Restaurants
DINING OUT: Still among the toast of the town
French Toast has long been considered one of central Illinois’ finest restaurants, and a recent visit confirmed this – even with the addition of a few casual menu items and the sprouting up of outdoor cafe tables.
Dining Out last visited in 2001, long before Peoria Heights was considered "restaurant row" by some. Now, French Toast [...]
Boyd’s Steakhouse offers oasis from bustle of casino
If Boyd’s Steakhouse had its own entrance, you’d never connect it to the bright, flashy, crowded Par-A-Dice Casino.
Tucked into a corner of the casino’s lobby, the restaurant is as understated and elegant as the casino is boisterous. Surely for some, Boyd’s is a destination restaurant, instead of the place you wander to when you’ve had [...]
Nick-n-Willy’s Pizza
Tucked away in the very back corner of the Metro Centre, Nick-n-Willy’s Pizza can be easily overlooked. But it shouldn’t be.
It’s the perfect family-friendly pizza spot. You can either stop by and let them bake one of their gourmet pizzas or calzones or take one home that’s been freshly made and bake it yourself.
Two things [...]
Getting taste of real Cajun worth a wait
Living in central Illinois, you don’t often get your hopes up for things like rum-laced hurricanes and platefuls of crawfish and alligator. Unless you know about a little country shack called Cajun Connection.
I heard about this place a while back, and it looks like word is pretty well out. The gravel parking lot was overflowing [...]
SuperGyros not quite up to Chicago standards
Really, I’m not one of those ninnies who worries about how Peoria stacks up against Chicago.
The Windy City has more culture and entertainment. It also has much more traffic and crime. I call it a push.
However, there is one thing that Chicago has over Peoria – yet for no reason I’ve ever been able to [...]
Dining out: Cream rises to the top in Spring Bay
I’m the first to admit restaurant reviews are not exactly hardship duty. Still, there are assignments, and then, there are assignments.
One’s an obligation; the other’s a babysitter and a night out.
Charlotte’s Creamery and Catering Co. was decidedly the former, a spot that’s been on my list since last year and until last week I’d somehow [...]
Want authentic Mexican? Try Los Jimadores
Los Jimadores isn’t cookie-cutter.
There’s no standard menu filled with the same Americanized versions of tacos, burritos and enchiladas that you see everywhere else. Not that the basics aren’t covered; they are. You can get a cheese quesadilla or beef taco, no problem.
But Los Jimadores is so much more.
This spot, which was Pepe Taco for years, [...]
Heights bar trades in penguins for sports
The former Penguin Tap wasn’t a flashy place. But it had character, and you knew you could always count on a cold beer and a good burger. Some went for the pizza, which remains on the menu now that the spot is known as TNT’s Sports Bar and Grill.
The bar is run by Troy Duede, [...]
Joe’s Place worth trip back to Norris
Dining Out liked our last taste of Norris, so we decided to come back for seconds.
Norris is just a smidgen of a burg north of Canton. Like a lot of little towns, it used to be bigger. About 1,000 folks lived here around World War I, with at least two doctors, three mines, three groceries [...]
Want to eat healthy? Try out Chef Leo’s
In my family, going out to eat usually means capitulating and having a less-than healthful lunch or dinner.
Once you discount sandwich shops, there aren’t many places where everything on the menu fits into a healthy lifestyle.
So my husband and I were excited to try Chef Leo’s Cafe, which is devoted to heart-healthy, largely vegetarian fare [...]
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