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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 1935249" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>Shoot, what a bummer. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> It really helped to round out the Champaign-Urbana dining scene, IMO. I only get there a few times per year (if I am lucky) for Illini games, but it seems to me a nice "go out for dinner with your wife" of that type is seriously lacking with DESTIHL and Crane Alley both gone. You have tons of great bars Downtown, some great college bars in Campustown (although those seem to be dwindling in number), you have Nando Milano and Hamilton Walker's as very nice but somewhat niche restaurants and you have a ton of great casual places ... but lacking in that DESTIHL-type restaurant.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: FWIW, this might be a college town problem. I grew up in Iowa City, and there is all of this good Mexican, tons of fun college bars and a couple good Italian places ... but I can literally think of two restaurants that are quality "date night" spots with broad menus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 1935249, member: 590800"] Shoot, what a bummer. :( It really helped to round out the Champaign-Urbana dining scene, IMO. I only get there a few times per year (if I am lucky) for Illini games, but it seems to me a nice "go out for dinner with your wife" of that type is seriously lacking with DESTIHL and Crane Alley both gone. You have tons of great bars Downtown, some great college bars in Campustown (although those seem to be dwindling in number), you have Nando Milano and Hamilton Walker's as very nice but somewhat niche restaurants and you have a ton of great casual places ... but lacking in that DESTIHL-type restaurant. EDIT: FWIW, this might be a college town problem. I grew up in Iowa City, and there is all of this good Mexican, tons of fun college bars and a couple good Italian places ... but I can literally think of two restaurants that are quality "date night" spots with broad menus. [/QUOTE]
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