great happenstance. we found this place listed on our gps, and decided to give them a shot. in calling to see what genre of restaurant they deemed themselves, we inquired about the evening's special. the person who answered the phone didn't know, and it took a couple minutes to find someone who did know. it sounded fanstastic, so we headed over. got there just in time - a few people standing around, waiting on tables. we perused the menu while we waited to be seated - what an array of interesting menu items! by the time we were seated, there seemed to be as many people waiting for a table as were already seated at tables. we asked about the special when the waiter came to take our order, and he said they didn't have a special that evening. when we told him we had be told of a pork chop special, he remembered, and pulled a little slip of paper out of his order pad and read it off to us. besides that discrepancy, he was a great waiter - he had quite a few busy tables to tend to, so attentiveness wasn't perfect.
when thefoodcame out, wow! what a treat! the boneless pork chops fell apart when you so much as touched them with your fork. marinaded in a red wine concoction, they had excellant flavor. the white bean and kale 'stew' that the chops were served on was nothing super exceptional, but had decent flavor. the chops were topped with arugula tossed with an exquisite dressing and sprinkled with large flakes of shaved parmesian cheese. the side order of waffle fries we ordered did not disappoint either.
we took a piece of turtle cheesecake to go, seeing we were pressed for time heading to a concert. it was a superb delicacy - it's only flaw was that it could have been a little bigger.
if we find ourselves in that corner of madison again, i'm sure we'll consider another fine meal at monty's!