About Town - Freidalicious
Freidalicious is the kind of café you want in your neighborhood. Lucky for me, it's in mine. The food and service are amazing and if you don't have time to stop in, they have a drive-through window so you can get your caffeine fix before tackling your day.
Saturday morning the Peoria-area NaNoWriMo'ers group met there for a write-in and it was a perfect spot for that, too. There was plenty of room for the 11 of us and the other patrons of the café to sit comfortably and the WiFi was free.
By the end of our four hours, the group had consumed a great number of items from the menu and we didn't find anything not worth raving about. I can't even begin to describe the flavor of the bread used to make the panini but trust me, you are going to want to try one. They have several types of panini available, both for breakfast and lunch, but when I asked for a plain cheese one they made it for me graciously, even though it wasn't on the menu.
As a group, we shared hummus, which packed a great garlicky punch, and pita chips, and what I believe were homemade peanut butter cups and oatmeal-raisin cookies. They were perfect fuel for keeping us motivated and our fingers writing. I had the slaw with my lunch panini, which had a vinegar rather than mayo dressing and was really good. Someone else had the chicken and wild rice soup special which they said was really good, too. I had a cup of hot mint herb tea that was served in a glass mug and a glass of lemonade with lemons floating in it and both were hits with me. Others had coffee, hot chocolate and soft drinks and I don't think a drop was left of any of them.
The owners were great about having us there and didn't seem to mind us squatting in their dining room for four hours or "borrowing" their outlets to fuel our laptops. It really is a writer's dream to have various local businesses that welcome people who need a change of scenery while they are trying to get the words to flow. Freidalicious seemed to be one of those places and I intend to go there more often now that I know it's there.
Freidalicious is located at 730 W. Jackson Street, Morton, IL and is open 6am-6pm Monday through Friday, 6am-2pm Saturday, and closed on Sunday. Free Wifi is available. They also have a Facebook page which has photos of their menu items in the Photos section.
Photo shared from their Facebook page.
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Reader Comments (1)
Mmmmmm, sounds like a lovely place! I bet it is somewhere that my knitting group would love to meet. :)