I’ve been meaning to stop in to Hammer’s Bar and Restaurant and the other day I saw that on Wednesday they have a special Mexican menu and drink specials. I was immediately in the mood for a taco and so now, just like MC…it’s Hammer’s time!
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Bar Number 89: Hammer’s Bar & Restaurant, Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Here we are at Hammer’s Bar & Restaurant. Let’s go in and see what’s happening inside on this fine evening in Bartonville.
There’s actually two bars in here and I took a seat at the one located in the middle of the restaurant.
Rachael was the pretty and friendly bartender on duty and here she is delivering me a bottle of Corona while flashing a beautiful smile!
She took my dinner order off of their Wednesday Mexican menu and we’re off to a fabulous start in here. Now we’ll take some photos while our dinner is being prepared.
Sue and Tim were seated next to me at the bar and we had a nice chat and they posed for a photo! Wonderful to meet them tonight!
As you can see, they have a well-stocked bar in here and there’s the Wednesday Mexican drink specials.
There’s a table up in the front corner of the restaurant and other tables line the wall, opposite the bar.
There’s a dining area in the back room and gaming machines line the far wall back here.
There’s some cool Peoria Rivermen photos and memorabilia on the walls in here as Hammer’s was formerly owned by Brad Kempthorne, a former Peoria Rivermen hockey player and Hall of Fame member.
Hammer’s is now owned by Shane Harvey who is soon to be Brad’s son-in-law. Nice to see them keeping it all in the family!
Meanwhile, back at the bar, it looks like our Mexican dinner is going to happen soon!
Sue and Tim also ordered dinner and they let me take photos of their entrees: Sue had the Chimichanga dinner and Brad got the tenderloin with fries.
Both dinners look amazing! The food here at Hammer’s is fantastic!
I got the taco dinner with a beef, chicken and shrimp hard shell tacos. It looks and smells absolutely fabulous, let’s dig in to this Mexican feast!
The beef and chicken tacos were delicious, but the shrimp taco was off the charts!
The shrimp were deep-fried, plump and so tasty! I don’t think I’ve ever had a shrimp taco before and this one will be hard to beat!
This was a fantastic taco dinner and a fun evening at Hammer’s Bar & Restaurant in Bartonville, Illinois!
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The Drinks
Since it was Mexican night at Hammer’s, I had a double dose of Corona! Areeba!
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103 Roosevelt Street
Bartonville, Illinois
309-697-2023
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