Hands-down the best and most fresh vegetables and teriyaki bowls in town! I love this place. I used to go to samurai Sam's but the one near my work closed at random. That obviously didn't make me too happy but after trying Terryaki Madness I wasn't sad for long. I love that you can customize your bowl and they have a variety of different options including some Hawaiian dishes. It's always clean and smells good in the restaurant in the bathrooms believe it or not look great. That's a very important thing! What that tells me is that they do not only pay great attention to their food, but they also pay a lot of attention to the ancillary things that other restaurants let go. After the gym this is a protein in carb pack power lunch. Great for energy and increasing your metabolism! I highly recommend it especially for health goers. The only thing that I would try to find out is do they sell organic? Is there food non-GMO? That's important for me so I hope I get the answers I'm looking for. Terryaki Madness has a variety of locations across the city. And they were voted the best of Las Vegas. Check them out! I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
OPTIONS:
- negative
- positive

positive

Okay, so first of all, I'm not from Madison so my opinion of what Ethiopian food should taste like is skewed. But I'm not going to base this review solely on that. I'm going to write this review because the food my sister and I had here the other night was absolutely terrible. We were hoping for a great late-night bite after spending the day on State Street, and this place looked interesting... I wish we had just perused the menu and walked out. I ordered the vegetarian peanut stew, and I tasted no peanuts in the "stew" whatsoever. The injera was disgusting and didn't soak up any of the sauce. My sister commented that it felt like she might be eating skin. I took my last bite and about gagged. Sis had the chicken peanut stew, curious- I tasted her sauce to see if it had any hint of peanut... none. We were both so disappointed in coming here, we walked out pretty let-down and depressed that we actually spent money on that slop. I've had better food served to me from a high-school cafeteria, and believe me, that is saying something. Do yourself a favor and skip eating here, save your first experience with Ethiopian food for a visit to a bigger city. I hate to dis Madison because I think a lot of restaurants here do their best, but Buraka is simply serving the cheapest and most ill-prepared food and getting away with it because you Madisonians have nothing to compare it to! Sorry if this sounded condescending or rude but I really don't want anybody else to leave with a bad taste in their mouth.
OPTIONS:
- negative
- positive

negative

Edit 5/23/11: The staff has gotten more surly and obnoxious. Now it is NOT BYOB for free, there is a "corkage" fee of $5 a case or 25 cents/beer. Their shitty website still advertises free BYOB and when we pointed this out and that our group of 8 - and our $80 - had a right to leave, they fumed and protested. They made DMV workers look sweet. This place has turned into a nightmare shithole. More of the games are broken. CHILDREN are allowed in at night, even though there is rampant drinking. You wouldn't let a child into a bar, so why would you let a child into this place? The owners and staffers have NO discretion whatsoever. In addition to 5-10 year olds running around, somebody brought a baby into the tiny room with a pingpong table. And then the baby got hit with a ball. And then the parents didn't care. There were a bunch of frat boys and their ugly, wrinkled dates. They were loud and sat on the games while not playing, preventing others from enjoy themselves. One of them nearly spilled his drink on me. It was a very uncomfortable environment all around. This place is quickly becoming a location for losers, complete with awful employees who let children, babies and obnoxious frat brothers in. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that they'd let dangerous ex-cons in so long as they paid the cover. I won't return. ----------- Original review: I like this place very much. I don't love it. Pros: Unlimited Thursday nights for $10. Nice snack bar. FANTASTIC selection of games. BYOB, no corkage fee. You can easily spend 3-4 hours here with a bottle of wine or a six pack. Cheaper than a bar with pool tables. Great cheap jukebox, I think 75 cents gets you 3 songs. Free parking lot. Cons: Owners are an old grumpy married couple. Woman SMOKES indoors near snackbar, so 1 pool table is smoky. Owners are never helpful, but they're also not nosy. Duckpin bowling isn't free. One in the four times I was there had some weirdo grunge/dirty hipsters in their 20's who wore magic outfits. Gross. Overall I would (and have) returned. 2 hours on Friday is $8, 3 hours on Friday is $11. Thursday nights all night is $10.
OPTIONS:
- negative
- positive

negative

FAQ Q: LOL. You stayed at the Imperial Palace? A: Guess what? It's cheap, it's right on the strip, they have a great karaoke bar, dollar ice cream hour, elevators that barely work, a shitty pool, and it's right on the strip. Did I say it was right on the strip? While you dropped money on a "fancy" hotel, I saved money and drank myself to near-death. Q: But c'mon, the Imperial Palace? A: Walking distance to everything you need on the Strip. Caesar's right across the street. Bellagio nearby. Sure, the carpet was still from 1973 (a poor year for carpet fashion). Sure, the weird dancers in the middle of the casino was a little odd. If by odd you mean, well, sad. Q: HA! THE IMPERIAL PALACE!!!! A: Listen, fucker. I had a blast in Vegas. I'm not a high-roller. The room was cheap. The towels were worthy of being stolen. I didn't feel bad about spilling Jack Daniels on the floor. FYI ... Find that ice cream parlor with the ice cream happy hour (from 1pm to 2pm?) and you will thank me later.
OPTIONS:
- negative
- positive
negative