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1 | Its pretty cool to get ice cream at a drive thru, but you had better be ready with your order when you pull up or they treat you like an asshole. Yes, I know how it works, but when there are 60 ways to get any of their 30 items, sometimes I need a little time to sort out exactly what I want to give you money to serve m... | en | 70 | pretty cool get ice cream drive thru better ready order pull treat like asshole yes know works ways get items sometimes need little time sort exactly want give money serve | 30 |
2 | Just your run-of-the-mill fast food place. Staffed by new people constantly, it's not the best place to walk up to the counter and ask for a recommendation.\n\nAs far as Dairy Queens go, though, this one is just fine. My orders have always turned out right, and the blizzards always well-mixed. If you're looking for ... | en | 63 | fast food place staffed new people constantly best place walk counter ask far dairy queens go though one fine orders always turned right blizzards always looking quick guilty treat get | 30 |
4 | Gotta love dairy queen - glad this one has a drive through! | en | 12 | got ta love dairy queen glad one drive | 8 |
1 | An OK , but not great, place to grab a sandwich for lunch. Not surprisingly, they do have really good bread. Horrible destination for dinner.\n\nThe lines are long and the sandwiches are pretty decent at lunch time, and it's certainly worth a try if you've never been here before.\n\nI've been in twice for dinner and ... | en | 474 | ok great place grab sandwich lunch surprisingly really good bread horrible destination lines long sandwiches pretty decent lunch time certainly worth try never twice dinner disappointed times first time place dead maybe tables seated time valentine day stupid know place packed seriously overbooked since apparently give... | 216 |
2 | I don't understand why the lunch and dinner here are so different. Is there a different owner for each meal? \n\nLunch is self-service, no-frills sandwiches and soups. In a word: plain. \n\nDinner is table service and can be good. But they emphasize a gimmicky fondue service and the main dishes can be hit-and-miss... | en | 97 | understand lunch dinner different different owner meal sandwiches soups word plain table service good emphasize gimmicky fondue service main dishes pizzas solid meat undercooked order seafood watch called bread appear make bread good seems misleading kind like list change | 39 |
0 | Something has got to be done about the abominable service at The Bread Company.. It's such a shame because their food is not bad, but the service is so badly below standard, I decided I am simply never coming back here.\n\nThere is one particular worker with tattoos on his arm who is very insolent towards customers, ra... | en | 314 | something got done abominable service bread company shame food bad service badly standard decided simply never coming back one particular worker tattoos arm insolent towards customers raising voice asking months ordered grilled sandwich pick lunch time result totally random owner tall bald guy call chances get good san... | 148 |
1 | Our family dined here after my sister's graduation. It was nice of them to move our reservation up on such short notice but after eating here, I understood why this wasn't a problem.\n\nIf you're called \"The Bread Company\" you probably shouldn't serve burnt bread. The crust of our Italian bread was burnt. Though the ... | en | 480 | family dined sister graduation nice move reservation short notice eating understood called bread probably serve burnt bread crust italian bread burnt though bread good otherwise leaving charred taste patrons mouths best way start sister made reservation inform would full menu day though looked menu online beforehand ab... | 218 |
2 | It had been a couple years since I last went to The Bread Company, and since today was a beautiful day to sit outside and eat a sandwich, my boyfriend and I decided to give it a go. I got a half portobello sandwich, half strawberry salad - a delightful combination, and everything tasted fresh. (I'm gonna have to figu... | en | 176 | couple years since last went bread company since today beautiful day sit outside eat sandwich boyfriend decided give go got half portobello sandwich half strawberry salad delightful combination everything tasted fresh gon na figure make sandwich boyfriend salmon burger pretty good served bread bun kind odd also english... | 84 |
1 | Three star food with two star prices - not to be confused with the two dollar sign symbols on yelp :p So yes, I mean it's extremely overpriced\n\nDecent for an \"special occasion\" and students tend to be impressed with this place just because it's actually a nice sit-down restaurant and not on Green Street, but it nee... | en | 129 | three star food two star prices confused two dollar sign symbols yelp p yes mean extremely special students tend impressed place actually nice restaurant green street needs get little wants thrive chambana fondue really reason check place since know anything else nearby dessert food average oh sangria point really coll... | 57 |
1 | Overpriced. Rude staff. Hit or miss food.\n\nThe roast potatoes, open faced roast beef, and sangria are good. That's about it. I ordered chicken soup and I swear it was out of a Campbell's soup can. Very overpriced. I see some reviews on here saying, \"you get what you pay for\" and I agree normally,but at this place ... | en | 110 | overpriced rude staff hit miss roast potatoes open faced roast beef sangria good ordered chicken soup swear campbell soup overpriced see reviews saying get pay agree normally place overpay time least times waitstaff rude clueless cheese plate menu waitstaff know something cheeses also seen manager tattooed guy rude cus... | 50 |
3 | The food is excellent and the bread is the best in Urbana. Dinner is delightful with excellent gourmet pizzas, fondu, tapas, etc. On Sunday, they have an excellent and low priced brunch. The dinner prices are reasonable for the quality of the food. Their sangria is also the best I've ever tasted. The only thing keeping... | en | 71 | food excellent bread best urbana dinner delightful excellent gourmet pizzas fondu tapas etc sunday excellent low priced brunch dinner prices reasonable quality food sangria also best ever tasted thing keeping giving stars service times slow | 35 |
