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1 | I'm surprised by some of the positive reviews this place has received. The food is horrible, and having lived near Jerusalem, let me tell you - the food here has nothing to do with Jerusalem. Just not worth going! | en | 39 | surprised positive reviews place received food horrible lived near jerusalem let tell food nothing jerusalem worth going | 17 |
3 | Very good food! The one guy that works there and takes the orders does a good job at cooking it all too. I always get the steak shawarma!\nHe closes pretty early for dinner, so be sure to not get there within the last 15 or 20 minutes because he will only let you order it to-go. | en | 56 | good food one guy works takes orders good job cooking always get steak shawarma closes pretty early dinner sure get within last minutes let order | 25 |
1 | I'm new to the area and wanted to try the local middle eastern cuisine, as back home I am blessed with a nice variety of it in the southwest suburbs.\n\nI went into the (just about empty) Jerusalem Restaurant and looked over the menu before being silently greeted by the notorious owner. I stepped up to order and he tur... | en | 369 | new area wanted try local middle eastern cuisine back home blessed nice variety southwest went empty jerusalem restaurant looked menu silently greeted notorious owner stepped order turned back apparently cooking someone else food patiently waited eventually ordered daily special kufta salad hummus observing meal cooked... | 167 |
0 | This place was way worse than what I expected. There's only one grumpy person running the whole place, so it took forever for the food to get ready. He doesn't talk or even smile. Servings are small for the price ($14 for my meal), and the food was not fresh. Falafels were like subway's and I think they were frozen (no... | en | 111 | place way worse expected one grumpy person running whole place took forever food get ready talk even smile servings small price meal food fresh falafels like subway think frozen spice taste silverware glassware whatsoever everything disposable ended paying people without drinks shawerma gyros machine saw shredded piece... | 53 |
2 | Nice shoes, helpful staff, but pricey. Didn't find what we were looking for. | en | 13 | nice shoes helpful staff pricey find looking | 7 |
0 | In late spring I was in champagne and needed sandals. I had left the store once , but returned to buy a $200.00 pair of Fidelio sandals. I had nver in my life spent that much on a pair of shoes, I cant begin to tell you how angered I was when I was in y favorite shoe store in Geneva, Il and the owner told me I had been... | en | 113 | late spring champagne needed sandals left store returned buy pair fidelio sandals nver life spent much pair shoes cant begin tell angered favorite shoe store geneva il owner told sandals cost never sells sandals mossers ashamed deceptive practices buyers beware shoes way owner stealing customers money | 46 |
0 | ASSHOLES!!! Went in there to look for a pair of shoes and the woman didn't even offer a different color anything when I asked for a certain size. She said we don't have that color in your size and started fixing things on the shelf. Rude rude rude! | en | 48 | assholes went look pair shoes woman even offer different color anything asked certain size said color size started fixing things shelf rude rude rude | 24 |
4 | Have purchased several shoes here. Prices are comparable to most places. I'm a savvy shopper and I compare prices online. They don't sell cheap shoes so don't expect payless prices. With that said I think I have only paid full price on one pair. The rest have been on clearance (love that! ). They have a room with ... | en | 86 | purchased several shoes prices comparable places savvy shopper compare prices online sell cheap shoes expect payless prices said think paid full price one pair rest clearance love room large array shoes discounted bought mother two pairs price one staff friendly knowledgeable | 41 |
1 | I love a hotel where the cashier sits behind bulletproof glass. Nothing makes me feel safer. | en | 16 | love hotel cashier sits behind bulletproof glass nothing makes feel safer | 11 |
0 | \"Do all the non-smoking rooms have ash trays in them?\" - what I thought to myself and asked the person at the desk of the Red Roof\n\nIt got me $15 off my night's stay, but is that enough compensation for a room with sticky sink and table tops, no hair dryer, and dirty looking sheets? Oh, and the only time I like to... | en | 88 | rooms ash trays thought asked person desk red got night stay enough compensation room sticky sink table tops hair dryer dirty looking sheets oh time like smell anything remotely like smoke room occupy bbq last time stay red roof | 39 |
0 | We checked in late because of Ebertfest and was given a supposed non smoking room and got a room that reeked of smoke. The smell was so bad that it seeped into our clothing. There was also a cigarette burn in my blanket. When I went to complain, they gave me a \"too bad\" attitude from the man behind the bulletproof gl... | en | 122 | checked late ebertfest given supposed non smoking room got room reeked smoke smell bad seeped clothing also cigarette burn blanket went complain gave attitude man behind bulletproof glass able find room hotel next night checked day early red roof inn audacity five minutes charge days even though able check manager char... | 54 |
0 | Rundown rattrap. Low price was the main attraction. Place was noisy, and needs complete renovation. Manager was sarcastic, toward any complaints. Have stayed at other Red Roofs; nothing like this one. Moved to La Quinta next morning. | en | 37 | rundown rattrap low price main attraction place noisy needs complete renovation manager sarcastic toward complaints stayed red roofs nothing like one moved la quinta next morning | 26 |
2 | For 52 bucks a night I wasn't expecting much soooooooo let's just say this was a no frills place to rest our heads for Unofficial Weekend at U of I. \n\nStaff was helpful the first night we came back late and asked if there were any 24 hour spots to eat at.\n\nAfter a certain time the lobby is no longer open and you ha... | en | 180 | bucks night expecting much soooooooo let say frills place rest heads unofficial weekend u helpful first night came back late asked hour spots eat certain time lobby longer open use bulletproof glass side run looking room reeked cigarette smoke clean ish shower get couple hours sleep hand quiet surrounded plenty stores ... | 79 |
