Come Back In

Classic local bar and restaurant. Excellent prime rib.

Go see Jeopardy at 4:30. A free beer if you get final Jeopardy right!

If you are looking for super greasy bar food, it doesn't get much better than Come Back Inn.

20 years ago, I had many fun times here. Now, I order carryout a few times per year. Food is prepared quickly and served hot. Packaging is excessive and consists of plastic and styrofoam. French dip competes with any in town. Nice fried cod sandwich. Biscuits and gravy are good, but not as good as the old 420 Bakery and Cafe. Biscuits are a little on the small side and the gravy, while tasty, is greasy and quite dark in color. Gravy should be brighter to offer a clear contrast to darker pieces of sausage. We avoid the breakfast potatoes now because they are consistently served in little pools of grease. Check out my photo of the kids pancakes. They were covered with little burned pieces of stuff that should have been cleaned from the griddle before putting the pancakes on. Clearly some smoke point issues here. This place has been an infrequent guilty pleasure for us, but I think we won't return in the foreseeable future.

The Bloody Mary's were excellent, just the right amount of spice and flavor. Cheese curds were super tasty with the chipotle ranch, and the bourbon tacos were awesome. The brat and parmesan fries were also delicious- their fries are that perfect fried crispy crumbly texture. Great beer options on tap too! Logan was our server and he was great, very friendly. The atmosphere was relaxed and casual. We'll definitely be back!

Great volleyball league and good beer and food. The music on sundays is unbearably loud outside such that you can’t even have a conversation. The wait staff even complains about it. Would immediately change this to a 4-5 if they fix this problem but it ruins the entire experience.

Very nice place for a few drinks. I haven't tried their food yet.

Edit: their pretzels are super good. 50c each, and plenty of dips. Some may say that eating 10 soft pretzels in one sitting was a bad idea, but I argue it was amazing experience for only $5.

Great place for brunch before a Badger football game. Good menu, good food, decent beer selection. You might have to wait for a table. But they will bus you to Camp Randall and pick you up afterward. Not a bad deal.

Old school charm and historic features, German style Bier hall, with excellent local music.

Criminally underrated hangout in Madison along a stretch of other criminally underrated hangout. Big bar, lots of warm wood, big draft list. Just a laid back place to kill a couple hours with a good beer. Seen some good music here, too. Heard the food is good, but i havn't had it.

My favorite thing about CBI is the frequent local music. I've played there with bands and I have gone there to see bands. There is almost never a cover charge. Sometimes the music is great and sometimes it is terrible.

I wrote a previous, less than flattering review after a bad experience with some of the staff. I've had several good experiences since and felt like writing a completely updated review.

I've ordered a few things off the late night menu, and the best option seems to be the wings. They are standard bar wings, but the BBQ in particular are pretty good. The burgers are basically a kid's cheeseburger, pretty small and flavorless. The regular menu burgers look MUCH better but I've yet to try one.

The prime rib? Good. The steak sandwich? GREAT. It had a ton of flavor without any sauce, and was still pink in the middle despite being a sandwich-sized cut of meat. Will definitely order again.