Live, from Peoria, Illinois, it’s Saturday Night starring this week’s host, Neon Bison and featuring special guest stars, Robbie, Scott, Shannon, Melinda, Nick and musical guest stars, AllNighter.
Now, please welcome this week’s host, down on Main Street, Neon Bison!
Neon Bison recently moved up the street here on Main Street and here’s their new location. You can read all about the move by clicking here.
They now have a kitchen that’s open from 6am to 4am, that’s perfect as we’re going to have our Saturday night dinner in here.
Let’s go inside and start this week’s Saturday night at the Neon BIson!
There’s a decent crowd in here tonight and the bar is pretty full, but I see one spot open, so let’s go snag that and get settled in.
Robbie was the friendly bartender on duty and he brought me a can of Rolling Rock with a nice smile.
I placed my dinner order and everything is going like clockwork tonight!
Scott and Shannon were seated next to me and we had a nice conversation about Peoria and the legendary Nearby Nightlife Sam Mahony!
Here’s a shot from the end of the bar and there’s the eight beers on tap behind the bar at the Neon Bison.
Melinda and Nick said hi and we had a nice coversation. Then I took a photo of the two of them, hey, this is what I do!
Here’s a shot from the dining area opposite the bar and there’s a nice lounge area up in the front of the room.
I love all the neon signs on the wall and there’s the old Judge’s Chamber sign from their last location about a block away.
Meanwhile, back at the bar, our Saturday night dinner has arrived!
I got the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich with Hash Browns and Corn Bread. It looks fantastic, let’s dig in and sample our Saturday night dinner!
The corn bread and hash browns were both tasty and now it’s time to move on over to the star of tonight’s dinner…
The Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich!
This is a deep-fried chicken breast topped with cole slaw and spicy pickles and it’s cooked and covered in Nashville hot sauce and hot honey drizzle.
The bun is toasted perfectly, now let’s take a bite of this amazing looking sandwich!
As you can see, this is a large and spectacularly-sized sandwich and lucky I have a big mouth and was able to take a large bite out of it! This is one of the most flavorful chicken sandwiches I have ever tasted!
The chicken is plump and juicy and the sandwich has equal parts of sweet and heat happening. The cole slaw and spicy pickles give it more fantastic flavor levels and this is one fabulous sandwich that you have to try out! I loved it!
They have live music here and tonight it was the Champaign-based band, AllNighter.
They bill themselves as a party band and they certainly got the party going at the Neon Bison on Saturday night! They play a wide range of music including pop, country, soul, funk, ‘90’s alt rock and more.
They really turned the night into a fun party and this was a wonderful night at the new Neon Bison on Main Street!
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617 Main Street
Peoria
309-674-5005
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