1 | Look, I'm not fussy. I'm not mean. I'm not demanding. I just want a glass of wine and some food. I'm even willing to just order off the board when the waitress can't figure out that four people need more than one menu. I really wish I could discuss the food, but the service is so bad that I can't remember what I had... | en | 227 | look fussy mean demanding want glass wine food even willing order board waitress ca figure four people need one menu really wish could discuss food service bad ca remember eat case staff reads yelp listening smiths day wondering famous artists yet tips bring menus walk away three people ordered four people roll eyes ki... | 97 |
0 | terrible service. the brunch fondue looked intriguing so we asked the waiter about the serving size. the menu claimed it'd accomodate 2 people but we wanted to make sure. the waiter said, 'you can add some vegetables and it should be ok.' so we agreed to that.\n\nhe rarely came back out to help us the entire time. then... | en | 134 | terrible service brunch fondue looked intriguing asked waiter serving size menu claimed accomodate people wanted make sure waiter said add vegetables agreed rarely came back help us entire time got bill charged us fondues went disputed charge finally credited us one however keeping track credit card statement appears n... | 65 |
2 | I like it enough to come back. The grilled Hawaiian sandwich is good, but crispy borderline burnt tasting today. Their tuna salad is really yummy. They are pretty skimpy on salad dressings and a few times I've had some wilty, yuckiness in my field greens salad. Nice ambience though, and good outdoor seating. | en | 53 | like enough come back grilled hawaiian sandwich good crispy borderline burnt tasting today tuna salad really yummy pretty skimpy salad dressings times wilty yuckiness field greens salad nice ambience though good outdoor seating | 33 |
0 | I've been to the Bread Company at least 6 times over the past three years all separated by months. The only reason I continue to go back has got to be because I forget about how sub-standard their food is. And today I decided to finally put my disappointment on the internet.\n\nThis review was spurred by a visit today ... | en | 348 | bread company least times past three years separated months reason continue go back got forget food today decided finally put disappointment review spurred visit today get coffee pastry ordered americano obviously made poor quality espresso perhaps someone little knowledge americano watery maybe taste also dared call c... | 152 |
3 | The new vegan menu at the Bread Co. is delicious. The linguine is especially hearty and chock full of veggies. The carrot cake was delicious as well. | en | 27 | new vegan menu bread delicious linguine especially hearty chock full veggies carrot cake delicious well | 15 |
2 | I've been here a couple of times with a group of people at an off time. The experiences I've had were fine. The service was good, food is decent, a little bit more than what I would like to spend for the amount that I get, but is a solid change to add in your repertoire of restaurants for lunch. | en | 60 | couple times group people time experiences fine service good food decent little bit would like spend amount get solid change add repertoire restaurants lunch | 24 |
0 | My review was filtered and I guess this one will be, too. This place has terrible, some of the worst - in a town filled with bad service, I've ever had. And the food is not good. Look at all the filtered reviews before eating here. | en | 46 | review filtered guess one place terrible worst town filled bad service ever food good look filtered reviews eating | 18 |
1 | When you are asked if you want mustard or mayo, and respond, \"mustard please, no mayo,\" what do you think you'll get? Well, I got a large helping of mayo and no mustard to speak of. I think it would have been a good sandwich. It didn't even come with a napkin, so once I realized this error, I couldn't get a lot of t... | en | 68 | asked want mustard mayo respond mustard please mayo think get well got large helping mayo mustard speak think would good sandwich even come napkin realized error could get lot mayo ick | 31 |
2 | Bread Company has a selection of great ingredients that results in good food, but the service is terribly inconsistent. I have a bunch of stories about this, but here's the two that contrast most significantly: (1) When I came for afternoon drinks with my writing group, it was quiet and we received great, not-too-hands... | en | 239 | bread company selection great ingredients results good food service terribly inconsistent bunch stories two contrast significantly came afternoon drinks writing group quiet received great service nice mixture noticing might want drinks letting us weeks ago husband went party dinner hours show told schedule assured plen... | 110 |
1 | The food at TBC is fine if you like moderately soggy vegetables and bland sandwiches. They have vegetarian options, that are okay, more diverse than many places, but the few times I've been there, the salads needed a little work. It is a-ok to tear the lettuce up a bit so people don't have to slobber it all over their... | en | 257 | food tbc fine like moderately soggy vegetables bland sandwiches vegetarian options okay diverse many places times salads needed little work tear lettuce bit people slobber faces really hate clunky salad pear panini satisfying ikea tables outside make nostalgic yard cooking thus reinforcing tagline vegetarian touch rate... | 123 |
1 | I've been to The Bread Company several times now, and left disappointed most of those times. Their food isn't horrible or anything (except for their gazpacho, which is by far the worst I've had), but it's definitely overpriced and bland. \n\nThe only item on their menu that's worth mention is the grilled roast beef san... | en | 127 | bread company several times left disappointed times food horrible anything except gazpacho far worst definitely overpriced bland item menu worth mention grilled roast beef sandwich tax fried roast beef cold cuts sauteed onions gruyere cheese anything else including soups bland cost waaaaay also pesto tastes nothing lik... | 65 |
3 | Good food. Nice atmosphere and good for a date night. Ordered the pepperoni pizza and it was tasty with lovely cheese and herbs on it. My gf ordered a cheese fondue and she liked it. Not too pricey for the up class atmosphere right next to camous | en | 47 | good food nice atmosphere good date night ordered pepperoni pizza tasty lovely cheese herbs gf ordered cheese fondue liked pricey class atmosphere right next camous | 25 |
