The food here is great (try the hummus plate) and they have a pretty fantastic beer selection! Think ahead of you want to play pool, as there’s often a waiting list.
A final word for international friends, bring your passport or US-issued ID or else they will not serve alcohol.
Overall, I would definitely return for their excellent draft beer selection, but would stay away from the daily special unless highly recommended and tasted before hand.
The food, while a decent presentation, was surpringly awful tasting. I'll chalk it up to the burger being a daily special, but a place like that should definitely have their employees sample the food before recommending it. And just so everyone knows, it was the burger with white anchovies. Now while I love anchovies, in hindsight that could not have been a worse accompaniment on a burger. It completely clashed with the beef in the worst way. I was really disappointed when I asked the bartender if he had tried the burger yet, to which he replied, "I don't get around to trying the daily specials".
I didn't have any of the food personally, but the menu seemed very promising. The beers they had on tap, as well as the bottles available are completely crazy. They had many different types and plenty of rare and hard to find taps. I will be returning very often.
This is a town's favorite. This place has a pretty solid beer and whiskey selection. The food is great, I personally recommend the mushroom ravioli, and if you're a meet lover they have powerful and tasty burgers. A great vibe, pool tables, awesome staff and the location in downtown Urbana makes the Alley one of Urbana's special gems.
I eventually had to get something else to wash the taste out of my mouth, so I ordered their mac & cheese bites, which were disappointingly bland.
Great place to go for American pub style food. I recommend the War Pig burger. Outdoor seating available.
Crane Alley is a US Bar based in Urbana, Illinois. Crane Alley is located at 115 W Main St, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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