text: My attitude about Ale Asylum was a little bit skewed as I walked into their bar on Saturday When I first heard they were opening a new location I was very excited but when I saw the ginormous building going up on Packers Avenue my excitement peaked to giddiness Sadly Ale Asylum missed the mark on a few key upgrades that were missing at the old locationnnAle Asylum may have become their own worst enemy With their beers available in bottle or on tap at many popular Madison restaurants they needed to make their new location something really special Though the new building and inhouse beer are special the food and service are lacking They really needed to step up their menu When I heard a few months back they were hiring a kitchen manager visions of a delicious and sinister version of the Great Dane menu danced through my head Unfortunately all I got was a large font one page menu of salads and sandwiches Yes they have pizza too but it is all premade by Falbos Brothers and brought into the kitchen to be cooked later Meh I will passnnDrinking their spectacular beer usually makes me hungry for a yummy treat so I went ahead and ordered their fish tacos Sadly the only side available without paying more was chips and salsa Really Chips and salsa That is the bare minimum I would expect from the lowquality fare at Pedros I upgraded to the side salad for an extra dollar and got spring mix with two pale slices of tomato diced red onions and shredded cheese straight from the bag Again meh nnThe tacos were light and delicious but lacked some seasoning I would definitely order them again if I found myself there again The roasted beet salad was also plentifully sprinkled with cheese and beets but sparsely dressed with their vinagrette I shared my dressing from my salad which made my codiners experience more enjoyable nnAnother note We were there around noon and the bartenders were drinking pretty consistently the entire time we were there about hours Very unprofessionalbut it seemed like managers were around so I guess they are not very concerned about thatnnOverall Sorry Ale Asylum I would rather go to a better restaurant that serves your beer than your own brewery I will consider coming back if I hear through the grapevine about a kitchen and staff upgrade