Okay, we’ve got a special guest star today that we haven’t seen since May…
Whoops, someone’s at the door, let’s see who’s there…
Brian May…oh no, I was talking about the month of May, not you! Go run along and maybe rhapsodize in Bohemia or something.
Whoops, there’s yet another knock at the door…
Okay, that’s more like it, it’s the MBIP Wheelman, Scott Turley! Great to see him and before we start the official Scott Turley Road Trip, let’s have a little birthday celebration!
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The Scott Turley Birthday Celebration!
Scott had a birthday last week and I thought we’d have a little pre-road trip celebration with some presents and a birthday beer here at the MBIP World Headquarters.
I got all the gifts from Relics and there’s a Vanna Whitewall Peoria birthday card! I also got him a copy of my friend and occasional MBIP guest star, Tricia/P.A. Nimmo’s book, Tails of the Cat and the Bookstore.
I also got him a copy of Janie Grier Kelley’s new book about the history of Peoria music, Every Picture Tells A Story. Happy Birthday, Scott!
Okay, time to hit the road to today’s bar!
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Bar Number 174: Kep’s Sports Bar & Grill, Sunday, July 26, 2026
I forgot to get a photo of Scott behind the wheel, so we’ll use the one from May! No one can accuse us of not recycling here at MBIP!
Signpost ahead…
Here we are at Kep’s Sports Bar & Grill in Washington, Illinois, our 174th bar of this 365 journey.
There’s Scott holding the door as we prepare to make our entrance in here!
There’s the large wooden bar in here and as you can see, Scott’s already seated himself, let’ s go join him at the bar.
Jenna was the friendly and pretty bartender on duty and here she is serving me up a bottle of Budweiser on this Sunday afternoon in Washington, Illinois!
There’s Scott taking a big Turley sip at the bar!
I like the logo on the mirror and they have 14 beers on tap behind the bar. Jenna took the taps photo and she did a great job with that. Thanks, Jenna!
There’s a discreet gaming room right next to the bar for all you gamblers out there.
There’s a large dining area directly behind the bar with large screen TV’s lining the walls!
A scoreboard hangs over the kitchen window and they have a Trivia Night in here every Wednesday with fun, drinks and prizes!
Meanwhile, back at the bar…
Snacks have magically appeared!
Scott and I ordered two appetizers, Snake Bites, which are breaded bites of prime rib and Onion Rings which are breaded rings of onion.
Both were delicious and the Onion Rings got the nod of approval from Scott, who’s an Onion Ring aficionado!
And there’s Scott taking a Turley bite of one of the rings of onion!
Thanks to Jenna and everyone at Kep’s for a fun afternoon and for the delicious food and drinks!
Thanks to Scott for driving and hanging out for the day and Happy Birthday, Scott!
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The Drinks
I had two bottles of Budweiser and a margarita which were delicious drinks!
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313 Muller Road
Washington, Illinois
309-444-1974
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Bar List, Rules, Banner Art & Donation Link.
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