As reported by the Daily Reporter, developer Scott Acker withdrew his plans to open Badger Hall of Fame Grill at University Square. For those not in the know, Madison is a difficult place to build anything, mainly due to neighborhood associations and aldermen on power trips (just ask the Edgewater Hotel developer).

Delay after delay and having to reduce the capacity and number of bar stools were among the snags that Acker had to deal with. He had hoped to open by the first home football game.

This is the second time a plan for a restaurant fell through at the location. Curt Brink’s proposed Field Pass fell apart after the economy tanked.

Will we ever see that space filled? It will take a lot of patience by any developer!