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0 | Like many other reviewers, I have suffered some bad experiences at Champaign Dental. As a college student with limited funds, I admit that I usually ignore my dental health, at least when it comes to regular visits to the dentist. Our student insurance luckily covers dental costs, so I thought it would be a good time... | en | 359 | like many reviewers suffered bad experiences champaign dental college student limited funds admit usually ignore dental health least comes regular visits dentist student insurance luckily covers dental costs thought would good time get especially seen dentist initial visit pleasant time hygienist shared stories general... | 157 |
3 | I've had nothing but positive results so far with Champaign Dental, but I can see how they might get pushy with people who aren't familiar with what their insurance does and does not cover. Case in point: they keep sending me notices for 3-month updates--I don't know of ANY dental insurance that pays for 4 dental chec... | en | 208 | nothing positive results far champaign dental see might get pushy people familiar insurance cover case point keep sending notices updates know dental insurance pays dental checkups year heather mentioned champaign dental uses thorough system dentists used includes measuring density teeth check cavities may explain many... | 92 |
0 | Just had to have a filling that I got here replaced, and it made me remember that I wanted to write a negative review. This place is a scam. It's terrible. Convinced me I needed a cap, I didn't. Convinced me I had a new cavity every six months. I changed dentists and haven't had a cavity in three years. | en | 60 | filling got replaced made remember wanted write negative review place scam terrible convinced needed cap convinced new cavity every six months changed dentists cavity three years | 26 |
4 | I went here today for the first time and my hygienist, Violet, was GREAT! She had her room decorated and very homey looking. She was funny and a great teacher about how to take care of your teeth and why. I also got the vibe that she is a very genuine person and a loving Christian woman. The doctor was also extreme... | en | 100 | went today first time hygienist violet great room decorated homey looking funny great teacher take care teeth also got vibe genuine person loving christian woman doctor also extremely nice made getting two cavities filled big deal know cavities came fixed spot without requiring another appointment loved place | 47 |
4 | Im not sure what all of the negative reviews are about - I had a fantastic experience here. I came in with nerve pain and a preexisting deathly fear of needles and came out with fear fended off by excellent service, and absence of pain. Charlotte and Dr. Colin were great. They were straight up with me about treatment o... | en | 68 | im sure negative reviews fantastic experience came nerve pain preexisting deathly fear needles came fear fended excellent service absence pain charlotte colin great straight treatment options didnt waste time super attentive throughout | 32 |
0 | Though I generally don't put much stock in Yelp reviews, I may need to reconsider after my trip to Champaign Dental Group.\n\nBackground information: I have severe anxiety when it comes to going to the dentist and, as such, am unlikely to book an appointment unless I am in a considerable amount of pain (hence my bookin... | en | 228 | though generally put much stock yelp reviews may need reconsider trip champaign dental information severe anxiety comes going dentist unlikely book appointment unless considerable amount pain hence booking appointment despite terrified started well called given appointment one dental hygienists even called back told co... | 106 |
1 | I will give the warning that I didn't actually get to see a dentist here. First of all, there was some discrepancies about when I should show up for my appointment. When I first scheduled my appointment, I was told to show up 15 minutes early which is the time that I put in my calendar. When I received my reminder phon... | en | 299 | give warning actually get see dentist first discrepancies show appointment first scheduled appointment told show minutes early time put calendar received reminder phone call told time minutes later put calendar thought strange figured must made mistake showed later time got tons paperwork btw since dentist need social ... | 126 |
0 | As stated in other reviews these people are scam artists. My first visit I went for normal X-ray and cleaning covered by insurance. The hygienist spent her time and did an outstanding job. When the dentist came in and did the exam she recommend I come back and get a replacement filling for $67. I was happy and willing ... | en | 362 | stated reviews people scam artists first visit went normal cleaning covered insurance hygienist spent time outstanding job dentist came exam recommend come back get replacement filling happy willing one chipped also old ugly metal kind used go check receptionist dresses nice good smile proceeds tell today visit told in... | 161 |
3 | Everything I've tried so far (Shrimp w/Garlic Sauce, Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce, Empress Chicken, Beef w/Chicken and Vegetables, and Veggie Fried Rice) has been delicious, except for the Buddha's Delight, which was...meh (I'm not a squishy-tofu fan--ya gotta firm that shit up!). \n\n1 point was deducted for the fac... | en | 139 | everything tried far shrimp sauce shredded pork garlic sauce empress chicken beef vegetables veggie fried rice delicious except buddha delight meh fan ya got ta firm shit point deducted fact says order online rainbow garden says try probably never get food delivery food also kind ridiculous delivery guy told come meet ... | 69 |
1 | Let me save you the trouble of coming here. Rainbow Garden is basically all talk and no walk. They invested considerably in the beautiful decor of their restaurant, but the food is rather bland and washy, and the waiters are difficult to talk to, are stuck-up and cop an \"I'm superior than you\" attitude.\n\nWe were tr... | en | 194 | let save trouble coming rainbow garden basically talk walk invested considerably beautiful decor restaurant food rather bland washy waiters difficult talk cop superior trying ask waiter could make mongolian beef straw mushrooms rather ones come dish much trouble request minutes bring manager table stood table arms cros... | 84 |
1 | I ate it because I was hungry. I got the spicy eggplant in black bean sauce and mixed vegetables with noodles. There was hardly any flavor. In the eggplant dish, they used Japanese eggplant, which is usually really yummy but the way it was cooked here, ti was mushy and just looked gross. Like really gross. \n\nThe ... | en | 133 | ate hungry got spicy eggplant black bean sauce mixed vegetables noodles hardly flavor eggplant dish used japanese eggplant usually really yummy way cooked ti mushy looked gross like really gross dish flavor really sure missing well flavor good crab rangoon good though little cream dont know rest dishes people got looke... | 64 |
