Chango&#x27;s Bar &amp; Grill

Okay atmosphere but sh!t service. Bartender was rude and tried pouring me a drink I'm allergic too…read more he xaught an attitude when I tried to point out the ingredients on the bottle. Only decent thing was the Bloody Mary's years ago and I've had better at John Browns. Place has gone way down hill. *pun not intended*

My friend spilled her drink and they gave her another one. Had to give a positive review:)read more

Best Bloody Mary EVER!!

Carmen & Rick's new favorite hangout! Love the staff !! Thanks for taking care of us, everyday! Lol

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Key West

4.1(13 reviews)

0.9 mi

Been twice. Both times, it was a bar as expected. The atmosphere of the place is sort of depressing…read moreas far as I've seen. The bar tender has seemed annoyed with us being there both times despite it being before 10pm on each occasion. I haven't tried the food.

If New Orleans and Charleston had a baby, This is it!!! So laid back with lots of entertainment and…read morerestaurants in walking distance. I even ran the entire island

Ultimate Belt Buster. Mac & Dogs in Key West Bar and Grill, Carbondale Illinois.

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PK's

4.1(42 reviews)

0.2 mi

For sure this is one of the legendary places in Carbondale. It has been a long time favorite for…read morecheap drinks, food, and music. PK's is popular with both locals and students. A surprisingly good amount of stuff on the menu including plant based. This place may be a dive, but it's better than it looks. A lot of history in this bar. It's known for the cheap ass happy hours. There's also the cheap ass weekly specials. Be sure to check out the list in the bathroom. It's $2 for whiskey on Wednesdays. Among the many cheap drinks. Burgers are most popular among the food options. The food menu also has a lot for vegans. It's $6 for the Impossible Chicken. This comes on a bun topped with lettuce, onions, and pickles. Has to be one of the places you go to when visiting this college town to check out the local flavor. It's on Illinois Avenue at Walnut Street. There's lots to get for meat eaters such as burgers, and there's also healthier options, including many things for vegans and vegetarians.

Killer burgers (and other food) in the most classic Carbondale bar! The super crispy smash burgers…read moreare some of the tastiest I've ever had. PK's is rockin' these days - proper updates, nice and clean, great entertainment, real people, reasonable prices, real fun!

Whiskey And The Impossible Chicken

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Traxx

3.3(3 reviews)

0.1 mi

I'm 80% sure the bartender was hard as a rock making my drink because he was looking at sorority…read moregirls. And I got groped by multiple frat boys. I would be leaving one star, but they load up the drinks with liquor, so I figured they should get a star for that.

Music is too loud and the dumb frat boy bouncer couldn't put enough brain cells together to read my…read moreID and thought I was born in 2023

Just another night at TRAXX

Cool old cash register

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Hangar 9

3.1(37 reviews)

0.0 mi

Best music venue in Carbondale. Hangar 9 has been a long time favorite for both students and…read morelocals. It has a lot more than just music. Good cheap drinks at the bar. The place has a long history in town. A lot of fun has gone on here. It's one of the few good places in town to see live music. This kind of looks like an airplane hangar from the outside. Inside it looks more like a dive bar. Lots of room in here though. Good place even when there's not music, because you can drink at the bar. It's about $4 for the cheapest cocktails. Whiskey and whatever. Good specials on pints and buckets. There's no food but you can bring in stuff. Have to make an update about this business. It has closed. This is sad for the community, it's a place with lots of history, so you'll have to go to some other bar or wherever.

This is normally my go-to bar, but Paige the bartender completely ruined my experience on Saturday…read morenight by being blatantly rude to us. This has happened on multiple occasions- we (two girls) were standing at the bar for at least a few minutes, while she did nothing accept for standing by her monitor and passively aggressively WAVING at us. So, TAUNTING us, basically. It wasn't until the other bartender (Haley I believe) came over and helped us out, and Paige IMMEDIATELY flocked to the men who came up to the bar after us to serve them. I'm not sure if I'm missing a social cue here or something, but Haley already seemed like she was busy with enough customers. So not only were we IGNORED, but were quite literally bullied by one of the bartenders. Terrible service, and it sort of messed up our whole night.

