Buggyworks Restaurant and Pub

Overall: Immaculately clean with open kitchen. Incredible food (the local cheeses! Those curds! Wow!) and attentive/fast/friendly service. Accessible (ramp) and kid friendly. Affordable menu and free off-street parking. Cool vibes and atmosphere, with a modern/historical blend (the building was once a buggy factory). Great drinks at good prices. Carnivores love it, but there are many fantastic vegetarian and vegan options that I love. Gluten free options. One of my top three favorite restaurants ever. Highly recommend! Although I haven't been to Monroe in some time, I always make a point to eat at Buggyworks when I am there. I'm going soon with friends, so I looked up the current menu and reviews. As a self-proclaimed cheese curd snob, I cannot recommend Buggyworks curds enough. They rival the #1 best Optimist (?) curd stand, that has hour-long lines sometimes during Cheese Days. THEY are THAT GREAT! Buggyworks curds are my #1 in the state at any time the Optimist stand isn't an option. The food is always fresh and nicely presented. My favorite main dish is the cavitappi (which is a great noodle choice, as it holds onto lots of the delicious sauce). The mac & cheese, green beans and Fitzgibbons salad are also really fantastic. I wish there were even a couple more vegetarian options, but I always want to try more things when the dishes I try are this good. The staff is welcoming and are genuinely nice people. The place is clean and the kitchen is immaculate and open (right at the center/side of the dining area). You can watch a behind-the-scenes of your food being prepared by the chefs, who seem to work as a team like food creation is a well-choreographed dance: especially fascinating to watch on a busy night. The history nerd in me also loves the back story about their "Fitzgibbon's" building and the effort that went into researching, displaying and preserving that building history in the restaurant. The atmosphere is really cool and unique. [From what I recall] The Fitzgibbons building that houses Buggyworks was once a buggy (for horses) factory--thus the name, the original old time buggy on display and other buggy-related art, for example. Next to the most tables in the establishment are metal-etched art plaques of various pages from the old buggy factory's catalog (made from the original catalog located at the historical society, I think). There are also framed newspaper articles about a fire at the building 100 years ago, or something (I think some of the exposed brick and wood support beams might still show traces of black soot from that fire.) The owner seems to have gone to great care to preserve some of the history of place, which I find interesting and appreciate. I might have some details wrong, but wanted to add a little about the interesting decor and history, in addition to reviewing the great food. I will be taking friends from out of the area to Monroe to experience Buggyworks very soon. I rarely write reviews; this place deserves that effort though. Highly recommend! (Try the cheese curds, too)

Great food, great service & handled my Celiac concerns perfectly. We will definitely stop in the next time we're back in town!