I'm giving stars because it's easy to dine here even with a weird mix of food allergies in our group (soy and dairy for one, gluten for another). They have a gluten-free menu and were able to print off a list of items that are dairy-free as well. Soy-free required a little more finagling, but we made it work. So, in the subcategory of \"willingness to accommodate allergies,\" I would give it 5 stars.\n\nIt's not great for kids, though. There's no kids menu and it felt like a very grown up environment, which isn't necessarily bad, but wasn't ideal for my young niece and nephew. However, the waiter was happy to suggest some kid-friendlier dishes. The kids really liked the ENORMOUS horse statues outside the front door though and did amuse themselves with chopsticks, so that was something.\n\nLOTS of parking is available, but you have to wind through the sprawling mass of new restaurants etc. on the west side of Middleton to get there, which makes me think of zoning laws and the use of urban versus agricultural space more than it whets the appetite. The service was good; our waiter appeared well-trained and the bartender was fine with me ordering green tea at the bar, though I she advised me to let it steep longer than I would suggest (unless you like your tea bitter).\n\nOverall, nice effort, odd location, nice staff, good for groups of adults. The outdoor seating was a rather unappealing proposition in the height of a flood mosquito plague, but that's common sense enough in this neck of the woods.
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