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Champaign-Urbana
has a wide array of restaurants, with many varieties of foods (sometimes
in the same restaurant), at many different price ranges.
For whatever reason, many restaurants are lucky to last a
year or two in town, and there are always new ones opening up to
take their places.
Because
I have a tiny kitchen, and am not the greatest cook, I eat out most
nights and on weekends (now you know where the rest of my money
goes!). I admit I used to
only go to the most inexpensive places, like Taco Bell, but in the
past several years have branched out to more moderately priced fare.
I've listed several of my favorites, by ethnicity or type
of food served, on the following pages.
As may be expected, some of the restaurants fall into several
categories. I have tried to pick one key category to list
them in, with notes about the other menu items offered. Most places have some sort of vegetarian fare
available, though I do offer a category for Vegetarians. Bon Appetit!
(NOTE: I've put asterisks (**) next to the places
located on or very near campus.)
Coffee seems
to be a popular beverage any time of year. There are several coffee shops in Champaign-Urbana,
with several different venues on campus. You can also find coffee at shops in the malls
and "grind your own" at the local grocery stores. I personally don't drink coffee, but here are
a few of the more popular places in town I've been told about.
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Caffe
Paradiso
**801 S Lincoln Ave, Urbana 384-6066
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International
Café
**605
S Wright St, Champaign 351-1149
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Green
Street Coffeehouse
**608
E Green, Champaign 344-5374
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Cafe
Kopi (www.cafekopi.com)
109
N Walnut, downtown Champaign 359-4266
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The
Daily Grind
**502
E John, Champaign 337-5511
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Walnut
Street Tea Company
115
S Walnut, downtown Champaign 351-6975
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Espresso Royale
(www.espressoroyale.com)
**4 locations on campus
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Bagelmen's
(www.bagelmens.com)
(serve bagels and sandwiches, too)
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1117
W Oregon, Urbana
337-6160
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602
E Daniel, Champaign
328-1112
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**401
W Kirby, Champaign
351-8156
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504
W University, Urbana
239-0562
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1401
W Green, Illini Union
328-1335
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500
E Peabody,
Champaign
344-2791
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Frozen
Custard – A Midwest favorite (and Cindy's favorite,
too!)
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Cozy’s
Custard
1511
W Springfield, Champaign 355-9020
Homemade
frozen custard, several flavors available daily.
Drive-thru window. Excellent
sundaes, shakes, specialty desserts.
Open March to December.
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Jarling's
Custard Cup
**309
W Kirby, Champaign 352-2273
Homemade
frozen custard, with a couple flavors daily. Excellent
sundaes, shakes, specialty desserts.
Open from March to November.
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Culver’s
(www.culvers.com)
903
W Marketview Dr, Champaign
356-8132
Great specialty sundaes, shakes. Vanilla & chocolate only. Also serves good burgers, sandwiches, soups,
fries, etc. Drive-thru
window. Open year
round.
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Ice Creams
and Frozen Yogurt
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Dairy
Queen
(www.dairyqueen.com)
**703
S Neil, C 355-8237 and
911
W University Ave, Urbana 373-2411
Soft
serve ice cream (milk actually), ice cream cakes, sundaes,
freezes, shakes. The
one on University Ave also serves burgers, etc.
Open year round.
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Baskin
Robbins
(www.baskinrobbins.com)
**515
S Neil, Champaign 359-7005
404
W University, Urbana 328-3513
1813
S Philo Rd, Urbana 344-3457
1826
Glen Park, Champaign 352-0312
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different flavors of ice cream and frozen yogurt. Also ice cream cakes and confections. Year
round.
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Delights
**508
E Green, Campus 352-2697
Also
in the Illini Union and on Oregon, next to Espresso.
Other tasty treats, too!
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Chocolates
and candies
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Fannie
May Candies
(www.fanniemay.com)
**402
S Neil 351-7056
Large
variety of chocolates and confections.
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Moonstruck
Chocolate Bar
(www.moonstruckchocolate.com)
**709
S Wright, Champaign 367-7402
Coffee
shop, too.