1 | Roadtrip from MN to Cincinnati and this was our overnight. It was clean although the room had a musty/stale smell and damp carpet. It served it's purporse for a place to crash. The morning coffee was terrible and we stopped at a coffee shop in Danville to dump it and get good stuff.\nThe staff feeds the squirrels and t... | en | 73 | roadtrip mn cincinnati overnight clean although room smell damp carpet served purporse place crash morning coffee terrible stopped coffee shop danville dump get good staff feeds squirrels friendly going lots storage containers parking lots | 34 |
0 | We were on day seven of a 27 state road trip when we stayed here. We used a coupon from one of the green books at the roadside information centers and were not expecting a whole lot for $39.99 plus tax (for a total of $46...What were we thinking?).\n\nThe best thing about our stay was that the manager was very underst... | en | 215 | day seven state road trip stayed used coupon one green books roadside information centers expecting whole lot plus tax total thinking best thing stay manager understanding quickly changed rooms dissatisfied initial one lot renovation activity going near room construction waste laborers making noise location second room... | 103 |
0 | Don't even bother. The rate may be cheap but it's still too much. Stains on the bed, stains on the towels, mold and stains in the tub and on the shower curtain. Musty damp smell in the entire room. There was even a bug smashed and stuck on the wall. I can't believe housekeeping would even consider this clean. The... | en | 76 | even bother rate may cheap still much stains bed stains towels mold stains tub shower curtain musty damp smell entire room even bug smashed stuck wall ca believe housekeeping would even consider clean plenty choices area suggest look first | 39 |
0 | Dirty room, rude staff, overpriced. $20 was added to the price I was quoted, and I was given the runaround about it for 45 minutes. Stay away. Sleep in the park; it's cleaner. | en | 33 | dirty room rude staff overpriced added price quoted given runaround minutes stay away sleep park cleaner | 16 |
0 | my kids call it \"low-quality inn\". That's coming from a 9 yr old, and we all agreed. Sheets slip off the bed in the middle of the night, mattress was lousy, breakfast - coffee was empty, waffle batter was empty, cream was empty. I told the front desk guy and he eventually filled up on all, but he seemed to be the ... | en | 153 | kids call coming yr old agreed sheets slip bed middle night mattress lousy breakfast coffee empty waffle batter empty cream empty told front desk guy eventually filled seemed guy working hotel time everything also garbage overflowing breakfast area back room tv old flat screen one bar soap sink shower towels flimsy sma... | 69 |
0 | I rated this crap hole a 1 star and I wouldn't even give it that. The hotel is filthy and not taken care of. \n\nThe staff and management is even worse. I cancelled a room in September of 2012 and they still charged me for the stay in February 2013. I have tried numerous times to contact the general manager and she has... | en | 85 | rated crap hole star would even give hotel filthy taken care staff management even worse cancelled room september still charged stay february tried numerous times contact general manager failed contact back people run hotel incredibly unprofessional stay decision could make | 40 |
3 | Overall not bad for price paid. The pool and hot tub were disgusting and cold, so if you are hoping to spend time there I might consider another hotel. HOWEVER, my room was clean, the staff was extremely friendly and accommodating, and they put out a top notch continental breakfast. | en | 50 | overall bad price paid pool hot tub disgusting cold hoping spend time might consider another hotel however room clean staff extremely friendly accommodating put top notch continental breakfast | 28 |
0 | I was at this dealership on February 25th 2014 around 10:00am to buy a car at that same day. I asked the salesman who is an older white gentleman with a puffy mustache if I can see the car from the inside to get the feel of the car (2012 Dodge Charger SE) so if I like it I'll buy there and then, but when I asked does h... | en | 189 | dealership february around buy car day asked salesman older white gentleman puffy mustache see car inside get feel car dodge charger se like buy asked mind test drive said yes asked response boss wants make sure people test drive cars actually afford sent dealership email happened missed sale went autopark really good ... | 77 |
0 | Never ever use this company. Totally agree with the previous review. Simply, they try to charge for applications they never have done. At the end of season, they suddenly send multiple bills saying they are over due. Worse, communication with this company is a nightmare. \n\nI think that there is something wrong with t... | en | 70 | never ever use company totally agree previous review simply try charge applications never done end season suddenly send multiple bills saying due worse communication company nightmare think something wrong company seriously someone company making application record cooking book | 38 |
0 | NEVER EVER use this company. They don't tell the truth - they do lousy work and after hundreds of dollars my lawn has huge dead spots and fungus rings. Most unprofessional \"manager\" who doesn't know a thing about lawn care. \" Stay away be afraid - very afraid | en | 48 | never ever use company tell truth lousy work hundreds dollars lawn huge dead spots fungus rings unprofessional know thing lawn care stay away afraid afraid | 25 |
1 | This hotel has been my home for almost a week so I have gotten to know it well. \n\nFor a 'non-smoking' hotel this place sure reeks of cigarettes and joints. Apparently the management does not think highly of the state's smoking ban. \n\nI have been in worse hotels, and i have been in a lot of better hotels, seeing ... | en | 123 | hotel home almost week gotten know well hotel place sure reeks cigarettes joints apparently management think highly state smoking ban worse hotels lot better hotels seeing living last months place ok staff adequately nice cleaning par hmmm needless say better hotels go go already stop reading review bored reading stayi... | 50 |
2 | This is not a five-star hotel, but it IS a nice place to stay if you need to be down at the U of I for a couple days. The room was clean and the people at the front desk were very friendly (my boyfriend and I got our room upgraded from a Queen bed to a King bed for no reason). All the important stuff is A-OK. And I'... | en | 115 | hotel nice place stay need u couple days room clean people front desk friendly boyfriend got room upgraded queen bed king bed reason important stuff like state hotel definitely smell like cigarettes joints previous reviewer writes guess took care stars curiously large hd flatscreen room hd cable channels point | 49 |
