PEORIA — The Peoria riverfront's annual celebration of food, desserts and beverages returns Aug. 8 with the 37th annual Taste of Peoria.
The same layout that debuted last year will return, which will push the nearly 30 vendor stations out into Festival Park on the riverfront. The eating session also will feature live music throughout the evening with the Todd Kelly Quintet and Stone Cold Cowboys preceding the 8 p.m. awards presentation and JammSammich finishing the night.
Peoria Area Community Events will be offering free shuttle bus service throughout downtown Peoria to alleviate parking concerns. From 4 to 11 p.m., the bus will run from the Gateway Building up to Jefferson Avenue, then to the Peoria Civic Center drop-off lane, then back down to the Gateway Building via Harrison Street and Water Street, picking up on each corner.
Here's a list of all the restaurants and businesses that will be slinging food and drinks to central Illinois on Wednesday, along with the menu items each one is showcasing and its price.
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Chocolate dipped strawberry: $3 Premium chocolate bars: $3 Cubs chocolate bar: $2CxT Roasting Company
Affogato (espresso and ice cream): $3 SummerFizz (espresso and tonic): $2 Cold brew nitro coffee: $2Johnny's Italian Steakhouse
Lemon custard pie: $3 Balsamic steak and mushroom kebab: $3Marco's Pizza
Pizza slices: $2 or $3 S'mores brownie: $2 Cheezybread: $1Young's Popcorn Heaven
Flavored Popcorn: $2Country Club BBQ
Egg rolls: $2 Ribs: $3Jane's Sweet Addiction
Cadrizzle Caramel Corn: $3 Butterscotch, caramel, sea salt fudge: $3 Dreamsicle delight: $3Willie's Tamales
Pork chop: $3 Polish sausage: $3 Brat: $3 Tamale: $3Sweet Cakes by Rachael
Vegan cookie-dough filled cupcake: $2 Oatmeal creme pie: $2 Key lime cupcake: $2Hickory River Smokehouse
Ribs: $3 Pulled pork sandwich: $3 Mac and cheese: $2Triple Dipple's Treats & Delicacies
Root beer float cheesecake: $3 Bacon chocolate chip cookie: $2 Sweet Tater cheesecake bite: $1Thanh Linh Vietnamese Restaurant
Chicken egg roll and crab meat rangoon: $3 Chicken teriyaki and chicken basil: $3 Fresh limeade: $3Emily's Tattoo Tamales
Chicken and cheese tamale: $3 Hot chicken and cheese tamale: $3 Elote/street corn: $3Uncle Bob's Homemade Ice Cream
Fudge goodness: $3 Lemon custard with golden Oreos: $3Raber's Packing Company
Apple brat: $2 Jalapeno and cheese brat with bacon: $2 Baked beans: $1Kenny's Westside Pub
Corned beef quesadilla: $3 Irish nacho tots: $3Sugarcane Shack
Orange canesicle: $3 Jackson's 5: $3Nick-n-Willy's Pizza
Aegean pizza: $2 Five cheese pizza: $2 Meat eater pizza: $2McMahon's Pints and Plates
Roasted mushrooms: $2 Ali summer salad: $3 Eysals coffee: $2Granite City Food Brewery
Chocolate cake: $2 Yukon gold chicken slider: $3 Blueberry-mint lemonade: $2Hick'ry Catering Co.
Memphis pulled pork with coleslaw: $3 Memphis beef brisket with coleslaw: $3 Homemade baked beans: $2Alwan & Sons Meat Company
Butterfly pork chop: $3 Brat: $2 Hot Polish: $2Castaways
Italian beef sandwich: $3 Spinach artichoke dip with homemade chips: $3 Fried mushrooms with ranch dressing: $3Panera Bread
Bacon mac and cheese: $3 Frozen, blood-orange lemonade: $2 Cinnamon-crunch bagel bites: $1Papa Murphy's Pizza
Chicken garlic pizza: $2 Pepperoni pizza: $2 Cheese pizza: $2 Lemonade shake ups: $3Boyd's Steakhouse
Bacon wrapped shrimp: $3 Creme brulee: $2