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The donation bell has rung again and this person wanted to be anonymous, but donated twenty bucks and I want to thank anonymous person and I truly appreciate it!
Matt Spitznagle sent in a generous donation of twenty dollars and it’s greatly appreciated! Thanks so much, Matt!
Don Keeley also sent in a nice donation of 25 dollars and I thank Don and appreciate his generosity!
Brian Rambke sent in a huge donation of 100 hundred dollars and said it was for “An Uber so you can get proper drunk…LOL!” Ha ha ha! Thanks, so much Brian, that’s the record donation so far and I truly appreciate your kind generosity!
This is a costly tour and I appreciate any donations and they all go straight to this 2026 365 bar crawl! If you’d like to donate, just click here and scroll down to the donate button!
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Okay, the first two stops of this tour were two places that I’ve been going to for decades and so I thought today we’d switch it up and go to a bar I’ve never been before!
Bloody Mary Brunch Co. opened up in October of 2024 and I’ve been meaning to stop by and check it out, but they close in the afternoon and I’ve just never been able to make it over there. Well, I looked at photos and they have a nice bar in there, so I thought that would be today’s bar destination! And so it’s off we go!
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Bar Number Three: Bloody Mary Brunch Co. • Monday, January 12, 2026
Here we are at the Bloody Mary Brunch Co. It’s a decent sized building and one I’ve never been in. Let’s go in and take a look around in here.
There’s the front dining room, but we’re not going to 365 dining rooms, we need to find the bar in here…
And there it is and it’s nice looking bar, let’s grab a seat and settle in.
As soon as I sat down, I ran into Brad who was just finishing his lunch in here. In West Peoria he’s known as “Good Brad,” but he told me in this part of town, he’s just known as Brad.
Great to see him again!
I’ve never had a Bloody Mary in my life and they offer five different styles here at the Bloody Mary Brunch Co. I discussed this with Christian the bartender on duty and we decided on the Habanero Bloody Mary.
Here he is serving it up!
As you can see, this is a large drink, I think this will qualify as my two drinks for the stop in one!
It was really a tasty drink. It was spicy, but not over the top and packed some heat! Definitely a unique drink, cheers!
I placed my lunch order, now let’s take a few photos of this place while we wait for our food.
There’s a shot of the bar and it’s well stocked. They don’t have any beers on tap, but as you can see, they have a large selection of bottled beers to choose from in here.
There’s a gaming room behind the bar and you can see it through these windows in the back of the bar.
There’s a line of tables opposite the bar and there’s another dining room in the back of the room. Comfortable booths line the walls in here.
Meanwhile, back at the bar…
Lunch is served! I got the Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich with an order of French Fries.
I prefer skinny fries, but these were crispy on the outside and tasty. Now on to the main course!
I got the Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich and it was delicious!
It’s a large breaded chicken breast tossed in a hot honey sauce topped with lettuce and pepper jack cheese and pickles. It’s housed in a bakery-fresh toasted brioche bun. The chicken breast was crispy on the outside and juicy and tender inside and bursting with a tasty sweet heat flavor!
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Drink
I know I’m supposed to have at least two drinks but this Bloody Mary was at least a 16 ounce drink, so it qualifies as two drinks!
It was spicy and packed with flavor!
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Lunch
The Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich was a flavorful and filling sandwich!
I found out that while the food stops serving at 2pm on weekdays and 3pm on weekends, the bar and gaming room are open till midnight. So if you want a late night Bloody Mary, this is the place to stop at!
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708 W. Glen Avenue
Peoria
309-839-2096
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I was interviewed on The Greg and Dan Show on WMBD Radio yesterday and here’s their personalized elevator, pretty impressive!
This is Paige, the pretty and friendly producer of the Greg and Dan Show.
And here’s Greg and Dan in action in their respective spots in the studio!
Click here or on the photo above to listen to the interview online, thanks again to Greg and Dan for having me on the show, it was a ton of fun, as always!
I’ll be back on the radio today on The Phil Luciano Show, a little after 3:30PM! Tune in if you can!