Poor Boy’s Pizza and Pub

Everything I’ve ordered from them was very delicious and the service is excellent, from delivery or to just go in and order and eat. Two thumbs up!!!

Great neighborhood bar. One of the coldest taps in town… too bad they took blue moon off. Love the selection of food and that they deliver.

One of top pizza places in the QC. large delivery area. I am working my way through the large menu and not had the sandwiches yet, however the chicken has an amazing flavor, the pasta noodle’s are done correctly and their sauces are spot on.

We’ve gotten pizza a few times from here and it was just ok. A bit overpriced if you ask me. The chicken seems to be from a can, so after making the mistake of ordering that once, we didn’t do that again. We decided to try and order a sandwich from the menu and that was a HUGE mistake! My husbands burger resembled the charred humiliated remains of what used to be a hamburger and he likes his bacon well done, but this was just plain burnt. I had a tenderloin which was comparable to something I could’ve gotten from a local grocery store freezer section. Honestly, it would have been better than what I had. The toasted buns on both of our sandwiches were rock hard– like cut into the corners of your mouth hard! We try to support local businesses, but we won’t be ordering here again. The only thing that was decent was the fries, but seriously how hard is it to make some french fries?

It was decent pizza, ordered it to a hotel. Very fast delivery, very nice delivery guy. the pepperoni pizza was great! Cheesey, flavorful. However the reason they got 2 stars from me is the sausage. I order the «garden pizza» (which comes with pepperoni and sausage on it??? go figure) sausage for pizza is not. supposed to be ground up like taco meat. Which made the pizza unedible to me. Maybe its because im from chicago that a sausage snob, but that was pretty weird
. I guess I’d order it again but only pepperoni or a real garden pizza

Good pizza and good cocktails. We get carry out on the regular, never disappointed. We get big orders at work and everyone is always happy. Always friendly staff.

Great pizza reminded me a lot of Uncle Bills that we had in muscatine iowa open till 3 am on weekends had no trouble with delivery and it only took a half hour to get it to me after I ordered it and they even gave me forks and plates and napkins when they delivered to my hotel would get it again and recommended it to everyone

Less than impressed the burger was over cooked and the bun was hard — not worth the $ spent would not recommend.

Maybe it was a one off?
I’ve lived on the Moline/​Rock Island border on top of the hill for 26 years. I finally got around to trying Poor Boys. I usually went with Clints or Harris. but I was feeling adventurous… So i ordered a ‘za for carryout.
When i got home. I opened the box to a… totally burnt piece of leather like substance barely resembling a pizza. Of course I tried a bite of it. (Just one)
I gave them a 2 because if it wasn’t burnt, it seems like it would of tasted pretty alright.
But what kind of place lets a pizza out the door burnt to a crisp like that?
I threw 98.8 percent of the pizza away and the 15 bucks I spent on it. I settled for some Cheez-​its and these oven bake mozzarella sticks I had in my freezer since 1997.

I must say that I don’t write a lot of reviews but after reading Jason P (issy)‘s I felt I needed to set the record straight. I also travel extensively, however I will say that one of the joys and consequently one of my anxieties is arriving in a new town with no knowledge of the local cuisine/​culture. I rely on Unilocal almost exclusively for my info. Poor Boys pizza is pretty great. They use quality toppings and were friendly and prompt with their delivery. Obviously Jason isn’t a fan of cheese, however being from the Midwest myself, I happen to have an affinity for the stuff. In fact, I actually broke a plastic fork (thank goodness they provided several, along with some paper plates and napkins, which rarely most pizza delivery joints fail to do when delivering to the poor souls who are stuck in a room away from home-​and I didn’t even have to ask) I ordered the Hawaiian and added onions and awaited its arrival. It showed up early, still hot, and to be honest, made my 7hr travel day fade away. And it was good cheese, not the greasy, cheap stuff. The crust had texture and some resistance, crispy but not cracker thin. Keep it up guys– you’re doing something right!

