Service was good, food was sub par. My salad was dull and my husbands prime rib was dry and tough. Won't be back ;(

Started with a pretzel and so delicious!! Then for the entrees we had burgers and steak. All were great! The service was very good as well. Very attentive. Didn't have to ask for a drink refill. Will be back! read more

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Delicious food and attentive, friendly service. We have been eating here regularly for years, and it's always been good. Most recently, we went the night after Christmas. They were serving several large groups of people as well as our party of four, and everyone had a good time. The restaurant is in an historic building where they used to make buggies...I love the old buggy in the corner and the pictures on the walls. read more

Excellent food, we had an outstanding waitress. We would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Monroe!

Everyone else loved their meals ... brisket and steaks. I couldn't eat beef with a blood test coming up, and since the salmon was farmed, not wild, I went with the chicken sandwich without the bun ... OMG, the worst chicken of my life. DO NOT ORDER this dry, tasteless chicken patty (it is not a breast). The best part was that it was small. read more

Great food with huge portions- what more can you ask for? We came relatively early on a Saturday afternoon and were sat right away. After doing a tour at the brewery, we were ready for some food. There's a pretty good mix of things that most people will like- we opted for a couple of sandwiches. The inside was super clean and the set-up was pretty typical. Service was fast- I think we were in and out within an hour! Overall, if I lived in the area, I would be back way more often. Look forward to my yearly visit even more now. read more

Sometimes the service can be a bit slow, but the food is good and the folks that own and run it do good things for the community. This place is definitely worth supporting. read more

Great food great service! I had the ribeye and it was well seasoned and very tasty! The place was hopping on a Saturday night! I enjoyed the brief menu, always feel they focus on what they are good at. Friend had prime rib and loved it and enjoyed the molten lava cake for dessert! read more

Awesome! Came back to town where I grew up and this was an amazing treat! Great food and service.

This was an incredible experience! Started with amazing Bloody Mary's, fantastic cheese curds, great salad and Reuben... wow! Oh! French Onion soup - so great! Loved this Taste if Wisconsin! read more

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Wow. If you want the most amazing cheese curds on the face of this earth...come here. Amazing service. Best curds in Wisconsin...and don't get me started on their Philly cheese steak, Ruben and a side of Mac and cheese. Food is awesome. Spotted cow on draft. And good music too. Covid friendly . Felt very safe and socially distant from everyone. read more

BuggyWorks - Curds we're PERFECTION. Crispy outside, gooey inside. Dipping sauce was fire! - New American Near Me - Monroe, Wisconsin

Our aimless weekend wandering brought us to Monroe, WI where we discovered a gem in Buggyworks. Just off the charming city Square, Buggyworks makes great use of the historic Fitzgibbons building. The exposed brick and large and ample windows create a beautiful interior. They have an open kitchen, which I'm generally not a fan of as I'm afraid of seeing something I'd prefer not to see, but my wife commented on how clean and professional the kitchen staff were. They have an ample menu of apps, sandwiches, and entrees. Enough to please a wide range of tastes. We ordered the fried pickles as an app. They were cut thicker than any fried pickle chips I'd ever had, but were seasoned well (not too salty) and the breading held up without getting greasy. They were a hit. They offered a teriyaki salmon on the menu. My wife wanted salmon, but didn't want the teriyaki glaze. They said it was no problem to make it without. The salmon came out perfectly cooked and seasoned. The side of green beans were impeccable. I ordered a #6 burger medium-rare. It was cooked correctly and had good flavor. It had a slightly greater sear than I would have preferred, but now I'm splitting hairs. A decent, but unspectacular tap list. We will definitely be back, but next time, it will be because Buggyworks is a destination, not a happy circumstance. read more

Delicious! I had the teriyaki salmon with rice and green beans. My friend has panko shrimp and ribs. Yummy! Would definitely eat there again. read more

Very good prim rib! Sorry it's only on Saturday! Was not crazy about the salad felt like I was eating weeds. Think we might go back on a Saturday and I will NOT be getting a salad LOL read more

My husband and I walked in about 5:00 pm on a Friday night. Never been here before. Definitely will be going back. Seated immediately but it did start getting busy around 5:45. Wait staff was friendly and fast. We ordered the cheese curds and they were delicious, hot and fresh! My husband ordered the beer cheese soup it was very good. I had the baked cod, sweet potato fries and cole slaw. It was all very good and quick. He ordered the ribeye dinner with garlic potatoes and green beans, he said it was all wonderful! Thank you for the great experience. Can't wait to come back!! read more

