text: occupying a smallish basement location on Randolph St in downtown Champaign Farrens has been my goto place for salads for years and years they make their own salad dressings both the strawberry vinaigrette and ranch are delish and use excellent greens and toppings the everythingtopped crackers that accompany the salads are light and a real treat and their prices have stayed the same for years now unreal no which translates into a good deal in nnyes they have good burgers and a mean veggie burger yes they have creative specials using superhighquality ingredients at prices more reasonable than all those other downtown joints yes they were the original killerbeerselection place before there was a Blind Pig and yes the manager Todd is fantastic and the service is fast and friendly do not sit at the bar unless you are up for a chat but mostly just go to Farrens for the salads