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Tuesday 4pm - 9pm Wednesday 11am - 10pm Thursday 11am - 1am Friday 11am - 1am Saturday 11am - 1am Sunday 9am - 10pm

The Railside

Name: The Railside
Address: 207 S Butler Street, Nelson, IL, 61021, US
Telephone: +18152514633

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Bold flavors, cold drinks, & weekly favorites like tacos, wings, fried chicken & fish fry. Banquet room that holds 200 available to rent as well!

Kick back on the patio, bring your crew, & enjoy great food, good vibes, & a place that feels like home.

10/31/2026

🎃👻 HAPPY HALLOWEEN, YOU SPOOKY LITTLE SNACKS! 👻🎃

Forget tricks… we’ve got TREATS, STEAK & SHRIMP! 🥩🍤😂

🔥 TONIGHT’S DINNER SPECIAL: SURF & TURF! 🔥
Come get your steak and shrimp fix before you end up eating your kids’ Halloween candy in the dark. We’re not judging. 🤣🍬

🎃 TRICK-OR-TREATERS, COME SEE US! 🍭
We’ve got a PLINKO BOARD GAME ready for the kiddos! Drop that puck, test your luck, and see what kind of Halloween goodies you can win! 👻🎯

Bring the kids, bring your appetite, and bring your best Halloween costume! 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️

📍 The Railside Bar & Grill
Where the food is scary good and the dad jokes are a real horror show. 😂🚂

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE! 🎃🖤

10/30/2026

🐟🎤 FISH FRIDAY IS GETTING LOUD AT THE RAILSIDE! 🎤🐟

🐟 FISH FRIDAY MENU:
🔥 Catfish
🔥 Walleye
🔥 Cod
🍤 Cornmeal or wet batter — YOU CHOOSE!
🥔 Your choice of potato + soup or salad!

🎤 KARAOKE STARTS AT 8 PM! 🎤

Think you can sing? Prove it. 😂
Think you can’t sing? EVEN BETTER. We love a confident disaster. 🤣🍻

Come fill your belly with fish and empty your soul into a microphone! 🎶

🚨 GOOD FOOD. COLD DRINKS. QUESTIONABLE VOCALS. ZERO JUDGMENT. 🚨

📍 The Railside Bar & Grill
Tag your karaoke partner in crime! 👇🎤🐟

10/29/2026

The rent is due, the drinks are pouring, and this woman is questioning the entire simulation.

10/29/2026

🚨🎤 FRIENDLY REMINDER, RAILSIDE CREW! 🎤🚨

THIS FRIDAY = KARAOKE NIGHT! 🍻🎶

You’ve been asking for it, begging for it, and probably practicing in the shower for it… 😂

Time to grab a drink, warm up those vocal cords, and remind everyone why the shower is your only sold-out venue! 🚿🎤🤣

🎶 Grab your friends
🍻 Grab a drink
🎤 Grab the mic!

FRIDAY NIGHT AT RAILSIDE! Come sing your heart out… or at least scare the bartender! 😂🤘

📍 The Railside Bar & Grill

10/28/2026

Last call before vacation… WATER SHOT ON THE HOUSE 🚿😂

10/28/2026

🚨🍗 WING WEDNESDAY, YOU BEAUTIFUL WING-NUTS! 🍗🚨

Why did the chicken cross the road?
BECAUSE THE WINGS WERE CHEAPER AT THE RAILSIDE! 🤣🐔

🔥 Bone-in, boneless, or naked… we don’t judge your wing preferences. We’re not monsters. 😂

🍗 Pick your favorite sauces
🍗 10-wing minimum
🍗 Kitchen open until 7:45 PM

⚠️ Side effects may include sticky fingers, questionable life choices, and saying “just ONE more wing” 47 times.

📍 The Railside Bar & Grill — Dixon, IL

Tag your wing-eating partner in crime! 👇
LET’S GET SAUCY, DIXON! 🍗🤤🤣

10/27/2026

IT’S TACO TUESDAY, YOU BEAUTIFUL LITTLE MEAT POCKETS! 🤣

Your therapist said to make better decisions. We say EAT YOUR FEELINGS IN A TACO. 🌮💀

🌮 FRIED BEEF TACOS — SHELL YEAH, BABY!
🧀 NACHOS & HOMEMADE CHIPS — NACHO PROBLEM, NACHO THERAPY BILL!
🌮 TOSTADAS — FLAT TACOS WITH AN ATTITUDE!
🥗 TACO SALADS — FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LIE TO THEMSELVES ABOUT EATING HEALTHY!

🍻 $2 DOMESTIC CANS & BOTTLES
🍺 $3 MODELO & CORONA
🍹 $4 RAIL MARGARITAS

⏰ KITCHEN OPEN 4–8 PM OR UNTIL WE SELL OUT!

⚠️ WE SOLD OUT EARLY LAST TIME. THESE TACOS HAVE A SHORTER LIFE EXPECTANCY THAN A HOUSEPLANT IN A COLLEGE DORM. 🌮💀

Don’t come strolling in at 7:59 PM asking where the tacos are. Karen, THEY’RE GONE. THEY’VE MOVED ON. THEY’RE LIVING THEIR BEST LIFE IN SOMEBODY ELSE’S STOMACH. 😭😂

Bring your friends. Bring your enemies.

WE’VE GOT BEEF. LITERALLY. 🤣🥩

📍 THE RAILSIDE BAR & GRILL — DIXON, IL

🌮 COME GET SAUCED. GET STUFFED. MAKE QUESTIONABLE LIFE CHOICES. 🌮

LET’S GET THIS TACO PARTY SO OUT OF HAND THAT WEDNESDAY FILES A FORMAL COMPLAINT. 🚨😂

10/26/2026

Customer service smile loading… attitude already installed.

10/26/2026

📣 THIS FRIDAY = KARAOKE AT RAILSIDE!!! 🍻🎶

The MOST requested night. The crowd favorite. The night we discover who can actually sing and who just has a microphone and ZERO shame. 😂💀

🎤 Grab the mic!
🍻 Grab a drink!
🎶 Butcher your favorite song with CONFIDENCE!

We don’t judge voices here… mostly because some of us shouldn’t be allowed to judge ANYTHING. 🤣

🔥 Bring your friends, your best songs, and your questionable singing decisions!

📍 THE RAILSIDE BAR & GRILL
🎤 KARAOKE STARTS AT 7 PM!

Tag your karaoke partner in crime 👇
BONUS POINTS if you tag the friend who thinks they’re the next American Idol after 3 drinks. 😂🍻

🚂 SEE YOU FRIDAY, RAILSIDE CREW! 🎤🔥

10/23/2026

Don’t be afraid to holler at us if you need anything!

Address

207 S Butler Street
Nelson, IL
61021

Opening Hours

Tuesday	4pm - 9pm
Wednesday	11am - 10pm
Thursday	11am - 1am
Friday	11am - 1am
Saturday	11am - 1am
Sunday	9am - 10pm

Telephone

+18152514633

Website

https://www.tiktok.com/@therailside?_r=1&_t=ZP-9ALTgDCsDZ0

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