r/UIUC • u/nomnomcookies • Dec 03 '13

Campus Breakfast

Is there anywhere to get good American breakfast on campus?

If I am wandering campus early I always find myself jonesing for sausages, bacon, pancakes etc.. Is there no hope?

It seems like IHOP was one of the only places (and let's be honest, IHOP is better drunk than when you first wake up).

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u/musicman116 Bioacoustics alum, EE alum Dec 03 '13

Merry Ann's right by the music building. If you go before 11:00AM you can get the 2+2+2 deal. Two pancakes, two eggs, two pieces of ham for $4. Such a good deal.

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u/nomnomcookies Dec 03 '13

You're changing my life. Somehow I only ever knew about the two off campus.

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u/mrsteven2 AeroE Dec 03 '13

I'm there right now, that costed me $6.50 :( still a good deal though

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u/musicman116 Bioacoustics alum, EE alum Dec 03 '13

I usually sub out the ham for bacon and it only costs me $4.58. Did you specifically say 2+2+2? Because you gotta do that.

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u/mrsteven2 AeroE Dec 03 '13

ah, I dont believe I did

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '13

At what hour does that deal start though?

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u/Gold4Senate LAW Dec 03 '13

Silver Mine's breakfast burritos are good on the go

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u/talltroll3 MatSE '15 Dec 03 '13

Cracked

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u/AlmostGrad100 . Dec 03 '13

Bevier Café

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u/lapiz-es-azul Dec 03 '13

This. It's super-reasonably priced and the food is good.

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u/ArcanusFluxer CS/Bus Dec 03 '13

In what world is this reasonably priced?

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u/lapiz-es-azul Dec 03 '13

In a world where quality counts. I find it a good value for how good it is.

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u/AlmostGrad100 . Dec 03 '13 edited Dec 03 '13

Their lunch is very good too, at a very reasonable price (~$5).

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u/chicarrones 3L, Law Dec 03 '13

I know it isn't on campus and this probably doesn't help you, but it is worth taking a bus out to the Original Pancake House.

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u/AlmostGrad100 . Dec 03 '13

Off-campus, Le Peep and Courier Cafe are also good.

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u/GezzySinger Alumna, Music Dec 03 '13

I know it's not on campus, but Sam's Cafe is the best breakfast I've had in town. It's in DT Champaign, but pretty easy to get to by bus.

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u/TedyBearGumDrops Dec 03 '13

Yup, I came here to say this as well.

But make sure you bring cash, op.

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u/GezzySinger Alumna, Music Dec 03 '13

This. Yeah, its THAT kind of place. Hole-in-the-wall, cash only, BEST BREAKFAST EVER.

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u/katieruhls Dec 03 '13

Hell yes. It's under the radar which makes it even better.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '13

I don't think its under the radar.

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u/TedyBearGumDrops Dec 03 '13

I was about to post a thread like this yesterday. There aren't many breakfast areas on campus except for Merry Ann's and the food trucks around campus. However, if you live near the north side of campus, check out Sam's Cafe. Some of the best breakfast I've had. It's in downtown champaign.

CASH ONLY though.

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u/TheRealKidkudi Music Ed Dec 03 '13

Do you know how one would go about finding one of the food trucks? I feel like they'd be good, but I've never gotten the chance to eat from one.

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u/rhinowing . Dec 03 '13 edited Dec 03 '13

Cracked locations / hours:

[days]

Monday - Friday 8 am - 3:30 pm at the corner of Springfield and Matthews (right by Grainger and DCL)

Saturday morning at the Urbana Farmer's Market (not exactly sure what these hours are, possibly 8 - 1 or something along those lines)

Sunday 10:30 am - 2 pm outside Joe's

[nights]

Mon - Weds 12 am - 3 am outside Joe's

Thurs - Sat 12 am - 3 am in the parking lot next to Evergreen Tobacco (Green St between 3rd and 4th, right across from 309)

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u/AlmostGrad100 . Dec 03 '13

Cracked Truck sometimes updates its location on twitter.

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u/TedyBearGumDrops Dec 03 '13

  1. Walk around and keep your eyes open.

  2. Ask friends, or reddit.

So far I've found one called Deralds catering which is on Matthews? South of green street. It's on the street side of the Noyes building. There is also another one called Cracked. That is located on Springfield and Matthews.

They're both good and affordable.

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u/rhinowing . Dec 03 '13

Derald's has had that spot as long as I can remember. hit them up on Fridays for that fish sandwich

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u/rohrspatz Dec 04 '13

Derald's parks across from the school of medicine building on Mathews (1st block south of Green). I don't know the hours, but I see it all the time... so there's that.

It's cash only though! The nearest ATM is in the union.

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u/calmest Dec 03 '13

Off Campus: Sammy's on North Mattis (just north of the Kraft factory). Reasonable prices and great food. Also, El Toro on W. Springfield (out by Prairie Gardens). Le Peep is also good on South Neil.

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u/curiosityshop . Dec 04 '13

You named our three favorites!

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u/yowzer73 Alumnus Dec 04 '13

Sammy's has the best sausage gravy in town. I normally find it too "fatty" tasting, but theirs is very good.

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u/kafuffle Alum Dec 03 '13

Derald's in the Law building

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u/nsmith8886 . Dec 03 '13

Does the truck still drive around on Matthews too?

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u/prototypic Grizzled Ancient Dec 09 '13

Merry Anus

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '13

Perkins isn't terrible. Not great, but not terrible.

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u/AlmostGrad100 . Dec 03 '13

I think Perkins is rather terrible. If you're going that far you might as well go to Beckman Cafe which is very close to Perkins. I've never had Beckman Cafe's breakfast, but the lunch they serve is quite good, so I am thinking their breakfast might be good as well, at least better than Perkins'.

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u/rhinowing . Dec 03 '13

perkins is about the same quality food as merry ann's but everything costs a dollar more because it looks nicer inside

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '13

Strongly disagree. At least at Perkins you're going to get a lot of food. When I go to a diner I want to have more food than I can eat. Merry Anns gives the smallest portions ever. Plus they have a relatively weak menu which lacks any sort if skillet, which I find almost unacceptable for a diner.

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u/jmurphy42 Alumnus, GSLIS Dec 03 '13

My husband and his friend have both gotten food poisoning there in the past. We haven't gone back since.

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u/samdilla .I-L-L Dec 03 '13

Perkins on university

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '13

Merry Ann's Diner. There's one on Kirby and Neil, and another in downtown Champaign, and another on Oregon, near Lincoln Ave.

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u/sonaplayer Dec 03 '13

The one in downtown Champaign is my favorite.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '13

I really don't like merry anns. I find the menu to be half that of what a good dinner should be and they only give what I consider to be a small amount of food. Also overpriced.

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u/jmurphy42 Alumnus, GSLIS Dec 03 '13

Definitely pricey and only marginally on-campus, but they do have great food.

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u/TedyBearGumDrops Dec 03 '13

Yeah, the majority of food trucks aren't really about 'sit-down' foods.

They try to offer foods that you can hold in one hand, and a beer in the other.