2 | Food was pretty good. Nice ambiance for dinners. I got the hot turkey sandwich that came with some tasty potatoes in the side and a salad. Was a little bit on the pricey side for a sandwich, but I think that if you go during lunch you'll get a better value for money. My friend ended up getting a pasta dish which was pr... | en | 80 | food pretty good nice ambiance dinners got hot turkey sandwich came tasty potatoes side salad little bit pricey side sandwich think go lunch get better value money friend ended getting pasta dish pretty decent however like mentioned pretty expensive would nice special occasion | 43 |
4 | Lovely experience here tonight! Service was wonderful and was complimented by getting to meet the owner, Lindsey. She and her husband took it over from his family recently (not exactly sure when) to continue the family tradition. Food was tasty - I had pesto pasta and husband had garlic pizza plus a French onion soup a... | en | 120 | lovely experience tonight service wonderful complimented getting meet owner lindsey husband took family recently exactly sure continue family tradition food tasty pesto pasta husband garlic pizza plus french onion soup bruschetta atmosphere quite nice patio enjoyed delicious bottle wine reasonably priced privilege talk... | 62 |
0 | It has been probably a decade since I have been to the bread company, and today I found out why and have vowed I don't have to go back....ever. A coworker and I went and the service was horrible (nothing new here - read the other comments - it must be their 'thing'!), price was absolutely atrocious for lunch and I ende... | en | 336 | probably decade since bread company today found vowed go back ever coworker went service horrible nothing new read comments must price absolutely atrocious lunch ended sick afternoon ordered ham sandwich friend ordered special salad day price got diet coke offered shot glass water ice get cashier refuses listen try tel... | 144 |
2 | Can't get your burger rare...they weren't sure about the meat today. Staff was so quick to clean our table they took food we weren't finished with twice! Couldn't get the waitresses attention to pay our bill. Salmon salad was great..shrimp pasta fab..why no grated cheese or ground pepper? | en | 48 | ca get burger rare sure meat today staff quick clean table took food finished twice could get waitresses attention pay bill salmon salad great shrimp pasta fab grated cheese ground pepper | 31 |
4 | One of my favorite places to go in town, especially when I'm not in a hurry! Everything is delicious - the bread is wonderful, paninis and french onion soup are superb. I always start with the lemon garlic green salad. Pizza beats nearby restaurants' offerings by a long shot! Try the savory or sweet fondue. Excellent b... | en | 92 | one favorite places go town especially hurry everything delicious bread wonderful paninis french onion soup superb always start lemon garlic green salad pizza beats nearby restaurants offerings long shot try savory sweet fondue excellent brunch spot well quiche standout atmosphere calm praceful inviting waitstaff tends... | 54 |
1 | Not my favorite local Chinese restaurant. The interior looks so nice...but the atmosphere is slightly slovenly. The food I had was decent, but didn't have much pizazz. The menu is just a little boring. The service was also quite slow. | en | 40 | favorite local chinese restaurant interior looks nice atmosphere slightly slovenly food decent much pizazz menu little boring service also quite slow | 21 |
0 | Service was slow and inattentive. Potions were small. Prices are outrageous.\n\nPass. | en | 11 | service slow inattentive potions small prices | 6 |
1 | Pretty good for carryout, food is usually ready in 15-20 minutes. The portions are OK and I find the food a bit oily, but very tasty though certainly not gourmet. Prices a little on the high side but not horrible.\n\nI have been here once to eat in and it was a nightmare. We were there for over 2 hours when we final... | en | 148 | pretty good carryout food usually ready minutes portions ok find food bit oily tasty though certainly gourmet prices little high side eat nightmare hours finally left yet served entrees appetizers served minutes ordering cold soggy could pay eat content get carry every couple months craving greasy chinese food since ri... | 65 |
1 | Ugh. My fiance's grandma loves this place so we took her out for dinner one night. It was freezing in there, she's 92 years old, we asked to be seated somewhere warm and they put us right under the AC vent. The food is mediocre at best and very greasy. The prices, however, can't be beat. Its incredibly cheap, so i... | en | 88 | ugh fiance grandma loves place took dinner one night freezing years old asked seated somewhere warm put us right ac vent food mediocre best greasy prices however ca beat incredibly cheap college student place go literally get go atmosphere terrible waitstaff extremely apathetic | 43 |
1 | Location, Location, Location. This place suffers because its in the tomb known as Lincoln Square. If you are lucky enough to have a seat where you can see the mall \"activity\", it will be homeless men, mall-walkers, health insurance mega-corporation employees, and an occasional congressman.\nWhen you add to that the ... | en | 183 | location location location place suffers tomb known lincoln square lucky enough seat see mall homeless men health insurance employees occasional add fact service horrible decor dingy food get two stars community hosts nation public university largest enrollment asian students chinese koreans know respect good asian foo... | 78 |
3 | The Quick Review: \nTang Dynasty is the real deal. Come here for traditional chinese dishes with above average service and expect to shell out $20.00 - 25.00 on a meal (including tip).\n\nA more Detailed Synopsis:\nTang Dynasty is now under new management. I can't really comment on how the food used to be mainly becaus... | en | 322 | quick review dynasty real deal come traditional chinese dishes average service expect shell meal including tip detailed synopsis dynasty new management ca really comment food used mainly last time ate many years ago said food received today well prepared presentation spot obvious soup stock made house expect pay somewh... | 154 |
0 | Never seen slower serving speed. Sat and waited there for one whole hour and no dish was served. Left swearing we would never return. | en | 24 | never seen slower serving speed sat waited one whole hour dish served left swearing would never return | 17 |
