Neil St. Blues - Champaign (IL)

5 /5 Scott Budnik: Picked this place because the name sounded cool. The menu is soul-food-amazing! Lively atmosphere, and looks like a great place for a family party, or birthday party, because there was one going on. Our waitress Mariah was right...the BEST fried green tomatoes anywhere... crispy on the outside, firm on the inside and amazingly spiced.

3 /5 RILEY ANTHONY: Date of Review: 10/31/2025 Time of Review: 05:00PM Location of Review: NEIL ST. BLUES Overall Review: KNOW FOR THEIR FRIED CATFISH AND CHICKEN. WITH OWNER MS. GAYLE AT HELM. NEIL ST BLUES HAS COLLECTIVE VIBE ATMOSPHERE WITH CLASSIC OLD SCHOOL MUSIC PIPING THROUGHOUT, SUCH AS TEDDY PENDERGRASS, GAP BAND, MARY B., ERIKA BADU, ETC. WITH NOTES OF SOUTHERN CUISINE AND SPICES TO MATCH. BUFFETS ON WEEKENDS, 1100AM TO 300PM TO CATCH THE CHURCH FOLKS. THEY EVEN HAVE DJS SPENDING ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS FROM, 700PM TO 900PM. A MEECA FOR THE COMMUNITY. FOOD/TASTE= Frog Legs$16.00> B LIGHTLY BATTERED AND SEASONED, NEEDED A LITTLE BIT MORE SEASONING ATTITUDE TO THE MIX BUT OVERALL NOT BAD. Three Meat Combo Platter$32.00>B SAME AS THE ABOVE, SLIGHTLY MORE SEASONING NEEDED. Bowl Turkey Sausage & Chicken Gumbo$10.00>A DEFINITELY THE STAR OF THE SHOW. VERY TRADITIONAL AND REMINISCENT OF CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS STYLE GUMBO. MAKE SURE YOU ORDER TWO OF THE SMALL PORTIONS OR GET A LARGE BOWL, YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED. ATMOSPHERE = ABC SERVICE = A> THE SERVER SARAH J, WAS CHEERFUL, PLEASANT, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PATIENCE. Returning: POSSIBLY BUT FOR ANOTHER DISH, OXTAILS, JUMBOLYA, ETC. Final words: A BITE MORE SEASONING NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE OVERALL MIX OF THE MENU BUT WORTH THE VISIT, DEFINITELY WILL BE BACK FOR FUTURE POSSIBILITIES.

4 /5 P (K): A nice restaurant. They have a lot of options for food you can get. They also have a nice selection of drinks you can try. The staff here are very friendly. The atmosphere is very nice.

5 /5 Jam R.: This is my go to spot when I’m in town visiting my son. I love the food here! The food really touches your soul! The staff is always friendly. I wish I could catch the live music though. The bluesarita is a hit too!

5 /5 Alfred Shanks: We met here for a work dinner. Food and service were amazing. I got the chicken and fish platter. On the way out we spoke to the owner, she was amazing also. This place is legit, if you don’t like the food here, you don’t know soul food. They checked all the boxes!!