10 Best American Restaurants near Bull Shoals

“Our fly fishing guides recommended this restaurant to us and we tried it on our last night of our trip. When we went in, the dining room had a lot of empty tables and we still had to wait for about 15 mins for seating. Maybe they were short staffed, or trying to consolidate occupied tables for the the staff on board. \n\nThe 178 had an extensive menu. Burgers, steaks, fish. The special for Wednesdays was fried chicken with sides (which was the recommendation from our guides). I will say that the fried chicken was probably the best fried chicken I've ever had. I do not like white meat, but even the white meat with extremely moist.\n\nThe only thing that I'd caution patrons on is that all the salad options have meat or fish of some type. So read the salad ingredients carefully. We just wanted a spinach salad to split before our chicken dishes and it came out with 3 large chicken fingers laid out across the top. It was our bad for not carefully reading the salad description on the menu. It was confusing us when it came out, but it was not a big deal as we just took the chicken off and boxed it for home. The spinach salad underneath was great!\n\nWe all walked out stuffed and with boxes of chicken to take out to reheat for the next day! If you can go in on Wednesday, try the chicken!“

“sept. 28 2025. Friend and I stopped in had late breakfast. food looked great and tasted fantastic. Southern hospitality and the waitress so nice and down to earth. God bless yall.“

“Lia is a great person and she has a smile everyday and when I worked there I would always get her ice and to go cups ready for her all I want to say is Lia you are still my friend and be safe and you know what I mean“

“Glad we have this gem near us. Pleasant atmosphere,clean,quality food cooked perfect.“

“Just had a great dinner! Had the half pound burger with bacon. I ordered the burger medium-rare and the cook was perfect. The bacon was crispy as well. The beer on tap was great and a very good price! It was a very good meal and well worth the drive from Mountain Home!“

“Fantastic fishing experience. Every employee i met was friendly & nice. Of our 4 guides, 3 were great. the 4th...well if you learn your guide is "crazy mike" just go back to your room and watch TV... you'll have a more enjoyable day.“

“My family has been going to Jackie’s in Pontiac Missouri for over 22 years. Always a great place with friendly faces, and one of the best Breaded Pork Tenderloin sandwiches. Jackie and the team have a helped make many special memories for our family.“

“IMHO this is right at the top of the list. The best Chili Relleno I have eaten since moving to Missouri from Arizona. The service is great and the prices are reasonable. I'm just sorry I can only eat there about once a month. My only complaint is the beans which are a bit runny. But that is only my opinion. The rice is some of the best I have eaten, while the food has the right amount of heat for me, not too spicy with good flavor.“

“Fantastic fishing experience. Every employee i met was friendly & nice. Of our 4 guides, 3 were great. the 4th...well if you learn your guide is "crazy mike" just go back to your room and watch TV... you'll have a more enjoyable day.“