Watson’s Shack & Rail

Champaign, United States

5

1 review

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 217-607-0168
Website:
www.watsonschicken.com
Address:
211 N Neil St, Champaign, IL, 61820
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 miChampaign-Urbana Amtrak
0.2 miIllinois Terminal
0.2 miIllinois Terminal Platform C
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Takes Reservations
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Street
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Yes
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
No
Waiter Service
Yes

Today

Today –
Local time (Champaign) 08:12 Sunday, 22 June 2025

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Description

Specialties

Watson’s is a fine-​casual chicken shack and bar, specializing in fried and rotisserie style chicken and featuring the Nashville Hot Chicken. This delectable chicken is supplemented with our house made biscuits and pie, seasonal sides, and our chef-​driven appetizers and specials. To help wash down this tasty food we have hand selected a multitude of craft beers, small producer wines, and micro spirits along with a selection of custom cocktails and frozen beverages.

History

Established in 2015.

Watson’s is a newly established business in the downtown Champaign area. Watson’s is led by a team of local talent including former Cracked Truck partner Sean Baird, Roland Realty’s Alec Gillespie, and chef Mark «Shades» Hartstein.

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1 review of Watson’s Shack & Rail

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Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
If you’ve lived in Champaign long enough, you’ll see a lot of familiar faces running the place in the front and in the back. That’s were the familiarity ends, because the menu offerings are a breath of fresh air to this town that was suffering from an homogenization of cuisines.
We ordered the Nashville hot chicken: The batter was flavorful, crunchy and thick, while the chicken inside was moist and steamy. To top it off we got some of Shade’s pickles, which I knew were not going to let us down.