0 | We went with someone who was a regular here and they pre-ordered a lobster for us. We had a 7 pm reservation and arrived at 7:10 pm. We sat down and the lobster came out right away. Yay! Unfortunately, it was cold and apparently was cooked earlier in anticipation of our 7 pm arrival. Boo! Who cooks a lobster befo... | en | 175 | went someone regular lobster us pm reservation arrived pm sat lobster came right away yay unfortunately cold apparently cooked earlier anticipation pm arrival boo cooks lobster guests arrive show owner blames us late found pieces pork lobster rest food braised duck delicious small portion po tofu good bok choy hearts g... | 79 |
4 | This is a great barber shop. The guys here are consistent and know what they're doing, I've been going here since '012 and every time I walk in, I'm confident that I'll walk out with a good haircut.\n\nPlus, you can usually walk in on some interesting stories from back in the day and learn something new! | en | 56 | great barber shop guys consistent know going since every time walk confident walk good usually walk interesting stories back day learn something new | 23 |
1 | This locksmith store seems to know what they are doing and the only locksmith store that is capable of duplicating my key. However, I was left standing there in the store without a word on for close to 10 minutes after requesting a key to be duplicated... \n\nWhen I said \"Excuse me, I don't mean to rush you, but could... | en | 145 | locksmith store seems know locksmith store capable duplicating key however left standing store without word close minutes requesting key duplicated said excuse mean rush could tell long process take given back key owner told would rushed responded mean mean rude walked away back turned employee apologized told come bac... | 59 |
3 | I like to stop in here for a hot chocolate in the winter and cool lemonade in the summer - great for both! The atmosphere is really relaxed and comfortable. Free wireless is always a plus in my book, and there are plenty of places to actually plug in that laptop. Keep in mind that restaurants and bars are smoke free... | en | 72 | like stop hot chocolate winter cool lemonade summer great atmosphere really relaxed comfortable free wireless always plus book plenty places actually plug laptop keep mind restaurants bars smoke free worries smoky atmosphere | 32 |
4 | Paradiso is, hands down, my favorite coffeeshop in town. It's one of the only things that would convince me to move to Urbana. Their coffee is from Intelligentsia = fabulous. Their soups and pasta salads are made fresh every day, and the bread and pastries come from Mirabelle, a really wonderful local bakery. Music... | en | 118 | paradiso hands favorite coffeeshop town one things would convince move urbana coffee intelligentsia fabulous soups pasta salads made fresh every day bread pastries come mirabelle really wonderful local bakery music great lots outlets wireless usually solid paradiso used one places could drink good coffee smoke indoors ... | 66 |
4 | I'm not a coffee drinker, but I hear Caffe Paradiso has excellent coffee. So why do I come to this coffee shop if I don't drink coffee? Paradiso is a great place to work on homework with other people and pick up a quick lunch. Most coffee shops have horrid little shrink wrapped pre-made sandwiches, but Paradiso makes i... | en | 102 | coffee drinker hear caffe paradiso excellent coffee come coffee shop drink coffee paradiso great place work homework people pick quick lunch coffee shops horrid little shrink wrapped sandwiches paradiso makes sandwiches order artisan mirabelle bread soup salad selection bad either bottled beverage selection perfect cha... | 54 |
3 | Paradiso is a cozy place where students can enjoy their cuppa coffee and work on scholwork at the same time. I love the ambience and their wide selections on their menu. My coworker once bought the day's lunch special and it was italian beef and it smelled soooo good. My favorite item on the menu is a mixture of expres... | en | 64 | paradiso cozy place students enjoy cuppa coffee work scholwork time love ambience wide selections menu coworker bought day lunch special italian beef smelled soooo good favorite item menu mixture expresso half half | 32 |
1 | Everyone seems to love this place, and I've tried to like it, but I can't say I'm a fan. Drink quality is up to par, but it would be great if the staff would occasionally get around to actually preparing the said drink instead of chilling out talking to one another while not making eye contact with a customer. This i... | en | 117 | everyone seems love place tried like ca say fan drink quality par would great staff would occasionally get around actually preparing said drink instead chilling talking one another making eye contact customer one places ever get consistently frustrated service crazy would bother actually ordering food right also kind d... | 59 |
1 | I'm really disappointed to write this update, but after several months of denial about what has become of Paradiso, I'm finally admitting that it's time.\n\nMy experiences here have been getting progressively worse for awhile now. Service is as bad as ever, which I used to be happy to overlook because the food and cof... | en | 265 | really disappointed write update several months denial become paradiso finally admitting experiences getting progressively worse awhile service bad ever used happy overlook food coffee great soups heavy handed doses curry powder dill tastes like artificial smoke flavoring ironically lack salt pepper vegetables legumes ... | 135 |
4 | My favorite place in Urbana/Champaign. Fresh bread and pastries from Mirabelle, homemade soup, and pretty good coffee/tea + free wifi - what else could you possibly need? The soups can be hit or miss but the sandwiches/pastries are always perfect.\n\nI come here for breakfast/lunch/work, it's kind of a temporary offi... | en | 78 | favorite place fresh bread pastries mirabelle homemade soup pretty good free wifi else could possibly need soups hit miss always come kind temporary office start recognize regulars nice service fresh food music ranges cool strange bother | 36 |
4 | This is my favorite place in town. The sandwiches are the best I have ever had and i am never disappointed by how fresh all the ingredients are. | en | 28 | favorite place town sandwiches best ever never disappointed fresh ingredients | 10 |
2 | Their half sammiches are gigantic. The ciabatta bread was very good, and word on the street is that the nine-grain is to die for. \n\nSomething in my roast beef provolone sammich didn't sit right with my stomach though. I may be reverting back to the Jimmy John's 2 doors down for my 'wich fix now. | en | 55 | half sammiches gigantic ciabatta bread good word street die roast beef provolone sammich sit right stomach though may reverting back jimmy john doors fix | 24 |
