The Best Brew Coffee & More — Restaurant in Peoria

From coffee truck to temporary location back to coffee truck.

My friend Maria first told me about this place and how it is a coffee truck that’s taking temporary residency in this Tropical Sno building until the end of winter. Not really wanting to stand outside and order coffee in 10 degree weather, I kind of forgot about it until we were at a hockey game and Maria said it was still open and was having their final day the next day. Having already plans to go to Weaver’s for lunch on that same day, it only made sense to drop in next door to grab some caffeine before lunch.

So, that’s what Emily and I did. We both needed some caffeine before we dug into our lunch. The menu was pretty vast for being a mobile truck. I’m guessing them being in an actual building lets them expand their offerings. Being situated in the Tropical Sno building also lets them tap into that companies sauces and syrups to build some pretty interesting combinations and drinks.

Emily got The Best Brew and I snagged Night Shift Special with some caramel flavoring. We took a seat to enjoy what little sunshine there was on this dreary day. It was a bit too cold to sit outside and enjoy our coffees so we took them to the car to sip them down. We tried Emily’s first and it was really good. The cinnamon bun flavor was just subtle enough to not make the drink all about itself. Then we tried my Night Shift and we both fell in love. Usually when Emily and I grab coffee and food, she gets the better tasting thing but I won this one with the best tasting drink ever. This drink is legit a Top 3 coffee drink I’ve ever had. Every sip was smooth and delicious and full of flavor.

After we drank most of our coffees, we wandered over to Weaver’s for even more tasty goodies but we kept thinking about that Night Shift Special.

With The Best Brew moving back to being a mobile truck, I am going to have to keep my eye on where it’ll be setting up shop to get more of that sweet sweet Night...

The owners are so kind and deserve so much support! The drinks are so good and the espresso is just right. The syrups are measured perfectly and there is a lot of care into each drink. Also a lot of sugar free options! Please go support, you...

lattes are delicious and reasonably priced! rich espresso, smooth, and perfect sweetness for me. i moved from peoria to chicago 5 years ago, and this is better than most chicago cafes imo. apple cider mini donuts...