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<blockquote data-quote="uigrad" data-source="post: 182451"><p>I thought someone had already mentioned Crane Alley. Their burgers are overrated in my opinion (I'd take a lonestar burger over Crane Alley any day). I haven't ever had anything bad from Crane Alley, but nothing terribly good either. Their innovations on the standard fare are not justified IMO. I understand why others like it though.</p><p></p><p>Bombay is the best (only) Indian food in town, but it's not the best in central Illinois, at least according to my Indian friends.. Many of them still make regular trips to Bloomington for food (I think they like the Taj Mahal Restaurant the most). Mumbai Masala (sp?) (the place on Wright St. that closed about 6 years ago) was my favorite Indian food in town. Basmati was good but started going downhill when they moved into the old "Little Italy" building. I was not saddened when it finally closed.</p><p></p><p>The first Bombay (Green St) had great food, but I always felt their portion size was lacking, and so was the atmosphere (you were lucky to get a seat, and would always feel rushed eating there). I've only tried the new one (in the old "Little Italy" building) once, and it was for lunch. I was really happy to see that they had a buffet, even if it was small. It is pretty much the same dishes that Basmati had for their lunch buffet, but much better quality. I would <em>highly recommend</em> it to anyone who is unsure what they like in Indian food. I still am planning to go there some evening to try their dinners.</p><p></p><p>------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>I just went to the new BBQ place in Urbana yesterday (<strong>Black Dog Smoke & Ale House</strong>), and was rather impressed. It certainly isn't Hickory River (I think that my brisket sandwich had kale on it!), but I found pretty much everything there delicious, even if it was a bit different. There's a really good blog posting about it here:</p><p><a href="http://champaign-taste.blogspot.com/2009/02/black-dog-smoke-and-ale-house-serves-up.html" target="_blank">http://champaign-taste.blogspot.com/2009/02/black-dog-smoke-and-ale-house-serves-up.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="uigrad, post: 182451"] I thought someone had already mentioned Crane Alley. Their burgers are overrated in my opinion (I'd take a lonestar burger over Crane Alley any day). I haven't ever had anything bad from Crane Alley, but nothing terribly good either. Their innovations on the standard fare are not justified IMO. I understand why others like it though. Bombay is the best (only) Indian food in town, but it's not the best in central Illinois, at least according to my Indian friends.. Many of them still make regular trips to Bloomington for food (I think they like the Taj Mahal Restaurant the most). Mumbai Masala (sp?) (the place on Wright St. that closed about 6 years ago) was my favorite Indian food in town. Basmati was good but started going downhill when they moved into the old "Little Italy" building. I was not saddened when it finally closed. The first Bombay (Green St) had great food, but I always felt their portion size was lacking, and so was the atmosphere (you were lucky to get a seat, and would always feel rushed eating there). I've only tried the new one (in the old "Little Italy" building) once, and it was for lunch. I was really happy to see that they had a buffet, even if it was small. It is pretty much the same dishes that Basmati had for their lunch buffet, but much better quality. I would [I]highly recommend[/I] it to anyone who is unsure what they like in Indian food. I still am planning to go there some evening to try their dinners. ------------------------------------------------ I just went to the new BBQ place in Urbana yesterday ([B]Black Dog Smoke & Ale House[/B]), and was rather impressed. It certainly isn't Hickory River (I think that my brisket sandwich had kale on it!), but I found pretty much everything there delicious, even if it was a bit different. There's a really good blog posting about it here: [url]http://champaign-taste.blogspot.com/2009/02/black-dog-smoke-and-ale-house-serves-up.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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