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Meanwhile, Back In Peoria...

A Travel Blog In And Around The River City With Your Host, Marty Wombacher

March 14, 2026

A Guy Walks Into 365 Bars…Again! Bar Number 62: Refuel

by MBIP


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Ding, ding and ding…the donation bell has rung once again and Matt Spitznagle sent in a generous donation of 50 dollars!

Thanks so much for the nice donation, Matt, I truly appreciate it!

If you’d like to donate to help with the cost of drinks and Uber rides during this 365 journey, simply click here and scroll down to the donation button.

Okay, back to our regularly scheduled program!

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Okay, it’s that time of the week again, time to let my friend Jim/Vern pick a bar and drive us to that bar.

This week Jim chose the bar, Refuel in Hanna City and so it’s off to Hanna City we go!

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Bar Number 62: Refuel, March 12, 2026

There’s Jim/Vern behind the wheel as we glide down Farmington Road to Hanna City.

And, boom, just like magic, here we are at Refuel in Hanna City.

This is a unique looking building and it was originally a gas station. Hence the name, Refuel. It’s all making sense now!

There’s Jim leading the way inside of the 62nd bar on this tour.

There’s the bar in the front room in here. Let’s get settled in and order the first drink of the evening.

Ashley was the pretty bartender on duty and here she is serving up that aforementioned first drink, which is a bottle of ice-cold Budweiser. Everything is going perfect at this point!

I forgot to take a photo of Jim at the bar, so here’s one of him at CT’s Grill & Chill bar a couple of weeks ago. He still looks the same!

Here’s a shot of the bar from the other side of it.

There’s the back of the bar covered in personalized dollar bills.

Gaming machines line the back wall, opposite the bar.

There’s another room beyond this doorway, let’s go take a look at what’s back in there.

It’s another bar!

Yes, they have two full-service bars in here, that’s very cool!

And here’s yet another room in the back of the building.

There’s communal tables, a pool table, another bar and a long shuffleboard table back here.

This place is amazing!

Meanwhile, back at the front bar, a Butch’s pizza is served! They have a full menu in here, but we got there after the kitchen was closed, so we ordered a trusty Butch’s pizza, which is served all night long!

Within the condiment bucket was Chili Pepper Bob’s Dragon Fire Dust which is made in Hanna City.

For dessert, Ashley poured us a shot of the Tito’s Pickle Shot and it was so tasty! Just the right amount of spice and heat in this house-made savory vodka shot!

A perfect ending drink for the evening!

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The Drinks

i had three bottles of Budweiser and the aforementioned pickle shot on this lovely Thursday evening!

Thanks to Ashley for the wonderful service and thanks to Jim/Vern for driving and choosing tonight’s fun destination in Hanna City!

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Refuel

12910 W. Farmington Road

Hanna City, Illinois

309-565-1059

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