Upon Further Review

McDonalds
1017 W Main St, Peoria, IL 61606
Peoria, Illinois
Business phone: (309) 671-1017
2/5 stars
I’m am not reviewing the food. It is what it is. Although, a couple weeks ago, I did have to wait to get some french fries that were rock-solid cold.
Yesterday, I woke up early because I went to bed a few hours earlier than [...]

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Event: Sammich Returns to Goodfellas!!!
“Sneaking in one last Summer Pekin show before our Halloween Bash!”
What: Bar Night
Host: JammSammich
Start Time: Friday, August 28 at 9:00pm
End Time: Saturday, August 29 at 1:00am
Where: Goodfellas’ Pizza and Pub

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Press release (actually more of an invitation):
Billy -
I would like to extend the invitation to the Uplands One World Fundraiser Night. Please come any time between 2 and 10:30pm tomorrow, Tuesday August 18, to enjoy a delicious meal and One World Restaurant will donate 10% of your bill (before tax) to the Uplands Neighborhood [...]

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Webb’s Windsor Pub
7332 North University Street,
Peoria, Illinois
Business phone: (309) 691-9852
3/5 stars
I cannot tell you how close I came to giving this place a higher rating. But after a full 24 hours, I’ve come to my senses and realized that I feel a little ripped off.
I’ve eaten here several times, and I was always pleased with [...]

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Avanti’s Restaurant
4711 N. Rockwood Rd.
Peoria, IL 61615
Business phone: (309) 688-6565
4/5 stars.
I have trashed Avanti’s several times recently. Most of my ire has been directed at the location at the corner of Main and University. The complaints were about bad service and a decline in food quality and taste.
I took my parents to Avanti’s on Rockwood [...]

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China Village Buffet
206 W Camp St
East Peoria, IL 61611
(309) 698-1888
4/5 stars
The wind must have been just right.
Dad treated me a lunch the other day. We went to the China Village Buffet, a popular eatery in East Peoria. He took the Cedar Street Bridge to get there, which, as every good Peorians knows, offers drivers a [...]

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OK, OK, OK. I am told this joint’s been open for at least a couple years. But I don’t go to Northwoods Mall all that much anymore, so I never learned about it.
But I was hungry, and none of my usual haunts appealed to me today. I ended up at the Mall, intending to eat [...]

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Grandpa John’s Rib Shack
200 W. McClure, Peoria IL
(309) 685-8902
Three out of five stars
I had lunch with Mom and Dad at this venerable, third-generation rib joint today. They had the beef sandwich, I chose Monday’s daily special: A turkey sandwich with fries and a soda. I should have ordered the beef, as the bun looked empty. [...]

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