“The Original” Davis Bros. Tap at the Four Corners in East Peoria, Illinois

History of Davis Bros. Pizza

Davis Bros. Pizza was East Peoria's first pizzeria. The original location on the four corners downtown was opened for business in 1948 by three Davis brothers. Don Davis, the son of one of the brothers, bought the establishment in 1976. He and his wife, Lorene, ran the restaurant until the sold the property and retired in 1986, making the way for Town Centre II. Don's son Dan then began to serve Davis Bros. Pizza in a variety of area locations until Don and Lorene came out of retirement and re-opened in the current Fondulac Plaza location in 1997.

In 2002 the Davis' decided to retire again, and announced the closing of Davis Bros. What the Davis' didn't know was that they had one loyal, hungry customer in Texas who was not about to let Davis Bros. close. She was a former Richwoods High School teacher, who moved to Texas in 1980. When she came to visit family and friends in Central Illinois, she would always gather a group to eat at Davis Bros…

Upon departing for Texas she would load up 15 to 20 pizzas. When she ran out of pizzas, her friends would then supplement her Davis Bros. craving with frozen pizzas shipped on dry ice. When her best friend informed her of Davis' retirement and the subsequent closing of Davis Bros. in 2002, she flew home immediately, struck a deal with the Davis' family and became the new owner of Davis Bros. Pizza; including the name, the recipe and the original phone booth!

Ms. Scott immediately expanded to add a "smoking" section and a larger party room at the Fondulac Plaza location, and recently opened a second location in Peoria Heights at the Heritage Square development. Ms. Scott is aware of many Davis Bros. fans, in addition to herself, who have also moved out of the area and who miss their Davis Bros. Pizza. She has therefore established a system to help to ship frozen pizzas to anyone who would like to order on-line or a national toll free number.

Frozen pizzas are available for sale at the Peoria Heights location. For those customers who prefer to pickup a fully cooked Hot To Go pizza, Davis Bros. now offers reusable insulated bags. As Davis Bros. continues into its 61st year, we invite you to become a part of the Davis Bros. family - come share your Davis Bros. experience with the staff.