On designated days, our dining halls offer specialty cuisines. Try them all! The meals in our specialty restaurants are all you care to eat. Use your classic meal plan, Café Credits, Extra Credits, or a credit card. Guests can use Extra Credits or a credit card to purchase meals in specialty restaurants.
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Cracked Egg Café
Florida Avenue Residence Halls
1011 W. College Court
Urbana
Tuesday: 4:45 - 7:30 p.m.
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Ikenberry Dining Hall
301 E. Gregory Drive
Champaign
Tuesday: 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
We invite you to experience a wide variety of your favorite breakfast foods—in the evening!
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La Cocina Mexicana
Illinois Street Residence Halls
1010 W. Illinois Street
Urbana
Friday: 4:45 - 7:00 p.m.
La Cocina Mexicana is a specialty restaurant featuring a buffet of Mexican dishes from pork flautas to steak fajitas.
Field of Greens
Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls
1005 S. Lincoln Avenue
Urbana
Monday-Friday: 11:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
If you are vegetarian or just trying to eat healthier, Field of Greens is the restaurant for you. From soup to dessert, you can always find a meal with no meat products or meat byproducts. At the request of ovo-, lacto- and ovo-lacto-vegetarians, we offer options with egg and dairy products. Every day, there are two hot entrees, side dishes, a great salad bar and the famous dried fruit and nut bar.
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Leafy!
Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls
1005 S. Lincoln Avenue
Urbana
Wednesday: 4:45 - 6:30 p.m.
Now you can enjoy your favorite vegetarian dishes every Wednesday night at LAR!
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Oodles
Busey-Evans Residence Hall
1110 W. Nevada
Urbana
Friday: 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The weekly menu features one prepared dish such as Moroccan couscous with vegetables, Spanish shrimp over ziti, or pot roast pasta. Mix and match pastas and sauces to your liking at the pasta buffet. Cold dishes will be prepared weekly for the salad bar. Get ready for some unique desserts—chocolate pasta, kugel or rice pudding will tempt your taste buds. There is a new menu every week.
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Soul Ingredient
Florida Avenue Residence Halls
1011 W. College Court
Urbana
Thursday: 4:45 - 7:30 p.m.
This restaurant features down-home, Southern-style cooking with a live DJ. Join us at Soul Ingredient for something different, or just a taste of home.
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Taste of Asia
Illinois Street Residence Halls
1010 W. Illinois Street
Urbana
Wednesday: 4:45 - 7:00 p.m.
Featuring Asian-inspired dishes, this restaurant offers you a chance to experience your favorites and discover new culinary delights. Join us! You're sure to discover a new favorite every week.