Alright, it’s week number two of the super-exciting MBIP Vs. Bartender Armwrestling Tour and this week we’re taking the tour out on the road to Gridley, Illinois. There’s a bar there called Fat Albert’s...and...hey, what’s that noise...
Someone’s knocking at the MBIP World Headquarters door and it doesn’t look like the usual knock from MBIP Road Trip Wheelman, Scott Turley. This knock has not only an ellipsis, but a single exclamation point as well! This looks like the knock of some fancy-pants journalist who writes for a newspaper I couldn’t just walk in off the street and write for. Let’s open the door and see who this mystery person is...
It’s MBIP pal, Matt Buedel! Matt recently discovered a bar in Gridley, Illinois that he thought would be a fine stop for a MBIP road trip. And so...
It’s off we go with Matt behind the wheel.
The sun is setting and the sky is filled with clouds. This is my favorite time of day as that nasty sun takes a bow for the evening and let’s my good friend, Mr. Moon take over the sky for the evening!
And that’s just what’s happened as we have parked and we’re outside Fat Albert’s in Gridley, Illinois. I like the roadhouse look to this place!
Matt leads the way just in case there’s any evil-doers inside that might cause me any harm. He looks out for me in that way and I appreciate it!
Happily there’s no evil-doers in here, just friendly folks at Fat Albert’s, Gridley’s only watering hole.
This is our view from the end of the bar.
Here’s the two pretty and friendly bartenders on duty, Toni and Jewel. Toni was just finishing her shift and Jewel was just starting. So it looks like Jewel is tonight’s armwrestling contender!
There’s circular tables situated right behind the bar.
And more tables back here. I love the stone fireplace there in the back, this place has a nice rustic feel to it.
The very back room is a game room complete with a pool table and a state-of-the-art dartboard. Nice!
Here’s a shot from the back of the bar, let’s go say hi to those people at the table over there...
Hi! This is Kandace, Mike and Susanna who were enjoying dinner till I barged over and bothered them to pose for a photo for the MBIP camera. They’re nice people and I appreciate them taking the time to say hi in the midst of their dinner. And speaking of dinner...
It’s time to eat! I need to get a little fuel in me for the armwrestling bout, so I ordered up the specialty burger of the house, The Fatburger. This is Curtis, who’s the chef at Fat Albert’s serving the burger up.
Holy freakin’ moley! This is one huge burger and it lives up to its name! It’s a double burger with a beef burger, a pork burger with two slices of cheese, lettuce, pickle and it’s topped off with a special home-made sauce that Jewel said she’d have to kill me if she told me the recipe. I didn’t feel like dying at Fat Albert’s so instead of asking questions...
I attempted to take a bite of the leaning tower of Fatburger. This is not an easy task...
But luckily I have a big mouth and was able to pull it off. The Fatburger is really a delicious burger and it’s worth the trip to Gridley to try it out!
Matt got the submarine sandwich and he said that was very delicious too. Okay, dinner is over and that means that it’s time for...
Week number two of the 2015-2016 MBIP Armwrestling Tour! This week it’s Mad Dog Marty vs. Gridiron Gridley Jewel! If you’re following at home or your office, feel free to place your bets now!
The bell has sounded and time for the armwrestling to begin! May the best wrestler win!
And we’re off! Jewel has a good grip and it was a stand-still for a moment or two!
She’s got a slight lead here, but then I felt the Fatburger kick in...
Baboom! I win my first bout of the tour! Thanks to Jewel for being a formidable opponent and a great sport!
Here we are on the road back to Peoria. We were just going to head on home when we drove past...
Uncle Bob’s Ice Cream! Matt’s a serious ice cream connoisseur, so we had to make a pit stop here. I met Uncle Bob and his son at this year’s Taste of Peoria.
Matt leads the way just in case there’s any evil-doers inside that might cause me any harm. He looks out for me in that way and I appreciate it!
Thankfully there’s no evil-doers in here, just two pretty girls behind the counter...
Andrea and Kelli! Great to meet them and they served up Matt some of Uncle Bob’s home-made ice cream.
Sweet! Thanks for the great service Andrea and Kelli! And thanks to Matt for driving and hanging out and extra big thanks to Jewel at Fat Albert’s for being such a great sport and taking part of the second bout of the 2015-2016 MBIP Armwrestling Tour! We’ll see you all tomorrow!
MBIP Armwrestling Tour 2015-2016
Friday, October 30, 2015
MBIP - 1
Bartenders - 1
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Fat Albert’s
106 E Gridley Rd
Gridley, Illinois
309-747-3127
Uncle Bob’s Ice Cream
409 E. Center Street
Eureka, Illinois
309-360-2211
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