4 | Had a romantic experience here in the hottub suite with my husband. Nice walk in shower. huge bed and two flat screen tv too. \n\ngreat customer service | en | 27 | romantic experience hottub suite husband nice walk shower huge bed two flat screen tv customer service | 16 |
1 | Alexander's Steakhouse is by far the most interesting eating you can get by the mall area. In the middle of the restaurant is a large charcoal grill surrounded by seasonings and buckets of what claims to be butter. Basically your pick out a steak and cook it yourself alongside potatoes and good old texas toast, dousing... | en | 142 | alexander steakhouse far interesting eating get mall area middle restaurant large charcoal grill surrounded seasonings buckets claims butter basically pick steak cook alongside potatoes good old texas toast dousing butter go health food variety different steak cuts well chicken pork selections rowdy crowd expect lots d... | 68 |
3 | Alexander's was the place to go when you want to celebrate anything. Back when I used to visit Champaign, I'd get invited to go there for birthdays, graduations or simply if you want to grill minus the clean up.\n\nAs mentioned by Melissa, they do have a variety of steak cuts with chicken and pork. If you're a steak lo... | en | 222 | alexander place go want celebrate anything back used visit champaign get invited go birthdays graduations simply want grill minus clean mentioned melissa variety steak cuts chicken pork steak lover able find numerous nice cuts willing pay back poor college student days nice steaks difficult avoid anyhow steak picked si... | 111 |
3 | The point of going to Alexanders is to cook your own food. If you just want a steak then go somewhere else. \n\nThat said, the experience that they create at this restaurant is wonderful. Albeit the salad bar is nothing special and the menu is somewhat limited, the atmosphere is lackluster, but if you like grilling in ... | en | 90 | point going alexanders cook food want steak go somewhere else said experience create restaurant wonderful albeit salad bar nothing special menu somewhat limited atmosphere lackluster like grilling back yard guys love alexanders also feel bad filling texas toast kinda point half fun | 42 |
2 | Omg, so much meat (yes, yes, that's what she said).\n\nA group of us went to Alexander's on a Friday for dinner because they have this crazy student deal where you get steak, baked potato, texas toast, salad bar, etc. for $9.95.\n\nThe fridges stuffed with steaks, kabobs, and a tiny seafood tray also had a student stea... | en | 159 | omg much meat yes yes said group us went alexander friday dinner crazy student deal get steak baked potato texas toast salad bar etc fridges stuffed steaks kabobs tiny seafood tray also student steak section smaller cuts still quite never knew place like existed get cook steak big grill middle restaurant extra fee way ... | 74 |
2 | Tasty beef you cook yourself at a large open vented indoor grill. Chef will grill your steak for your for an additional charge of $2.79. Salad bar respectably populated with the usual fare, e.g., red beets, shredded cheese, broccoli, cottage cheese, etc. Former site of the Round Barn Restaurant. Overall good dependab... | en | 64 | tasty beef cook large open vented indoor grill chef grill steak additional charge salad bar respectably populated usual fare red beets shredded cheese broccoli cottage cheese etc former site round barn restaurant overall good dependable tasty fancy wear comfortable shoes plan cook | 42 |
1 | Too pricey when you have to cook your own meat - that was ok, but not great. Selection a bit limited and noisy when busy. Of course, I did not have the student price - so may be 3 stars if you can get it for $10. | en | 47 | pricey cook meat ok great selection bit limited noisy busy course student price may stars get | 16 |
3 | Great concept - pick your own, cook your own steak. Unlimited salad bar, baked potatoes, bread. Steaks are huge......\n\nSure, the decor is circa 1984, and could use a little updating, but the food is good, and it's a fun place. | en | 40 | great concept pick cook steak unlimited salad bar baked potatoes bread steaks huge decor circa could use little updating food good fun place | 23 |
2 | As other's have mentioned this is a \"cook your own steak\" place with a large grill for guests to cook their meat, texas toast, and baked potatoes at. \n\nThe inside is very dated, I feel like for as much money they must make off their extremely high steak prices, surely they could invest some back into the restaurant... | en | 234 | mentioned cook place large grill guests cook meat texas toast baked potatoes inside dated feel like much money must make extremely high steak prices surely could invest back restaurant still looks first time went probably years ago one make habit coming popular place birthday parties special events sometimes choice uni... | 104 |
1 | Perhaps my experience left me feeling bitter simply because I was not aware that you are supposed to cook your own steaks.... Wait, restaurant... cook my own food????\n\nMe and my dad went here because we were hungry for a steakhouse steak, but imagine our surprise when we walked in and our waitress explains how the re... | en | 340 | perhaps experience left feeling bitter simply aware supposed cook steaks wait restaurant cook food dad went hungry steakhouse steak imagine surprise walked waitress explains restaurant works oh house chef cook steak something extra pretty ridiculous ask well come cook bit bullet got chef cook food putting aside whole c... | 156 |
2 | Not a bad idea. At Alexander's Steakhouse, you pick your own steak and cook it at the community grill. \n\nFor starters, the steak's quality here is just okay. It's not the greatest, but I've had worse. And for okay steak, I feel they are overpriced in general and not just for college students. \n\nTheir steak challeng... | en | 185 | bad idea alexander steakhouse pick steak cook community grill starters steak quality okay greatest worse okay steak feel overpriced general college students steak challenge pretty interesting though finish lb oz along side dishes salad comes challenge win free meal rewards challenge changed time time steak free get fre... | 85 |
2 | I dont want to go out to eat and be forced to pay more for them to cook my food. Dumb idea. Maybe if no upcharge kind of cool but come on. Three times i have eaten here never been dying to go back. Decent decor and texas toast is good. Take a grillmaster with you. | en | 56 | dont want go eat forced pay cook food dumb idea maybe upcharge kind cool come three times eaten never dying go back decent decor texas toast good take grillmaster | 29 |
0 | there were 4 in our party. On entering, no eye contact from the seater, no hello, just \"how many?\" She breezed us to our table, didn't stop her stroll, threw 4 menus on the table with 3 seats and said \"Have a nice meal.\" We didn't stay. | en | 47 | party entering eye contact seater hello many breezed us table stop stroll threw menus table seats said nice stay | 19 |
