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    Legends

    3.7 (115 reviews)
    InexpensiveBars, Sandwiches
    Open 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    LEGENDS ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Ryan D.

    Legends is a campus bar that my husband and I wandered into. It has a great campus bar feel. There was University of Illinois and Big Ten memorabilia and paraphernalia everywhere, compete with a Chief Illiniwek statue. I ordered a seasonal apple cider mule, which tasted really good. The bartender was really nice and suggested a few drinks. If you want to relive your college bar days, Legends is the place to go!

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    Allison W.

    Came here for Friday night dinner on homecoming weekend and we were not disappointed! The atmosphere felt exactly how we remembered. The fish was very popular and the bartender warned us that it would be at least a 40-minute wait, and we appreciated the heads up! So we all enjoyed cheeseburgers and fries from the event menu, which were pretty great for a big game weekend but are even better on a typical day.

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    Eric B.

    This place is sad, the price they charge for food is outrageous for the quality. It's clear they exist on alcohol sales, food comes in a distant 3rd or 4th.

    Lexi A.

    Food was really quick, employees were incredibly polite, and food was amazing. We went to Murphy first and waited an over an hour for our food before finally cancelling the order and coming to legends instead. Very glad we did :)

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    Jimmy B.

    College kids probably would eat a sautéed raccoons butthole on a stick, but if I order cheese sticks put some cheese in them . My advice, go around the block to them Asian restaurants

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    E B.

    Legendarily lame. This place has managed to successfully wage a campaign against fun for more than a decade. Tactics include: carefully measuring out each shot with a measuring cup while making mixed drinks and charging four dollars above market price for shitty food. Going to legends is like having the hot water cut out in the middle of a shower. It's like getting your scrotum caught while zipping up your fly. It's like watching Schindler's List during a bachelor party. It's like clogging the toilet at your girlfriend's parent's house. Not fun at all.

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    Kyle H.

    Legends: a place that is stuck between being a bad restaurant and a bad bar. The place is setup quite a bit like a restaurant with all the booths and tables in the place, and with waitresses that come around and try to get you to order more drinks. However, the burgers here are really bad: they seem to be cheap, frozen, store-bought patties that are generally overcooked and not so tasty. Their prices don't make up for it either; who wants to pay $6 for a burger that is worse than McDonald's? The bar portion also pretty bad. It's always hard to get the attention of the bartenders. Once you do get their attention, you're likely in for some crappy tasting beer. All the taps here taste a little foul; maybe they just don't know how to clean them? The good side of Legends is that it's almost never crowded, and usually not too loud. They also have a few projectors they use to show Illini games, so that can be nice. So, if you're not too much of a beer snob, this isn't a bad place to go and knock a few back.

    Samantha Z.

    Based on my Monday night experience here, this felt like a cozy, low-key bar for my co-workers and I to unwind from the workday. Great location and near many other restaurants, cafes, and bars. Did not have a chance to try their food but I did enjoy their recommended local lager. In all other instances beside a Monday night, this bar was relatively large in size, so I would assume it gets more packed as the week passes.

    I tried. That's the ribs.
    Wilma E.

    No. No. No. Just no. First, I ordered an old fashioned. Dude did not know how to make and then proceeded to make it dropping the rinds on the bar and putting it in my cup. I quickly switched to a beer and it was a good choice. Then I ordered the apple bourbon ribs sandwich. Umm, when I got the sandwich, it looked like they poured a jar of Apple pie filling on top of a Salisbury steak. No it wasn't good. The pub chips was good. While we were waiting for our food, a bar back tells one of the customers "see you next Tuesday" and proceeds to tell her to think about the initials when she communicated some confusion. So no. No. No. Just no.

    Mark C.

    It sucks when you want a drink, but the bartender can't make it. He made a substitute drink but it was just awful. The burgers are actually pretty darn good considering that all the toppings are in a separate table where you can choose which ones you want to add in.

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    Fun place to hang, food is pretty good and you get what you expect. Nice atmosphere to chitchat with friends. Pub chips are OG

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    My favorite campus bar, how many grilled chicken sandwiches have I enjoyed here? Well I can't remember but I'm sure there were plenty.

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    Do you deliver? I'm in Phoenix, Arizona and am really craving a Deluxe/Legends fish sandwich.

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    After my last review, the manager messaged me and fixed my name on the Ride the Rail board!

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    9 years ago

    Katelyn & Greg are the nicest people ever! So chatty and adorable. Will be drinking beer here forever (or until I graduate)

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    College bar with okay prices for a beer!

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    18 years ago

    Yet another sports bar that's on campus. Don't get the mushroom soup here even though it sounds awesome!

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