0 | Let me start by saying I really hate this place. It reeks of Hipsters and their hipsterness. The coffee is ok at best it would be better if it wasn't served with the attitude that your are inconveniencing them by ordering something. | en | 42 | let start saying really hate place reeks hipsters hipsterness coffee ok best would better served attitude inconveniencing ordering something | 19 |
1 | Coffee is bland. The hipster baristas are rude. No where to chain up your bike. They close way too early. | en | 20 | coffee bland hipster baristas rude chain bike close way early | 10 |
0 | A small coffee is now $2.50 \n\n\n\nLol. | en | 7 | small coffee | 2 |
1 | There must be some mistake. \n\nAm I on hidden camera? The menu says that a small coffee is $2.40, with an in-house refill of $1.40. I assume this is my fault, I must just be missing the fine print that says every cup comes with a free indentured servant, or is delivered on the back of a domesticated cheetah. And I ass... | en | 183 | must mistake hidden camera menu says small coffee refill assume fault must missing fine print says every cup comes free indentured servant delivered back domesticated cheetah assume small chocolate comes least sized cup since buy gallon delicious oberweis chocolate milk less grocery store one chocolate big gulp please ... | 86 |
1 | I have to update my review for this. The last few times I went to Paradiso, I ordered my usual cappuccino. It was bad to the point where I could probably do better making it at home; the foam wasn't smooth or well integrated with the rest of the drink. It was pretty much plopped on top and had the consistency of \"d... | en | 111 | update review last times went paradiso ordered usual cappuccino bad point could probably better making home foam smooth well integrated rest drink pretty much plopped top consistency dish bubbles want making cappuccino probably give paradiso could sandwich got pretty good disappointed cappuccino quality ca give | 45 |
1 | I excuse the high price I pay by the fact that I am too lazy to walk my arse over to the cheaper, not better Expresso Royale that is 2-3 blocks away. It's right by my department offices and when I have early meetings I swing in here right before to get caffeinated. \n\nThat being said, their Chai Latte with a shot of e... | en | 103 | excuse high price pay fact lazy walk arse cheaper better expresso royale blocks away right department offices early meetings swing right get caffeinated said chai latte shot expresso pretty good free wifi attempted study dim chairs uncomfortable situated good height table maybe short | 43 |
0 | Truly awful coffee. Yes, they use intelligentsia but oh my are they doing it a disservice. Where to begin? The coffee is routinely overly bitter due to it being brewed with too hot water. They pre-grind beans and let them sit around for hours at a time. Finally, it's pretty clear that they are brewing a weak cup (not e... | en | 248 | truly awful coffee yes use intelligentsia oh disservice begin coffee routinely overly bitter due brewed hot water beans let sit around hours time finally pretty clear brewing weak cup enough ground coffee per pot occasion ask coffee day run start brewing new pot pour cup pot finished brewing coffee even remotely close ... | 122 |
3 | My opinion of this place has improved since first moving to Urbana. Their espresso drinks are high quality, and they have an excellent selection of teas and pastries. Also, their sandwiches are really good. Make sure to try their oatmeal cookies! | en | 41 | opinion place improved since first moving urbana espresso drinks high quality excellent selection teas pastries also sandwiches really good make sure try oatmeal cookies | 24 |
4 | Atmosphere, great sandwiches, soups, flavoured drinks, Monin syrup. WIFI, power strips everywhere, lots of seating available.\n\nIf you like a nice ambience while working/studying this is the place. I love the collection of eclectic tables, chairs and booths in this space. This place is great for people-watching also. ... | en | 255 | atmosphere great sandwiches soups flavoured drinks monin syrup wifi power strips everywhere lots seating like nice ambience place love collection eclectic tables chairs booths space place great also boardgames shelf near bar workers usually play music works time oh goodness went one night blasting beyonce britney spear... | 138 |
1 | Go there for the atmosphere. Go there for the good if pricey food. Go there to study. \n\nBut for goodness sake do not go there for the coffee.\n\nI have not been there in a long time because of this reason. I went there again and I took a sip of the coffee as I was leaving and guess what....it was burnt. I got in... | en | 99 | go atmosphere go good pricey food go study goodness sake go long time reason went took sip coffee leaving guess burnt got friends car said anything asked coffee burnt smells stars getting coffee wrong long otherwise fine place | 38 |
2 | The clientele is made up of two seemingly incongruous groups: (1) trendy Koreans, and (2) burnt-out hipsters who spend their time staring forlornly out the windows and smoking cigarettes. College students monopolize tables for hours, so good luck finding a seat on the weekends and afternoons. If you are not averse to... | en | 267 | clientele made two seemingly incongruous groups trendy koreans hipsters spend time staring forlornly windows smoking cigarettes college students monopolize tables hours good luck finding seat weekends afternoons averse meeting strangers people willing share table also ca seem hold onto owners ever come feel slighted se... | 134 |
1 | This cafe is a shadow of what it was a few years back. The eclectic ambiance is the same, which I appreciate. Maybe it was an inexperienced barista, but my iced americano was terrible. It was bitter, grinds were floating, and a small was over $3. I should've gone to espresso royale a block down. | en | 55 | cafe shadow years back eclectic ambiance appreciate maybe inexperienced barista iced americano terrible bitter grinds floating small gone espresso royale block | 21 |
4 | Probably best cafe in champaign. I'm from Chicago and this cafe can compare to some of the best cafes in Chicago. | en | 21 | probably best cafe champaign chicago cafe compare best cafes chicago | 10 |
1 | The atmosphere of this place is great, and when it comes to coffee shops that matters a lot to me. In this department, they totally ace it.\nThe coffee here is great on most days, and just good on some days. The thing is, when you're paying $5 for a cup of coffee you'd hope it would be consistently good. \nThe food men... | en | 201 | atmosphere place great comes coffee shops matters lot department totally ace coffee great days good days thing paying cup coffee hope would consistently good food menu though pretty useless going completely honest means would call chef cook enough know ingredients preparation food definitely worth price sandwiches pric... | 95 |
