For those who couldn’t get a seat at the Illini Union’s Sunday brunch — or who declined the $35 ticket price — off-campus restaurants such as Champaign’s Original Pancake House and Urbana’s Courier Cafe served as popular Moms Weekend destinations.

Only the earliest patrons skipped long lines for breakfast on Moms Weekend.

At the Original Pancake House, just two miles off campus, moms and their families could expect wait times of nearly two hours at noon. The restaurant’s close proximity to the University, alongside the arrivals of parents and their cars, brought students in.

A similar effect took place at Courier Cafe, where patrons could expect an hour or more wait if they arrived after 10 a.m. 

If students want to skip the wait next year, it will have to come at the expense of sleeping in.

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