3 | Nice place have been back multiple times. Unpretentious on the outside, nice on the inside. | en | 15 | nice place back multiple times unpretentious outside nice inside | 9 |
2 | I saw that Rainbow Garden offered Korean-Chinese food so I thought I would give them a shot. I ordered a jajangmyeon and tangsuyuk for takeout. \n\nPrices were comparable to what I would pay back home near Chicago. The portions were pretty decent as well. Taste-wise the jajangmyeon was good, but not as good as back... | en | 154 | saw rainbow garden offered food thought would give shot ordered jajangmyeon tangsuyuk takeout comparable would pay back home near chicago portions pretty decent well jajangmyeon good good back home lots pieces seafood meat sauce although bit greasy another reviewer mentioned serve pickled radish along jajangmyeon dine ... | 78 |
1 | I went here on a Tuesday afternoon at about 5PM. I was the only one in the restaurant, and there was only one hostess that had to juggle answering the phone, serving me, and helping people picking up take out orders.\n\nIt went smooth enough though, and my order came fast, within minutes. I ordered the chicken with gr... | en | 180 | went tuesday afternoon one restaurant one hostess juggle answering phone serving helping people picking take went smooth enough though order came fast within minutes ordered chicken green beans one favorite chinese dishes back home unfortunately hard believe saying dish completely tasteless fact thing could taste oil o... | 86 |
3 | Again, caveat lector, I don't like Chinese food very much or very often. After my last excursion for Chinese, I've become a brand loyalist to Golden Harbor Unfortunately for me, G.H. was packed like sardines tonight.\n\nThus, it was Rainbow Garden, and perhaps we should chalk it up to my perpetually low expectations fo... | en | 156 | caveat lector like chinese food much often last excursion chinese become brand loyalist golden harbor unfortunately packed like sardines rainbow garden perhaps chalk perpetually low expectations chinese actually enjoyed place fairly reasonably priced decor nice whole wall unlike traditional restaurant service experienc... | 73 |
3 | We order from here on a regular basis. There are not many places that will deliver to W. Champaign, but that has never been an issue for Rainbow Garden. I first started ordering delivery from them 13 years ago when I first moved to town and lived in a different location. Sometimes we have the same delivery guy I ha... | en | 179 | order regular basis many places deliver champaign never issue rainbow garden first started ordering delivery years ago first moved town lived different location sometimes delivery guy back remembers us wife favorite appetizer pot stickers appetizers pretty standard fare always order general chicken barbecued pork fried... | 82 |
4 | Tried the salt and pepper shrimp and another shrimp dish. Awesome. | en | 11 | tried salt pepper shrimp another shrimp dish awesome | 8 |
2 | We first had carry out from Rainbow Garden many years ago as a gift from a friend. That gift resulted in our spending hundreds of dollars over the years ordering food from Rainbow Garden, which became our go-to Chinese Restaurant. Tonight's order consisted of General's Chicken, Moo Shu Pork and Mongolian Beef. Although... | en | 149 | first carry rainbow garden many years ago gift friend gift resulted spending hundreds dollars years ordering food rainbow garden became chinese restaurant tonight order consisted general chicken moo shu pork mongolian beef although quality establishment food usually quite good disappointed tonight dishes merely average... | 76 |
0 | I have ordered from them a few times before but today was different. I waited almost an hour and a half for my food. When I got it they forgot to give me utensils and white rice. When I called them to ask about it I was given a rude response and basically told that they can't do anything about it. The food is ok but th... | en | 70 | ordered times today different waited almost hour half food got forgot give utensils white rice called ask given rude response basically told ca anything food ok service terrible | 28 |
1 | I ordered General Tso's Chicken, Moo Shu Chicken, and Chinese spinach online. Afterwards I got a call saying they were out of the Chinese spinach so I had them substitute for regular spinach, but they didn't even offer to just refund my order or refund the difference between the two dishes. When I went to pick up the... | en | 109 | ordered general tso chicken moo shu chicken chinese spinach online afterwards got call saying chinese spinach substitute regular spinach even offer refund order refund difference two dishes went pick food bother check order receipt everything correct however got home general tso chicken green beans instead disappointed... | 53 |
0 | The food was okay but some of the staff are very rude and uncourteous. I had a very unpleasant encounter during lunch time once when the person serving the food demanded a better tip from me when I was leaving the restaurant!!! I had actually tipped him fairly well and I think it is very unprofessional to vocally deman... | en | 91 | food okay staff rude uncourteous unpleasant encounter lunch time person serving food demanded better tip leaving restaurant actually tipped fairly well think unprofessional vocally demand money even otherwise seem care regular restaurant incident decided never visit place | 37 |
1 | I would have ordered from this place again if the driver hadn't of scammed me for an extra dollar. Look at your receipt! | en | 23 | would ordered place driver scammed extra dollar look receipt | 9 |
2 | Nuts and bolts: My boyfriend was in the mood for some hot and sour soup so I searched online for options in the city that served it. We went for a quick lunch.\n\nOrder: Hot and sour soup (for the boyfriend), crab rangoons (for me), garlic chicken (to share).\n\nPros: Good portion size. Hot and sour soup and crab ran... | en | 109 | nuts bolts boyfriend mood hot sour soup searched online options city served went quick hot sour soup boyfriend crab rangoons garlic chicken share good portion size hot sour soup crab rangoons pretty enjoy garlic chicken much actually brought home thinking would possibly eat later ended tossing compare get home trying n... | 55 |
3 | Good environment. A more classy Chinese food place.\nmORE Expensive but better service.\nHas authentic stuff and americanized stuff like orange chicken too.. | en | 21 | good environment classy chinese food expensive better authentic stuff americanized stuff like orange chicken | 14 |