1 | $2.63 for a small cup of coffee? With a side of attitude? I don't think so - too many other options in town. I think my love affair is over... | en | 30 | small cup coffee side attitude think many options town think love affair | 12 |
1 | The atmosphere is great and it is an excellent place to study.\n\nHowever, their drinks are not that great and very overpriced. | en | 21 | atmosphere great excellent place drinks great overpriced | 7 |
2 | Food was a bit overpriced and while my salami panini tasted pretty good two other people in my group ordered turkey sandwiches and there was more lettuce between the slices of bread than anything else. While comical, they paid just as much as I did for mine. I wanted a coffee but they were way overpriced and I decide... | en | 119 | food bit overpriced salami panini tasted pretty good two people group ordered turkey sandwiches lettuce slices bread anything else comical paid much mine wanted coffee way overpriced decided get cup got home decor hodgepodge random styles mother calls sure mom suppose service ok best could tell people behind counter re... | 58 |
0 | Have been to this place approximately 5 times in as many years hoping the service will get better. Tonight was the last time. 2 hours before closing and everything in the pastry case was packed up. The employees were sitting on the back counter chatting and didn't appear the slightest bit interested in helping us. Turn... | en | 70 | place approximately times many years hoping service get better tonight last time hours closing everything pastry case packed employees sitting back counter chatting appear slightest bit interested helping us turned friend said vowed never return | 35 |
2 | I come by to this cafe quite often...however today was my first gander at their pour-over coffee and their espresso. Both were served promptly however, either their grind was either not fine enough or their water was not hot enough. The end note on both these drinks was quite sour and throughout the drink, the mouth fe... | en | 97 | come cafe quite often however today first gander coffee espresso served promptly however either grind either fine enough water hot enough end note drinks quite sour throughout drink mouth feel full quite disappointed full knowledge brew cold brew taste delicious hopefully fix girlfriend experiences past coffees sour br... | 49 |
2 | Coming here on a Friday afternoon in the summer to get a little bit of studying done, I was surprised by how busy Caffe Paradiso was! I ended up grabbing an iced coffee before making myself comfortable at one of their two person tables. The iced coffee was pretty standard, but I would agree with some fellow Yelpers in... | en | 166 | coming friday afternoon summer get little bit studying done surprised busy caffe paradiso ended grabbing iced coffee making comfortable one two person tables iced coffee pretty standard would agree fellow yelpers saying felt like paying pretty average cup iced coffee little bit overpriced decor nice marble tables misma... | 86 |
2 | I was a big fan of this place initially but they are very inconsistent with the quality of their coffee. The temperature of my coffee is always a surprise. I do recommend buying their bagged coffees. | en | 36 | big fan place initially inconsistent quality coffee temperature coffee always surprise recommend buying bagged coffees | 15 |
4 | I'm not really a pastry person, so while I think their pastries are quite good, that is not what drives me to wait in line here every Saturday after the farmer's market. Tucked behind those fancy sugary eclairs and brioche, is the finest bread I have ever had. Every slice is perfect, with a crisp nutty crust and surpri... | en | 164 | really pastry person think pastries quite good drives wait line every saturday farmer market tucked behind fancy sugary eclairs brioche finest bread ever every slice perfect crisp nutty crust surprising touches flavor never thought could excited bread taken home loaf liked bonus points slicing machine optional best thi... | 84 |
2 | Mirabelle has gone downhill. I work nearby, and used to stop in a couple times a week for a sandwich, focaccia, or sweet treat. I've noticed that a lot of their items are over-baked these days. The chocolate brioche used to be one of my favorite splurges, but I hadn't gotten one in over a year because they're always... | en | 165 | mirabelle gone downhill work nearby used stop couple times week sandwich focaccia sweet treat noticed lot items days chocolate brioche used one favorite splurges gotten one year always look terribly unappetizing finally one weeks ago despite dark brown crust bread one would expect tough dry much time mirabelle would ta... | 75 |
3 | Those who know me know how much I love bread (I've been known to eat a whole plain baguette as a snack!), and, as a result, what a bread snob I can be. I guess growing up in France does that to you...\n\nOne of my coworkers recommended Mirabelle, claiming that their bread and croissants are the best she's had outside o... | en | 170 | know know much love bread known eat whole plain baguette snack result bread snob guess growing france coworkers recommended mirabelle claiming bread croissants best outside france needless say believe decided check nonetheless verdict baked goods pretty damn good got baguette couple croissants pleasantly surprised croi... | 72 |
3 | Edit: It's been about a year since I posted this, and I'm happy to say that service has taken a decided turn toward the good and even very good. Some employees who were notorious are gone, and the overall feel is much better. So I added a star back (total = 4). If they could get the traffic flow in the room solved, I'd... | en | 370 | edit year since posted happy say service taken decided turn toward good even good employees notorious gone overall feel much better added star back total could get traffic flow room solved give six stars review supporting local business matters mirabelle knew many friends stopped going due poor service emo attitude jaw... | 195 |
