Soul food the way Pee Wee taught us.
Family-run since 2017. Smothered chicken, shrimp po'boys, gumbo and Sunday dinners worth driving for — at the corner of 9th & 21st in Rock Island.
A Lot to Love.
What's on today
Saturday, April 25
- Smothered Chicken DinnerAvailable
- Shrimp Po'BoyAvailable
- Catfish Po'BoyAvailable
- OxtailsAvailable
- Seafood & Sausage GumboAvailable
- Chasson Randle BurgerAvailable
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Sweet Potato PieAvailable
- Peach CobblerSold out today
Don't see what you came for? Call ahead — we'll tell you straight.
The plates people drive in for
Smothered Chicken Dinner
Fried, then drowned in onion gravy. Weekends only — and it sells out.
Shrimp Po'Boy
Big, juicy, lightly breaded Gulf shrimp on French bread. Our #1 seller.
Catfish Po'Boy
Cornmeal-crusted Mississippi catfish, dressed the New Orleans way.
Seafood & Sausage Gumbo
The real deal — slow-roux'd, smoky, deep.
Smothered Pork Chops
So tender you can eat them with a plastic fork. (People do.)
The Chasson Randle Burger
1/3 lb patty, bacon, fried egg, blue cheese, jalapeños, BBQ — named for our hometown NBA hero.
Every dinner comes with cornbread and two sides. Pick smart.
All entrées include sides — no surprise charges.
Named for the man who taught us how.
In 2015, we lost our dad — Wayland 'Pee Wee' Clay Sr. — to liver cancer. Two years later, his son Will took over the corner of 9th and 21st, gutted it himself, and opened the kitchen Pee Wee always talked about.
Today you'll find Will at the stove, his mother Wilhelmenia greeting guests, his brother Wayland Jr. running produce up from Chicago, and his two sons learning the line. Will spent years cooking down in Louisiana — that's where the gumbo and po'boys come from. The smothered chicken came from home.
We're not a chain. We're not trying to be. When you walk out, you'll be a friend — not just a customer.
We may have found a new Sunday after-church tradition.
— Rev. Robb McCoy, Two Rivers United Methodist
Find us at the corner of 9th & 21st.
Hours
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Wednesday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Thursday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Friday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Saturday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Sunday11:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Call Us
(309) 283-7930Visiting the Quad Cities?
5 min from Rock Island Arsenal & Museum
8 min from Augustana College
10 min from Bally's Quad Cities Casino
Right on the Great River Road
"You don't see this kind of unanimity just anywhere."
— Quad-City Times
"Most authentic soul food I have tasted since my Mother's cooking."
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"It tasted just like my mom's smothered chicken. RIP MOM."
TripAdvisor
"By far the best gumbo I've ever had."
Visit Quad Cities
"The Owner came to greet us at our table — Southern hospitality."
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"Better Chicago dog than Dr. Gyros."
Rev. Robb McCoy
"When you walk out, you'll be a friend, not just a customer."
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Skip the 20-minute wait.
Everything's cooked to order. If you're in a hurry — or if you want to make sure tonight's smothered chicken doesn't sell out before you arrive — call ahead or order online.
Get a text when smothered chicken's on.
We'll send a quick heads-up Friday afternoon so you don't drive up to a sold-out kitchen. No spam — we're cooks, not marketers.