Dining Hours
Mon - Thurs: 5pm – 9pm
Fri: 5pm – 10pm
Sat: 4pm – 10pm
Sun: 4pm – 9pm
Fri: 5pm – 10pm
Sat: 4pm – 10pm
Sun: 4pm – 9pm
Hours and Menus subject to change.
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Kankakee Grille is a place for friends and family to gather and enjoy rustic cuisine, wood-fired pizza and a variety of craft beers. The main dining features room for 130 guests as well as a 37 seat bar. During the beautiful Northeast Indiana seasons, guests can also enjoy soft seating on the outdoor patio.
20% gratuity will be added to parties of 6 or more.
1-866-4WINDS1 (1-866-494-6371)
20% gratuity will be added to parties of 6 or more. Limited Kankakee Grille menu offered on concert nights and is subject to change. Kankakee Grille guests must be 21 years of age to dine.
Please note: During inclement weather or scheduled maintenance, hours of operation are subject to change. Please call 1-866-494-6371 for more information.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27
$37 per person
Let us do all of the cooking this Thanksgiving at Kankakee Grille. Enjoy a three-course meal of your holiday favorites like butternut squash soup or a salad, roasted turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn bread dressing, and caramel apple cheesecake or pumpkin pie for dessert.
Mike has played over 1,000 live shows, including opening for “Styx” and “Kansas”. Mike is known for having one of the most extensive “covers” repertoires spanning over six decades of some of the best loved classics. From Louis Armstrong to Coldplay, Johnny Cash to Pearl Jam, Mike’s energy and love of music transcends style or genre. Mike is a finely seasoned performer who delivers an unforgettable performance each and every time he takes the stage.
Frank Ruvoli is a Northwest Indiana native and has been performing live for over 10 years. His fun, upbeat, unique style has been compared to an acoustic mixture of Dave Matthews, John Mayer, and Jack Johnson. Over his career, Ruvoli has released 3 Ep’s, 3 singles, and most recently a full-length album entitled For Better or For Worse in October 2022. He has shared the stage with national acts such as: Los Lonely Boys, Clayton Anderson, and Robert Rolfe Feddersen, among others; and has performed throughout the Midwest and beyond for various events, venues, colleges and universities, and festivals.
Rob Yocom is a singer/songwriter from South Bend, IN. He began his professional music career in the late 90’s and has continued playing in various bands for the past 20 years. He has been in several original bands playing everywhere from Chicago to New York City and has supported many national acts such as Fuel, John Mellencamp, Alien Ant Farm, Avatar, Kip Winger, Royal Bliss and many more. Recently he’s played in several successful cover bands such as Stillshot and is currently the lead singer for ZERO. He has also established himself as a well-known solo artist playing regularly throughout Michiana.
After more than forty years in the music business I am offering an acoustic show featuring hits from the 1960s and 70s. Everything is a hit that way everyone can sing along. The show concentrates on real acoustic music, not just acoustic covers of electric rock songs. I tour across the country from performing from New York to Florida and all points in between, I love my job. I believe a musician should know their music by heart, none my show is read from a iPad or notebook. My stage presence is one of professional integrity in looks and sound.
I’ve spent several years touring the world with Billy Ray Cyrus and more recently supporting acts such as Whiskey Myers, Charlie Daniels, BlackBerry Smoke, Travis Tritt, Ashley McBride, Pricilla Block and many more. I made my Grand Ole Opry Debut in 2016 and I’ve also had 2 albums break into the top 10 on the iTunes country Charts, my self titled EP landed at #7 and my latest EP “Last Of A Dying Breed” landed at #3
I was most recently named 2023 Midwest Country Music Organizations “Band Of The Year“ and Nominated for 2023 “Male Vocalist Of The Year” and “Song Of The Year”…
From performing at the Grand Ole Opry to appearing on The TODAY Show, Pickler & Ben and Good Morning Australia to writing songs for major television outlets including tracks for Sportsman’s Channel’s “Tailgate Adventures” and the theme song for “Fishers ATV World” on the Velocity Channel and NBC sports there isn’t a stage I don’t want to step on!!
Scott and Amy Hicks are an acoustic duo from NW Indiana and have been performing in the music industry for many years. In 2023, they joined forces in both marriage and music to perform acoustic “Gen X” rock from the 80s, 90s and 00s. Their song list is ever growing and includes artists such as Natalie Merchant, Green Day, Peter Gabriel, U2, Radiohead, and Alanis Morissette. Scott and Amy enjoy performing all over the Region of NW Indiana, and can often also be found at several venues in SW Michigan and NE Illinois.
Born and raised in southern Indiana, Marta sang in church growing up, accompanied by her Mom, Joyce, the church pianist. Her family moved to Georgia when she was in high school and in college, she & her brother, Joe, formed The Porch Dawgs. She became a demo singer and female vocalist in bands around Atlanta. Upon joining the house bands at The Buckboard and Cowboys, venues for national country acts, she was discovered by Bruce Burch of EMI Music Publishing – Nashville and got signed to a songwriting and artist development contract. After moving to Nashville, songwriting, working with incredible producers, singing demos for amazing writers, and generally living the dream for several years, she and her husband, Kipp, settled down in northern Indiana. In 2011, Marta completed her first album, “Come Away”, available on iTunes and Spotify. Currently, she is available for booking in the Michiana area and is part of the Worship Ministry of Granger Community Church.
Pamela Rocha has been playing piano, singing vocals, and loving music since the 1980’s when she was just a kid. She has competed in piano competitions at a young age and has played with various musical acts throughout northwest Indiana over the past 30 years. Pamela also composes music and has also taken part in different recording projects. Along with loving performing, Pamela also enjoys teaching piano and music theory. Music is a way to communicate with others on a deeper level and that is what Pamela enjoys most about what she gets to do!
Mel Williams is a veteran solo performer and has been a Midwest regular on the music scenes of Michigan, Illinois and Indiana since the 1980’s!
Mel’s versatile solo performances blend multiple Genres, instruments and crowd participation songs to make his shows immersive and memorable. Guitar, vocals, harmonica and keyboard sound’s can be used to do all your favorite songs!
Tracy Boucher from Logansport IN and
Angell Morgan from Carmel IN
Play a variety of music, spanning decades. Music from the 90s through modern rock and pop country of today. Inspired by bands. Such as Matchbox 20, Oasis, The Cranberries, Luke Bryan, Cole Swindell, Luke Combs, Britney Spears. And many more
© Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Must be 21 years of age. Please play responsibly. Four Winds Casinos are Equal Opportunity Employers.