Tornado Steak House is a steakhouse restaurant in Capitol Square, Madison.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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The Old Fashioned on North Pinckney, the Wisconsin canon codified into a tavern menu since 2005, runs cheese curds, fish fry and brandy Old Fashioneds.
OrderFried Wisconsin cheese curds with a brandy Old Fashioned, plus the Friday fish fry if it's a Friday.
TipWalk-in is reliable any night except Friday; book through OpenTable for Friday fish fry to skip the long wait.
The Coopers Tavern on West Mifflin, Food Fight's eleventh restaurant since 2010, sits at the top of State Street with 28 taps a block off Capitol Square.
OrderA Wisconsin beer flight off the rotating taps plus a Belgian-leaning charcuterie board.
TipThe 28 taps focus on Local and Belgian brews; Saturday and Sunday brunch runs 10:00-14:30.
Settle Down Tavern on South Pinckney, in the First Settlement District a block off Capitol Square, runs a tight tavern menu and a strong cocktail program.
OrderThe Settle Down burger and one of the rotating Old Fashioned variations on the cocktail menu.
TipClosed Sundays; weeknight 16:00 happy hour is reliably the easiest seat.
Marigold Kitchen on South Pinckney off Capitol Square has run Madison's daytime breakfast-lunch-brunch flagship since 2001 with house-made pastry.
OrderA breakfast hash with the house pastry of the day and an espresso drink.
TipWeekday mornings turn over faster than weekend brunch; Sunday lines stretch past 09:30.
Lucille on King Street, in a historic bank on Capitol Square, runs wood-fired pizza, a Wisco-Detroit cheddar pan pizza and Pan-Latin small plates.
OrderA wood-fired pie or the Wisco-Detroit cheddar-crusted pan pizza, plus a Pan-Latin small plate.
TipLate-night menu runs 22:00-01:00 Friday and Saturday; 14:00-17:00 happy hour daily.
The Old Fashioned on North Pinckney, the Wisconsin canon codified into a tavern menu since 2005, runs cheese curds, fish fry and brandy Old Fashioneds.
OrderFried Wisconsin cheese curds with a brandy Old Fashioned, plus the Friday fish fry if it's a Friday.
TipWalk-in is reliable any night except Friday; book through OpenTable for Friday fish fry to skip the long wait.
The Coopers Tavern on West Mifflin, Food Fight's eleventh restaurant since 2010, sits at the top of State Street with 28 taps a block off Capitol Square.
OrderA Wisconsin beer flight off the rotating taps plus a Belgian-leaning charcuterie board.
TipThe 28 taps focus on Local and Belgian brews; Saturday and Sunday brunch runs 10:00-14:30.
Settle Down Tavern on South Pinckney, in the First Settlement District a block off Capitol Square, runs a tight tavern menu and a strong cocktail program.
OrderThe Settle Down burger and one of the rotating Old Fashioned variations on the cocktail menu.
TipClosed Sundays; weeknight 16:00 happy hour is reliably the easiest seat.
Marigold Kitchen on South Pinckney off Capitol Square has run Madison's daytime breakfast-lunch-brunch flagship since 2001 with house-made pastry.
OrderA breakfast hash with the house pastry of the day and an espresso drink.
TipWeekday mornings turn over faster than weekend brunch; Sunday lines stretch past 09:30.
Sardine on Williamson Street, the French bistro inside the historic Machinery Row building on Lake Monona, runs steak frites and moules-frites lakeside.
OrderSteak frites or moules-frites with a glass of the house white.
TipWeekend brunch runs 09:00-14:00; reserve via OpenTable for the lakefront window seats.
Lucille on King Street, in a historic bank on Capitol Square, runs wood-fired pizza, a Wisco-Detroit cheddar pan pizza and Pan-Latin small plates.
OrderA wood-fired pie or the Wisco-Detroit cheddar-crusted pan pizza, plus a Pan-Latin small plate.
TipLate-night menu runs 22:00-01:00 Friday and Saturday; 14:00-17:00 happy hour daily.