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Rubens
Chocolatier Inc
(www.rubens-chocolatier.com)
121
W Church St, downtown C 355-3064
Handmade
Belgian chocolate treats in white, milk, or dark chocolate.
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Bakeries and Dessert Shops
Almost
all of the grocery stores have a bakery section and most are very
good, not to mention much less expensive, than the specialty bakeries.
Though, sometimes you just want to splurge and go to a specialty
bakery.
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County Market Bakeries
(www.countymarket.com)
1914
Glenn Park 356-8242
2901
W Kirby Ave (at Duncan Road) 351-8600
1819
Philo Road 337-0210
Great
custom special occasion cakes. Good pies, cookies, etc. Reasonable prices.
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Wal-Mart
Super Center Bakery
(www.walmart.com)
505
S Dunlap Ave (off S Neil), Savoy 355-5845
(Sam's Club also carries baked goods.)
Also will do custom cakes. Other
good baked items. At
Super Center locations only. Reasonable.
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Sweet Indulgence
1121
W Windsor, Champaign 352-2433
They
supply many of the local restaurants with their awesome
desserts! Shhh,
it's a secret. =
] Very pricey.
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The
Cake Artist’s Studio
(www.cakeartistsstudio.com)
1100 W Bloomington Rd, Champaign 403-0900
Custom desserts baked on site. Very pricey.
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Mirabelle Fine Pastry Inc.
(www.mirabelle-finepasteries.com)
124 W Main, Urbana 384-6460
Pastries, etc., baked fresh on site. Pricey.
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Cookies
by Design
(www.cookiebouquet.com)
**1405 S Neil, Champaign 355-3911
Cookie
bouquets and baskets. Somewhat
pricey.
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Baker's Square Restaurant
(www.bakerssquarerestaurants.com)
1902 Center Dr, Champaign 373-8123
Pies are their specialty, though they serve
meals as well. Fairly
reasonable.
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Perkins
Family Restaurant
(www.perkinsrestaurants.com)
1214 W University, Champaign 328-3000
Great pies, cookies, and muffins. Good food, too. Full menu available at all
times. Fairly reasonable.
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Intermezzo--Krannert
Foyer
(www.kcpa.illinois.edu/center/intermezzo)
**500
S Goodwin, Urbana 333-8412
Great
cakes, pies, and cheesecakes! Pricey.
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Breads and rolls
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(www.panera.com)
atKirby
& Mattis, Champaign 355-9885
Fresh
breads, bagels, & sweet treats. I love their Asiago cheese bread. Also serve excellent sandwiches, soups and salads.
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The Bread Company on Goodwin
**706
S. Goodwin, Urbana 383-1007
Great breads. Also have gourmet pizzas, sandwiches and fondue. We hold our Biophysics happy hours there.
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Great
Harvest Bread Company
(www.greatharvest.com)
2149
S Neil Street, Champaign
398-5623
Great
variety of breads, baked fresh daily.
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Donuts and Bagels
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Dunkin
Donuts (/Baskin Robbins)
(dunkindonuts.com)
**515
S Neil, Champaign 359-7005
and
404
W University, Urbana 328-3513
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Bagelmen's
(www.bagelmens.com)
401
W Kirby, Champaign 351-8156 (have a drive-thru window)
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Carmella’s
Crème Donuts
1611
W Springfield, Champaign 531-0024
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Ye Old Donut Shop
**At
corner of Green and First 359-3311
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Wholesale Bakeries--name brand baked goods for less, sometimes
1/2 price!
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Dolly
Madison Store
(dollymadison.com)
1301
E Main, Urbana 367-2215
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Butternut
Bread Company Thrift Store
301
W Bloomington Rd (corner of Bradley and Bloomington) Champaign
351-2023
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Most
family-style restaurants offer breakfast items on their menus. Here are a few of my favorite places that specialize
in breakfast foods – waffles, pancakes, omelets, etc.
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The
Original Pancake House (my favorite!)
(www.originalpancakehouse.com)
1909
W Springfield, Champaign 352-8866
Incredible
pancakes, waffles and home fries.
