Smile Politely

The Miracle Bar pop up at Lodgic is fun and festive

*Editor’s Note: We learned that as of December 6th, Everyday Kitchen restaurant, cafe, and the Miracle Bar pop-up are permanently closed.

If you stop by the café at Everyday Kitchen Wednesday through Sunday evenings this month, you’ll find a cute and cozy holiday vibe, with lights, decor, servers in ugly Christmas sweaters with reindeer names on their nametags, and tasty concotions in kitschy glasses and mugs.

A bar with a white counter, and shelves with Christmas themed bar glasses behind it. White and colored lights hang above the bar, along with evergreen garland. Photo by Julie McClure.Photo by Julie McClure.

My spouse and I made a reservation for the Miracle Bar pop-up last Friday, and really enjoyed our experience. We were seated on couch with throw blankets and themed pillows, and found a menu with selection of holiday themed drinks, all around $10. 

A white pillow with the phrase

Two drinks sit on a low wooden table. One has a dark liquid in a ceramic Santa head mug. The other has a reddish-purple liquid in a clear champagne flute. There's a tiny stuffed koala wrapped around the stem. Photo by Julie McClure.Photo by Julie McClure.

We didn’t order them, but there were also two shots on the menu, the Naughty and Nice shots, that came in cute little Santa shot glasses. All of the festive glassware and mugs are available for purchase if you want to bring them home or give them as gifts. 

Miracle Bar is a separate entity that creates this pop-up, so I don’t know how much control Everyday Kitchen has over the menu, but I think it would have been a good thing to include some equally festive non-alcoholic options. 

The Miracle Bar holiday pop-up runs through December 31st. You can make reservations here.

Everyday Kitchen Miracle Bar
1807 S Neil Street
Champaign
W-Su 4 to 9 p.m.

Top photo by Julie McClure.

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