Jitters

06/05/2026

We are open 7-2PM today 

Saturday 7-2PM

Come visit us!!!

Friday downtown Farmers market 10-2pm
Saturday Star Wars Days 11-3pm

06/05/2026

Open this Saturday!

We are open THIS SATURDAY!!! 😀☀️
6/6 7-2pm

Serving up all your favorite breakfast sandwiches, deli sandwiches, pastries and of course, your favorite Jitters DRINKS!

Get the family together, get your girlfriends together, scoop your favorite coffee buddy and come enjoy a Jitters Saturday pop up!

( if you are a Star Wars fan there will be an event that day STAR WARS DAYS from 11 to 3@ the Joliet Public library with a parade down Chicago St) 

06/03/2026

We are open THIS SATURDAY!!! 😀☀️
6/6 7-2pm

Serving up all your favorite breakfast sandwiches, deli sandwiches, pastries and of course, your favorite Jitters DRINKS!

Get the family together, get your girlfriends together, scoop your favorite coffee buddy and come enjoy a Jitters Saturday pop up!

( if you are a Star Wars fan there will be an event that day STAR WARS DAYS from 11 to 3@ the Joliet Public library with a parade down Chicago St) 

05/29/2026

Just a quick thank you!!!
Thank you!!! This week was another week with lines out the doors. Every single day.

We always know how fortunate we are . Not because of one busy day or one busy week, but because after 23 years, people still continue to show up for us.❤️❤️

Whether you stop in every morning, once in a while, or only a few times a year, thank you. Every visit matters.

The reality is that owning a small business isn’t easy, and many great businesses are struggling right now, even closing their doors. 🥹😭We don’t take for granted that you’ve chosen to make Jitters part of your routine for more than two decades.🥰

What you see today is the result of years of hard work, consistency, community involvement, and customers who became friends and family along the way.

We are grateful, humbled, and incredibly proud to be part of this community.

Thank you for supporting local and continue to support your local businesses!! ❤️❤️

Our main location is closed this weekend but Jitters @ the bay( located inside the lobby of Bays Tower) is open every weekend!
Serving up all your favorite drinks, breakfast sandwiches, or pizza!!!
311 N Ottawa
8-1pm Sat & Sun

05/26/2026

Jitters Main and Jitters @ the Bay serving up all your favorites today!

Craving pizza for lunch? Stop by at see Amber or call 779-206-2958
311 N Ottawa
Open to the public! Full food and drink Menu available.

See you soon!

05/25/2026

We are open until 1pm today!!!

Happy Memorial Day!!! Come get coffee!!!
💙🤍❤️

05/22/2026

Friday hours
7-11am

Open Monday 7-1pm!
💙🤍❤️

05/20/2026

A beautiful day to come downtown Joliet ! We are having a celebration today in the city Square!
11:30- the American Legion band will be playing followed by a reenactment ceremony.

Feel like catching a ball game during the day?
Today’s the day!! Joliet Slammers

Make sure you add Jitters to your downtown stop!

Jitters and Jitters at the bay(Bays Tower) serving up our full menu!!

05/19/2026

Both locations will be serving up all your Jitters favorites today.
Main open 7-2
Jitters bay 7-1

Amber will be at Bays Tower location today ready to serve you. Stop by or call in your pizza orders.

We also have GLUTEN FREE Cemenos pizza by the slice or the whole pie!
Cheese, sausage and pepperoni (available daily)
Located in the lobby of the Bays Tower
311 N Ottawa
Phone: 779-206-2958

Open to the public!

05/15/2026

Want to eat Cemeno's Pizza for lunch and you live or work downtown ?

By the slice or the whole pie!!!

Ariana is ready for your call!!! 779-206-2958
Or stop by 311 N Ottawa
inside the lobby of Bays Tower

Open to the residents and the public!
Daily M-F 7-1pm

Phone:
779-206-2958


05/14/2026

Hey downtown Joliet!

Jitters Bay is serving up Cemeno's Pizza downtown !!!

You can get it by the slice or by the pie!!

Call ahead or stop in!
Enter through the front door. We are in lobby of Bays Tower.

311 N Ottawa
779-206-2958

05/14/2026

Jitters 178 N chicago st will be open at
9am today. THURSDAY MAY 14th

Please visit Jitters @ the Bay (311 N Ottawa) for your morning coffee!
They are open at 7am

Jitters Main will be serving pastries and drinks only today. So stop it for a small treat, quick snack, or any beverage!
For Menu will be back tomorrow

05/12/2026

Both Jitters locations are serving up your favorites ☕️💚

But did you know Jitters @ the Bay is serving Cemenos Pizza too? 🍕
(Open to the public!)

Whether you’re stopping in for your morning coffee, lunch, dinner, smoothies, sandwiches, or a late pizza craving , we’ve got you covered @ the Bay.

🍕 Pizza by the slice or whole pie
🥤 Slice + pop specials
📍 Located in the lobby of Bays Tower
311 N Ottawa

Two local favorites coming together in one spot and we’re excited for everyone to try it!
Call it in!!!

(Food/drink photos are not AI generated)

05/11/2026

The Steel City F.C season home opener kicks off this Wednesday!! This season we will be featuring 3 special Steel City drinks. On top of your delicious beverage of choice, each drink will include a buy one get one free ticket to any men’s or woman’s home soccer games. Home games are played @ Duly health and care field (where our Joliet slammers play)

Please support them this year!!

