Cue up the Fab Four as we begin week number nine on the MBIP Appetizer Tour!
This week we’re heading to beautiful downtown Peoria to one of Peoria’s most unique and tallest restaurants: Obed & Isaac’s!
Here we are at Obed & Isaacs in downtown Peoria!
Tise building was built in 1889 and was originally a Presbyterian church and then later it became The Cornerstone Building. It has landmark status and it’s an impressive looking structure!
Let’s go inside and see what’s happening in here on this wonderful afternoon!
Hey, how did they know we were coming! Thanks for the shout-out, Obed & Isaacs!
Usually I’d sit at the impressive bar in here, but we have a special guest star today and we’re going to meet him at our table right now…
It’s my friend Jason! Great to see him and have him on the blog again!
Jason’s a veteran Peoria podcaster and he started podcasting over ten years ago on the legendary, Couch Pilots Podcast.
He’s currently a co-host on Yesterdaze and Radio Rewind which is part of the Drunken Lullabies podcast hosted by Dustin.
We checked out the menu and Krista was our friendly and pretty waitress and she took our appetizer order.
While that’s being prepared, I’ll abandon Jason and take some photos in here.
There’s the bar which I mentioned earlier. This is a cool and impressive bar. There’s a huge selection of beers on tap, but I couldn’t get a picture because a bartender wasn’t on duty to ask. You’ll just have to go and see it for yourself!
I love all the stained glass in here, which is from the days that this place was a church.
Here’s a back table that’s available for private dinner parties and the back wall and ceiling are beautiful!
There’s a beer garden out here, but it’s closed for the season, we’ll come back and check it out in the spring. It’s there though, trust me!
Meanwhile, back at our table…
This week’s appetizer order has arrived and it looks spectacular!
From the top we got: An order of the Buffalo Chicken Dip with house-made pita chips, Philly Cheese Steak Egg Rolls and an order of the Scotch Eggs. Let’s dig in and try out this trio of appetizers!
Here’s my plate! Everything looks wonderful and the Scotch Egg was ordered in honor of Chad Wallace!
There’s Jason digging in and enjoying the appetizers!
These were tasty and delicious appetizers! I enjoyed all three but now I have to pick my favorite of the three for the official weekly rating and I’m going to choose…
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Appetizer Rating
The Buffalo Chicken Dip!
This is a blend of cream cheese, smoked gouda and sour cream with chunks of Buffalo chicken and it is creamy, rich and so tasty. The house-made pita chips were the perfect dipping device and this is one delicious and satisfying appetizer!
I’ll give the Buffalo Chicken Dip a nice rating of three and a half deviled eggs.
Thanks to Jason for joining me and to Krista and everyone at Obed & Isaacs for the delicious appetizers and a fun afternoon!
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321 NE Madison
Peoria
309-306-0190
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Related Posts: The MBIP Appetizer Tour @: Casa Agave, West Town Tap, The Trolley, Weaver’s Fresh Food & Drink, Ming Shee, Agatucci’s and Kenny’s Westside Pub.
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Happy Anniversary, Amber & Joe!
Today is my friends and frequent MBIP guest stars, Amber and Joe’s eighth wedding anniversary!
That was a beautiful and fun day and I can’t believe eight years has gone by already! I was proud to be a part of this magical day and evening! To see full post about Amber and Joe’s wedding and anniversary, click on this link.
Happy Anniversary, Amber and Joe!
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