I have never ate at The Tarten before just stopped for beers. Inside is clean, friendly staff,…read more reasonable prices and Tuesdays is where it is at in Peoria for tacos and chips...for real. Ordered 3 tacos to go (a chicken, beef and pork) done street style. Explosive flavor for each and each distinctly different tastes. This was 6$. Also ordered the homemade chips and queso for 5$. Seriously best chips and dip Ive ever had. Chips were cooker and salted perfectly. All food packaged fantastic to go. Extremely impressed. Tuesdays 2 and after food is served...I shared the menu. I would have NEVER expected it but this is hands down the best place to get mexican on a Taco Tuesday. Ill be back and will be preaching the place to others! Cheers!

The reviews here were old which was a bummer. So here is an updated one. There is no food, repeat…read moreno food except frozen pizza. If you are looking for a good drink this is your place however. Great Bloody Mary. Nice local neighborhood bar. Bartender was nice too.

Stopped here for lunch on our 32nd wedding anniversary. Everything was great, service was fast…read more It's hard to find potato skins at restaurants nowadays but they have them.. yay

Good place to watch live music in Peoria. I was visiting and watched football and live music…read more Good food, friendly service and great music.

This place is fabulous. The last time I was in Peoria was 2-3 years ago and we were so excited to…read morego back to Mike's Tavern......and they didn't disappoint!!! Fun place to go and STILL the best tenderloin sandwich anywhere. Going back for the burgers on Saturday. Great job Mark!!!

Great little dive bar. The chicken fried steak could feed a family of 4. Holy Cow!! No really Holy…read moreCow!!! Ambience is what you would expect a sweet little dive bar. Service was unbelievable a younger guy named. Sannson give him a raise. He's on top of it. Great spot a little gem kind of hidden in this town.

Ok place. They have a large beer selection. Games are free to play with purchase, but it seemed…read morelike some of the buttons of the games I played were off. Something fun to do for a little bit. It does get cramped in there.

Review Visit: July 24th, 2016…read more Beer, arcade games and friends. My kind of place. Growing up, I got involved in playing video games thanks to my father and friends. Everything from Atari to Sega Genesis to Super Nintendo to Gameboy; everything in-between and everything after. Once I was legally allowed to enjoy adult beverages, I grew to enjoy beer a few years later. Shortly after, 8 Bit opened up. Having a lifelong love for video games and a recently acquired taste for beer, I gathered a few of my nerdy friends up and headed that way. 8 Bit is a pretty unique place. It's a bar that is also an arcade. It looks like a normal business situated at the end of a building but inside is a different story. Upon walking, you get the feeling you are in a house. You have some stairs that lead up to... somewhere. Off to the right of the entrance is the smallish bar. Between the bar tables and the machines, it can get pretty packed with just a handful of people. As you deviate from the bar, you'll find yourself in a hallway that has one machine at the end on the left, that is tucked under the stairs. Next to that is a room that full of 6-8 games (it could vary, I am not sure). Going back in to the hallway, you'll find the next room down on the left. That room is L-shaped and has maybe 12 games in it. At the end of the hallway, are the bathrooms. All the games are free to play as long as you are ordering drinks and spending money. Instead of loading your pockets full of quarters, you just have to load your belly up with beer. A fair trade off in my opinion. The beercade has a nice beergarden to enjoy. On my first visit here, my friends and I ordered a few drinks and headed outside to play some Pokemon Go. After polishing off my beer, I noticed there was a window in which you could order beer from the bar through. That is exactly what I did. I ordered another beer through the window. I thought that was pretty cool. While we were there playing Pokemon Go, another group of people came in and was playing Pokemon Go. We noticed they were playing as we kept battling for the Gym that was located nearby. At one point, that group sent someone out to spy on us as we battled for the gym. After noticing the other group was taking this too serious, we decided to close the app, head inside and play the arcade games. The selection of arcade games is about your standard fare. There are your usual games but they also had a few games I've never seen before. We played games for a bit longer before heading out. Now, this wasn't my only time I have come here. Ever since this visit, I have been back a few times with various other friends. Each visit has been unique. The first time I went, they offered food. The subsequent visits had no food options due to law changes. The last time I went was in late 2019 and they had this sweet system set up at the bar. It was operated with some aftermarket SNES controller and had almost every retro game available. My friend Nate and I spent more time browsing the catalog than gaming. It was such a sweet system and I wish I had it at home. 8 Bit has expanded to a second location in Bloomington, IL. I have yet to check it out but it is on my short list of places to visit. I feel like it's my duty as a gamer to check out not just the 2nd location but all beercades across the world. If you have the chance to check one out, you don't even need to be a gamer to enjoy these kinds of places.

