I started off to the Tin Lizard Bar & Grill in the Par-A-Dice Casino and ended up at Meadows Avenue Tap.
Keep on scrolling to see how I bounced from one bar to the next last Sunday evening.
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Bar Number 128: Meadows Avenue Tap, Sunday, May 24, 2026
So I thought I’d go to the Tin Lizard Bar & Grill last Sunday evening. I did a blog from here back in 2019, so I thought there’d be no problem. Whoops, I was wrong!
The bartender (who was very nice) wasn’t sure when I asked about taking pictures in there and called the manager over. The manager (who was also very nice) said he’d have to make a phone call. I ordered a beer and waited about ten minutes and then was told that the owners of the casino, Boyd were very fussy about photos and that I needed to go through their marketing department.
Well, I’m no marketing expert, but when a person that has a blog with thousands of followers comes in to give you free publicity and is also going to spend money on drinks and dinner and you turn him away…well, that’s not really smart marketing, but who am I to judge?
I just got back in the MBIP moblie and headed down the road to…
Meadows Avenue Tap. Let’s go in and see if I’m welcome in here!
There’s the bar, let’s grab one of those empty seats and see if they’ll let me do the 365 thing in here.
Candace was the pretty and friendly bartender in here and she said I was more than welcome to take photos in here and then took my dinner order. She also posed for a photo while flashing a beautiful smile!
Okay, we’re back on track after that bump in the road at Tin Lizard!
Here’s a photo from the end of the bar in here.
Here’s the back of the bar with the lit-up bottles and the five beers on tap.
There’s a gaming room behind the bar if you’re in the mood to gamble.
There’s dining tables behind the bar and they have a buffet area in the back of the bar.
They have pool tables on the other side of the bar.
Here’s also a pinball machine in the corner over here.
There’s also three dart boards back here and there’s Boyd throwing the darts at the boards.
Meanwhile, back at the bar…
My Sunday dinner of chicken wings has arrived and they were plump, juicy and delicious!
Thanks to Candace and everyone at Meadows Avenue Tap for a nice Sunday evening after our hiccup at the Tin Lizard!
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The Drinks
I had two Busch Light tallboys and they were tall and delicious!
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2000 Meadow Avenue
East Peoria
309-694-0736
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