Wheat Penny

Wheat Penny Speakeasy-inspired cocktail bar tucked underground in the heart of historic downtown Effingham. No reservations required. Walk-ins always welcome!

Consider this your very official, very professionally designed announcement: our FALL MENU launches September 9th. 🍂🍸New...
09/04/2026

Consider this your very official, very professionally designed announcement: our FALL MENU launches September 9th. 🍂🍸

New cocktails. New food. All the fall things. And not a single Canva template was harmed in the making of this flyer. 🫡

Stay tuned for the official release of the menu 🤪

09/04/2026

A little Friday fun 🫣 Jacob is officially rotten for this one.

He told me one glass was tequila and two were water. Turns out… THEY WERE ALL TEQUILA.

And apparently I’m trusting enough (or dumb enough) to fall for it.

Happy Friday. Trust no bartender. Especially Jacob.

Come see us this weekend…just maybe don’t agree to any challenges Jacob offers you. 🫡🥃

Some food, a couple cocktails, and a two-hour catch-up with the girls. Better than therapy. 🤪🍸Consider this your sign to...
09/02/2026

Some food, a couple cocktails, and a two-hour catch-up with the girls. Better than therapy. 🤪🍸

Consider this your sign to text the group chat. Wheat Penny is waiting.

Open until 11PM today! 🥃

Tuesday looks pretty good from here. 🍸🍴We’re back for the week, and your table is waiting. Come for the cocktails, stay ...
09/01/2026

Tuesday looks pretty good from here. 🍸🍴

We’re back for the week, and your table is waiting. Come for the cocktails, stay because you remembered we have food too. 😏

Happy Hour 3–5PM. See you downstairs. 🥃

08/28/2026

VODKA. FRUITY. LIGHT. 😏🔥

That’s all Jacob got to work with…

For Part 3 of Jacob’s Bartender Challenge, we found a customer willing to put her cocktail in his hands. She gave him three words, Jacob did his thing…and that first sip said it all. 😮‍💨👏

That’s the fun of Bartender’s Choice! You tell us what you’re feeling, and we’ll take it from there.

No overthinking the menu or knowing exactly what you want. Just a really good cocktail made for YOU.

It’s Friday. Come downstairs, grab a seat, and put our bartenders to the test this weekend. 🙌🏼

Cocktails should be fun. We’ll see you at Wheat Penny.

Girls be like, “I really needed this.”And it’s literally just a dirty martini, something good to eat, and 2 hours of cat...
08/27/2026

Girls be like, “I really needed this.”

And it’s literally just a dirty martini, something good to eat, and 2 hours of catching up. 😂🍸

Turns out, that’ll fix a lot.

See you at Wheat Penny. 🥂

It’s Wednesday. The week is officially in motion. 🍸Grab your people, find your seat, and raise a glass to making the mid...
08/26/2026

It’s Wednesday. The week is officially in motion. 🍸

Grab your people, find your seat, and raise a glass to making the middle of the week feel a little more fun.

Cheers from WP. 🥃

It’s Tuesday, which means the lights are back on and we’re officially back for another week at Wheat Penny. 🍸But summer ...
08/25/2026

It’s Tuesday, which means the lights are back on and we’re officially back for another week at Wheat Penny. 🍸

But summer at the bar is starting to wind down… 👀🍂

In just a few weeks, our menu will make the switch to fall which means it’s officially “get it while you still can” season for your summer favorites.

And if there’s been a battle for cocktail of the summer, it’s been between these two:

Blackberry Basil Smash & Dragon Bloom Margarita

They’ve been fighting for that #1 spot all summer long!

We’re back open today at 3PM and Happy Hour is waiting from 3–5PM. 🥂

It’s Friday. You made it. 🍸Call the girl gang. Call your friends. Text the person you’ve been saying “we need to get dri...
08/21/2026

It’s Friday. You made it. 🍸

Call the girl gang. Call your friends. Text the person you’ve been saying “we need to get drinks soon” to for the last three weeks.

Maybe it’s an after-work cocktail. Maybe it’s date night. Maybe you survived the week and that’s reason enough to celebrate. 🥂

Whatever the occasion, Friday nights are just better with a drink in your hand and good people around the table!

We open at 3PM and Happy Hour kicks things off from 3–5PM with 50% off food + cocktails.

Come say hey & grab a drink. 👋

08/20/2026

Bartender’s Choice: PART 2 🍸 and Jacob is BACK for another challenge. 😈

Give him a spirit. Give him a few words. Then let him cook.

Fruity? Tart? Refreshing? Spicy? Strong?
You give us the vibe. Jacob builds the cocktail.

It’s really that simple… and y’all have been LOVING Bartender’s Choice.

It turns ordering a drink into part of the experience. You get to basically build your own cocktail without having to know a single recipe. 🤝

Because like we said in the video…

cocktails should be FUN.

Come downstairs, grab a seat, and give Jacob his next challenge. 👀🍸

Address

214 W Jefferson Avenue
Effingham, IL
62401

Opening Hours

Tuesday 3pm - 9pm
Wednesday 3pm - 11pm
Thursday 3pm - 11pm
Friday 3pm - 11pm
Saturday 3pm - 11pm

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