My favorite place in Madison for pizza and craft cocktails; however it seems that the bartenders sometimes focus too much of their attention on their technique rather than the customer. My girlfriend and I showed up on Monday and were pleasantly surprised to get a bartender who was very welcoming and attentive. John Wade thank you for hospitality! He also let us know that on Mondays cocktails that begin with the letter "M" are half off. read more

This place is cool to go for a drink... well kinda...."mixologists" can be a little full of themselves and their drinks are ok. Love love love the atmosphere. The food... average. There is something you can find to order but I thought the pizza was average. I wanted to love this place and I continued to go there but only really when I'm with friends. read more

So we came for a date night during the "Miracle on King Street" promotion. The restaurant was super festive and fun! Even the cocktail list was holiday themed! Our server was super accommodating and nice! Shout out to Josh! We got the steel pan pizza which was so good! It was an awesome hybrid between almost Detroit style and Chicago style pizza. It definitely scratched my itch for Chicago style pizza. I will definitely be back to try some of their wood fired pizza and other things on the menu! read more

Lucille's is a much welcomed addition to the Madison community. The atmosphere is very positive and warm, and the large bar offers a great space to grab a drink and chat. While it's a great casual place to go for a drink after a long day of work, it's also the perfect date spot. Wednesdays offer a $40 "cheap date menu", where 2 people share a pizza, a salad, a cookie skillet, and a bottle of champagne... simply a steal! However, although the wood fired pizza and insanely good cookie skillet are a strong pull, the only downside is the wait. Expect around an hour, especially on a date night... but know that the bubbly is coming soon. read more

Lucille - Pizza Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Didn't know what to expect here. I didn't know what Detroit-style pizza was. I do now. It's not quite as thick as Chicago-style, but really great! Great atmosphere. It looks like the window/garage doors open when it's warm weather out. read more

Great bar. Service was amazing. Food was amazing. I watched some rude customer yell at a bartender that gave him over the top service. I'd recommend this bar, their food, their drinks and their great bartenders to anybody. read more

Yes. So much yes. We came here soon after it opened and were not impressed, but Lucille redeemed themselves. We came on Wednesday night, which is their "Date Night Special". You get a salad, a wood-fired pizza, dessert and a bottle of sparkling wine for $40. For the salad, we ordered the "Italian Pantry Salad". It was delicious--the best parts were the artichoke hearts and the mozzarella. For the wood-fired pizza, we ordered "The Queen". A classic type of vegetarian pizza - it was super good! Filling enough for two with some to take home as leftovers. For dessert, you can choose between the cookie pizza or key lime pie. We went with the cookie pizza -- super warm, decadent cookie that comes with a scoop of ice cream. And of course, the sparkling wine was super good too! The only thing that wasn't the best was the service -- but it wasn't awful considering it was a busier time for dinner. But to make up for that, their Yelp offer of a free beer, Moscow Mule or daiquiri is worth it! The Moscow Mule didn't disappoint (and I mean, it's free so that's a plus). read more

3 starts for food. 4 stars for cocktails. Nice atmosphere and cool spot to check out near capital.

Waited an hour and a half for burnt waffles and chicken. Servers was terrible and hostess was rude. Worst service experience I've had in years. read more

So I'm in town for business training and my instructor mentions this "pop-up Christmas bar" at Lucille and I decided to check it out. Not only was it festively decorated from top to bottom for Christmas, playing my fav holiday tunes, with super sweet and friendly staff; and terrific Christmas themed cocktails, but it also turns out that they make the BEST pizza I have ever eaten: the Unami. Not sure exactly what they put it in but its hard to believe it's legal ;). Trent was my waiter and he took excellent care of me and I couldn't have had a nicer time, well except maybe if my family had been with me. I will definitely be back. THANK YOU. read more

The cocktails are very good and probably what Lucille is best known for. If you are going just for drinks heading downstairs to the vault is nice and often a little quieter. The pizza is pretty good but a number of them are a bit unusual. Maybe I'm a pizza traditionalist, but I'm not convinced BBQ sauce belongs on pizza. Some of the more typical combos like the Tomato Pie are quite good. read more

