lunchin' it

Since neither of us are getting paid yet (we'll start working soon!) but we still want to explore our new city (and it's gastronomical delights) we've been finding affordable ways to eat out every so often. Since we both have flexible schedules, one way we've been able to do this is lunch. We've had lunch at two fun places this week. 


First was Ella's Deli on the east side. It's a kosher deli with a huge menu, and even more huge ice cream sundae menu and an extraordinary collection of mechanical "toys" all around the restaurant. 


This photo does not do it justice. But it's crazy in there and super loud from all the little machines moving stuff around!


Some of the things in there were just plain bizarre. Like these feet with faces that said "This Little Piggy" above them.


There's also a 1927 carousel outside that you can ride. Pretty crazy place!


The second lunch spot we hit up this week was the Babcock Hall Dairy Store. This is the retail store for the campus dairy at UW-Madison. At the dairy store they sell the milk, cheese, sour cream, ice cream, etc. that students make, but it's also a little lunch counter with sandwiches and a special each day. I had taco salad (purely a vehicle for the cheese and sour cream) and Dave had a ham sandwich (again, a vehicle for the slice of muenster cheese with chive). Delicious! And of course we had to get a scoop to go!