The Space

06/13/2026

Pork Skewer. Made by Chef Connor. 😳 It’s THE BEST! And if you think otherwise, go get your taste buds checked??

Thinly sliced pork shoulder marinated in coconut cream with an egregious amount of cilantro and garlic

Peach sambaal ketchup made in house! It’s outrageouuss

06/12/2026

ITS PHRIDAY AND THE PHAT PHILLY IS BACK!!!!!!

We have so many crazy specials tonight. The most important being LJ’s birthday (!!!) garbage plate!!

Smash patty, beef ragu, macaroni salad, house fries, ketchup and mustard. It’s looks insane, we’ll post it on the story.

Phat Philly is back obviously. Don’t miss it it might go away again. OoOoOoO 👻👻 Just kidding. Or am I?

Come see us and say happy birthday to LJ or face the consequences. See you soon. Love you byeeee

06/11/2026

Dish Spotlight 🍽️

Come out to try the new summer pasta Chef Connor just added to the menu!!

Prawn Fettuccine

Royal Red Prawn bisque (3 seared prawns) & xo sauce both made in house! Chili crisp & lime 🍋‍🟩

📷 autumn

06/10/2026

Hello and welcome back!!

We’re kicking our week off on Tuesday with the Tuesday Test Kitchen. 3 new dishes every week!!

On Wednesday we have open mic comedy at 6pm, followed on Thursday by open mic comedy at 8pm.

On Friday the Outer Space Bar is back once again!! Outside drinks start at 5:30, Friday Night Live starts at 6!

On Friday and Saturday the tasting menu returns. 4 curated courses made and presented to you by our wonderful Chef Connor. Reservations are available now at thespacecu.com.

Don’t miss our dessert special this weekend, a basque blueberry cheesecake made by our resident cheesecake master Jon!

Also, in case you missed it, we just announced our next Connecting the Community Dinner with special partners Slagel Farms and Emancipation Brewing. We are so excited for this amazing dinner and hope you join us for a night of thoughtful dishes and conversation. Tickets available now at thespacecu.com!

See you every day?

06/10/2026

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Excited to share our next Coco dinner!

This month we are pairing up with the Slagel Family which will feature meats and !

If you’ve eaten meat at The Space in the last couple of months, you’ve had Slagel Farm products already. Beloved by many of the top chefs in Chicago, the quality has been described as “beyond prime.”

We’re super proud to be able to offer this special experience!

7-9 chef curated courses
Beverage pairing included!

Tickets available now on the website.

If you can’t make it, be sure to check out our rotating tasting menu we offer every Friday and Saturday!

Amazing art by the talented

06/09/2026

Wrapping up our last couple of Tuesday Test Kitchens as we transition into new exciting changes!

Came hang with us tonight!

BAR:

Astrud- take on a traditional Brazilian limeade
Papaya, Lime, Coconut, Rum

KITCHEN:

Roasted Half Spring Chicken
-Slagel Poissin, ramp chermoula, pickled green almond salad

Baked Goat Milk Brie
-PFF angel food, gin syrup, orange salad, EVOO, mint, grilled bread

Grilled Prawns
-Ruby Red prawn, tarragon Garlic Butter, lemon, EVOO

06/06/2026

GUESS THE ESSENCE!!

Happy Saturday friends!! We have some amazing specials for you tonight!

We have ONE huge New York strip with cafe de Paris butter. We also have a very special pork porterhouse with green garlic salsa verde and a tamarind glaze!

Also we are bringing back the 4 cheese baked Mac for our special Drag Menagerie tonight hosted by the amazing ! Drag starts early at 8pm!!

See you soon!!

06/05/2026

THE CHEESECAKE MASTER STRIKES AGAIN!!!!

Jon’s blackberry cheesecake is on special tonight with lots of other crazy, fun, yummy specials.

Phat burger, fresh figs and chèvre, and the big ass steaks are back, obviously.

NEW SPECIALS
Roasted Half Spring Chicken
Slagel poussin rouge, ramp chermoula, pickled green almond, green leaf salad.

Dry-Aged Pork Porterhouse
Slagel heritage pork, green garlic salsa verde, tamarind glaze.

Also it’s Friday night live again! We’ve got the outer space bar running from 5:30 to 9 tonight, come see Aliya and get a fun fresh beverage.

Our fave bands ever and .cu are playing tonight at 9pm. $10 cover! Come inside after friday night live for even more fun, local, live music!!

See you soon!!! Love you byeeee

05/28/2026

THIS SUNDAY!!

Hey Champaign! Do you have your 🎟️🎟️ for this one yet?