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Blue Plate Diner
2089 Atwood Ave
Madison, WI 53704-5353
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#18 of 432 restaurants in Madison
4.0 of 5 stars 100 ratings  |  Write a review
  • 2089 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704-5353
  • (608) 244-8505

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84% Recommend
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Very Good
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Poor
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5 of 5 stars
TheDudeAbides54   2 contributions
Midwest
Dec 11, 2009

Breakfast, lunch, dinner. All good. You'll be full so take home a piece if pie for later. more

“my favorite? the oatmeal”
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3 of 5 stars
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Oct 17, 2009

my favorite? the oatmeal more

“Seems like its gone down hill.”
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3 of 5 stars
hellokitty6669   2 contributions
Madison
Sep 3, 2009

I remember the good old days when the food tasted good. guess food fight it just one big corp now that doesn't care abo6ut quality just money........ more

“american style diner”
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2 of 5 stars
ErikLMadison   26 contributions
Nov 18, 2008

american style diner more

“Delicious and Very Very Veggie Friendly!”
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5 of 5 stars
mollysnapple   24 contributions
Columbia, Missouri
Oct 20, 2008

In town for just one day, and we managed to eat at Monty's Blue Plate Diner twice. We love American-style vegetarian food, and Monty's has about half the menu devoted to some particularly good vegetarian fare, with the other half regular meat-based food. You don't get that very often- usually a restaurant focuses on one or the other, but Monty's... more

“Awesome Bakery.”
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4 of 5 stars
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Sep 8, 2008

Awesome Bakery. more

“LOVE their pies!”
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4 of 5 stars
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Jul 24, 2008

LOVE their pies! more

“Great food, great atmosphere (all the sass you can handle), and decent prices for a locally owned place. If you're...”
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4 of 5 stars
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Jul 13, 2008

Great food, great atmosphere (all the sass you can handle), and decent prices for a locally owned place. If you're looking for good breakfast or lunch, this is your place. more

“Check out the milkshakes...”
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5 of 5 stars
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Jul 6, 2008

Check out the milkshakes and burgers! more

“My absolutely favorite restaurant in Madison. No question about it.”
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5 of 5 stars
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Jun 17, 2008

My absolutely favorite restaurant in Madison. No question about it. more

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Blue Plate Diner Address

2089 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704-5353
Tel: (608) 244-8505
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.