Gavin's Game Service, inc.

04/25/2026

Come buy some games! We brought 8 titles for people to try out and play, and hopefully take home. Find us in the Arcade Hall along the wall.

03/12/2026

They’re here now and all out on location! The brand new Pokémon pinball machine from Stern Pinball. We placed 4 of them at spots around Chicagoland, all available for the public to play (during their respective business hours of course). You can play at the following places:.
Mikerphone Brewing, ENTERRIUM, Chicago Billiard Café, Phase Three Brewing Company

02/20/2026

Sad news beer fans, Illuminated Brew Works has announced they will be closing at the end of June. Last chance to get some games in while enjoying their unique and very delicious beverages.

The time has come for your troubled friends, family, cult members, co-conspirators, cheerleaders, antagonists, thorns in the side, clowns in your car, noodles on your lampshade, fish in your percolators, yada yada yadas in your whose in what's haves its to put on our ritual onesies, tie up our sneakers and hop into the tail of a near-proximity comet.

Its with heavy hearts that we have been forced to finally let you all in on the big reveal: we're closing up shop and heading to the transcendent fields of green on the other side of spaceship earth. We will miss all of you while we play pickle ball with washed up Thetans and out of work party clowns somewhere in the 5th dimension.

Official last day of service will be JUNE 28TH, 2026.

Forbes and I have been working very hard to program every Friday and Saturday from here until the end of (our) time. We will be booking out Thursdays and Sundays as well. If you have a project you think we'd want to yell over while taking beer orders, please hit me up in a DM and we'll discuss.

We are done producing beer and distributing. Our last out-of-state shipment goes to Utah next week. You will be able to get us at all your favorite bottle shops until whatever they have on their shelves are gone.

You will STILL be able to get cans to go out of the Lodge until we close or until the beer runs out, whichever comes first.

There will be a few barrel aged releases between now and June 28th. And there will also be a TON of killer shows and GREAT GREAT PARTIES not the least of which is our ALICE IN WONDERLAND COSTUME PARTY on Friday March 20th.

Because we're closing does not mean we no longer need your money. WE NEED IT NOW MORE THAN EVER. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep coming to the Lodge and enjoying Wonderful and Strange events with Wonderful and Strange humanoids. Tip our bartenders well and share all the love in your hearts with all the great people who are sharing this space with you while you can.

THIS IS NOT THE END.

WE LOVE ALMOST ALL OF YOU.

TAKE NO GUFF.

God speed.

02/08/2026

She’s back! Freshly shopped out, new displays, and now takes paper bills! Ready for the inaugural 2026 Pinball Chicago season to start. Are you?

02/05/2026

Wednesday night @ Polyanna St Charles first Wednesday of the month pinball tourney. Trying 5 titles out, good for up to 20 players!

10/24/2025

Get some game time in for Halloween at Chicago Billiard Cafe! For a limited time we added 4 ghoulish games for the Halloween week. Get your flips on!

10/02/2025

First Wednesday tournament at Polyanna Brewing. 16 players tonight.

08/29/2025

Mmmm barrel aged goodness

07/03/2025

We’re finally in attendance at the Polyanna Monthly Pinball Tournament in Saint Charles. It’s a full roster tonight as well. It’s great to see how many people come out and play in these local events.

06/14/2025

Shai-Hulud. “What’s in the box?”

05/19/2025

New arrival! All set up and ready to play. Come on out to Chicago Billiard Café and battle King Kong and get your name on the leader board.

03/24/2025

Another new location! Today is the soft opening of Legit Dogs & lce in South Elgin. They are open for lunch & dinner, have a good selection of tap beers, and of course pinball! Stop by for some food and flip a few games. We promise you’ll like it!