3 | I'm sad to read reviews about negative service here. This was my favorite bakery during my college days when Yelp did not exist. I always grabbed a loaf of pecan raisin before I went home for the holidays. Or I would slowly drive-by to see if they had creme brulee. Or I'd stop by and grab a sandwich while running erran... | en | 149 | sad read reviews negative service favorite bakery college days yelp exist always grabbed loaf pecan raisin went home holidays would slowly see creme brulee stop grab sandwich running errands lunch break still try stop whenever town closed sundays mondays believe frustrating thing necessarily love visit huge palmier coo... | 69 |
4 | My mouth waters just thinking of this place. Coconut macaroons, creme brulee, tiramisu, foccacia, lemon cake... all amazing. Staff is much more friendly and helpful than they used to be too. They are a little pricey but so worth it! I'm glad Urbana has such a wonderful bakery. | en | 48 | mouth waters thinking place coconut macaroons creme brulee tiramisu foccacia lemon cake amazing staff much friendly helpful used little pricey worth glad urbana wonderful bakery | 25 |
2 | It is only an OK place. I heard about this place from my friend, and went there on one afternoon. I got Chocolate Croissant and cream puff. The chocolate croissant could be less salty and a lot less oily. The cream puff...Jell-O filling, really? I make much better ones than what they have. I don't know whether I want t... | en | 65 | ok place heard place friend went one afternoon got chocolate croissant cream puff chocolate croissant could less salty lot less oily cream puff filling really make much better ones know whether want make second trip | 35 |
3 | If you've never been here you're really missing out. I've tried a few loves of bread and several pastries and it's been great every time. I haven't found a better place to get baked goods in Champaign or Urbana. To be honest I don't really understand the reviews complaining about the coffee or the minimum price on cre... | en | 84 | never really missing tried loves bread several pastries great every time found better place get baked goods champaign urbana honest really understand reviews complaining coffee minimum price credit cards dude bakery complaint open sunday monday seem like peak days bakeries | 40 |
3 | It's hard to decide whether this is a 3 or 4 star place. While objectively if you consider it against many bakeries in Chicago or Milwaukee, the pastries aren't really that amazing but it isn't easy to find pastries in Champaign-Urbana. I wasn't a big fan of anything that contained custard or was cake-like but their al... | en | 66 | hard decide whether star place objectively consider many bakeries chicago milwaukee pastries really amazing easy find pastries big fan anything contained custard almond horn chocolate scone pear tart solid choices | 30 |
4 | I decided to give them a 5 star. \n\nPastry: I tried the almond horn and the rosemary & sea salt foccacia. \nthe famous ALMOND HORN was brilliant. The pastry was packed with almond aroma. it was smooth and chewy in the inside and crispy on the outside covered with sliced almond pieces. It was divine. I was so full at t... | en | 230 | decided give star tried almond horn rosemary sea salt foccacia famous almond horn brilliant pastry packed almond aroma smooth chewy inside crispy outside covered sliced almond pieces divine full moment try sampling end finishing whole thing roommate loved love fact sweet right rosemary sea salt focaccia lovely well bre... | 106 |
2 | Boo hoo! I was informed that they no longer have Princess Cake because the baker doesn't like to make it. I suppose it's their prerogative but now I will find very few reasons to drive across town since that's the one unique thing I counted on Mirabelle for. \n\nI had the raspberry jelly roll and it was NO SUBSTITU... | en | 79 | boo hoo informed longer princess cake baker like make suppose prerogative find reasons drive across town since one unique thing counted mirabelle raspberry jelly roll substitute princess cake cake good quality way much raspberry goo pretty flavorless frosting | 38 |
2 | Oh Mirabelle. The pastries are good, so they must have someone back there who is a really good chef. But customer service is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you are going to get. Every time is a different experience. Sometimes I get out of there really happy and sometimes really upset. So be prepared when... | en | 63 | oh mirabelle pastries good must someone back really good chef customer service like box chocolates never know going get every time different experience sometimes get really happy sometimes really upset prepared cross doorstep | 33 |
4 | This place is a treasure. Amazing. inexpensive bread. Highly recommend the boule and batard. Wildly good croissants and focaccia. Only problem is they close at 6 pm on weekdays, and it's hard to get there after work. | en | 37 | place treasure amazing inexpensive bread highly recommend boule batard wildly good croissants focaccia problem close pm weekdays hard get work | 20 |
2 | This could be a 5 star place given the high quality of their pastries and cakes. However, they get one star off because one never knows what one will find on their shelves. Just not the kind of place where you go because you crave something you tried before because chances are you won't find it. \n\nAnd, yeah, one ... | en | 119 | could star place given high quality pastries cakes however get one star one never knows one find shelves kind place go crave something tried chances wo find yeah one star downright pissy service often get hard crack smile nice go couple times weak maybe every months last week unlikely revisit summer oh well | 53 |
3 | They have the best cream br\u00fbl\u00e9e ever. | en | 7 | best cream ever | 3 |
2 | Mirabelle definitely has the best cakes and desserts in town. Way better (for quality ingredients and freshness) than Pekara. \n\nBut MY GOODNESS, I recommend you stay far, far away from their chocolate croissants and their baguettes (Pekara definitely takes the win for baguettes). \nI have never encountered such a bri... | en | 164 | mirabelle definitely best cakes desserts town way better quality ingredients freshness pekara goodness recommend stay far far away chocolate croissants baguettes pekara definitely takes win baguettes never encountered brick croissant life hard dough sweating grease even delicious grease stale oil flavor never ever thro... | 87 |
3 | In general, really great bakery. I am a huge fan of the cookies and cakes here. However, their croissants are just terrible. I threw the croissant away because it was inedible. How is that even possible? Somehow they managed to make THE WORST croissant I have ever eaten, ever. I'd rather eat a grocery store croissant t... | en | 63 | general really great bakery huge fan cookies cakes however croissants terrible threw croissant away inedible even possible somehow managed make worst croissant ever eaten ever rather eat grocery store croissant croissants sell mirabelle | 33 |
