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
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.