Cahoots Bar

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  This is a fish fry review.
  
  Someone said the fish fry was decent at Cahoots so I figured I would stop in on a Friday and check it out as I'm on the hunt for the best one in the area.
  
  I'm a dive bar kind of guy, so initial entry didn't put me off. Service was quick as I sat at the bar, but being I'm in something of a dive, I'm not expecting politeness. I just ordered, had a beer and waited.  The food came quickly, but it just wasn't very good.
  
  I had battered cod with a double baked (?) potato, a dinner roll and coleslaw. The fish was overdone and on the chewy side, a common problem on a busy Friday night in Wisconsin. The potato was nothing to write home about; fair at best but nothing I would order again. The slaw was good enough and the roll just fine.
  
  The best way to describe the fish fry here would be exactly what Yelp! gives for a two-star review: "Meh. I've experienced better." This fish fry isn't anything to write home about, but as a bar it's just fine.

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  Posted on 04.22.12 James R.

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  Worst bar I have ever been to. Terrible food, terrible service. I hated this place. The bartender that was serving me was extremely condescending like it was me who was providing a service. Furthermore the locals were really rowdy and just disrespectful to people who they did not recognize. I even had multiple drinks placed onto my card by other people who were in the establishment and the bartender DID NOT confirm this with me. He just la-dee-da swiped it. I refused to pay and was furious that he would even think that was ok. He said he was going to swipe it anyway because it was on my tab... He decided not to when I offered the possibility of law enforcement to come fix the situation. He didn't as well because it was announced multiple times that there were underage patrons drinking and within the bar. This place should not be allowed to function at all anymore and I will never be returning to this place ever again.

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  Posted on 03.13.11 Colin U.

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  Quick review: Had friends visiting from out of town and really wanted to impress them with a good fish fry.  Coworkers highly recommended Cahoots, as did some other online sources.  
  
  Arrived at 8:00pm on Friday night to a loud, rowdy, and rude local crowd.  Service was excellent - bartenders were friendly and attentive, service was lightning fast.  Food was horrible.  Fish was super friggin' hot (a good thing), but lacked any real flavor.  One of the folks with us said, "I'd rather have Long John Silver's fish."  YIKES.  Fries were matchstick style, flavorless, and despite being 800-degrees hot, weren't the least bit crispy - soggy and limp.  All of us left disappointed and wishing we had gone elsewhere for fish.  Sorry, Cahoots.  
  
  Full review with pictures and more details on my site.

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  Posted on 10.17.10 Steve L.

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  Two stars because of service.  We went on a Friday night for fish, and the food was really good, the service was atrocious!  Perch dinner was hot and very tasty.  Comes with fries or baked potato, roll and coleslaw.  When we got our food there was no coleslaw so I asked our server if we were suppose to have it.  He said they ran out.  That was it, no sorry, no offer to substitute, no price reduction.  We never were offered water, nor were we asked if we would like a second drink.  In fact after dropping the bill right after bringing our food he never came back at all.   Then there was the issue of "Cash Only".  I think that should be posted on the front door, not a small sign behind the bar.  We would carry out fish from there, but will never eat there again.

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  Posted on 03.23.10 Nancy W.

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  No longer the spur, this has been Cahoots of over a year, and what a change! Great place to hang out, great staff great atmosphere! Friday night fish fry is one of the best in Madison!

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  Posted on 08.15.09 Eric G.

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