What are the dishes around town that really stand out? Madison has a longstanding love affair with Bob's Bad Breath Burger from the Weary Traveler Freehouse. The Hot Spicy Cheese Bread from Stella's Bakery — most often procured at (and generally consumed during) a trip to the Saturday Dane County Farmers' Market — has achieved the status of legend. Others clearly headed to the local menu hall of fame include the cheese curds at the Old Fashioned and Paisan's Porta Salad. But have you tried the egg roll inside of a spring roll at Ha Long Bay?
Appetizer
1. Cheese Curds at the Old Fashioned
2. Texas Torpedo at Eldorado Grill
3. Goi Cuôn Cha Giò at Ha Long Bay (Spring Roll Wrap over Vietnamese Egg Roll)
Sushi Roll
1. Dragon Roll at Sushi Muramoto / Restaurant Muramoto (tempura shrimp, eel, avocado & masago mayo)
2. Super Volcano Roll at Red Sushi Grill (grouper tempura, cream cheese, avocado, baked crab, shrimp, scallop, aioli)
3. Duck Roll at Restaurant Muramoto (duck, avocado, duck soy reduction)
Salad
1. Porta Salad at Paisan's
2. Amy's Salad at the Coopers Tavern
3. Sweet Corn, Quinoa & Black Bean Salad at the Weary Traveler Free House
Burger
1. Bob's Bad Breath Burger at the Weary Traveler Free House
2. Blue Moon Burger, Blue Moon Bar & Grill
3. Pub Burger, Graze
Macaroni and Cheese
1. Mac & cheese at the Old Fashioned
2. Wisconsin mac & cheese at Noodles & Company
3. Wisconsin style cheddar mac at the Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co.
Baked Good
1. Hot spicy cheese bread at Stella's Bakery
2. Ham and gruyere croissant at Batch Bakehouse
3. Vanilla swirl at Batch Bakehouse
Craft Cocktail
1. The Honey-Cap at Old Sugar Distillery
Old Fashioned at the Old Fashioned
The Regret at Merchant (TIE)
