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THEGRITTY COM ~ ONLINE RESERVATIONS AVAILABLE

SPINACH& ARTICHOKECHEESEDIP- SPINACH, ARTICHOKE, CREAM 10.99CHEESE, CHEDDARCHEESE, SERVEDINASOURDOUGHBREADBOWLWITHVEGGIES

ANDTORTILLACHIPS

H All sandwiches are served with a kosher-style pickle spear and your choice of FRENCH FRIES,COLESLAW, STEAMED VEGGIES or PUB CHIPS.

H You may substitute a premium side of WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE CURDS (half order), ONIONRINGS, SEASONED WAFFLE FRIES or a SIDE SALAD for an additional $1.50 more than the menu price.

HAny sandwich may be ordered without a side choice for $2 less than the menu price.

CHICKENBACONRANCHWRAP- GRILLEDORCRISPYCHICKEN, BACON, 10.50SHREDDEDCHEDDAR, LETTUCE, TOMATO, FLOURTORTILLA, SIDEOFRANCHCHOICES: REGULAR, BUFFALO, HONEYGARLIC, BBQ

FRIEDCHICKENPRETZELSANDWICH- HAND-BREADEDFRIEDCHICKEN 10.99BREAST, BACON, HOMEMADEPRETZELMUSTARD, MAYO, LETTUCE, TOMATO, SOFTPRETZELROLL

MARKSBUFFALOCHICKENSANDWICH- GRILLEDORHAND-BREADED 9.25FRIEDCHICKENBREAST, BUFFALOSAUCE, LETTUCE, TOMATO, HONEYWHEATSESAMESEEDBUN, SIDEOFRANCH

CHICKENSTRIPS- TENDERSBREADEDINWHOLEWHEATANDYELLOWCORN 9.99FLOUR, SIDEOFRANCHORGRITTYSAUCE CHOICES: REGULAR, BBQ, BUFFALOORHONEYGARLIC

BBQ CHICKENWRAP- BBQGRILLEDCHICKEN, MONTEREYJACK, CORN, 9.99BLACKBEANS, CARROTS, LETTUCE, TOMATO, FLOURTORTILLA

MAKE IT A WRAPALLSALADSCANBEMADEINTOAWRAPWITH

AREGULARSIDECHOICEATNOEXTRACHARGE

GRILLEDSALMONFILLETSANDWICH-5OZ. ALASKANSOCKEYESALMON, 12.99CAPERDILLSAUCE, LETTUCE, TOMATO, REDONION, BRIOCHEBUN

Dressings:Balsamic Vinaigrette, Raspberry

Vinaigrette, Bleu Cheese, HoneyDijon, Jalapeno Ranch, Caesar,

Ranch, Low-cal Ranch, Chili Ranch,French and Italian

DINNERSALADROMAINEANDSPRINGMIXLETTUCE, REDONION, TOMATO, CARROTS, CROUTONS 4.50

STRAWBERRY& PISTACHIOSALADROMAINEANDSPRINGMIXLETTUCE, FRESHSTRAWBERRIES, PISTACHIOS,

WEYAUWEGASTARFETA, DRIEDCRANBERRIES, GRILLEDCHICKEN

11.50 WITHGRILLEDSALMON 13.50

APPLE& GORGONZOLASALADROMAINEANDSPRINGMIXLETTUCE, GREENAPPLESLICES,ALMONDS, MINDOROCREAMERYGORGONZOLA, DRIEDBLUEBERRIES,GRILLEDCHICKEN

11.50 WITHGRILLEDSALMON 13.50

VEGGIESALADROMAINEANDSPRINGMIXLETTUCE,REDONION, BROCCOLI, CARROTS, TOMATO,HARD-BOILEDEGG, CUCUMBER,CROUTONS, CHOICEOFMONTEREY

JACKORCHEDDARCHEESE8.25

WITHGRILLEDCHICKEN 10.25

CAESARSALADROMAINELETTUCETOSSEDWITHCAESARDRESSING, PARMESANCHEESE

ANDCROUTONS7.99

WITHGRILLEDCHICKEN 9.99

CHICKENOLYMPUSROMAINELETTUCETOSSEDWITHREDONION, TOMATOANDAGREEKSTYLE

VINAIGRETTE, WEYAUWEGASTARFETA,PEPPERONCINI, KALAMATAOLIVES,GRILLEDCHICKEN, PITABREAD

11.50 WITHCHOICEPRIMERIB* 12.50

FRIEDCHICKENCLUBSALADROMAINEANDSPRINGMIXLETTUCE,BACON, HARD-BOILEDEGG, SHREDDEDCHEDDAR, TOMATO, HAND-BREADEDFRIEDCHICKENBREAST

