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Outback Steakhouse

3.3 (102 reviews)
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Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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Kingsland Steak and Shrimp, steak was overcooked, and FYI it's sirloin and not filet.

We had 5 people in our party for Father's Day and our waitress was very kind and seating was fast. My mother ordered the prime rib but they were out of it so she ordered a filet. When our food came, one order was incorrect and two of our steaks were overcooked. Our waitress promptly re-ordered the food that needed to be redone, which we appreciated. When our new food arrived, it was cooked correctly but all of the steaks were still very tough and didn't have any flavor! It was as if we received the worst cuts of meat they had. We could hardly eat our food. I wrote to Outback Steakhouse about our experience and finally received an email back from management offering us a $30 voucher for our next visit. While I appreciate that he got back to me, $30 hardly seems fair recompense for a $160 meal that we hardly enjoyed. Disappointed!!

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We frequent Outback and we used to come to this one regularly before we relocated and it was always good. I must say I'm HIGHLY disappointed. The food had zero flavor and it seemed boiled not grilled. We get the same dish every time and this was not it . I feel like we wasted our gift card, our money and our time. The atmosphere was off, the air conditioning sounded like an ascending and descending plane and they nickled and dimed us which has never happened to us before. Our server seemed new but did well getting us what we need. I've never seen such a somber staff though so it has to be a management problem. The food was not good and we didn't even eat most of it.

Medium well, I don't think so!

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My order was correct hot and delicious The order was even ready earlier than quoted. My server was polite and professional

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pizza was awesome! Beer was cold with a cool tap system! Service was top of the line! great place to watch a game college of pro

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I missed the ahi appetizer my Indiana spot offers but we did okay indulging with a Bloomin Onion!

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The Ribeye

The Ribeye

(177 reviews)

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Not bad for a college town. Came in on a Friday at 5:30 with a party of one. Was told the wait…read morewould be 30 minutes. Took under 10. Started with an Old Fashioned. The taste was fine, but rather than an orange peel, there was an orange slice. Rather than a a deep purple cherry, there was a bright red maraschino. Salad bar is a blast from the past. Can't remember the last time I saw one at a restaurant. Good mix of fixings in it, no complaints. They also bring a fresh backed mini loaf of bread which is decadent. They steak was perfectly cooked. Got the 8oz ribeye with Cajun seasoning done medium. Spot on, and fairly tasty, though I had to salt it a bit towards the end. The mushrooms were good, the broccoli was mushy. The ambiance gives me mixed emotions. The lighting was as bright as a Denny's. Totally uncharacteristic of a steak house. Though, there were a lot of children dining and everyone was dressed casually. Yet from the outside, the place looks classic steakhouse and elegant. They also have Illini sports paraphernalia hanging in the walls which was pretty cool. Service was fast and friendly. I was in and out in an hour, including my 10 minute wait. Plenty of hired help waiting and bussing tables. Line out the door. I read some recent reviews of people bashing this place because of food quality and service. That was not my experience, and I look forward to coming back again. Just no broccoli!

I've had better steaks at waffle house. No flavor, no seasoning! Don't know how they are cooking…read moretheir steaks but it is SO bland! Salad bar is like Golden Coral only worse and the only vegetable they offer is broccoli. The cocktails were like Applebee's but not as good! If you're going to call your restaurant a steakhouse then please provide an experience for the prices you are charging.

Seven Saints

Seven Saints

(614 reviews)

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So I'm that most annoying of things: a vegan. On top of that, I'm a teetotaler. So when I announced…read morethese things to my waitress - Jessica - I was expecting to be told it would be very difficult to serve me. What happened next was astounding. She consulted her supervisor, and the two were able to lay out for me what items were suitable with a complete list of ingredients and allergens! The sliders themselves use a vegan-friendly bun, and the patty can be exchanged for a plant-based one. The tofu tacos simply need to have the sour cream held. The sweet potato fries (and I presume the normal ones) are fried using the same oil as other foods, so people should take that into consideration should they wish, but they're otherwise okay. I ordered the tofu tacos and the sweet potato fries. Excellent meal! The music being played was Nintendo-themed covers and remixes, which I was definitely able to appreciate!

