About us
Rock Island Public House was opened by Jen and Dave Brown in 2013. We live in Blue Island and believe in this town, our neighbors, and the power of craft beer to build a community of individuals that support all things local.
WHAT’S ON TAP
We’re a craft beer bar. It’s only fitting that we feature the best in craft beer – supporting small brewers with a focus on the midwest.
We work directly with breweries to get a beer in your hand that is unique and represents the highest “craft” in the beer world.
Our Beer
Events
@chicagobears Watch Party
Sunday October 4th
Doors open at noon to catch our @chicagobears facing off against the @nyjets! Enjoy the game on the big screens with full sound, along with bloodies, mimosas, beers, and other drinks. BYOF until @reds_the_peoples_pie opens at 4pm!
Trivia
Wednesday October 7th
Join us for free general trivia on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m., with prizes for the top three teams! Wednesday, October 7th!
Pinball League
Thursday October 8th
The pinball league meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., and it’s completely free to play! October 8th and 22nd!
Closed for Private Event
Saturday October 17th
Sorry for any inconvenience!
Memo's Jr Pop-Up
Thursday October 22nd
@memosjunior is back with their delicious guac and tacos! Get here early because once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Criu De Sheela Masquerade
Saturday October 24th
Criu De Sheela is back with their annual masquerade party to raise funds for Morgan Park High School! Costumes are encouraged, raffles will be held, and everyone is welcome!
Spooky & Supernatural Movie Trivia
Wednesday October 28th
Ghostbusters, Death Becomes Her, Frankenweenie, Gremlins, and more—fun movies for the perfect time of year! Enjoy a night out with laughs, dinner, drinks, and prizes for the top teams.
The Ooozin Ahhhs
Friday October 30th
Join us to kick off Halloween weekend with The Ooozin Ahhhs performing live on the patio! Enjoy the music with no cover charge, and don’t forget—costumes are encouraged!
SNL Halloween Bash
Saturday October 31st
Join us for an SNL-themed Halloween Bash! Prizes will be awarded for the best SNL-themed costume, best SNL couple costume, best non-SNL costume, and best SNL music artist costume. Dance the night away to songs performed on the show over the past 50 years!
Holiday Movie Trivia
Wednesday December 16th
From classics like It’s a Wonderful Life and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town to favorites like A Christmas Story, Elf, Home Alone, and Bad Santa, holiday movie lovers won’t want to miss a fun night of trivia! Enjoy a night out with laughs, dinner, and drinks, and compete for prizes awarded to the top teams.
Reviews
review by - Yelp
Matthew D:
I've been here several times and will keep coming back. The beer is great and the cocktails they make most bars don't have. Their is also a large selection of pin ball which is really cool, and they are for the most part kept in good condition. The owner is a good guy and the bar has an overall down to earth atmosphere.
review by - Yelp
William H:
Cool place! My buddy and I were here about a year ago when we enjoyed some high quality craft beers in a cool atmosphere (great brickwork). Today I stopped by with my fiancee. We couldn't drink beer today (for a couple reasons) so we asked the bartender for some 7 Ups and he didn't even charge us! Great beer list, great atmosphere, great service! A hidden gem of the SW-side/suburbs.
review by - Yelp
Alyse A:
Great atmosphere, sort of a 'dive bar' feel without all the sketchiness. They have more off the wall beers than anywhere else I've been on the south side, and at very reasonable prices. Definitely a favorite spot, and a top 5 for the area.
review by - Yelp
Daniel S:
Probably the only craft beer bar in blue island, and most of beverly for that matter, always has a great beer selection, that changes often too, it has a cool vibe, isnt too expensive, has board games and pin ball machines and TVs, its pretty damn awesome, ive only been there 3 times, but would love to go more.
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Illinois C:
Great place on Olde Western! Awesome selection of beers, fun bartender, Rudy, really made our night! Can't wait till summer shows up so we can hang outside. A hidden gem on the south side for sure. Bring a few extra bucks for pinball!
PINBALL
Ah, pinball… Some call it the beautiful game. Well, at least we do. In fact, we love it so much we make sure to vary up our selection as often as possible to feed the need for the silver ball.
Our Current SelectionHours
Sun, Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Fri. 3pm-2am
Saturday 3pm-3am
Closed Mondays!
