Restaurants
Dining Out: Wild Berries offers bountiful menu, portions
I've always thought it would be a good idea for every restaurant to memorialize a menu by the door (in plaque or plastic) of every eatery that's been open in that building, allowing patrons to see what came before.
Dining Out: Banking on a good lunch in Manito
The last time I visited the old bank building in downtown Manito, it was a bakery. Now it’s the Ironstone Room, part of the growing Willett’s Winery complex that’s sprouted up in this Mason County town. The pleasant, airy decor immediately puts you at ease. The inside is fairly small, with tables scattered about the [...]
Dining Out: There’s plenty of rhythm in this kitchen
It's been a while since Dining Out has visited the Rhythm Kitchen Music Cafe, and we felt an obligation to see if the riverfront restaurant still strikes the right note.
Dining Out: The Shed proves to be worthy destination
A wending sojourn along the Illinois River hereabouts often involves a twofold mix of colorful foliage and rustic roadhouses.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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