Archive for the 'Food' Category

Avanti’s is out, Pizza Inn is … well, in

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

I hadn’t been inside Pizza Inn on North Sterling (at the northernmost point of the strip mall at Forrest Hill Drive) for many years. Last time I was there, it gave off the aura of a business on the verge of closure. The food wasn’t very fresh, there were young people there just to hang [...]

Avanti’s has gone downhill

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

So what’s the deal with Avanti’s?
It used to be one of The. Best. Places. to eat pizza or spaghetti in Peoria. Honestly, I was more fond of the spaghetti than the pizza, although owner Albert Zeller’s minions used to be able to cook up a mean thin crust special. It was all in the handmade [...]

Chubby’s ready to open in Sunnyland

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

As I’ve reported before, the guy who starting a bar and grill at the site of the former Gaslight II on West Main Street is also behind a similar eatery/drinkery in Sunnyland called “Chubby’s.” My brother, Eric, is running the kitchen at Chubby’s and he reports they are going to start serving foot at 11 [...]