The Steel pan pizza and Caesar with chicken were both fantastic, on top of the fact that It's a beautiful restaurant. Absolutely check this place out if you're in the neighborhood. read more

This was a great meal! Great service and the pan pizza was superb. We enjoyed the view from the second floor of the capital. A definite treat for our group. read more

Tried out this place one day for lunch. It was very good. Could not believe how busy they were for lunch. Very good food and was quick. I'll be back again soon to try out more of what they have to offer. read more

This was rough, Sunday morning downtown, looking for a place to get a cocktail and a snack. Lucille has nice corner locations with big open windows floor to ceiling, making the place feel all airy and spacious. Seemed like a good choice. However, the staff had some kinda booty bar hangover R&B reggaeton remix jams cranking. It seemed like only one staff bro was enjoying it, but the rest of them looked miserable, and we weren't feeling it either. There is obviously a time and place for that kind of thing, but this was an empty bar at 10AM on a Sunday. Don't matter if you are still buzzing on whatever low-grade club action you survived last night, me and the missus are trying to chill. Put on some bossa nova or some Martin Denny and let us get comfortable. We might try this place again sometime, but there are loads of other brunch joints downtown who understand how not to alienate the morning crowd. read more

Best Moscow Mule i've had so far! Will definitely bring back more family and friends to enjoy the great pizza, and relaxing atmosphere. I loved the ambiance and architecture of the interior as well! read more

This is a great space in a historic building at the corner of King and Pinckney in downtown Madison, just off the Capitol square. The open windows on a beautiful Saturday evening made for a special first visit to Lucille. The have an extensive menu and specialize in wood fired pizza. We sat at the bar and received excellent service from Matthew. He recommended the Umami pie, an interesting pizza with black garlic creme fraiche, manchengo, grilled chicken, roasted mushrooms, spinach, carmelized onions, rosemary and scallions. It was excellent! I also enjoyed a tall tasty cocktail, the Squalor Victoria, made with Rittenhouse Rye whiskey. Will definitely go back next time visiting Madison. read more

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Loved the food and our server, Jenna. Great service and great food! We ordered the cheese curds and basil + mozzarella pizza. Yummmmmmm read more

Great atmosphere, location, and drinks, being right off the square and the open concept with high ceilings. The evening breeze on a hot July day was great. They also have a walk-up order/takeout area which I think is a great idea. As for the pizza? Meh. I came here to celebrate my birthday with my boyfriend, my friend, and her husband. We started with the cheese curds, which, after eaten many a curd in my life, were mediocre. You're much better off going to the Old Fashioned or Graze (my favorite) if you want curds. We ordered the Weekender steel pan pizza and the Sausage and Raab wood-fired pizza. First, the idea of the steel pan pizza sounds great - the caramelized cheddar cheese crust is what got me. However, in practice, we got a lukewarm pizza with a soggy, greasy crust. The Sausage and Raab was a thinner crust, but seemed to lack flavor. What a shame for something that sounded so good on paper...it really lacked in execution. Our waiter (sorry, forgot his name) was wonderful, helpful, and genuinely nice. He overheard it was my birthday, and came out with a surprise giant cookie with a scoop of ice cream on top for the 4 of us to share. This was definitely unexpected and a pleasant surprise. read more

Hands down the best pizza place in Madison! I downloaded yelp just to give this review. We hadn't been to a place post COVID so we weren't sure what to expect but it was phenomenal. Everyone is very spaced out and comfortable. The pizza was incredible! Soft but crisp crust, plenty of delicious toppings, and right out of the oven. If you're looking for a great pizza experience at a reasonable price, you have found your place. We will be back very soon! read more

Delicious, great service from people who genuinely care! The deep dish is out of this world and pairs well with most anything off the extensive and diverse tap list. read more

We decided to check out Lucille for dinner on Saturday after reading reviews and looking at the menu...tacos and pizza both sounded great after running the Madison Mini Marathon that morning! We split the mojo pork tacos and the umami pie pizza. The tacos were solid - the citrus in the mojo came through and the tacos were filled to the brim with mojo pork and guac. I'd have liked a bit more of the salsa verde on the taco, but that's only a personal preference. The pizza was really unique and we loved the combination on caramelized onions, roasted kale and black garlic - truly unique and delicious! A glass of white wine would have been great to balance the richness of the pizza, but we had opted for beer (free if you check in on Yelp!). Between the great food and interesting decor, Lucille is a winner! read more

Tasty food, fun environment, great drinks. Service was solid. All around really good time hanging at Lucille. Recommend checkin' it out.

