The Red Lion

Category: Bar in Champaign, Illinois

Address: 211 E Green St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA

Phone: +15304815466

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 9PM–2AM

Tuesday: 9PM–2AM

Wednesday: 9PM–2AM

Thursday: 9PM–2AM

Friday: 3PM–2AM

Saturday: 9PM–2AM

Reviews

Cole B

Oct 16, 2022

The bouncer accused me of being intoxicated when I was absolutely sober. I explained to him that I was okay and only was emotional because I was uncomfortable and needed to find my friends. His coworker also tried to reason with him. He still refused to let me back in with no logical explanation as to why.

Eunjoo Kim

Sep 26, 2022

Different every night Last sem it rocked but this sem it was lame

Simon Danthinne

Sep 6, 2022

10/10 bathroom experience, I will for sure miss the adventure after Lion moves locations!

Kaleb Medina

Jul 3, 2022

UIUC staple bar. The floors are wet, the music is loud, the people are rowdy. The drinks are ok, the specials are nice, and senior night is always a plus. If a true college dive bar is not your speed steer away from Lion.

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Questions & Answers

Is it customary for the " security" to be violent towards the paying customers? Saw two staff members start several fights while I was attending a birthday get together

Danie River | Oct 24, 2020
Jaycie Ackerman | Oct 24, 2020

They can be aggressive when kicking people out I've heard. They can be very quick to kick people out also. Like a friend got pushed and spilled a drink on a bouncer's shoes and got removed from the bar for being "too drunk."

When was this bar built, I believe I was in there in 1971 and is it true that REO played there back then.

Paul Funk | Oct 25, 2018
Ken Weller | Oct 24, 2020

I was stationed at Chanute AFB in Rantoul 1968 and 1969 before being deployed to Vietnam. I lived off base at Hessel Park apartments in Champaign. At that time Stake & Shake was on the opposite corner and was the place to cruise. The Red Lion was a great place to drink and have fun. Don't feel bad, I once got thrown out for getting into a fight. That was a long time ago. They called me Kenny Cuda, because I had a Plymouth Barracuda. Good Memories...

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What’s the youngest age to get in?

anjoelina wicker | Feb 26, 2022
Julie Lowry | Apr 27, 2022

Usually 18, unless there is a special event that requires them to raise it to 21. The city will sometimes do a temporary ordinance for things like unofficial.

Typical wait time?

Brook McCarty | Oct 25, 2019
Alex Witek | Oct 25, 2019

10-15 minutes on a Friday/Saturday night.

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