Joe's Brewery — Restaurant in Champaign

A block after leaving Joe's I realized I had lost an item and went back to search for it. One worker opened the exit gate so I went inside, only for bouncer to yell that because I had stepped out thirty seconds prior I had to leave. I tried to explain I had lost item and asked if if he can help me find it only to be told "No!!!" and get pushed out. Stood in line to get back inside only for the rude manager to inform me I wasn't allowed in anymore because I was "too drunk" (laughably false but I guess it's their default response to mask egregiously unprofessional behavior). Manager offered one of the most backhanded "apologies" I had ever heard, zero willingness to help me find lost item and said that the bouncer pushed me because he was "stressed." In bouncer's defense, if I worked for such management, I would be stressed too!

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Went on a Tuesday evening (4:30pm), not crowded. Ordered a Bama Burger (Double)+coleslaw and California Burger+fries.

Burgers were great. Preferred Bama burger over California. The onions on the Bama burger were raw... wish they were grilled.

Fries are scrumptious. Could eat a whole plate of them. Coleslaw was good, more of a vinegar based coleslaw which I preferred over a coleslaw smothered in mayo.

They have ketchup, mustard, tabasco regular, tabasco green jalepeno, and A1 steak sauce. Wish they had a creamier hot sauce like Cholula or Valentina.

Soda is included in the price so don't worry about having to pay extra or...

Great food, great music, great owner, great staff, great bartenders. I love this place and I had some of my best memories here. I think the owner is a very nice and smart guy and that’s one of the reasons why this place has it all. If you wanna party, they have a huge space in the back with big mirrors (if anyone claims to have a dance bar and they don’t have mirrors there, they don’t know the business at all) and great DJs and light and music. OMG I’ve been to some of the fanciest bars in California but none of them can beat my experience from Joe’s. Totally worth the time (to stay in the line) and money (cover fee...