1 | My Husband and I were craving Chinese food from Rainbow Garden. I ordered General Chicken and he ordered S/S Chicken. The General Chicken was room temp and tasted old. To top this off I got FOOD POISONING!!! What a disappointment. I normally get food from the Urbana location and this time I tried Neil street. Never Ag... | en | 57 | husband craving chinese food rainbow garden ordered general chicken ordered chicken general chicken room temp tasted old top got food poisoning disappointment normally get food urbana location time tried neil street never | 32 |
2 | When this place opened it was more under-the-radar. Over time, the sorostitutes started showing up (yes, at an off-campus bar) and the whole vibe/crowd got a bit worse. It became a bit generic.\n\nBut thats just my opinion.\n\n* for good drinks\n* for good shows\n* * for awesome outdoor seating | en | 48 | place opened time sorostitutes started showing yes bar whole got bit worse became bit thats good good awesome outdoor seating | 20 |
2 | These folks have somehow commandeered a square mile of formerly-public outdoor space which is probably the best reason to go here. Unfortunately the food is only so-so, though I do like that the sandwiches do NOT come with french fries!. Mediocre draft beer list (especially for Champaign), but decent martinis.\n\nUPD... | en | 73 | folks somehow commandeered square mile outdoor space probably best reason go unfortunately food though like sandwiches come french fries mediocre draft beer list especially champaign decent forgot mention place deserves star replaced overrated pbr high life draft beer yum | 39 |
1 | One star for the awesome outdoor seating and one star for the Guitar Hero nights. I stopped going here last week because \n*I finally had to accept that when you pay with a debit card, the waitress just gives herself whatever tip she wants, regardless of what you actually wrote on the receipt.\n* The beer tastes watere... | en | 65 | one star awesome outdoor seating one star guitar hero nights stopped going last week finally accept pay debit card waitress gives whatever tip wants regardless actually wrote beer tastes food ridiculously bland | 32 |
1 | Decent music spot and great in nice weather to sit outside and have a beer. But do not go there hungry, service trying to get something to eat is atrocious. Haven't gone back in a year, too many other places with better service. | en | 43 | decent music spot great nice weather sit outside beer go hungry service trying get something eat atrocious gone back year many places better service | 24 |
2 | Well, as I mentioned in past posts, I am from the East Coast and Salsa is huge over there, but unfortunately Cowboy Monkey is just A-OK. It doesn't compare at all to what I am used to, but if you have never been to a really cool place then I guess Cowboy Monkey will do. I saw a lot of older people and not many young pe... | en | 126 | well mentioned past posts east coast salsa huge unfortunately cowboy monkey compare used never really cool place guess cowboy monkey saw lot older people many young people opposite east coast unless find something lively also let point dj kind sucks plays old stuff even popular anymore looks like noone clue anyways fun... | 53 |
1 | This is a review for their Sunday night trivia.\n\nThe beer specials are pretty good, I have to give them that. $1 Miller light and High Life pints, plus $3 red bull vodkas. The host is funny and they give good prizes: $10 off your bill for winning a round, $50 for winning the night. Pretty generous.\n\nTrivia is a cro... | en | 408 | review sunday night beer specials pretty good give miller light high life pints plus red bull vodkas host funny give good prizes bill winning round winning night pretty cross way boltini canopy rounds questions host reads questions write answers sheets paper turn max per team pick team name team names creative boltini ... | 204 |
4 | I am rating the food aspect of Cowboy Monkey 5 stars, because you would be hard-pressed to find a better plate of nachos anywhere. For the Cowboy Nachos alone, which are a bed of chips topped with tomatoes, guacamole, white cheese sauce, jalapeno peppers, and cilantro chicken (optional), I would swim across the ocean t... | en | 135 | rating food aspect cowboy monkey stars would find better plate nachos anywhere cowboy nachos alone bed chips topped tomatoes guacamole white cheese sauce jalapeno peppers cilantro chicken optional would swim across ocean let savory swell heaven crash taste buds food excellent though pricey side patio kitchen open warm ... | 72 |
3 | Definitely a solid place to go for some Mexican style pub food and a brew during the summer. This place is nice and intimate for venues as well, but when it's freezing, the inside can get pretty noisy and packed pretty quickly, so beware. They've also started Sunday night trivia which has become a big hit. Definitely w... | en | 60 | definitely solid place go mexican style pub food brew summer place nice intimate venues well freezing inside get pretty noisy packed pretty quickly beware also started sunday night trivia become big hit definitely worth checking | 35 |
1 | Sigh. This place could be so much better. The food to me is mediocre at best. At worst, you get a large screw on your torta and nearly break a tooth. No, I did not break my tooth. But it was close. The waitress did not seem to think this was a big deal. I did, and so did my entire party of 12. The manager came out and ... | en | 176 | sigh place could much better food mediocre best worst get large screw torta nearly break tooth break tooth close waitress seem think big deal entire party manager came comped food said well paying anything sorry gross screw food agreed waitress gave bill gave back politely stating pay underwhelming made tequila fault o... | 72 |
0 | We left after the bar tender insulted my friend. I can see having a bad night, but do not take it out on your customers. To top off our bad experience, this place steals your money. We asked for our check after dealing with the offensive bar tender, and wrote NO TIP on the tip line. Later my cleared bank statement says... | en | 73 | left bar tender insulted friend see bad night take customers top bad experience place steals money asked check dealing offensive bar tender wrote tip tip line later cleared bank statement says jerk gave tip ok | 35 |
2 | Sat out side and had a cilantro, lime & chicken crisper. Overall had a pretty good taste. We also ordered the fresh salsa - way too much garlic in it for me - and the queso dip. I did not go inside so I can't comment on what the inside is like. \n\nThis is a great place to sit outside and enjoy a cocktail and the w... | en | 67 | sat side cilantro lime chicken crisper overall pretty good taste also ordered fresh salsa way much garlic queso dip go inside ca comment inside like great place sit outside enjoy cocktail weather | 32 |
