It’s Friday and that means it’s time to have lunch with a special guest star at a bar.
You may wonder who this special guest star is and what bar we’re meeting this person at…well keep scrolling and your questions will be magically answered!
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Bar Number 14: Double A’s Pizza • Sports Bar • Grill, Friday, January 23, 2026
Here’s the answer to the second question, the bar we’re meeting at is inside of Double A’s.
Check out the obligatory door mirror shot happening here, nice!
Okay, let’s go in and see what’s going on in here.
We’ll skip the hostess station and make our way towrards the bar.
I see a familiar face over there and this week’s special guest star is about to be revealed…
It’s my friend, Chip Joyce!
Chip has a hat on and in life he wears many hats, he’s the Marketing and Outreach Specialist for the Brimfield Library, he’s a graphic artist and designer and he’s also a director and an actor and very involved in Peoria’s theatre world.
And today he’s this week’s luncheon guest! Let’s have a big round of applause for Chip Joyce!
And now, let’s get a drink!
Just like magic, here’s bartender Bobby serving up a Smithwick’s draft beer. Ask and ye shall receive! Cheers!
We placed our luncheon order and now I’ll take a few photos and abandon Chip. Hey, it’s what I do!
There’s the back of the bar and as you can see, they have a nice selection of beers on tap.
Happy Hour happens every weekday in here from 2pm to 4pm. Come on in and get happy!
There’s a dining room opposite the bar with framed local basketball jerseys on the wall.
A gaming area is located over here if you’re feeling lucky!
Here’s yet another dining area behind the bar, this place is huge!
Meanwhile, back at the bar…
Our pizza lunch is served!
We got a sausage pizza and it was a tasty, this crust pizza!
Before you knew it, it was gona and then like magic, Greg Haney appeared!
Always great to see Greg and we talked about how he and his wonderful wife Roxy were at the last day of the original 365 bar crawl at Mike’s Taven. See if you can find them in the photos by clicking here.
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The Friday Five Luncheon Questions We’re Going To Ask For 52 Weeks! Week Number Two With Chip Joyce!
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Here we go with another round of the same luncheon questions we ask every week.
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One: What’s your favorite luncheon sandwich?
Chip: Frank’s Italian Beef Sandwich. It’s a delicious local sandwich, plus I designed their logo!
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Two: Does ketchup belong on a hot dog?
I’ve always liked it, I put ketchup and mustard on a hot dog.
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Three: What is the first thing you think of when you hear the words, “Pillsbury Doughboy?”
The commercials I saw as a kid.
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Four: Who has better pizza, Chicago or New York?
I love them both, but I’ll choose New York because it’s cheaper.
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Five: What’s your worst school lunchroom memory?
Random puking by other students.
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Drinks
I had a Smithwicks draft beer and an iced tea.
Thanks to Double A’s for a delicious puzza lunch and thanks to Chip Joyce for being this week’s special luncheon guest star!
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Double A’s Pizza • Sports Bar • Grill
7716 IL-91
Peoria
309-692-0800
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