One of my family places since my dad was a child we try to come here yearly just for there custard…read morecups which are reasonable prices.

Review Visit: July 4th, 2016…read more Voted the Best Ice Cream in Illinois in 2015! My 5/5 Rating would have to agree. A friend recommended Jarling's and it has been on my list for awhile. They have only two locations; Danville, IL and Champaign, IL. I am usually never around these areas, so it has taken me awhile for my travels to take me near Jarlings... and good gosh, it was worth the drive! I have mostly visited 'ice cream' shacks but this one seems to use custard in their ice cream. Not sure what that entails, but good god, was this ice cream fantastic. Easily places in the Top 5 of my Ice Cream list. If you love ice cream, you owe it to yourself (and your family... and friends) to try this place!

Don't miss the soursop (guanabana) ice cream in the summer, this is a rare, local treat.read more

Absolutely best desserts in town!!! Everything is delicious. The fruit with yogurt, ice cream, ice…read morecream popsicles, aguas, STREET corn, and chicharrón preparado are some of my favorites. Won't regret stopping here.

Second time there. I got the Special house crepe and my wife got a fruit one. I absolutely loved…read morethe ice cream and fruit along with the light and fluffy crepe. It was huge. My wife liked hers but the ice cream really makes a difference.. I highly recommend this place but come hungry and bring funds. Its not cheap but it's good. The inside is awesome. Comfy and not overpowered by music. We will definitely go back.

Ordered the Matcha strawberry crêpe with Nutella, it was so good! The perfect dessert after a good…read moremeal. The service did take a long time it took probably at least 30 minutes to get our crêpes. There's nothing special about the inside. It's just your regular order at the counter and wait for your food type of ambience.

Great service, great drinks, and great vibes. I came here during finals to study and try their…read morematcha and was very satisfied! The strawberry matcha is sweet and flavorful. The inside is quiet and has a great seating area for studying, it was very clean and had a cute community board inside! I was served quickly by a lone person with optimism and a smile. I felt very welcome and enjoyed every moment of being here! I will definitley be back to try their desserts!

This dessert shop was a wonderful find for me. I went here to get a matcha oriented drink but ended…read moreup getting a soft-serve swirl. Upon arrival, I checked out the menu and saw a lot of wonderful variety of items that I wanted to try; however, I only had room for one thing. While scoping out the menu, my eyes fell on their soft-serve flavors. They not only had chocolate and vanilla flavors but also, hojicha, matcha, and ube. Plus, you could get them in a swirl or just as two flavors in a dish. I immediately decided that I wanted the Hojicha and Ube pairing. My son got the Matcha and Ube combo. Both were good. I liked all the flavors. Hojicha was my favorite, followed by Matcha, and then Ube. Each of these ice cream had rich flavor and the texture was smooth. The pricing of the soft-serve was on the high side but the portion size was good. The Ice cream is made in-house including the Hojicha. The shop was busy. It was frequented by U of I students, it seemed. The service was good. I'd go back here if I were to be in Champaign again. Check it out.

"Great place to eat! The portions were generous, and the service was just as impressive. We were…read morevisiting from Florida and had never been here before--so glad we gave it a try. We left completely satisfied and will definitely be back the next time we're in town.

ERRRRRRRCCHH was the sound of my car squealing to a dead stop right in the northbound lane of US 41…read morein Attica, IN (don't worry--I quickly glanced in the rearview to make sure that noone was following me). I had spied this classic roadside stand almost too late as we whizzed by, and realized instantly that we must stop. The perfect last hurrah for a weekend road trip! I asked for the Blizzard-equivalent (Snowstorm? Arctic Freeze? Frosted Flurry? ?), and the girls were kind enough to accommodate my menu-improvisation of half M&Ms, half Spanish peanuts (aka "peanut M&M"). But I also figured that if I were eating unscheduled dessert, I may as well eat an unplanned lunch too, so I ordered a hot dog. I was leery, especially with the prep speed, but it came out big and plump and fresh-looking. Mmm, all-beef goodness. I wolfed down that wiener to get to my dessert, which might have been in danger of melting in the hot Jundiana sun. One of my biggest culinary pet peeves is soft-serve ice cream that comes out of the machine at about 31.8 degrees, so that as soon as it hits the cup, the edges begin to soupify. Not this stuff--it stayed firm and frozen until the very end. Sometimes it's the little things, man, but that sealed the four stars for me. Oh, and it tasted great. This outfit has mini-golf too. Mini golf, hot dogs, and ice cream! That's like my ideal birthday party right there. And I don't mean 12, either; I mean 32.

