Our family absolutely loved their food and a great service they provided explaining the menu. We…read morecame in for lunch and were amazed by this restaurant! Ambiance was friendly and very welcoming!

Stopped on the way through town and our group was split between Noodles and the shawarma joint…read more Very glad we came here. Immediately treated as if we were regulars, with heaping portion sizes. Nicest staff I think i've ever encountered. I may not be back in Champaign soon but when I am I absolutely will be returning

The rock has one of the best burgers in central Illinois! The fries are also really good!…read more The owners are awesome! Ordered carry out by phone for Saturday lunch. Ordered 1 half lb, 2 6 oz cheeseburgers with 2 medium fries and 1 small hummus with pita. The price difference between a 6 oz and 1/2 lb burger is only a dollar. I'll remember that for next time. The burgers come with cheese, lettuce, onion, tomato, pickle, mustard, ketchup and mayo. Next time, I'll order the burgers with just cheese, pickle, lettuce and onion. My wife doesn't like mustard and tomatoes. I forgot these burgers come loaded with everything. Everything was hot and fresh! One of the owners even gave me an extra fry! I have been coming here since high school! I've been a customer for 30 plus years!

Friendly, helpful, casual, relaxing vibe. I've only had the Mediterranean side of the menu and I've…read morebeen stopping in for years. It is delish. Consistently good. From the Rock Salad to the hummus, grape leaves or baba ghannoush, whichever you're in the mood for, they come with pita (pillowy and warm). I've also had the falafel and gyros, it's all worth it. Also enjoyed the baklava and lady fingers with pistachios at various times for dessert. Easy street parking near the restaurant or in the deck on Mulberry/College Ave a block away. You can easily pick up & take out with the special walk up window inside or order and eat in with a view from the tall windows, comfortable seating and chill atmosphere. When the weather's nice, definitely choose the outdoor seating.

I really like this place. The owner is nice and friendly. I saw him nodding to other frequent…read morecustomers, which makes this place very warm, especially during pandemic when people have less communications. The food here is fantastic, as always. I have tried fish, chicken and veggie platters for lunch and kabob for dinner, and they are all flavorful and tasty. Shout out for the hummus and baba ganoush, they are my must-have things each time I go there. The price is lower than you typically have to pay for a meal in this area, but the quality is higher than a lot of other restaurants. Sometimes there will be lamb shank for lunch, if you are lucky enough because not everyday serves it. There are also desserts which are also tasty. Once I went there the owner also let me tried the fresh tomato salad made from the tomato he grew himself, super grateful for his friendliness!! Overall this is a fantastic restaurant, and is my first choice when I don't want to cook my own. Highly recommend!!

Honestly, this is the most underrated spot on campus. Everything is home made, fresh, and…read moreabsolutely delicious. From the hummus to the grilled meats, every bite I had was amazing. Since this is all ran by one older gentleman (the owner himself), the meal takes a little longer to prepare so please be patient when ordering. He wasn't exactly in the best mood when I was ordering but the food definitely makes up for the service and I respect the hard work he puts into this restaurant. I am definitely coming back here when I get the chance to visit UIUC again.

This might be the most underrated franchise in the country. Every thing I've gotten from there has…read morebeen delicious and above average in my opinion. The portions are fair. If you tend to eat a lot (like I do), I recommend the plates vs the bowls. I've been a customer at other locations for years, and was so glad to see they are in Champaign. I've also experienced their customer service via email/phone, and they have been very helpful, friendly, and professional. Oh, and their fries are among the best I have ever had!

The customer service was good at this location, food was made and prepared fresh. I was expecting…read moreit to be busy on Saturday but that's okay. This is one of my favorite spots in the Chicagoland area so when I seen they had a location down here in Champaign I had to make visit.

My own dilemma of choosing what to eat, because it is so amazing. Chicken shawarma, garlic sauce,…read morecouscous, crunchy pickles and pita bread. Such a welcome change versus fast food. The truck stop it is housed within also has clean restrooms. Excellent t place to stop when traveling.

Everything was EXCELLENT SERVICE AND FOOD Ate there 2 years…read moreago was excellent was looking forward to coming back!!

Just finished my gyros, fries and baklava and ohmygosh it was soooo good. Everything was super…read morefresh. The fries were so hot, I almost burnt my fingers, sneaking one out of the bag on the way home. The baklava tasted like it was made this morning. It melted in my mouth. The gyros is something special. And I've never found a restaurant that does it better than the Parthenon. We have friends and family that go straight here when visiting from out of town. There's no other place for Greek food! Believe me, I've tried.

