I’m lucky to live within walking distance of several nice, locally-owned eateries. One of them is Pekin Restaurant, located at the top of Main Street Hill in Peoria. It’s not one of those huge buffet joints. They have a modest little buffet for lunch on weekdays, but you have to order off the menu during the evenings and weekends.
But on Saturday, they serve a Vietnamese noodle soup called pho. And on Saturday, the joint is packed.
Dad and I ate there yesterday and we saw a said announcing that they would start serving this popular item every day of the week. And I might as well note that are giving a 20 percent off discount on all menu items in February.
I support locally owned restaurants in general and this place specifically. So go eat some soup.
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It is a great place. I concur with your review. Thanks for the news.
Where is the top of Main St. Hill?
I was intending to do something similar to this a while back, but I never was able to finish . It’s really nice learning about your experience.
well, you know where main street is.
it goes from downtown up the hill.
at the top of that hill is the top of main street hill.
better use your gps.
Address: 430 W Main St, Peoria, IL
(309) 676-0282
You will find near the intersection of West Main and High Street.
Great place some years ago. Then I forgot about it. Same ownerwhip today? I'll visit within the next week.
It used to be the site of a fast food place called Mr. Quick. It was next to Chan's Cop Suey, the place where many Peorians had their first encounter with Chinese food.