The Plaza was one of the first places we ate after moving to Madison 11 years ago, based on many recommendations. Since leaving the UW, I haven't been back. I'm looking forward to the reunion...
The very straight-forward menu can be found here - http://www.theplazatavern.com/menu.html
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I ordered the plaza cheeseburger and fried mushrooms.
ReplyDeletefirst the scores...
a. The Patty - 3.5
b. The Toppings 5
c. The Atmosphere 3.5
d. The Sides 3
Of course the plaza sauce was the highlight of the evening. I would love to see a texas toast type bread, or sour dough to make the hamburger slightly more substantial and crunchy. Next time I go I will follow jody's lead and get raw onions on the burger.
The mushrooms were quite yummy, though I wish I had ordered a side of plaza sauce to dip them in.
all in all a pleasing dinner that, I think, will be better the next time I go.
I had the plaza cheeseburger with raw onion and a side of onion rings.
ReplyDeleteMy ratings:
a. The Patty - 3.5 it was juicy, but needed to be a bit more substantial.
b. The Toppings - 4.5 the plaza sauce definitely made the sandwich, the crunch of the raw onion also was a nice touch. I also liked the pile of dill pickles on the plate.
c. The Atmosphere - 4 total flashback in time
d. The Sides - 4.5 lots of options and my onion rings were nice and crunchy.
Very tasty burger and I agree with Nicci, I'll order up extra sauce next time for dipping my onion rings. I did appreciate my $2 Supper Club brew!
Can I award bonus points for the proximity to the gelato shop?!
JoAnna posted.
ReplyDeleteI had the plaza burger with onion rings and cole slaw.
a. The patty--3.5 is about right. Its a little small but delicious.
b. the toppings. the sauce is delicious and tangy. 5.
c. the atmosphere--absolutely a throwback. 3.
d. the sides--I've had better onion rings here before but cole slaw was great. 4.