We’ve gotten pizza here a few times now, and I think it has become our top pizza place in the area. We had a great time there tonight.
The buffalo chicken pizza was delicious. The crust was crispy. The chicken was well seasoned and plentiful. My friend had a buffalo chicken wrap, and it was immense. She said it was very good, and she took half of it home. I’ve had better wings, but they were cooked perfectly. Overall, a great night with cold Amber Bock pitchers.

The pizza is great. It’s definitely bar pizza and not classic Italian, but the crust is tasty, the cheese is thick, and they’re generous with the toppings. My favorite is sausage, onion, and pepperoni. The delivery drivers are fast and friendly.
Poor Boys is a pretty decent bar, too. It’s more of a pub than a sports bar, which I like. They have good beers on tap, helpful staff, and the clientele is welcoming and colorful. It’s fun to hang out, drink a beer, and people watch.
Definitely one of my favorite places in Rock Island.
One caveat — get outta there before 10pm. That’s when the crazies arrive. Not the fun crazies (those are my people), but the scary crazies. The people who you think might follow you to your car and assault you with a beer bottle. The night people are to the day people as Nosferatu is to a cuddly little kitten.

Amazing food. Friendly service. Fries are perfect and the pizza stands out on its own. The roast beef au jus is something you would expect from a specialty restaurant. This neighborhood bar is a secret for the rest of the Quad Cities, but for those who are lucky enough to know about it, we keep going back again and again.

Perfect establishment for being in my neighborhood for pizza and bar food. Great drinks and good people there all the time.

We live not too far from Poor Boy’s, so it often serves as a fallback when we don’t feel like cooking or are too lazy to think of somewhere else to go. However, we wouldn’t keep going back if the food wasn’t pretty good.
When you walk in, there’s no question that it’s primarily a bar, but they seem to also focus on offering tasty and quality meals. They have a huge sandwich menu, and I’ve never had a bad one. Their pizza is also very good. I typically go for the «Ken’s Favorite» (Canadian bacon, mushrooms and pepper jack cheese), but they offer quite a number of varieties. It’s different than what I would consider «QC-​style» (Harris, Frank’s, etc.). I see this as a good thing.
Service is always pretty good. There have been times where it’s a little slow if they’re busy, but I guess you’ll have that a lot of places.
I’ll definitely continue eating here.

I flew into Moline, Illinois for the first time in my life and to tell you the truth, there isn’t much there. There’s this thing called the Quad Cities which consists of 4 cities in close proximity to eachother on the Iowa and Illinois border. Kinda cool I guess.
Poor Boys was recommended by the National Car Rental clerk when my colleagues and I were renting a car at the airport. We drove to Poor Boys in the rain and saw that from the outside, it doesn’t look like much. But once you get inside, you see the full bar, stools and a few tables for dining. This bar supports the Chicago Cubs but they’ll still serve you if you’re a Sox fan.
I ordered a small SouthWestern Chicken Pizza. It had cheese, sauteed chicken, jalapenos and I added pepperoni for some saltiness. When the small pizza arrived, I knew right away that I wasn’t gonna finish it because of the size. It was much bigger than I thought so I would recommend 2 people ordering the small. The crust is excellent! It’s perfectly hand tossed. Not too thick or thin. The pizza complimented very well with my Guinness. And if you’re not down with pizza, there is a huge list of sandwiches that they serve. Next time I’m gonna go there for just the sandwiches.
Great service, friendly, chill atmosphere with plenty of tv screens. I would recommend this place if you love local hidden pizza joints.

Above average pizza, but a little overpriced in my opinion. This place serves pizza that’s in-​between the «other» Chicago-​style pizza (thin crust) and St. Louis-​style. Very thin crust (but not quite cracker-​thin), cut into long strips. They really load it up with cheese and toppings, so it’s kinda messy to eat, the thin strips being so weighted down– if you get delivery they include forks for good reason. I ordered a large with maybe three or four toppings– 26 bucks, definitely more than I would pay in Philly but not out of the ordinary for this area.