Looking for a real country bar in downtown Bloomington? Well, there's one. It's called Six Strings…read more I've heard that they have some good country acts from time to time. I went when there was live music and it was a pretty cool venue. There are lockers so that you can store stuff (great during the winter) and the stage is pretty nice. My favorite part though is that there are two or three truck beds mounted to the north wall - it looks like some trucks backed into the bar. You can sit in the back of the truck like you are tailgating. They do a nice job of embracing their country theme here. I would be interested to hear what others have to say about this bar. This place was in the news about a year ago because there was supposedly a knife fight between some bikers, so make sure to keep your head on a swivel!

Awful experience horrible service and attitude from bartender/bouncer, I didn't get food because of…read morethe horrible customer service, i recommend you go to another bar cause the staff here is awful and most of the time they are very rude.

One of my favorite places for live music. I am a local resident, so don't let the fact that this…read morevenue is on a campus disuade you from checking out this spot. The musicians are incredible - Darcy, of the gravelly voice introducing the artists, brings in the best of the best. Not only will you get to listen to great music, you will be treated to the stories behind the songs. Typically there is a selection of CDs made by these artists and more often than not, I return happily to my table anticipating the new ear candy I'll be enjoying. There is not a bad seat in the house - from a viewing as well as a listening standpoint. In fact, the musicians more often than not will comment on how pleasurable it is for them to perform there. Go to the Blue Moon website and you will see the current schedule, which I am happy to say is filled through the end of the school year. There are links to every artist's website where you can learn more about them and listen to samples of their music. In all the years I've gone to Blue Moon, I have never been disappointed. It makes me look forward to to the return of students. Life is good!

It's a cool little lounge in a college town. Usually no cover, but on the night I went there was…read moreone. Chip McNeill Quartet played a great set. If you're in the area, I recommend you check it out

Great times here. Awesome musicians, great atmosphere. Check it out!!! 1 of our favs.read more

I have to say after reading the three reviews on the Bistro that I agree with two of them. I urge…read moreanyone reading these reviews to disregard John's comments as much as possible. I think that Jan is one hell of a business woman. She offers great drink specials and seems to be constantly striving to make her customers happy. She does not have to offer drink specials every night. She does not have to have Bingo Night every Thursday night and give out free shots to the winners. I am more of a person that sits back and watches how people behave in order to make my first impressions. As the matter of a fact I can be a shy person unless I get to know someone pretty well. I have only spoken to Jan on a few occasions, and therefore, I can provide an unbiased opinion about the Bistro. From what I have seen, Jan makes the enviornment comfortable and accepting, and she does not have a greedy bone in her body, unlike most business owners. In addition, she has made my drinks before and she puts just as much alcohol in the drinks if not more than the bartenders do. Most business owners would be stingy with the alcohol and try to get a bigger return on his or her investment. In addition, she had the ingenious idea to have karaoke on Thursday after bingo, and I swear the bar is more crowded on Thursday nights than it is on the weekend. In addition, the bartenders are very nice there, especially Tiffany and Selena (sorry if i misspelled your name). The bartenders and Jan always make you feel like you are welcome. It does not matter if you are a regular, rich, poor, middle of the road, straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transexual. They will treat you like you are the only customer in the bar irregardless of the size of your usual tip. They all practice respect for the individual, which is an important component in maintaining and securing future loyal clientele. So if you are debating on whether or not to come into the Bistro, I am telling you that if you do, you will not regret it. Please remember to tip your bartenders becuase they deserve it and it's the right thing to do. They are trying to make a living just like everyone else!!! Signed, Chuck, a happy customer

Mixed feelings. It IS an important hangout for queer ppl who want to drink, but I wish, for…read moreexample, the monthly Gender Euphoria meetup would allow ppl of ALL ages to attend and that's not possible at a bar. Also, as person hoping to make friends, it just doesn't (IMO) have the best atmosphere for that, partly because it's often pretty noisy. Not very conversation-friendly. In a previous life, I went to an incredibly friendly (straight) bar. No TVs, the occasional live band, but typically quiet, great for chatting. Was more of a hangout than a place to get tipsy. The bar tenders are okay, but they don't interact with customers much. Maybe they are just too busy. In my previous bar, the main bartender loved to chat with customers and that, I think, really helped ppl to open up and chat among themselves. And feel welcome. Yeah, one bar can't do everything. Just wish there was a more sedate hang-out place for queers that was compatible with conversation.