11.50

BBQ CHICKENSALADROMAINEANDSPRINGMIXLETTUCE,GRILLEDCHICKEN, CARROTS, TOMATO,CORN, BLACKBEANS,WEYAUWEGASTARMOZZARELLA, TORTILLASTRIPS

11.50PRIMERIBSTEAKSALAD*ROMAINEANDSPRINGMIXLETTUCE, CHOICEPRIMERIB, TOMATO, ROASTEDBELLPEPPER,REDONION, MINDOROCREAMERYGORGONZOLA

12.99PESTOCHICKENFLATBREAD- GRILLEDCHICKEN, PARMESANAND 10.50

WEYAUWEGASTARMOZZARELLA, HOMEMADEPESTO, SPRINGMIXLETTUCE, TOMATO

CLASSICCRISPYCHEESECURDS- YELLOWMOZZARELLAWITHGRITTYSAUCE 6.25

CRISPYWHITECHEDDARCHEESECURDS- WHITECHEDDARWITH 6.25GRITTYSAUCE

THINSKIN-ON FRENCHFRIES- JUMBOORDER 3.50

SEASONEDWAFFLECUTFRIES- JUMBOORDER 4.99

ONIONRINGS- BEERBATTEREDANDDEEPFRIEDTOAGOLDENBROWN 5.99

CHICKENSTRIPS- SIDEOFRANCHORGRITTYSAUCE 7.99

CHICKENWINGS- SIDEOFCELERYANDBLEUCHEESEORRANCH 7.99

STRIPSANDWINGSCHOICES: REGULAR, BUFFALO, BBQORHONEYGARLIC

NACHOSUPREMOS- TORTILLACHIPS, CHEDDARANDMONTEREYJACKCHEESE 9.75SAUCE, TOMATO, BLACKOLIVES, JALAPENOS, SALSA, GUACAMOLE, SOURCREAM

ADDPRIMERIB$3 ADDCHICKEN, PORKORBEEF$2

VEGGIEPLATE- SEASONALVEGGIES, SIDEOFRANCH 5.75

SALSAANDCHIPS- HOMEMADEMILDSALSA ADDGUACAMOLE $1.75 3.75

CHEESEQUESADILLA- MONTEREYJACKCHEESE, TOMATO, TOMATOBASILTORTILLA, 6.99SIDESOFSOURCREAM, GUACAMOLE, HOMEMADESALSA

ADDCHICKEN $2 ADDPRIMERIB$3

CORNDOGS- HOMEMADEPRETZELMUSTARD 5.25

SOFTPRETZELSTICKS- SIDEOFNACHOCHEESEANDHOMEMADE 6.25PRETZELMUSTARD

ITTYBITTYGRITTIES(SLIDERS)*- MINIVERSIONSOFOURAWARD 4 FOR 6.99WINNINGGRITTYBURGER 8 FOR 12.99

PLEASE LET YOUR SERVER

KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY

SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS

MAKE IT A WRAPALLSALADSCANBEMADE

INTOAWRAPWITHAREGULARSIDECHOICEATNOEXTRACHARGE

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(SEASONAL)

*HAMBURGERSANDSTEAKSTHATARESERVEDRARE, MEDIUM-RARE, ORMEDIUMMAYBEUNDERCOOKEDANDWILLONLYBESERVEDUPONTHECONSUMERS REQUEST. WHETHER

DININGOUTORPREPARINGFOODATHOME, CONSUMINGRAWORUNDERCOOKEDMEATSORPOULTRYMAYINCREASEYOURRISKOFFOODBORNEILLNESS.

HAll sandwiches are served with a kosher-style pickle spear and your choice of FRENCH FRIES,COLESLAW, STEAMED VEGGIES or PUB CHIPS.

HYou may substitute a premium side of WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE CURDS (half order), ONIONRINGS, SEASONED WAFFLE FRIES or a SIDE SALAD for an additional $1.50 more than the menu price.

HAny sandwich may be ordered without a side choice for $2 less than the menu price.

*Burgers are 6 oz. ground chuck char grilled MEDIUM WELL, unless you specify otherwise.

Free burger toppings: lettuce, tomato, raw or fried onion.

