T Street Pub

For "dive bar" food, T Street is great. The best days to go is on Mondays, which is their "pound of wings and pound of beer" nights, and Saturday nights where they have a pasta bar, where you can get almost any pasta with anything in it. While the price of it has increased (nearly $20 for one person), it is sometime worth the price. They have steak, chicken, clams, meatballs, scallops and a number of other quality options for the pasta.

The only major recommendation is that you should arrive early, as they open at 4 PM. First reason is because night time can get busy. The second reason is, if you aren't from southern Illinois, overhearing some of the conversations in this place will make the average person not from the south go absolutely crazy. Go early, eat, then leave. But still, it is good. Take out is always an option as well.