Local Joliet IL Guidebook
Food scene
Owned by former Super Bowl Chicago Bear, Tom Thayer. Great food and atmosphere!
Thayer Bros Deli & Grille
753 Ruby StOwned by former Super Bowl Chicago Bear, Tom Thayer. Great food and atmosphere!
"Delicious homemade food at great price We eat here at least once a week"
"Italian beef is good and the pizza bread is too."
Big Chill
623 Wilcox St"Delicious homemade food at great price We eat here at least once a week"
"Italian beef is good and the pizza bread is too."
Delicious food and quick, accurate service. They are committed to serving the community safely. Joe's has become a family tradition.
Joes Hot Dog
810 Plainfield RdDelicious food and quick, accurate service. They are committed to serving the community safely. Joe's has become a family tradition.
Baci Ristorante & Pizzeria
1019 Plainfield Rd"Nice modest set up...feels like a comfy place to eat, relax, and talk."
Dan's Homemade Candies
1003 Plainfield Rd"The chocolate here is fantastic and the caramel cannot be beat!"
My personal favorite for Chinese carry-out. Food and prices cannot be beat. You better be hungry, the large portions are huge!
Golden Dragon
800 Wilcox StMy personal favorite for Chinese carry-out. Food and prices cannot be beat. You better be hungry, the large portions are huge!
The Reserve Steakhouse - Harrah's Joliet
151 N Joliet StJoliet bakery deli and liqours is a very unique one of a kind place in joliet. During the day there is a steady flow of regular customers getting donuts and baked goods and bu night time it's a place where the musical youth crowd gather for live bands. The owner is a polish gentleman who makes amazing food. Half of his store is the bar/bakery and the other half is a small european grocery section. During the covid crisis he was making homemade carry out pierogies and sausage. Hands down a good price for some homemade food. He has a shop that gives Joliet a sense of community.
Joliet Bakery Deli & Liquors
821 Plainfield RdJoliet bakery deli and liqours is a very unique one of a kind place in joliet. During the day there is a steady flow of regular customers getting donuts and baked goods and bu night time it's a place where the musical youth crowd gather for live bands. The owner is a polish gentleman who makes amazing food. Half of his store is the bar/bakery and the other half is a small european grocery section. During the covid crisis he was making homemade carry out pierogies and sausage. Hands down a good price for some homemade food. He has a shop that gives Joliet a sense of community.
The owners are really involved and down to earth. The beer is really great. And the staff are too. They're always having great music on the weekends and other community events. Definitely recommend.
Elder Brewing Co.
218 E Cass StThe owners are really involved and down to earth. The beer is really great. And the staff are too. They're always having great music on the weekends and other community events. Definitely recommend.
"Plainfield's old downtown firehouse has been renovated as a Central-Texas BBQ style restaurant. Mouthwatering menu, full bar, family-friendly."
Station One Smokehouse
15025 S Des Plaines St"Plainfield's old downtown firehouse has been renovated as a Central-Texas BBQ style restaurant. Mouthwatering menu, full bar, family-friendly."
El Primo Mexican Restaurant #2
700 Ruby StGood Mexican food at good prices.
La Mina Restaurant
848 Plainfield RdTexas Roadhouse
986 Patriot's LnOne of my Favorites!
Red Lobster
5201 S Pulaski RdEntertainment
Intimate venue hosting live rock bands & other acts for all ages, with drinks & pub grub available.
The Forge
22 W Cass StIntimate venue hosting live rock bands & other acts for all ages, with drinks & pub grub available.
The Joliet Slammers are a professional baseball team based in Joliet, Illinois, that play in the independent Frontier League. They play their home games at DuPage Medical Group Field. They replaced the Joliet JackHammers of the Northern League after the franchise was crippled by numerous financial issues.
Joliet Slammers Baseball
1 Mayor Art Schultz DrThe Joliet Slammers are a professional baseball team based in Joliet, Illinois, that play in the independent Frontier League. They play their home games at DuPage Medical Group Field. They replaced the Joliet JackHammers of the Northern League after the franchise was crippled by numerous financial issues.
"They host a variety of plays, music, stand up comics and more!"
"Add to that easy parking, great staff and reasonable drink prices."
"It is a nice place and friendly people that work there."
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Rialto Square Theatre
102 N Chicago St"They host a variety of plays, music, stand up comics and more!"
"Add to that easy parking, great staff and reasonable drink prices."
"It is a nice place and friendly people that work there."
Always a great time have had some really good wins here. Bartenders are very friendly as well as staff.
Harrah's Casino
Illinois 53Always a great time have had some really good wins here. Bartenders are very friendly as well as staff.
Chicagoland Speedway
500 Speedway BlvdHollywood Casino & Hotel Joliet
777 Hollywood BlvdRoute 66 Raceway
West Schweitzer RoadGreat place to cool off in summer. Something for everyone. Kids pool, adult pool, water slides, lazy river & sand for kids to play & build sand castles.
