Tonight we’re going on a little road trip with my friend and weekly guest star, Jim, formerly known as Vern Damico but now known as Karl.

I asked him to pick tonight’s destination, so we’ll find out where we’re going when we get there. It kind of mirrors the way I’ve lived my life!

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Bar Number 138: Sheets Creek Saloon, Thursday, April 4, 2026

We’re off and there’s the dueling Karl’s in this photo. Karl behind the wheel and Karl in the corner dreaming of them biscuits and gravy.

And here we are at tonight’s mystery destination, Sheets Creek Saloon in Spring Bay! I haven’t been here since we took a Scott Turley road trip to here back in 2023.

Great choice by Karl and there he is leading the way inside to bar number 138!

There’s the large wooden horseshoe bar in here and there’s two seats down here at the end of it. Looks like we’ve found our destination for the evening!

Check out the dueling pretty bartenders on duty!

That’s Nancy and Maggie serving us up our drinks and flashing beautiful smiles our way! We’re off to a fantastic start this evening!

Cheers from Karl at the bar and check out his shirt, perfect for a bar-crawling evening! Nice touch, Karl!

I love the unique wooden bar in here with the Sheets Creek logo on it!

Here’s a shot from the other side of the bar.

I always love to see a Budweiser trolley spinning overhead, always the sign of a classic bar!

There’s a nice dining room in the back, opposite the bar.

It was a trivia night in here and your host for the festivities is Jon Agricola. He did a great job and you can follow him on facecrack by clicking here.

Let’s see what’s happening outside of these doors…

They have a beautiful patio out here that overlooks the river and the sunsets are free! Such a deal!

Back inside, I ran into Scott Sheets, the owner of Sheets Creek Saloon.

Always great to see his smiling face and he said things are going great here and business has been good. Always love to hear that!

They have a nice gaming room up in the front for all of you gamblers out there.

Meanwhile, back at the bar, it’s dinner time!

I ate before we came, but Karl ordered up a Cheese Tortellini and garlic bread dinner. It looks fantastic and he said that it was a rich and delicious dinner.

That’s all well and good, but are you like me and severely disappointed that he didn’t order no French fried potaters?

They have a nice selection of Sheets Creek t-shirts in here and as we were leaving, Scott and his wife gave myself and Karl a free t-shirt! That was so nice!

Thanks to Scott, his wife, Nancy, Maggie and everyone at Sheets Creek Saloon for a fantastic evening in Spring Bay, Illinois! If you’ve never been here, it’s a quick drive from Peoria and you should come and check it out!

Thanks to Jim/Karl for driving and hanging out and hopefully next time he’ll get some of those French fried potaters!

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