Champaign Restaurant Equipment & Supply

Restaurant Equipment and Supply for Champaign, Urbana and Decatur

Champaign and Urbana share a border, a university and a lot of kitchens. Papa Del's has baked pan pizza in Champaign since 1970, Campustown's Green Street is packed with malatang shops, ramen bars, Korean BBQ and hot pot, and on Saturdays from May into the fall, Urbana's Market at the Square fills the lot at Lincoln Square.

To the southwest, Decatur, the seat of Macon County, was known for much of the 20th century as the Soybean Capital of the World. A.E. Staley pressed soybeans into oil and meal there in 1922, ADM still processes corn and soybeans in town, and the Farm Progress Show comes back to Decatur every other August.

Pepperoni pizza and stir-fried noodles on a Champaign patio near campus

Since 2015, The Restaurant Warehouse has shipped to thousands of commercial kitchens in every state. East Central Illinois orders ship from our Chicago warehouse, so Champaign, Urbana and Decatur restaurants get the same low prices and freight delivery right to Champaign, Urbana, and Decatur. The most common orders here are pizza prep tables, ovens, reach-in refrigerators, freezers, fryers, and food truck equipment.

Papa Del's, Maize and Campustown's Asian Food Row

Bob Monti opened Papa Del's on Wright Street on October 24, 1970, with 64 seats and six employees. It is now at 1201 S. Neil St., still known for from-scratch Sicilian and deep-dish pan pizza, and it marked 55 years in October 2025 with his daughter Andrea Seten managing it. Armando Sandoval's Maize Mexican Grill opened on Green Street in 2011 with dishes from Mexico City, Michoacán and Guerrero. Today it runs Maize at The Station on Chestnut Street, a counter in the Illini Union and a food truck, and it has announced a second restaurant with a drive-through on South Neil Street. Over on Green Street, Campustown's restaurant list leans hard into Asian food: malatang, Korean BBQ and tofu houses, ramen, hot pot, dim sum, Thai and Vietnamese, plus Middle Eastern and halal spots.

Pan pizza shops need pizza prep tables, deck and pizza ovens, and stainless work tables for dough. Taquerias and food trucks run on griddles, charbroilers, and food truck equipment, and campus noodle and hot pot kitchens lean on undercounter refrigerators and two-door reach-ins for sliced meat and vegetables.

Market at the Square, The Bread Company and Urbana's Race Street

Market at the Square runs Saturdays from 7 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, from May into the fall at Lincoln Square in downtown Urbana. When the season ends, the Champaign-Urbana Winter Farmers Market takes over Lincoln Square from November through March, and Champaign has its own farmers market on North Neil Street from May through October. Near the Main Quad, the family-owned Bread Company at 706 S. Goodwin Ave. bakes seven breads, including zopf, rye and baguette, Monday through Friday, and it won Best Sandwich in the Daily Illini's Best of CU '26. Race Street has its own history: the Courier Cafe opened on November 10, 1980, in the old building of the Urbana Courier newspaper, which had shut down in 1979. Owner Allen Strong later opened Silvercreek up the street at 402 N. Race St.

Bakeries and sandwich shops need sandwich prep tables, ovens, and work tables, plus countertop display cases and glass door merchandisers up front. Market-driven kitchens buying from local growers need extra reach-in refrigerators in peak season.

Decatur, the Soybean Capital of the World

Decatur was founded in 1829. A.E. Staley bought an idle cornstarch plant there in 1909, started processing in 1912, and in 1922 began pressing soybeans into oil and meal, two years before the USDA started tracking soybean production. At one point more than a third of the world's soybeans were processed in Decatur. The company's 1920 football team, the Decatur Staleys, later became the Chicago Bears, and the Staley business became part of Primient in 2022. ADM moved its top management to Chicago in 2014 but still processes corn and soybeans in Decatur. The Farm Progress Show has a permanent home at Progress City USA at Richland Community College and comes to Decatur in late August in odd-numbered years, next in 2027. In 1949, William Krekel opened a hamburger stand selling "Krekelburgers" that became Krekel's Kustard in 1953. On Lake Decatur, the Beach House serves seafood, steaks and flatbreads from a lakeside patio.