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The food was very good, the waitress was also good. The tables were spaced . I had the ribs with potatoes and green beans. My husband has chicken breast with chips. read more

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This place gets me. Local cheese, local beer, local soda, local PIE. The cheese curds were mighty delish and I love that they came with a sauce. I ordered the mac & cheese because everyone knows that when in Monroe... get anything with cheese. They made the mac & cheese using grand crew and cheddar cheeses from the Roth Kase and Maple Leaf cheese factories. It was a dangerously delicious combination and my only complaint is that my dish was a tad cooler than it should have been so the cheese wasn't quite melty/stringy enough (I blame the ones in my party who ordered thick cuts of beef). It'd be great to see some meat producers show up on their list of local vendors, but in the meantime Im going to keep eating this mac & cheese. read more

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This is by far the best place to eat in Monroe. I've been here on 3 different occasions, had something different each time, and it has always been spot on. I usually don't give much thought to salads but their fitzgibbons salad is the best salad ever... No joke. Their green beans are fresh and perfectly seasoned. They're also one of the few places I've been to that know how to cook salmon properly. The quality of both their food and service is excellent. read more

This place is awesome! Some of our group had been here before and it was new for others. We all had delicious food and great service. Our table had the Friday special of fried cod as well as the teriyaki salmon, panko shrimp as cheese curd burger special. The salads were delicious, especially the house specialty Fitzgibbons salad. We had a small issue with the dessert that the server corrected. If you have trouble finding street parking, you can park in the lot across the street. Would definitely recommend and will go back again. read more

This is our TOP choice place to go out. We always double date with our friend and take all outsiders here first thing! We have never had a bad experience and have been here multiple multiple times. My favorite salad is the fitzgibbons and we have had almost everything else on the menu..... love it all. The Summer Slammer is a super great drink if you like sweet and something with a kick yet not the alcoholic tastes. We only had one complaint once with he front of house girl who said she hated her job(this was in the middle of COVID) when everyone who still had a job was grateful yes here she was complaining- shouldn't have complained to a customer in general.... she still works there though - Maybe she was not feeling well. I used to work in a restaurant in town similar to this one that went out of business. Probably because food was overpriced. You won't see that issue here- everything is yummy and well done without the wallet getting wreaked- haha. The only other draw back is that it a small place so it can be a bit noisy. read more

Monroe, Wisconsin is an adorable little town. Much smaller than I'm used to, (Chicago) but adorable nonetheless. And if you like cheese, boy this is the town for you! Also, great beer! Be sure to enjoy some fantastic local brews. Now here's the sticky spot, salads. I travel for work often, so I find myself eating on the road a majority of the time. I try to keep it healthy and eat as many fruits and vegetables as I can. Ok, enough with the back story! The best salad in Monroe Wisconsin can be found at Buggy Works! I have been here over a month on business, and hit just about every restaurant in town. Buggy Works had my favorite salad by far. Crisp mixed greens, dried cranberries, feta cheese, red onions, candied walnuts, a chicken breast and a dee-licious balsamic dressing! It was so tasty, I've stopped by there three times already! The rest of the menu looks fantastic as well, and I hear they have some killer burgers. But I tend to stick with a good thing. And this salad (I think it's called the Fitzgibbon?) is a GOOD thing. Just look at the picture if you don't believe me. So if you had your fill of meat and cheese in Monroe Wisconsin, stop by the buggy works for an absolutely top-notch salad. You'll be glad you did. read more

BuggyWorks - Best salad in Monroe! Baby greens, including Arugala, feta, dried cranberries, red onions, chicken and a balsamic dressing! - New American Near Me - Monroe, Wisconsin