My favorites are the pecan waffles and the apple Dutch
baby w/hot cinnamon glaze!
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Perkins
Family Restaurant
(www.perkinsrestaurants.com)
**1214
W University, Urbana 328-3000
Huge
variety of menu choices, and they serve breakfast all day.
Also has an on-site bakery where you can buy whole
pies or slices.
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International
House of Pancakes
(www.ihop.com)
**308
E Green, Champaign 351-6972
Serve
breakfast all day. Tons
of different types of pancakes.
Also have regular meals on the menu.
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Home
Town Buffet
(www.buffet.com)
2306
N Prospect, Champaign 355-9429
Incredible
all-you-can-eat weekend breakfast buffet. Different lunch and dinner menus daily, but
I prefer their breakfast fare.
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Le
Peep
(www.lepeep.com)
2209 S. Neil, Champaign 352-7599
In
the Shoppes of Knollwood shopping mall. Only serve le breakfast, le lunch and le
brunch!
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Sammy’s
Pancake House
2821 Kirby, Champaign 355-3403
Only
open for breakfast and lunch.
Great omelets and pancakes.
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Merry
Ann’s and Merry Ann’s II
**1510 S. Neil St., Champaign 352-5399
One Main, downtown Champaign
Open 24/7.
Traditional diner, with good food.
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The
Apple Dumpling
2014
High Cross Rd, Urbana 344-0076
An
Urbana tradition. Excellent
home cooking! Homemade
noodles and rolls, fried chicken, apple butter and their famous
apple dumplings. Tiny place with maybe 15 tables – and only
3 menu specials each night. They do sell out if you don’t get there early!
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Ryan’s
Family Steakhouse
(www.ryanssteakscom
or www.megabar.com)
1004
W Anthony Dr, Champaign 352-7403
Cindy’s
favorite buffet! Excellent
grilled items like steaks, pork chops, and salmon. Lots of choices on their buffet tables, too.
Seafood items twice a week. And a very large dessert selection.
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Bob
Evans
(www.bobevans.com)
1813
N Prospect, Champaign 356-1006
Famous
for their sausage. Great
breakfast selections. “Home-style”
cooking.
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Urbana
Gardens Family Restaurant
810
Killarney St, Urbana 328-1514
Oakley’s
Neil
Street and I-74 366-3210
Nightly
specials. Good prices.
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Pickles
Food & Fun
**505
S Neil, Champaign 356-1930
Typical
run-of-the-mill fare: burgers, meals, appetizers, etc.
I like their chicken nachos - so huge I can only eat
1/2 order.
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Cracker
Barrel Old Country Store
(www.crackerbarrel.com)
2101
N Kenyon Road, Urbana 344-9087
Good
“home-style” food. Country
store attached to restaurant so you can browse after dinner
or while waiting to be seated.
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Good Food Fast
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Taco
Bell
(www.tacobell.com)
Champaign:
at Country Fair Shopping Center on W Springfield, near
Market Place at 10 E Anthony Dr. ** 1707 S Neil Street;
Urbana: 1003
W University
Americanized
Mexican fast food cheap! You can eat a whole
meal under $2!! Out
of all of my favorites, this is where I eat at the most.
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Kentucky
Fried Chicken (KFC)
(www.kfc.com)
with
buffets: W Springfield, Champaign
1308
N Prospect, Champaign 356-2525
no
buffet: 410 W University,
Urbana; 1321 Dunlap, Savoy
Just
great chicken: fried,
extra crispy, BBQ, Tender Roast. Also serve side dishes. My
favorite coleslaw. Good
buffet for about $7.
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Arby's
(www.arbys.com)
Champaign:
**711 S 6th St, 1913 W Springfield Ave, 1506 N Prospect, 2310
S Neil; Urbana: 509 N Cunningham
Good
roast beef and chicken sandwiches. I like their curly fries and potato cakes.
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Grandy’s
(www.grandys.com)
1905
N Neil, Champaign 356-7660
Chicken
dinners, catfish, country fried steaks, with lots of home
style sides. They
also cater large events.