1 | Cowboy Monkey is a solidly mediocre bar. I don't dance, but I've been there plenty of times for food or for the Sunday-night trivia. I'll get my biggest complaint out of the way first: their kitchen is closed during the winter. What the hell? I understand why their beer garden isn't open during the winter, but the kitc... | en | 457 | cowboy monkey solidly mediocre bar dance plenty times food trivia get biggest complaint way first kitchen closed winter hell understand beer garden open winter kitchen least okay bringing food part year kitchen open menu mexican couple tweaks enjoyed everything eat liquor beer selection average champaign beer garden ou... | 212 |
2 | Great food & patio | en | 4 | great food patio | 3 |
1 | The best part of our visit was the jazz band outside and the service which was excellent! They have a huge drink menu. My margarita tasted like orange juice...no hint of a margarita:(. The nachos were just average mostly goopy. I will go back for the music but will only order a glass of wine as they need to work on ... | en | 71 | best part visit jazz band outside service excellent huge drink menu margarita tasted like orange juice hint margarita nachos average mostly goopy go back music order glass wine need work shortening list something inside outstanding | 35 |
3 | Probably the largest Asian grocery store in the area: They have a huge supply of ramen (no, not maruchan *shakes fist*) and ingredients. Though not as produce-centric as Far East, they have much more in terms of sauces, frozen food, and even cooking untensils.\n\nDon't miss out on grabbing some cuttle fish chips, cru... | en | 71 | probably largest asian grocery store area huge supply ramen maruchan shakes fist ingredients though far east much terms sauces frozen food even cooking miss grabbing cuttle fish chips crushed pear juice frozen man doo among many things find nowhere else | 40 |
1 | They have some great harder-to-find packaged items (melon bars - yes, please!), but they sold us a whole bagful of ROTTEN purple yams!! What?! We got home and started preparing them before we figured it out. GROSS. | en | 37 | great packaged items melon bars yes please sold us whole bagful rotten purple yams got home started preparing figured gross | 20 |
3 | Has almost everything I need for Korean, Chinese, and Japanese recipes, plus a few items from other Asian cuisines. Produce is limited, but dry goods are extensive. They also have a good selection of Sake and Soju, as well as inexpensive frozen Asian foods and bulk rice. What I can't find here I get at the Green Onion. | en | 58 | almost everything need korean chinese japanese recipes plus items asian cuisines produce limited dry goods extensive also good selection sake soju well inexpensive frozen asian foods bulk rice ca find get green onion | 33 |
3 | A nice little Asian store that has a bunch of Asian stuff for those wanting to have some Asian flavor in their life. I was able to find the green tea that I was craving here. | en | 36 | nice little asian store bunch asian stuff wanting asian flavor life able find green tea craving | 16 |
0 | Honestly...don't go here.\nPeople that have a business should know how to treat customers and the woman that works here absolutely does not.\nI have been to Am-Ko 3 times and that lady was rude to me each time.\nSince I know how it is to work at a store, I am always friendly to those that are working but whenever I smi... | en | 189 | honestly go business know treat customers woman works absolutely times lady rude know work store always friendly working whenever smile woman feels need roll eyes always throws fit minimum use credit card even though paying understand bad day woman store worst seems little dirty good selection ca complain woman grude k... | 72 |
2 | Has some good drinks and snacks. Imagine will be pretty cool for Koreans to buy some delicate and hometown food. | en | 20 | good drinks snacks imagine pretty cool koreans buy delicate hometown food | 11 |
4 | Literally the best place for students and locals who want diversity in their food. They have ingredients and items from China, Korea, Japan, India, Vietnam, etc to name a few. It's also nice that they have Asian frozen meals (gyudon, bibimbap, etc) and other snacks for the people who can't be bothered to cook. Besides ... | en | 303 | literally best place students locals want diversity food ingredients items china korea japan india vietnam etc name also nice asian frozen meals gyudon bibimbap etc snacks people ca bothered cook besides food one aisle dedicates cookware household items beauty products specific things like korean bb cream though face m... | 153 |
2 | Hawthorn \"Suites\" is a decent, yet modest hotel (Jessica B. is right, \"suites\" is a bit overstated). It's an indoor version of your average best western motel. The \"suite\" was a little bit larger than a typical hotel room, with a couch and desk area. I have no real complaints about Hawthorn, except maybe that our... | en | 90 | hawthorn decent yet modest hotel jessica right bit overstated indoor version average best western motel little bit larger typical hotel room couch desk area real complaints hawthorn except maybe room overlooked fans heating constantly sounded like crazy wind outside breakfast maybe little better average continental fri... | 50 |
2 | I had a decent experience overall. I stayed for four nights while attending a conference at the University of Illinois, and the price was reasonable -- not a fantastic deal or anything, but a fair value.\n\nI'll start with the good stuff. First of all, their free breakfast is the best I've ever seen at this kind of h... | en | 344 | decent experience overall stayed four nights attending conference university illinois price reasonable fantastic deal anything fair start good stuff first free breakfast best ever seen kind hotel standard cereals pastries stuff also make custom omelets hot dishes like home fries bacon sausage coffee totally decent free... | 156 |
2 | Ugh. I had to stay here because someone didn't book me a room at Ihotel and they were sold out as was Hilton Garden Inn. I went with this place for location. Hawthorn Suites is a total has-been on the Champaign hotel scene. 5+ years ago, when I was a student, this is where we had our interviews. Yes, interviews in a ho... | en | 127 | ugh stay someone book room ihotel sold hilton garden inn went place location hawthorn suites total champaign hotel scene years ago student interviews yes interviews hotel room interior still tired looking toiletries surprisingly bath body works hear hotel guests perhaps nowhere near capacity despite near elevator bank ... | 59 |
2 | This place was ok for Champagne-Urbana. Stayed here for my cousins wedding. Rooms were spacious and the kitchenette was a plus as a serious lack of decent places to eat was evident. I don't plan on staying here again, but, then again, I don't plan on heading down to UC any time soon. | en | 53 | place ok stayed cousins wedding rooms spacious kitchenette plus serious lack decent places eat evident plan staying plan heading uc time soon | 22 |