1 | It was an ok experience. The food was good and having to cook it yourself was fun for a family. Was it the best food I have ever had? no. The building is quite old and it seemed very dark in there. The floor was sticky and the table also was sticky. I guess I am not in a huge hurry to go back. | en | 64 | ok experience food good cook fun family best food ever building quite old seemed dark floor sticky table also sticky guess huge hurry go back | 25 |
1 | We did not cook our own steak as that wasn't really our thing -- although the groups partaking in that aspect seemed to be enjoying themselves. We had to pay a couple extra bucks to have them cook it for us and they got both steaks wrong. We asked for medium and got rare/medium rare which wasn't the end of the world n... | en | 168 | cook steak really thing although groups partaking aspect seemed enjoying pay couple extra bucks cook us got steaks wrong asked medium got rare end world would cause give bad review disappointing aspect steaks bland seemed like good cuts beef flavorless steaks honestly baked potato actually really good yet salad bar not... | 80 |
4 | I have had Maid to Perfecting coming on a weekly or bi-weekly basis for 2 years now and am extremely pleased with their services. They clean the floors by hand, take apart all of the parts on the cooktop and get it looking like new, and even clean my son's room. On the few occasions I've requested them to change their ... | en | 82 | maid perfecting coming weekly basis years extremely pleased services clean floors hand take apart parts cooktop get looking like new even clean son room occasions requested change schedule upcoming event family visit accomodated hesitation reliable thorough cleaning service | 38 |
0 | I just called Maid to Perfection for a cleaning consultation, and the woman I spoke to on the phone was the most rude individual I've ever spoken to in my life. She said that no one was available to do a consultation in the near future. Not sure how this is possible unless the service is drastically understaffed. A n... | en | 104 | called maid perfection cleaning consultation woman spoke phone rude individual ever spoken life said one available consultation near future sure possible unless service drastically understaffed normal person would proceed ask would like consultation later date instead literally said one available hung confusing frustra... | 46 |
0 | When Maid to Perfection cleaned our house, they did a solid job. This rating has nothing to do with that. The reason for the low rating, however, is due to the extremely poor customer service, lack of flexibility, and unwillingness to compromise on a fair price that we were promised had we signed up for regular, mont... | en | 350 | maid perfection cleaned house solid job rating nothing reason low rating however due extremely poor customer service lack flexibility unwillingness compromise fair price promised signed regular monthly cleanings paying large upfront cost first cleaning come twice tried calling set received call back trying luck finally... | 156 |
2 | Store review:\nSomehow I have never been to Gordmans until now even though I have lived in IL. This is like a combination of marshall's with kohls. You have a large selection of clothes which are not name brand second season like tj maxx or marshall's which would have been a plus, but you do have the knick nack section... | en | 132 | store review never gordmans even though lived il like combination marshall kohls large selection clothes name brand second season like tj maxx marshall would plus knick nack section like tj maxx home goods toys pet items overall prices okay notice yellow ticket items scattered around quality goods another location shop... | 66 |
1 | The store was very clean and well stocked. The womens restroom smelled nice as I walled by, but the mens room was nasty. | en | 23 | store clean well stocked womens restroom smelled nice walled mens room nasty | 12 |
2 | Nothing great, nothing bad. Gas is cheaper in Champaign than in the Chicago area so we like to fill up before we leave town. \n\nIt gets the job done but if it wasn't cheaper, I probably wouldn't bother. However, it's always pretty crowded here after the football games so it must be doing something right.\n\nNeed gas, ... | en | 69 | nothing great nothing bad gas cheaper champaign chicago area like fill leave town gets job done cheaper probably would bother however always pretty crowded football games must something gas suit needs oh cold bottles water | 35 |
2 | So I was leery of hopping off the highway and being in the middle of no where, and well, let me be completely honest, everything 30 minutes out of the City is the middle of no where.Anyhow, Road Ranger is a brand name and it is in Champaign, which is a University town, so we stopped. \n\nThe Road Ranger is literally tw... | en | 95 | leery hopping highway middle well let completely honest everything minutes city middle road ranger brand name champaign university town stopped road ranger literally two minutes gas station sells fuel course kinds snacks books lottery tickets beverages ladies room clean functional posh free | 42 |
4 | Yum I love Jarlings! I love the smell of the waffle cones inside, I love the cute chinese food takeout boxes they pack the pints in, I love sitting out on the wooden benches and watching the fourth of july fireworks, and I love that cold fudge and / or butterscotch can be mixed into anything!!!\n\nThe new brownies tha... | en | 69 | yum love jarlings love smell waffle cones inside love cute chinese food takeout boxes pack pints love sitting wooden benches watching fourth july fireworks love cold fudge butterscotch mixed anything new brownies use good old ones though | 37 |
4 | Jarling's is quite the summer afternoon and evening delight. ;)\n\nI'll always order 2 vanilla dips in a waffle bowl (made fresh everyday) with COLD fudge (they only acceptable form of fudge on a sundae) and bananas on top and I'm never disappointed. I am sorry to say they don't carry a S'mores Snowstorm yet... buy ... | en | 103 | jarling quite summer afternoon evening delight always order vanilla dips waffle bowl made fresh everyday cold fudge acceptable form fudge sundae bananas top never disappointed sorry say carry snowstorm yet buy graham crackers chocolate chips guys accept cash check form payment save pennies head get best custard town cl... | 52 |
