Don't let the outside or the neighborhood fool you cause it did us.....this place is amazing…read more ...sad that I'm the first to post pics and a review about this place..maybe this will help it out more...fyi..1.50 draft beer in solo cups...

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

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

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

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.

Pks is always been our bar we love it. It may have to change some but still a good place to goread more

Good experience here good food and ice cold beer. Very nostalgic building gives me a 90's dive bar…read morevibe.

Some (me) are saying they have the best wings around.. the Carolina Gold sauce is absolutely…read moreincredible.

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.

The Billiard Center came under new management and they have made a TON of renovations and more are…read moreplanned for the future. It was a huge change from last year. The place is clean, updated, and was remarkably improved. The place is even better than many other pool halls I've been to in St. Louis or other cities. The wait staff and bar tenders were still very iffy on experience (didn't know how to make a lot of basic drinks), but the food was good and cheap. If the upcoming renovations come through as well I can see this place becoming a very major pool location.

The Billiard Center has continued to look better, recently adding flat screen TV's throughout the…read morebar, new menu and better food. Fun place to hang out with friends, pool, darts and a new hotspot on Saturday nights. Lots of fun, friendly people, would definitely recommend it.

Best bar ever! We went for our daughter's 21st and it did not disappoint. It was awesome. Theresa…read morewas an amazing bartender. Keith did a great job djing the karaoke. We had the best night. Recommend time and time again.

Bartender stole my prescription sunglasses. Owner was aware, yet refuses to acknowledge or have…read morethem returned. Owner has been contacted repeatedly but will not intervene. Dive bar - terrible place.

Shelby's is also known as Cherry Street Pub! Music, drinks, pool and a safe atmosphere!read more

They arguably have the best pool tables in southern Illinois, but the staff and patrons are so rude…read morethat it's getting harder and harder to go there. Also, they don't have any scotch at all and no Blue Moon. I know that sounds petty, but really?? No Blue Moon?? It's a pretty popular beer.