1 | Over the years I have stayed here several times on family trips, or for business, or conferences. There was a time that this place was showcase, remember back when the big competition was the Ramada on the north side of the street?\n\nWhile the conference center is just fine, I would suggest moving along on the hotel.... | en | 201 | years stayed several times family trips business conferences time place showcase remember back big competition ramada north side street conference center fine would suggest moving along hotel boom last years hotels town facility completely dated pros better average location better average free breakfast indoor pool kid... | 89 |
1 | A friend of mine told me this place has some fantastic Pizza (she being of the skinny eat nothing calorie-full type), and well, I made a mistake of listening to her! It was a Saturday night, when the bar is super crowded. We were a group of 4, and as always finding parking spots on downtown Champaign can be a such a c... | en | 231 | friend mine told place fantastic pizza skinny eat nothing type well made mistake listening saturday night bar super crowded group always finding parking spots downtown champaign chore weekends order food bartenders waiting bartender notice crowded bar could ok want order beer shot food like idea ordered greek pizza afo... | 104 |
3 | Esquire pretty much kicks ass. I first discovered it while I was working for the city across the street and would come over for lunch quite a bit to get a steak sandwich while I was in the process of packing on the pounds. I've since lost weight and now I eat the black bean veggie burger (absolutely delicious). Esqui... | en | 114 | esquire pretty much kicks ass first discovered working city across street would come lunch quite bit get steak sandwich process packing pounds since lost weight eat black bean veggie burger absolutely delicious esquire grown changed bit years accomodate changes downtown champaign still retains much original character t... | 61 |
3 | I came back here with a friend on a random Thursday night as we both felt it was too early to call it a night, but weren't looking for a venue with dance music blaring in our ears nor were we interested in having to shove through the crowds to get a drink.\n\nAt Esquire, we managed to secure a pool table (only $6 an ho... | en | 88 | came back friend random thursday night felt early call night looking venue dance music blaring ears interested shove crowds get esquire managed secure pool table hour got cheap drinks relaxing night plus got work honing lack thereof | 37 |
2 | Not so bad, and definitely not traditional bar food. That said, we opt for better food in the downtown area. | en | 20 | bad definitely traditional bar food said opt better food downtown area | 11 |
4 | This is the first bar I visited when I moved here five years ago. It's also the place I had my first legal drink, the place I arranged my first (extremely underwhelming) one-night stand, the place I had my first post-breakup talk ... the list goes on and on. In short, the Esquire is a place of firsts for me, and for th... | en | 505 | first bar visited moved five years ago also place first legal drink place arranged first extremely underwhelming stand place first talk list goes short esquire place firsts reason holds unimpeachable place good place even taking none account prices reasonable service friendly drinks stiff food tasty jukebox kicks much ... | 235 |
0 | I really don't understand how this place can be held in such high regard. There isn't a particularly good drink selection, the food is terribly mediocre (the burgers are just terrible), and the bar itself has not a remarkable characteristic in sight.\n\nWhile all that is bad enough, I've always felt that the employees... | en | 106 | really understand place held high regard particularly good drink selection food terribly mediocre burgers terrible bar remarkable characteristic bad enough always felt employees tremendously standoffish anyone place downtown chase party walk door many fantastic places downtown champaign reason one gone business locatio... | 42 |
2 | We were looking for a place to eat and grab a beer with little kids after a long drive. We were also looking for something with a \"college\" feel considering its a college town and we are about 10 years out of college. Nostalgia gets me every time. This place had a much older crowd (on a Monday)...think 45 year old re... | en | 143 | looking place eat grab beer little kids long drive also looking something feel considering college town years college nostalgia gets every time place much older crowd monday think year old regulars expect monday night draft beer selection one bell guiness harp tap gets front bar back bar closed may available food got s... | 68 |
1 | My last visit to Champaign treated me to some wonderful places to spend some quality time with friends. Murphy's Pub, The Blind Pig, and others. I would not put Esquire on that list.\nThe decor is uninteresting at best. There is no personality. It's designed to appeal to a crowd that just wants a nice bright place to h... | en | 228 | last visit champaign treated wonderful places spend quality time friends murphy pub blind pig others would put esquire decor uninteresting best personality designed appeal crowd wants nice bright place hang drinker ca rate esquire rate food food forgettable forgot review group couple burgers wings chicken sandwich told... | 108 |
3 | There is nothing better than fried food, specifically broccoli, after some (or many) drinks at the Pig. Service is usually good, great considering the fact that they're putting up with a lot of drunken shenanigans. Also, you can get fried food to go and take it back to the Pig or Mike and Molly's. | en | 54 | nothing better fried food specifically broccoli many drinks pig service usually good great considering fact putting lot drunken shenanigans also get fried food go take back pig mike molly | 29 |
1 | First off let me say that I am definitely a city girl so restaurants like Esquire are not really my type. I have dietary restrictions and I need to be picky. I came here with my mom and sister to grab some food on Sunday. It seemed to be the only place open. I ordered the portabella mushroom sandwich (super bland), my ... | en | 143 | first let say definitely city girl restaurants like esquire really type dietary restrictions need picky came mom sister grab food sunday seemed place open ordered portabella mushroom sandwich super bland sister got chicken salad said pretty good mom ordered food nothing special however coming city little suburb area pr... | 67 |
3 | Where else can you get 2 polish sausages, fries and 2 beers for $13? Good food, great prices- nice relaxed atmosphere. Esquire is definitely a place to be visited when in Champaign! | en | 32 | else get polish sausages fries beers good food great nice relaxed atmosphere esquire definitely place visited champaign | 17 |
