The city of Urbana, Illinois, is part of the Urbana-Champaign micro-urban community. The area has a population of 250,000 people and is home to the University of Illinois's main campus. Due to the university, the area has a diverse and vibrant makeup. In addition, the Urbana-Champaign area has a number of well-known Italian restaurants.
Timpones Restaurant is a well-known Italian restaurant located in Urbana, Illinois. The restaurant only uses the highest quality organic ingredients that have been grown locally in the Urbana-Champaign area. Timpones has a somewhat formal atmosphere but also caters to the nearby University of Illinois student crowd.
Some of the most popular menu items include sauteed veal tenderloin, liver and onions, seafood Risotto with gulf shrimp and spinach tagliatelle with chicken breast. Timpones makes all of its pasta, pizza and desserts from scratch on a daily basis.
Timpones's Restaurant
710 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
217-344-7619
timponses-urbana.com
Biaggis Ristorante Italiano is a restaurant chain that specializes in Italian food. Biaggis has a restaurant location less than five minutes outside of Urbana in the town of Champaign, lllinois. The restaurant has a casual, laid-back atmosphere but still delivers very high quality food.
Some of Biaggis' signature items include swordfish with mashed potatoes and asparagus, Chicken Marsala, Chicken Parmesan and Linguine with clams. In addition to the regular menu items, Biaggis also offers several items in pronto packs. These items are in specially designed packaging that allows customers the chance to enjoy Biaggis' food while on the go.
Biaggis Ristorante Italiano
2235 S. Neil St.
Champaign, IL 61820
217-356-4300
biaggis.com
The Great Impasta Restaurant was founded in 1983 by an Italian immigrant named Papa Piero. The restaurant serves authentic Italian dishes as well as Italian-American nouveau cuisine.
The menu at The Great Impasta Restaurant changes daily, but some of the featured items include Linguine Pescatore, Salmon Mediterranean and Fedelini Bolognese. All of the ingredients used at The Great Impasta are fresh and local to Urbana.
The Great Impasta Restaurant
156 C Lincoln Square
Urbana, IL
217-359-7377
greatimpastarestaurant.com
