PK’s Bar

308 S Illinois Ave, Carbondale
(618) 529-1124

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Torin Pierce

Best burgers in town, great place to hang out.

Mark McKee

Great place for a dollar to be spent.

Kyrsten Miller

The tall male bartender with tattoos on his neck is extremely rude. They did last call, we wanted to order ONE Irish car bomb, I even said it could be in plastic cups. As a bartender, I was trying to make it easier on him. Last call was called at 1:47. When I asked for a car bomb, he looked at me and said “nah”. I said “why?” And he said “i don’t feel like doing the dishes, so no”. There was still 13 minutes until close and before I even started I specifically said it could be plastic…. He looked at us again and said “it’s last call I’m not doing an Irish car bomb because I’m not doing dishes”. He walked away, and the other, very kind, bartender came up and asked what was wrong and I explained to him what happened. He told us he would be more than happy to make us one. He did and we tipped him $20. As we finished the ride bartender came up and make a snarky remark, “how was it?” While laughing and took the shot glasses. I will not be back as long as he is employed. I have heard nothing but terrible things about him and that solidified it. As a bartender myself I cannot fathom looking at a paying customer and telling them they cannot have a drink because I don’t want to do the dishes. Absolutely terrible.

C Franklin

Good beers on tap and the BLT is fantastic.

Charlotte Bailey

Nice local place

Johnny Ringo

Cool people 😎

Logan Johnson

Haven't had a meal here that didn't blow my mind.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Papa Burger, Specialty Burger of the Week, Grilled Cheese

Gav St

Great food but the cash only part really sucks

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nicole Reichrath

It was all right

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 2

The Wilsons

Bartender mainly paid attention to workers.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 2

Brian Olson

Awesome food and service for lunch

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mississippi Sands

It's the best 'dive bar' I've ever met. I am mostly an introvert, so I don't get out to bars much in general, but PKs is my favorite bar in town. I tend to go for the food and for live music.
People don't expect this from a 'dive bar', so I meet a lot of people who don't realize that they have the best burgers in town (by far). The 'burger of the week's range from quirky flavor combos to straight-up gourmet, but they remain affordable. They also always have a variety of cheeses, so if you're like me and despise the standard American cheese on a cheeseburger, you'll be happy (for the record, they may also have American cheese, idk cause I don't order it...I prefer to ignore its existence).
And! I am not a vegan, but I do order the beyond burger from time to time, and it is fabulous. They also always have vegan cheese. I say this, because I don't think it's widely known that PK's caters to vegans.

Vegetarian options: As far as I know, they always have vegetarian and vegan options. For a burger, you can get beyond burger. They keep non-dairy cheeses on hand.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Patty Melt, Beyond Burger, Daily Soup, Hamburger Cheeseburger, Vegan, Vegan Bacon, Specialty Burger of the Week, Cobano with Tomato Basil Soup

Jessica Kent

Great place, will return!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The lonely Cricket

This place can go under for all I care they won't even explain to me what the bad air is that i have and why they kicked me out for it just that im not allowed there even if my main purchase was the food which is amazing and quite possibly why I don't care about them anymore is the denial of food overall as well because I was told they don't want "my money" said by the owner of the place

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 1

Calvin Mennyweathers

Lovely historic dive bar. You can just tell this place has some character. Oh, and probably some of the best burgers in town during the day.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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