2 | Synopsis: This place is a dive which alot of people find happen to find sentimentally appealing. \n\n..........MMM OK- it's actually more of a watering hole. You know, an acceptable environment within which to get your drank on. It's just impersonal enough that townies, transplants, and recent grads can tolerate one an... | en | 100 | synopsis place dive alot people find happen find sentimentally appealing mmm actually watering hole know acceptable environment within get drank impersonal enough townies transplants recent grads tolerate one low enough ego scale may let guard enough interact one another food men bathroom share compelling occasionally ... | 51 |
3 | I don't remember my first visit to the Esquire. I suspect I'm not alone, but my reasons probably differ. See, I was less than a year old at the time, and I likely wasn't into doing much more than staring out the window at the buses or blinking up at the moving Hamm's sign.\n\nLuckily for me, I have been to Esquire many... | en | 198 | remember first visit esquire suspect alone reasons probably differ see less year old time likely much staring window buses blinking moving hamm esquire many times since could say grew throwing peanut shells floor stomping record still throw shells floor longer accompanying dance stopped cute around age eight family mov... | 96 |
2 | I go to Esquire a fair amount, but mostly for the pineapple tequila margaritas. They're to die for, and often the only thing I order here. Otherwise, the spirits and beer selections are okay. It's about on par with the rest of the downtown bars (similar to Jupiters, for instance). The pool space is nice and open as wel... | en | 143 | go esquire fair amount mostly pineapple tequila margaritas die often thing order otherwise spirits beer selections okay par rest downtown bars similar jupiters instance pool space nice open well huge fan aesthetic inner ocd hates peanut shell floor schtick pretty good food hand consistently underwhelming tried pizza ye... | 68 |
1 | Atmosphere is fun and a great place to come out and shoot pool with friends but I can't stand coming here for lunch. I don't know why I bothered trying a second time. So my main complaint about the lunch dining experience is sanitation. I ordered the burger the first time and a hot dog the second. I guess some people d... | en | 194 | atmosphere fun great place come shoot pool friends ca stand coming lunch know bothered trying second time main complaint lunch dining experience sanitation ordered burger first time hot dog second guess people mind communal condiments station problem fresh produce like pickles onions lettuce refrigerated communal condi... | 101 |
3 | Gotta admit that the name of the place belies what's actually inside. When I hear the word \"Esquire,\" I think formal and gentlemen. What I got was scattered peanut shells all over the floor and a normal bar scene. \n\nDespite this, this place features some cool billiards. It's a great place to watch sports games and ... | en | 114 | got ta admit name place belies actually inside hear word esquire think formal gentlemen got scattered peanut shells floor normal bar scene place features cool billiards great place watch sports games prices quite reasonable amount food serve condiment bar put much tomatoes lettuce pickles onions food burger fried mushr... | 58 |
4 | My favorite bar. Great mix of people combined with the best thin crust pizza around (love the garden pizza) and topped off with a Crooked Tree on tap. I've never left disappointed! | en | 32 | favorite bar great mix people combined best thin crust pizza around love garden pizza topped crooked tree tap never left disappointed | 21 |
4 | Why, yes, I would like to drink a lot, play pool, AND watch the game, all at the same time! Because, really, they have everything here at the Esquire. \n\nCheap drinks, good service, pool, and TVs everywhere; what more could you ask for?!\n\nI love the peanuts thing they do, and I love the whole feel of throwing the sh... | en | 151 | yes would like drink lot play pool watch game time really everything esquire drinks good service pool tvs everywhere could ask love peanuts thing love whole feel throwing shells floor feel like rebel making mess hehe fries wonderful chow feeling pretty happy honey mustard ridiculously good sure kind use need life littl... | 73 |
4 | Thank goodness the Blind Pig had no room for us and we were able to make a stop at Jupiters. This is a great stop towards the end of the night. Still one of the best pizza places in town. Great place to play pool. And drinks are quickly refreshed since it doesn't get as crowded as some of the other places. | en | 62 | thank goodness blind pig room us able make stop jupiters great stop towards end night still one best pizza places town great place play pool drinks quickly refreshed since get crowded places | 32 |
3 | Great bar. Pizza is great, thin crust. Best Pizza in town IMHO (not a big Papa Dels fan). Beer selection is so-so. | en | 22 | great bar pizza great thin crust best pizza town imho big papa dels fan beer selection | 16 |
4 | I always make a stop here whenever I'm in town. A perfect place to grab a bite with an old friend. I'm particular to the smoked salmon and dill pizza, but back in college I used to show much love to the BBQ chicken as well. Tuesday nights - half price large pizzas! Everything here seems cheap compared to my current loc... | en | 71 | always make stop whenever town perfect place grab bite old friend particular smoked salmon dill pizza back college used show much love bbq chicken well tuesday nights half price large pizzas everything seems cheap compared current location nyc still love good deal | 42 |
3 | Great place for thin pizza and pool. Tuesday are half off and well worth it!! DO NOT go to the \"new\" Jupiter's at the Crossing (see my review). Sausage and pepperoni pizza is my favorite here. | en | 36 | great place thin pizza pool tuesday half well worth go jupiter crossing see review sausage pepperoni pizza favorite | 18 |
1 | I sort of feel like an outcast since the reviews for this place are generally flowering, but I really dislike the pizza. To each their own I suppose, but quite frankly, it's probably my least favorite pizza around. \n\nPizza is way overpriced. A small personal 9\" pizza costs about $8, and I equate the taste to that ... | en | 161 | sort feel like outcast since reviews place generally flowering really dislike pizza suppose quite frankly probably least favorite pizza around way overpriced small personal pizza costs equate taste microwaveable pizza bites like pizza bites well heck dig pizza like saltine crackers mediocre sauce stale cheese food take... | 78 |
4 | One of the best bar/restaurants I've been to in champaign! I live in a tourist filled florida city so bars are a dime a dozen but when I stopped in here, all I could do is wish we had one down south! The pizza is cooked perfect, priced right, and served piping hott! Subs and sandwiches taste just as well, bar is fully ... | en | 124 | one best champaign live tourist filled florida city bars dime dozen stopped could wish one south pizza cooked perfect priced right served piping hott subs sandwiches taste well bar fully stocked local national brews brilliantly educated staff make drink fast easy mention games professional pool tables pinball arcade st... | 64 |
