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| - My sister recently moved to Champaign-Urbana for grad school, and being that I was in Bloomington-Normal this past weekend, I couldn't NOT go down to C-U for a visit. I asked her to investigate some places we could get brunch, and she found Courier Cafe. She said one of her girlfriends said it was really good.
So, we got there and put our name in. The restaurant is small, but homey, lots of antiques, reminded me of being at my grandma's old house. We waited for maybe 20 minutes for a table.
When we sat, we were given lunch menus. When I inquired as to if they were still serving breakfast, one person said "I don't know, let me check," one said "no" and the hostess came over and explained that we would've had to have been there by 11:45 to get on the "breakfast waiting list." It would've been nice if someone explained this to us when we got there, because 2 of the 3 of us REALLY wanted breakfast, and came to find it unavailable. I was really disappointed. I love breakfast. I almost cried, legitimately.
I digress. There were plenty of tasty looking things on the menu, and I liked that all of their breads are made in-house. Everyone enjoyed what they had. My sister had the turkey croissant, and my boyfriend had the turkey club with a cup of chili.
I had the Courier burger, which came with thick sliced bacon and cheddar cheese. I could tell right away this burger was going to be delicious. It was cooked on a flat-top griddle, which imparts such good flavor. The patty was perfectly seasoned, and the cheese and bacon were just right. I didn't add ANY condiments or garnishes to the burger, just ate it as is. The bun was a perfect brioche-y, eggy delight.
Lunch for three came to $33.00. I will certainly return the next time I am in Champaign, and try to get there early enough for breakfast.
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