Q: I'd never even heard of this place, despite having lived in Champaign for three years (drinking wasn't my thing as a student) until a couple of weeks ago, when we went there to celebrate the birthday of a friend of mine. I had no idea there were so many different kinds of martinis, and each one I tried was just sublime. The baked brie/cranberry was fabulous, too. I took off a star for the slightly disturbing decor and the pervasive odor of smoke, but come January 31, that shouldn't be a problem anymore!

A: positive

Q: I wasn't quite as impressed with this place as everyone else seems to be. I ordered a chocolate martini which looked and tasted like a first time bartender made, not to mention, the glass wasn't close to being full. I had the lobster Mac and Cheese. I only found a few tiny pieces of lobster, one with some shell still on it. The Mac and Cheese wasn't anything special either. Our drinks and entrees took so long we asked for our checks as soon as the food came out, then had to physically track down a manager to take our pricey checks. Maybe they were understaffed or having an off night, but I won't be back.

A: negative

Q: I'm a huge Cirque du Soleil fan, with this show ranking at the bottom of them all. It was just all over the place, and using the clows as fillers, did nothing for the show. I had high expectations and somehow this show fell short. In addition, this was my first Cirque show in which they allow photographs (no flash), so all I could see were cell phones left and right, completely taking away from the show. It distracted me the entire night. Would not recommend.

A: negative

Q: Unfortunately, I don't have a smartphone yet. If I did, I would have skipped this place and I hope you, dear reader, do too! I was heading home and wanted McDonalds when I saw this place. I figured "why not?" and went in. The menu on the board in front of the register is not the same as the carryout menu (the carryout menu lists more options). I ordered cream cheese wontons, sesame chicken, and chicken chow mein, adding up to $22.00, which I think is ridiculous considering the quality of the food! Of course you can't really screw up cream cheese wontons, so let's leave them out of this... The sesame chicken almost tastes like corndogs and I mean that in the weirdest way possible. It's something like 90% breading and 10% chicken. Speaking of chicken, (which I happen to remember ordering because I never order beef or pork) I'm not sure where it was in either of my entrees. The meat-like-substance was weirdly chewy, discolored (not undercooked), and straight up weird. Hey and I guess if you're really hurting at home one night for some Chinese food, you could just throw together spaghetti and soy sauce and call it "chow mein." Why not? It's what they did! If you're reading in disbelief that they *actually* used spaghetti, please believe me when I tell you that it is 100% spaghetti... And not even whole grain!!! Obviously, I won't be returning!

A:
negative