Not a great selection of beer at all. Â It looks like the owner wants to keep it that way to keep the steady customers happy. Â Agree with the alien-like feeling you get when you walk in. Â Also, if you do not like the smell of cigarette smoke or smoke residue on everything I would suggest finding somewhere else to enjoy a beer. Â Food is okay.
Review Source:This is a hometown bar, with a hometown feel. Â If you are expecting any thing more, then please feel free to go elsewhere.
Duke's is a neighborhood spot in Springfield.  It truly is a bar where everyone knows your name, which was quite proven when I walked in one evening with my fiancé's brother, who happened to know everyone in the joint.
The bar serves the usual. Â Beer, mixed drinks and even my wine. Â The food is greasy & unhealthy, a perfect combination for any tipsy fella. Â The feeling is warm and comfortable and others' conversations are a blast to overhear.
It is a spot where everyone is welcomed and few are denied. Â No thrills, no frills and no hoity toity expectations. Â A perfect neighborhood joint.
A nice bar within 500 feet of the high school. Â By nice i mean crap.
It's just really full of townies, but I guess at least they're not going to a chain place, so they're more tolerable townies.
Not a huge selection of anything. Â It is also really close to the 101 line, so you can drankinate and go home if need be. Â You can smoke too if that's important to you.