Champaign-Urbana restaurants & bars

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Illiniguy74

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Illiniguy74
Bbuck21 said:
Won't argue with you. My kids are all more than 10 years removed from college. My only experience with how various campustowns have changed is only with UIUC. Even when my kids, whose college years ranged from 2003-2013, the campuses we visited (and they attended) all had their own character. Some big schools, some small schools. Some campustowns felt similar to my 1970s through 1990s UIUC, some had lacked character comepletely. My question to anybody that was very familiar with other bigtime college towns (various Big10 for example) and how they look and feel now? Is the transformation we have seen with UIUC campustown common around the country or was this unique for some reason?
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The UGA (University of Georgia, Athens) campus town and surrounding area in 2023 looks and feels much like UIUC when I arrived in 1970, New apartments are located away from campus. Kids looking to live closer to campus live in older apartments and houses. Kids don't seem to mind the old school vibe and, of course, the alums love it. Mrs. Illiniguy74 and I used to occasionally visit the Varsity for a chili dog. It was always packed on football Saturdays. Unfortunately, it closed after a tussle with the local government over expansion. It was a campus institution. We have attended a few football games. I must say that while it's a great atmosphere, it is no better than what we experienced when the 80s belonged to the Illini.
 
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john1952

john1952
john1952
Illiniguy74 said:
The UGA (University of Georgia, Athens) campus town and surrounding area in 2023 looks and feels much like UIUC when I arrived in 1970, New apartments are located away from campus. Kids looking to live closer to campus live in older apartments and houses. Kids don't seem to mind the old school vibe and, of course, the alums love it. Mrs. Illiniguy74 and I used to occasionally visit the Varsity for a chili dog. It was always packed on football Saturdays. Unfortunately, it closed after a tussle with the local government over expansion. It was a campus institution. We have attended a few football games. I must say that while it's a great atmosphere, it is no better than what we experienced when the 80s belonged to the Illini.
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BillyBob1

BillyBob1
Champaign
BillyBob1
illiniE said:
Murphy’s changed their fries the last time I was there. Not their awesome homecut fries that you could add vinegar.

My friends and I our complained like old men sending soup back to the deli, but then admitted that the new fries were not as good but still awesome.
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My wife said the same thing about their fries.