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Pool tables galore!
Good thin crust pizza's.
Daily drink specials (and the beer is always cheap).
Lots of seating.
Moreso pool hall than sports bar, so not a lot of flat screens around.
Nice waitstaff.
Any questions?
I'd heard it was the best (thin crust) pizza in town, so I checked it out, and I'd say it lived up to my expectations.
I went with a big group of friends, and we ordered the Special K pizza (sausage, mushrooms, cream sauce, some other stuff... no drugs or cereal though) and the Pizza Bianca (olive oil, artichokes, onions, other vegetables). Both were great, though the Bianca needed the parmesan cheese I added on top for saltiness.
I'd like to go back and try the plain cheese (after all, that's what I usually get and judge pizza places by), and the smoked salmon pizza just sounds too interesting to pass up!
Their thin crust pizza is a little pricey for this area, but if you are into quality and taste it is SO worth it! I recommend the pesto. I'd skip the house salad, though. Their lettuce is usually browning, or at least wilting.
I always make a stop here whenever I'm in town. A perfect place to grab a bite with an old friend. I'm particular to the smoked salmon and dill pizza, but back in college I used to show much love to the BBQ chicken as well. Tuesday nights - half price large pizzas! Everything here seems cheap compared to my current location of NYC, but I still love a good deal!
Yes. You win, Jupiters. Happy hour special providing me with cheap yet delicious beer? Check.
Super cheap pizza, making life amazing? Double check.
Okay, Jupiter's has happy hour specials that are WONDROUS. I got a magnificent large pizza for only $8. And it was huuuuge. How huge? It was so big I ate leftovers for lunch, dinner and another lunch during the week. For eight dollars!
Jupiters, I will sing your praises on the harp, lyre, and xylophone. Seriously.
I always think thin crust pizzas are harder to make because the proportions of sauce and toppings need to be very precise in order to avoid a soggy, gross crust. Jupiter's has a perfectly crispy crust sliced into squares, and their pizzas are spread with a flavorful sauce and the right cheeses. The menu is easy to understand, including house specialties and an array of topping selections for custom orders. The two times I've eaten there we ordered custom pizzas--four toppings are generally included and the prices are reasonable. We had a few leftovers from our large pizza, and they made a good lunch the next day. Comparing Jupiter's with Papa Del's is apples to oranges in my opinion because their pizzas are both just so different.
There is a long list of beers on tap at Jupiter's but my boyfriend had trouble finding one he actually liked--a lot of college town standards and many we'd never heard of. I had a good cider and an overly sweet Boulevard Wheat which I wouldn't order again.
The service was fine and the were several pool games going on when we were there recently. We played both of the available pinball games while we waited for our pizza and had that part of the place to ourselves.
Jupiters is great! Really great thin-crust pizza, (Italia would be proud) awesome sophisticated toppings (my fav is the Prosciutto and Artichoke...YUM!). The only downside for me (hence not 5 stars) is the small number of outside tables, BUT I have always been able to sit outside.
I reckon it would be cooler if there was more of an outside 'vibe' there, especially being a block out of the way from the other downtown restaurants... I am still a fan.
When CU goes smoke free in January I fully expect myself to go to Jupiter's like 100 times a month. Although I don't really like thin crust pizza, for some reason the Jupiter's topping combinations always hit me just right. Especially the pizzas with meat on them. Yes. Meat Pizza.
I wish there were more seating, so I could bring more massive groups with me. Jupiter's is an extremely popular departmental happy hour site, and when even 20 of us show up we pretty much fill up all the seating in the entire bar.
Pizza is good, beer is good, not too loud, lots of pool tables, very few skanks!
Nothing like coming back to my old alma matter and hitting up parts of town that I never went to. Jupiters is in that part of town.
As I sat there, you would see the staff flying all around the place taking care of customers and never just hanging out. Our drinks were refreshed quickly, the pizza we ordered was hot, and I got to hang out with my old friend and not have to yell above bad music.
This is the 2nd time I had to post a review of Jupiters. Yelp took it down, though I have no idea why. I wish we had a Jupiters or equivalent in California. My favorite is their sausage, schroom, bell pepper and onion pizza. They manage to deliver a wonderful, thin crust pizza that's not too greasy, but oh-so-tasty. I hope Yelp doesn't take this review down this time.
There is better pizza to be had, and there are places with better beer selections. There is no place in Champaign-Urbana with a better beer selection that also serves pizza, though, and the pizza is not half bad, if you like your crust cracker-thin and crisp. I like the smoked salmon.
I was very sad on my recent visit home to find that Bell's no longer distributes in Illinois. That is tragic. You can still get Lindeman's on draft though; I'm not sure you can even get that at the Blind Pig.
I can't wait to go home again now that C-U is smoke-free. I will be able to enjoy this place at times other than 2 PM when there are actually other humans there.
I love Jupiter's pizza. Lots of different excellent combinations available.
Lots of good drinks to be had. (Bell's!)
Lots of pool to be played.
Why not 5 stars? Every time I go the service is horrendous. Absolutely terrible. Not because the server is inherently bad at what he/she does but the place is understaffed and our server was most likely a bit overwhelmed.
I used to go to Jupiter's more but now I frequent other bars. I think it has pretty good thin crust pizza. Make your own or choose one of their signature pizzas. They are good for pool and drinks. Good service though... waitress comes around all the time.
I think people empty out near midnight on the weekends.. so I don't like that so much.
Great bar. Pizza is great, thin crust. Best Pizza in town IMHO (not a big Papa Dels fan). Beer selection is so-so.
It's a delicious place to begin or end a bar run in the downtown Champaign area. They have fantastic pizzas and drinks, with great seating. It's very spacious and the wait staff is usually very friendly.
I never thought I'd say this, but I love BBQ chicken pizza, and I only have Jupiters to blame.
Great F-ing pizza. That's it, nuff said!
This was always one of my favorite bars in downtown Champaign. The pizza is quite good I think, and had a very unique light crackery crust. Some of the best thin crust I think I have had. Bar is nice and roomy, good place to play pool. The bar could get very crowded on weekends though, nothing aproaching green street bars though. Nice segueway bar on the transition from "college" bar patrion to normal bar patrion. Sadly many don't make this transition.
Thank goodness the Blind Pig had no room for us and we were able to make a stop at Jupiters. This is a great stop towards the end of the night. Still one of the best pizza places in town. Great place to play pool. And drinks are quickly refreshed since it doesn't get as crowded as some of the other places.
Excellent pizza (full disclosure: I was a cook here) and decent beer selection. The pool tables make it difficult to socialize at time, the bar space is too long and not wide enough. However, if you like pool, these are very good tables.
Great ambiance; good, creative thin-crust pizza specialty, and plenty of pool tables, all at good prices. You can't go wrong with Jupiter's if you're in a pool or pizza kinda mood.
Tasty Pizza, nice beer selection. Perfect for watching sports and playing pub games.
This place is a great place to grab a thin crust pizza with friends. We are regulars, especially at their new location! More seating! You still can't get in on weekend nights -- but that means they'll be around for a while!
Jupiters is your typical pool hall pizza place. The pizza has been rated best in Champaign, but I find it only semi-desirable, as there is better pizza. All in all it is a good place.
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Category: Pubs
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Champaign, IL
Category: Pubs
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Category: Pizza
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