Okay, today’s destination wasn’t really a planned one. I’m having lunch with a special guest star today and we originally made plans to go to a bar outside of Peoria. Then we decided it was a little too far away as we both had plans for later in the afternoon. So we went to another place and that place was closed for lunch on Thursdays!
So we finally found another place and if you keep scrolling you can find out where we ended up on this 184th stop of this 365 bars tour.
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Bar Number 184: Mickie’s Pizzeria, Thursday, August 6, 2026
And here’s the spot where we landed after a couple of false starts, Mickie’s Pizzeria in East Peoria!
In addition to pizza they have wings, pasta, sandwiches and more. I haven’t had more for months, so I might just order a double helping of that!
Okay, the entrance is in the back, so let’s head on back there.
Here’s the entrance in the back door.
Willie Dixon would feel right at home here as he was the original Back Door Man!
There was no one at the host station, but the sign said to proceed to the bar and that’s exactly what we had in mind! We’re proceeding to our 184th bar to be exact! Okay, let’s proceed in an orderly manner to the bar!
We’ll just head on down to the front hallway and there’s the bar and our special guest star has alreday found us seats. Let’s go up and I’ll get his official photo for this post.
It’s my friend Virgil who’s become our somewhat regular Thursday luncheon guest star!
Virgil is the owner of Medical Resources Group Limited in Morton, Illinois. You can see their website by clicking here. Wonderful to see and have lunch with Virgil again!
Kylea was the pretty and friendly bartender on duty and here she is bringing me a bottle of Budweiser and flashing a cute smile for the MBIP Camera!
She took our luncheon order and now I’ll take some photos in here while it’s being prepared. Hey, this is what I do!
There’s a dining area with tables directly behind this side of the bar.
They have a discreet gaming room back here with a half a dozen machines if you’re in the gambling mood.
They have an even bigger bar over on this side along with a nice selction of beers on tap!
As you can see, this is a very well-stocked bar!
There’s another dining room behind this bar.
And just when you thought this place couldn’t get any bigger, there’s yet another room back here! This room has two pool tables and two dart boards, nice!
Meanwhile, back at the bar…
Virgil got an Italian Submarine Sandwich with homemade potato chips and I got a grilled chicken salad.
Virgil loved his submarine sandwich and said that the bread was very fresh and was probably made fresh in-house.
My salad was tasty and very satisfying as well! This was a wonderful lunch at Mickie’s Pizzeria!
I also got some bread with my salad and it was warm and bakery fresh and Kylea confirmed that the bread is baked fresh, right here at the pizzeria!
Kylea also told us that the pizza here is fantastic and that, just like the bread, the crust is made in-house as well as the sauce. I’ll have to try a takeout pizza for my pizza reviews on my YouTube channel!
Thanks to Kylea and everyone at Michaels Pizzeria for a delicious lunch and the nice, friendly vibes in there!
And thanks to Virgil for being the special guest star and for driving us there!
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The Drinks
I had a bottle of Budweiser and a glass of iced tea. I didn’t take a photo of the iced tea because iced tea is boring. But don’t tell this guy that!
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1051 E. Washington Street
East Peoria
309-966-0448
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