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| - Black Rock was pretty great. It's definitely a townie joint, but that's totally cool by me. The lighting is good, atmosphere is pleasant, the music was a bit loud, but the service was top notch.
Three of us went for dinner and also got some appetizers (y'know, try the place out, right?). The appetizers weren't too expensive, except that there definitely wasn't enough for three; the garlic bread was pretty standard fare, but the hummus plate had a really strange Hummus:pita ratio that skewed heavily in favor of hummus, meaning that we were left with the awkward situation of figuring out how we were going to consume the rest of the hummus. It was delicious, though, so it wasn't a chore by any means.
However, dinner is where this place shines. We ordered the pesto pizza and I still dream of that pie at night. The thought of getting another one keeps me up at night. The crust is thin, but not annoyingly so like Rosatis; the sauce is rich, but not super wet (no sloppy droopy pieces), and everything on top was absolutely marvelous.
Long story short, we resolved to just skip appetizers in the future and order a small pie to go alongside the big one. Black Rock is definitely worth the trip to Downtown Urbana.
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