Monday, February 22, 2010

Tornado Steak House - Madison, WI

"Tornado Room" is our favorite restaurant in Madison! They have fantastic service, ambiance, and of course, food. We've eaten here many times, so I can comment on several different dishes! All entrees come with soup or salad and a side.

French Roquefort Salad - iceberg wedge smothered in French dressing and roquefort blue cheese crumbles and dressing, along with carrot ribbons, tomato chunks, cucumber, and croutons. Best enjoyed with extra blue cheese dressing on the side. This is really our favorite salad ever!

French onion soup - Chris always ordered this...he substitutes his entree side for this soup, so he can get the salad and the soup. One time it tasted burned, so he returned it. They told us it was the end of the pot, so that was probably why. Otherwise, it's always been tasty!

8 oz fillet - we almost always get this steak...it's amazing. They often have fillet specials, like

Pan Fried Walleye - it has a fantastic lemon-wine reduction, and the fish is lightly breaded and fried, and it comes in two long strips, a lot of food!

Specials -
Fillet and shrimp skewers, very tasty if you aren't in the mood for a big steak
Pork Tenderloin - very tender, comes sliced and covered in a cherry sauce
Fillet encrusted with peppercorns in a mushroom sauce - this was really good, it was a darker mushroom sauce, and we asked for light peppercorns which was key!


Drinks:
Molly Ringwald - not my favorite, but stiff and a great value for a martini
Cadillac Cosmo - vodka, flavored martini, awesome, tangy
Moviestar Cosmo - ginger infused vodka, awesome, pricey

Even the bread they bring out at the beginning is fantastic...eat it right away, while it's still hot!

For weekends and game nights, reservations are a must. They book 3 months out.

www.tornadosteakhouse.com

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