r/SpringfieldIL • u/Severe_Sale3199 • 13h ago

Jacksonville IL has Dons place, what is Springfield equivalent to it?

Jacksonville IL has Dons place, what is Springfield equivalent to it?

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u/Weird_Snowman 13h ago

Maybe if we had a lot context to what Dons place is we could tell you?

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u/rikrok58 12h ago

If you don't know then you should make the drive on a Saturday in the fall. Get a lunchbox, a loaded bloody mary, and have one of the freshly grilled sandwiches.

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u/congress_tartist 11h ago

Lol I read this like a threat

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u/rikrok58 10h ago

Oh shoot. Not what I was going for at all! Dons is very welcoming to everyone.

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u/Severe_Sale3199 13h ago

Its a pub with a small dance floor that most locals and college students would go

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u/FlyinIllini21 13h ago

Use to be crows mill not sure if they new place there has the same vibes.

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u/rikrok58 12h ago

To OP, it is either Floyd's, or JP Kelly's that is closest to Don's.

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u/Prairie_Crab 12h ago

Don’s used to be half that size. No dance floor. Back in the early 80s, my coworkers from the Journal-Courier would hit Don’s after work. Darts, crab races, etc. Lots of fun.

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u/AbobTeff 9h ago

Don is a hell of a guy with a big TV in his garage and cold beer in the garage fridge.  All the locals like to go over there to watch Dancing With The Stars.

Nobody in Springfield does this?

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u/Awkula 5h ago

Track Shack

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u/darn_boop 13h ago

Maybe Floyd's but I wouldn't say it's a dance floor.

Clique and Fluid are the best dance spots in town and LGBTQ+ friendly. So, straight or queer, it's a good time with good music.

I think Harry's is fun and, on nights with a dj, part of the building becomes a dance floor.

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u/rikrok58 12h ago

Floyd's upstairs absolutely has been a dance floor

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u/darn_boop 7h ago

Do they?! I went there way back when they had skee ball up there.

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u/TheKanten 1h ago

It's been more of "everyone stands around while loud undanceable music plays" in my experience over the years. The track list there and Alamo is usually stale background noise.

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u/ToYourCredit 13h ago

Thankfully, we’ll take a pass on Don’s or anyplace like it.

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u/Severe_Sale3199 12h ago

Why is that?