Broadway Food Hall has a new vendor: 83 Vietnamese Cuisine. The Vietnamese restaurant will replace Sunny’s (the salad vendor that never really took off). It’ll open for dinner tonight, Thursday, April 25th. The restaurant’s first …
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Which restaurant serves your favorite mole sauce?
Yesterday I had lunch at La Mixteca and ordered the mole enchiladas. They were fantastic. It got me thinking about how I rarely order mole, and need to change that. Mole is a complex sauce …
Sipyard opens for the season on April 25th
Sipyard, the beer garden in Downtown Urbana, will open for the season on Thursday, April 25th. This is a little later than in years past, but as this promo says, yeah, indeed it was a …
Avionics has an updated food menu
Starting next week, Avionics will have a slightly smaller food menu, and the kitchen will only open until 2 p.m. Some of the tried and true favorites are still on the menu (egg sandwich and avocado stack, …
What is your favorite non-burger item at Farren’s?
We all know that Farren’s has a great burger. In fact, by our count, it’s the best. But Farren’s also makes other delicious items. I’m partial to the fresh fried potato chips and the mac …
You can buy Dancing Dog’s ketchup at Harvest Market
Dancing Dog has recently started bottling its house made ketchup, and it’s now available to purchase at Harvest Market ($4.79). The ketchup is obviously vegan, because all ketchup is vegan (unless it’s made with honey, …
You can buy coffee from a robot on campus
Yes, you read that correctly. The Yummy Future Robot Café is a startup created by U of I engineering graduate student Guangzhe Cui. The robot can make a few different types of espresso-based drinks; you select your …
It’s a good day for an Italian soda at Cafe Kopi
Warmer weather is finally here! It has me craving something refreshing to drink, and in addition to Maize’s watermelon agua fresca, I often think about Cafe Kopi‘s Italian soda. It’s carbonated water with flavoring in …
Watermelon drinks are back at Maize
Is there no better indicator of warm weather than watermelon agua fresca and watermelon margaritas at Maize? The agua fresca is my go-to hot weather refresher. Get both drinks at Maize at the Station. Maize …
Five things to eat or drink in C-U this month: April 2019
Jess offers five items you should consider this month.