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Ding, ding, ding…the donation bell has rung and I want to thank John Freim for his generous twenty dollar monthly donation! It’s very nice of you John and I truly appreciate it!

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Okay, last Saturday was a pretty busy day. I had to get up and put that day’s blog together and post it. I had a few problems and didn’t get it posted till about 11:30am. Then I took a shower, shaved and put on a coat and tie because I was going to a wedding that started at 1:30pm.

The wedding was over around 2:12pm and I had to get to a bar right after because the wedding reception was in East Peoria and it started at 5:00pm!

So I went to one of the closest bars near MBIP World Headquarters, The Queen Of Squash.

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Bar Number 255: The Queen Of Squash, Saturday, November 7, 2026

Here we are at The Queen Of Squash, which is just minutes away from the MBIP World Headquarters. I always think of Stan’s Liquor Store which was housed in this building for years when I’m here.

They have a nice dining area in here, but we’re traveling to the back of the room to go sit at the bar!

Since it’s just a little after 3pm, it’s pretty quiet in here. This is the lull between lunch and dinner time. Hey, I think I see someone familiar over there…

It’s the Queen herself, Heather Wolbeck, who’s the owner and operator of The Queen Of Squash! She’s looking fabulous!

Great to see her again and she brought me a can of Radler Grapefuit and took my dinner order. She assured me that I’d be able to exit by 4pm so I could make the wedding reception on time!

Here’s a shot from the other side of the bar and overhead are large balls of yarn…I think!

There’s no beers on tap in here, but as you can see, it’s a very well stocked bar.

There’s a nice lounge area up front and check it out, the Xmas decorations have begun! Ho, ho and ho!

There’s another nice dining room in the back here.

Here’s a shot of the main room from the back of the building.

Meanwhile, back at the bar, it looks like it’s time for our early Saturday afternoon dinner!

I got the Cheeseburger Flatbread and it looks fantastic! Let’s try out a slice of this flatbread which looks amazingly like a fabulous pizza pie!

This is such a tasty and flavorful flatbread that doubles as a pizza!

The flatbread is topped with melted cheddar cheese, seasoned ground beef, bacon, lettuce and their homemade cheeseburger sauce. This is such a tasty treat and I highly recommend it!

Plus, it was served up quickly and I was back on my way at 4pm! Thanks to Heather and everyone at The Queen Of Squash for the quick service and friendly hospitality!

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