2 | Pizza is served California Pizza Kitchen-style. Some people play pool during lunch. Don't play pool unless you're at Brother's. | en | 19 | pizza served california pizza people play pool lunch play pool unless brother | 12 |
3 | Just your average sports bar. My girlfriend enjoyed the thin crust pizza so that was good enough for me. Pretty large venue with plenty of seating. Friendly service. Very college-like. | en | 30 | average sports bar girlfriend enjoyed thin crust pizza good enough pretty large venue plenty seating friendly service | 17 |
4 | Oh, I am a Lou Malnati's fan all the way - it's extremely difficult for me to find a pizza that stacks up to my Chicago style first love, so I was surprised to find pizza that I adored just as much in Jupiter's. The original location in downtown Champaign is a lot of fun, complete with a well-stocked bar, a few pool t... | en | 208 | oh lou malnati fan way extremely difficult find pizza stacks chicago style first love surprised find pizza adored much jupiter original location downtown champaign lot fun complete bar pool tables cd juke box adds atmosphere hubby went first date back many times since dive bar super ritzy always clean feels kind like g... | 93 |
3 | The decor is nice and makes for a nice ambiance. Good beer selection and pizza. Pool tables are some of the best in town. Overall great local place to go. | en | 30 | decor nice makes nice ambiance good beer selection pizza pool tables best town overall great local place go | 18 |
1 | The pizza was pretty good. I thought it was a little expensive, but it was exotic enough to make up for the slightly inflated price.\n\nSo why two stars? Jupiter's has the second-worst service I've ever had, mostly due to the surliest, most hostile waitresses I've ever interacted with. Just awful. I'll never go back. | en | 54 | pizza pretty good thought little expensive exotic enough make slightly inflated two stars jupiter service ever mostly due surliest hostile waitresses ever interacted awful never go back | 27 |
3 | Amazing thin crust pizza! We moved to CA and cannot find anything even close! Good salty meats and delicious sauce! | en | 20 | amazing thin crust pizza moved ca find anything even close good salty meats delicious sauce | 15 |
3 | A really, really good sit-down pizza place, and so much better than Papa Dels (that's sacrilege in C-U, but it's the truth). The thin-crust pizza is fantastic, and reasonably priced. My girlfriend and I normally order either a pineapple pepperoni or a bacon pepperoni (sometimes half-and-half) and it's fantastic. I also... | en | 111 | really really good pizza place much better papa dels sacrilege truth pizza fantastic reasonably priced girlfriend normally order either pineapple pepperoni bacon pepperoni sometimes fantastic also love atmosphere play pool building gorgeous sucker tin roof place lively garlic bread really worth beer selection kind lame... | 56 |
2 | I would have given Jupiter's 4 or 5 stars for the pizza. But they probably have the rudest waitress in Champaign. The other Jupiters location is much better as a restaurant. If you want a drink or play pool, then it would get 5/5. | en | 44 | would given jupiter stars pizza probably rudest waitress champaign jupiters location much better restaurant want drink play pool would get | 20 |
2 | Came here after a wedding reception, in need of some grub.\n\nWe ordered the Pizza Margherita - red sauce, mozzarella & provolone, sliced roma tomatoes, oregano & basil. It was fairly tasty. Not destination dining at all, but if you're looking for grub to enjoy with a beer, this will hit the spot.\n\nDespite the chal... | en | 137 | came wedding reception need ordered pizza margherita red sauce mozzarella provolone sliced roma tomatoes oregano basil fairly tasty destination dining looking grub enjoy beer hit chalkboard announcing large pizzas fridays saturdays waitress tried stick us regular price seemed annoyed brought check bill pretty loud peop... | 64 |
4 | A very consistant pool bar with great pizza. My family loved the atmosphere, design, food, and staff. You get exactly what you can expect, that's 5 stars in my book. | en | 30 | consistant pool bar great pizza family loved atmosphere design food staff get exactly expect stars book | 16 |
2 | I do commend their varying selection of toppings for their pizza. I had salmon as one of my toppings and either the salmon was bad, or salmon just doesn't mesh well with pizza. Either way, it made the pizza just taste mediocre. | en | 42 | commend varying selection toppings pizza salmon one toppings either salmon bad salmon mesh well pizza either way made pizza taste mediocre | 21 |
4 | another great experience last night at Bacaro. Over the top with wine and interesting food. I did the chefs choice starting with an incredible assortment of meats everything from house cured proscuitto to blood sausage and veal sweetbreads. We moved on to a great salad of raddichio and goat cheese with hazelnuts, a few... | en | 65 | another great experience last night bacaro top wine interesting food chefs choice starting incredible assortment meats everything house cured proscuitto blood sausage veal sweetbreads moved great salad raddichio goat cheese hazelnuts really incredible great atmosphere friendly knowledgeable staff | 38 |
4 | Very expensive and not particularly large dishes.\n\nIf you're okay with this first statement, this place is a great place. The food is really good and the interior is very stylish. Also, the service is great. This is a very professional place that you wouldn't expect to see in Champaign. | en | 49 | expensive particularly large okay first statement place great place food really good interior stylish also service great professional place would expect see champaign | 23 |
1 | This place was a bit of a disappointment for me. I was really excited to try it since I heard the chef was an apprentice of Iron Chef Mario Batali (yes, I love the Food network).\n\nThe service wasn't great, and even though it seemed fancy, the decor wasn't all that great either.\n\nThe food is expensive (which I was ... | en | 117 | place bit disappointment really excited try since heard chef apprentice iron chef mario batali yes love food network service great even though seemed fancy decor great food expensive expecting pasta got pretty bad reason tasted lot like bacon expecting get wrong love bacon bacon supposed taste like definitely would go ... | 53 |