So my fiancé and I moved around the area recently and we are looking to try new places for dining…read moreexperiences. This is the first in Champagne and we actually liked it. We had a few cocktails which were good. And the chicken fuatas as an appetizer. Which was REALLY GOOD!! Michele said they were the best she has ever had. I had a club sandwich and she had the gourmet grilled cheese with their mushroom soup. The atmosphere was quaint. And the service was good as well. We will be most likely come back to try other dishes.

Baxters American Grille

Baxters American Grille

(182 reviews)

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I had a great experience at Baxter's American Grille in Champaign. I ordered the Ribeye cooked…read moremedium, along with the Brussel Sprouts and Mushrooms, and everything came out perfectly prepared and full of flavor. All of the steak options here are delicious, there's usually little to no wait time, and the food comes out fast. The service was just as impressive as the food, making the whole meal enjoyable from start to finish. The ambiance was phenomenal and great for small or large dinners!

We visited Baxter expecting to have a finer dining experience in the Champaign area. When we…read morearrived, we were greeted and seated promptly. We ordered two of their specialty cocktails, which took a little long to be delivered but subsequently were very good. Next we ordered the stuffed mushrooms, Halibut and filet medallions. Service was a little slow so we decided to just enjoy the time together. Our appetizer arrived and was outstanding. It was a bit of a wait for our entrees to appear and when they did we were disappointed with the wait. The filet was ordered medium well and arrived seared to almost well done other than the very center was cold and red. The halibut was overcooked as well but regardless I decided to enjoy the halibut because it was still palatable. The filet, on the other hand was not. It was tough and just not very good. I fully expected to spend the money on a fine dining experience but didn't feel that experience was met. We will try Baxter again in the future with hopes of a better experience but our history there has been hit and miss!

Texas Roadhouse - Ribeye/potato/bread "pre-game meal"

Texas Roadhouse

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Great to have one of these in town to take hungry UofI students :-)…read morePro tip: Using the mobile app to get on the wait list before really pays off. Great service and friendly staff. Food quality has been very consistent for us. Extremely busy location (like many other Texas roadhouses) during busy times so be aware :-)

So my kid took me out for dinner April 26 for my birthday. I had a free coupon for a blooming onion…read moreor onion blossom. Whatever they call it. It was literally floating in grease in the bowl and not cooked. He specifically asked for his salmon to be well done. I know it's weird, but we're weird. We like our food cooked all the way through and not like that white milky stuff in the salmon, especially when you emphasize that you want it well done so it gets this food. Of course the salmon isn't cooked well done and it's got the white stuff in it instead of her saying we'll make you another one. She and a very classless manner says put it on the bread plate and she took it back to the kitchen and brought it back 15 minutes later cooked no apologies no nothing just here's your piece of fish for $25 thrown back on the grill. I have celebrated every holiday there for probably 20 years with my kids for my birthday to their birthdays to special occasions, and the food definitely has gone downhill like a lot of places I had roadkill, because I like plain food and that piece of meat was so over seasoned and salty. I couldn't even eat it. I literally fed it to my dogs the server was OK. She got a really good tip from us regardless didn't offer us rolls to go didn't offer us more rolls or refills. It was just kind of crappy he's a young kid. He's 22 years old and he works hard for his money. I felt bad and I made him take some money for me. I just don't like going there anymore. I used to order takeout 3×4 times a week from them and go there at least once a week I don't go there anymore. I seriously would rather eat at Panera. I am typically not a whiner but I'm telling you I just expect good food when you spend $ 80 bucks it's just a waste of money g0 at your own discretion. The parking lot is always packed. Yeah but I'm done with it after the last weekend.