Jimmy's Irish Bar has such a great vibe! The decor is fantastic -- cozy, inviting, and full of…read morecharacter -- and the overall look of the place really sets the mood. The guys working there were awesome too, super friendly and attentive, which made the experience even better. I do wish the food had been a little stronger, though. We had the burgers, and they were just a tad overcooked for our tastes and could have used a bit more seasoning. It wasn't bad, just not quite on the same level as everything else.

Good local Irish bar. I just wanted to post this picture, but they make me write somethingread more

Worst bartender in history. And she is proud of her lack of service. The new owners won't last…read morewith her at the bar.

Great local spot! Bartender was very attentive and you cannot beat the environment of a…read moreneighborhood dive like this!

Stopped on a random Saturday night while our kids were playing in the early escape room, and VERY…read moreglad we did: 1) great beer prices 2) super eclectic crowd 3) dynamite karaoke Will definitely return on our next trip to Peoria!

very friendly server that was there. We were the only two people in the place on a weekday night…read more We went into play karaoke however we ended up watching a movie with her. I can't review the drinks or food as I just had soda.

I recently booked a work dinner reservation for 15 and the hostess was easy and pleasant to talk…read moreto. The reviews from the guests were that the dinner and service was perfect! Being a waitress in my 20's, I know how a big party can be a struggle. The reason I picked Thyme was due to some dietary restrictions. Thyme serves all. I recommend Thyme for business meeting lunches and dinners. Make a reservation ahead of time so they can accommodate your needs. Love to see old buildings brought back to life, Thyme, in the old Sealtest building, sits in the warehouse district of downtown Peoria. The eclectic atmosphere is inviting. The food is traditional yet exotic, yet farm to table, yet mysterious! We eat with our eyes, then smell, then taste. Good job Thyme!

This was our second time here. The first visit went off without a hitch, food was good and service…read moreequally good. Second time coming back we brought the in-laws from our home town in Arizona. Keep in mind we are new here and excited to embrace this new city and all its food places just like this. It was a Tuesday night and they were busy, not so busy that we had to wait for a table, we got right in. The blond girl that was to be our server came to take our drink order. I was on the fence for a few items so I asked the server, "When the cooks in this place get a moment to themselves to enjoy a dish, which is it they usually get?" She assured me without a doubt it was not the burger I was comparing but the duck reuben. Being a fan of both duck and Reuben's I was like, " oh hell yeah, sign me up". So I replied I'll have the Reuben, mom got meatloaf, dad got the burger, wife got the poke bowl. We had a few drinks enjoyed each other's company and then our appetizers came, the cheese curds!! Holy smokes these were legit the star of the evening! If you go I recommend these! Our food came out after and we began to eat. This is the point it went south! The server all but vanished. Usually you can't get a bite in before your asked how is it? Well we needed silverware, napkins, salt and pepper, basic accoutrements. Nobody came. My Reuben..... BORING!! This was the smallest plate of food I've ever seen. The duck was overcooked and dry, there was not a good ratio of slaw to dressing to duck and it was lacked all the way around. I was hoping to ask for some more dressing to bring some life to it but the server never came. Mom wanted salt and pepper for her meatloaf, but the server never came. Finally I was able to get S&P from a busser! The poke bowl was kinda a joke as well, huge bowl of rice and peas and about 3 or 4 small bits of tuna. It was good but not balanced and completely underwhelming. Folks are boomers so yeah considering mom needed to help meatloaf says a lot. But still no server! Finally she came back with the bill. At which point I had to mention that this was by far the WORST Reuben I have EVER had!! She giggled. I said SERIOUSLY, that was wack AF, and you never came back to check on us so I couldn't even attempt a save by dousing it in dressing! She ignored that and disappeared, yup the shitty Reuben was still there on the bull and nobody cared! Moral of the story, you're gonna gamble here. I would love to try again but when you can get a Reuben at One World that blows it out of the water EVERYTIME for a fraction of the price I would second guess giving your money to this business. Bummer, I love the building, I love the ice cream factory throw back! And the ambience is super nice! Service and portioning need a lot more investigation. Hey owner this is your queue!! Make a positive change here.

Place looked great. Beer options were great! AND loved that we could bring in our Black Lab to sit…read morein the corner. Perfect place for friends to socialize and relax at the end of the day!

Excellent riverfront tap treat, sampled a couple and enjoyed a lot of the darker options, decadent…read moreand roughly better balanced with clean fresh notes that offered smooth drinking. Went with the red ale for its surprising brightness and enchanted spirit bringing real flavors unlike most I've had!

The name suggests that it's a bar and restaurant, but the space is incredibly small on the inside…read more They do serve a full menu of food including kids meals and pizza, but we found it a little over priced. There was only 1 server working the floor, but she did a great job getting around to everyone. Tons of drinks to choose from at the bar, plenty of televisions to watch games, a pool table, and also adult gaming.

Good food great crowd comfortable love there wings, and pizza but the pizza takes a while to makeread more