Bloomington-Normal Restaurants

Kobe Revolving Sushi Bar offers a first-of-its-kind dining experience for Bloomington-Normal residents. A two-level conveyor belt system delivers Japanese morsels directly to the patron.

Developer Tom Jednorowicz wants to convert the site into a multi-tenant building with three spaces and a drive-thru for one tenant.

Larry Carius, a retired food inspector who championed the Bloomington-Normal restaurant scene on a popular Facebook page that became his passion project, died Friday. Tributes are pouring in.

Chuck Senrick will play his last two shows at Jim's Steak House, starting Oct. 30.

Restaurant workers depend largely on tips. They don’t get a full minimum wage. A bill in Springfield would change that.

Throughout January, foodies are encouraged to try new animal-free menu items at 15 participating restaurants and vote on their favorites.

A plan to knock down a 13-year-old commercial building to make room for a new Raising Cane’s chicken restaurant will go before the Normal Planning Commission on Wednesday.

Bloomington and Normal collected more than $9.1 million in food and beverage taxes last budget year. That's up 29% from 2019.

There’s a lot going on in the restaurant world in McLean County, from new entries to longtime favorites closing their doors. Larry Carius follows all of it on his popular Bloomington-Normal Restaurant Scene Facebook page.

Bloomington Planning Commission chair Tyson Mohr said the proposed Starbucks would have only one access point, in a high-traffic area along West Market Street, a state highway.