Nitty Gritty Madison

Nitty Gritty Madison is a bar Johnson Street Bend Madison located in United States.

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  • Phone

    (608) 251-2521

  • Website

    thegritty.com

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  • Type

    Bar

Address

223 N Frances St (at Johnson St) Madison , WI 53703 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

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Keywords:

birthday power hour gritty sauce burgers cheese curds chicken fingers good for groups pretzels karaoke beer beef sticks ice cream sundaes darts good for singles matzah ball soup good for dates casual good for a quick meal vodka pickles
Joanna Merrill

If you like bloody marys , try the brunchzilla . A liter of bloody mary , and a 16 oz beer topped with a burger and other munchies. Just be sure to take your time finishing it. It's a beast!

Marcy Davidson

The Brunchzilla is a MUST have!1 liter Bloody Mary decked out with a mini-burger, huge sausage link , bacon , cheese curd , olive , pickle ,&beef stick . PLUS you get a pint of beer (your choice). Only $14!

Suzanne Xu

Free mug, drinks and sundae on your birthday ! Always a nice treat!

77 Square

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Alexander Smith

Crowded and busy at times, so service isn't always perfect. But it's a birthday must at least once if you live in Madison.

Aaron Torres

Sit upstairs on Sundays to watch football and they have cheap bloody Mary's , pitchers , and food.

Peter M

Come here on your birthday . Free drinks for hours

Ashley Glowinski

Always a great spot whether it's your birthday or not! Kareokee upstairs and Sundays is tons of fun as well !!!

John Carlson

Had a great BBQ Bacon Burger . Very friendly wait staff . Good fries too!

Yoli Z

Eventhough the food is subpar and so are their mimosas , customer service is good. Kids get a free mini sundae !

Mary Vruwink

Burgers are awesome and Gritty sauce is the best

Ashley C

Waitied forever for a server and watched them go by us and serve two other tables, so we left and went to amazing Dotty Dumpling down the street actually glad much better!!

Jim Anderson

Try the Cheese Curds - Not bad for a late night snack . But the best I had in Madison was at The Old Fashioned.

Carl Lacey

Contribute to getting the birthday girl or boy hammered! Buy them a drink!

Tony M

Great place to celebrate a birthday .

Blake Robertson

You drink free on your birthday . Yep, free garbage beers at dirty bar with slimy burgers and a nasty interpretation of thousand island dressing .

Jim Anderson

Try the Dirty Grey Goose Martini - Reward! Spent the evening at the Madison Labor Temple making calls to get out the vote in the Walker recall election

Claire Johnson

Pretzel Sticks&Cheese from the party starters are amazing

Corinne

Karaoke nights are the best. Small crowd so you're guaranteed to sing a song!

CollegeCandy

A staple for birthdays . Come for the free pint! And Power Hour at 10pm every night!

Elizabeth

Best place to go on your birthday !!!!

Olivia Cipra

$1 beers at power hour are the best way to relieve school stress!

Joe Ro

Come here on your birthday for a free birthday beer :) with a balloon on it

Adam Trudell

Great food! Free beer on your birthday too with a complimentary mug.

Casey Neuman

Chesse curds are pre-packaged. Dont bother. However, do get the pretzel burger with bbq sauce . Delish!

Three Olives Madison

Enjoy $2.50 Three Olives Vodka mixers EVERY Thursday & Saturday at the Nitty Gritty from 9pm-close!

Kelly Blick

Wonderful place to go before a game.

Liz Simak

Fantastic service and great bloody marys !

Zach Chapman

Check out the spiders. At the front entrance. Especially during power hour when the line doesn't move.

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Sarah Langer

Come here for your bday, it's the best place in Madtown!

Kate O'Connor

Power hour cheap drinks , burgers , birthday specials

Katrina

Come at 11 on your birthday for free drinks :)

Harter :)

Get the "Wisconsinite" and throw some Gritty Sauce on it! Yum!

Kristen Klingbiel

Best birthday place in Madison! :D

James Johnson

Best b-day place anywhere!!!!

Jory Zunenshine

Burgers are very good

Brandon Neldner

You gotta go with the $1 Mich Goldens for power hour !

Jenaka Schwab

Order the cheese curds ! They're delish!

Lover Face

Talk to honest Brandon. First class all the way. Thanks from France and Adrian.

Jen Fields

Always order extra Gritty Sauce on the side. Always.

Ben Bruce

Order a Gritty Burger and cheese curds . Then put the curds on the burger . Then eat that burger .

Jake Wolter

Trivia is at 8pm not 7:30 on sundays. Afterwards is karaoke !

Melanie Bonetti

Get the chicken tenders !!!!!!! Sooooo yummy

Alison Scharman

One of my favorite b ars in madison! Power hour ! One dollar rails!

Dasha Bezman

The cheese curds are amazing!

Melissa Jansky

It was just okay. My burger tasted like a frozen burger you buy from the grocery store . Cheese curds were terrible, I think those were frozen too. Bleh!

Steve Saunders

Go on your birthday .

Amanda Lauren

Honey brie burger is delicious!!

Jim Anderson

Try the Mini Gritty Burger - A Russian White Castle Burger

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