy to know
that there are great pizza places all over the city. I like Glass
Nickel Pizza. Granted that it is a normal old pizza place, but just
thinking about the great pizza makes my mouth water. Like Feta-Licious,
the Ranch and Couch Potato. Another pizza place that makes my mouth
water is Ian’s Pizza by the slice. Do you like lasagna, S’mores, or
Mac and Cheese? Have you ever had those on Pizza? I have! At Ian’s
you quite literally can get anything on Pizza and they make it taste
good.
There
are tons of restaurants near the Supreme Session hotels in
Middleton. Right across the street is Greenway Station, a relatively
new open-air mall with a variety of unique shops and restaurants. I
suggest Macaroni Grill, PF
Changs, the Melting Pot and Jimmy Buffet’s Cheeseburger in Paradise.
One good restaurant is Quaker Steak and Lube. This is not a gas
station but a motor sports-themed restaurant. This is a great place
to go if there is any form of sports game on television and it’s a
great family restaurant. Don’t be afraid to try new restaurants
unique to the Madison and Middleton area.