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Meat Lover’s
Americans
– or at least many living in the Midwest – enjoy their meat.
Can’t get enough of it.
With the Atkins diet craze, it seems more and more people
are jumping on the meat bandwagon. I don’t eat mammal, but do eat poultry and
fish. Most of these places
offer at least some non-mammal options.
Big Chain Burger
Joints
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McDonald's
(Mc-e D's)
(www.mcdonalds.com)
They
are everywhere! ...in the Illini Union
Food Court...
They
do have good fries.
They aren't as cheap as they used to be. Mainly geared
towards children's tastes - lots of fats and sugars.
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Burger
King (BK)
(www.burgerking.com)
Champaign:
**309 E Green; 2110 N Prospect; 2105 W Springfield
A
more adult burger place. Flame-broiled burgers made to order - not pre-prepared. They also have fish & chicken sandwiches
and onion rings, too.
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Wendy's
Old-Fashioned Hamburgers
(www.wendys.com)
Champaign:
1905 S Neil; 1301 N Prospect, Urbana:
410 N Race
Wendy's
has great variety, including a salad bar! Now offer pita sandwiches. Good food.
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Hardee's
(www.hardees.com)
**1703
S Neil, Champaign
Great
sourdough bread sandwiches. Huge burgers. Have great cinnamon-raisin biscuits on their breakfast menu, and
biscuits and gravy, too.
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Barbeque Joints
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Lil
Porgy's Bar-B-Q
1917
W Springfield, Champaign 398-6811 &
101
W University, Urbana 367-1018
Excellent
hickory-smoked barbecue chicken, ribs, pork, and beef.
They cook over wood. Different daily specials. Good prices.
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Famous
Dave’s Barbeque
(www.famousdaves.com)
1900
Round Barn Rd, Champaign 403-1166
Located
in an old round barn. Excellent food -- I love their corn muffins! One combo meal comes on a garbage can lid
– more food than even 2 can eat!!
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Hickory
River Smokehouse
(www.hickoryriver.com)
1104
N Cunningham, Urbana 337-1656
Formerly
Longhorn Smokehouse. “Real” Texas barbeque. Same great food. A bit pricey.
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Hooter’s
(www.hooters.com)
**1706
S State, Champaign 355-7682
Known
for their…hot wings. Pricey.
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Alexander's
Steakhouse
(www.mercedesrestaurants.com/alex.htm)
202
W Anthony, Champaign 359-1789
Good
steaks that you pick out and cook yourself. Interesting concept – but I like my meals
served to me when I'm eating out! = ]
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The
Rib Eye
**1701
S Neil, Champaign 351-9115
Known
for their impressive salad bar, great steak, and twice baked
potatoes.
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Ned
Kelly's Steakhouse (Australian decor)
(www.nedkellyssteakhouse.com)
1601
N Cunningham, Urbana 344-8201
Good
chook (chicken), too, mate. Good fried onions and “kanga spears” (fries).
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Outback
Steakhouse (yup...Aussie decor!)
(www.outbacksteakhouse.com)
2402
N Prospect, Champaign 398-3322
They
serve beef, and lots of it. Only a couple of fish/chicken selections.
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Lone
Star Steakhouse and Saloon
(www.lonestarsteakhouse.com)
901
W Anthony, Champaign 356-3700
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Texas
Roadhouse
(www.texasroadhouse.com)
204
N Country Fair Dr, Champaign 355-9901
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Sandwich Shops
Most
of these places serve more than just sandwiches…but are best known
for them
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Subway
Sandwiches & Salads
(www.subway.com)
**313
E Green and numerous locations throughout C-U. On Campus: next to Kam's.
Good
submarine sandwiches = fresh baked (daily) French bread rolls.
Lots of sandwich varieties.
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Steak
'n Shake
(www.steakandshake.com)
Champaign:
** 1709 S Neil St., 2010 N Prospect
Urbana:
2009 N Kenyon.
Open
24 hours. Steakburgers,
fries, chili, hand-dipped shakes & freezes are their specialties.