1 | Has the whole world gone mad, or is it just Jarling's that's all screwed up? Let's make a quick list of the ingredients that SHOULD be in a peanut butter cup (insert their knock off name for Blizzard here... Snowstorm, maybe):\n1. custard or ice cream or frozen yogurt or whatever you want to call it\n2. peanut butter ... | en | 160 | whole world gone mad jarling screwed let make quick list ingredients peanut butter cup insert knock name blizzard snowstorm maybe custard ice cream frozen yogurt whatever want call peanut butter list see peanuts try telling jarling went back another day grasshopper whatever calling sleetstorm whiteout light dusting sno... | 79 |
4 | love it. i have been comming here with the rents since i was little, so its nostolgic for me. i still get the same thing, a scoop of lemon on top of a scoop of chocolate in a waffle cone. | en | 40 | love comming rents since little nostolgic still get thing scoop lemon top scoop chocolate waffle cone | 16 |
4 | You are a delicious custardy fiesta. I ignored the hype, and went in wary, and came out full of dairy goodness and joy. Jarling's is an unpretentious establishment, basically a small structure with some picnic tables--and a crapload of delicious frozen custard. I went with the pumpkin pie snowstorm, and the regular ... | en | 93 | delicious custardy fiesta ignored hype went wary came full dairy goodness joy jarling unpretentious establishment basically small structure picnic tables crapload delicious frozen custard went pumpkin pie snowstorm regular size enough small meal think dinner shake slimfast decided kill time gon na go snowstorm becomes ... | 50 |
4 | I remember going to Jarlings with my grandparents and getting orange custard when I was 4 years old....\n\nI go back EVERY time I'm in Champaign and the custard is just as I remembered. :D The fruit flavors are still my favorite too.\n\nCASH ONLY | en | 43 | remember going jarlings grandparents getting orange custard years old go back every time champaign custard remembered fruit flavors still favorite | 20 |
2 | I really like the atmosphere here. Even though I'm not from around here, its the sort of place I can feel right at home in. And its fun to people-watch everyone enjoying their cold treats on a hot summer day. And if you grow tired of the crowd, its across the street from Hessel Park, where you can find a spot out on th... | en | 93 | really like atmosphere even though around sort place feel right home fun everyone enjoying cold treats hot summer day grow tired crowd across street hessel park find spot frozen custard nothing ordinary mean course good cold creamy sweet ice cream anywhere else | 42 |
0 | Overpriced and bland. I got the orange custard and the lemon custard, both recommended by the cashier. They all tasted like regular eggy custard. If I closed my eyes I wouldn't be able to tell them apart. It's also incredibly overpriced at $2-something for a small scoop (or dip, as they call it). The only flavor that s... | en | 98 | overpriced bland got orange custard lemon custard recommended cashier tasted like regular eggy custard closed eyes would able tell apart also incredibly overpriced small scoop dip call flavor seems good chocolate otherwise save money time go somewhere else star campus novelty apparently gone u jarlings | 45 |
3 | It's pretty good stuff, although a little pricey. I'm a fan of the cold fudge and tortoise sundaes. And the waffle cones- yum. I mean, it's your average local ice cream shop- a great idea for when family comes into town, or you're just not sure what to do with yourself, you want to splurge on a treat for yourself, e... | en | 61 | pretty good stuff although little pricey fan cold fudge tortoise sundaes waffle yum mean average local ice cream great idea family comes town sure want splurge treat etc | 28 |
2 | Sure, it tastes all right, but this place is nothing to get worked up over. Especially considering the price. After I went I wished I just picked up a pint of Ben and Jerry's instead (not custard, I know...) The menu might give you a seizure, too. Trust me I am an expert on frozen desserts. | en | 56 | sure tastes right place nothing get worked especially considering price went wished picked pint ben jerry instead custard know menu might give seizure trust expert frozen desserts | 27 |
4 | This is a local tradition and curiosity. A seasonal custard stand. I brought my New York friends to wait in the lines. Then we sat at the picnic table in the parking lot and watched the electric billboard. \n\nIt has a charmingly eccentric menu that is very difficult for the newcomer to decipher. There are only a ... | en | 99 | local tradition curiosity seasonal custard stand brought new york friends wait lines sat picnic table parking lot watched electric billboard charmingly eccentric menu difficult newcomer decipher kinds custard lemon orange exceptional good deal poorly advertised take home party pack sundae kit names changed five star fo... | 48 |
4 | Custard isn't really like anything I've tried before. It's rich and creamy. I got chocolate the first time I went there, and I was told by pretty much everyone that I made the wrong choice. Come here for the lemon custard. I haven't gotten into all of the other complicated choices, mainly because the lemon custard on a... | en | 99 | custard really like anything tried rich creamy got chocolate first time went told pretty much everyone made wrong choice come lemon custard gotten complicated choices mainly lemon custard sugar cone darn good prices extremely reasonable one complaint small one take credit cards oh well guess keep cash around mood strik... | 50 |
4 | Anyone that gives Jarlings Custard Cup below a 5 star rating is functionally insane, or, they were huffing spray paint in the preceding 5 hours before enjoying their tasty treats.\n\nSeriously, Jarlings is that good. \n\nTo those drawing similarities between their product and ice cream? You're gastronomically challenge... | en | 116 | anyone gives jarlings custard cup star rating functionally insane huffing spray paint preceding hours enjoying tasty jarlings good drawing similarities product ice cream gastronomically challenged yes cold dairy based ends custard obviously much denser creamier ice cream ice cream process bunch air stirred knock jarlin... | 57 |
4 | Boy do I loooooove Custard Cup! I'm not a big ice cream person, but this stuff is awesome! My only gripe is that they don't accept credit cards... but it's so good that the one time I forgot cash, I chose to drive around Champaign for 20 minutes looking for an ATM because I was that desperate for Custard Cup. I've on... | en | 116 | boy loooooove custard cup big ice cream person stuff awesome gripe accept credit cards good one time forgot cash chose drive around champaign minutes looking atm desperate custard cup snowstorms like butterfinger grasshopper reeses etc sure others awesome place always packed good sign place pretty freaking sweet mmmm w... | 59 |
