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Come back to bed, baby.

Uncle Fester wrote:Vic:

Zorba's was pretty good, but the gyros at the Parthenon were more potent and pungent for my tastes. I never tried Sal's or Jinn's -- must have been after my time (I left MadTown in '86).

Taco Grande used to have giant burritos that were fantastic, but the place went out of business. I still wake up in the middle of the night sometimes with hunger pains and drive half-way to St. Paul before I wake up and remember that Taco Grande is no more.

Other Madison foods that I miss:

Rocky's pizza and breadsticks
Red brats in a basket from State Street Brats
Swiss burgers from the Laurel Tavern
Burgers from the Oakcrest Tavern
Lombardino's
Pizza Pit
Paisans

Fester,

Do you mean the old Lombardino’s, the traditional Italian mom-and-pop, pasta and red sauce restaurant? Or the current incarnation which is decidedly upscale, rated as the best Italian restaurant in the Midwest, where you easily drop over $100 for dinner for two?

Paisan’s has moved by the way. They are leveling that entire block (University Square mall). Paisan’s has moved to West Wilson, in the building that used to house the Library Lounge.

Goober McTuber wrote:

Uncle Fester wrote:Vic:

Zorba's was pretty good, but the gyros at the Parthenon were more potent and pungent for my tastes. I never tried Sal's or Jinn's -- must have been after my time (I left MadTown in '86).

Taco Grande used to have giant burritos that were fantastic, but the place went out of business. I still wake up in the middle of the night sometimes with hunger pains and drive half-way to St. Paul before I wake up and remember that Taco Grande is no more.

Other Madison foods that I miss:

Rocky's pizza and breadsticks
Red brats in a basket from State Street Brats
Swiss burgers from the Laurel Tavern
Burgers from the Oakcrest Tavern
Lombardino's
Pizza Pit
Paisans

Fester,

Do you mean the old Lombardino’s, the traditional Italian mom-and-pop, pasta and red sauce restaurant? Or the current incarnation which is decidedly upscale, rated as the best Italian restaurant in the Midwest, where you easily drop over $100 for dinner for two?

Paisan’s has moved by the way. They are leveling that entire block (University Square mall). Paisan’s has moved to West Wilson, in the building that used to house the Library Lounge.

Fes, if you get back, I suggest you head up to Langdon around 3 on a summer night Friday and Saturday. I've been gone for a little bit but if it is still there, ask Earnestine or her nephew to make you a nice fish sandwich with all of the fixin's and the hot sauce. You won't be disappointed. I used to eat one right there and then get one to eat when I woke up the next day with a bad hangover. Not as good reheated but still a good thing to lessen the hair of the dog that bit ya.

I like both Zorba's and the Parthenon. Which one is right on the same street as Four Star Video Heaven? I used to get a couple of cult films and then get a gyro and some fries. Good times man. Good times.

Goobs, are you serious? Are they really gonna tear down University Square? Will there still be a downtown theater for high and drunk students to see first run movies in a cramped environment? I used to hate trying to find a place to park there.

Man, I love Paisan's. A good spot to go with friends or for a cheap date right after classes. Great lasagna and homemade bread.

http://www.madisondining.com/

Oh, the best burgers in the city (RIP the old Dotty's)are now at either Great Dane Brew Pub. Nuff said.

Vic, they already leveled University Square. Some big development is going in with “two floors of underground parking, two floors of new retail, a giant private housing complex, and then a tower for the University. That tower will hold student financial services, student organization space and all of University Health Services, which is now eight blocks from the pedestrian center of campus. University Square Theatres, which many students said they'll miss the most, declined to comment on whether it will be moving to another location.”

P.S. Hope you liked Parthenon better, because Zorba's is closed.

Goobs:

I'm talking the OLD Lombardino's, the one where you could get two spaghetti and meatball dinners for under $10.00. My parents were friends of the owners and we ate there all the time.

The interior was dark and mysterious, with fountains, a wishing well, and the owner's stuffed dog near the front door. When you pulled the chain, its mouth moved and it made a barking noise. Coolest place ever for a kid.

I'm not sure I could enjoy pasta and a glass of wine that set me back $50.00. Think of how many red brats baskets you could buy for that price.

Fester,

You’re probably talking about Lombardino’s when wifey’s uncle Ted owned it. Even at $50 per, the current Lombardino’s is my favorite restaurant. The Calamari is the best I’ve had anywhere. They change the menu every two months based on seasonal availability of local ingredients. (Yeah, the squid are right out of Lake Wingra). Their Bolognese sauce is killer. Décor hasn’t really changed, except I think the dog is gone.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:

Cuda wrote:

Uncle Fester wrote:

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Racks for the BlondieBabe reset

Dear lord, that's awful. I'll go ahead and rack it though.

I've been saving this gem for a rainy day. Think I'll drop it here. My apologies to its author for reprinting it but this is too funny not to share it:

Somebody wrote:I've been trying to forget that encounter for four-some-odd years but you just keep bringing it up. The part that always replays in my head in crystal clear definition is her initial smile. The teeth rotting from the inside out... as though you put coffee into a jug of milk, dipped it in tar, and wiped the front side of the jug with a dirty rag. That kink permed bleached hair with a bottle of activator keeping it wet and greasy... framing a clammy skinned face shaped like a horse. And then the moment she was drinking her second or third Heineken and the buttons on her shirt were holding on for dear life. The fabric between the buttons peeled back under the strain and revealed her bra.

