In the area and someone suggested we check out Peoria Heights for dinner. Yelp lead us to The…read morePublik House. We were hoping to sit outside but it started raining as soon as we pulled in. Inside we were seated immediately and the booths were very comfortable. Service was great. Very attentive staff. The waitress suggested we try the "award winning" Mac and cheese. It was seriously delicious! It has huge chunks of bacon in it, with a ritz cracker crumble on top... Highly recommend it, as it was our fav part of the meal! My son and I both had a bacon cheddar burger with fries. It's served with candied bacon on a pretzel bun. Very good. My husband had the Philly cheese steak and Cajun fries. Large portions and everything was good.

Great food, lively atmosphere, and top-notch service!!!…read more The Publik House delivers an excellent all-around experience. The food was flavorful and well-prepared, with a menu that offers something for everyone. Everything came out fresh and well-portioned, making it a satisfying meal from start to finish. The atmosphere is lively but comfortable, perfect for both casual outings and group gatherings. Service was attentive and friendly, with staff who checked in regularly without being intrusive. Overall, The Publik House stands out for its consistent quality, great energy, and welcoming service. Definitely a place worth visiting again.

Great authentic mediterranean food from a family that cares. Great vegan fare if you're interested…read more Something for everyone, great value, fresh, served with pride. they have a variety of nice vegan and non vegan pastries and cookies. Visited for the vegan challenge and the sampler and dessert platters were amazing. I'm not vegan and didn't miss meat. Having said that this place has awesome gyros and shawarma. I love the Ful and the fresh Pitas. Bright, clean, diner decor.

Really amazing food, tastes as good and authentic as homemade! Service was quick and staff were…read morevery kind!

Schooners is a perfect little hole in the wall with a mighty fine kitchen!…read more There's no frills to be had; the menu, while hilarious, is pretty basic. They do have something called a "horseshoe" though and the Illinois classic pork tenderloin. Food is exactly as described and a lot of it is hand/scratch-made! Everything hit the table hot and ready for consumption all at once, after hardly a wait at all. My party was six people and we ordered two orders of wings, a tenderloin, a ham horseshoe, onion rings, corn fritters, and mozzarella sticks. Everything was delicious. The tenderloin was perfectly crisp and hilariously huge. The horseshoe was messy and silly, a fun novelty as well. Service was absolutely great and the vibe inside amongst the patrons is jovial. I'd definitely come back for a pint and a tenderloin!

Service was above Par just like always.! If you haven't…read moreexperienced their food and their wait staff. You owe it to yourself to go and experience this. Way above what you will get anywhere else.

My server was the most outgoing person I've ever met, made the lunch feel like I was being served…read moreby a fairy princess. The food itself has an amount of freshness that I quite honestly have not been able to find outside of homemade from the garden. I got the BLT with tomato soup and it was absolutely delicious, the sandwich had a small kick at the end which I felt added an extra flavor profile. The tomato soup was unique, you could tell that it was house made with garden fresh ingredients by the way it tasted and the way it looked. Didn't taste anything like from the can, this soup was mild and refreshing, lastly the view and outside environment was so relaxing it brought everything together. Would highly recommend :)

Not transparent about catering prices. was charged for each individual sandwich even when going…read morethrough the catering manager - when questioned - didn't fix pricing and said I was "given what was asked for".

