Okay, it’s Friday and that means it’s time to have our weekly luncheon post and this week we’re headed to downtown Peoria to meet this week’s luncheon guest star at Thyme Kitchen + Craft Beer.
And so away we go!
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Bar Number 77: Thyme Kitchen + Craft Beer, Friday, March 26, 2026
Here we are at Thyme in downtown Peoria in the old Sealtest building. I love that they kept the old Sealtest logo alive on the building.
Okay, let’s go in and see what’s happening inside of here.
There’s the main dining room, but we’ll be headed over to the bar as we’re going to 365 bars, not 365 dining rooms!
And there’s the bar and I think I see our luncheon guest star of the week over there.
But before we introduce him…
We’ll get a beer from Jen, the lovely bartender on duty today! Great to see her and thanks for the quick service of a beer to start today’s lunch off!
And here’s today’s special guest star, my friend, Michael!
Michael’s appeared on the blog before and he’s a fan of live music in and around the Peoria area. And he not only goes to shows, he tapes them and has an extensive online archive of shows. Click on this link to check out his online collection of live shows he’s taped through the years. It’s quite impressive!
There’s the massive row of beers on tap and some wooden kegs of Woodford Reserve behind the bar.
The back of the bar shows off the ample supply of the inventory in here!
There’s tables opposite the bar and more over here in this side dining room.
There’s another dining area upstairs in this area…
And here it is in all of its glory!
While I was upstairs, I took an aerial shot of the bar and the main dining room. Hello down there!
Meanwhile, back on ground level at the bar…
Our lunch is starting to arrive!
We started off with an order of wings which came with a side of buffalo sauce.
They were plump, juicy and quite delicious. A marvelous start to this afternoon’s lunch!
Here’s this afternoon’s main courses: Michael got the Fish Po Boy with a side of Tater Tots and I got the Fried Chicken Sandwich with a side of French Fries.
Everything looks absolutely delicious!
There’s Michael chomping into his Fish Po Boy and he said it was a very tasty and satisfying sandwich.
This chicken sandwich is one of the biggest chicken sandwiches I’ve ever had! It’s topped off with fried onions and is garnished with a pimento spread and chipotle bbq aioli. The potato bun is toasted and I managed to get my big mouth wrapped around this sandwich and it was so tasty, savory and delicious!
It’s truly one of the best fried chcken sandwiches I’ve ever had!
Thanks to Jen and everyone at Thyme for a wonderful lunch and thanks to Michael for meeting me and being this week’s luncheon guest star!
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736 SW Washington Street
Peoria
309-713-2619
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