They also have chicken. My
old high-school hangout.
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Jimmy
John’s Sandwich Delivery
(www.jimmyjohns.com)
Champaign:
**43 E Green 344-6200**601 E Green 344-4443, 1511 N Prospect,
1811 W Kirby
Urbana:
**807 S Lincoln 328-6200
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Silver
Mine Subs
(www.silverminesubs.com)
**612
E Daniel, Champaign 328-5000
**905 S Neil, Champaign 398-9700
They deliver, too!
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Derald's
Catering Trucks two
on Mathews: one near Noyes & the other near Loomis
Great fish sandwiches on Friday's (only). Has good
sandwiches & breakfast items all week.
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Newman
Foundation, Newman Res Hall
**604
E Armory, Champaign 344-0732
Cafeteria-style
at excellent prices! A U of I tradition...it was popular when
I
went here!
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Mexican
food is my all-time favorite food, with pizza a close second. I got spoiled living in West Los Angeles where my favorite restaurants
served real authentic
Mexican food! (My favorite
Los Angeles restaurant, Paco's,
makes fresh, handmade tortillas on a special grill, then serve them
hot to your table. A little trivia: in the movie "Jerry Maguire",
Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger have their first date at Paco’s.) Anyway, here are my local favorite Mexican places:
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El
Toro 1104 N Cunningham, Urbana 344-7855
El
Toro II 1805 S Neil, Champaign 378-7807
El
Torrero 2312 W Springfield, Champaign 351-7024
All
owned by the same family.
Great food, good prices.
Five different specials each day.
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Dos
Reales
1407
N Prospect, Champaign 351-6879
Great
authentic Mexican food at good prices. I love the Pollo a
la Parilla.
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Real
Hacienda
912
W Bloomington Rd, Champaign 355-2060
The
only place in town for Arroz con Pollo. Lots of other great
food, too.
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Fiesta
Café
(www.fiestacafe.com)
**216
S 1st, Champaign 352-5902
Spicier
food than other places in town.
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El
Desmadre
**625
E Green, Champaign 384-5902
Good,
authentic, spicy food.
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Margarita’s
1717
S Philo, Urbana 337-6919
Authentic
Mexican food at good prices. Monster margarita’s.
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La
Bamba
(www.labambaburritos.com)
1905
Glenn Park, Champaign 355-6600
**606
S 6th St, Campus 344-6600
Their
motto: burritos as
big as your head.
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Southwestern
– Not really Mexican, but close…
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Chili's
Grill and Bar
(www.chilis.com)
1905
N Prospect, Champaign 398-2161
Southwest
style food. Great
turkey burgers and black bean burgers and appetizers, too. The best fried onion in town! (see Steakhouses)
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Chevy’s
Fresh Mex
(www.chevys.com)
103
W Marketview, Champaign 355-7900
Tex-mex
fare. Nice atmosphere.
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Pizza
is my second favorite food! For
reasons unknown to me, Italian food always tends to be a little
expensive, though here are some places in town you can go that are
affordable…and good, too! I listed the more expensive places under the “Outta My Normal Price
Range” heading.
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Jolly
Roger (Cin's favorite pizza award!)
118
W Water, Urbana 367-8366
Tucked
away in downtown Urbana, family run restaurant offers incredible
homemade Italian food! Been
around for over 50 years!
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Papa
Del's (delivery, too)
**206
Green, Champaign 359-7700
For
thick crust pizza,
one of the best places, though I like their thin crust pizza. Be prepared for a long wait.
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Monical's (Cin's 2nd fav & they deliver!)
(www.monicals.com)
**103
W Kirby 356-4243; 107 S Mattis 359-3514, Champaign and 1505
E Washington, Urbana 367-5781
They
have great thin crust pizza. And
other great Italian food at good prices.
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Papa
Murphy’s
(www.papamurphys.com)
114
N Vine St, Urbana (Schnuck’s Crossing) 344-7700 and at Old
Farm Shops, Champaign 356-8000
New
concept – “take and bake” pizza.
They make it fresh to order, you take it home and bake
it! Good!