3 | Jarling's a darling.\n\nJ: ust so you know, this is my #3 frozen custard place. Pretty rockin'!\nA: vailable seating outside. Even in November. :o)\nR: edonkulous amount of items on the menu, including a bajillion variations of snowstorms (like DQ's blizzard or McD's McFlurry).\nL: eery of overblended ice cream trea... | en | 111 | jarling ust know frozen custard place pretty rockin vailable seating outside even november edonkulous amount items menu including bajillion variations snowstorms like dq blizzard mcd mcflurry eery overblended ice cream treats downside visit snowstorm started melting even got f reading last day jarling open season late ... | 65 |
3 | Came here per friends' recommendation since I was on a business trip in Decatur, which is 30 min away from Champaign. I had my doubts at first because who would have thought any food could would be this good in a small college town. Boy was I in for a treat. \n\nStrawberry shortcake snowstorm was my choice based on my ... | en | 88 | came per friends recommendation since business trip decatur min away champaign doubts first would thought food could would good small college town boy treat shortcake snowstorm choice based friend yelp review amazing portion quite large small cup definitely going come back future trips | 43 |
4 | We were in Champaign for a wedding and stopped here. Had a couple snowstorms. Both were excellent. | en | 17 | champaign wedding stopped couple snowstorms excellent | 6 |
1 | Pros: Tastes like ice cream\nCons: Custard melts too quickly, slow service, incompetent staff\nMy Advice: It's worth a try, but in the future I'll likely just opt for DQ\n\nWe visited Jarling's last night for the first time after reading all the raving reviews. It did not live up to all the fuss. \n\nWhen we got there,... | en | 308 | pros tastes like ice custard melts quickly slow service incompetent advice worth try future likely opt visited jarling last night first time reading raving reviews live fuss got line door people back window even employees working window took good minutes get finally got chance ordered two single dip cups kids single di... | 149 |
1 | Sigh. I know I'm about to commit Champaign-Urbana blasphemy, but...\n\nI don't get the hype. | en | 14 | sigh know commit blasphemy get hype | 6 |
3 | Pretty tasty. I got a single scoop of chocolate. Yeah, I know boring, right? But it was chocolate done right. Very creamy and chocolaty. My two complaints would be that the chocolate custard seemed to start melting as soon as it hit the cone, and the cone was a bit stale. . | en | 52 | pretty tasty got single scoop chocolate yeah know boring right chocolate done right creamy chocolaty two complaints would chocolate custard seemed start melting soon hit cone cone bit stale | 29 |
1 | I have nothing against this custard place. Its old school, and an institution I'm sure. It has a ton of different menu items for the frequent visitor and I am sure that its custard is really good, compared to other custard stands.\n\nHowever, in my humble fat opinion, custard sucks. It is just not that good of a dairy ... | en | 113 | nothing custard place old school institution sure ton different menu items frequent visitor sure custard really good compared custard humble fat opinion custard sucks good dairy dessert sorry custard basically iced cream little zing owing addition egg little fermentation anyway thing would much rather go scoops ice cre... | 57 |
2 | Custard Cup is a LONG-time family-favorite (I have memories of going there when I could barely walk), but today I had such shockingly abysmal treatment from a long-time employee that I felt moved to jump on yelp to say something about it. \n\nSomeone in my group was having trouble deciding between two things while we w... | en | 224 | custard cup memories going could barely walk today shockingly abysmal treatment employee felt moved jump yelp say something group trouble deciding two things ordering said make mind people waiting nasty tone record two couples place already ordered holding anyone even would much job make sure things move along come exp... | 96 |
4 | Good custard. They can make about anything. Service is fast although it's a popular place so there is usually a line. | en | 21 | good custard make anything service fast although popular place usually line | 11 |
3 | Five stars for their wide selection of choices and toppings. Seriously hugeeeee menu. Their ice cream is really smooth and soft and tasty. I've been eating custard cup since I was a little girl in Danville so Custard Cup and I go way back.\n\nIt is kind of semi-expensive nowadays though. I'd be nice if things were abou... | en | 107 | five stars wide selection choices toppings seriously hugeeeee menu ice cream really smooth soft tasty eating custard cup since little girl danville custard cup go way kind nowadays though nice things usually keep simple chocolate chip cookie dough snowstorm smallest size makes full ice seriously like best ever ever any... | 58 |
3 | I am not a big ice cream or frozen custard fan. I had never been to Jarlings before and I have lived in this area all my life. I started a new job and was asked if I wanted something from Jarlkings. Since they were buying I said OK I will try it. I ordered the special for simplistic sakes. I surely could not pick ... | en | 133 | big ice cream frozen custard fan never jarlings lived area life started new job asked wanted something jarlkings since buying said ok try ordered special simplistic sakes surely could pick one thing choices special carmel apple snowstorm fantastic ordered small could finish put freezer ate next day think liked little b... | 57 |
0 | Maybe the custard is good, but this is the slowest place I have ever been in my entire life. Honestly.....awful!!!! | en | 20 | maybe custard good slowest place ever entire life honestly awful | 10 |
3 | I rate frozen custard places on one criterion: chocolate chips. There are innumerable ways that you can have a concrete and the superior combinations involve something-CHIP (I use the blueberry-chip as a litmus test). On the one hand, inferior custard stands will throw in a handful of actual chips, or the mini toll h... | en | 219 | rate frozen custard places one criterion chocolate chips innumerable ways concrete superior combinations involve use litmus test one hand inferior custard stands throw handful actual chips mini toll house chips something like respect us enough think care culver dq talking even real custard stands sadly people ever know... | 99 |
1 | I guess it fits the midwest ok..but kinda so/so. Seems really pricey for such small servings, and I dont think I would wait in a long line again for this. Nothing out of the ordinary, not sure what the ruckus is about. Try COCOMERA...seek it out, for a real experience. | en | 50 | guess fits midwest ok kinda seems really pricey small servings dont think would wait long line nothing ordinary sure ruckus try cocomera seek real experience | 25 |
