Restaurants in Festus

“That was the best burger I’ve had in a long time. Very delicious”

“HANDS DOWN the best sushi my husband and I have had in the St. Louis and surrounding areas. The freshness and flavor of everything we have tried cannot be beat!!! Clean, friendly, fast service every single time. The quality, presentation and flavors are consistent. We’ve never been slightly disappointed in anything from here. We rarely eat out, but when we do, it’s here! 12/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”

“Ordered a veggie pizza and a salad. 4-cheese, mushroom, onion and dark olives. Not black olives, but dark Greek type olives. Pizza was Great. Only one size but enough for 2 people. The salads are made ahead of time, found in a care, but taste very fresh. Only an oil dressing is offered, but it was wonderful. We dipped the crust of the pizza in the extra oil dressing, yummy. Had the lemonade - delicious!”

“Good service and friendly service”

“Hi. I just wanted to compliment one of your servers. My husband and I were there yesterday, 12/20/25 late afternoon/early evening. David T. was our server. He was really great and personable! We really had a good time. The food, as always, was delicious!”

“1st time there, had the buffalo chicken salad. it was awesome. the atmosphere is great, the staff are very friendly, very clean everywhere. service was excellent! Great job!A+++++”

“Another great dinner at Pogolino’s! The food was delicious as always, and the live music by Bobby Stegall on Friday night was such a nice surprise. Nothing beats good pizza and good music in a great hometown place. Highly recommend!”

“very friendly workers. Food is delicious and very reasonable priced. I love the location of where the restaurant is at on the side of town.”

“The people are friendly, the food... well you know the food is great because they have a big lunch & dinner following. My husband and I both like this restaurant over any other in Festus/Crytal City.”

“Great food; bring a jacket; ask how much before ordering a special. Be prepared for a ridiculous price on a “special” without knowing it’s $60ish more to add a lobster tail to a filet dish. I doubt it was flown in fresh from South Africa. No lobster is worth $60. Staff was unaccomodating and seemed unhappy. We hadn’t been in years and wondered why it was dead on a Friday night. Food was great other than the risotto, but it took forever and the dining room was ice cold. Don’t forget your parka like I did - in August. I wouldn’t be writing this, but I left a voicemail the next day after thinking it had to be a mistake. No special is going to be $103 and not mentioned, right? The filets alone were about $35-43 depending on the size. Anyway, nobody called back. I called later and the manager said, “Yeah, that’s market price; the owner is aware of your call,” and I have not heard from them. The whole attitude was kind of lousy. I hope they fix it, get some decent staff who don’t seem burned out and entitled. I’m happy to spend money for a meal, but being tricked into it is offensive.”

“MMy family and i eat out a lot, i'd like to comment about a waitress, jennifer lammert. she was the friendly and courteus one i.ve had in a long time. never saw someone work that fast. good time.”

“Hi, my name is chris, and I came from qdoba in festus mo at 757pm on a Tuesday on june 16th 2026as a doordasher and I had a lovely conversation with two coworkers at the from line they were Carly and Ethan I believe his name was Ethan but anyways, they where so lovely and sweet and nice and very respectful and did not mind having a genuine gentle conversation with me and I believe they deserve to be recognized for their hard work and good customer service
Sincerely cheis”

“I stopped by last night and the service was fantastic! So nice to have a family friendly place to go in the summer evenings. I will have to go back soon as it was a tough decision between the shaved ice and ice cream!”

“I want to compliment Smoothie King! On 3-22-24 about 10:15am I went to Smoothie King to get my daughter a smoothie. My dog (Kelly)was laying in the front seat. The girl asked me if I wanted a pup cup (I didn’t know what that was, but said sure). What she didn’t know was that Kelly was hit by a car the night before and had internal injuries. We were on the way back to the vet. Kelly would not eat or drink and not doing very well. She tried the pup cup and then ate every bit that was in the cup. Kelly perked up and was actually acting more like herself. I think she was becoming dehydrated. I can’t think you enough it’s just what she needed. Pup cup is a wonderful idea!!! Great employee, I’m so grateful!”

“Aurianna was our waitress. She was super nice. The food came out super fast. Everything was so fresh. We are from Scott City Missouri and this is our first time ever eating here we will be back The atmosphere was so inviting a very awesome experience.”

“A family owned business where you can feel and sense the love with everything that is made and baked. The family who owns this business are some of the kindest and most gentle people I have ever met! I could not recommend more how much I love The Braided Bakery! 10 out of 5 stars 100%”

“The Corner Cup is a wonderful place! Coffee was delicious also the pastries. It is a very inviting and cozy place to meet friends for Coffee. The staff were so friendly and helpful! Highly recommend!! ❤❤☕☕”

“Used to have to go to Wisconsin to get Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Company’s ice cream but now it’s available in our region. Stopped by for a shot of espresso over a scoop of ‘#*!*Serious’ (an affogato) and it was fantastic. Best ever. So nice to have a coffee AND ice cream shop under one roof. Courteous staff, too! Next time I’m going to take my wife and do a little local shopping. Beautiful downtown Main Street area.”

“love there pizza and you cant get unlimited toppings”

“love there pizza and you cant get unlimited toppings”

“We had fantastic service tonight by two really positive teens working so hard!”

“Fantastic food. Great taste. all you can eat catfish you can't beat the price. Will be back again soon to try the crab and shrimp thank you!”

“Great place for a coffee! Fully customizable. Great for low sugar, low calorie, or high caffeine boost. Absolutely love this place and the customer service, everyone brings a smile to your face!”

“love there pizza and you cant get unlimited toppings”

“Good take-out chinese. Always quick with take-out orders. Large portions for price. My husband and I usually get things like the sesame chicken, pineapple chicken, general tsos, crab rangoon, and egg roll. The inside of the building is the definition of a "hole in the wall" lol so nothing special there, which is why the atmosphere rating is low.”

“Definitely an original style of pizza parlor, cheese-wise anyways. I especially enjoyed filling up at the salad bar and the All-Meat on a Cauliflower crust was pretty tasty. The bacon they use are almost full pieces so that's a plus, as well as being unique to the brand.”

“White Castle is one of my favorite places to stop and take a break from my busy day and just relax and enjoy a good reasonably cheap meal. Great food and great atmosphere.”

“I got a call from my mom crying this morning saying this location was wonderful. My dad is on hospice and my mom wanted to get donuts for the nurses coming in today and my mom said I don’t know what I want I just need donuts for my husbands hospice team. They said go ahead and pull around. My mom pulled around and 2 people walked out to her car with a dozen donuts and cried with her as they all hugged. We need more people like the employees at this location. All it takes is kindness and compassion. Thank you Festus Dunkin! You are a blessing and my mom will never forget what you did for her today.”

“the people there are so nice and they do a great job was there today and they were packed and they were on the ball and getting everyone what they needed quick and efficiently”

“The quality of our local steak and shakes have significantly improved along with the staff. Much cleaner, tastes better, and even seems more filling than it used to. On top of that the new company policies like banning microwaves, beef tallow for their fried goods, and grass fed beef for the burgers. It went downhill a while ago but I can definitely say it has done a complete 360 and has honestly been one of our families favorite quick fast food locations now. Definitely better than McDonald's.”