Last year, as of late November, 10 restaurants in Champaign County were closed and received a red placard because of failed health inspections. But 75 failed an inspection but remained open, receiving a yellow placard — some multiple times.
These failures were the result of both routine and follow-up inspections.
Some restaurants were repeat offenders as reported by CU-CitizenAccess this year.
These food establishments were closed and received a red placard in 2023:
- Ambar India at 605 S Wright St in Champaign, twice
- Baymont Inns & Suites at 302 W Anthony Dr in Champaign, twice
- Beta Sigma Psi Fraternity at 706 W Ohio St in Urbana
- DD Fish at 401 S First St in Champaign
- Fazoli’s Restaurant No. 959 at 2029 N Prospect Ave in Champaign
- Harvest Market No. 572 (Restaurant) at 2029 S Neil St in Champaign
- Lincoln Street Lounge at 112 S Lincoln PO Box 290 in Broadlands
- Perkins Restaurant & Bakery at 1214 W University Ave in Urbana
- Residence Inn By Marriott at 502 W Marketview Dr in Champaign
- Walmart No. 1093 (Deli) at 845 Broadmeadow in Rantoul
These food establishments failed, but remained open and received a yellow placard in 2023:
- Ambar India at 605 S Wright St in Champaign, three times
- Alpha Chi Omega Sorority at 904 S Lincoln Ave in Urbana, twice
- Bakelab at 410 N Lincoln Ave in Urbana, twice
- Cactus Grill at 1405 S Neil in Champaign, twice
- Carriage Crossing Senior Living at 1701 Congressional Way in Champaign, twice
- Circle K No. 4701403 at 59 E Green St in Champaign, twice
- Delta Gamma Sorority at 1207 W Nevada St in Urbana, twice
- Fazoli’s Restaurant No. 959 at 2029 N Prospect Ave in Champaign, twice
- Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority at 611 E Daniel St in Champaign, twice
- Maize at 100 N Chestnut Unit 1 in Champaign, twice
- Puerta Del Sol at 1724 E Grove Ave in Rantoul, twice
- Wingstop Restaurant at 512 S Neil St in Champaign, twice
- Armory House at 1010 S Second St in Champaign
- Asian Supermarket at 1215 N Prospect Avenue in Champaign
- Bab Plus Korean Restaurant at 700 S Gregory Street Ste C in Urbana
- Bangkok Thai & Pho 911 at 1104 N Cunningham Ave in Urbana
- Baymont Inns & Suites at 302 W Anthony Dr in Champaign
- Best Western Paradise Inn at 709 N Dunlap Ave in Savoy
- Best Western Plus at 516 W Marketview Dr in Champaign
- Beta Sigma Psi Fraternity at 706 W Ohio St in Urbana
- Billy Bob’s BBQ at 105 E Broadway Ave PO Box 77 in Ogden
- Brewlab Coffee at 630 S Fifth St in Champaign
- Caffe Paradiso at 801 S Lincoln Ave in Urbana
- Chinatown Buffet at 713 Marketview Dr in Champaign
- Circle K No. 4701442 at 1511 N Prospect Ave in Champaign
- Courtyard Marriott at 1811 Moreland Blvd in Champaign
- Da Shark at 2312 W Springfield Ave in Champaign
- DD Fish at 401 S First St in Champaign
- Delta Chi Fraternity at 1111 S First Street in Champaign
- Delta Zeta Sorority at 111 E John Street in Champaign
- Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins at 402 S Century Blvd in Rantoul
- Duo at 422 S Garrard in Rantoul
- El Rancho Grande Mexican Restaurant at 505 Commerce Street in Savoy
- El Toro II at 1005 S Neil St Ste 3 in Champaign
- El Toro of St. Joseph at 221 E Lincoln St in St. Joseph
- Espresso Royale at 1411 S Neil St in Champaign
- Evergreen Place – Champaign at 4114 W Springfield Avenue in Champaign
- Green Onion Asian Market at 2020 S Neil St in Champaign
- Hamilton Walker’s at 201 N Neil St in Champaign
- Harvest Market No. 572 (Restaurant) at 2029 S Neil Street in Champaign
- Hendrick House at 904 W Green Street in Urbana
- Hickory River Smokehouse at 1706 N Cunningham Ave in Urbana
- Homegrown at 2600 Stone Creek Blvd in Urbana
- Jimmy John’s at 1801 W Springfield Ave in Champaign
- Jip Bap at 601 S Sixth St Ste 101 in Champaign
- KFC No. D148023 at 410 University Ave in Urbana
- KFC No. D148024 at 2201 W Springfield Ave in Champaign
- La Paloma No. 1 (Mobile) @ El Oasis at 510 N Cunningham Ave Ste 4 in Urbana
- Lai Lai Wok at 402 E Green Street Ste A in Champaign
- Lao Sze Chuan Chinese Restaurant & Bar at 608 E University Ave Ste 105 in Champaign
- Lincoln Street Lounge at 112 S Lincoln PO Box 290 in Broadlands
- Little Caesars at 1211 S Mattis Ave in Champaign
- Little Caesars at 703 S Neil St in Champaign
- LL Sushi at 510 N Cunningham Ave Ste 13 in Urbana
- Los Zarapes at 804 Eastwood Dr Unit 15 in Mahomet
- Naf Naf Grill at 2502 N Prospect Avenue in Champaign
- Oberweis Dairy & That Burger Joint at 1905 S Neil Street in Champaign
- Pekara Bakery & Bistro at 811 W Springfield Ave in Champaign
- Pho Noodle Station at 601 S Sixth Street Ste 104 in Champaign
- Poke Shack at The Fields at 3401 Fields South Dr Ste 121 in Champaign
- Rantoul Super 8 at 207 S Murray Rd in Rantoul
- Residence Inn By Marriott at 502 W Marketview Dr in Champaign
- Sammy’s Pancake House at 1206 N Mattis Avenue in Champaign
- Shooters Bar & Grill at 215 S Tanner St in Rantoul
- Sigma Delta Tau Sorority at 1104 W Nevada Street in Urbana
- Slim Chickens at 2037 S Neil St in Champaign
- St. Joseph IGA (Deli/Bakery) at 205 N Main Street in St. Joseph
- St. Joseph Middle School at 606 E Peters Dr in St. Joseph
- Subway at 220 E Warren St in St. Joseph
- Sun Singer Wine & Spirits at 1115 W Windsor Rd in Champaign
- Tenko Tea at 700 S Gregory St D in Urbana
- Theta Xi Fraternity at 205 E Armory Ave in Champaign
- Village Pantry No. 5207 at 401 N Market St in Ogden
- Vinny’s By The Slice & More at 50 E Green Street in Champaign
- Yogi Korean Restaurant at 608 E Green Ste 101 in Champaign
How would the public know about this? It’s impossible to understand the placards.
It’s not that hard:
Green = pass
Yellow = warning
Red = fail
I agree. It’s not hard, and you can even go in the health departments website and they break it down by categories they did bad in. Alot of places fail hand washing procedures and/or glove change.. I am glad we have these reports so I know which restaurants to stay away from.
Great job, inspectors
Love our health department..this county has over all VERY SAFE RESTAURANTS.
More reason to eat from home and complain to the cook
I wonder what percentage of restaurants received only green ratings all year. This is a lot of yellows! And having had nothing but great food in several of them, it makes me wonder how seriously we should take these ratings.