3 | I'm a little ashamed to admit that I've been here two weekends in a row... but the real zinger is that before my trip to Jarling's two weeks ago, I had never been there. Two whole years in Champaign, custardless - I'm just making up for lost time!\n\nAbout four blocks west of Memorial stadium, you could definitely walk... | en | 216 | little ashamed admit two weekends row real zinger trip jarling two weeks ago never two whole years champaign custardless making lost time four blocks west memorial stadium could definitely walk campus would known jarling freshman year would put freshman seriously times gotten snowstorms think blizzard custard junior si... | 106 |
4 | A Champaign-Urbana institution. I've been going here since I was a kid and it's stayed consistent. Tough deciding whether to go with a Snowstorm or just some of the simple flavors in a waffle cone. The pies and ice cream sandwiches are great too. | en | 44 | institution going since kid stayed consistent tough deciding whether go snowstorm simple flavors waffle cone pies ice cream sandwiches great | 20 |
3 | Excellent frozen treats for hot summer nights. The menu is more than just custard. Jarlings has cups, cones, sundaes, shakes, frozen cakes, and floats (i.e. rootbeer floats and other combinations). Lemon custard really hit the spot for me. The lines can be a bit long (and one day they ran out of vanilla custard, which ... | en | 93 | excellent frozen treats hot summer nights menu custard jarlings cups cones sundaes shakes frozen cakes floats rootbeer floats combinations lemon custard really hit spot lines bit long one day ran vanilla custard buzz kill worth wait also minnimun credit card purchases could less fun expecting take debit cards credit lo... | 52 |
3 | A great, home-town ice cream spot. (although townies will give you a hard time if you call it ice cream). No doubt you are getting a fun experience when you come here. They have everything you would come to expect from standard dips of custard in cones or bowls, to slushy-type drinks and their version of the DQ blizzar... | en | 138 | great ice cream spot although townies give hard time call ice cream doubt getting fun experience come everything would come expect standard dips custard cones bowls drinks version dq blizzard give stars great value easily spend couple custard hard shell kind cash cent street also never fails frustrate take credit cards... | 57 |
3 | The only negative thing i have to say about this place is that the lines are confusing and i had no idea if i need to stand in a particular line based off what i wanted to order or if i could just jump in wherever.\n\nThat being said, this place is awesome and very fairly priced. To say they have a shit ton of options ... | en | 99 | negative thing say place lines confusing idea need stand particular line based wanted order could jump said place awesome fairly priced say shit ton options would something like saying beatles fans definitely back ever passing champaign region check yelp | 39 |
2 | If you want your frozen custard to stay frozen, come in February. The custard here melts as soon as you breathe on it, and as someone who hates melted ice cream, I find this quite annoying. \n\nThe variety of the snowstorms is plentiful but they are a bit stingy on the toppings. Again, these are supposed to be somethin... | en | 138 | want frozen custard stay frozen come february custard melts soon breathe someone hates melted ice cream find quite annoying variety snowstorms plentiful bit stingy toppings supposed something frosty actually borderline sugar milk price bit hefty like thick flavorful custard stick culver otherwise go coldstone get freak... | 70 |
2 | This lil spot seems like a cute family run joint & maybe it is but I'm more of an ice cream kinda guy. Being that it was close to Hooters, where I jus had dinner, and craving DQ, I decided to giv it a shot since they're rather famous in the area. I had a double scoop in a waffle cone of strawberry & mango for jus under... | en | 91 | lil spot seems like cute family run joint maybe ice cream kinda guy close hooters jus dinner craving dq decided giv shot since rather famous area double scoop waffle cone strawberry mango jus bad right well scoops rather small mention prefer ice cream decent taste | 45 |
4 | This is such a local gem. Everyone from the 217 knows this place as a symbol of their childhood. The crazy lines are part of the experience. Use it as an opportunity to observe the townies, we're interesting people. You have to pick a side though, are you going to call it Jarling's or Custard Cup? Cold fudge is their s... | en | 68 | local gem everyone knows place symbol childhood crazy lines part experience use opportunity observe townies interesting people pick side though going call jarling custard cup cold fudge specialty yeah really better cold | 32 |
2 | Stopped at this local favorite while in the C-U area last week. I got a medium peanut butter and chocolate (I forget the name but its basically a blizzard) and my hubby got the same type of thing but with coffee and oreos. The mediums are a good size (I wanna say 16 oz.?), though a bit expensive at $4.95. The price see... | en | 200 | stopped local favorite area last week got medium peanut butter chocolate forget name basically blizzard hubby got type thing coffee oreos mediums good size wan na say though bit expensive price seemed bit steep custard place honest better custard bad extraordinary locals went made lots outdoor seating minimal indoor se... | 90 |
3 | Stopped here after a friend mentioned that it was really good and was surprised after I mentioned I had not been there before. \n\nThe place has so many different options of custard and sundaes, great sizes, and reasonable prices. I got the Peanut Butter Cup junior Snowstorm custard cup and it was amazing! Very delicio... | en | 106 | stopped friend mentioned really good surprised mentioned place many different options custard sundaes great sizes reasonable prices got peanut butter cup junior snowstorm custard cup amazing delicious filling oz junior size cup need guaranteed friend let try lemon chiffon pie decent tasted like lemon cookies custard se... | 54 |
0 | The service is so slow it's ridiculous. It can take 20-30 minutes for a cup. It's an okay product but the service is unbearable. | en | 24 | service slow ridiculous take minutes cup okay product service unbearable | 10 |
4 | Jarlings Custard cup.. quite the Urbana Champaign institution it is. And deservedly so. It is only open part of the year, so its a question of making hay when the sun shines. There are long lines, cash only (till recently I think), but the custard is creamy, fresssh! and so worth the wait. They have a huge menu with al... | en | 78 | jarlings custard cup quite urbana champaign institution deservedly open part year question making hay sun shines long lines cash till recently think custard creamy fresssh worth wait huge menu sorts floats sundaes ice cream sandwiches good ol custard something beat | 40 |
