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Ding, ding, ding…the donation bell has rung and I’m a little late thanking these fine people, so sorry about that! Better late than never!

Kathy Skinner Klister donated five dollars and I thank her for on-going monthly donation! Kathy’s a folk singer who performs under the name, Kathy Folkulele and you should subscribe and check out her YouTube page!

Patsy Scovil donated twenty dollars and I thank her for sending in that nice, generous donation!

Daniel Roger sent in twenty dollars from Phoenix, Arizona to have a drink in his hometown of Chillicothe! Thanks for the generous donation, Daniel, I’ll stop by there soon and have a drink in your honor!

Thanks to all three for the generous donations and if you’d like to donate to help with the cost of beer, gas and Uber rides, simply click here and scroll down to the donation button!

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I read a couple months ago that West Town Tap had been sold by the owner, Chris Herold to Malik Qattoum. I’ve been meaning to stop by this West Peoria bar to see if any changes had come with the new ownership and tonight is that night.

And so, it’s off we go to West Peoria for our 105th visit to a bar!

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Bar Number 105: West Town Tap, Monday, April 27, 2026

Signpost ahead…West Town Tap!

And here it is, the West Town Tap!

They may have new ownership, but it looks the same outside! Let’s go inside and check that out this evening.

Well, it looks the same in here as it always has! There’s a corner seat at the bar open and I’m going to snag that and get settled in here for the evening.

Taylor was the friendly and beautiful bartender on duty and here she is serving me up an ice-cold bottle of Budweiser.

She said the new owner isn’t changing much in here, just a few minor modifications on the food menu and everything else is going to stay the same. That’s good news, why fix something that isn’t broken?

Round tables are lined up opposite the bar to sit and drink and dine at.

Gaming machines line the back wall in here if you’re feeling lucky. Well, do ya punk?

Here’s a couple shots from the back of the bar in the front room.

As you can see from this photo from the back wall of the bar, it’s very well stocked!

Here’s two shots of the other side of the horseshoe bar on the other side of the establishment.

There’s also a dining room over here and comfortable booths line the far back wall.

They’re open daily from six in the morning and they serve breakfast, lunch and dinner in here.

This board lists the daily specials.

Meanwhile, back at this side of the bar…

These three pretty ladies were getting ready to do a round of shots! They offered me one, but sadly I had to pass since I was driving, so I just took the photo.

From the left: Bartender Taylor, Shaye and Carrie.

Cheers and thanks to all three for the fun conversation and hospitality at the new and unchanged West Town Tap!

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