Granite City sits between 2 stars and 3 stars but not quite a 2.5 stars. Went there last night with my boyfriend to use one of our free appetizer vouchers we received from the manager during a previous occasion due to service. Decided to try the Asian Glazed Shrimp as an appetizer. It sounds/looks better than what it actually taste. This wasn't "Asian" at all. It is presented beautifully. That's the one positive things I can say about the appetizer. It comes with a salad which consist of cabbage, tomatoes, green peppers, this white mayo dressing and I am assuming a chili spice. The only thing "Asian" about the salad was the cabbage. I have never known any Asian dishes to use tomatoes or dressings. It was an assortment of ingredients that didn't fit the name. The shrimp weren't bad. The glaze tasted like it was made with a teriyaki or sweet and sour sauce. The shrimp were large sizes (NOT jumbo like the menu claims) however, you get 8 shrimp for $13. WHAT?! Forget that. Thank goodness we got it for free or I would have been extremely upset to pay such a price for poor food. For my meal, I ordered the Peppercorn Burger with no bacon. ( I don't eat pork. BTW: Why does nearly everything on their menu have pork in it?!?!?) My burger was decent but had far too much going on. It comes with onion strings, bleu cheese, tomatoes and a pickle spear. I think they may use a certain kind of sauce or marinade for the burger patties. It would have been idea to have pickle chips instead of the spears but whatever. The burger was very juicy/greasy which caused it to get very sloppy and hard to eat. My fries were hot which is good at least. However, they were salty. Considering they used sea salt, they really do not need to go crazy on the salt content. I dash would have been fine. I almost sent them back but decided against it. I ended up brushing off the salt on a napkin... The worst part for me was later that night when I began to feel uneasy. I had a hard time sleeping because the food was so heavy. It was like it was stuck in the pit of my chest and wouldn't go down. Still the next morning, after hardly getting much sleep, I continued to have the same feeling until I went and got some soup to settle my stomach better. I really don't know what to make of Granite City now. The last two times I've dined there have been bad. I know they are switching management. I really hope to see some major improvements. They have potential to be a great restaurant for the west side of Madison but really need some tweaking.
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