{"id":5679,"date":"2014-09-19T09:30:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T09:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsnomnom.wordpress.com\/?p=5679"},"modified":"2019-06-13T16:50:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T23:50:43","slug":"bonfyre-american-grille-madison-wi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/19\/bonfyre-american-grille-madison-wi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonfyre American Grille, Madison, WI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Truffle<\/a><\/p>\n

After an afternoon of mini golf on our first day in Madison, we were relieved to settle down for an early dinner at Bonfyre Grille<\/a>. The exterior was kind of blah, while the interior was quite nice. Think classic American grill house with lots of wood grilled dishes.<\/p>\n

Our table of nine shared two appetizers, which was plenty of food to go around. You can\u2019t go wrong with truffle fries ($8)! Crispy shoestring fries topped with asiago and truffle oil. There\u2019s aioli for dipping, but you really don\u2019t need it. The fries were nicely seasoned, and the truffle oil was flavorful, but not overwhelming. It\u2019s basically a party in your mouth!<\/p>\n

\"Maytag<\/a><\/p>\n

Our other appetizer was the maytag bleu potato chips ($9). Potato chips topped with maytag bleu, pepperjack, tomatoes and scallions. I\u2019m not sure how I feel about the combination of blue cheese and pepperjack\u2026 seemed mismatched, but then again, I\u2019m not the biggest fan of blue cheese. The chips were tasty though. Too bad most of it was drowned in cheese. You just need a teensy bit of cheese as it\u2019s really rich.<\/p>\n

John and I shared a side of the grilled caesar salad. The dressing was a bit much for me, and I should have asked for it on the side. However, the grilled romaine was good.<\/p>\n

\"Grilled<\/a><\/p>\n

John\u2019s angel hair pasta ($14) was tossed in infused chili oil, onions, pine nuts, mushrooms, roasted tomatoes, garlic, basil, with parmesan and goat cheese for toppings. This normally comes with eggplant, but John asked them not to include it. The chef substituted with mushrooms, which is, unfortunately, another thing he won\u2019t eat. More mushrooms for me! I wouldn\u2019t think to use chili oil with pasta, but it works.<\/p>\n

\"Angel<\/a><\/p>\n

The kitchen must have had a surplus of mushrooms because my spring risotto ($16) also came with mushrooms even though it\u2019s not mentioned on the menu. Creamy lemon zest risotto with asparagus, mushrooms, roasted tomatoes, spinach, onions, parmesan, and asiago cheese. It almost looks like it\u2019s missing a spoonful of risotto, doesn\u2019t it? I rarely have risotto, so this was a real treat, especially with some extra black pepper.<\/p>\n

\"Spring<\/a><\/p>\n

It was very kind of John\u2019s parents to treat us all to dinner. Everyone was too stuffed for dessert as the entrees, including the kids\u2019 meals, had good sized portions. The meat eaters indulged in marinated steak, baby back ribs, and even rotisserie chicken. Everything seemed reasonably priced, and John\u2019s parents were surprised by the total when the waiter brought out the bill. Good spot for dinner if you\u2019re ever in Madison!<\/p>\n

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After an afternoon of mini golf on our first day in Madison, we were relieved to settle down for an early dinner at Bonfyre Grille. The exterior was kind of blah, while the interior was quite nice. Think classic American grill house with lots of wood grilled dishes. Our table of nine shared two appetizers, which was plenty of food to go around. You can\u2019t go wrong with truffle fries ($8)! Crispy shoestring fries topped with asiago and truffle oil. There\u2019s aioli for dipping, but you really don\u2019t need it. The fries were nicely seasoned, and the truffle oil was flavorful, but not overwhelming. It\u2019s basically a party in your mouth! Our other appetizer was the maytag bleu potato chips ($9). Potato chips topped with maytag bleu, pepperjack, tomatoes and scallions. I\u2019m not sure how I feel about the combination of blue cheese and pepperjack\u2026 seemed mismatched, but then again, I\u2019m not the biggest fan of blue cheese. The chips were tasty though. Too bad most of it was drowned in cheese. You just need a teensy bit of cheese as it\u2019s really rich. John and I shared a side of the grilled caesar salad. The dressing was a bit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3639,3364],"tags":[73,307,324,440,1021,1290,1697,1961,2107,2244,2389,2415,3022,3275,3280],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}