Nice space. Huge and very open. Really easy to get to the bar because it juts out into the space. But getting a bartenders attention is another ordeal. It gets kind of crowded late night and has a rap vibe. At least the DJ on Sunday night was spinning a bunch of rap. That said, they are booming on Sunday night. So that's a plus. They're really the only one downtown that is still going that late. read more

I've only been here once but really enjoyed it. The pan pizza is unlike anything I've ever had and quite tasty. The space is fantastic. I'll be back. read more

We ate here for a friend's birthday before a show at the Overture Center. All around the food and drinks were excellent. We ordered a deep dish pepperoni and two thin-crust pizzas. All were excellent. Drinks were as good as Merchant (same owners). This is definitely an A-list restaurant in its category. The space itself is unique and interesting. Service was friendly and efficient. Atmosphere was a bit loud and very dark (we sat upstairs). It was difficult to read the menus - this was the first time I used my mobile phone to light my menu! And I am not at the bifocal/bright light age yet! read more

Very cool atmosphere and really nice staff. Maybe suffers from a bit of Try Too Hard Hipster. The food itself has been ok. One great find - the patacones. Haven't seen those anywhere in Madison other than here. read more

I have visited Lucille more times than I can count, and that's the honest truth. I finally got around to visiting this restaurant with a group of friends. We were 7 total, and this was during their Wednesday date night special. We were seated immediately in an upstairs booth. Overall, the space is VERY accommodating for larger parties. The booth comfortably sat 7 of us, but a few more bodies definitely fit. Wednesday date night is such a steal, including: A bottle of bubbly, salad, pie of your choice, AND dessert. Three couples=three bottles of sparkling wine=fantastic time. The restaurant was busy, filled with chatter, popping bottles, and delicious smells. Please make it a priority to order the pork nachos and the Painkiller cocktail. These are consistently fantastic. I also had the Five Cheese pie with the addition of bacon lardons, very tasty. I will be returning for sit down dinner very soon. read more

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Lots of staff, zero to no service. There was one server who was relatively attentive, sadly he was not our server. Original server came over and introduced themselves, then we got a new one who came to the table all of 2 times for our hour+ dining experience. Sat upstairs and there were 5 other tables total. Not impressed. Great food, terrible service. At one point went to the bar to get drinks and they looked right at us and walked away. Didn't come back in 10 mins. read more

I was excited for the chicken and waffles until it came out and I saw what it looked like. The chocolate spicy barbecue sauce tasted terrible. Just put some normal syrup on it and it would have been awesome. The pizza was pretty good, bacon is delicious. read more

Loved the happy hour menu and food was delicious. Beautiful decor! I didn't like that the tables (upstairs) were so close together.

Have you ever been at a restaurant, still been hungry, but no one wants to finish eating or take the food home? Yeah...that's Lucille's $22 mushroom pizza. I did end up taking the leftovers home, but I didn't want to finish it the next day either! lol I was warned, strongly, against the larger pizzas, because they are, "All dough". The pulled pork nachos had pickled onions on them that tasted like feet, and we did end up leaving those at the table. I liked the pickled veggie appetizer! That was good!! I am not sure it was worth $7, but after a $60 bill for food no one wanted to finish, it was refreshing to have something to eat. I picked out this resturant after reviewing the online menu, and this food was soooo disapointing. read more

Stopped here a few weeks ago when passing through town. Appreciated the outdoor seating to keep social distance. Service was good and had the Detroit style pizza. Amazing! Definitely one of the top five pizzas I've had. I didn't even think I liked Detroit style before this! read more

