Leisure time is important in everyone’s life, especially college students. Dot’s Place is one of the few places for UTM students to have fun and spend their leisure time while in Martin.

From drinks to food and dancing to pool, Dot’s has plenty of things for college students to do when they actually have free time.

Some may have noticed that Dot’s has shut down their dance floor this year.

“We shut down the dance floor because of the amount of fighting going on, the trouble it causes, and the intimidating environment that surrounds fighting,” said Bonnie Walters, owner.

“We are gradually opening it back up and have not had any problems yet.”

Dot’s offers several things including: food, beer, liquor, pool, darts and dancing. Dot’s is open from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. every Monday through Saturday and from noon to 1 a.m. on Sundays.

They serve food all the time. The menu includes anything from cheeseburgers to shrimp, patty melts to pizzas and salad to fried mushrooms.

Don’t forget about Dot’s Bottomless Cup of Beer. It’s only $8 for all the beer you can drink all night.

Cheers opened up this year just a piece down the road from Dot’s with a big dance floor and many activities. This could possibly give Dot’s a little competition.

“If Cheers and Dot’s both take care of their places, there will be plenty of business for both without any trouble of either earning a living,” said Walters.

“Though business may slow down in the area when school is out, there are always a few summer school students here, and we are not the only business to see the loss of business.”

Dot’s does a lot of philanthropy work, as well as offering a place for fraternities and sororities to do good works. In the past, Dot’s has done things such as Kappa Alpha’s Haunted House for muscular dystrophy, Hot Boxers contest with Budweiser for muscular dystrophy and took a cover charge to raise money for Saint Jude’s and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

Dot’s hosts a dart tournament every Wednesday at 7 p.m., there’s free pool on Thursdays and they’re having a Halloween party and costume contest tonite.