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Trade Winds Pub and Eatery is located next to Knights Action Park on the south side of Springfield, Illinois. Specializing in American cuisine, we pride ourselves fresh ingredients and our hand cut french fries. Everything is served on a platter it’s so big. Our Pork Tenderloin and our Horseshoe Sandwich is a local favorite.
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Address: 1700 Knights Recreation Dr, Springfield, IL 62711
Phone: (217) 679-5482
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Trade Winds was a staple in the Springfield community back in the 1980’s, directly next to Knights Action Park. They were notorious for putting on huge shows.
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A Springfield Original. Choice of meat covered in our hand cut fries and cheese sauce on toast. Incredible apps with huge portions.
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Eboni Harris
This place is a real gem in Springfield. They have a Chef, I know it is a bar but I am going to call the him a Chef because he is actually cooking real food from scratch with real ingredients and custom recipes. The prices are low, so low you might question the quality but the quality is outstanding.
This isn’t your usual Springfield restaurant serving you reheated frozen food from Sysco or GFS. They hand batter the mushrooms (hard to find if you live fried mushrooms), and the chicken strip. The burgers are amazing and juicy, perfect ratios of fat to meat content. The bread is outstanding. The specialty breads like the jalapeños cornbread is a real interesting treat. The cheese sauce is a garlic cheese sauce that is different from the normal here and a real delight. The French fries are amazing. They coke with salt and pepper on them for that added special touch.
The servers are friendly and attentive. The draft drink specials are great.
They have plenty of outdoor seating and a window you can order from outside if you are so inclined.
The only downside is they stop taking food order at 8pm. Other than that this place is absolutely perfect.
… moreThis isn’t your usual Springfield restaurant serving you reheated frozen food from Sysco or GFS. They hand batter the mushrooms (hard to find if you live fried mushrooms), and the chicken strip. The burgers are amazing and juicy, perfect ratios of fat to meat content. The bread is outstanding. The specialty breads like the jalapeños cornbread is a real interesting treat. The cheese sauce is a garlic cheese sauce that is different from the normal here and a real delight. The French fries are amazing. They coke with salt and pepper on them for that added special touch.
The servers are friendly and attentive. The draft drink specials are great.
They have plenty of outdoor seating and a window you can order from outside if you are so inclined.
The only downside is they stop taking food order at 8pm. Other than that this place is absolutely perfect.
Kyle Waddell
My first time getting food from here. I got the breaded chicken horseshoe. It was very good! The fries are definitely fresh-cut. Although I wish they would have been cooked just a bit longer, it was great overall. The chicken was crispy, Texas toast was toasted perfectly, and the cheese sauce was very good. Portions were great! I would definitely come back again!
… moreShenan Gilleland
2/2024 update: new specials same great servive.
Service was great and so was food. Really enjoy the fair/river fries. Try the pork tenderloin its awesome.
… moreService was great and so was food. Really enjoy the fair/river fries. Try the pork tenderloin its awesome.
Rodney Yoswig
Updated 11-14-42, this place isn’t what it used to be. Food quality has declined. Fries were good though. Chili has a strong tomato base.
… moreScott Coffman
Great tenderloin. The horseshoe sauce is more garlicky than most, a plus for me. Very friendly service. The place doesn’t look like much, but take a chance on it.
… moreJames Pritchett
This place did not appear to be sanitary, the restroom was pretty nasty as a clue. The wall I was waiting for my wife to get out of the bathroom. I witnessed a young man preparing food in the kitchen with his pants being held up by his belt below his junk, Essentially standing there in his underwear, preparing food. I’m normally pretty low standard kind of guy, but that was not acceptable. We turned and left..
… moreBob Zettler
Let me say upfront, I am NOT a Horseshoe fan. Nope. Not at all
HOWEVER, after trying their special Cinco de Mayo Mexican platter, I will be back the next time they offer it as it was delicious. From the sauce to the ingredients AND the presentation, it was delicious.
And while I have stated many times that Horseshoes are a waste of good French fries, the sauce and fries were most excellent!
… moreHOWEVER, after trying their special Cinco de Mayo Mexican platter, I will be back the next time they offer it as it was delicious. From the sauce to the ingredients AND the presentation, it was delicious.
And while I have stated many times that Horseshoes are a waste of good French fries, the sauce and fries were most excellent!
William Ryan
Food was really good. Staff felt flustered and scattered. I hope they stay busy and can staff up. I’ll definitely be back. I was worried they wouldn’t have food for the kids but the kids menu was pretty good.
… moreDouglas Rea
Maybe it was bad day for them as they had someone out, but they were out of several options. Our appetizer came at the same time as our food. Part of the appetizer was dark like they had been redropped in the oil to warm them up. We both had a horseshoe, and the cheese was lukewarm and the fries tasted like they had been sitting. The hamburger fine, we just did not care for them as they were very well done. The bartender was our server and she was very nice and tried to keep up with everything, but it was obvious she was overwhelmed. If not for her our experience probably would have been rated lower.
… moreMeghan Deffenbaugh
I highly recommend the tackle box! Delicious catfish, pollock and shrimp. The special drink- “the school bus” was delightful as well!
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