Splash Station
2780 Channahon RdGreat place to cool off in summer. Something for everyone. Kids pool, adult pool, water slides, lazy river & sand for kids to play & build sand castles.
Autobahn Country Club
3795 Centerpoint WayThey have raceing and motorcycle clubs here. Lots of fun to watch!
Sightseeing
"Nice people, good food, beautiful grounds, easy parking."
"Absolutely beautiful venue with a terrific staff and delicious food!"
"Beautiful mansion, meal well set and tasty, good entertainment."
Jacob Henry Mansion
20 S Eastern Ave"Nice people, good food, beautiful grounds, easy parking."
"Absolutely beautiful venue with a terrific staff and delicious food!"
"Beautiful mansion, meal well set and tasty, good entertainment."
The University of St. Francis grew out of an earlier high school and Sisters’ Normal Institute (an institution created to train high school graduates to be teachers) by the Congregation of the Sisters of St Francis of Mary Immaculate established on August 2, 1865 by Mother Alfred Moes. By 1869 a boarding school for high school girls opened in Joliet called the St. Francis Academy. The Institute became a college, The Sisters’ Normal Institute of Higher Learning, in 1920.
University of St. Francis
500 Wilcox StThe University of St. Francis grew out of an earlier high school and Sisters’ Normal Institute (an institution created to train high school graduates to be teachers) by the Congregation of the Sisters of St Francis of Mary Immaculate established on August 2, 1865 by Mother Alfred Moes. By 1869 a boarding school for high school girls opened in Joliet called the St. Francis Academy. The Institute became a college, The Sisters’ Normal Institute of Higher Learning, in 1920.
Where they filmed the famous original "Blues Brother's" Movie with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.
Much of the film was shot on location in and around Chicago between July and October 1979, including Joliet Correctional Center in nearby Joliet, Illinois
Old Joliet Prison
1125 Collins StWhere they filmed the famous original "Blues Brother's" Movie with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.
Much of the film was shot on location in and around Chicago between July and October 1979, including Joliet Correctional Center in nearby Joliet, Illinois
Joliet Area Historical Museum
204 N Ottawa StThe Forest Preserve District of Will County's Joliet Iron Works Historic Site provides a parking area, shelter, latrine, water fountain, and access to the 10.81-mile, paved/limestone I&M Canal Trail/Centennial Trail. The site protects foundations of blast furnaces and other structures from a dismantled iron manufacturing facility that operated from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. A 0.59-mile trail offers self-guided interpretive tours of the site's historical significance. Open 8 a.m.-sunset.
Joliet Iron Works Historic Site
31 Columbia StThe Forest Preserve District of Will County's Joliet Iron Works Historic Site provides a parking area, shelter, latrine, water fountain, and access to the 10.81-mile, paved/limestone I&M Canal Trail/Centennial Trail. The site protects foundations of blast furnaces and other structures from a dismantled iron manufacturing facility that operated from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. A 0.59-mile trail offers self-guided interpretive tours of the site's historical significance. Open 8 a.m.-sunset.
It has a wonderful green house (Bird Haven) with a Koi pond inside. The is also a Nature Center that has programs for all ages, and even some snakes, turtles and a Hawk (outside). It is over 600 sq acres with a creek going through it. It is a quiet, beautiful park with many, wheelchair accessible, trails. They have a nature center with live exhibits of turtles, snakes, etc. I can’t say enough good things about this place! And this is all free!
Pilcher Park Nature Center
2501 Highland Park DrIt has a wonderful green house (Bird Haven) with a Koi pond inside. The is also a Nature Center that has programs for all ages, and even some snakes, turtles and a Hawk (outside). It is over 600 sq acres with a creek going through it. It is a quiet, beautiful park with many, wheelchair accessible, trails. They have a nature center with live exhibits of turtles, snakes, etc. I can’t say enough good things about this place! And this is all free!
A nice natural park and preserve. Lots of natural areas, and some manicured areas too. Plenty of parking and a trail out to view the canal area
Lower Rock Run Preserve - I&M Canal Access
1966 Hollywood RdA nice natural park and preserve. Lots of natural areas, and some manicured areas too. Plenty of parking and a trail out to view the canal area
Shopping
Louis Joliet Mall
3340 Mall Loop DrIf you are in town for a formal event and need something to wear or alterations? Check out Kathy's Boutique.
Kathy's Boutique
822 Plainfield RdIf you are in town for a formal event and need something to wear or alterations? Check out Kathy's Boutique.
Medical / Healthcare
AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet
333 Madison StPhysicians Immediate Care
6050 Caton Farm RdCVS
809 Plainfield RdJust by the corner across the street.