4 | Greatest ice cream ever. If you are within 300 miles of Urbana-Champaign, take an unforgettable detour to Jarling's. You can thank me after you have swooned on two large scoops of their vanilla \"custard\" ice creams topped with pecans, bananas and fudge | en | 42 | greatest ice cream ever within miles take unforgettable detour jarling thank swooned two large scoops vanilla ice creams topped pecans bananas fudge | 22 |
2 | First, the vanilla custard and cold fudge are great. Unfortunately, the other custard flavors seem to be made with artificial colors and flavors. The key lime tastes like green Skittles, and the strawberry has a strong resemblance to cheap, pink bubble gum. This was probably okay back in the 1960s, but now it's kinda g... | en | 55 | first vanilla custard cold fudge great unfortunately custard flavors seem made artificial colors flavors key lime tastes like green skittles strawberry strong resemblance cheap pink bubble gum probably okay back kinda gross | 32 |
0 | Jarlings serving sizes suck. I bought a $4.63 (MED) cold fudge sundae and it was 3/4 inch below the rim of the cup including the fudge. When I mentioned it I might as well have been speaking gibberish because it didn't even register with the employee ( who was training a new person) . I wouldn't recommend them for thei... | en | 68 | jarlings serving sizes suck bought med cold fudge sundae inch rim cup including fudge mentioned might well speaking gibberish even register employee training new person would recommend poor service poor portions thanks listening | 33 |
1 | I dunno about Senator's. They don't have beers on draft, which is a major let-down and they charge $3 per bottle for domestic macro bottles, which is a little high, even for Saturday night, for a bar this shitty. \n\nThe decor is not dirty or typical trash-bar standard stuff, (promotional wall flair is still present) b... | en | 187 | dunno senator beers draft major charge per bottle domestic macro bottles little high even saturday night bar shitty decor dirty typical standard stuff promotional wall flair still present mismatched unpleasant way think horny hunting lodge meets upscale steakhouse developmentally disabled child name senator outside geo... | 96 |
0 | This is a dive bar. We were killing time before a wedding receoption and this place was next to where the reception was going to be held. I would not recommend this place to anyone. It's just not my thing. It's old and dark. | en | 44 | dive bar killing time wedding receoption place next reception going held would recommend place anyone thing old dark | 18 |
2 | Townie Chic. \n\nWeird on Saturday but likely better other nights.\n\nBest served with a few drinks. | en | 15 | townie chic saturday likely better served drinks | 7 |
1 | We did not have a good experience there. Contrary to what the Saturn company is supposed to stand for, the salesman we worked with was extremely pushy (even for a used car salesman). We won't go back. | en | 37 | good experience contrary saturn company supposed stand salesman worked extremely pushy even used car salesman wo go back | 18 |
2 | I wasn't thrilled with the service I received when I took my Saturn L200 in. This was the second time I have taken it in and have been underwhelmed with their customer service skills. \n\nI was especially not thrilled when I was told it would cost over $700 to repair. I thanked them and said I didn't need to have it fi... | en | 86 | thrilled service received took saturn second time taken underwhelmed customer service skills especially thrilled told would cost repair thanked said need fixed afterall took another place urbana cost repair guy got nice tip | 33 |
1 | I have received poor service from this KFC location many times. Ranging from no napkins at the drive-thru (a big pet peeve of mine!), old and/or overdone food to receiving food that I didn't order, and not getting what I DID order!\n\nToday I asked for \"extra\" lettuce on my Twister Wrap with the hopes that I would ac... | en | 130 | received poor service kfc location many times ranging napkins big pet peeve mine old overdone food receiving food order getting order asked lettuce twister wrap hopes would actually get decent amount lettuce got back office opened single shread lettuce even rogue piece could rolled wrap counter know gross tortilla chic... | 60 |
0 | I just sat for nearly 15 minutes at the drive through & started with 3 cars in front of me who had already ordered! I finally left when the car in front of me made it to the drive up window and sat for another 4 minutes before they took their money. Ridiculous they are that slow. I ended up going to Arby's & got serv... | en | 75 | sat nearly minutes drive started cars front already ordered finally left car front made drive window sat another minutes took money ridiculous slow ended going arby got served right away never go back kfc | 34 |
0 | I remember enjoying eating at an A&W one time I tried it, but this experience was nothing like that one.\n\nFirst, I was in a large group. We could immediately tell this threw them off, but rather than handling it well they took 15-25 minutes for every order and most were done sloppily.\n\nMy fries and large root beer ... | en | 134 | remember enjoying eating w one time tried experience nothing like large group could immediately tell threw rather handling well took minutes every order done fries large root beer float took minutes time stamp receipt single fries stale chemical taste root beer float abysmal ice cream gritty could even drink half despi... | 68 |
0 | Amazingly, worse than I expected. Only 3 people on staff at 1 pm, which I would assume would be a busy time. And even though my coworker and I were the only people in line, it took a solid 4 minutes before they even took my order. I got my drink cup, and immediately decided not to use it, because the soda machine was c... | en | 112 | amazingly worse expected people staff pm would assume would busy time even though coworker people line took solid minutes even took order got drink cup immediately decided use soda machine caked clearly days worth filth food fine way handled alarming employee went emptying trash ringing handed food without bothering wa... | 52 |
3 | Wow such negative reviews! I had a good experience here on both drive thru and walk in. Several employees on staff, clean and fast service. | en | 25 | wow negative reviews good experience drive thru walk several employees staff clean fast service | 14 |
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