Restaurants near Columbus

“When I travel I look for what I call mom and pop diners. Norma’s one of those places. The food was excellent, staff very friendly and food delicious. I will eat there every time I come to Columbus, Kansas This place was recommended by many locals also. The best sign of good food in how many locals go there and it was very busy with them.”

“We’ve been here to get Icecream and shakes/malts before and have never left disappointed in the product!!! Tastes great and large portions !”

“I had the white chocolate cranberry scone and the pumpkin bar. They were absolutely delicious. The ladybworking there was also super friendly. we will definitely be going back.”

“I had chicken enchiladas and they were great!!”

“In the past this location has had a lot of trouble maintaining the location, for the last month or so They have two New girls that are Keeping it really clean, neat, Anna was our lady who made our sandwiches, best i have had at any Subway, I just wanted to give you all a shout out, this girl is management material, shes good at her job, A raise is in store, or shell likely find better jobs, People notice good help!”

“How come your ice cream machine is always conveniently broken an hour before closing or in the middle of the day when you have to clean it out ?”

“This place served hot food. My fish was hot. My nuggets were hot and delicious. His burger 🍔 was hot and delicious. That's the way food is supposed to be served to their customers. Great job to this crew! we were very happy with our food and service. Clean restroom, clean restaurant. Very friendly staff as soon as we walked in, we were acknowledged. Plenty of parking. Fresh fresh food and hospitality was very appreciated.”

“Recommended by a friend, I stopped in while driving back to Joplin. I chose a ham sandwich and they asked if it was okay if the fresh ham was still warm? Still warm?! Yes! Just wheat bread cheese lettuce and ham. I don't eat pie and there was fresh peach pie or cobbler? on the counter. I bought that too. The ham sandwich did not require condiments. I would have had just a plate of ham if I had known how good it was. I also ate the pie. It was so GOOD!”

“if you like good folks and darts this is the spot”

“I go here at least once every other week for my usual large carmel frappe with whip and drizzle and it is ALWAYS amazing!!!! I love going there!!! I will always recommend Punkins Place!!!”

“Update: the owner reached out and apologized for our experience so that shows he does care. I’m sure we will be back with the new staff. I appreciate the owner taking the time to find me on Facebook. It was that extra step that meant a lot

We have been coming here for the last 6 years. The last several trips it’s just been getting worse… but this last time was by far the worst dining experience I have ever had. I’m generally not one to leave a bad review but this place has really gone down hill. We sit down at about 7:15 on a Saturday. There was a birthday party that was finishing up and about 4 tables. Our server comes up after a few minutes, takes our drink order and tells us burgers are going to take up to 30-45 minutes because they cook has to make the patties first. We said that was fine but we will need an appetizer so we ordered one. We both finished our beers and watched as food was coming out to all the other tables. The table behind us was extremely irritated because they had been there for an hour and a half waiting on their food. After 45 minutes… our server comes running by with someone else’s food and asks my dad if he wants another beer but doesn’t actually stop. Guess what…. She didn’t come back with a beer and didn’t come back to ask. Finally, she comes back with our burgers. It’s been 50 minutes….. we have a toddler with us who is super hungry at this point. Her hot dog looked like something that had been sitting on a roller at a gas station. She sets our food down and says the cook forgot to put our appetizer in so there won’t be a charge for that. I responded with “obviously we won’t be charged for food we don’t have.” Yes, it was caddy but she was too busy talking to the cook and other people at the bar to noticed that (at this point there were 2 tables) one of her tables didn’t have their appetizers after almost an hour! The waitress was very rude at this point. We ended up walking out without even touching our food. Every time we are there, they are completely under staffed. I’ve known several of the previous waitresses and they all say the same thing… the owner doesn’t care. I’ll say it again… by far the WORST dining experience. We will not be back. Which is sad because it’s the only place to get a burger in this town that isn’t sonic or McDonald’s.”