Okay, tonight, we’re starting what I’m calling, “The Tiny Tavern Tour!” Tonight and tomorrow we’ll be visiting two tiny but cozy taverns.
Tonight’s Tiny Tavern is Tavern 41, which is handily located behind Herold’s Pizza Oven. It’s handy because we’re having dinner and meeting two guest stars there tonight.
So it’s off to Herold’s Pizza Oven we go!
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Herold’s Pizza Oven
Here we are at Herold’s Pizza Oven. We’ll follow these two inside and see what’s happening in there on this Saturday evening.
Wow, it’s packed in here. Lots of people in red and I’m guessing it’s some sort of Valentine’s Day party.
I think I see our two special guest stars in that booth over there…
It’s my friends, Tori and Dick! They’re both looking fantastic and it’s great to see both of them.
It’s fitting that we’re having dinner here because this is the place that we first met each other! Check out the picture below of our first meeting at another booth in here…
Here we are back on August 31, 2013! Hard to believe that was over twelve years ago!
Great to see and hang out with both of them again tonight, all these years later!
Briar was our friendly server for the evening and here he is delivering me a bottle of Budweiser! Cheers!
Here’s a shot of the packed restaurant from the. back of the room. Great to see so many people in here!
We started our dinner off with an order of the Hot Wings.
They had just the right amount of heat and were crispy, juicy and full of delicious flavor!
And of course we had to get a pizza here, that’s just the rules when you come to Herold’s Pizza Oven.
We got a Tavern Style with cheese, sausage and peppers and it was delicious! They have wonderful homemade pizza here and you should try it out. There’s Tori and Dick enjoying the pizza.
Okay, the dinner portion of the evening is over, and it’s time to head to the Tiny Tavern in the back and begin our 36th visit to a bar!
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Bar Number 36: Tavern 41, Saturday, February 14, 2026 (The First Bar On Our Two Night Tiny Tavern Tour!)
Here we are at Tavern 41, our 36th stop on our 365 bar tour. This is located directly behind Herold’s Pizza Oven, on the side of the building.
Here’s the entrance to the tiny tavern.
Wow, it’s crowded in here too. I think a lot of the people from the dining room decided to come back here for a drink.
We managed to secure seats at this corner of the crowded bar and there’s Tori and Dick with a couple of beers in our corner of this cozy and tiny tavern.
Ney was the friendly bartender on duty and he took time out from waiting on the big crowd in here to deliver me a beer and a smile! Great to see him again!
As you can see, it’s a well-stocked tavern and there’s Spuds MacKenzie back there on the top shelf.
They have a bags game in here and there’s a table that looks out into the parking lot. They also have a popcorn machine over here, opposite the bar.
There’s a nice selection of gaming machines in the hallway outside of the tavern.
Here’s another shot of the crowded bar in this cozy and tiny tavern!
This was a fun evening and thanks to Tori and Dick for joining me and being the special guest stars of the evening! And yes, the “blender’s still broken.”
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The Drinks
Between dinner and our time at the bar I had about six bottles of Budweiser. And no, I wasn’t driving, I’ve learned my lesson years ago! Cheers and thanks again to Tori and Dick for joining me on the first evening of our two night Tiny Tavern Tour!
Oh, and yes, this would have been more appropriate to visit on the 41st night…but what are you going to do?
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3821 N. Sterling Avenue
Peoria
309-682-3722
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