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Garcia's
Pizza in a Pan (delivery, too)
(www.garciaspizzainapan.com)
**several
locations around C-U
Serves
thin, thick, stuffed, and individual pizza slices.
Also have salads, etc.
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Za’s
**623
E Green, Champaign 352-2697
2006 W Springfield Ave, Champaign 355-4990
Individual pizzas, hot sandwiches, salads, and pastas made to order.
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Zelma’s
1103
W Windsor, Champaign 359-1994
Excellent
barbeque chicken pizza!!
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Jupiter’s
(www.jupiterspizza.com)
39
E Main, downtown Champaign 398-5988
I’ve
been told their pizza is out of this world…
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The
Spaghetti Shop
1325
N Dunlop Savoy (off Neil Street) 352-9560
Inexpensive,
and good, Italian food. Excellent bread. Daily specials, and all-you-can-eat spaghetti specials.
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Fazoli's
(www.fazolis.com)
2029
N Prospect, Champaign 356-4820
FAST
Italian food...it's good and inexpensive!
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Manzella’s
Italian Patio
**115 S First St,
Champaign 352-7624
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Dom’s Patio Villa
**301 S Locust, Champaign
352-8444
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Middle Eastern/Indian/Greek Food
We
finally have a number of Middle Eastern and Indian places in town…
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Basmati
-- Indian Cuisine
302
S First St, Champaign 351-8877
The
food quite tasty. Lunch
buffet daily; dinner buffet Thursday & Sunday nights.
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Bombay
Indian Grill
**403
E Green, Champaign 344-3380
Tasty
food, though even the “mild” is a bit spicy for me.
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Jerusalem Middle Eastern Cuisine
**601
S Wright St, Champaign 398-9022
Great
food, good prices, great selection. Items like schwarma, falafels, hummus…and
right on campus, too.
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Radio
Maria
(www.radio-maria.net)
119
N Walnut, Champaign 398-7729
Indian,
Caribbean, Cuban, and Thai Nouveau cuisine. Small place, so
be prepared to wait.
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Zorba's
**627
E Green, Champaign 344-0710
Excellent
gyros! They have chicken
and veggie gyros, too. They
also have other Greek specialties.
Also some American ones like soup.
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Niro’s
Gyros
1007
W University, Urbana 328-6476
1007
W Springfield, Champaign 355-6760
Drive
thru only. Also have
hot dogs, Italian beef and chicken.
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Thai, Japanese, Chinese Food
Thai
I love Thai
food!! It is that perfect
mixture of sweet and spicy. We
are lucky to have several places in town.
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The
Y Eatery
**lst
floor, YMCA, 1001 S Wright, C 344-5040
Excellent
Thai food at good prices. I get the tofu pad thai. Only open 11:30am-2pm, Monday-Friday.
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Siam
Terrace
212 W Main, downtown Urbana 367-8424
My students tell me that this is the best
Thai food in town.
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Basil
Thai Cafe
**410
E Green St 344-9130
In the Skylight Court, next to Art Coop.
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Thara
Thai
912 –1/2 W Bloomington Rd, Champaign 378-1986
Good
food at good prices.
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Nitaya
Thai Restaurant
134
W Church, downtown Champaign 359-5540
Wonderful
nouveau cuisine.
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Basil Thai @ Urbana
Gregory
Place on Gregory Street
Urbana, Campus
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Chinese
Buffets that
feature Chinese cuisine are immensely popular of late.
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Chinatown
Buffet
713
Marketview Dr, Champaign 398-9888
As
the name implies, a huge buffet of not only Chinese fare,
but sushi and American as well.
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Great
Wall
1209
N Prospect, Champaign 351-8808
Small
buffet, and you can also order off the menu. They offer delivery on regular menu items.
Good prices.
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Four
Seasons House
105
N Mattis Ave, Champaign 378-7790
All-you-can-eat
buffet that includes seafood items. Sushi table, two wok areas
for made to order treats.
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Peking
Garden
206
N Randolph, Champaign 355-8888
Great
Chinese food, good prices. I love the pan fried noodles.