We are proud to serve local artisan Wisconsin cheese: Swiss (Swiss Valley Farms), Pepperjack andMedium Cheddar (Cedar Grove Cheese), Mozzarella (Weyauwega Star Dairy), Bleu (Carr Valley),Gorgonzola (Mindoro Creamery)and American. $1.25

Sauteed Mushrooms $.75, Thick Cut Hickory Smoked Bacon $1.50, Fried Egg $1

Sides: Gritty Sauce, BBQ sauce, Jalapeno Ranch, Honey Dijon, Red Pepper Aioli, Northwoods Aioli,Chipotle Aioli, Caper Dill Sauce, Pretzel Mustard, Garlic Aioli, Cucumber Dill Sauce, CreamyHorseradish and Ranch Large $.99 Small $.70Substitute aVEGGIE BURGERfor $1, HIGHLAND BEEFfor $2, or make it a DOUBLE for $2.25

BURGEROFTHEDAY*- ASKYOURSERVERFORTODAYSFEATUREDBURGER.SELECTIONCHANGESDAILY. LIMITEDAVAILABILITY!

GRITTYBURGER*- AWARDWINNING6 OZ. GROUNDCHUCKBURGER, SECRET 8.25GRITTY SAUCE, HONEYWHEATSESAMESEEDBUNYOUMAYORDERAREGULARHAMBURGERWITHOUTGRITTYSAUCEANDBUILDYOUROWNBURGERWITHTHETOPPINGSLISTEDABOVE.

BRUSCHETTABURGER*- WEYAUWEGASTARMOZZARELLA,VINERIPETOMATOES, 9.25FRESHBASIL, OLIVEOIL, CIABATTAROLL

ROASTEDGARLICBURGER*- WEYAUWEGASTARMOZZARELLA, SWEETROASTED 9.25GARLIC, CRISPYONIONSTRINGS, BRIOCHEBUN, SIDEOFRANCH

PRETZELBENDERBURGER*- CEDARGROVECHEDDAR, HOMEMADE 9.25PRETZELMUSTARD, CRISPYONIONRINGS, LETTUCE, TOMATO, SOFTPRETZELROLL

HIGHLANDBEEFBURGER*- LOCAL, ORGANICALLYRAISED, GRASSFED, LEANBEEF 10.25FROMFOUNTAINPRAIRIEFARMS, CEDARGROVECHEDDAR, LETTUCE, TOMATO, REDONION, HONEYWHEATSESAMESEEDBUN-SUBSTITUTEHIGHLANDBEEFONANYOFOUROTHERBURGERS $2BBC BURGER*- THICKCUTHICKORYSMOKEDBACON, CEDARGROVECHEDDAR, 10.50BBQSAUCE, HONEYWHEATSESAMESEEDBUN

CHIPOTLEBURGER*- CEDARGROVEPEPPERJACK, CHIPOTLEAIOLI, LETTUCE, 9.25TOMATO, SHEBOYGANHARDROLL

TEXASBURGER*- CHIVECREAMCHEESE, BBQSAUCE, CRISPYONIONRINGS, 9.25TEXASTOASTBLACK& BLEUBURGER*- BLACKENEDWITHTHICKCUTBACON, MINDORO 10.50CREAMERYBLEUCHEESE, REDONION, HONEYWHEATSESAMESEEDBUN

STEAKHOUSEBURGER* - STEAKSAUCE, NORTHWOODSAIOLI, SAUTEED 9.25MUSHROOMS, CRISPYONIONSTRINGS, TEXASTOAST

LONESTARBURGER* - BBQPORK, CEDARGROVECHEDDAR, COLESLAW, 10.25CRISPYONIONSTRINGS, TEXASTOAST

THEWISCONSINITE*- JOHNSONVILLESUMMERSAUSAGE, CEDARGROVE 10.25CHEDDAR, NORTHWOODSMAYO, BRANDYMARINATEDONIONS, SHEBOYGANHARDROLL

THEBIGGRITT*- 12 OZ. OFGROUNDCHUCK, DOUBLE-STACKEDPATTIES, 11.50CEDARGROVECHEDDAR, LETTUCE, TOMATO, REDONION, GRITTYSAUCE, HONEYWHEATSESAMESEEDBUN

SUNRISEBURGER*- THICKCUTBACON, FRIEDEGG, CEDARGROVE 10.75CHEDDAR,GRITTYSAUCE, CRISPYONIONSTRINGS, SHEBOYGANHARDROLL

BLACKBEANBURGER- PATTYOFBEANS, RICEANDSOUTHWESTERNSPICES, 8.50WEYAUWEGASTARMOZZARELLA, CHIPOTLEAIOLI, CRISPYONIONSTRINGS, LETTUCE,TOMATO, HONEYWHEATSESAMESEEDBUN

