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  • I've been in town for a year and I can't believe that I have never 1) been here before; and 2) heard of this place before. In the past year I have eaten at most non-chain restaurants in town (no exaggeration) and every restaurant that gets rave reviews. I was looking for a different place to try and of course turned to Yelp. After searching around I decided to drive over to Urbana and try the Courier Cafe. I'm not one judges a place on decor. I rate solely on food and service. I'm not a snob and would rather eat great food at a hole in the wall than eat sub-par food at a place with extravagant and/or trendy decor. I only mention this, because some reviewers mentioned the decor as part of the reason they gave this place low ratings. It is obvious when you walk in that they want the decor to fit the age of the building. It was lowly lit and had decor that matched their intent. Again, none of that mattered to me. On to the food and service. I ordered the pork tenderloin with a pineapple bourbon glaze. It came with a salad bar, potato, and a roll. I started with the salad bar. It was a well maintained and stocked salad bar. The girl behind the salad bar was constantly keeping it clean and filling it. The item I enjoyed the most from the salad bar was the raspberry vinaigrette. It is likely that it comes from a jar, but if they made it kudos to them. I had a sweet potato and it was like any other sweet potato. The entree, the pork tenderloin with the pineapple bourbon glaze was absolutely amazing. The tenderloin was actually two whole pieces of tenderloin that were perfectly charred. The glaze was a perfect sweet that balanced well with the tenderloin. I only ate one of the tenderloins, because I wanted to save room for a milkshake. I ordered the hot fudge milkshake. As others have already noted they do make the best milkshake in town and they rival the best milkshake you've had anywhere. We move onto the service. My waitress was absolutely amazing. She was spot on with the recommendations she gave me. She was quick and attentive when it came to filling my water. To top it all off she gave me the excess milkshake, which amounted to 2/3 of an additional shake. Of course she was tipped well for her service. Finally, the value. This place is an absolute value. My meal with the shake came out to $17. The burgers and sandwiches are priced from $4.25-$7.50 and the entrees are priced from around $10-$16 and come with plenty of food. You'd pay 30-50 percent more for similar items in town. They really could raise their food prices and would certainly be within reason in doing so. Where does this place rank in regards to the best places in Champaign/Urbana? I would put it up there with my favorite place Black Dog. It is obviously different food and a different overall experience so it would be unfair to say that it is better or worse than Black Dog, but I can say that it is comparable in regards to having good food and good service.
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