I have been coming here since I was a freshman in high-school, and probably won't stop until they…read moreclose. This is the coziest coffee spot in town and is surrounded by lots of cool places to eat, shop, and they often have live music at the plaza. It is on the expensive side, However the coffee has always been fairly priced per portion and it is a great place to eat too! They work out of a small house kitchen so be patient please! The downstairs has a large couched seating area and the wall murals are so timeless and comfortable. They have two patios, and they have two levels. I like to sit and read here or study here, and eventually grab some food, I don't know when the tower is open to the public, but they have a playground diagonally across under the heights tower, the cutest book stores, and eclectic shops, restaurants and bars all down this block. It's one of my favorite places in town and I recommend it it 100% Hopefully not to sound too petty but i read a shocking review that said this place is dirty, and that coffee is bitter? Uh....let me go ahead and squash that review, since it seems personal rather than productive. The house converted into shop is underneath trees, and has a butter yellow color so what may look dirty is not i assure you. I myself am a bit of a germaphobe and have never seen an unclean table sit for longer than a minute. I even seen them wipe down the sofas. They never mentioned WHAT was dirty either so i covered everything important. They also have a sugar and creamer, and flavor pump self dispensing table to the side of the counter so that everyone can have theirs to taste if they order a regular coffee regardless of the many flavor combinations and ways to prepare it listed on the board, from sweet, to kinda spicy in a delicious way in the mayan. I appreciate the taste of coffee not being smothered by sugar and flavoring. Coffee is by nature of the product...bitter. So if they do not like coffee being bitter, i love their chai drinks too and highly recommend them especially in fall, they often have an apple chai latte which i adore.

Wasn't greeted from start to end of our conversation…read more Ordered a plain latte and it was full of grounds. Overall, not a welcoming or warm place despite all the colors and 5+ workers on the morning shift.

It'd say overall it was pretty decent. Ordered inside for carryout. Wait time wasn't terrible and…read morestaff/employees were very nice. Food was really good. I got a salad - and honestly, it was wayyy better than I thought it was gonna be. Other people in my party got various sandwiches. They all were happy with their selections. Would go again and dine in to see how the experience is.

Great food and service plus always clean. I love their tea…read moreand loaded baked potatoes.

Service: Wasn't crazy good it was sold nice people…read more Food: Was above expectations, I really liked the lemonade. Overall I would go again!

I love Penn Station, but there aren't any near me. When I travel for work and see one near by I…read moreHAVE to stop and get a Philly Cheesesteak with extra provolone cheese and Mayo. I come to Peoria, IL for work every couple of months and make sure I stop at this location. The staff is great and my sandwich is always perfect!

We made a reservation- which was unnecessary because it was pretty empty at 11:15 when we got…read morethere. I ordered off the Allergy menu because of our severe allergies. This place seem to have really good from scratch cooking methods and was able to accommodate our crazy allergies. Even at lunch, there was a lot of mood lighting and it was pretty dark. They had a lot of antiques and interesting furniture and decorations. As a family with young kids, I do wish they didn't see us next to the naked bodies in the artwork. It was very distracting for one of my kiddos during lunch. We were helped pretty quickly, but it did take a long time to get our food. Our food was outstanding. Everything was from scratch and it tasted really good. The baby really enjoyed it. This sweet potato fries are amazing. I was confused why the restaurant was so empty but perhaps it's because it takes so long to get your food? Or possibly Peoria I just can't support a nice restaurant like that. I was disappointed that I couldn't eat off the dinner menu. I was really looking forward to a few of the things on that menu. Perhaps next time we can get takeout so the kids won't get so antsy and try some of the dinner menu. Thank you hearth for a lovely lunch that was safe for our family!

We had been waiting to try Hearth for a while, but the experience didn't live up to the…read moreanticipation. When we first walked in, we were told the tables were all occupied. We called ahead for a table for two, and the host made it sound like it was going to be the busiest night of the year -- only a high-top near the bar was "available." When we arrived, the restaurant was nearly empty, which made the seating choice puzzling. Food & Drinks: * Iceberg Salad: 2.7/5 -- fresh but nothing special. * New York Strip: 1.2/5 -- Ordered medium-well, arrived rare. By the time it was recooked and returned, I had already finished the rest of my meal. The steak itself was fatty, chewy, and lacking in flavor. * Old Fashioned: 2.5/5 -- unbalanced and underwhelming. * Grits & Mushrooms: 2.1/5 -- bland and disappointing. Overall, the food lacked flavor and consistency, and the service didn't help elevate the experience. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone I truly cared about.