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| - My mother and I treated my boyfriend to dinner for his graduation. My boyfriend being Italian I figured hey what better way than authentic Italian cuisine.
Timpones was not the original choice, due to it being graduation weekend, everything in Champaign-Urbana was completely booked through the weekend. However, I got very lucky and was able to make reservations for a Friday night at 7 with no issues at all.
The ambiance of the restaurant was very warm and inviting, it was definitely decorated to replicate old world Italian and the feel of perhaps a true restaurant in Italy. I've never been to Italy so I can't say how well they did. The lay out of the restaurant is a little untraditional. The dining area was up two sets of stairs and there was also a downstairs, though I'm not sure what was down there.
We decided to split a bottle of wine amongst the three of us but we couldn't choose so we asked our waitress what she recommended. Our waitress was very nice and helpful in the ways that she could be however, wine was not her area of knowledge. She did however run our likes and dislikes by a man in the back who suggested a bottle of pinot noir and it was delicious.
I ordered the Penn Rustica, which was Penne, Italian sausage, roasted chicken, onions, peppers and mushrooms and it was spot on. My mom had ordered angle hair pasta with seafood and my boyfriend order wild boar with egg noodles. Both of which I sampled off their plate and both of which were very very good as well. Our food came out in a very timely manner and our waitress was there when we needed her but stayed away for the most part, which I can appreciate due to the amount of talking we do together.
Whether your in for a celebration or you have a taste for traditional italian food, Timpones is a great place to do it. With a welcoming atmosphere and fresh and delicious food Timpones is a very cool place.
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