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| - Am here for business and *really* want to give this place a good review, because the food actually is, for the most part, very flavorful.
I had the falafel, which was a tad dry, but it's falafel, and this is easy to screw up - forgivable.
The other dishes were great. Excellent turkey sandwich, though the sourdough is a bit airy for my tastes. A traditional sourdough needs some ... sourness and doughiness - this really does taste like airy French or Italian bread.
The saged popcorn is a nice touch, but I have been here about seven times, and it is always saged popcorn, and the server consistently says
"Our popcorn -today- is fried sage". ... which to me implies that this will change once in a while. In my experience, it does not.
Finally, and this has been said *dozens* of times here. The prices are completely out of line with Champaign. I can get locally sourced ingredients to create a Turkey sandwich and mixed green salad at the local grocery, and a 10oz bottle of the same beer. Grand total will be well under $20 with a full six pack and ingredients to spare.
My damage for lunch? $23 after a modest tip. The following day I had a (good) soup of Yellow Beet root and mixed green salad. To be clear, we are talking about a CUP of soup and a small plate of salad, for $18.
Completely out of touch with the local area and absolutely haranguing customers on the guise of farm-to-table. Want to like it based on the food, can't stand to be here based on the price. If you're willing to literally incinerate your money, hop on in.
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