Restaurants in Kirksville

“delicious food and the atmosphere is clean and welcoming. The employees are very kind - when they heard us singing happy birthday to our friend they surprised us with a candle for her sushi!”

“Everything is well made, delicious cold brew coffee also the scones and the pastries are so delicious and gluten free; people working there is very attentive and the atmosphere is relaxing and full of peace. Definitely recommended 100%.”

“Food and service is awesome. What a fun place!”

“The food is always good, the service is great, the prices are reasonable! Our favorite!”

“Great fries and meaty gyros. Friendly service. I didn't love the fried mushrooms, but I'd definitely go back to try other main dishes as the pictures looked excellent.”

“changing my middle name to lola to honor the best veggie roll they have, the lola roll :)

very good portions! they also have really good miso soup & udon!”

“Thank you James for making it right. I appreciate the extra effort. love this store”

“The Indian food is the best in town!”

“We were there around 11 this morning and had breakfast. Food was great! I wanted to say that our waitress, Jessica, was exceptional! She was fast and friendly. I noticed when she wasn’t waiting on customers, she was checking people out and sweeping the floor! Give that young lady a raise! We were both impressed with her!”

“Really loved your food! Especially, the costilla -the best! Also really Good service. I really enjoyed Mi Casa. More power to your business. Highly recommend 👏👌🏻👍”

“Always enjoyed this place and the concept! A great addition to downtown. It's hard to know which wine you'll like in advance, so having all the wine available for self-serving tastes in as large or small quantity as you want is awesome. And a great selection! Small bites of food are really good as well.”

“College town pizza joint that is AMAZING! I make it a point to come through town during lunch so I have an excuse to get a great slice of pie! Prices are very reasonable for whole pies but if you are solo this is easily a sub $10 lunch.”

“LaPa has the most delicious street nachos! I live 1.5hrs away and find myself craving them all the time. If they ever decide to bring their food truck to CoMo, I'd go broke 😁”

“First time dining here and it is a beautiful location! Young man that waited on us was very pleasant and prompt, although he did cuss in front of my children when he accidentally spilled some water while topping us off. My husband and I chuckled and this but someone else may have been upset. The portions and taste of food were very much in line with pricing with the exception of the desserts. It was my birthday so I splurged a little and got the carrot cake.(priced at $10.99)To our surprise serving was a slice of cake maybe an inch thick if that. For my main, I got the pulled pork mac n cheese and it was delicious. Overall one of the nicer places in the area and we will definitely be back to enjoy other things on the menu.”

“Come here all the time especially after covid and china palace closed. Best food in kirksville really I get the same thing every time and it never fails to disappoint and it’s served by the same sweetest women every time. Could t recommend it more”

“Always a good place to take care of your sweet tooth. This a must stop on Saturdays or Sundays when you’re in town.”

“SO SO GOOD. Something for everyone!”

“Made us 70 chicken nuggets in about 3 minutes and they were delicious. #SmallGroupParty”

“Kid 1:My Chicken strips were amazing the best I've ever had and the fries were one of the best ones I can remember. I really liked the animal theme. Kid 2:so I Am a shrimp 🦐 lover and out of all this is the best as shrimp ever that I had to my life so thank you for the food. Adults: Food was amazing and service was great!”

“the food was great, there service was amazing, and the location was prime keep up the great work will be back Everytime I'm in Mexico”

“the Chinese food was excellent and would get the tacos again”

“TLDR: Get the steamed dumplings. Really high quality food, especially for the price.

MENU: They offer an extensive variety of Americanized Chinese; you'll be familiar with most of it. All of the online versions of the menu I have seen are out of date. Go inside and pick up a paper take-home copy.

COMPETITION: The closest comparison I can make to Great Wall is Chen's, near the square. Let me give you an example how the two restaurants contrast with each other.

Chen's: The first thing I ever got at Chen's was the cashew chicken. The quantity of chicken (chopped dark meat) and cashews were generous for the price. And the rest was celery. I know that sounds like an exaggeration, but I mean it. The dish was about 50% celery. The fried rice is greasy and over-salted. I always get the combo, with an egg roll, which is a factory-made thin and crispy item filled with cabbage.

