Paradise Lounge — Restaurant in Madison

The building is a lot smaller than you'd think it should be for the number of people there. The walkway between the booths and bar is so narrow you almost have to touch people as you walk by. There's a single pool table but I would guess it's really hard to play on it because it's so cramped. The bathroom definitely just smelled like straight urine. And I'm pretty sure I saw the guy making my food rub his nose while he was cooking. 10/10. Place is incredible. Best hole-in-the-wall I've ever been to. Atmosphere is a time machine. The vibes are immaculate. The bar staff was amazing. I paid just over $20 for a burger, basket of fries, and 2 Spotted Cows on draft right off the Capitol block. I'll be back next time...

The food is amazing. Pretty much on par with the wisco. Brocci Bites, Brocci Bites, Brocci Bites.

For as much as I love this place, there are a few things that should be mentioned.

I have seen more guns outside of this place than a gun show. People kinda just tend to flash them here. Which is weird because it is less than a block away from several cop related shops.

Bringing a girl here usually gets a large Samoan man very angry at me. He yells spit into my face about how women love him, and not me. It'd be funny if it weren't so gross.

The people who work here are pretty awesome.

So if you look out for large angry Samoans, guns; this place is...

The bartender was slurring her words and asked me to leave because her boyfriend tried to start a fight months ago . Absolut joke of a bar . I didn’t realize that bartenders could refuse service because their people tried to fight and backed down . I wish the owners would check their staff because that’s liable behavior . You can’t have people in relationships starting fights and holding people accountable for fights they started and then let them get wasted and refuse service months lasted for something that never occurred in the bar . It’s really slander to talk about your patrons and I can prove they are lieing about...