Today we had an early dinner at Escobar’s on E. Columbia Ave. in Champaign, IL. We’d been there once before and had a great meal, so we were hoping for a repeat performance. We were not disappointed. As before, we got there early and had no problem getting a table. We even were able to park right in front of the restaurant, although there is plenty of parking right across the street.

One of the specials tonight was Great Lakes Whitefish in a cilantro-lime beurre blanc sauce with cilantro-lime rice and vegetables. That sounded perfect to me. Sarah went with the Crab cake stuffed chiles rellenos with guajillo cream sauce. A commenter on my original Escobar’s review told me that the house White Sangria was very good, so I ordered that for dinner. It was indeed good and went well with the meal. (Thanks, Keri.) 

Sarah’s stuffed chiles were excellent. I even liked them and I’m not a big fan of chiles rellenos. They weren’t overpoweringly spicy, but they did have a nice, slow burn. My fish was nothing short of spectacular. Easily the best meal I’ve had in a long time. The fish was sweet and the sauce was very rich. The rice was also quite tasty and the vegetables were perfectly cooked. I ended up with a second glass of Sangria, which finished off the meal perfectly. The biggest surprise was that we got out of there for just about $60 with the tip. Fanatastic food at a reasonable price.