Watson's Shack & Rail

Watson's Shack & Rail Located in Downtown Champaign, The Yard on Broadway in Downtown Urbana, Memorial Stadium during football season, and our Food Truck! Who We Are. Our Mission.
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Watson's is a fine-casual chicken shack and bar, specializing in fried and rotisserie style chicken, but more specifically 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 and spirits--not to mention

our creative cocktail and slushy concoctions are not to be over looked. And, for the night owls out there, we will be featuring live performances from local and aspiring musicians in the bluegrass, blues, funk, country, folk & Americana genres. By capitalizing on the national food trend towards a more sustainable and transparent food system, we hope to contribute to our local food-ways by supporting regional agriculture, educating our consumers about sustainable farm practices, and provide an example by which affordable food can be made with higher standards of quality and integrity.

Our Weller Antique 107 Single Barrel is now on sale!
06/10/2026

Our Weller Antique 107 Single Barrel is now on sale!

06/10/2026

Our Weller 107 Antique Single Barrel pick from earlier in the year is in! They’re on sale for $91.07 for one, and $160 for two. Limit four, since barrel didn’t yield too awful many,and we’re holding some back for pouring at the bar. Doors open at 5pm!

We're showing World Cup games at the Shack! On day's we're open, and during hours we're open, we will have the TVs on th...
06/10/2026

We're showing World Cup games at the Shack! On day's we're open, and during hours we're open, we will have the TVs on the beautiful game...come see us!

06/09/2026

Congrats to for one year of serving our community some of the best local food CU has to offer! We at Watson's are proud to be a part of such a fun place to bring your friends, family, and kids!

Acoustic Happy Hour today with Megan Mary and special guest Sophia!!! Tips will be donated to , a local animal rescue! C...
06/06/2026

Acoustic Happy Hour today with Megan Mary and special guest Sophia!!! Tips will be donated to , a local animal rescue! Come get happy hour deals and tip big for the kitties!

06/05/2026

Week 2 of in Downtown Champaign! We’re doing pretzels and Chicago Dogs, and we’ve got $5 Mich Ultra, Riggs Pilsner, High Noon, & $7 Huck Yeahs. And that just outside. Grab a slush inside and take it with you…just stay in the party zone you animals!

06/03/2026

We’re tasting our last Buffalo Trace single barrel pick so you’ll know what it tastes like when our new barrel pick comes in!

Megan Mary will be playing an acoustic set for happy hour on Saturday, June 6th starting at 3:00pm. Vibes will include b...
06/02/2026

Megan Mary will be playing an acoustic set for happy hour on Saturday, June 6th starting at 3:00pm. Vibes will include bluegrass, pop, indie and more! Special guest Sophia will be joining in on some tunes.

Megan's tips will be donated to . Established in 2005, CATsNAP is a non-profit that seeks to reduce pet overpopulation and to improve the welfare of animals in the greater Champaign County Illinois area.

Address

211 N Neil Street
Champaign, IL
61820

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 9pm
Tuesday 4pm - 9pm
Wednesday 4pm - 10pm
Thursday 4pm - 10pm
Friday 11am - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 10pm
Sunday 11am - 9pm

Telephone

+12176070168

Website

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