Monk's Bar & Grill

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  I went here for lunch today and I was very pleased.  It is a badger themed bar/grill, clean, bright and inviting.  They had a lunch special, an avocado BLT which was awesome.  Their home made chips were really good as well.  I am very happy that the one day a week I travel to Baraboo there is a great restaurant I can come and enjoy. I will have to try a burger to see how that rates. Only draw back was they were playing country music, but not loud enough that I couldn't tune it out.  Will be going back again!!

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  Posted on 07.16.13 Anne N.

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  Supposedly world famous for their burgers....I wasn't all that impressed. Decent for a place in Baraboo, but nothing special by any means. And if you ask for onions on it, you are going to get more onion than burger. Our bartender could have used a course in customer service as well.

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  Posted on 05.31.13 Jason B.

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  For me, Monk's is all about their Cubano sandwich. Pulled pork, ham, swiss cheese, pickles & mustard on pressed Cuban bread. OMG so good! So flavorful! I wish I had one in front of me right now! Service has always been prompt and friendly. We've been back several times and everything has been consistently excellent every time. If I was forced to point out a negative, it would be that it gets pretty loud in the dining room, hard for converstation. But, its a sports bar and that's par for the course.
  Try the Cubano. You won't be disappointed.

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  Posted on 05.21.13 Lily W.

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  I was so disappointed.  This place is on a quintessential town square.  I love old fashion town squares.  I went for the fish fry.  Everything was great except the fish!  For $9.50, you get great beer battered fries (or regular fries or Monk's chippers which I don't know what they are), cottage cheese, coleslaw or a basic side salad, a dynamite buttered dipped bread stick and of course the fish which is straight out of the box from the grocery freezer.  The beer selection was great.  The place is sport's friendly with flat screens every where, very clean and very much a place you'd want to hang out at.  I'd go back for other things on their menu.

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  Posted on 12.11.11 C S.

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  Monks is always good, no matter the location.  As far as Baraboo goes, this place is great!  The beer battered fries are some of the best fries I have had anywhere.  I had the fish sandwich, and the fish was also beer-battered deliciousness.  They also have New Belgium Fat Tire and Hoptoberfest on tap!

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  Posted on 08.19.11 Michael O.

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  The food and beer were good but it won't blow you away. It's a typical sports bar, although the interior is nice. I don't like the fact that everything is fried and there are few reasonable alternatives.

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  Posted on 12.15.10 Marcin L.

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  Monk's is our go to spot for burgers and good beer in Baraboo.  A busy spot on game days.  Wisconsin's new statewide ban on smoking has made the place even better.
  
  Stop in and enjoy.

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  Posted on 09.30.10 Dorn M.

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  Ohhh, once upon a time der, in da days of yesteryear der, I used to be an intern in the Sauk County Government in Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA.  Nearly everyday at the noon hour, I would saunter down to Monk's and sit at the counter and enjoy what I now know to have been the best chicken salad sandwich I will probably ever have the pleasure of meeting.  Essentially just a regular guy sports pub on the town square of a historic old rural midwestern county seat, this place somehow knew how to do chicken salad, comprised of cubed up chicken breast meat and mixed with a variety of condiments including mayo, several types of mustard and a bit of horseradish and then piled high on a warm sliced croissant roll. They served it up with hot fries and a pickle.  I have spent many years driving myself crazy trying to replicate their secret concoction of 11 herbs and spices, but, alas,  have never duplicated the savory flavors and texture of that sandwich. Wonder if they still make it....

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  Posted on 10.24.05 Jim L.

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