Attractions in Champaign, Illinois, include the University of Illinois, the Early American Museum, Spurlock Museum and the Curtis Orchard. Golf courses located in the city include the par 72 Urbana Country Club course and the par 71 Champaign Country Club course. For a dining experience that you will remember, you should consider eating at one of the local Thai restaurants.
Golden Wok
This Thai restaurant is near the University of Illinois and provides a casual atmosphere with table seating. The restaurant is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, and carry-out is also available. Thai house specialties on the menu, which range in price from $7 to $10 as of 2009, include the tom yum talay soup with chicken; yum koong (shrimp salad); green curry with chicken, beef or tofu; stir-fried seafood basil; vegetable fried rice; spicy curry chicken with onions; roast duck with noodles. The restaurant is within 5 miles of the Urbana Country Club golf course.
Golden Wok
405 E. University Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 356-8383
goldenwokcu.com
Nitaya Thai
This Thai restaurant has both a casual and intimate atmosphere, with low lighting in the dining room and private banquet rooms available. There is also a full bar with drink specials available, and the restaurant is open every week for lunch and dinner. Entrees on the menu include mussels with Thai herbs; vegetarian spring rolls; fried tofu with sweet and sour sauce and peanuts; stir-fried bean sprouts with green onions and tofu in a brown sauce; cashew chicken or tofu with onions, sweet peppers, carrots and mushrooms in a homemade sauce; the ginger fish with ginger, onions, carrots and mushrooms. The restaurant is within 5 miles of the Champaign Country Club golf course.
Nitaya Thai
134 W. Church Str.
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 359-5540
nitayathai.com
Basil Thai Cafe
This Thai restaurant has a casual atmosphere with a carry-out menu available if you don't want to dine in. The restaurant is also open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. Items on the menu, which range in price from $2 to $7 as of 2009, include the peanut sauce spring rolls with eggs, cucumbers, bean sprouts and tofu; egg noodles with barbecue pork served with bok choy and green onions; pad thai, which includes stir-fried rice noodles with eggs, tofu, cabbage and green onions in a spicy Thai sauce served with crushed peanuts. The restaurant is within 10 miles of the Urbana Country Club golf course.
Basil Thai Cafe
410 E Green St.
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 344-9130
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