# Meeting my Mom in Madison tomorrow for dinner. Where to go? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 19, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-my-mom-in-madison-tomorrow-for-dinner-where-to-go/357461 "2006-05-19T21:51:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-my-mom-in-madison-tomorrow-for-dinner-where-to-go/357461/1 "2006-05-19T21:51:43Z")
The hubby and I are going to be meeting my mom in Madison for dinner tomorrow night. The problem is that none of us really know the city. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there maybe a pedestrian area that would be nice to walk through in the evening, or a place to eat that’s fun or unique? ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-my-mom-in-madison-tomorrow-for-dinner-where-to-go/357461/2 "2006-05-19T21:53:28Z")
Ack, sorry, I should have specified Madison, _Wisconsin_! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-my-mom-in-madison-tomorrow-for-dinner-where-to-go/357461/3 "2006-05-19T22:22:32Z")
State street just east of the UW is a lovely promenade lined with many fine exotic & traditional american style restaurants: Afghani, Japanese, Mexican, to name the barest few. And from there, it’s just a short stroll to the shores of Lake Mendota at UW. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-my-mom-in-madison-tomorrow-for-dinner-where-to-go/357461/4 "2006-05-19T22:45:39Z")
Dotty’s Dumpling Dowry. _SIGH_ ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-my-mom-in-madison-tomorrow-for-dinner-where-to-go/357461/5 "2006-05-19T22:48:54Z")
Ah, Qadgop! Thanks for the reply! State Street sounds nice. Is it hard to get there from, say I-90? Just follow the signs to UW Madison, I imagine. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-my-mom-in-madison-tomorrow-for-dinner-where-to-go/357461/6 "2006-05-20T02:09:25Z")
Yup, State Street is pretty easy to find. For easy access from I-90, I’d suggest taking the 151 exit (Washington Avenue) into town. It will take you straight to the Capitol. Find a parking ramp nearby. State Street runs directly west from the western corner of the Capitol square (90 + 45 degrees counterclockwise from you as you’re on Washington facing the Capitol). Make sure to walk all the way down to the University Bookstore before you choose your venue; some of the best restaurants of State Street (in my humble O) are on that far end. Have fun! Mr. S and I will be in Madison tomorrow also, picking up our moped from the shop. We’ll probably hit the Indian buffet on Odana Road (India Garden?) for lunch. Yummm. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-my-mom-in-madison-tomorrow-for-dinner-where-to-go/357461/7 "2006-05-20T03:32:29Z")
> [@Podkayne](#): > > Ack, sorry, I should have specified Madison, _Wisconsin_! No need. There is only one true Madison. All other cities and towns with the same name are strictly amateurs. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-my-mom-in-madison-tomorrow-for-dinner-where-to-go/357461/8 "2006-05-20T14:37:05Z")
[More than you ever want to know about Madison restaurants.](http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=50328&hl=madison) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-my-mom-in-madison-tomorrow-for-dinner-where-to-go/357461/9 "2006-05-21T12:33:59Z")
L’etoile for a dinner about $35 a head Tornado Room for steak, a little less Lazy Jane’s on Williamson St for cheap, good, tasty food. My favorite is Mediterranean cafe, but I don’t know if they’re open for dinner or not. I go for lunch. They probably are. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-my-mom-in-madison-tomorrow-for-dinner-where-to-go/357461/10 "2006-05-21T16:26:14Z")
So where’d you go? By the time we got around to looking for lunch, it was midafternoon and we didn’t know if the Indian buffets would be serving. So we went to Brocach on the square; Mr. S had his favorite fish and chips (with a Guinness, of course) and I had the shepherd’s pie, yum. Then we cruised State Street, of course.