Franklin Street Tavern

13 N Franklin St, Janesville
(608) 563-1851

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andrea swiderski

Cute place. Nice music. Smelled nice when I walked in. Clean, bar tender-waiter kind and knowledgeable. Wings were good, cheese curds were different than the normal ones I see but pleasantly surprised how good. Fries were good. Has the buffalo, butter and kimchi wings. Bone in...buffalo were my fave.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Debby Sumwalt

Great place for a meal. We both ordered sandwiches, one was a fried chicken and the other a steak. Both served with great fries.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Derek Oleston

Just really need to get the whole thing together. I could see amazing things if they figured how to manage.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

E W

Food is good as long as they don't run out of stuff

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Krista Seils

My daughter suggested this place to try for lunch. The service was great and the food was delicious!! I could taste the love. I'm glad that someone did something with this place. I will be going back, and would recommend.
The atmosphere needs some help... the ceiling and the occasional wafting of sewerโค๏ธ

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mel Beets

3rd visit and so pleased with the food and service. Best smash burger Iโ€™ve ever had.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Angela Donny

Finally was able to make it out to check this place out and was not disappointed! Everything tasted amazing, the freshly made pretzel sticks with great beer cheese and mustard to go with it. Hubby had a smash burger which was made perfectly, I had the wings w/their homemade BBQ sauce that was tasty. The cheese curds were amazing! I also love that this place uses many locally sourced ingredients. Service was prompt and we didn't feel rushed, despite the fact we came in a bit later in the evening. We will definitely be back ๐Ÿ˜Š

Nathan Engler

This place is small and hectic, but the food and cocktails are exceptional. I had the jalapeรฑo smash burger the first time I was here and it was great. This time I tried the cajun chicken sandwich and that was equally as good. The kimchi loaded fries went so quick I didn't even get a picture. I could have made a whole meal out of them. Fries were good, the pizza was great, and the cocktails were great. Definitely worth a stop if you're in the area and want to try some elevated bar food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Heather Williams

Fantastic smash burger and amazing fries.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cori Mann

I chose this tavern based on Google reviews and I'm glad I did. The food was outstanding (hats off to the chef) and our server, Jordan, was incredibly friendly and attentive. I feel that the prices were very reasonable and the atmosphere was comfortable and inviting.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jacob Warren

YO YO YO ๐Ÿšจโœจ Franklin Street Tavern got me feelin like ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”ฅ this spot is a certified VIBRATION STATION ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’ฅ

The MENU?? Bruh, when you peep words like โ€œSHAREABLESโ€ ๐Ÿค, โ€œELOTEโ€ ๐ŸŒฝ, LOADED ELOTE FRIES ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ”ฅ, SMASH BURGERS ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ’จ & HANDHELDS ๐Ÿ™Œโ€ฆ you ALREADY KNOW itโ€™s a generational crossover SLAPPER ๐Ÿ’ฏ. Boomers pullin up ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿ‘ต, Gen Z deep vibin ๐Ÿ“ธโœจ, Alpha kids out here wildin ๐ŸŒ€โ€ฆ whole multiverse of vibes colliding under ONE faux ceiling finish ๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿ™Œ.

Aesthetic? ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ’ก Pictures on deck, sparkly lights twinklin like TikTok filters โœจ๐Ÿ“ท, ceiling got that FAUX FRESHNESS ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸคŒ. Energy? On god, straight immaculate ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ™.

And lemme TALK about the bartender ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿณ๐Ÿ•บโ€”DUDE came thru rockin a New Glarus FIT that was like ๐Ÿ‘•+๐Ÿ‘– MATCHING, whole Wisconsin drip ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง€ vibesโ€ฆ tough fit alert ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‘€.

FOH crew? Just TWO homies holdin it down like itโ€™s nothing ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ. BOH squad? 3 absolute LEGENDS cheffin it up ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ”ฅ keepin the whole place fed & happy ๐Ÿ˜‹. Efficiency OVERLOAD.

Final verdict: LITERALLY AMAZING. 10/10. 100%. โญโญโญโญโญ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฆ„๐Ÿป

(nglโ€ฆ vibes here almost distract me from the whole broken-heart-eternal-misery situation ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จโœจ but hey, at least the fries slap.)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kevin Paluch

The absolute best bar vibe I've been to in awhile. The food is 10 out of 10. The bartenders are expentional. Craft beers are on point. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jane Doe

Good food, good prices, great atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Nichole Sell

The hubby and I finally had a chance to have lunch together and both have been wanting to give this place a try!! Service was great! I found my new fave cheese curds; so delicious! We both got smash burgers and were the best burgers we have ever had. The delicious hand cut fries were so crispy and tasty that we couldnโ€™t stop eating them. We will definitely be coming back!!!

Adam

Best wings I've ever had. Some of the best cheese curds in town. Great fries. Pizza was really good.

Definitely going back.

Food: 5

Service: 5

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