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| - Before heading to Champaign for work this time I did my Yelp homework and wrote down Farren's. When I asked co-workers if they'd been there, a couple said "yes, great burgers'. So seven of us gave it a try for lunch today.
We split some apps - the housemade potato chips with truffled salt (if you know me, you know I have a not so secret love for all things truffled), the deep fried cauliflour and wings. The chips were hot and the salt was flavorful (I asked for extra salt, and there were little black specks in there so I was pretty excited). Cauliflour was a bit underfried. Wings were OK.
I had the Motherlode burger - a huge, juicy patty topped with swiss, mushrooms and a blue cheese sauce. Very nice. Thick burger, but not a bit dry. Soft bun. We all commented on the burgers (co-workers got the green chili, a bacon cheeseburger, and another one that slips my mind but smelled amazing with a pile of cooked onions on top). Others got the seafood etouffee (meh) and a chicken sandwich with pesto sauce. Obviously come here for the burger!!
My burger came with a side of tortilla chips for around $8. Upcharge to get fries or up-upcharge for sweet potato fries or the potato chips.
Our waiter was friendly, knowledgeable and decisive (he told me to get the Motherlode over the green chili burger when I waffled).
Basement feel, schmasement feel...it is a bar. Cool how the bathrooms connect you to nearby thai and sushi restaurants. And the new parking structure right next door made parking a breeze - $0.75 for the hour and free on weekends.
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