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| - Growing up in Urbana, I used to love this place. I'm not usually a milkshake drinker, but this is the only place where I've ever enjoyed a milkshake - I don't get the sickly sweet aftertaste that I get with other restaurants' milkshakes. Also, Skinny Dippers are delicious! They're essentially skinnier potato skins so they're more crispy.
The reason for the 3 star review is for service. (Although don't worry, we still tipped the waitress very well.) I stopped by today and we had a 15 minute delay after being seated before someone took our order. We were asked if we wanted our drinks and skinny dippers before our meal, which we said yes to, but they didn't arrive until our burgers were done.
We started to wonder if they had just forgotten about us since other people seated after us got their drinks/food before we did.
I used to enjoy the burgers here - they're not terribly fancy, but the buns would be nice and fluffy and the patties tender. However, today mine arrived so dry to the point where I actually didn't eat it and came with a different type of cheese than requested. Also, no one stopped by to ask us for refills on our waters (empty).
Overall, although I still enjoy the decor and milkshakes, today's experience made me wish I had gone somewhere else to eat. Last time I came here (last year), I also had a lukewarm experience so I'm starting to wonder if the service has just gone down over the years. Today I had introduced someone to it since I raved about it in the past, and he wasn't that impressed either.
I hope the Courier will improve again, because it is definitely a staple of downtown Urbana.
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