Okay food. Horrendous service. I don't know if these bartenders/servers are deliberately…read moredismissive, inadvertently inattentive, or just plain stupid, but they go out out of their way to not notice you, even when the place is nearly empty. I understand I probably come off as snobbish and pretentious by expecting cutlery to come with my food, but is it too much to ask that someone glance in my direction once every 20 minutes to see if I need a refill?

The beer is good and cold but the food was mediocre, the bartender was super slow and took forever…read moreto get her attention. If you're not a local, don't bother wasting your time here.

Getting information about this venue is lacking to say the least. The staff is not friendly or…read morehelpful.

We been coming to fat city for a few years now every time we are in town . It's always a hidden…read moreplace , this year it had been remodeled and seems to be new owners . Wow we are very impressed , chef took his time out to explain it all to us and gave us suggestions . He was spot on !! Wings are delicious, chicken tower sandwich was yummy , the red beans are a must ! There was 13 of us and they got us in and out in no time . Everything was fresh and cooked to perfection ! If your ever in the Champaign area, look this place up , don't let the outside or the alley parking throw you off . Stop in and give them a try you won't be disappointed!!

I've always enjoyed the sliders and salads here. The service is great; the drinks are solid. They…read morehost a whiskey night during the week (or at least used to). Great for takeout or dine in. Love the sweet potato fries! Always appreciated the decor.

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 is really fun! If you're looking for something unique to do this is definitely the place to…read morego! Service was basic, but it was good. It was a basic average bar vibe. We didn't eat anything

Love the Axe Bar!! Karaoke on Tuesdays and Fridays is always lit, and the staff as a whole always…read moremake it feel like home! The mac n cheese bites are my favorite, and the cocktails the staff comes up with (non-alcoholic included) always blow me away!! 10/10 would recommend always. Axe bar for life!

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!

Came in after the Illini beat Maryland on a Saturday evening. No issue with getting a seat right at…read morethe bar. Bar tender seemed a bit overworked, vary harried and not super friendly, but reasonably fast. Ordered the gnocchi and filet tips. Started with the Baxter's salad. That was excellent! The gnocchi was promoted as 'crisp' which I found intriguing. Not crisp at all. Standard fair. Filet was okay, but not great. Mushroom sauce was great! Ambiance is that of a classic steak house. Nice place, will come back again to try the steak.

They Had a band tonight that was so bad playing music I like but loud enough to rupture your ear…read moredrums to try and hide how horrible they sounded service also sucks

Went there because of friends and the bartenders. Only one bartender worth going back for and my…read morefriends don't hang out there. Not worth the trip, anymore. If you are looking for DRAMA, this is your bar. Huge pet peeve of mine...they close early (up to two hours early) sometimes.

Took the whole family here for dinner we came early around 5pm with our reservations and I quickly…read moresaw all the tables in the dining room full up :-) Food was great, wife and split the 14oz bone in and they were awesome to reheat her cut off to more well done than my medium :-) Fresh bread and great sides. Everyone left happy. Expensive as you will find in the fancy Chicago steakhouses but top notch service and catering to your needs.

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.

their lanes are amazing and their food is too when I bowl. I bring my own bowling balls. But they…read morehave a great supply of bowling balls on the racks They have great customer service.

Lanes always broken balls don't come back. low staff and no one at counter. they were not very nice…read moreand if behind counter they would not respond