Whiskey And Chips

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Buckwater Brew Works and Whiskey House

3.3(30 reviews)

0.4 mi

Self serve for the most part. Not sure what to tip for. You order and seat yourself they bring out…read morefood. Gave a $5 tip because they had to clean up. Bartender seemed nice. Food was ok. Not great. Seemed nice enough I'm sure if you're looking for a place to drink it's great.

Certainly this is the best brewery in Carbondale. It happens to be the only one in town. Buckwater…read morehas a good amount of beers. Maybe not great ones but they have quite a few. There's also food like burgers and pretzels. Basically the setup is pretty confusing. It's got a couple bars inside. There's one that only has a few of the beers, and the other has more. Kind of an unorganized feeling. The beers are pretty good prices for most ones it seems. It's about $5 a pint. The best one of these we had was the Buckwater Stout. It has biscuit and caramel flavors. This is a heart beer that's not so thick. Also there's food. It's about $11 for the Bavarian Pretzel. Good for sharing, and absorbing alcohol. There's also burgers if wanting to get meaty. For sure it's the place to go in town if wanting locally brewed craft beers. It's closed Sundays and Mondays. They have a happy hour in the evening on weekdays.

Buckwater Stout And Bavarian Pretzel

Chicken sandwich

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Chicken Sammy

Midland Inn

4.1(76 reviews)

3.6 mi

Food Very good and varied food. Interesting specials. Not…read moreyour average bar food. My favorite is the catfish dinner and catfish sandwich. I enjoy their side by side two flavor frozen margaritas or daiquiris. Service I typically sit at the bar or get takeout called in over the phone. Good service and they get my to go orders correct. Ambience Bar away from downtown with a mix of patrons of various ages.

We hadn't been to Midland in a while, and now we have been twice in the last few weeks. It's a bit…read moreout of the way for us, but worth the drive. Tons of seating inside and out on the patio. Always consistent with the quality of food and drinks they serve. The service from the hostess to the servers is always great. If you go on a busy night, you might have a wait. It can get loud at times, but not intolerable. We had Southwest chicken wraps and fries on one late afternoon visit and it was good. I love their fries. The next time we stopped in was a busy Friday night. We each had a steak (filet and ribeye), which is served with side salad and baked potato. The steaks were both more medium rare than medium, but had good flavor and we still enjoyed them. We also had cheese sticks for an appetizer while waiting on the steaks, and those are served with ranch and marinara. They were good too!

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Margarita with a splash of strawberry

Manny's

4.0(16 reviews)

1.9 mi

Got some drinks and stuff at this bar in Carbondale. It doesn't look like much it seems. Manny's is…read moreattached to a Best Western. Basically it's for those staying here. There's good prices. Came looking to have a few drinks. It's a place that certainly has some. They also have good prices for these. Basically there's not really an atmosphere. This feels more like a part of the hotel it seems. It's $2 for domestic beers at happy hour. They have the basics like Miller Lite. Have no idea about the food people talk about. They turned out to not have shit. It's about $1 for potato chips. They must have changed the menu since the last time. Has a pretty good happy hour. It's the best thing about it. This is located on Giant City Road next to the Best Western.

Manny's doesn't serve food anymore. That's a bummer after a five hour drive. No bar snacks to be…read moreseen

Miller Lite And Potato Chips

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Tres Hombres

2.9(82 reviews)

0.4 mi

My partner and I did a little tour of Carbondale to relive our our college days and we were excited…read moreto go tres. We were shocked when we looked at the menu and there was just fajitas and nacho chips with cheese dip and guacamole, but we're told this place is no longer a Mexican restaurant.. I don't know what to say about that considering the history, the name, and now it's a sports bar? I don't know. I think they're having an identity crisis. We're really sad and ended up going to quatras for pizza to at least get a little bit of food and added nostalgia.

While the food in the old Tres was pretty mediocre, both the food and the menu are significantly…read morebetter. The service is excellent. It still looks like the old Tres, so I didn't really notice any ambiance.

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Catfish sandwich with crispy seasoned fries.

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Kayed N.

10 years ago

Amazing food great staff closest thing to chipotle you can get in the Dale. The selection is much better than don taco and the food is much tastier and better quality. What else can you ask for. read more

Miguel S.

9 years ago

Great Mexican food and excellent service! The best option after bar because they close late.

Ricky L.

9 years ago

Best Mexican food in the Carbondale area and it is not even close. Went here weekly.

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