2 Chez Restaurant - Peoria (IL)

5 /5 Asher Wiegand: 2 Chez is an absolute must-visit if youre in or near Peoria! After dozens of visits, I can honestly say Ive never had a single negative experience. Todd, Cyndi, and Isaac Hohulin do an incredible job running both the bar and restaurant. Some personal menu favorites include the calamari, beef tartar, and oysters for appetizers, and the rack of lamb, halibut, and maple leaf farm duck for entrees. Dont skip dessert – the bananas foster and bread pudding are amazing. Plus, their soups, salads, coffee, and mixed drinks are always top-notch. Truly one of my favorite restaurants in all of Illinois! I recommend planning ahead and making a reservation. Bar and farm table are first come first serve.

5 /5 Peyton Clevenger: Such a personable staff! Very sweet bartenders and food was amazing. My wife and I went for our anniversary and we had the best time. We didn’t make a reservation, which I recommend doing. They still were able to get us in at the bar thankfully. We will 100% be back!!

5 /5 Jessica Cupples: Unforgettable dining experience!! This has been a place we have waited so long to try and it was worth the wait. The service was on point and delivery of food was paced perfectly. Never once did we have an empty drink or have to ask for anything. Food was served fresh and hot with great attention to detail. You can tell these owners take pride in their food and presentation. Do yourself a favor and save room for the bananas foster!! We will DEFINITELY be back to try more delicious options!

5 /5 Devin Ganka: 5 stars all around!! By far the best steak meal I’ve had in a long time! Highly suggest the Beef Diane that is just so juicy, cooked perfectly, paired with delicious mashed potatoes and a delicious sauce. I’d also suggest the Bison NY Strip. Don’t be afraid! It’s juicy, tender, delicious and different! My partner got this and we ended up splitting our meats so we could enjoy both cuts. We paired these with a to die for Old Fashioned and Espresso Martini. This was probably one of the best Old Fashioneds I’ve ever had! We completed our meal with the bananas foster. You just have to get this. It’s not even a question, you must get this. Our service was phenomenal, even with the 6-8 tables she was helping. The whole vibe is great and totally unexpected from the outside. A great stop if in the area and a great surprise on our trip. Check them out on TikTok and ask for Lacey as your waitress.

5 /5 amy patton: Hands down the best meal weve had in Peoria. I dont normally write a review unless its a bad experience to warn people but...... 2Chezs inspired me from start to finish. Ill start by saying weve tried to dine here a couple times and reservations are always booked but recently realized that there is a community table so we tried last weekend but sadly people were waiting and rushing to get that table before the doors even opened people were lined up. We reserved a table for next weekend since we didnt get the table. Fast forward next weekend. Its a blizzard out and -3° out but we trucked it in to give it a try. Thr small restaurant was packed like the weather wasnt even an issue. Our reservation was for 7:30 but we arriveda little early thinkingthey may not be busy with the blizzard outside and temps steadily dropping. We were greeted by the co-owner and the chefs wife as we walked in, our table wasnt ready so we sat and waited at the bar. The ambience of the place was eclectic and effortlessly cool. Everything was perfect. Music was being played on an actual record player which I love and feel that music just sounds better on a record player. We were greeted by the chef/owner and talked with him for a bit and watched him flombay a bananas foster as his 2 sons bartended. The drinks are made with fresh ingredients like hand pressed ginger and freshly made syrups and lemonade. I had an aperol spritzer, my son had a peach lemonade and my husband had a whiskey mule. We were already impressed and loving the vibe and our drinks were delicious. We watched as they made smoked drinks and muddled fresh ginger. We also went and checked out the cool bathroom decor and played a game of I-spy with my son with the fun decorations. We finally get to our table and our the chef kindly gave us an appetizer for the wait. The bruschetta was perfectly seasoned and my husband who doesnt like raw tomatoes even tried and liked it. I was shocked! We ordered fries with tarragon aoli as well for an app and my son destroyed them and said it was the best aoili ever and wanted more!!! We ordered another round of drinks, the brubaker and a tart cherry mule. By the time we had eaten our appetizers we had already began to plan our next trip back to 2chez, it was that good! We had a hard time deciding what to get even though the menu is small.(which it should be) Everything sounded good! Living in Colorado we were spoiled by amazing restaurants and unfortunately majority of restaurants in Peoria that we have visited are just ok and the food is far from fresh or made from scratch and we find ourselves eating at home more because were never really impressed. For dinner I had the scallops with lobster cream sauce and lyonaise potatoes, my husband had the filet with mashed potatoes and veggies and my son had the special of the night a veal tbone with a demiglaze and lyonaise potatoes. We were blown away by how perfectly cooked and seasoned everything was, not a drop of food was left on our plates. My son also had creme brulee for dessert. I highly recommend this place. We will definitely be back. The only complaint I have is that we waiting this long to finally eat here!