Saturday, November 24, 2012

Bison Jacks

Bison Jacks is located in Greenway Station in Middleton. They are a relatively quick service restaurant that serves primarily hot dogs and burgers made from bison, with sides such as coleslaw, baked fries and salads. They cook the meat to order and then you can customize the toppings.

The main pros of Bison Jacks are that they stock gluten free buns, appear to be very careful about cross contamination issues and there is hardly ever anyone in the restaurant, even on a Friday night which makes for very little wait for a made to order burger and/or hot dog. In the past I have received a copy of the list of items they carry that are gluten free, but they did not seem to have a copy at my most recent visit.

I have only ever had their burgers and so can't comment on their hot dogs although they do have a number of specialty dogs to choose from in addition to being able to customize your own. As for the burgers, they do satisfy a burger craving if you are in the mood for an actual burger with a bun that you don't have to make at home but don't want to go to a bustling place like jacs. The burgers appear to only be made well done and can be topped with cheese and a variety of other topics of your choosing. I recently ordered the combo which came with a burger, soda and choice of side and was under $10, although it appears that the prices are increasing shortly according to a sign posted on the register.






Overall, for ease of having a safe gluten free meal away from home, I would give Bison Jacks an A. The staff is also very friendly and accommodating. The burger itself is fairly average but the competition in the market for gluten free burgers in Madison is fairly limited and so I would consider Bison Jacks to be a solid choice. Enjoy!

9 comments:

  1. We have been going there since opening night last year and I still haven't tried a burger! The hot dogs though are amazing. Both the general manager and the assistant are very very good about the gluten free contamination stuff. We usually go about once a week and it's gotten to the point that the assistant manager (because he's usually the one around when we go) automatically knows to start up a GF bun when we get there. We always enjoy going and can't wait to head over there later today!

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    1. Good to know - I'll have to try a hot dog there one of these days

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  2. I have never been there but have been curious about it ever since getting back from Jackson, Wyoming where I got to try a bison burger.... Thanks for your review--I will definitely give it a try now!

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  3. Hi,

    Sounds like a great place. Would it be ok for me to share and link back with credit as in past please?

    Thanks,
    Mike
    Travel Gluten Free

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  4. Apparently they're closing :( They're trying to get out of their lease and so now they're charging outrageous prices for everything to try to get let out of the lease. This is so sad :(

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    1. I saw that story recently on the news. Always sad to lose somewhere that's GF friendly.

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