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
Pinball League
Thursday February 26th
Pinball league meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month; no charge to play!
Thursday, February 26th at 7pm!
New Wave Dance Party!
Saturday February 28th
Join us for a night of vinyl with New Wave, No Wave, Punk, Post Punk, Industrial, Darkwave, Riot Grrrl, Synth Pop & Power Pop! Dancing, eating, and drinks! NO COVER!
March Cocktails
Sunday March 1st
In honor of women's history month, the ladies behind the bar designed our cocktails! Check out what they've made!
Trivia!
Wednesday March 4th
Join us the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm for free general trivia! Prizes for
the top 3 teams!
Boombox
Friday March 6th
BOOMBOX with This_Margin_Walker! 8pm - 1am. The beats, the breaks, the horns, the samples, the cuts, the classics. Soul. Funk. Jazz. Blues. Garage. Psych. HipHop. All vinyl all night!
Pinball League
Thursday March 12th
Pinball league meets March 12th and 26th! Free to join!
Burggers and More Pop-Up
Sunday March 15th
We’re excited to host our friend Gregg and his project, Burggers and More into our kitchen! Come enjoy his amazing take on the classic smashburger before he sells out!
St. Joseph's Day
Sunday March 22nd
Our annual St. Joseph’s celebration is back! Join us for a day of Italian food, drinks, and entertainment! Kitchen opens at 4pm with a special menu. Blessing at 3:30 and entertainment begins at 6pm. Menu coming soon! 💚🤌🏼🤍🤌🏼❤️
Pinball League
Thursday March 26th
Pinball league meets March 12th and 26th! Free to join!
Ladies Night
Friday March 27th
Tonight, we celebrate the ladies! Whether they’re crafting cocktails behind the bar, spinning the best records, or enjoying a night out! Join us to cheers to the incredible women in our community! Enjoy signature cocktails, delicious food, and your favorite girls playing the best music! PLEASE bring feminine products to donate to @BlueCapCharity!
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 SelectionLocation
13328 Olde Western Ave
BLUE ISLAND IL, IL
60406
Hours
Sun, Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Fri. 3pm-2am
Saturday 3pm-3am
Closed Mondays!