I spent half last year in Athens, Greece. This is the closest to what I ate there that I've had…read moresince coming back. The coffee was perfect. The village salad had a slight change with the addition of banana peppers, but still very authentic. The gyro platter was delicious! The only thing missing was tomatoes, which I don't like anyway, so no miss for me there either!

We had been longstanding superfans of the tempura shrimp tacos, but it had been a long time and…read morewe needed dinner in a pinch. We got our classic (still good and crunchy, even when ordering it delivered!) but I tried the Afgani chicken and the Fusion Crunch sauce wizards have done it again. It's creamy! It's savory! It's got an herb-y tang! So flipping good.

Three of us saw the reviews on Fusion Crunch and decided to give it a try. The reviews were spot…read moreon....this place is great and didn't disappoint. We arrived in the late afternoon for an early dinner. We were seated quickly, clean tables pleasant atmosphere and fun surroundings. We started with the vegetable samosas. We received three....fresh and hot out or the fryer.....took a few minutes to be able to handle. They were fantastic accompanied with a light and flavorful dipping sauce. Our food order consisted of an order of Birria Tacos, Afghani Chicken and a Ramen Bowl with chicken. As you can see from the pictures of each dish.....the presentation is pure art. The portions were large enough for us to share. Absolutely flavorful and no one ingredient over taking another.....pure masterful cooking. My Ramen with chicken was the best I've had in a very long time......I will be back! What a gem this restaurant is, fresh, flavorful and attention to the smallest details.

In terms of Shawarma, it gets the job done, but it is nothing special at all. The staff in my…read moreexperience is nice. I only go here if I need something to eat quickly and the union is nearby. If anyone wants more authentic Shawarma, I would say the Jerusalem Cafe is your best bet on campus .

Not worth the price. I have had quite a fair share of…read moreMediterranean foods in my life and the food here was extremely mediocre. I had gotten the "plate" option with falafel, and the falafel was extremely dry, and I know falafel is usually dry but this was hard to swallow without about 10 cups of water. Also, I had gotten nearly all of the sauces and they were pretty bland to me personally. The workers were very kind and quick however, I believe 9 dollars for this small and not incredibly flavorful meal is far too much.

The food seem like it had been sitting out for a while. I had the beef shawarma plate and the beef…read morewasn't really fit to eat. The venue wasn't air conditioned and it was full of flies. The staff were friendly but overall the facilities were on the dirty side making for a poor dining experience.

The karak chai with saffron is amazing. Do yourself a favor and get the large. The food is also…read moregreat but lunch (hot food) service does not start until 11am so please be aware of that. We got there a little early and had the chai and a date mamool while we were waiting. They ended up taking our food order a little early so it would be ready at 11am since they weren't very busy and I am pretty sure the front counter worker was enamored with our 2 year old daughter. This was our second time here (we went last year as well when my wife was at this same conference) so I was well overdue to review this place. The food here is fantastic which is why we repeated it - it has to be for us to do that at places we visit. Good or okay doesn't get a repeat from us. The dolmas are exactly what you want them to be and there is a perfect amount of salt on the arabic salad, the cabbage salad, and the pickled turnips. Speaking of which, the pickled turnips here are divine perfection. I would be hard-pressed to find better pickled turnips anywhere. The schwarma is quite solid - not as good as I recall from The Netherlands, but as good as any here in the U.S. The Middle Eastern vegan platter is quite a bargain and delicious to boot. The workers here are very kind and I have no knocks against this place at all. They even sell Dubai chocolate to go on a deal - Buy two original bars and get a Strawberry cream Matcha one for free.

This isn't really a review because the cafe wasn't open, even though we went during the hours…read moreposted. Maybe because it is summer and it's located within a university affiliated building. It looked awesome, if you like homegrown authentic vegan vibes which we definitely do. So my review is: CALL AHEAD! Make sure they're open! The website listed with Yelp is DOA but here's a better one. https://www.channingmurray.org/the-red-herring

Went for the kale Caesar salad and it was actually better than I expected. The kale was massaged so…read moreit wasn't tough, and the dressing was garlicky with a nice kick. Croutons were house made and super crunchy. I added shrimp and they were cooked just right. It's a casual little place with friendly staff. Not much noise and easygoing atmosphere. I'd come back to try their other salads for sure.