Hamilton Walker's - 6oz Grilled Atlantic Salmon (medium rare). Perfect! Salmon tasted a bit like jelly which I enjoyed a lot

Hamilton Walker's

(282 reviews)

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We had dinner at Hamilton Walker's as a family following a business trip to Urbana-Champaign and…read morewere pleasantly surprised by how lively the dining room was for a weekday evening just before the Christmas holiday. Securing a reservation was easy, and the overall experience felt polished and well-run. We skipped appetizers after enjoying pre-dinner cocktails and light hors d'oeuvres elsewhere. I ordered the 7-oz center-cut filet mignon with red wine demi-glace, my father had the ribeye, and my mother chose the red wine BBQ chicken. While my filet arrived closer to medium than the medium-rare I requested (very little pink), the quality of the cut and presentation were excellent. Next time, I'd simply order it rare. The ribeye was well-received, and the Old Fashioned was commendable. Service throughout the evening was excellent--attentive without being intrusive. Hamilton Walker's is very much a traditional steakhouse, and while Champaign doesn't have the depth of competition you'd find in a city like Chicago, this restaurant is absolutely worth a visit when you keep the market size in mind. A strong, reliable option for a classic steakhouse dinner in central Illinois.

Upscale steakhouse that masquerades as a throwback to 1920s Chicago. You almost expect a server in…read morecostume as Al Capone to circulate among tables to playfully menace the patrons. To some the masquerade will come off as silly -- and not worth the added price -- but many seem to enjoy being swept up in the art deco interiors and old school dishes. The food is like the theme park version of a steak dinner. We ordered from the Restaurant Week menu: a pair of salads, and the beef tenderloin tails and Parmesan crust chicken as entrees. All of the flavors were cranked up to a level that would stand up against a steak. Both entrees came with mashed potatoes and green beans that were heavy on the garlic. It was hard to taste the underlying vegetables, with all of the seasoning. The preparation makes some sense if you think of a steak with demi-glace as the centerpiece, but they overpowered the chicken handily. The salad dressings were equally strong. In particular, the spinach salad had a dressing like sweet-and-sour sauce that was jelly-like with rendered bacon fat. The entrees themselves were competent but not remarkable. The tenderloin was cooked medium rare, and two thirds had a creamy interior with crisp char on the outside. The last third, however, was tough and required some sawing with the dull steak knife. The chicken had either brined or sat on the heater for too long. It had some juice left but was also tough. Perhaps the best item we ordered was the kids cheeseburger. Well-done with oversized steak fries on the side -- simple enough that you could taste both the ground beef and the potato. The food itself warrants three stars. And here is a tip: the local Costco sells gift cards to the restaurant with a 20% discount. Where a meal can easily run $50 here, knocking the tab down to $40 might be worth it for a special occasion. The service, however, knocks the review down by a star. The kitchen lost our ticket and, as a result, our party waited forty minutes following the salad for the first entree to arrive to the table, plus another fifteen for the second and third. The chef was very gracious and apologetic when he brought the final dishes out personally. However, the fact that his arrival was the first time the staff acknowledged a problem to us -- long after they had discovered the issue and begun addressing it -- suggests that there is a larger breakdown between the back and front of house. I had thought that a 6 pm reservation would get our family home early on a school night but I was quite mistaken. Probably they won't lose your ticket when you dine in, but I will think twice before getting back in line for the theme park ride.

The Wheelhouse - Wheelhouse Burger

The Wheelhouse

(87 reviews)

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Food was exceptional quality, with portion size to match. Atmosphere is a vaulted high ceiling…read morespace with the bustle of a hard working kitchen and an attentive waitstaff. The menu is limited to signature offering of various dishes eliminating the tough choices between offerings. The daily special was a nice addition to the menu. All food was plated on various china which added to the fun of it all. My wife and I shared 2 separate meals and both were 10/10 in our opinion. This place will be on our very short list of great food, great folks, and great experience.

What an incredible discovery! We were driving from Iowa to Ohio, which is mostly a culinary…read morewasteland. My copilot found this gem. It sounded too good to be true, but it's true! Though it looks unremarkable from the outside, inside, you'll find a wonderful restaurant where the staff is highly invested in making sure you have a great meal. My companion enjoyed a lovely Old Fashioned to start. I ordered the Turkey stroganoff, while he had the shrimp and grits. When the plates came out, I thought the veil was finally about to slip. They were well-plated, but huge. And yet...the veil didn't slip. It was haute-cuisine comfort food goodness in what looked like a converted warehouse space. Unreal! Though turkey is often too dry, my stroganoff was moist and succulent. The sauce was much more than just cream of mushroom -- lots of flavor and not too much salt. We had a time of it. I'd happily come back here again and again.

Outback Steakhouse - steak - Updated May 2026

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