Skip to main content1109 SE Madison St., 265-8531, madsonspub.com. 4 pm-midnight Tuesday-Thursday, 4 pm-2 am Friday, 11 am-2 am Saturday, 11 am-10 pm Sunday.
There is no "I" in Mad Sons. This Revolutionary
War-themed bar is a beautiful hardwood affair complete with 13-star
flags, a hearth, a giant blue-felt billiards table and a picture of the
signing of the Declaration of Independence burned into the wood of the
bar's service gate. But this time last year it was Madison's Bar and
Grill, an 18-year survivor of a bar that looked like a Denny's in West
Virginia and attracted the same clientele. The interior makeover is more
than cosmetic, however. The bar—owned by a multitude of bar and service
vets, including a pair from East Side Delicatessen—now offers a fine
selection of tapped local beers and ciders, plus house drinks with black
tea or root beer. The classic Old Pal ($10, with Old Overholt rye,
bitters and Dolin vermouth) has an agreeably firm handshake, and the
food menu rolls between a beef-slab sandwich and root beer-flavored
chicken nuggets (a treat at $5 during happy hour).
Happy hour: 4-6 pm Monday-Saturday, all day Sunday. Food specials.
Entertainment: Patio. Fire. Book-readin'. Pool upstairs.
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