My wife, daughter and I had a late lunch at Buggy Works this afternoon. My wife had eaten here before - which is lucky because if you're looking for a restaurant on the square in Monroe, you won't find Buggy Works (it's a block east of the square on 18th avenue, inside the Fitzgibbons Building). We sat down at 2:35p - the place was empty. and i mean empty. What was cool was we had a chance to speak the owners who are both incredibly nice people who care about the food they serve. As for the food, I'm hanging in with my new year's resolution to lose 30lbs - so i'm no carbing. I ordered the pulled pork sandwich and asked Chris (the owner) if my wife could have my bread). Well, he grilled the bread for her and gave me extra meat. The pulled pork was just OK but I ordered it plain (no carbs). Had I had it as a sandwich (with slaw bread and the toppings), I'm guessing just OK would move to outstanding (my wife said the bread was obviously freshly made and very good). My wife had the soup of the day - a minestrone. The soup is made fresh daily and is wonderful . Great flavor. Everything home made and just really tasty. (a big bowl of soup btw.) The other soup of the day was a beer/cheese soup. Flavors in beer/cheese soup really run the gamut so I asked to taste it. Chris brought out the sample. It was made with potatoes so I could not order a bowl. But i did have four spoonfuls (and gave the remainder to my wife). We both agreed that it just might be the best beer soup we've ever tasted. Not over-beery - and not thick like most beer/cheese soups are made. Great buttery flavor with just enough beer tang and just enough cheese. My daughter had the small fitzgibbons mixed green salad. The small salad was pretty darn big and featured generous amounts of dried cranberries, candied walnuts and feta. It got a thumbs up from the vegetarian among us. While we ate, several other people arrived. One table ordered cheese curds. My wife commented something or another about how it's tough to get good fried cheese curds. The owner must've overheard us as he brought out a curd for each of us at the table to try. they were outstanding! light beer batter with just enough beer flavor as to not be overwhelming. Plus, the coating was light, allowing you to taste both the cheese and the coating. Chris (the owner) said they use the same batter for their fish fry on friday night's (which is apparently very busy but you can make reservations). When I lose my weight, I'll be there! On a previous trip my wife ordered their bean burger and said it was very good. The owners are both Monroe natives. Chris, the one with whom we chatted has been a chef for 20 years. He told us his dream was to have his own restaurant. You can tell he's well trained in both the cooking side (everything made fresh and prepared well) and the PR side. He's very gregarious (as is the co-owner whose name I think is Jeff). Soup, salad, pulled pork (with a pickle and chips) and a diet coke came to $19.72. A steal! With so many ordinary or less-than-ordinary restaurants out there, it's a very pleasant surprise to find a place where the owners give a damn and make everything fresh. We've already told friends and will definitely be back. Great place. read more

We were on our way home through Monroe and stopped here for dinner based on other reviews. It lived up to them! We ordered the Silver Lewis cheese curds for an appetizer and they were amazing - we order cheese curds pretty much everywhere we go and they are in our top 5. Nice light batter and great dipping sauce. My husband had an old fashioned sour and the waitress did let him know they make their own sour. He thought it was OK, kinda different because there was no carbonation at all. I had the #6 burger which is one of my favorite burgers of all time. Who would have thought cream cheese on a burger would be so good? The carmelized onions and bacon were just the perfect combo. It's a messy burger but well worth it. My husband ordered the Reuben macaroni and cheese. It was decent, not as great as we'd hoped based on everything else, but decent. We would definitely eat here again when in Monroe. read more

Amazing food, great service! My favorite restaurant! The beer cheese soup and Fitzgibbon salad are my favorite!

The Buggy Works offers a casual dining experience in the heart of downtown Wisconsin! They offer both lunch and dinner as well as a great selection of local beers. Start with an order of fresh Silver Lewis Cheddar ,Huber Beet Battered Cheese Curds made fresh per order! 'THE BEST CURDS EVER' This is a must have! They have daily soup specials that are always fresh and flaverfull! The Fitzgibbons salad is simply full of flavor fresh and pleanty to eay for lunch or dinner.... add Chicken if your really hungry. The Buggy Works offers many types of sandwitches and other daily works of art! let's get to it 'Burgers' simply one of the best full of flavor Burgers anyware! Yes! Desert fans pleanty of daily offerings..... just add Ice Cream and lusten up your belt. Dave Gombosi Monroe Wi. read more

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Service was not so good. Waited a long time for first drinks that sat on the counter for pick up. Never did bring my wife's drink until really late. Meat and cheese tray good and when it arrived I asked about crackers. They were supposed to come with and after half eaten it finally came and was bread. Was good and made little snacks just didn't like the wait. The mustard that was with the bread was good. The rest of the story... Meals came. The prime rib ordered was good but not even close to med rare as requested. They completely forgot the "everything" for that meal and because the service was so slow it could not be corrected. In the end, the service was horrible. The food was good and they were very good about prep of gluten free which was required for one person. They did discount the prime rib but not as much as I would've expected. Overall turnaround was pry 1 1/2 hours - ugh. There you go, my good the bad and the ugly of Buggyworks. We will probably not be back but I'd always encourage others to try because even the best restaurants have a dark day and that's what we had this visit. read more

