Rhythm Kitchen Music Cafe

Rhythm Kitchen Music Cafe is a restaurant in Peoria, Illinois. It serves dinner Tuesday through Thursday from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM and Friday and Saturday from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and it is closed Sundays and Mondays. Live music is offered on Tuesdays from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The kitchen prepares southern-influenced fare with vegetarian, vegan-friendly and gluten-free options marked throughout the menu. Appetizers include Cajun Caviar, a vinaigrette-dressed black-eyed pea and corn salad served with tortilla chips; a Portobello Pizzetta topped with spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion, cheese blend and pepperoni; a vegetable crudite plate with homemade hummus and cauliflower crust wedges; chips and salsa; and a baked brie platter with Jezebel sauce, seasonal fruit and crackers. Salads range from a Mexican chicken salad with grilled spiced chicken, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and corn to a salmon beet salad with pickled red onion, goat cheese and pistachios, a salmon berry salad with blackberry vinaigrette, a Brazilian chicken salad, a tandoori chicken salad with tzatziki dressing, and a blackened grouper salad with avocado and white remoulade. Tofu can be substituted for the protein on any salad. Soups include a daily tomato basil, and sandwiches include a smoked gouda cheeseburger on a toasted sweet bun with homemade bacon jam. Orders can be placed by phone for carryout or delivery.

The restaurant sits on Southwest Water Street in downtown Peoria. The Pedestrian public artwork and the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria are both steps away, and the Embryonoire, Nero Atlantide public artwork is just slightly further along. River Station, a historic building, the Peoria Holocaust Memorial and a fountain group all sit within roughly a tenth of a mile.

Rhythm Kitchen Music Cafe holds a 4.70 rating from the customers who have reviewed it, reflecting the positive reception it has earned for its southern cooking and its Tuesday night live music in downtown Peoria.