Thomas Bruch of the Journal Star

Wednesday

Aug 1, 2018 at 10:44 AM


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.

Fannie May

Chocolate dipped strawberry: $3 Premium chocolate bars: $3 Cubs chocolate bar: $2

CxT Roasting Company

Affogato (espresso and ice cream): $3 SummerFizz (espresso and tonic): $2 Cold brew nitro coffee: $2

Johnny's Italian Steakhouse

Lemon custard pie: $3 Balsamic steak and mushroom kebab: $3

Marco's Pizza

Pizza slices: $2 or $3 S'mores brownie: $2 Cheezybread: $1

Young's Popcorn Heaven

Flavored Popcorn: $2

Country Club BBQ

Egg rolls: $2 Ribs: $3

Jane's Sweet Addiction

Cadrizzle Caramel Corn: $3 Butterscotch, caramel, sea salt fudge: $3 Dreamsicle delight: $3

Willie's Tamales

Pork chop: $3 Polish sausage: $3 Brat: $3 Tamale: $3

Sweet Cakes by Rachael

Vegan cookie-dough filled cupcake: $2 Oatmeal creme pie: $2 Key lime cupcake: $2

Hickory River Smokehouse

Ribs: $3 Pulled pork sandwich: $3 Mac and cheese: $2

Triple Dipple's Treats & Delicacies

Root beer float cheesecake: $3 Bacon chocolate chip cookie: $2 Sweet Tater cheesecake bite: $1

Thanh Linh Vietnamese Restaurant

Chicken egg roll and crab meat rangoon: $3 Chicken teriyaki and chicken basil: $3 Fresh limeade: $3

Emily's Tattoo Tamales

Chicken and cheese tamale: $3 Hot chicken and cheese tamale: $3 Elote/street corn: $3

Uncle Bob's Homemade Ice Cream

Fudge goodness: $3 Lemon custard with golden Oreos: $3

Raber's Packing Company

Apple brat: $2 Jalapeno and cheese brat with bacon: $2 Baked beans: $1

Kenny's Westside Pub

Corned beef quesadilla: $3 Irish nacho tots: $3

Sugarcane Shack

Orange canesicle: $3 Jackson's 5: $3

Nick-n-Willy's Pizza

Aegean pizza: $2 Five cheese pizza: $2 Meat eater pizza: $2

McMahon's Pints and Plates

Roasted mushrooms: $2 Ali summer salad: $3 Eysals coffee: $2

Granite City Food Brewery

Chocolate cake: $2 Yukon gold chicken slider: $3 Blueberry-mint lemonade: $2

Hick'ry Catering Co.

Memphis pulled pork with coleslaw: $3 Memphis beef brisket with coleslaw: $3 Homemade baked beans: $2

Alwan & Sons Meat Company

Butterfly pork chop: $3 Brat: $2 Hot Polish: $2

Castaways

Italian beef sandwich: $3 Spinach artichoke dip with homemade chips: $3 Fried mushrooms with ranch dressing: $3

Panera Bread

Bacon mac and cheese: $3 Frozen, blood-orange lemonade: $2 Cinnamon-crunch bagel bites: $1

Papa Murphy's Pizza

Chicken garlic pizza: $2 Pepperoni pizza: $2 Cheese pizza: $2 Lemonade shake ups: $3

Boyd's Steakhouse

Bacon wrapped shrimp: $3 Creme brulee: $2