Yeah, I remember that the first time it was posted. I don't know whether to rack or UNrack the imagery.

Rack Martyred for coming clean after getting down and dirty.

Goober McTuber wrote:Fester,

You’re probably talking about Lombardino’s when wifey’s uncle Ted owned it. Even at $50 per, the current Lombardino’s is my favorite restaurant. The Calamari is the best I’ve had anywhere. They change the menu every two months based on seasonal availability of local ingredients. (Yeah, the squid are right out of Lake Wingra). Their Bolognese sauce is killer. Décor hasn’t really changed, except I think the dog is gone.

Wife's Uncle Ted? Wow, talk about yer small worlds.

Remember the balconies coming out of the wall with the dolls on them? My pop always told us those were real people standing up there and being dumb kids, we believed him.

Our favorite activity was to throw coins in that miniature Roman fountain by the front door. Back in the day, people would be lined up along that wall and out the door waiting for a table. My sis once brought her whole piggy bank's worth of change on the sly and starting heaving handfuls of coins into the fountain. My dad was mortified, thinking it a waste of money so he reached over the glass and started fishing out the change. He turned around and saw that everyone was staring at him in disgust like he was a street bum. It was a real George Costanza kind of moment.

Why are we talking old shit,m back in the day crap, and college? You guys forgotten how to be a drunk?

The phantorino wrote:Why are we talking old shit,m back in the day crap, and college? You guys forgotten how to be a drunk?

No. We just don't want to wake up one day and start constructing "sentences" like this:

Why are we talking old shit,m back in the day crap, and college?

mvscal wrote:Probably because most people eventually grow up and realise that getting insensibly drunk is stupid, boring and old not to mention the fact that hangovers take an increasingly brutal toll as you age. It just isn't worth it.

RACK!!

Jerkovich wrote:

Always took you as a Canter's or Jerry's Deli guy.

a slinger especially if its from courtesy(?)

mvscal wrote:Probably because most people eventually grow up and realise that getting insensibly drunk is stupid, boring and old not to mention the fact that hangovers take an increasingly brutal toll as you age. It just isn't worth it.

There you go again, spewing bullshit like it's fact. Do your research FIRST you dumb ass! Nobody believes any of this crap you post anyway.


sin,
Phantorino
Internet Research Expert

Rack the stories mentioned!

It no longer exists, but El Rey's northeast of USC's Cardinal Gardens had the "Garbage Burrito." Any drunken USC student from back then would appreciate a 2lb greasy burrito to clean out your system.

People talk about In~n~Out Burger which is good, but Tommy's is simply the best Los Angeles has to offer.



Next week the company is sending a few of us down to LA for a convention for 3 days of paid drunken behavior at LAX. The two girls travelling with me have never experienced a Tommy's Burger and we will stop of the I-405 and Roscoe exit to load up going each way.

Should be a great time.

mvscal wrote:Probably because most people eventually grow up and realise that getting insensibly drunk is stupid, boring and old not to mention the fact that hangovers take an increasingly brutal toll as you age. It just isn't worth it.

If mvscal and I actually agree on something and you disagree with us, feel free to go ahead and assume that you are wrong.

Terry in Crapchester wrote:

mvscal wrote:Probably because most people eventually grow up and realise that getting insensibly drunk is stupid, boring and old not to mention the fact that hangovers take an increasingly brutal toll as you age. It just isn't worth it.

If mvscal and I actually agree on something and you disagree with us, feel free to go ahead and assume that you are wrong.

He's still trying to master coherent sentences. Complex terms like "go ahead" and "assuming" will come later. Baby steps, Terry, baby steps.

mvscal wrote:Probably because most people eventually grow up and realise that getting insensibly drunk is stupid, boring and old not to mention the fact that hangovers take an increasingly brutal toll as you age. It just isn't worth it.

You should try it sometime, it might help releive the pain of having that baseball bat being shoved up your ass for the last few decades - nothing else could possibly explain the angst you have about every fuckin' little thing. Fuck, it's like listening to the OL, most of the time.

Quit your fucking whining, and think of something positive to say.

The phantorino wrote:
Quit your fucking whining, and think of something positive to say.

I'll try...


Phagorino only suck 9/10ths the dick that Cicero does on a good day.




That work for you?

No, Dins...that is wrong. Now don't make me have to teahc you a lesson, here.

I'm trembling in my boots at the prospect of Phagorino getting all Oompa-Loompa up in this bitch.

Atomic Punk wrote:Rack the stories mentioned!

It no longer exists, but El Rey's northeast of USC's Cardinal Gardens had the "Garbage Burrito." Any drunken USC student from back then would appreciate a 2lb greasy burrito to clean out your system.

People talk about In~n~Out Burger which is good, but Tommy's is simply the best Los Angeles has to offer.



Next week the company is sending a few of us down to LA for a convention for 3 days of paid drunken behavior at LAX. The two girls travelling with me have never experienced a Tommy's Burger and we will stop of the I-405 and Roscoe exit to load up going each way.

Should be a great time.

I'm 10 mins south of LAX if you got time for a round at shark's cove.