To the best of my knowledge, Timpone's and (in the evenings only) the Bread Company, are the only sit-down non-pizza places adjacent to campus. So I end up here periodically to entertain faculty who are visiting the U of I from elsewhere. It's decent enough upscalish Italian-American food, but location is the only reason I go there --- places like Radio Maria, Cafe Luna, or Milo's have quite a bit better food. Overall the place gives the impression of a reasonably-nice hotel dinning room with mediocre food to match (though, in contrast to that image, prices are reasonable).