Best Chambana restaurants and bars

#29      

ilphotog

The camera never lies
Champaign
Schrump Grocery Store since 1926, closed in early 90's I think, best place for small indvidual items. On the NW corner of ? South of Green Street.
 
#32      

Dan

Admin
Haven't read thru the entire thread yet... some of my restaurant favs:

Jupiter's pizza
Peking Garden - Chinese
Siam Terrace - Thai
Bacaro - best for an intimate dinner downtown Champaign
Carmon's - crepes
Bombay Grill - Indian
B Won - Korean


Special mention, this is a fun experience:

Spice Box - Fine Dining Management by UIUC seniors.


Back in the day:

Deluxe fish sandwich (where Legends now stands)
 
#33      

Dan

Admin
Few more food listings:

Best chain: Texas Road House
Best bar food: Seven Saints, Murphys


Bars:

Cowboy Monkey in the summer
Guidos
Blind Pig
Boltini
Both Jupiters
Mike'n'Mollies - they sometimes serve until 2:30am
Illini Inn
Firehaus
 
#35      

Dan

Admin
(3) That Gumby's Pizza or whatever it is called.
I used to order the Destroyer, it was a 25" 1-topping for $8.99.


I'm tired of people saying nice things about Guidos. Please stop.
Great bar. The mothership of downtown Champaign.

5. Silvercreek - best Sunday brunch and good wine/beer selection
6. Timpone's - for those special occasions (and awesome thin crust pizza)
Cosign.


5. White Horse - karaoke night and $5 rum and coke pitchers!
6. Crane Alley - good beer selection and pool tables
White Ho still open? Always have had very good food at the Crane.

- Farrens
How did I forget Farrens. The best burgers. A teeming madhouse at Ebertfest.

Murphy's had the best fries/hamburger combo. That was a good way to start Friday after class.
That too was my Friday lunch.


10.Brass Rail
Love the rail.


As soon as I get back from Costa Rica I'm going to Champaign to eat. Clearly some of the finest cuisine in the Western Hemisphere.
Good man.
 
#37      

illini4everjp

I
Guest
Surprised that no one has mentioned Po'Boys yet!
 
#38      
Best Japanese??? It's Sarku at the mall's food court, hands down. Chicken Terryaki, Double meat over fried rice and vegetables? THE best.

Something tells me their sashimi is less than desirable; or better yet nonexistent.
 
#42      

JW

Vancouver
DOS REALES

come one people best Mexican restaurant ever!!

In all seriousness, the best authentic Mexican restaurant you will come across is called Mayan Palace in Chicago, just north of DePaul on Halsted.

Try the Tortilla Soup.
 
#44      

illynifan34

That's a winner!!
OH
You guys who go to Murphy's for lunch on Friday are lame...Wednesday lunches spilling into long Wednesday nights at Murph's are what cool people do.

No one an Illini Inn lover?

Who's a Mug Club Member, and what number are you?

I'll find my card and share later.
 
#46      

AK Illini

Chicago
In all seriousness, the best authentic Mexican restaurant you will come across is called Mayan Palace in Chicago, just north of DePaul on Halsted.

Try the Tortilla Soup.

you have to be kidding not even in the top 10 in Mexican places in Chicago.
 
#47      

illini4everjp

I
Guest
You guys who go to Murphy's for lunch on Friday are lame...Wednesday lunches spilling into long Wednesday nights at Murph's are what cool people do.

No one an Illini Inn lover?

Who's a Mug Club Member, and what number are you?

I'll find my card and share later.
Do they still do Logo Glass Night at Murphy's?

Also, I'm Mug Club #36794.
you have to be kidding not even in the top 10 in Mexican places in Chicago.
Try El Tapatio on Ashland and Roscoe
 
#48      

illynifan34

That's a winner!!
OH
Do they still do Logo Glass Night at Murphy's?

Also, I'm Mug Club #36794.
Try El Tapatio on Ashland and Roscoe

Well last year...Wednesday night was Logo Glass Night, usually we went for lunch, got our logos then, went to our one class, glass in hand, then went back for the rest of the day, sometimes got the prof to come with.

I would assume Murph's still does Logo this year.
 
#49      

Illini25

I
Guest
Pizza: Old Orchard in Savoy (my personal favorite)
Mexican: Real Hacienda
Chain: Texas Roadhouse
Breakfast: The Original Pancake house
Bar Food: Murphy's
 
#50      

FinalFour88

Charlotte, NC
My favorites (even though I no longer live in Champaign)... Papa Del's, Monicals, The Ribeye, Garcias, Potbelly Subs, Jimmy Johns. Kofusion is decent too.