Food was good, HORRIBLE service! waitress was horrible! Zero personality and unfriendly. It felt that she was doing us a favor by taking our order. Really??? I am paying for this. Will not return due to poor service. Probably can get just as good food elsewhere. read more

I've had their pizza before and it's really good, a unique take on deep dish that reminds me of my favorite pizza place in Chicago - Pequod's. What really amazed me about this place was the nachos and tacos. We were craving nachos and wanted to stop in and try the steel pan version Lucille offers. They were the best nachos I've ever had in my entire life and I consider nachos part of the food pyramid. The baja tacos were delicious as well. Extensive beer list is definitely a plus and the service was top notch. I will be back next time I'm craving nachos and good beer. Come for the pizza, stay for the nachos. read more

We stumbled upon this place after Art Fair on the Square and what a stumble it was. Amazing service, GORGEOUS location (love the open air quality) and OMG the food! The cheese curds were divine, the guac platter made me swoon (and it was even good the next day as leftovers) the pizzas were ridiculously good and so were the fish tacos. Yeah we ate a lot. It's spendy but worth it for a night out. Can't wait to go back. read more

Cool atmosphere, delicious crafty pizzas and fun drink specials (tonight was 50% off any cocktail starting with an M).

New chef and now the food is amazing. Make sure you get the deep dish and the pizza cookie!

I'm kinda torn between giving Lucille 2 or 3 stars. I want to like this place- it has a great aesthetic, I love the garage door style windows that can open up and really ventilate the place and allow you to enjoy the outside even though they don't have a patio, and the bank vault downstairs is fun. I've been here for drinks a few times, and the drinks are awesome. They change up their cocktail menu fairly frequently, and I haven't had a bad one yet. The tap list is usually interesting and they have a few decent wines. I don't think I'll be coming back for food though. I ate at Lucille this summer and everything save my one cocktail was disappointing. And, I actually ordered a second cocktail, but it never came to the table, although they did try to charge me for it at the end of the meal. We had two appetizers to start. The cheese curds were decent. The Artichoke dip app was sad; the dip itself tasted fine even though it wasn't quite hot, but the tortilla chips served with it were downright inedible. They had seemingly been cooked in cold oil, absorbing the poor quality (maybe old) oil making them soft in some places, greasy all over and tasting very stale. We had a Detroit style pizza that was very lack luster. I mean, it's pizza, so it was edible, but it's not something I would choose to eat again. The crust was kinda chewy, but not in a good way. The cheese was very bland, they would be better off using Wisconsin brick cheese- higher fat content and more flavor than mozzarella. Sauce was unremarkable. The toppings were fresh and good though. Service over all was poor. I try to give waitstaff the benefit of the doubt, I don't know everything that's happening in the restaurant while I'm there, but I barely saw her unless she was walking quickly past my table without even glancing our way. TL;DR : Drinks are good. Style is great. Food was barely palatable. Service was awful. read more

Definitely a nice space. Open. Well appointed. Tried it for lunch. Two of sat at bar. Crowded but we got there at 12:30 after the rush. Bartender brought us water but did not take a drink order. When we finally got her attention we asked about the food since it is a complicated menu. They seem to be excited about their pizza but have their own lexicon and she did a poor job of explaining, but in her defense there is a lot to explain and it was busy. Manager standing around watching instead of helping. Back to reading menu. Decided to just get the pizza special. Beer came. Very short pour. When I questioned I was told it was a higher alcohol beer so, like many places, it was an eight ounce poor in a snifter. Ok. But I poured out water glass and poured in beer and at best it was a six ounce poor. At best. Additionally, they are charging $8 for that small pour for a mid-range local craft beer. Then we were told the kitchen was backed up and the wait would be at least 30 minutes. Time to leave. Bartender talked to the manager and came back and offered some cheese curds but we were already heading out. Paid for the drinks snd left. Bartender at least tried, earning the two stars and maybe a trip back. Nice, but seems pretentious, over priced and under managed. read more