RAGENSVEGGIEBURGER- PATTYOFGRAINS, VEGETABLESANDSPICESWITH 8.50CUCUMBERDILLSAUCE, LETTUCE, TOMATO, HONEYWHEATSESAMESEEDBUN

MEGGIESFALAFELBURGER-PATTYOFWALNUTS, GARBANZOBEANSAND 8.50SPICES, CUCUMBERSAUCE, LETTUCE, TOMATO, BRIOCHEBUN

SHRIMPBURGER- HANDPATTIEDSHRIMPGRILLEDWITHHERBS& SPICES, GARLIC 10.99AIOLI, LETTUCE, TOMATO, BRIOCHEBUN

BURGERSSERVEDWITHREALWISCONSINCHEESE

Remember,any of our ground

chuck burger selectionscan be made with aveggie burger for an

additional$1.00.

C 2.75 B* 3.75EVERYWEDNESDAY

CHICKENMATZOBALLSOUP

C 3.50 B* 4.99*ADDBREADBOWL: $3

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THEWORLDSSMALLESTCHOCOLATESUNDAE-THEPERFECTENDTOAGRITTYMEAL $1

FUDGEBROWNIESUNDAE-HOMEMADEFROSTEDBROWNIETOPPEDWITHICECREAMANDCHOCOLATE MMMMMM, DELICIOUS! 5.99

NITTYGRITTYBIRTHDAYCAKE-THIS5 DIAMETERCAKESERVESTHEHUNGRYBIRTHDAYBOYORGIRL.WEHAVE, HOWEVER, SEENITSPLITSIXWAYS.WHITEORCHOCOLATE,BUTPLEASEPICKBEFOREYOURMEALSOOURCHEFHASTIMETOCREATEYOURBIRTHDAYMASTERPIECE 8.99Add a Gritty Sparkler for 18 of sparkling fun $3

OVER55OZ. OFBIRTHDAYFUN! SHARETHISMONSTER-SIZEDSUNDAETREATWITHTHEWHOLETABLE. HUGEPORTIONSOFICECREAMDRESSEDWITHCHOCOLATESAUCEANDCARAMEL, LOADEDWITHSNICKERS, OREO, REESESPEANUTBUTTERCUP, BROWNIECHUNKS,

WHIPPEDCREAM, CHERRIESANDTOPPEDWITHASHOWERINGBIRTHDAYCANDLESPARKLER 17.99

The Nitty Gritty Proudly Serves Locally Sourced Food Including:

BARRIQUES COFFEE (Madison), FOUNTAIN PRAIRIE

FARMS HIGHLAND BEEF (Fall River), JONES FARM

BACON AND SAUSAGE (Fort Atkinson), MADISON

SOURDOUGH CO. SOURDOUGH, SLACKS FARM JAM

(Lodi), and WISCONSIN CHEESES from CARR VALLEY,

CEDAR GROVE, MINDORO CREAMERY, SWISS VALLEY

FARMS, AND WEYAUWEGA STAR DAIRY.

BARRIQUESMEDIUMROASTCOFFEE 2.50

HOTCIDERORHOTCHOCOLATE (SEASONAL) 2.50

HOTTEA(REGULARORHERBAL) 2.50LIPTONICEDTEA(UNSWEETENED, REGULARORRASPBERRY) 2.50

JUICES(CRANBERRY, GRAPEFRUIT, PINEAPPLEORORANGE) 2.50

PEPSISOFTDRINKS (FREE REFILLS) 2.50 (PEPSI, DIETPEPSI, CHERRYPEPSI, SIERRAMIST, SIERRAMISTFREE,

MOUNTAINDEW, DIETMOUNTAINDEW, DOC360, CODERED,MUGROOTBEER, LEMONADE)

20 OZ. BOTTLEDBEVERAGES 2.75ASKYOURSERVERFOROURCURRENTFLAVORS

BLUMERSSODAROOTBEER, CREAMSODA, ORANGECREAM 2.75

WINE: BYTHEGLASSOR1/2 CARAFECHARDONNAY, PINOTGRIGIO, RIESLING, WHITEZINFANDEL, MERLOT,PINOTNOIRORCABERNET

BOTTLEDANDTAPBEERSIMPORTEDANDDOMESTIC,ASKYOURSERVERFOROURCURRENTSELECTIONS

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PRIMERIBSANDWICH* THINLYSHAVEDPRIMERIB, SWISSVALLEYFARMSSWISS, CREAMY 11.50HORSERADISHSAUCE, CIABATTAROLL