Burger stands and custard shops need griddles, freezers, and fryers. Farm show caterers and food trucks build out with food truck equipment, charbroilers, and ice machines for late-summer heat, and lakeside kitchens need reach-in refrigerators for seafood and steaks.

Free freight delivery with lift gate to a Champaign restaurant

Restaurant Supply Store in Champaign

We ship straight to your Champaign restaurant. Most East Central Illinois orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Chicago warehouse, with free freight and free lift gate service. Will-call pickup in Chicago is available for verified restaurant businesses, but most kitchens skip the drive to Chicago and let us ship it. Most East Central Illinois calls are for a fast replacement, like a pizza prep table that quit before a football Saturday or a freezer that died in August, or for a full package for a new campus restaurant, taproom kitchen or food truck. Tell us what you are cooking and how much space you have, and we will help you size the line.

Why Champaign Restaurants Buy From The Restaurant Warehouse

Every piece of new Atosa equipment we sell is run-tested for 24 hours at the factory before it ships. It carries Intertek's ETL Sanitation and cETLus listings, which certify it to the NSF/ANSI food equipment standards and US and Canadian safety standards that inspectors from the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and the Macon County Health Department look for. Refrigeration comes with a 3-year parts and labor warranty and a 5-year compressor warranty, gas cooking equipment comes with a 1-year parts and labor warranty, and extended warranties are available.

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Serving Champaign, Urbana and Decatur

Champaign is our hub for Champaign County and Macon County. Restaurants in Champaign, Urbana and Decatur get the same equipment, free lift gate freight, and warranty, and they talk to the same team.

Champaign

Downtown Champaign has Black Dog Smoke & Ale House, a barbecue restaurant and bar in a former train depot on North Chestnut Street that won Best BBQ in the Daily Illini's Best of CU '25, and Blind Pig Brewpub on North Neil Street. Joe's Brewery sits near campus on South 5th Street. Operators searching for a restaurant supply store in Champaign usually need a fast replacement, so we ship reach-in refrigerators, pizza prep tables, draft beer coolers, and fryers.

Urbana

Urbana has Market at the Square and the winter market at Lincoln Square, the Common Ground Food Co-op, 25 O'Clock Brewing Company on West Griggs Street, and a downtown mix of Korean BBQ, Vietnamese, Thai and Mexican kitchens. Restaurants there order sandwich prep tables, back-bar coolers, undercounter refrigerators, and ovens.

Decatur

Decatur is Macon County's seat, home to soybean and corn processing and the Farm Progress Show every other August. Kitchens and caterers there order griddles, charbroilers, freezers, and ice machines.

Champaign Restaurant Equipment FAQ

Do you ship restaurant equipment to Champaign?

Yes. The Restaurant Warehouse ships commercial restaurant equipment to Champaign and the rest of East Central Illinois by freight, with lift gate delivery to your door.

Do you deliver to Urbana and Decatur?

Yes. We deliver across Champaign County and Macon County, including Champaign, Urbana and Decatur.

How fast is delivery to Champaign?

Most East Central Illinois orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Chicago warehouse, depending on item availability and carrier routing. Contact us if you need equipment urgently.

Do you offer free freight?

Yes. Free freight is available on select models and qualifying orders. Contact us to confirm freight options for a specific item.

Do you charge lift gate fees?

No. We do not charge lift gate fees.

What types of restaurant equipment do you sell?

We sell commercial refrigerators, freezers, prep tables, griddles, charbroilers, deep fryers, ovens, ice machines, bar refrigeration, and food truck equipment, plus many other categories for professional kitchens.

Can I get help choosing the right equipment?

Yes. If you can't find what you need, call or email us and we'll help you source the right product for your kitchen.

Can I pick up my order?

Yes. Verified restaurant businesses can arrange will-call pickup at our Chicago warehouse. But why lose a day renting a truck, strapping it down and unloading it yourself? With free freight and free lift gate service, most East Central Illinois orders arrive at your door or curb in 1 to 3 business days. Call (206) 419-5801 to set up either option.

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