Great Wall: I haven't had the cashew chicken at GW in several years and I don't quite recall what was in it, but I recently got the moo goo gai pan combination, so I'll use that as a point of comparison. Thinly sliced white meat, with a variety of vegetables including: snow peas, carrots, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and mushrooms. The fried rice is light and fluffy, not too greasy. The egg rolls here are also factory made, and more like you normally see in Americanized Chinese spots around the country: thicker wanton wrapper, filled mainly with cabbage and few tidbits of pork thrown in.

Which one would you rather have?

FOOD QUALITY: The folks at Great Wall clearly take a lot of pride in what they produce. Everything I have ever gotten was fresh and made to order. The quality of the food here makes them one of the best restaurants in Kirksville, if you ask me.

MENU FAVORITES: Let's talk about the steamed dumplings. I believe they are homemade (if not, they certainly fooled me). The filling (beef, if I'm not mistaken) is flavorful and tender, and comes with a sharp, sweet and tangy dipping sauce. I would say the wrappers are bit too thick and stodgy, but still good overall.

MENU FAILS: The only minor criticism I would offer is with the egg rolls - they always seem to be a little cold in the middle. Go for the crab rangoon instead, if you get a combo meal.

FRONT OF HOUSE SERVICE: They do things fast food style, where you go up to the counter and get your food on a tray. It's always the same lady working the register - she's cordial and efficient. Chances are you'll overhear her and the cook talking together in their native language, which I think is cool.

KITCHEN SERVICE: The kitchen is open, and you can watch the cook work if you want to. From what I've seen, it's always clean.

ATMOSPHERE: The interior is bright and cheerful. Like a lot of restaurants in Kirksville, the building has some history. (Go check out the mural on the east wall of the building Nurhachi was in, if you've never seen it.) Based on the furniture in the dining room, it must have started life as a fast food joint. Next, judging by the saltillo tile around the front counter, it was a Mexican spot. Now it's Chinese. Each phase in the building's life shows through in some of the remaining artifacts. The exterior is noteworthy, too. The gray-green color of the brick is unique and unmistakable at a distance, and I really like all of the vines growing on the face of the north wall. I'd say it's beautiful, in a quaint sort of way.”

“Drive through was HORRIBLY slow. Only a few cars in parking lot. Cars waited almost five minutes before each order was taken. I was 3rd car in line, waited almost 20 min and had ordered online.”

“Best place in town. Great management.”

“Love these guys I only eat pizza from here when I have the craving, because I know that they always try to make the customer happy and if something goes wrong (we are all human) they ALWAYS go above and beyond to make you feel valued and they do every thing they can to make it right. Best people by far”

“My wife and I went in for the first time. We had a great time, good drinks, decent prices. And thanks Bailey for taking care of my wife with her drinks!”

“I admire the good food and hard working staff and the welcome given all people of different backgrounds and ages. It's an outstanding and pleasant environment. I would suggest that on very crowded and busy days like today some extra staff be brought in to keep the tables in the back clean, I don't mind sitting in the back, but it can take away from the pleasure when tables next to you are filled with used v dishes. I understand how hard it is for the staff to wait on customers and keep tables clean.on busy days I suggest that extra staff be brought in, Or encourage customers to deposit their own dirty dishes on the rack”

“Great service and fantastic food. we will definitely be back. Keep up the good work.”

“The service was very good. We received our food and ice cream very quickly. The restaurant was busy but the staff stayed right on top of it. The food was good. This was very refreshing when service is often lacking in many establishments these days.”

“For the second time I ordered a cheeseburger and asked for the cheese to be left off. [It seemed like it would be the best choice to get a good burger with onion only.) Well, for the second time I got a good burger with onions, but the cheese was still there.”

“This was a nice find! We were in Kirksville for the day shopping and found them to be open for lunch. The place was very clean, the staff was nice, and those sidewinder fries are indeed something I favor over anything else we have had in town! We will enjoy this new restaurant and continue to support them to see them grow! This small community needs more people to take a change and offer things for us! We appreciate it!”