Eating in Madison A to Z

VIP Asian Cuisine

In a word: They closed this place and put up an animal hospital.

The specs: #01111  
6718-6722 Odana Rd Madison, WI 53719
Details at Yelp.

Visited November 9, 2019.

The bill was $18/person, plus tip.
JM and Nichole gave VIP Asian Cuisine a B-; Kristen gave VIP Asian Cuisine a C-; David gave VIP Asian Cuisine a D+ (see our grading rubric).

Village Pizza

In a word: Another victim of the too many ingredients rule.

The specs: #01110  
616 University Ave., Madison 53715
Details at Yelp.

Visited September 15, 2019.

JM, John, Nichole and Rose ate the harvest pizza minus artichoke and the Honolulu pizza minus jalapeño.
The bill was $33, or $8/person, plus tip.
JM and Rose gave Village Pizza a C; Nichole and John gave Village Pizza a B (see our grading rubric).

Village Lanes

In a word: Man, we ate at a lot of bowling alleys.

The specs: #01109  
208 Owen Rd., Monona 53716
Details at Yelp

Visited September 9, 2019.

JM ordered a hot turkey and cheese sandwich and ate the cold turkey and cheese sandwich.
Nichole ate the veggie quesadilla.
The bill was $15, or $7.50/person, plus tip.
JM and Nichole gave Village Lanes a C+ (see our grading rubric).

Village Café

In a word: Small town.

The specs: #01108  
214 W Cottage Grove Rd., Cottage Grove 53527
Details at Yelp.
Served Pepsi.

Visited August 31, 2019.

JM ate the Western skillet.
Nichole ate the apple cinnamon crepes with a coffee.
The bill was $20, or $10/person, plus tip.
JM gave Village Café a B; Nichole gave Village Café a B+ (see our grading rubric).

Viking Lanes

In a word: Almost a turkey.

The specs: #01107  
1410 US-51, Stoughton, WI 53589
Details at Yelp, official web site.
Serves Pepsi.

Visited August 10, 2019.

JM ate the nachos.
Nichole ate the cheddar burger.
The bill was $16, or $8/person, plus tip.
JM gave Viking Lanes an A-; Nichole gave Viking Lanes a B (see our grading rubric).

Viking Brew Pub

In a word: Is this the best place around? Norway

The specs: #01106  
211 E. Main St., Stoughton 53589
Details at Yelp, official web site.

Visited June 15, 2019.

JM ate the BBQ burger.
Nichole ate the pretzel burger with sweet potato fries.

JM gave Viking Brew Pub a B+; Nichole gave Viking Brew Pub a B (see our grading rubric)

Varsity

In a word: Sports bar none.

The specs: #01105
1205 W. Main St., Sun Prairie
Details at Yelp, official web site.

Visited May 19, 2019.

JM ate the BBQ burger.
Nichole ate the Chicago dog with sweet potato fries and a diet Pepsi.
The bill was $19, or $9.50/person, plus tip.
JM gave Varsity a B; Nichole gave Varsity a B- (see our grading rubric).

Valentia Coffee

In a word: Good morning.

The specs: #01104
799 University Ave., 53715
Details at Yelp, official web site.

Visited April 26, 2019.

JM ate the grilled ham and cheese.
Nichole ate the avocado toast.

JM gave Valentia Coffee a B-; Nichole gave Valentia Coffee an A- (see our grading rubric).

Underground Butcher

In a word: Way.

The specs: #01103
811 Williamson St 53703

Visited April 20, 2019

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Two Sisters

In a word: We dig on places with two kinds of food that wonder how they ever got together.

The specs: #01102  
703 S Gammon Rd 53719

Visited April 6, 2019

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JM ate the Oreo cake.
Nichole ate the banh bin, xa xiu and a carrot cupcake.
TWe got some hoagie rolls to go.
JM gave Two Sisters an A-; Nichole gave Two Sisters an A (see our grading rubric).