The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern

The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern Artisinal Barbecue - Craft Beer - Whisky. The Blue Duck is on the smaller side and located in the historic River Station building.
(1290)

Seasonal outdoor patio available (facing Water Street).

We are HIRING!!!Food Runner/ExpoServersBartendersManagerPlease come in and apply in person for the position you’re looki...
06/17/2026

We are HIRING!!!
Food Runner/Expo
Servers
Bartenders
Manager

Please come in and apply in person for the position you’re looking for.

Rumor has it that lightning never strikes the same place twice, thank goodness. We will be open Tuesday, June 16th!!!
06/15/2026

Rumor has it that lightning never strikes the same place twice, thank goodness.

We will be open Tuesday, June 16th!!!

Update: We will be closed again Saturday, June 13th. See ya next week! Unfortunately, we are not able to fix all of o...
06/12/2026

Update: We will be closed again Saturday, June 13th. See ya next week!

Unfortunately, we are not able to fix all of our problems in time for dinner tonight, Friday, June 12th. We will be closed yet again. There is no guarantee that we will be open tomorrow either, but we’re working as hard as we can to get everything up and running.

As we continue to work on opening for lunch on Friday, June 12th, we keep running into issues. We will not be able to op...
06/12/2026

As we continue to work on opening for lunch on Friday, June 12th, we keep running into issues. We will not be able to open as of right now.

We will update our status on FB as we progress.

Update: We will not be open for dinner tonight as well. Still working through some issues. Our goal is to be open the re...
06/11/2026

Update: We will not be open for dinner tonight as well. Still working through some issues. Our goal is to be open the rest of the weekend with normal hours. We will continue to update as we progress.
Thank you for understanding.

We will be closed for lunch today, Thursday, June 11th, due to unforeseen circumstances. The weather was not good to us last night. The building took a lightning strike and we are currently trying to fix multiple issues so we can open for dinner.

We will update everyone as soon as possible.

05/26/2026

We will be closed today, Tuesday, May 26th. Sorry for any inconvenience. Normal hours the rest of the week.

May 23rd, 30th and June 6th, the restaurant will not be open until Noon due to The Riverfront Market hours. We will be ...
05/20/2026

May 23rd, 30th and June 6th, the restaurant will not be open until Noon due to The Riverfront Market hours. We will be selling our breakfast sandwiches on our patio from 8am-Noon those days. See ya down at The Duck.

70’s and sunny?! You know what that means! Our patio is OPEN! Come enjoy some bbq & a cold one at Blue Duck BBQ!☀️🍗🍺
04/21/2026

70’s and sunny?! You know what that means! Our patio is OPEN! Come enjoy some bbq & a cold one at Blue Duck BBQ!☀️🍗🍺

Need a mid-week pick me up?!🔥Join us every Wednesday for the ultimate combo!🥃 $10.95 Old Fashioneds (excludes top shelf)...
04/15/2026

Need a mid-week pick me up?!🔥
Join us every Wednesday for the ultimate combo!
🥃 $10.95 Old Fashioneds (excludes top shelf)
🍖 $25.95 full rack rib plates

Come on by & enjoy at Blue Duck!🦆

Address

212 SW Water Street
Peoria, IL
61602

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 2pm
5pm - 8pm
Wednesday 11am - 2pm
5pm - 8pm
Thursday 11am - 2pm
5pm - 8pm
Friday 11am - 2pm
4pm - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 9pm

Telephone

+13099815801

Website

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