Hubers

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  A nice local bar spot that has been around forever.  Just a really cozy atmosphere.  I remember this being the spot to go for all the little league coaches and parents after games at Eisner Park.  The owners would always have candy ready for all the kiddies while we messed around at the park after games.  
  
  I do really like the place, but just pretty standard.  Darts, a small wood bar, creeky old wood floors.  Typical pub grub and not much of a beer selection.  A few small pizzas and fried stuff.  That is not a complaint at all, just what it is.  Service is always fun, courteous and friendly.  A good neighborhood bar that I usually visit a few times when I come back to see my family.

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  Posted on 12.16.12 Paul D.

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  Saw this on internet as Champaign's best bar, which, after being there, is very surprising.  
  
  Food is fine and typical.  Beer is reasonably priced and typical.  Service was good.  Lots of small TVs, tuned to Cubs/Cards game.  We walked in as first timers and didn't feel like everyone was gawking at the new people, but we also felt like the only two under 50 (or 60).
  
  Plenty of parking & seating which we didn't know until we found a spot crammed in between many others... there is another room full of seating.
  
  Everything about this place is "fine".  Nothing will stand out as unusual or great, but we would definitely go back if in the neighborhood again.

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  Posted on 08.19.11 Dawn H.

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  The classic neighborhood bar.  Love it!  Great simple atmosphere, food and beer.  Nothing fancy, totally laid back.  Great live music often.  Great place to throw darts!

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  Posted on 05.14.10 David H.

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  Hubers is a good neighborhood bar. There really aren't any others like it in Chambana, but they are a dime a dozen in Chicago, and when they are good, they are great. Hubers is a townie bar, to be sure, but the best kind of townie bar: the staff is friendly, not surly, patient with noobs and the drinks are generous and cheap. They pour massive shots in tumbler glasses and offer big steins of domestic drafts for less than what a pint runs in Downtown Champaign.
  
  They serve food, which is stellar in its value, if not its uniqueness. Simple pub grub done well is the order of the day. They have a surprising variety of surprisingly good thin-crust personal pizzas for less than $4 and all the expected fried things. Popcorn is free and they will make more just for you. If I was serious about throwing darts, this is where I would come, as it is apparent they take it seriously at Hubers: there is an entire room dedicated solely to this and about 4 dozen trophies.
  
  There is ample parking in the rear, as well as a tiny semi-enclosed smoking area that is only a little bit less depressing than the smoking tanks at the Atlanta Airport. The decor inside is nothing special, but upon close inspection you will find echoes of the historic grocery that inhabited the structure in years past. An old-fashioned candy counter is at the front of the store and still in use. Hubers is a good place to watch sports, as while they do not have the biggest or newest TVs, they sure have a lot of them and are not shy about letting you tune in whatever suits you.
  
  The only reason I did not give this 5 stars is they do not have very many of the "fancy" microbrews or imports that just about every place in Chambana stocks these days, and any that they do carry are likely old. This is a liquor and domestic beer joint. Also, like any neighborhood/townie bar, there is an alkie or two that may pass through, and this is not the place to meet chicks, or at least not he kind of chicks that you want to brag about on the Internet.

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  Posted on 12.17.09 Tim J.

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