MARSHSTUNASALADSANDWICHHOUSERECIPE, LETTUCE, CHOICEOFMADISON 6.99SOURDOUGHCO. SOURDOUGH, WHEATORMULTI-GRAIN

TUNAMELTWITHCEDARGROVECHEDDAR 7.99

ERICSITALIANMELTSALAMI, PEPPERONI, TURKEY, MELTEDWEYAUWEGASTAR 10.50MOZZARELLA, REDPEPPERAIOLI, LETTUCE, TOMATO, BANANAPEPPERS, CIABATTAROLL

JASONSBBQ PORKSANDWICHPULLEDPORK, HOMEMADEBBQSAUCE, COLESLAW, 9.25BRIOCHEBUN

TURKEYBREASTSANDWICHSMOKEDTURKEY, MAYO, LETTUCE, TOMATO, CHOICEOF 7.99MADISONSOURDOUGHCO. SOURDOUGH, WHEATORMULTI-GRAIN

DELUXEVERSIONWITHBACONANDSWISSVALLEYFARMSSWISS 9.99

APPLEBUTTERBLT THICKCUTBACON, APPLEBUTTER, MAYO, LETTUCE, TOMATO, 9.99HAWAIIANBREAD CLASSICBLT 8.99CUBANSANDWICHPULLEDPORK, HAM, SWISSVALLEYFARMSSWISS, HONEYDIJON, 10.25PICKLES, CIABATTAROLL

JUMBODOG1/4 LB. KOSHER-STYLEALL-BEEFFRANK, POPPYSEEDBUN, SIDEOF 6.75CHICAGOSTYLERELISH

REUBENSANDWICHCORNEDBEEF, SWISSVALLEYFARMSSWISS, SAUERKRAUT, DARKRYE, SIDEOF 8.99GRITTYSAUCE

SHEBOYGANSTYLEDOUBLEBRATTWOJOHNSONVILLEBRATS, RAWONION, SHEBOYGAN 8.25HARDROLL ADDKRAUTFORNOCHARGE

SINGLEJOHNSONVILLEBRATPOPPY-SEEDBUN 6.75

GRILLEDCHEESECHOOSEUPTOTWOCHEESESFROMSWISSVALLEYFARMSSWISS, 6.25CEDARGROVEPEPPERJACK, AMERICAN, WEYAUWEGASTARMOZZARELLAANDCEDARGROVECHEDDAR, TEXASTOAST

H All sandwiches are served with a kosher-style pickle spear and your choice of FRENCH FRIES,COLESLAW, STEAMED VEGGIES or PUB CHIPS.

H You may substitute a premium side of WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE CURDS (half order), ONION RINGS,SEASONED WAFFLE FRIES or a SIDE SALAD for an additional $1.50 more than the menu price.

HAny sandwich may be ordered without a side choice for $2 less than the menu price.

YOURBIRTHDAYISDEFINEDAS

11AMTIL12 MIDNIGHTONTHE

DAYOFYOURBIRTHDAY. BESURE

TOPRESENTANID ORBIRTHCER-

TIFICATE ONYOURBIRTHDAYTO

RECEIVEALLTHEBIRTHDAYPERKS,

INCLUDINGMEMENTOMUGANDFREE BEERORSODA.

KIDDIES, DONTWORRY

BRINGYOURBIRTHCERTIFICATE

ORATRUSTWORTHYADULT.

Ofcial Birthday

Place

GOURMETMILKSHAKES- $5.50

Vanilla

ChocolateChocolate

Strawberry

Strawberry

Cherry Pistachio

Bananas Foster

Strawberry Cheesecake

Chocolate Peanut Butter

Caramel Apple

Peanut Butter Cup

Snickers

Oreo

MALTS- $5.50

LEADEDSHAKES- $7(WITHALCOHOL)

Tequila Key Lime Pie

Orange Cream

Root Beer Barrel

Blueberry Rumshake

Nutella Choctacular

Vanilla

NOPERSONALCHECKS.WEACCEPTMASTERCARD,

VISA, DISCOVER,AMERICANEXPRESSAND

CASH, OFCOURSE.

