Fantastic bar with a genuinely upbeat atmosphere. Wish there was more art and goods vendors at their gigs though.
The bands were great, the building itself was fairly decent (although better signage for where to go for the show would have been appreciated).Unfortunately all the positives are overwritten by a bar staff that doesn't know when to cut people off. The first band hadn't even finished and I already ran out of fingers to count the the patrons so drunk they could barely stand. Luckily I didn't see it, but there were multiple people so drunk they were losing their lunch on the floor with OTHER PATRONS cleaning it up. Unless it's a one off show, I think I would rather travel then catch another show here.
Saw Saint Elsewhere play there, overall a good venue although quite small
Great venue for music!! AND they care about their customers. Genuine owners running a good business!
It's the dump you were looking for. Go here if that's what u want, for food tho go to Jordans Big Ten pub.
Been here for several concerts always a good experience at the annex, food at the red zone is great and well priced as well
Perfect pregame drinking spot. Good amount of TVs to catch other games before heading to stadium. Decent drink prices and fun people watching. Nice and open with indoor and outdoor places to stand around. Not much seating but that's ok.
This is for The Annex side since I wasn't in the sports bar side.The bar seemed to be kind of lacking with drinks from what I could see.It was really basic bar for the back area, but the staging area is nice for standing/dancing and sitting room.Great area for the stage and being able to be close to who is playing for interaction and photos, or being able to sit more in the back.May be a little more difficult to get around for someone with mobility disabilities depending on how severe but I was able to navigate around alright myself with my cane. Still a fair amount of space for a wheelchair also but the tables are high along with the stools.Suggest bringing concert earplugs with the large speakers right up front.
Good place to stop on the way to Camp Randall on game day.
Good place for Badger pre-game.