BuggyWorks - Here with kids / friends after a basketball game in Monroe. - New American Near Me - Monroe, Wisconsin

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Wow! BuggyWorks did not disappoint. Saturday night prime rib, so delicious. Great atmosphere. Most definitely going back for lunch. Staff was on spot. Thank you read more

I took my parents here over the weekend, and the food was great. I ordered cheese curds, beer cheese soup and a #6 burger. The cheese curds came with a curd sauce which was sweet. A nice combination with the salty cheese curds. The beer cheese soup was rich and creamy. The #6 burger had great toppings along with chips. Our server did a great job and was very friendly. The cook was nice enough to turn on the Masters for my dad and me to watch. Lastly, I ordered the molten lava cake with ice cream for the 3 of us. A delicious way to end the afternoon. I will be back here for sure. read more

You have to get some of there Mac and cheese it is the best.you should eat there on any occasion. It doesn't have a kid's menu but they will find something. read more

Today was my first time visiting Buggyworks. We had the pork chimichangas and were extremely pleased. This is is a great new place for lunch or dinner. Everything from a friendly and helpful (but not intrusive) staff to a great tasting meal was spot on. The owner, Jeff, stopped by our table to make sure everything was ok. We will definitely be telling our friends about this great find and will head back again soon. Keep up the great job! read more

Really good Reubens and Burgers. But make sure you order some of their fried cheese curds. Some of the best I have ever had. Prices are fair and the staff has always been courteous whenever we have been there. Although, full disclosure, we go at less busy times. read more

One of the biggest negative here was the volume of noise. The food was OK. The service was fast, for everyone else. Just as I was looking for someone to point out that it had been twelve minutes since I began to wonder where the hell our food was the waitress came to us and admitted she had just put our order in because she got "flustered". Mistakes happen and they both apologized and comped us some freebies. One suggestion would be once you have made me wait for the better part of an hour it is best to get my order right! They didn't. read more

Good atmosphere. Very good food. Got the moody blue burger, Swiss melt, and French onion soup. Didn't take long at all. Only problem was the service. Received our drinks, had a different person bring us our food, didn't see our waitress again until we received our check. Never once was asked how we were doing or how everything tasted. It was busy in there, but it appeared only one waitress was working. This is the only thing stopping me from giving a 5 star rating. read more

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Handsdown the best best Wisconsin Cheese beer soup I have ever had. The cheese curds had a great breading with a good beer flavor. I had the rueben sandwich which was also delicious. Atmosphere was excellent and the facilities were spotless. A great place to eat! read more

Someone in our party order orange Juice the restaurant was all out but someone left a bought some so we could drink it. Good local drinks. The cheese curds were done right and they have a good variety of burgers. read more

Classy, creative, tasty. Cheese curds = best outside of county fair. For a unique modern feel to change up the monotony of small town life definitely check this out!!! read more

Went here late on a Friday night. The cheese curds we're delicious, salad was good, great Mac n cheese, and delicious curd sauce and ranch. Would go back again. read more

We enjoy this restaurant located one block East of Monroes's square in the Fitzgibbon building. It has an open atmosphere nice bar and very pleasant staff. They are willing to give you samples of some of the selections. We highly recommend this restaurant for an informal lunch or dinner. I would think this would be at the top of everyone's list for a business luncheon read more

Visiting from San Francisco my wife myself and my sister in law decided to give this a try. Great atmosphere wonderful service and the food I really have to say is on par with anything we have back in the Bay Area. My wife had the cod which was lightly battered and fried to perfection still juicy on the inside. It actually was the first time in my week long visit to the state of Wisconsin that I had a salad made with something other than head lettuce. Their dressing along with the feta cheese and cranberries just made for a wonderful spring salad mix. I had the moody blue with bacon burger and it was really one of the best breakfast I've ever had. The blue cheese peppered bacon and grilled onions very beautiful talking on a perfectly cooked hand-pressed burger. If you ever find yourself in the real Wisconsin you owe it to yourself to stop in and enjoy a fabulous meal. Well done! read more

Really good food. We've been to Buggyworks several times for lunch. Tasty food and good service. The cheese soup is super rich and seasoned well. Like a "fondue soup". I have not been disappointed. I also like the open kitchen format. read more