SORRY, NOINDIVIDUALGUESTCHECKSFORGROUPSOF6 OR

MORE. 18% GRATUITYCANBEADDEDFORGROUPSOF

6 ORMORE.

LEMON-LIME

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The original Nitty Gritty was established on October 3rd, 1968by Madison TV personality Marsh Shapiro. The building was builtin 1898 and served as a general store until the mid 1940s, whenit was converted into GlennAnns, a popular neighborhoodbar until 1968. The early days of the Nitty Gritty were turbulentones that reflected the social and political unrest of the VietnamWar era. In the late 60s and early 70s, the Gritty served as theinformal headquarters for the campus subculture which led to

many anti-Vietnam War protest demonstrations and marches.In fact, the 1970 bombing of Sterling Hall was planned by 4anti-war activists within the walls of the Nitty Gritty. This eventmarked the pinnacle of the anti-war movement in Madison anda change in culture on the UW campus. During these years, theNitty Gritty was a famous Midwest blues music venue, featuringlive music 7 nights a week. The Gritty featured gigs by the likesof Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Luther Allison, Bonnie Raitt, CharlieMusselwhite, Buddy Guy, and Cheap Trick. The Nitty Gritty washome to nearly all regional bands at that time. In 1970, JeffersonAirplane played a 4-hour jam with the Luther Allison Blues Bandin what has become a legendary happening on the Madisonmusic scene. A change in entertainment tastes here on the UWcampus marked the end of the music era in 1975, as the Nitty

Gritty focused on food and service over the next decade.In 1985, Marsh and his wife Susan, re-formatted the Nitty

Gritty to be Madisons Official Birthday Place. Since thattime, the birthday bell, birthday board, Gritty memento mug,birthday balloon, announcement and songs have becomestaples of the celebration tradition. Since its inception, thedowntown Gritty has averaged 57 birthdays a day, and about20,000 birthdays each year. The oldest celebrant, HortenseSperling, celebrated her 108th birthday here in 2006. Theyoungest, Megan Spude, was here just 24 hours after beingborn. The Widder quadruplets started celebrating their 3rdbirthday with us in 1992, and havent missed a year since. In2013, the birthday total surpassed 575,000 birthdays.

Over the years the concept may have changed, but one

common thread running through the colorful history of the NittyGritty is the award winning Gritty Burger. Six ounces of groundchuck, bathed in our own special sour cream based sauce, servedon a dark seeded bun. Since the start, the Gritty has been known

~ GETTING DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY ~

for its outstanding food and service, and we have been fortunateenough to win the Best Burger of Madison award year after year.We are proud to be a part of the Madison tradition and appreciateour loyal customers.

In 2002, Marsh and Susan partnered up with longtimemanagers Lee Pier and Eric Suemnicht (both former UW students)to open a new West side Gritty in Middleton. The Middleton NittyGritty is located in the Stonefield Glen shopping center, in the

heart of the neighborly Stonefield and Wexford area. The originalrestaurant space was Stonefields, as well as a few other restaurantsbefore the Nitty Gritty took the space. We are pleased to have hadover 10 years of success in the community. In 2010, the new era of the Nitty Gritty officially began, aslegendary restaurateurs Marsh and Susan Shapiro sold bothbusinesses to Lee (with wife Ragen Shapiro) and Eric (with wifeCaitlin Suemnicht). Eric and Lee have been working together atthe Nitty Gritty since 1997, and have formed an equal partnershipwith on-premise management to ensure that the traditionstarted back in 1968 continues well into the future. In 2011, theMiddleton Nitty Gritty welcomed Madison native Jason Riewe tothe ownership group.

In 2013, the Nitty Gritty opened a location in the historic

cannery district of downtown Sun Prairie. The restaurant ishoused in a building that was developed as the Sun PrairieCanning Company in 1900. Over the next 100 years, the cannerychanged hands several times and was owned by companies suchas the Fuhremann Canning Co., the Oconomowoc CanningCo., Stokely USA and Chiquita Brands International. Industrialoperations ceased there in 2000, and the building was addedto the National Registrar of Historic Places in 2004. It wasredeveloped as a commercial and residential facility in 2007where it later became the home of the Sun Prairie Nitty Gritty.The new location is owned by 7 key employees (Eric, Lee, Jason,Brandi Hintze, Meggie Johnson, Michael Leto and James Fanone),together providing over 80 years of management experienceinto the business. We are proud to be a part of the Sun Prairie

community, and are happy that you are here to eat, drink, relaxand enjoy your time at the Gritty.If there is anything we can do to enhance your experience,

please do not hesitate to ask. We hope youll return again soon!