1. Steel City Refresher ❤️🖤
A bold strawberry cherry lemonade refresher with a splash of blackberry

2. Steel city mocha latte ☕⚽
Iced mocha latte with dark chocolate + raspberry cold foam.

3. Steel city Smoothie 🥤🔥
Strawberry, cherry, and red raspberry smoothie blended with blackberry for a deeper color.

05/04/2026

This weekend was absolutely incredible!!!!

From the opening of the new City Square, to celebrating the 100th year of Rt66, to celebrating 100 years of the Rialto Square Theatre and today welcoming our new sculpture downtown to the city square and serving the artist and all the workers. It was a weekend we will never forget.

Thank you to everyone that supported us this weekend!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

With that being said, we are in need of a reset , restock and recharge.

Tuesday May 5th
Open 7-2pm
Pastries, grab and go and drinks only
(We will not have our full lunch menu)

Wednesday May 6th
Closed

Thursday and Friday : 7-2pm
Full menu

Please feel free to visit us at Jitters Bay (Bays Tower 311 N Ottawa) tomorrow and Wednesday if you’re looking for lunch.
Drinks, Sandwiches and Cemenos pizza will be available.

05/04/2026

What an incredible weekend in downtown Joliet! 🎉 So grateful to be part of such a special kickoff in City Square celebrating Route 66. Huge thank you to Joliet City Center Partnership, all the amazing local businesses, and everyone who came out to support. It truly meant a lot to see our community show up the way it did. ❤️

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05/03/2026

✨🌌 May the 4th Be With You at Jitters 🌌✨

Tomorrow only… we’re bringing the galaxy to your cup 🚀

Introducing our limited-edition May 4th Drink Collection:

🟢 “Green Foam, You Have”
An iced vanilla latte topped with minty green cold foam… wise, refreshing, and strong with the force.

🔵 “Lightsaber Lemonade”
A bold blue raspberry lemonade that’s as vibrant as a Jedi’s blade ⚡

🔴 “Revenge of the Sith”
Iced coffee with toasted marshmallow + strawberry cold foam… sweet, a little dangerous, and impossible to resist 🔥

📍 Available ONE DAY ONLY — Monday, May 4th
at Jitters Main Location

Come celebrate with us and sip on something from a galaxy far, far away 💫

05/03/2026

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE AT THE RIALTO SQUARE THEATRE 1 TO 4 

Grab a friend, a date, the whole family or come on down on your own and enjoy all the festivities.

Grab lunch or a coffee before the event.
Jitters open until 2pm

05/02/2026

We are open 7-2 today!!!!!!!

Come visit!!

05/01/2026

Stop by!!
Open all weekend!!!

Rt.66 memorabilia while they last!


04/30/2026

🚨 THIS WEEKEND ONLY 🚨

People are coming from all over the world for this… and it’s happening right here in Joliet 🇺🇸

We are beyond honored to be named the OFFICIAL commemorative sticker pickup location for the 100-Year Anniversary of Route 66

And to celebrate… we made something really special ❤️

✨ LIMITED EDITION Route 66 Centennial Collection ✨

☕ Route 66 Coffee Buckets
• 34oz handcrafted drinks
• Hand-decorated by our mom & grandma
• Route 66 details + full size collectible keychain

👜 Route 66 Tote Bags
• Large, durable keepsake tote
• Custom-designed for the centennial
• Perfect souvenir from your stop in Joliet

💛 These aren’t mass produced.
Every piece was made by hand over the last few weeks by our mom and grandma… with so much love in every detail.

This one means more to us than just coffee.

❤️ We would LOVE to see these out in the community this weekend.

🛑 Limited edition — available Friday, Saturday & Sunday ONLY (while supplies last)

📍 Only at Jitters Coffee House
🗓 Hours:
Friday: 4PM–7PM
Saturday & Sunday: 7AM–2PM

🎉 Come be part of history. Come early.

04/27/2026

Are you driving Route 66 - Illinois for this weekend? Jitters is the official location to pick up your Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor stickers this weekend.

04/27/2026

We’re excited to be the official pick-up spot for your Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor stickers this weekend! 🎉🚗✨

If you’re cruising through downtown Joliet or at the Sounds of Route 66 Events make sure to stop by Jitters, grab your sticker, and fuel up with your favorite coffee while you’re here ☕💚

Weekend Hours for Sticker Pick-Up:
📍 Friday: 4PM – 7PM
📍 Saturday: 7AM – 2PM
📍 Sunday: 11AM – 1PM

Come see us, snap a pic, and be part of the Route 66 fun! 🛣️📸

04/25/2026

After years of hard work, patience, and transformation, the City Square in downtown Joliet is finally reopening this week, and we couldn’t be more excited! 🙌

If you’ve been with us through this journey, you know it hasn’t always been easy. Between road closures, construction, and constant changes right outside our doors, there were definitely moments that tested us. But we stuck it out, believed in the vision, and kept showing up every single day.

And now… we’re finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. 💡

Downtown Joliet has always had something special! from its vibrant past to the heart and community that still lives here today. Watching it come back to life, being poured into and reimagined, has been incredible.

We are SO excited to welcome you all back to a refreshed, beautiful City Square and to continue being part of this amazing downtown community. ☕💛

Come grab your favorite drink, take a walk through the new space, and experience everything downtown Joliet has to offer again.

Here’s to new beginnings, fresh energy, and the future of downtown! 🎉

04/22/2026

Big weekend in Downtown Joliet! ☕✨
MAY 1-3rd!!

We’re opening extra hours May 1st–3rd to celebrate 100 years of Route 66 and 100 years of the Rialto Square Theatre! 🎉

Two huge milestones, a weekend of events, and the perfect weekend to be downtown Joliet!

Stop by Jitters for coffee, breakfast, lunch, and all the weekend fun.