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What to order at Ian's Pizza
- Must order
- A slice of the mac and cheese pizza and whichever weekly experimental slice the kitchen is testing.
- Signature dishes
- Mac and cheese pizza, Slices by the wedge
- Editor tip
- Friday and Saturday night runs late, until 02:00; the State Street slice line moves quickly at the window.
Signature dishes: Mac and cheese pizza, Slices by the wedge
Must order: A slice of the mac and cheese pizza and whichever weekly experimental slice the kitchen is testing.
Tip: Friday and Saturday night runs late, until 02:00; the State Street slice line moves quickly at the window.
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Location
Address: 100 State St, Madison, WI 53703
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Pasture and Plenty ★ 4.3
Pasture and Plenty on University Avenue, the farm-to-table meal-kit and deli on Madison's west side, runs plant-based and pasture-raised dishes since 2017.
Signature: Meal-kit dinners, Deli plates
Order: Whichever Wisconsin-farm prepared meal is featured on the daily deli menu.
Tip: Closed Sundays; weekday late afternoons and Saturday morning are the easiest window for the deli counter.
Schwoegler's Park Towne Lanes ★ 4.0
Schwoegler's Park Towne Lanes on Grand Canyon Drive, the Madison bowling-and-supper-club institution since 1919, runs a fish fry and a sports bar restaurant.
Signature: Friday fish fry, Burgers
Order: The Friday fish fry plate with the brandy Old Fashioned at Keglers Sports Bar.
Tip: Restaurant runs 11:00 to close all seven days; the 36 synthetic lanes plus volleyball draw the family crowd.
Glass Nickel Pizza Co. ★ 4.2
Glass Nickel Pizza on Atwood Avenue, the operator's original Madison east-side location since 2002, runs specialty pies and by-the-slice on Schenk-Atwood.
Signature: Specialty pizza, Pizza by the slice
Order: The Spicy Sicilian specialty pizza, or a slice of a daily-changing house creation.
Tip: Closed Wednesday and Thursday at the Atwood location; Friday and Saturday run until midnight.
Heritage Tavern ★ 4.7
Heritage Tavern on East Mifflin, chef Dan Fox's farm-to-table dining room one block off Capitol Square, has anchored Madison's new-American tier since 2013.
Signature: Farm-driven seasonal plates, Heritage burger
Order: The Heritage burger, plus whichever Wisconsin-farm preparation the kitchen is leading the menu with that week.
Tip: Reservations on Resy open three weeks out; the Tuesday-through-Saturday dinner runs faster than the weekend brunch.
Cento ★ 4.6
Cento on West Mifflin, the Food Fight group's downtown Italian under chef Michael Pruett, runs handmade pasta and wood-fired pizza in an open kitchen.
Signature: Handmade pasta, Wood-fired pizza
Order: Whatever pasta the kitchen is rolling that day plus a wood-fired pie from the brick oven.
Tip: The chef's table seats up to 12 with a custom tasting; Tuesday-Thursday dinners stay quieter.
Lombardino's ★ 4.5
Lombardino's on University Avenue, the west-side Italian dining room reborn under Michael Banas in 2000, serves classics in a mural-painted room.
Signature: Hand-cut pasta, Wood-fired veal
Order: A wood-fired veal preparation, plus an order of the house-made pasta to start.
Tip: First-come, first-served seating Thursday through Sunday; arrive by 17:30 to avoid the wait on football Saturdays.