0 | Pastries are OK but not the best I've had in other places. The horrible customer service just makes everything taste even worse. Not recommend this place unless you desperately need a piece of cake. | en | 34 | pastries ok best places horrible customer service makes everything taste even worse recommend place unless desperately need piece cake | 19 |
2 | Well, at least it's cheap. Hot Wok serves a purpose ... It makes food court Chinese seem gourmet by comparison. Best part? You don't need to get out of your car. | en | 31 | well least cheap hot wok serves purpose makes food court chinese seem gourmet comparison best part need get car | 19 |
1 | You get a lot for your money, but you also get a lot of rice from the store for $5. And that's basically what the meals are here. \n\nI got a spicy shrimp dish and found very few, tiny shrimp. It was not spicy at all. My girlfriend got a chicken dish, which wasn't any better. \n\nThis was in my poor apartment-dwel... | en | 109 | get lot money also get lot rice store basically meals got spicy shrimp dish found tiny shrimp spicy girlfriend got chicken dish better poor days rarely threw much anything ended throwing lot bland rice fill cheap niro cocina real next door flavor | 42 |
2 | Hot Wok is what it is- fast and cheap. As long as you understand that then you will not be disappointed with what you get. | en | 25 | hot wok fast cheap long understand disappointed get | 8 |
3 | One of my vices for sure. I love this place for some odd reason. The lo mein, broccoli chicken, and sweet and sour chicken are my favs. Egg rolls are good too. | en | 32 | one vices sure love place odd reason lo mein broccoli chicken sweet sour chicken favs egg rolls good | 18 |
4 | My favorite chinese food. I'm super picky and this place has the best chicken and green beans. The portions could feed another person as well but perfect for lunch the next day! | en | 32 | favorite chinese food super picky place best chicken green beans portions could feed another person well perfect lunch next day | 20 |
2 | ARE YOU HUNGRY? WANT SOME AMERICAN CHINESE FOOD? Well, come to Hot Wok, order a pork fried rice, and mix of 2 meats / vegetables, and it will feed you for 1 1/2 - 2 meals. Imagine panda express but close to double the portion. They really load it up and the prices are extremely cheap. Gotta recommend this place if your... | en | 71 | hungry want american chinese food well come hot wok order pork fried rice mix meats vegetables feed meals imagine panda express close double portion really load prices extremely cheap got ta recommend place looking massively cheap food high quantity | 39 |
2 | Primal.\n\nThat is the one word I would chose to describe my experience with this place. If you are coming here, I'm guessing you are not looking for the pinnacle of authentic Chinese food. Sorry to say, but these harbors aren't so golden. But, for a very low price, you can fill a styrofoam box, and your stomach to the... | en | 98 | one word would chose describe experience place coming guessing looking pinnacle authentic chinese food sorry say harbors golden low price fill styrofoam box stomach top got orange chicken beef broccoli rice almond cookies last two meals bad comfort food sometimes quantity need | 42 |
1 | This place is somewhat different from your stereotypical Chinese combo plate places. First off, I don't think this place understands what half and half means since they just gave me all fried rice. Second, they have three different types of fried rice rather than just one type. Third, they don't show exact prices for h... | en | 124 | place somewhat different stereotypical chinese combo plate places first think place understands half half means since gave fried rice second three different types fried rice rather one type third show exact prices combo plates work fourth give enough food feed two people paid fried rice two menu items though serve port... | 74 |
0 | It has been probably a decade since I last ordered from Hot Wok Express, and I decided to see if they were as horrible as I remembered. I ordered the fried rice with sweet & sour chicken. Now I remember why I haven't returned in 10 years. (Trust me, I won't return ever again....10, 20, or more years...I'm done!) \n\nSe... | en | 174 | probably decade since last ordered hot wok express decided see horrible remembered ordered fried rice sweet sour chicken remember returned years trust wo return ever years done little slow watched woman scooping white rice container realized error simply dumped white rice back original container started scooping fried ... | 88 |
1 | Tried it once because I was nearby and didn't feel like walking too far. The food was very bland and seemed like it had been pre-cooked and had been reheated. | en | 30 | tried nearby feel like walking far food bland seemed like reheated | 11 |
2 | Big portion but the same dish everyday. The dishes are average, but it is still decent for quick convenient takeout | en | 20 | big portion dish everyday dishes average still decent quick convenient takeout | 11 |
0 | I have placed several orders at this location, only to find out after a month of living at that apartment that some (most) of the delivery staff seem to smoke in their delivery vehicles.\n\nThe box of the last order I placed reeked of smoke.\n\nIn subsequent weeks when I saw Papa John's delivering other pizzas to neigh... | en | 89 | placed several orders location find month living apartment delivery staff seem smoke delivery box last order placed reeked subsequent weeks saw papa john delivering pizzas neighbors delivery staff almost always smoking car pulled unhealthy ordered papa john well year ever | 40 |
0 | god awful service | en | 3 | god awful service | 3 |
0 | I called to order a large buffalo chicken pizza with an order of 4 bread sticks and a 2-liter soda. (a special they had advertised) I requested when ordering the pizza, that it be cut in squares, not pie shaped wedges, and was informed this was \"Chicago style\", so clearly the guy understood what I was asking. \n\nWhe... | en | 228 | called order large buffalo chicken pizza order bread sticks soda special advertised requested ordering pizza cut squares pie shaped wedges informed chicago clearly guy understood asking arrived made huge mistake checking pizza bread sticks although amount charged warned screwed got office pizza cut squares sloppily cut... | 101 |
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