Sunday, December 7, 2008

Monroe St Bistro for Saturday Lunch

Another blustery Saturday of running around town left us hungry to get out of the cold and something warm in our tummy's. Like I said we had made the complete circuit around Madison, east side to the west and then downtown. We both craved something delicious with a bit of holiday cheer on the side. We headed to Monroe St Bistro for a burger and a Bloody Mary two of our favorite Saturday lunch items. Why MSB, because the chef uses local beef from Fountain Prairie Farms, cheese from Hook's and they make amazing frites the old fashion way. So we dropped in and sat at the bar - the real treat is having the owner Joesph wait on us. We love that he always remembers us and ask a question that signals he truly cares about getting to know his customers. We order a couple of bloody Marys and to our surprise the mix is made in house - it is fresh, lively with multiple layers of flavor that tickle our taste buds. A salad in a glass basically to go with our burgers. We ordered the MSB Burger - cooked to order with think sliced fried onions that are caramelized to bring out the sweetness, thin sliced ripe Roma tomatoes and Hook's white cheddar cheese all served on a toasted ciabatta roll with house-made aoli. What an awesome burger warm and tasty to take away the chill of the now falling snow. You know I know burgers - I do them for a living but Linda is a burger lover from way back and she has had a lot of good and bad burgers in her travels. This one she says is so good because the meat and the flavor of the meat is just amazing. The flavor is steaky and beefy with lots of juiciness - not greasy but juice running down her hand. I think they have built a wonderful signature burger that for $12 delivers a great dining experience served with a stack of salted frites that amek the meal complete. This was our first lunch visit to MSB the other two times have been for late night dinner - and the menu delivers on those occasions. So if you have not had the pleasure of dining at the Monroe St Bistro by all means stop by and have a drink or a nosh with Joesph, Rebbecca and the rest of the crew. Once you stop in you will go back again and again to a place you can call your own.

Monroe St Bistro
Hours
MONDAY-SATURDAY - 11am-bar time
SUNDAY - closed
LUNCH 11am-4pm
SMALL PLATES 4pm-5pm
DINNER 5pm-11pm
LATE NIGHT MENU until 1:30am

Location
MAP 2611 MONROE ST., MADISON, WI 53711

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