I’ve had a lot of delicious meals from Kenny’s Westside Pub, but usually when I go there I get the chicken wings for an appetizer because they serve up some of the tastiest chicken wings in Peoria and beyond!
As soon as I had the idea for this tour, I knew Kenny’s was a must stop to try out some of the appetizers I haven’t had yet, so away we go on week number two of the MBIP Appetizer Tour!
Here we are at one of my favorite Peoria destinations, Kenny’s Westside Pub in downtown Peoria.
Let’s go inside and see what’s happening in here on this fine afternoon!
Here we are inside of Kenny’s and I think I see a familiar person over at that table…
It’s my friend and our special guest star of the day, Terry Towery!
We last visited with Terry back in June and found out that he’s working on a new book to be published by Galatea Books. Here’s what he had to say about the upcoming book’s progress.
“The book deal is proceeding as expected. Turns out that publishing is a lengthy process that requires a lot of give and take. This certain part of the crative process takes time and requires patience. And i really want the book to be perfect when it’s released to the public. I appreciate the editors I’m working with and their thoughtful contributions to help make my book as good as it can be upon release.”
Stay tuned right here on MBIP for exciting upcoming news about Terry’s book and you can follow his author’s page on facecrack by clicking right here.
And now back to our regularly scheduled program, already in progress!
There’s the generous appetizer section of Kenny’s Westside’s menu and Terry and I each chose a couple of them to sample for our second week of this appetizer tour.
Kyle and Tina came by and took our order and flashed lovely smiles for the MBIP Camera!
While the appetizers are being prepared, I’ll abandon Terry and take some photos inside of Kenny’s Westside Pub.
There’s two shots of both sides of the impressive wooden bar in here at Kenny’s.
There’s the original Kenny’s Westside sign from the old Farmington Road location behind the bar.
And, as you can see, they have a nice selection of beers on tap.
There’s gaming machines for all of you gamblers out there!
There’s lots of interesting photos and art on the walls inside of Kenny’s including a wall devoted to their anniversary art. I can’t believe it’s been twelve years since last St. Patrick’s Day! The years and beers are flying by!
Here’s a shot from the back of the bar and dining room and there’s the entrance to the room where the live music happens.
It’s closed during the day, but at night it truly comes alive with the sound of music! You can see photos of this spectacular music room and the bar in there by clicking on this link that features a show I saw in here last May.
Kenny’s features the best live music in Peoria and you can check out the upcoming shows by clicking right here.
Meanwhile, back at our table…
The appetizers have arrived and they look absolutely fantastic!
From the top, we got: Crab Cakes, Portabella Fries, Chicken Wings and Chicken Strips.
Let’s dig in and try this quartet of appetizers out!
These were fabulous and tasty appetizers!
The Crab Cakes are drizzled with house aioli sauce and made with real jumbo lump crab meat, the Portabella Fries are breaded and sliced fresh portabella mushrooms, we got the sweet, spicy chili wings and the Chicken Strips are hand battered juicy chicken strips and we got the spicy bbq sauce with them.
These are all made fresh, in-house and were such tasty and unique appetizers. Terry said he really enjoyed them and gave everything a thumbs-up!
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Appetizer Ranking
Kenny’s Westside has such wonderful, homemade food and the kitchen is open for lunch and dinner and snacks up until four in the morning!
These were fabulous appetizers and I’ll give them a high rating of 3.6 deviled eggs out of four!
Sean Kenny has turned Kenny’s Westside into a Peoria Landmark location for wonderful food and fabulous live music. And you need to check out Kenny’s sister bar, The Friendly Valley Tavern for more live music and fun times.
Thanks to Sean for all he’s done for Peoria and helping to add to the fun and good times both of these wonderful locations bring to our fine city!
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112 SW Jefferson Avenue
Peoria
309-676-1693
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