It had a cozy old environment. Good service. There was a…read morenice lady who was kind and very helpful. It is not a crowded place. Food was good overall.

This was a top notch place back in the day! But past owner from the 1980's, Allen Strong, has…read moreretired and the new owners don't seem to add much. A glass display case sits empty at the hostess station displaying nothing but lots of smudgy fingerprints. A fitting analogy to the current Courier unfortunately. Patrons come in for lunch and wait several minutes for somebody to seat them. The service suffers from understaffing. I ordered a Veggie Dagwood sandwich. Remember Dagwood Bumstead and his multi layer skyscraper sandwiches?? Not here! This was more of a very dry bread sandwich. Where are the layers of veggies? The layers of cheese? The alfalfa sprouts? The sauce? My sandwich was served with a stale pickle. I asked if I could order a side like potato salad. They had coleslaw - $4 up charge. The place needs to be cleaned up! Put a little pride into the menu.

It wasn't until last week that I found out.I was missing the best breakfast item on the menu, the…read morefrench toast. I got the 2 piece order and it was almost more than I needed. It came to me hot off the griddle, with scrambled eggs and plenty of bacon. The flavor was glorious. Again, Amy was at the top of her game, taking care of me in several other tables during a very busy saturday morning. It's definitely something worth returning for.

Not a big guy in diners... but this diner hit hard as fuck, and was super comfy. Only being cash…read moreonly was a bit of a bummer, but it does not knock the review points down much. Ambiance was alright. Classic diner.

Always my favorite place to go and take friends, especially anyone visiting from out of town. Food…read moreis awesome with a variety of choices. Service is always good. Love the atmosphere as well.

Their sweet potato fries are FUCKING spectacular. Their sandwhich / sliders assortment is also…read moresomething that is super cool - they have, like, 14 different sandwhiches / burgers on their menu, all with different items? I don't even LIKE sliders, but this put me on! You can have many different smaller burgers for the same stomach space as a regular burger... its genius The ambiance of the bar is something that I love as well - whether you go here for a date or just to chit chat with your homies, the dim lighting makes this feel like a speakeasy, but the server's (who clearly work very hard, so props!) move around with such delicate urgency it makes you feel as though this place is the spot everyone wants to be at. Loved the food and the environment.

This place has great reviews, and they weren't wrong! The service was phenomenal, and both hubs and…read moreI loved our breakfasts. I had the vegetarian version of eggs Benedict, I can't remember what they called it. It was a large portion, I could only eat half, but it was a little too watery to take home with me. I know I wouldn't have eaten it later. Hubs had the mess (eggs scrambled with other ingredients) with pancakes, and he mostly focused on the pancakes because he knew the mess would heat up well for another meal. The prices were high, but everywhere is high now. Most of us are cutting back our eating out as a result, and we are no different.

We have a habit of frequenting the original pancake house whenever we find one. This one tops them…read moreall so far. The food was perfect. The pancakes here are the only ones I love ! Chewy delight so syrup doesn't make a mess! Eggs cooked perfectly. Coffee is legend at this location. You have to experience it to understand. The servers are like long list cousins friendly. Old school service and food. Our fave. Regret no pictures. This location has the perfect ambiance for home town return daily comfort food!

After driving by many times, it sparked my interest to try this restaurant. Walking inside, I…read morewondered if I had made the right choice, the decor isn't vintage but just old and doesn't flow. We ordered the Fried Chicken and Beef N' Noodles. The chicken was the best fried chicken I've had outside of the South. The Beef N' Noodles tastes really good too. The sides were not great but edible. We ordered the Apple Dumplin' even though we were full and it is not to be missed. I would go back just for this dessert.

We had the best 1/2 fried chicken. The chicken was amazing cooked to perfection every piece of…read morechicken was very tender and juicy. Mashed potatoes were perfectly seasoned and the gravy was delicious. Service was excellent. The waitress was very nice and friendly with a great attitude She recommended the fried chicken and it was as good as she said it would be. I DO recommend this family owned restaurant.

Amazing! Stopped in coming through town to wait out a rain storm and found the best BBQ we have…read morehad in years. Service was spot on and the restaurant has great outdoor and indoor seating. Great ambiance. The food was so good we ordered a second platter to split at the table.

Black Dog Smoke & Ale House was a solid BBQ stop while staying in this college town. We came on a…read moreSunday night and it surprisingly wasn't very busy, although there was still a wait if you wanted outdoor seating. A few menu items were already sold out, but the smoky BBQ smell hit us from almost a block away, which definitely built the anticipation. I ordered the burnt ends sandwich without the bun. The flavor was really good and smoky, but the portions felt a little small overall. The coleslaw came in a small sauce cup, which was disappointing. The green beans had great flavor, and the twice baked potato casserole was tasty too, just smaller than expected. Service was friendly and the food came out really fast, so it seemed like everything was prepped and ready to go. Overall, good BBQ flavor and worth checking out if you're in town, especially if you love smoky meats -- just don't expect huge portions. Plus you had to pay for extra sauce and didn't have an option to try the different flavors, which was a bummer.

i am not sure what happened to this place, but ever since they expanded to more locations, this one…read morehas suffered immensely. I am here for Ebertfest and it has now taken over an hour to get drinks, food, and dessert. I am trying to flag down my server because I was worried about the amount of time it was taking. She apologized and took off the dessert, but she seemed to be the only one working. I was near the back so I got to see all the other servers "yucking" it up and just standing around while this poor lady was doing laps. I am from the service industry and only 40 so I'm not being a Karen. This server deserves a huge raise and probably a better job. Pair that with them cutting down the menu, this place went to a "must see" in Champaign to a maybe. What I ate was tasty, but the rest of Champaign has caught up and starting to leave them behind.

Watsons has never disappointed us. We have been coming here since we were students and it's always…read morea favorite to visit when we're in town for an event. Watsons has a comfortable atmosphere, quick service, and you cannot go wrong with any menu items. I recommend the hot fish, Duvelo (secret menu item) which is the chicken sandwich with pork belly, cheese, and an egg, and the gravy fries. This time I tried the rice bowl for the first time and it was a hit!

Great food and service and you are no nonsense location with great food. This is the place for you.read more

We are heading back to Wisconsin, from Florida (day 2). We were ready for lunch and a driver…read moreswitch so I was in charge of finding a place. Reviews on Yelp were not stellar for the area, for a quick sit down meal, until I saw Sammy's listed. Even though it was not right next to the highway we decided to head there. I believed it's a locally owned small business and they were still serving breakfast, Parking was not a problem and when we entered, we were greeted immediately. Our server came to our table shortly after sitting, she was pleasant, and checked in with us multiple times. My husband had biscuits and gravy; which was perfectly seasoned. One friend got an omelet with pancakes, she said everything was good, especially the pancakes because she's really picky about those. My other friend got the supreme burrito. He said was good but nothing he would get again. When he cut into it, it fell apart because there was nothing binding it together. It had plain ground beef and lots of lettuce His only suggestion would be to add some type of sauce or seasoning, offer sour cream. I had a BLT, fries, and coffee. The BLT was a normal sandwich and tasted good, the coffee was good, the fries were pretty basic and by the time they got to me, they were on the cooler side. I only ever planned to eat a couple otherwise I would have asked for a replacement. I scored this a 4 star because it was a nice place and if someone was asking for recommendations I wouldn't hesitate to send them here.