text: Simply really good food and dessert somewhat generous portions intriguing drinks and a bit of a long waitnnIm from Cambridge MA so I have pretty high standards of food My friends have been trying to convince me to move to Madison and I think Graze would be a good reason to do sonnGraze does not take reservations or allow you to put your name in via phone so we ended up waiting for thirtyplus minutes to be seated The bar was absolutely crowded with people in the same situation so we stood in the hall between Graze and LEtoile nnMy friends and I were seated at a booth which was cozy but still connected to the lively din of the restaurant The drink menu looked intriguing but we were saving our alcohol consumption for the next night so we passed over it nnWe started with the lamb meatballs and artisan bread spread I believe bread should be served at restaurants like water so I always feel ripped off paying for bread Still their selection was good and it came with both garlic and herbed butter The lamb meatballs were moist and stuffed with some mozzarella and came with marinara sauce and thin garlic crostinis It was amazingnnFor dinner I had the moule frites which was extremely generous in its serving size of fries The homemade mayo was excellent I forgot to tell them that I did not like cilantro but it was easily avoided The sauce the mussels were in was good though the fennel was overwhelming My friend ordered bibimbap which was also really good and tasted healthy It came with a choice of tofu I think and ground pork and she chose the latter And the crispy rice was crispy as promised The biggest eater of us all ordered the gnocchi which had the smallest serving size It was also delicious and came with other great flavors sweet potato balsamic nuts and goat cheese nnFinally for dessert we had the cheesecake du jour which was vanilla with pieces of banana bread a chocolate crumb crust and chocolate ganache on top with some local whipped cream It was amazing Really moist and flavorful and the chocolate did not overpower the cheesecake Not a light cheesecake thoughnnThe server was very sweet and we did not wait long between ordering to receive our food and she very graciously split the bill three ways