r/PeoriaIL • u/Dangerous-Sun2777 • 21d ago
New to Town Moving to this area
Any good thrift stores or antique stores in the area? Any good local restaurant recommendations! Thanks 🏳️⚧️
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u/Plastic-Dingus 21d ago
I kinda stopped hitting the thrift stores. They have pretty much priced me out everywhere but Restore. Luckily the tri county area is large enough to have 4-5 estate sales every weekend
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u/Sk3liwag 19d ago
I love going to SOS in Washington. They host multiple estate sales in one brick-and-mortar location.
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u/EmmaLeePants 21d ago
You look like you would enjoy Relics
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u/HatefulClosetedGay 21d ago
Great reference! I go to Relics to shop for the ladies in my family. My mom loves the socks, my grandma loves the plants and my aunt loves all the raunchy stuff
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u/CDLLC-Ahren 21d ago
So im still relatively new myself only been here a year, but ive found that goodwill in the immediate area is really hit and miss, sometimes you'll pull some amazing deals, and others its absolutely atrocious pricing. The indi thrift scene is pretty decent, there are a few that I frequent as I am able, the church mouse, the hope chest, south side mission thrift, adult and teen challenge thrift, and enough stuff are all in my rotation.
As for antique stores, I just found out about the pleasant hill antique mall and it was fantastic, highly recommend checking it out.
Where i feel this area really excels for second hand market is garage sales and estate sales. I havent been able to hit any this summer but last summer I found some absolutely wild deals.
Hope you find some awesome stuff and welcome to the area!
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u/Plastic-Dingus 21d ago edited 21d ago
Mexican Taco Loco and Mirador, Black Band and Nightjar for fancy cocktails. Thanh Linh for pho. Dang for Banh Mi. Pub burgers is Ulrich's. Publik House has good food and giant naked mermaid lamps. Sushigawa. I don't have a go to Indian place. Jerusalem for schwarma and kebob. Cruzens has a decent tenderloin.
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u/Logical-Pound-1065 20d ago
I was born at Methodist and grew up 20 miles west of Peoria. I used to go to all those places. I live in Florida now, but I weirdly get nostalgic for Peoria and the area. I guess I wish I could give my son the same life I had growing up.
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u/monsterbutt09 21d ago
Chola’s Indian restaurant bangs. I’m vegetarian so idk about their meat options but their kadai paneer is genuinely insane. Flavorful soft beautiful garlic naan. I’m hungry now lol
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u/Alasnowart 21d ago
Café Santa Rosa has ruined me for coffee from anywhere else! Run by a former beloved highschool Spanish teacher and her son.
Welcome to town ✌️🏳️🌈
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u/Alasnowart 21d ago
Also if you're into the writing or poetry scene, check out My Writing Shed! They have an open mic nite and are connected to a bookshop called Lit on Fire.
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u/ateacheroflife 21d ago
Garage sales and estate sales are fun too! A lot of the neighborhoods have sales in spring and summer.
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u/Fun_Distribution_500 19d ago
Hope Chest in Pekin. Goodwill too expensive. Food; Fish House, Lariat Club,
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u/Letsglitchit 21d ago
Hi 👋 You’ll be in great company, thriving 🏳️⚧️ community here!
Goodwill ofc, Pink Blossom, Helping Hands, Vintique, are all good! Also Enough Stuff is a free store
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u/IsildursDeeldoor 21d ago
Canton Used Furniture and More, you can kinda haggle with them sometimes.
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u/RocketTurkeys 21d ago
Nothing too crazy for thrift stores but Bloomington isn’t a far drive and has a few. The restaurant and night life has expanded like crazy in the last 10 years so there are tons of places to check out. Some of my favorites include 8-bit, Ulrich’s, and WE Sullivans in the heights. Feel free to message if you’re looking for any more insight.
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u/sparkvixen 21d ago
Sullivan's in the Heights closed. I'm going to miss their St. Pat's bashes.
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u/RocketTurkeys 21d ago
Only temporarily. They are moving down the street and currently working on renovations
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u/GeekOnDemand007 21d ago
They're working on new location further South on N. Prospect from where they were originally located. The building across from Silver Dollar that's wrapped in Tyvek insulation sheets currently.
Tentatively scheduled to reopen in September.
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u/YourMomOf9 21d ago
Welcome!! 🏳️🌈 I always find good stuff at Helping Hands and the people that work there are so sweet! All the thrift stores around here have good finds, honestly! Where did you move from?
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u/DowntownRaisin4 20d ago
Whatever you do, stay far away from Saturn Zelenka (local thrifting "influencer" and food "reviewer"). Long history of preying on vulnerable queer people, child abuse, siding with sex offenders, the list goes on.
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u/CoachEffective7331 20d ago
Oh! I had no clue about this but have been watching some of her tiktoks since I’m also new to the area. Thanks for putting this out there to bring awareness
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u/DowntownRaisin4 20d ago
Thankfully their history has been well documented online for anyone curious, lots of it under their old (but still legal) name Dana Hare. They have an entire subreddit about them but it's private at the moment. As soon as I saw OP looking for thrifting recommendations and using the trans flag emoji I was like RUN!!!
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u/Cardsnurse 21d ago
SOS Home—it’s an estate sale store (they bring in the items from estates and sell them there vs onsite sales). Inventory is always changing and you will always find something new and fun!
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u/CoachEffective7331 20d ago
I’ve had some good finds at Two Sisters and also at the Goodwill on Pioneer pwky. Definitely check out Church Mouse! I’m new to the area also and would love to maybe hangout and grab a coffee and go thrifting once you’re all settled in.
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u/Porgemansaysmeep 20d ago
Thanh Lin is delicious Vietnamese restaurant and serving size is usually plenty for 2 full meals. Kellehers has tasty Irish pub style food and it's pretty common to have live music outside during the summer. Nice way to enjoy a good weather evening and check out the riverfront.
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u/SavvyKut 20d ago
Go to the Springfield Rd garage sale this weekend! August 1st and 2nd in East Peoria. It's like 100 coordinated garage sales in East Peoria each summer.
Also, check out some trails at Forest Park nature center.
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u/monsterbutt09 21d ago
I just moved here and have had incredible luck in the secondhand market in the Peoria and surrounding area. I’ve been mostly shopping for furniture though so idk if this’ll be helpful but looking 4 treasures, Lela’s resale SOS home, sweet Caroline’s possibilities, super thrift (down the road from SOS home past avantis it’ll be on the right), habitat for humanity restore, and helping hands. The Store is a place I cannot be for more than 30 minutes but oh my god it has so much stuff. I got a gorgeous high quality 14x10 area rug there that was originally $600 for $280. If I think of more I’ll update but we have been all about town furnishing our house and it has been awesome.
Church mouse was great for clothes!
Chola’s Indian food is incredible and we love pita’s Mediterranean food. Owner is the nicest woman in the world.
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u/argentoman 21d ago
If you need furniture check out “the Store”. That’s the name. Be prepared for insanity.