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We offer a cafe with drinks and daily specials, events from yoga to research lectures, and plenty of study and meeting spaces.
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The Beckman Institute brings researchers from many disciplines together to collaborate. The result: scientific advances that couldn’t occur any other way.
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Located at the west end of the Beckman Atrium. Open for in-person dining or online orders from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays.

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Café menu & hours

Order in person or online

The café is open from 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you order online, watch for a confirmation email, as well as one that alerts you that your food is ready.

Credit card payments only

The Beckman Café accepts electronic payments only, and is no longer accepting cash.

Daily schedule

Breakfast is served between 8-10 a.m.
Espresso Happy Hour (discounted coffee) is from 9-10 a.m.
Lunch is served between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m
Espresso Happy Hour and Grab and Go items will be offered between 2-3 p.m.

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Sign up for the Beckman Café weekly menu email

Daily specials — served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Spaghetti with Meatballs

$6.75 | $5.10

Spaghetti with Meatballs

Mushroom Flatbread

$5.25 | $3.00

Mushroom flatbread

Spaghetti with Marinara

Served with Salad and Garlic Dinner Roll

$6.75 | $5.10

Spaghetti with Marinara

Meatball Sub with Marinara

$5.25 | $3.00

Meatball Sub with Marina Sauce and Cheese.

Zuppa Toscana

$4.20 | $3.10

A warm, creamy soup loaded with spicy Italian sausage, potatoes, and shredded Kale

Tomato Basil Bisque

$4.20 | $3.10

Tomato Basil Bisque soup

Greek Salad

$5.50 | $3.25

Greek salad with feta cheese, onions, black olives and cherry tomatoes.

Chicken Flautas w Green Chile

with Rice and Beans

$6.75 | $5.10

Green Chicken and Chile Flautas with Rice and Beans

Black Bean Burger

$5.25 | $3.00

Black Bean Burger

Curried Chicken Salad

$5.25 | $3.00

Curried Chicken Salad sandwich

Potato Cheese Chowder

$4.20 | $3.10

Potato Cheese Chowder

Chicken Tortilla Soup

$4.20 | $3.10

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Greek Salad

$5.50 | $3.25

Greek salad with feta cheese, onions, black olives and cherry tomatoes.

Meat Lasagna

with Kale Salad and Bosco Stick

$6.75 | $5.10

Meat with Kale Salad and Bosco Stick

Veggie Lasagna

with Kale Salad and Bosco Stick

$6.75 | $5.10

Veggie Lasagna with Kale Salad and Bosco Stick

Meatball Sub with Marinara

$5.25 | $3.00

Meatball Sub with Marina Sauce and Cheese.

Veggie Burger

$5.25 | $3.00

Veggie Burger, with cheese and vegetable toppings on a bun.

Veggie Lentil Soup

$4.20 | $3.10

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Potato Gnocchi Soup

$4.20 | $3.10

Potato Gnocchi Soup

Kale Salad

$5.50 | $3.25

Kale salad with colorful optional toppings.

Greek Salad

$5.50 | $3.25

Greek salad with feta cheese, onions, black olives and cherry tomatoes.

Orange Chicken

with White Rice and Eggrolls

$6.75 | $5.10

Orange Chicken with White Rice and Eggrolls

Birria Tacos

with Rice and Beans

$6.75 | $5.10

Teriyaki Chicken

with Rice.

$6.75 | $5.10

Teriyaki Chicken with Brown Rice and Crab Rangoon

Hot Dog on Bun

$5.25 | $3.00

Hot Dog on a Bun

Grilled Tofu Wrap

$5.25 | $3.00

Grilled Tofu Wrap

Cheese Quesadilla

$5.25 | $3.00

Cheese Quesadilla with salsa, sour cream, and guacamole on the side.

Banh Mi Beef Wrap

$5.25 | $3.00

Banh Mi Beef Wrap

Hummus with Pita

$5.25 | $3.00

Hummus with Pita

Vegan Garden Soup

$4.20 | $3.10

Vegan Garden Soup

Lobster Bisque

$4.20 | $3.10

Cream of Mushroom Soup

$4.20 | $3.10

Cream of Mushroom Soup with a slice of bread on the side.

Buffalo Chicken Soup

$4.20 | $3.10

Buffalo Chicken Soup

Potato Leek Soup

$4.20 | $3.10

Potato Leek Soup

Spicy Thai Chicken Soup

$4.20 | $3.10

Spicy Thai Chicken Soup

Mixed Greens

$5.50 | $3.25

Fresh mixed greens make up this salad.

Greek Salad

$5.50 | $3.25

Greek salad with feta cheese, onions, black olives and cherry tomatoes.

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Stands of multicolored cupcakes are displayed on a table in the atrium of the Beckman Institute.

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Juanisha Hutchison and Josh Walker pose in the Beckman Cafe at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

Have questions? Contact us

Email beckmancafe@illinois.edu

Phone (café) 217-300-3666

Fax 217-333-2922

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