Licari's Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Madison

It’s really too bad that we won’t be stepping foot in this bar/grill ever again as my husband and I were treated like dirt as soon as we walked in, because we do love the food. As soon as we walked in the back entrance door, we received many evil stare-downs from every single (Caucasian-dominated) person in there except the bartender. In fact the bartender didn’t even acknowledge us and we waited for several minutes to sit down and be greeted, but nothing. My husband has a rare health disorder that prevents him from walking normally, so as we entered the establishment, I had to assist him to walk or he’d fall (phsychogenic non-epileptic seizures) and be severely injured. Some of the patrons were pointing and laughing at us and some just staring so rudely. There is a possibility that others believed him, myself or both of us to be intoxicated because of that but neither of us were. We felt mistreated, unwelcomed, unwanted and most of all, violated. I also feel like I was profiled due to my Hispanic race. I’ve never felt such horrible energy entering an establishment like this one before. We will never return and if we want to order food, we will order via Uber Eats, or through another...

UPDATE: Still love this place!!! Called on a snowy Thursday night around 9:15pm to see if they were still serving food (we'd just come from seeing the Harlem Globetrotters at the coliseum) and Adam said they'd keep the grill going for a bit. We cruised over and had a lovely late dinner with them, complete with cocktails. Service and food were both great--we love Licari's and will definitely be back plenty of times in the coming months!!! Love this place!!! Food is always terrific, as are the drinks, and prices are reasonable. Their fish, burgers, cheese curds, and old fashioneds are particularly wonderful--tons of bacon on their burgers! Atmosphere is cozy, and they have a fantastic outdoor patio. They always give you a peppermint patty for dessert with your...

We picked this place because of a local coupon. We'd never been there before, so it was kind of a whim. We both ordered the walleye and shrimp meal, as well as the loaded tater tots. My husband loved the tots; they were okay to me. The fish baskets were the stars of the meal. The fried shrimp were wonderful, fried perfectly. And I'm not a fish fan, and I'm not sure why I ordered it, but it was excellent. But I have to say, my most favorite part of the meal was their coleslaw! It had a zing that was surprising and so good! I want some of this slaw for every meal! Our first server was okay, but the second woman who came out was friendlier. It's just a neighborhood place, but I wish I lived in that...