Celebrating PB&J Day in Madison

Feeling nostalgic over the lunches you had as a kid? Madison’s restaurateurs are here for you.

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If you’re feeling nostalgic for your childhood lunch, Hot Lunch is here. | Photo via Hot Lunch

It’s National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day.

Recently, we asked what your go-to lunch was when you attended elementary school:

  • “Whatever the lunch lady was serving!”
  • “Lunchables.”
  • “I went home every day to Chef Boyardee.”

Most of us, as we read through your responses, ate PB&J, bologna sandwiches, and pizza.
Here’s where to pick up school lunch staples in Madison.

PB&J

Cheba Hut , 453 W. Gilman St.
Try the Sticky Icky.

Monty’s Blue Plate Diner , 2089 Atwood Ave.
Anything on Madison Sourdough is good.

Lunch meat

Alimentari . 306 S. Brearly St.
Bologna is one thing, mortadella is something else entirely.

Hot Lunch , 708 ¼ E. Johnson St.
There’s an 80s/90s vibe here with sammies like turkey and tuna. (BTW, we hear a PB&J dessert is coming to their menu soon)

Pizza

Ian’s was recently voted, by you , the best pizza in Madison. Check out our pizza guide .

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Jonathan is based in Madison, WI, having grown up in the Pacific Northwest with a stint in the deep South. He’s written for the Los Angeles Times, BBC Travel, and Discover Magazine. He also got poems published in a German trade magazine for welders (true thing). Around Madison, you’ll find him at a brewery, a ball game, birding, or at a bookstore.
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