Each year, the local newspaper in Bloomington, Illinois (The Pantagraph) hosts a Readers’ Choice voting contest to let the community nominate, vote, and decide their top choices for a variety of businesses, products, and services. On September 15th, when the 2024 awards were announced, Flingers secured 4 first place victories,!
Flingers has been named the Best Overall Restaurant in Bloomington, IL for the 5th year in a row. In a town known for its restaurants, there are a lot of great local spots (Epiphany Farms, Biaggis, Mystic Kitchen, Fort Jesse Café…just to name a few), and we’re humbled and honored to steward the top spot again in 2024 as Bloomington-Normal’s Best Restaurant.
Flingers has been named the Best Pizza in Bloomington, IL for 2024, which means we’ve now won first place in this category 7 out of the last 8 years. Pizza is the centerpiece of what we do, so it’s always extra special to win this award and be named the Best Pizza in Bloomington-Normal.
Flingers has been named the Best Bar in Bloomington, IL for the 8th year in a row. There are plenty of interesting bars in Bloomington-Normal, but Flingers has tried to be equal parts “craft beer bar” and “creative craft cocktail bar.” You won’t find taps devoted to domestic macrobrews at Flingers. Rather, each of our 27 taps pours craft beer (much of it local!). Similarly, you won’t find the traditional fully-stocked wall of liquor at Flingers. Rather, we stock a small variety of select spirits and make the most creative cocktails in town. In short, if you’re looking for a Coors Light draft or a Jack & Coke, Flingers isn’t your bar. But if you’re looking for craft beer and creative cocktails, Flingers is your bar. Our community knows we don’t have a traditional bar, and apparently likes our craft spin on it, since we’ve now been named Best Bar in Bloomington, IL for the 8th consecutive year.
2024 also marks back-to-back years that Flingers has won Best Salads in Bloomington, IL. Our salads are complete meals unto themselves, packed with toppings, crisp lettuce, and a variety of dressings. Thanks for naming Flingers the Best Salads in Bloomington-Normal!
We’re humbled to win 4 first place trophies in 2024, including Best Pizza, Best Bar, Best Salads, and Best Overall Restaurant in Bloomington-Normal. We’ll do our best to keep earning it!
