The Rigby

7/20/13 My wife and I biked downtown and came across The Rigby.  We had no idea it had been open since 2011.  Awesome 70's music was playing.  The bar is decorated with music memorabilia.  They had $2.50 Edmund Fitzgerald's from Great Lakes Brewing Co for a special.  Their spinach dip with veggies, crackers, and tortillas was tasty.   The bartender was very pleasant and welcoming.

I like the Rigby.  The staff and owners are great and I enjoy the food.   The beer selection could be better as there are only 8 taps.  The lunches are good. ..I especially enjoy the club and Caesar wrap.

Team Trivia here on Tuesday nights, but there are better options in Madison.

There are two floors, and there is a basement that wasn't open (cave-themed, a relic of its previous tenant, the Casbah).  We opted for second floor seating.

I immediately noticed that the it's the "Rigby Pub & Grill" but there's no drink menu!  A server just had the beers on tap written on the back of a receipt but that's it.  In some areas of the restaurant, some beverage options were written on a chalkboard, but there was no way to see that from my table.  There were about 7 taps.

Appetizer: Cheese curds, tempura style, served with buffalo dip.  Curds were good, although I prefer a sauce other than buffalo.

Magical Mushroom Burger: A disappointment.  Normal sides include pub chips, coleslaw, and potato salad.  I ordered fries for an additional surcharge.  The fries were oily.  As for the burger, the menu said that it came with "caramelized mushrooms and onions."  To me, this implies that the onions are caramelized.  They were sauteed, not caramelized.

Team Trivia was fine. A forewarning; if you are on the 2nd floor, you have to run down to the 1st floor to drop off your entry, so if your team is the type to procrastinate, sit on the 1st floor.

Overall, "eh."  I would not go back.