According to WCIA, a restaurant is finally moving into the vacant space that was once Miga. The Downtown Champaign location will be home to a new Japanese restaurant called Tenkyu Izakaya, which is anticipated to …
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RegCakes Bakery closing in Urbana this weekend, opening in Savoy soon
RegCakes Bakery is closing in Urbana ahead of the bakery’s move to its new location in Savoy. The last day to get the bakery’s gluten-free goodies in Urbana is Saturday, October 21st, but RegCakes will …
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Amen for free pie at Courier Cafe on Mondays
Did you know about free pie Mondays at Courier Cafe? Culture Editor Louise and I went last Monday for lunch at Courier Cafe to check out pie situation at the Urbana diner. After lunch, we …
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Eat fried pork belly, Szechuan beef, and more at Northern Cuisine restaurant
In the middle of the Green Street metropolis of casual eateries, smoke shops, and boba tea, there’s a new Chinese restaurant called Northern Cuisine. Opened in the space where Bobo China was for two decades, …
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Baldarotta’s boss sandwiches and Sicilian-style pizza
Baldarotta’s is for eaters. If you’ve been to Baldarotta’s Porketta & Sicilian Sausage, you already know. The casual eatery slings big, bold flavors in stacked sandos inside Lincoln Square Mall — and has since August 2019. …
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Chong Qing House is now open in Campustown
Chong Qing House Chinese Restaurant opened in August at the corner of Fourth and Green in the space that was Lai Lai Wok. The new restaurant’s menu is quite large with over two hundred menu …
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I love me some flautas at Seven Saints
Can I go off about how good the flautas at Seven Saints are? When I’m at Seven Saints, I pretend to read the menu, but it’s just for show. I already know I’m ordering the …
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J6 Kitchen replaces Tacool Tacos in Campustown
Opened yesterday in Campustown, J6 Kitchen serves a fast-casual menu of kimbap, ramen, dumplings, steamed buns, topokki, and Korean hot dogs. Soon the corner shop will expand the menu to include teriyaki chicken, spicy pork …
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A peek inside The Park Bar & Grill
The Park Bar & Grill opened in Champaign on Wednesday in the multi-storied space where Rafters Draft & Dough was on Bradley Avenue. The new bar serves beer, seltzer, mixed drinks, appetizers, three kinds of …
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Brothers new location now open in Champaign
Yesterday, Brothers Bar & Grill opened their new Champaign location on First Street. Just down the street from Maize on Green, Brothers is now open seven days a week in the space where The Hub …
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