I love love this bakery! This is a family run bakery that…read moreserves mostly Chinese pastries and cakes. The owner is very sweet and warm greets me with big smile every time I visit. Everything is made in house and not overly sweet. I especially love their whole cakes or cake slices since they are made with whipped cream which is very airy and light. Their toast bread is also great, I always have some for breakfast, they are lightly sweet and super soft. Owner change their offering everyday, so it's always a surprise on what I can find when I visit. I also found out they started doing event catering, so this would be a great option for wedding cake or any sort of events!

Moment Bakery is a Chinese-style bakery on Green St, located near the university campus. In…read moregeneral, their cakes are not overly sweet, and they're relatively light. They're my favorite bakery in the area: I'm a really big fan and have tried many of their items (as you can see from my many photos...). My favorite items here are their cream cakes, milk bread (which they call toast), and the cakes with taro and/or mochi. I also highly recommend ordering custom cakes from them: I've ordered three custom cakes (including my wedding cake) and they were all delicious, beautifully decorated, and reasonably priced, especially for the quality. The character designs they do on cakes are super cute. Their menu changes every day, and the milk bread usually comes out later in the afternoon, around 3:30. If you can read Chinese, they have a WeChat group where they post their daily menu. They also sometimes have specials for holidays, e.g., mooncakes for Mid Autumn Festival. I've tried too many of their products to list here, but here are a just few of my favorites (you can check my photos for more details): -Cream Cakes (about $8-9 per slice, depending on the flavor) - these are light and not too sweet, and I really like the whipped cream. My favorites have been the black sesame cream cake, durian cream cake, taro cake, and jasmine milk tea cream cake; the fruit cream is also a classic and is delicious as well. I loved the black sesame cream cake so much that I got it for my wedding. -Toast (Milk Bread) - this comes in two sizes and several flavors; a small is around $5 and a large is around $9. My favorites are the taro and the pork floss flavors, but all the ones I tried have been great. It's very fluffy, soft, stretchy, and slightly sweet, and it's especially great when it's still warm. It's by far the best option for milk bread in town (it's much better than the version at Suzu's Bakery, for instance). -Purple Rice Cream Cheese Bun ($6) - bread with cream cheese, mochi, and purple rice filling. The mochi and purple rice combo is delicious, especially when the bun is still warm. -Taro Mochi Cake ($9) - layers of sponge cake, mochi, pork floss, and taro. The perfect combo in my opinion. I also like their Taro Roll and Mochi Roll, which are smaller versions with sponge cake, pork floss, and one of taro or mochi in the filling. -Mille Crepe Cakes (around $10 per slice, depending on the flavor) - these have relatively more cream compared to crepe. My personal preference would be for more crepe, but I really liked the durian mille crepe and the sakura matcha mille crepe that I tried here. In addition to cream cakes, they also make a variety of other styles of cakes, including mousse cakes, cheesecakes, Basque style cheesecakes, and tiramisu. The cream cakes are my favorite, but the mousse cakes and cheesecakes are great too and are not too sweet. The tiramisu is one of the sweetest cakes I've tried here, but I really liked it as well. The service is really kind and sweet. For custom cake orders, they're very friendly, kind, and thorough. I definitely recommend giving them a visit!

Martinellis is such a cool place for Champaign to have. I love that it's a cafe, bakery, store…read more There's nothing there that isn't good or well crafted here and it's made fresh! It can be a little bit pricey but I definitely think it's worth what you're paying. They have a great outdoor idea to sit in if you have a dog with you and the staff is so friendly. I love seeing their specialty items in their grocery section as well. They clearly pick those items with a lot of thought!

The little bites of focaccia as samples were a nice touch. It's a pretty cool market that has a lot…read moreof fun items to buy like coffee, pasta, bread, sauces, candy, etc. We got the motzo ball soup and salad. The matzo ball soup cup had dark meat chicken and didn't have a lot of flavor. It's also a very tiny cup. The garden salad was delicious and fresh, however. The side of coleslaw was also good. Maybe next time I'll try a sandwich or their focaccia pizza slices. Plenty of parking and lots of options for lunch.

They have flavors you won't find anywhere else. Worth the trip across town. Avocado, pineapple.read more

We won a culinary passport at Friday evening's FurBall 2025 that included a box of freshly baked…read morepastries from Panaderia San Miguel. I am embarrassed to admit that there are only 2 small pieces remaining on Sunday afternoon! The cream horn was exquisite, with the sweetness of the cream blending beautifully with the pastry. The pineapple and berry (cherry?) pastries were also amazing. The concha muffin and Pan Dulce were also phenomenal - these folks know what they're doing and what we like to eat. We will definitely be visiting often!