BrightSide Kitchen

10/18/2026

Come see this beautiful flower art created by Kira's Flowers!!

10/15/2026

New this week at BrightSide.

BrightBird Biscuit and Chicken Gravy. A fresh biscuit under fried chicken and our pepper gravy. It is rich, it is not sorry, and neither are we.

Bright-O Hot Ham and Cheese. Smoked ham, Jarlsberg cheese, Granny Smith apple, red onion, and miso maple mustard on your choice of bagel.

Both are running this week and might stay, or go…you choose.

10/14/2026

This Saturday! A Flower Pop Up Shop will be happening in our space!

Come get breakfast and a bouquet! This is gonna be a fun collab!

10/13/2026

Ramen nights are here. 🍜

Starting this week, BrightBelly Ramen is serving every Thursday night at BrightSide Kitchen!

No reservations, just come on in! Seating is first come, first served, and we do expect there may be a waitlist, especially as we get into the rhythm of our first few Thursday nights. We're a small team making a whole lot of ramen, so bear with us while we dial in the flow and figure out what works best!

For now, Thursday ramen is dine-in only. We really want to have control over the experience and make sure every bowl leaving our kitchen is served the way it's supposed to be. If you've been waiting for ramen at home... stay tuned for Ramen kits in the works. 👀

Come hungry and spend Thursday night with us! We're excited to finally make this a weekly thing. ❤️

10/08/2026

REMINDER!!!! We are open until 1:30 now. We wanted to give you all alittle more time for lunch!!

10/08/2026

🙏🏻

Okay, how have I been sleeping on Brightside Kitchen?! 😍

I first heard about Brightside when one of our mutual clients ordered flowers from us for a private dinner with their chef. After seeing the menu for that dinner, I knew I HAD to check this place out, being a foodie myself.

Well, I finally made it in and OH. MY. GOODNESS. 🤤👏🏼

I ordered the sausage, egg & cheese breakfast sandwich on a jalapeño cheddar bagel, and it was SO good. Real sausage, fluffy thick eggs, melty cheese, and that bagel… 10/10.

And the restaurant itself? The cutest little hidden gem right here in Peoria.

📍 Brightside Kitchen
106 E. McClure Ave., Peoria

But this is also your reminder to GO TRY THE LOCAL PLACE. 🩷

Skip the chain once this week and try that locally owned restaurant you keep hearing about. Grab coffee from the little shop down the street. Shop the local boutique. Order from a local florist — and yes, even as a florist, I’ll tell you there are so many great flower shops in our area! We all have our own style, specialties, and something different to offer.

Supporting local doesn’t mean you have to support the same business every single time. It means choosing to keep your dollars in our community when you can.

Those dollars help pay local employees, support local families, and keep the unique little businesses that make Peoria Peoria around for another day.

So here’s my challenge: try ONE local business this week that you’ve never been to before. Then tag them or share them so someone else discovers them too.

And if your pick is BrightSide Kitchen…..GET THE BREAKFAST SANDWICH. 😂👏🏼

Shop local. Eat local. Share local. 🩷

10/06/2026

Every Thursday starting Oct 15th!! 5-8pm no reservations needed!

10/04/2026

Sunday breakfast, handled. 🥯

Fluffy biscuits with bacon, egg & cheese. Fresh bagels, schmears for days. Get out of bed, Peoria — and don't sleep on biscuit Sunday over at BrightBird. (That chicken sandwich is waiting for lunch.)

09/26/2026

We have a full day today! The last Farmers market of the season is here! We are there. Come see us!

Also, full menu at the shop today.

Have you had the new cinnamon raisin bagels?!

09/25/2026

Bagels are back in full force today!! And also biscuits!!