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Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
With activity having essentially ended on both threads, I wanted to send out a very warm and sincere thank you to all who provided suggestions, as well as those who gave it some time and thought but did not come up with anything. It was (and is) very much appreciated.
If you someday see an old man in a car with Ohio license plates driving slowly around in the streets of Madison stopping to look at every bar and supper club, yell HEY TJ! at the guy.......he'll appreciate it, I'm sure
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Another recent suggestion on the other thread is Delaney's at 449 Grand Canyon Dr. Streetviewed it, and no. Again, the suggestion is much appreciated
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
On the other thread, one new suggestion is Tony Franks. I did a streetview of the property at 1612 Seminole Highway and that was/is not the place. Again, this suggestion is much appreciated, as are all of them
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Sadly, on this other thread, a poster named Ducatista has implied I am just asking about this to send folks on the wild goose chase. Nothing could be further from the truth - I really and truly hope to learn the name of this place with the end goal of revisiting. I am sorry he/she feels that way.
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Over in the other forum one person said it has to be Great Dane. I found four locations, streetviewed them all, and none of them are it.
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Google Streetview for Tempest Oyster Bar shows me the entrance of a parking garage.....I'm guessing Google maps has bad data here? If on the other hand CJ's is indeed inside the parking garage, then no, this is not the place.
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Sorry Monch. I want to give more clues, trust me :-), but I just dont have'em. If anyone's been a trooper in all this, it's been all the contributors.
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
to TheBookPolice: definitely not Wonder Bar. The place in question had only one ground floor, not two, and big glass pane windows all around
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
I will certainly seek out Tornado when/if I am in Madison. I do certainly intend to get back there someday
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
I think I have checked all the leads and answered any questions asked to this point. If I haven't please re-prompt me, and again......i cannot thank everyone who has provided a possible answer enough. I really, really appreciate it.
Oh, and the other thread is very entertaining and informative as well. I offer my same praises there as here. I was smiling and nodding my head as I read "Hate to have the poor guy reduced to tears when he finds out the chef moved on two years later." Absolutely a possibility, but the cooking was fairly simple, just damn good, so I'm not sure a change in chef would have mattered.
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
I could not find a streetview for CJ's. Got pics?
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Also not Green Lantern, which shows to be at 4412 Siggelkow Rd, McFarland - there was no body of water nearby, only one story aboveground, and glass pane windows all around.
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
I was unable to get a reference on Google to "the White Horse" in Madison
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Got a good look at Greenbush Bar at 914 Regent Street on streetview, and this is not it - further back from the street and windows all around on the ground level
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
I was able to get a very good look at Toby's on Streetview, but this is not it either
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
I was able to get a good look on streetview of The Avenue at 1128 E Washington Ave, but no, not it
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
I could not find a good streetview or picture of Restaurant Magnus, but the descriptions online (scandanavian?) does not sound right
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Looked at the streetview for Johnny O's, which shows on google to be at 620 University Ave, and this isn't it either - not a square freestanding building
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Looked at streetview for Stamm House. No luck there either. The place I am looking for had one story above ground (this has two) and glass windows all the way around
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Viewed streetview for Smokey's, and it is not Smokey's because this place had glass windows all the way around, all 4 sides, and sat further back from the street
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
The Eastside Club is out because it was not on the edge of a lake, river, or any other body of water.
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Looked at the streetview for Fyfes, which is listed as being at 1344 E Washington Ave and thats not it either
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Checked the address in Google streetview, and confirmed Crescent City is not it. This looks like part of a university campus, and no such buildings were around.
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
I have not had contact with any of the Mosler sales staff since they closed up abruptly in 2001, nor do I have any contact info, so sorry, no can do......
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
I enjoyed reading that discussion, and I really, REALLY appreciate you going the extra mile to post that there.
To respond to some of what is discussed there:
1) No, I did not imbibe any adult beverages that night at all :-)
2) Google streetview of the Esquire rules that one out, and I will eagerly check the other suggestions that were mentioned as I get breaks here at work throughout the day
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
I did street view of the address listed for Tornado - no thats not, it, it was freestanding with windows on all sides and open space around it. Again, my thanks for the suggestion regardless, all suggestions are much appreciated.
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Based on the picture on the webpage you liked, no, Wonderbar is not it, but thank you for the submission.
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
Fair enough
The upper area was no bigger than a large fast food restaurant, and was nearly perfectly square, and was/is fairly old. The bar was a large square area in the center. There was parking on both sides of the building, and the streets to either side went one way.
Supper Club recommendations in Madison WI?
I do not mean to hijack this thread, but I think any discussion my question produces may benefit the original poster.
Please bear with me while I explain the background): back in 2000 I worked for a Cincinnati based company (now out of business) called Mosler, most famous for manufacturing bank vaults and safes. Mosler had a sales conference in Madison that year, and we were put up at a hotel called the Edgewater. One night, the local sales guys drove us from the Edgewater (the drive took between 5 and 10 minutes) to what looked to be a straightforward bar (possibly a sports bar, my memory is fuzzy on this detail) in a standalone building with one way streets on either side, but I now believe to be a supper club. After some drinks and snacks on the first floor, we were led downstairs to tables covered with white tablecloths and offered a choice of a steak, a chicken dish of some kind, and a vegetarian dish of some kind. I had the chicken, but the folks who had the steaks were treated to what I''l describe as virtually a cube of meat a good 3 inches high.
It is my hope to one day get back to Madison to find and consume one of those steaks, but I have NO idea what the place is or was called.
Finally, my question: do any of you have any idea as to what the name of this place might have been (or hopefully, is)?
