PEORIA, Ill. – A year after winning an entrepreneur contest, a restaurant in Peoria’s Maxam building is closing its doors.
Bollywood Bites Bistro and Events Center announced the decision in a social media post Wednesday, saying there were challenges it could not overcome.
“We are grateful for the support we’ve received and look forward to new beginnings,” the restaurant said in the post.
The business’ owner, Irfan Mohammed, won the Peoria Pitch Contest in July of 2023, run by Andrew Driscoll.
Driscoll, in his own social media post, says he is saddened the business did not work out, but is “grateful to Irfan for being brave, bold, and daring.”
