Okay, last week we finished the MBIP Year Of Pizza and I thought today we’d do a little wrap-up of the year. And so that’s what we’re going to do.
The MBIP Year Of Pizza
Agatucci’s Pizza.
I had to start with Peoria’s oldest pizza restaurant. And owners, Tony and Dan are two of the best guys in the world and the pizza was great, off to a wonderful start. 51 more weeks to go!
Sugar
This stop was memorable, not only for great pizza, but we baked Gumby number one in the oven!
Gumby enters the oven at Sugar...
Flame on! Sorry, Gumby!
Kenny’s Westside Pub
Owner Sean Kenny created a special, “Cheesy Marty Pizza,” for the week and it was crazy good. It’s not on the menu, but you can still go in and order one. Thanks to Sean for another tasty creation!
Sean Kenny presenting us with a "Cheesy Marty Pizza!"
Knuckles PIzza
We not only had a great pizza here, but the meatballs there were amazing!
Lou’s La Grotto
The first road trip of the pizza tour to Peru, Illinois, with MBIP Wheelman, Scott Turley behind the wheel!
MBIP Wheelman, Scott Turley steering us to Lou's La Grotto!
Lucca Grill
Road trip number two, to Lucca Grill, a classic Bloomington pizzaria.
Cheers from Lucca Grill from Scott and I!
Double A’s Pizza • Sports Bar • Grill
Barrister’s Pizza and Pub (MBIP Pizza Party Number One!)
The first pizza party of the tour in the tour at Barrister’s Pizza and Pub in Deer Creek, Illiois. A great day, with friends and some excitement too, Amber bashed her toe and we had a MBIP/ASDC business card duel!
Anita, the pretty owner of Barrister's Pizza and Pub.
A shot of our group taking over this part of the bar for the pizza party.
Bloody mess! Amber busted her toe...oh no!
MBIP/ASDC business card duel and I think it's the only time it's been a tie!
Larry’s Driftwood Pizza
A quick road trip to Creve Coeur, Illinois for some great pizza!
Bacci Pizza
An impromptu pizza party with Mara and Liz! Always love it when unplaned things happen on the blog!
Mara and Liz at Bacci Pizza.
Cheers from owner of Rizzi's, Bekim and I at Rizzi's on State!
Hoops Pub & Pizza
A stop at this Main Street pizza parlor on Main Street with special guest stars, Clare, Kathy and Steve!
Steve, Kathy, Clare and Yours Fooly at Hoops on Main Street.
Tobin’s Pizza
Check it out, somehow they knew we were coming!
Farmington Pizza Company/Acme Saloon
No Wake Zone
Great pizza at No Wake Zone, with guest driver, MBIP pal and Contributor, Bob Gordon and the hosts of No Wake Zone, Pete and Linda Clarno!
Bob Gordon arrives to drive us to...
No Wake Zone where the owners, Pete and Linda Clarno served us up some great pizza and a lot of fun!
Castle’s Patio Inn
A great pizza cooked up by Kevin at one of my regular Peoria stops, Castle’s Patio Inn.
Kevin at Castle's serving up a tasty pizza pie!
Grady’s Pizza
Another Bloomington road trip to Grady’s with special guest stars, Scott, Chip and Jimmy! And a go-kart race in this one!
Scott, Chip and Jimmy at Grady's Pizza in Bloomington.
McCritter's Bar & Grill
A road trip to Pekin with my friends Kevin and Star.
Star and Kevin just before we took off for McCritter's in Pekin.
Monical’s Pizza
The only chain pizza that made the grade with special guest stars Clare and Bob.
One World Cafe
A fun night with special guest stars, Don, Leah and Lisa! And a night where no one took out a cell phone the entire evening!
Don, LIsa and Leah at One World Cafe.
Budde's Pizza & American Craft Beer Bar
A road trip to Galesburg for some tasty pizza with trusty MBIP Wheelman Scott Turley driving us there!
Scott the Wheelman driving us to pizza and drink!
Hammer’s Bar & Restaurant
Pizza and some great chicken wings with guest stars including Big Perm and Vic Nasty from The Big Perm Show!
Vic Nasty and Big Perm at Hammer's.
Mud Puddle Pizza
A super-fun visit to Mud Puddle Pizza where owner Jeff gave us a tour on Sunday when they are usually closed. And Dani cooked up some amazing pizza, one of the best stops on the tour!
Jeff and Dani at Mud Puddle Pizza.
Whitey’s Tip Top Inn
Who knew that Whitey’s had such great pizza? Not me, but I found out!
Davis Bros. Pizza
A second stop to Davis Bros. Pizza, this time in East Peoria.
Michael’s Italian Feast
A mini road trip with special guest stars, Shannon, De and John Ingles. I hadn’t seen Shannon since she was one-years-old and I asked John and De if we could leave her with a homeless person in New York. So great to see all of them!
Shannon, De and John Ingles at Michael's Italian Feast.
Perdue’s Grill
Another road trip, this time to Tremont, Illinois!
The PIzza Peel
A great pizza in Lacon, Illinois and so great to meet the owner, Travis at The Coffee Hub!
Travis, the owner of The Pizza Peel at The Coffee Hub.
Emack & Bolio’s
Ice Cream Pizza with special guest star, Liz! Liz and her family are in Switzerland now, if you’re reading this, Liz, hope you guys are doing great!
Cheers with smuggled beers at Emack & Bolio's from LIz and I.
Oliver’s Pizza & Pub (Peoria Heights Location)
The Red Barn
The second Pizza party and this one featured free Butch’s Pizza courtesy of Tim and Colleen Carey from Butch’s Pizza. Tons of funs and lots of great Butch’s Pizza!
Tim and Colleen, my co-hosts for our second pizza party at The Red Barn.
Thanks to everyone who showed up at this, it was a blast!
Crust Pizza
Probably the best cheese pizza in the world! You need to check this out!
And back to where we once belonged, Agatucci’s Pizza. I thought the perfect way to end this journey was to go back to where it all started, Agatucci’s Pizza. Thanks to everyone who participated in this and followed this journey! We’ll see you all tomorrow!
Tony and Dan Agatucci at the last night of pizza.
Tony and Mike assembling the last pizza of the tour!
It was a very good year.
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