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Old Town Liquors
Category:
Liquor Stores
514 S Illinois Ave
Carbondale,
Illinois 62901
This place feels like it has been on the strip forever. Nice selection of drinks, mixers,...
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This place feels like it has been on the strip forever. Nice selection of drinks, mixers, magazines and lottery, this place will even cash your payroll paychecks for no cherge.
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Express Burrito
Category:
Mexican Restaurants
519 S Illinois Ave
Carbondale,
Illinois 62901
Huge burritos, one is a meal in itself. The prices are cheap and they have several toppings and...
More 1 year ago
Huge burritos, one is a meal in itself. The prices are cheap and they have several toppings and fillings to choose from. The service is fast and the staff is friendly.
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This organic cofee shop has delightful snacks, and open mike one a week. You can eat inside or...
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This organic cofee shop has delightful snacks, and open mike one a week. You can eat inside or sit on the porch in the back. The smoothies rock and be warned people do smoke inside, alot.
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Great relaxed outdoor atmosphere.They have great drinks and neat pool tables. They're pool tables...
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Great relaxed outdoor atmosphere.They have great drinks and neat pool tables. They're pool tables in the very back and it's secluded so its great to have groups of friends.
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Carmens China House
Category:
Restaurants
701 S Illinois Ave
Carbondale,
Illinois 62901
(618) 549-5032
If you like Chinese food, you will love this restaurant. The owner, Carmen, is an immigrant from...
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If you like Chinese food, you will love this restaurant. The owner, Carmen, is an immigrant from Taiwan who opened this restaurant in the 1980s to support her family. She uses fresh vegetables and meat in her cooking, but even better is that Carmen comes out to visit with her guests during dinner! Many of her diners are regulars who have fallen in love with her food. The restaurant is very small and intimate, seating about 30-40 people maximum. By the way, if you ever wonder about what to order when there the Green Bean Chicken is very, very good!! Someone turned me on to it a couple of years ago and it is one of my favorites.
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New Kahala is the best deal in Chinese food you can get in town. Most dishes are under $5 and come...
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New Kahala is the best deal in Chinese food you can get in town. Most dishes are under $5 and come with steamed rice and a choice of soup or egg roll. Everything is prepared when you order and the vegetables are fresh and delicious. The wait can sometimes get close to 30 or 45 minutes when it gets busy, but you can always call your order in ahead. I eat here at least once a week.
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Cellar the
Category:
Bars
137 Starlight Ln
Carbondale,
Illinois 62902
(618) 529-3838
The best bloody mary you will find anywhere, ever...I swear.
I have moved past all of those...
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The best bloody mary you will find anywhere, ever...I swear.
I have moved past all of those cloudy "Carbondale" years and my memory is foggy about the many times I hung out at the Cellar. The shuffleboard table, jukebox....what more is there to love in a bar than fiesty bartenders, good drinks, mature crowd- than in a dark cellar?
The place to stop in for a bloody mary and to avoid the crazy Carbondale young drinkers crowd. It is mellow but can get a little rowdy in a fun loving way....
I shouldn't even be reviewing the Cellar because then people will go there and ruin it for the regulars....sorry!
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Tres Hombres is a good Mexican restaurant, especially for the size of town Carbondale is. It is...
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Tres Hombres is a good Mexican restaurant, especially for the size of town Carbondale is. It is frequented by a mixture of locals and college students. They always give their good salsa and chips with your meal and offer a variety of menu choices.
They have a bar to the side of the restaurant where you can also order food. They have a couple of games and lots of seating. At night, the bar area is a popular place for college students to go to since they have dj's and bands at times. It is not a huge or rowdy bar but you can enjoy a night out without most of the Carbondale craziness.
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Global Gourmet
Category:
Restaurants
102 E Jackson St
Carbondale,
Illinois 62901
(618) 549-0771
Global Gourmet is a small restaurant that opened in Carbondale's Town Square about a year and a...
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Global Gourmet is a small restaurant that opened in Carbondale's Town Square about a year and a half ago. The restaurant specializes in multi-cultural foods from all over the world that are made fresh daily. Often, the restaurant's owners use local and/or organic produce in the recipes that they make. Although the food is more self serve in the sense that you heat it up and then eat it either in the restaurant or on tables located by the front of the building, it is excellent!! If you are looking for recipes that feature lamb, chicken, or just plain vegetarian recipes, this is the place for you to eat.
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Qq Bubble Tea
Category:
Coffee Shops
701 S Illinois Ave
Carbondale,
Illinois 62901
(618) 351-7000
QQ Bubble Tea opened about a year and a half ago right next door to Carmen China House and started...
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QQ Bubble Tea opened about a year and a half ago right next door to Carmen China House and started selling a variety of fruit flavored drinks -- some are made with fruit and white, green, or red tea, and some are like the Slushies you get at Dairy Queen, but with a twist. Any of the drinks can include an extra item such as tapioca balls, gelatin, or fruit extract that is mixed in with the drink. The store also sells little egg shaped cakes that taste like warm pound cake. This restaurant is run by Chinese immigrants who imported the idea from Taiwan. The owners, a husband and wife, are the sweetest people you would ever want to meet, and a perk for those who get "addicted" to Bubble Tea -- as several of my friends and I have -- you get a card where after nine drinks, you get one free!!
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