Mark and I ventured into Granite City mid-afternoon on Sunday for a quiet, post-Frisbee golf drink. We chose seats in the bar, which was almost empty, not unusual for a restaurant bar in Madison on a Sunday afternoon. Throughout our visit the waitstaff was friendly and almost too attentive, returning frequently to refill water glasses and to up-sell us on appetizer specials.
Granite City’s beer menu is surprisingly short, featuring only six choices. I generally prefer dark beers so I opted for the Broad Axe Stout—it arrived with nearly an inch of creamy head and tasted deliciously dry, bitter, and faintly chocolaty. Mark chose the larger-style Brother Benedict’s Bock, smoother and brighter-flavored than the stout. I’m no beer connoisseur, but I can rate the brews acceptable. Only reasonably priced, however, at around $4.
Somewhere near the bottom of our first glasses we ordered the Prosciutto Olive Flatbread Pizza. This was luscious and easily worth coming back for all by itself. This place doesn’t skimp on the salty prosciutto, and they use a well-chosen mix of cheeses, garlic, olives, and herbs. We got this at half-off happy hour prices, about $5.50 (regular $10.99).
If the rest of the food at Granite City is as good as the flatbread pizza, I will definitely consider coming back. However, I’ll be hard pressed to order off the regular menu with three other flatbread possibilities still to try.
Location: 72 West Towne Mall 1-608-829-0700
Hours: Monday - Thursday: 11:00am to 12:00am, Friday - Saturday:11:00am to 1:00am, Sunday:10:00am to 10:00pm
Menu Prices: $3.59 - $23.59
Granite City’s beer menu is surprisingly short, featuring only six choices. I generally prefer dark beers so I opted for the Broad Axe Stout—it arrived with nearly an inch of creamy head and tasted deliciously dry, bitter, and faintly chocolaty. Mark chose the larger-style Brother Benedict’s Bock, smoother and brighter-flavored than the stout. I’m no beer connoisseur, but I can rate the brews acceptable. Only reasonably priced, however, at around $4.
Somewhere near the bottom of our first glasses we ordered the Prosciutto Olive Flatbread Pizza. This was luscious and easily worth coming back for all by itself. This place doesn’t skimp on the salty prosciutto, and they use a well-chosen mix of cheeses, garlic, olives, and herbs. We got this at half-off happy hour prices, about $5.50 (regular $10.99).
If the rest of the food at Granite City is as good as the flatbread pizza, I will definitely consider coming back. However, I’ll be hard pressed to order off the regular menu with three other flatbread possibilities still to try.
Location: 72 West Towne Mall 1-608-829-0700
Hours: Monday - Thursday: 11:00am to 12:00am, Friday - Saturday:11:00am to 1:00am, Sunday:10:00am to 10:00pm
Menu Prices: $3.59 - $23.59
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