Backroads Saloon in Bartonville bill themselves as, “Central Illinois premier country dance club, home to the largest dance floor in Central Illinois.”
That sounds interesting and so that’s exactly where we’re headed to tonight.
And so it’s off to Bartonville we go!
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Bar Number 237: Backroads Saloon, Thursday, October 15, 2026
Here we are at Backroads Saloon in Bartonville. Let’s go in and see what’s happening inside.
There’s the large bar and it’s a standing bar with no seats, let’s go up and get a drink.
Emily was the pretty and friendly bartender on duty and here she is serving me up a Busch Light tallboy with a beautiful smile. We’re off to a fabulous start in here!
The place just opened up and people are already out on the dance floor shaking a leg.
The dance floor is huge, I think their claim about being the largest dance floor in Central Illinois is true!
The bar is big too, it took three shots to capture the entire back of this well-stocked bar.
Oh oh, somebody lost their boot!
Large wooden tables line the walls in here and there’s gaming machines lining the far wall.
There’s a second floor in here and let’s go up the license plate adorned stairs and check it out.
This is a nice room up here and there’s a second bar over here at the end of the room.
You can look over the railing up here and enjoy an aerial view of the dancing happening below.
They have nightly dance lessons in here and tonight’s lesson is just starting up.
Jack was the instructor for the evening and he said that people really enjoy the dance lessons here and that all ages are welcome.
You can make this place a fun family dance night out on the town!
And Jack’s Pizza Tavern is right next door, so you can go bar hopping without even getting in your car!
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The Drinks
I had two cans of Busch Light tallboy beers and they were tall, light and fantastic!
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4208 W. Pfeiffer Road
Bartonville, Illinois
309-966-9974
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Bar List, Rules, Banner Art & Donation Link.
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