35 Best American Restaurants in Joplin

“Awesome food, great service. One of my favorite places.“

“They have excellent food and even more excellent service! I highly recommend eating here! 💯🖤“

“A great place to have hamburgers with chili. Spaghetti is great also. Service is super, fast, friendly. My Only complaint : their hours. Every time family wants to go to Stogies they are closed. We live 70 miles away and are generally in Joplin on weekends… But will not miss Stogey’s If possible, when on town.“

“Great food and service! Shout out to Alan for having great customer service me and my fiancée will be back definitely“

“We eat dinner at crackerville, quite often. And we also order to go orders, it's always been great service. Great food. Usually no complaints, but our last visit 3/23/2026, ,there was a lady, I assume the manager in the dining area. This is at Joplin, Missouri, and she seemed to be barking out orders, no smile, not very courteous to servers, very abrupt to staff at checkout, speaking with a tone of irritation. She could use some retraining. I had not observed this at any other visit. The Cracker Barrel crew are usually welcoming, friendly and accommodating.“

“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.“

“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!“

“Huge portions and great home-cooked style meals. Our waitress was super attentive. Food came out very fast and was tasty. I like you can reorder at table as well as pay your check. My daughter and me had the Fried chicken tender salad and split the spinach dip appetizer. Great value good food“

“Great food with an enjoyable atmosphere for a morning out. The menu has something for everyone and the service was exceptional. Try their Million$$ Bacon, you won't be disappointed“

“Everyone is so welcoming, friendly, and always make the experience enjoyable. The pork belly bites are absolutely incredible, and I’m completely addicted to the wedge salad—it’s one of my go-to favorites. I recently went in for dinner with my boyfriend too—I had the Caesar salad, he had a pasta dish, and both were delicious. Maddi & Levi are awesome to work with too—they always know it’s me when I’m ordering lunches, which makes it feel personal every time. Great food, great service, and always a place I look forward to coming back to! 😊🍽️✨“

“The steak was cooked to perfection and the hasbrowns had a nice crisp top. I love the servers Makayla and Brett, always making sure I am being treated with respect and great service. I love coming to this restaurant!!“

“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.“

“10/10 recommend!! food portions are amazing for a reasonable price. my fiance and i get 1 meal to share and we always have leftovers! staff are super friendly! we won’t go anywhere else for breakfast after finding the big biscuit !“

“The most amazing cheeseburger and onion rings. The boiled shrimp was delicious.“

“Been there a few times. Always good service and food. My only complaint is that they don't answer the phone so call in orders are not an option“

“Everything was great except trying to get to the location. It's very hard to get to the location. You need signs to navigate to this location.“

“This is a neat little place to eat. The food and service was amazing! This was our first time going and will definitely be back!“

“Had an absolutely amazing Valentines dinner tonight! They went above and beyond, and the food was phenomenal. Shout out to Jayden our server as well. She was awesome as well as the rest of the staff! I was using a tooth pick to get steak out of my teeth in the bathroom, and one of the servers came in and noticed I was struggling and offered me floss and went and got some for me 🙌🏻😂 We had the prime rib along with the crab cakes and the chocolate strawberries! Prime rib was cooked PERFECTLY (MR) The espresso martini and aperol spritz were spot on for👌 This was our first time and it did not disappoint. We are already looking forward to our next visit! The atmosphere was impeccable for Valentine’s Day as well. 10 out of 5 stars ⭐️“

“Everything! This is one of the best restaurants in Joplin, Mo!“

“John was a great bartender full of knowledge about drinks, the area and his favs on the menu! He made us feel at home… when we still had 8 hours to drive! Thank you!“

“its really good quality fresh food. there is nothing I can complain or even think twice about. the staff is very very friendly and take great care of you.....“

“Well after a 45 min wait it was great . Not complaining about the wait that's just how it is . I had the longhorn porterhouse it's was super good really good baked potatoes great salad. Over all it was a great evening and made me re think joplins best steak“

“A friend and I went to eat this evening and our waitress Emily was amazing. I had a small problem with my steak and she immediately fixed it. I have major food allergies and she made sure it was all safe. When I go back again I will ask to set in your section. Thank you Emily for making our night worth driving the hour to eat a wonderful steak.“

“food was fresh and delicious minus missing hash browns“

“If I could give 100 stars I would! Absolutely THE best wings around!!! The owner is a fantastic guy and his staff is super friendly. We get their wings every Sunday for football! If you are deciding weather or not to try this place... GO FOR IT!!! You will NOT be disappointed !!!“

“I always have great service and great conversation from my waitress Maddy! Always keeps my coffee filled and the food is great as well!“

“Bryan showed outstanding customer service the food was great and everyone was working. the shift at 5:33 pm today did a great job. I really appreciate it.“

“Excellent service. The manager is extremely friendly“

“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.“

“service, food. If you get Sam, she is a great waitress! I strongly recommend the Salmon, tender, juicy, grilled to perfection.“

“Our waitress Kimberly was absolutely amazing, the cook welcomed us in and everyone was soo nice! The food was done quickly, however wasnt great and thats not at all on the workers, I git the chicken sandwich. Im not sure what I was hoping for but it was NOT good, it was pressed chicken and had a weird after flavor, the fries were decent and my boyfriend got the melt, he liked it. I enjoyed his fries as well.“

“The food was great and my server was excellent. Great atmosphere“

“Pretty decent BBQ joint. Compared to what we have (famous Dave's) it was a lot better and nearly the same price. Side note, seeing on a map how big the tornado was that went thru Joplin on the Netflix documentary than actually coming here I couldn't imagine how terrifying that day must have been.........“

“Very good food, fast and friendly service.“

“Joshua was our server and he was great! Very attentive and was making sure our drinks were refilled continuously. I also noticed he was the same with all of his tables. The food (other than apetizers) did take a long time to come out. Joshua made the experience much better.“