My friend and I who are both ISU alums went to this bar. After paying cover and getting my ID…read morechecked I was checked by the bouncer. The bouncer stopped me and then yelled at me and said "oh you want to waste my time?" when I asked what he meant he said "answer the question". "I said no and he said right so why are you wasting my time." Again I asked him what he meant. A guy walks past who I assume is a manager, my friend tries to talk to him and the bouncer shoos the guy away. The bouncer proceeds to get in my face and asks me do I want to take this outside. I again ask him WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT. After about 15 minutes of being verbally assaulted I was finally let in. My friend who I brought with me is now in tears because she was so afraid. After waiting for her to go to the bathroom and settle down we decided to head to the bar and try to enjoy the rest of our night. Im not sure if it's because Im black, if it's because he wanted to create a line, or if he was fresh off doing a line. But I will not be coming back. This place is racist and has bad music. Don't come here.

Here is a well known ISU bar. It's been around quite a long time. Daddio's has to be doing…read moresomething right to still be in business, or people here just don't care. Find some pretty okay drink specials and more. The atmosphere sucks at times but it can be okay. A good thing is it's near lots of other bars. If you don't like it here, there's many other places to go. Truthfully it's not all that bad though. It depends. Like all campus bars, its atmosphere changes throughout the year. It's very quiet in summer, and hardly open. They even have limited hours during the school year. Mostly just Friday and Saturday nights, if even. The drinks are the best thing. It's about $3 for the cheapest. The cheapest isn't good but it's cheap for sure. Games in here include cornhole. It's typical drunken fun. They also have live music but there's often a cover though.

This place was my first hockey game ever! Me and a bunch of my friends came here for professional…read morewrestling night and this place was very well put together. I for one absolutely love the way that this place is very interactive with its fan base! They have a lot of cool little contests and other little things throughout the entire game. The vendors threw up the entire building were pretty cool. The tickets for the games are actually pretty fair but is once you get inside and pay for the food and drinks, you get to see how quickly all that adds up. Yes, it's six bucks for a hot dog. One thing I did find misleading was that it's $3 for a can of Bucsh here because of their specials. While they're originals are $5.49. They have a non-alcoholic versions feature here too but unfortunately you can't get that for $3 like the alcoholic version of Busch which sounds pretty odd. Overall, I really did enjoy my visit. Restrooms are clean and well taken care of. Plenty of nearby parking as well.

Came to see a show the other night. Had a blast! Lots of…read morespace and clean bathrooms. Excellent acoustics and easy to find your way around!

Caught a performance of Chicago here the night before Valentine's Day…read more This auditorium exists inside the Bone Student Center of Illinois State University. They are currently under a bit of construction so getting into the building and finding your way around to the proper check in door was a little disorganized but once there everything seem pretty nice. The chairs are comfy...not squeaky. We got Row 3 seats and I have to be honest....they may have been a little too close to the stage. I think next time I'll shoot for row 6 or 7 to get a better line of sight. There is no drinks allowed as far I saw. Maybe bottled water? I did see they had a lounge called the Circus Room, but I'd venture a guess they don't serve alcohol since it's inside the Student Center. Chicago, the show itself, was great. Broadway calibur actors and musicians. The set was perfect with the band all in plain view. I would like to make a small note of criticism. This shows was scheduled on the same day as a touring production of The Sound of Music over at the Blooming Performing Arts Center. I feel this was in poor taste and timing between the two venues. Performing arts should always be working with each other as a team not in competition. There were plenty of empty seats available at Chicago that may have been filled if the community had not been made to choose between the two shows. Support the arts. Make it easier for everyone to attend both shows if they want to! Evita will be playing here soon.

There isn't really bad seat in this place. We saw the Gamma Phi Circus here. Even the upper level…read moreseats proved to be a good view. The place can get lout too during basketball games. It's a truly old school arena.

Windjammer Lounge is nothing fancy, but it does what it sets out to do well - a terrific dive bar…read morewith cheap drinks and quick eats! Speaking of drinks, it was happy hour, so I enjoyed a top shelf vodka drink for only $4! It was the same price for pints of beer! There was a large afterwork crowd when I was there... and only one bartender... but she was able to keep up with demand and kept the drinks flowing! Inside it was pretty spacious and they could have fit a few more tables, but I imagine in the evenings it allows for more people to stand and walk around. I was there with some coworkers, but it was nice to see that they had a couple dart boards. Next time I will play some darts! ****FOUR STARS****

This is a great place to grab drinks with friends after work. You'll have options to enjoy sitting…read moreoutside or inside depending on the weather. The cost of the drinks are reasonable. I had a Rachel sandwich and they were great about swapping out the pastrami of a Ruben for the turkey.