2 | What one would consider fine dining - especially considering the fact we're talking about Champaign - Bacaro's boasts of an extensive wine selection and the best of traditional Italian cuisine. We ordered the smoked salmon appetizer, and, because I wasn't feeling very adventurous, chose the oven roasted chicken as my ... | en | 185 | one would consider fine dining especially considering fact talking champaign bacaro boasts extensive wine selection best traditional italian cuisine ordered smoked salmon appetizer feeling adventurous chose oven roasted chicken entre overall found dishes little salty maybe chef night portions modest would probably expe... | 93 |
2 | 3 1/2 stars. I used to think it was 5.\nThe ambience is ultra-glam, the waitstaff are gorgeous and the concept and menu are great. The Lounge side rocks, and is a great hide-out on a busy weekend night if you want a quiet date or conversation.\n However, the last couple of times we have eaten there (check about $150 fo... | en | 115 | stars used think ambience waitstaff gorgeous concept menu great lounge side rocks great busy weekend night want quiet date however last couple times eaten check really disappointed ordered duck arrived totally well done bizarre complained nothing done guess three stars think could pissed food turned price seriously | 47 |
2 | Decent food, but not spectacular. The grilled watermelon salad sounded better than it actually was -- it was drenched with vinaigrette... Anyway, I had the scallop dish, which was cooked nicely... but slightly bland. \n\n I think the wine here is better. had a really awesome special pinot grigio with literally peaches... | en | 93 | decent food spectacular grilled watermelon salad sounded better actually drenched vinaigrette anyway scallop dish cooked nicely slightly bland think wine better really awesome special pinot grigio literally peaches floating around great come back try wines think probably better come wine like everyone else said service... | 46 |
0 | I was so incredibly disappointed. I love gourmet food, and I thought I was going to get some pretty good, gourmet italian. I had to wait over an hour for my reservation, our water was never refilled, and the food was very over-priced. I paid almost $30 for the ribeye steak which was the worst ribeye I have ever had.... | en | 147 | incredibly disappointed love gourmet food thought going get pretty good gourmet italian wait hour reservation water never refilled food paid almost ribeye steak worst ribeye ever want ribeye go jim gould mashed potatoes much like kind make box ate went kofusion dessert bad also small even tables restaurant even believe... | 61 |
0 | I can't help but feel this Restaurant has fooled many. \n\nWhile I've read the food described as \"Authentic Italian,\" I felt it was anything but. I've been to Italy, and this ISN'T Italian...\n\nI suppose the entire visit was lackluster. The decor had a lot to be desired, but the wait staff were great. \n\nHowever, ... | en | 190 | ca help feel restaurant fooled many read food described authentic italian felt anything italy italian suppose entire visit lackluster decor lot desired wait staff great ordered wine old menu least supposed receive standard glass things went downhill savoring tiny portion glasses bartender best overfill glasses pretty g... | 85 |
1 | I don't see what all the fuss is about. I lived in Chicago for many years so maybe I'm spoiled. I don't mind paying $27 for a steak but the steak I had was average at best and one of my friends had a rabbit dish that was just okay. Third friend had a seafood risotto that was the best of the three entrees. The entree se... | en | 96 | see fuss lived chicago many years maybe spoiled mind paying steak steak average best one friends rabbit dish okay third friend seafood risotto best three entrees entree selections limited tried hard different nice new would guess seemed nervous rushing back time soon | 42 |
3 | I'll confess that after nine years I never took the time to sit down in Bacaro for a meal before last night. I always preferred Radio Maria, Escobar or some other place for a nice meal. So before we set out on a Friday night for Bacaro, I decided to Yelp it and I was (and still am) very suspicious of a few of the revi... | en | 500 | confess nine years never took time sit bacaro meal last night always preferred radio maria escobar place nice meal set friday night bacaro decided yelp still suspicious reviews place lots star reviews yet couple star reviews written great length gushing detail yelpers review writes first review great length never menti... | 232 |
1 | For the price that this Central Illinois establishment charges, one would expect basic restaurant treatment. I waited for 15 minutes even though I had a reservation. The host was a snooty, inconsiderate person to which I told him, \"relax, this is Central Illinois, there's nothing to be snooty about.\" And most impor... | en | 72 | price central illinois establishment charges one would expect basic restaurant treatment waited minutes even though reservation host snooty inconsiderate person told relax central illinois nothing snooty importantly food priced taste good portions small greatest | 34 |
1 | I am a huge fan of high end restaurants and since discovering my addiction I've been trying all of them within reasonable driving distance of my home. Bacaro is one of the most upper-endish restaurants around, so I had to give it a try.\n\nI liked the atmosphere, very modern and mood-setting, and the staff was nice. Th... | en | 121 | huge fan high end restaurants since discovering addiction trying within reasonable driving distance home bacaro one restaurants around give liked atmosphere modern staff nice food however bit ordinary prefer classic dishes done high standard creative inventions found food interesting delicious end left little palette b... | 52 |
2 | I just went to Bacaro for my girlfriend's birthday and got some mixed feelings about it. Here's what we ordered:\n\nGrilled veal chop with red beets and pearl onions\nGrilled sirloin with red cabbage, potatoes, and braised oxtail, in a red wine reduction\n\nApple cake with creme fraiche ice cream\nChocolate brownie wit... | en | 152 | went bacaro girlfriend birthday got mixed feelings ordered veal chop red beets pearl sirloin red cabbage potatoes braised oxtail red wine cake creme fraiche ice brownie graham cracker ice cream roasted pistachio bread entree wine splendid although bit salty side sirloin however dessert left lot desired particular persi... | 75 |
1 | First off, the chef's mortadella and creme fraiche didn't amuse my bouche. Second, my gnocchi tasted like it came out of a Bertolli bag in the frozen section at a supermarket and the sauce was inundated with salt. After trying some parmesan, which was freshly grated (about the only positive), and pepper flakes, I reali... | en | 84 | first chef mortadella creme fraiche amuse bouche second gnocchi tasted like came bertolli bag frozen section supermarket sauce inundated salt trying parmesan freshly grated positive pepper flakes realized nothing could save dish want pay chicago prices impress date try bocaro expect oversalted champaign food | 44 |
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