Food made to order upon request.
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Best
Wok
907
W Marketview Dr, Champaign 356-5757
Made
to order selections. Good
prices.
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First
Wok
1805
S Philo, Urbana 344-4500
Take
out or eat in.
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Japanese
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Kamakura
Japanese Restaurant
**715
S Neil, Champaign 351-9898
Excellent
Japanese food. Sit in the restaurant or at the sushi bar.
A bit pricey, but worth it.
I love their yakisoba, tempura, and teriyaki!
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Sarku
Japan
(www.sarkujapan.com)
Market
Place Mall food court 378-8028
Their
specialty is teriyaki chicken, which they wok up in front
of you.
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A little of
bit of everything…
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Miko
Restaurant
(www.mikorestaurant.com)
407
W University, Urbana 367-0822
Very
up-scale restaurant, serving nouveau cuisine. Excellent Japanese (including sushi), Thai,
Chinese and Korean dishes.
Also serves steaks.
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Vegetarian Fare
Most
restaurants have some vegetarian selections on their menus.
Visit the Campus Vegetarian Society website (https://netfiles.illinois.edu/ro/www/CampusVegetarianSociety/restaurants/)
for a list of local restaurants that serve vegan and vegetarian
fare. Here are a couple vegetarian places that I
am aware of.
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Red
Herring Coffee House
(www.prairienet.org/channing-murray/redherring.html)
**1209
W Oregon, Urbana 367-2340
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Strawberry
Fields
(www.strawberry-fields.com)
306
W Springfield Ave, Urbana 328-1655
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Outta My Normal Price Range
If
you have a special occasion to celebrate, one of the following places
will offer nice atmosphere, along with wine menus and the other
niceties a more up-scale restaurant has to offer.
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.Red
Lobster (Cin’s favorite fancy place to eat!)
(www.redlobster.com)
1901 N Prospect, Champaign 355-2577
Great
seafood, fish and desserts. I love the shrimp fettucini and the coconut
shrimp appetizers. They
are also well known for their garlic cheese biscuits.
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Kennedy's
(www.kennedysatstonecreek.com)
2560
S Stone Creek Blvd, Urbana 384-2116
Excellent
seafood and other entrees. Also serve exotic things like ostrich and
venison on occasion. My
family attends Easter brunch here every year.
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Silvercreek
(www.couriersilvercreek.com/silvercreek)
402
N Race, Urbana 328-3402
Nice,
quiet, non-smoking surroundings with good food. Sunday buffet. Owners also manage Courier.
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Milo’s
Restaurant
**
East side, Lincoln Square Mall, Urbana 367-0822
Smoke-free
environment. Great
food.
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Courier
Cafe
(www.couriersilvercreek.com/couriercafe)
111
N Race, downtown Urbana 328-1811
Great
garden (and regular) burgers, veggie quesadillas, appetizers,
and a big salad bar. They
also have a soda fountain. Not all that expensive.
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TGI
Friday's
(www.tgifridays.com)
**100
Trade Center Dr, Champaign 352-5595
Neat
place to get appetizers, meals, drinks, and desserts.
Relaxed atmosphere, pricey.
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Upscale
Italian Places
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Timpone'
s (same family that owns Jolly Roger)
(www.timpones-urbana.com)
**710
S Goodwin, Urbana 344-7619
Excellent
nouveau cuisine, right on campus! Their own wine cellar, too.
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Minneci's
Ristorante
(www.minnecis.com)
**401
S 1st, Champaign 352-4425
Excellent
Italian food, I hear. Pricey, too.
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Olive
Garden
(www.olivegarden.com)
30
E Anthony Dr, C 351-6339
Great
food & desserts. Reasonable prices. All
you can eat soup, salad, and bread is a great deal!
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Great
Impasta
www.greatimpastarestaurant.com)
132
W Church, Champaign 359-7377
The
best Italian in town according to former faculty members!
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Biaggi’s
(www.biaggis.com)
2235
S Neil, Champaign 356-4300
Great breads, good food. Nouveau-style portions.
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