16 Best American Restaurants near Galena

“Very friendly owners, small but tasty menu items. Very cool story about the place and its connection/inspiration to the movie Cars!“

“Great coffee yesterday, and loved the ambiance, I’ll be back.“

“In town on vaca. Tried several dishes and none of them disappointed. Everything was amazing. The soup, the sides, the main dishes and staff. AMAZING.“

“The chili was delicious! There were three of us in the group and we all enjoyed our food. The service was great! The employees were very friendly! This was our first time eating here and we'll be back!“

“Food and vibe was cool. Service was blah. Our server was slow, uncaring and also blah. The drinks came super slow which I found wierd because there may have been 10 people there with 2 servers, a bar tender and a lady that circled our table waiting for us to be done eating. The part which perplexed me was that our server brought our check before we asked and seemed perturbed we wanted another drink. Dont expect a normal dining experience here. Slow and boring is the experience I had.“

“Had my daughters 16th party there tonight the two that was helping not sure there names but was absolutely amazing thank you 2 very much food was good and there service was awesome thanks again“

“I ordered the smores and pink velvet iced coffee. So yummy! I got the breakfast burrito. It was stuffed full. With bacon, sausage, tots, eggs, and cheese. So delicious! I got so full. Will be returning again soon. Can't wait to eat the waffles and try the waffle burger. Just grabbed the burrito today, so I could take it with me and eat it on the go. Was in a hurry, walked in ordered, and was in and out in less then 5 mins. Lady even opened the door for me to leave. Lots of space in what looks like a small building. Plenty of sitting outside as well.

Kid-friendliness: Delicious options. Kids will love to eat off this menu!“

“In town on vaca. Tried several dishes and none of them disappointed. Everything was amazing. The soup, the sides, the main dishes and staff. AMAZING.“

“we loved their home cooked meals! The people who run it as super friendly. We felt right at home.“

“The service is top notch at Tropicana in Joplin Missouri! That’s what I love the most about it! The food is great, beer and bourbon selection are solid - small but mighty, great vibe early or late. I suggest the Shrimp Tacos or Your Mom (Turkey sandwich), and the house chips are amazingly addictive.“

“Just took my nephew for dogs after mowing my yard… as good as ever and had the best service from wonderful miss Jesse! 10/10 recommend“

“Visited this restaurant today after not going for quite awhile. Employees were rude. Asked for a water refill ( 8 oz foam cup) and was told they cannot do that so went to ladies restroom to refill. There were upcharges on several things. Won't be going back.“

“Had lunch there and it was great! I had moved away from Joplin over 23 years ago and was here to visit family and friends and wanted to try it out so I had the pulled pork sandwich and fried mushrooms, fried ocra,and hushpuppies and loved everything! Food came out quickly and service was excellent ( thanks Tonya) and everyone was friendly and looked like they enjoyed working there!“

“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.“

“Staff is great! Bar is clean. Definitely ran better than it used to be! Better food too.“

“Very good food, fast and friendly service.“