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This Missouri Restaurant Has A Buffet So Legendary That Locals Guard It Like A Secret Treasure

Somewhere in Clinton, Missouri, there are locals who would very much prefer you didn’t read this article, because Dietz Family Buffet is their place and they’d like to keep it that way. Too late. The secret is out, and it’s a glorious one. There’s a particular kind...

Clinton, MO · 1d
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Old Courthouse Squares Across Missouri Still Have These 6 Diners Serving Plate Lunches

Missouri still has plenty of towns where the courthouse sits in the middle of everything and lunch happens right across the street. These old squares were built for court days, farm errands, and Saturday shopping, and a few of them still feed people the same way they always have. You...

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No priority violations at most Greene Co. kitchens inspected recently

Out of 51 routine inspections, more than 75% of the kitchens the Springfield-Greene County Health Department visited had no priority violations. Across the 39 inspections that had no priority violations, 31 had no violations at all. Issues found during inspections fall into either priority or non-priority violations. Priority violations impact the safety of the food, such as cross-contamination between raw and ready-to-eat food, improper food temperature and poor personal hygiene and employee health. Multiple priority violations can lead to an establishment being shut down. Non-priority violations alone do not directly affect food safety, such as dirty floors, sticky tabletops or outside trash cans not being covered. More: Frequent reader of Greene County food inspections? Here's what inspectors want you to know Food inspections take place one to three times a year, depending on the type of food served, the population served, difficulty of food preparation and past history. Restaurants preparing food from raw ingredients are inspected more often "than convenience stores that serve only non-potentially hazardous foods, such as popcorn and soda," according to the Springfield-Greene County Health Department . Each report identifies what was happening at the establishment at that time. Consumers who want to know whether a violation

Greene County, MO · 12h

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This Log Cabin Missouri Steakhouse Has Grilled Ribeyes Over Real Coals For Fifty Years

A giant block of cheddar sits on the salad bar, and nobody seems in a hurry to change that. The menu has no prices printed on it, so you just ask your server. I love that kind of stubborn charm. The steaks here cook over an open flame in the...

Shell Knob, MO · 4d
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Since 1930, Joplin Has Gone Back To Fred & Red’s For Spaghetti Red

Some restaurants chase trends every season, and some simply refuse to change because they never needed to. On a stretch of Main Street in Joplin, Missouri, there is a small counter diner that has served the same signature dish for close to a century. The menu is short, the stools...

Joplin, MO · 6d

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Long Before Chains Arrived, These 7 Missouri Burger Joints Were Feeding Small Towns

Before drive-thru menus looked the same in every town, Missouri had its own burger stands, counters, and drive-ins doing things their own way. Some of these spots have been flipping patties since the 1930s and 1940s, and they still serve the folks who grew up eating there. This list covers...

Missouri · 6d

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Fried Chicken Served Family Style Has Kept This Pittsburg Kansas Restaurant Packed For Decades

Out past the edge of Pittsburg, Kansas, the farmland stretches wide and the road signs get sparse. Then a modest building appears, and the parking lot tells you everything about why people keep driving out here. Families have been gathering at these tables for generations, passing platters of fried chicken...

Pittsburg, KS · 7d

Springfield News-Leader

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Health inspectors put Springfield restaurant on risk control plan

Springfield-Greene County Health Department food inspectors put a Springfield restaurant on a risk control plan after an Oct. 21 inspection, according to reports. Ohana Japanese Steakhouse, 310 W. Battlefield Road, had several ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food items that were not date marked for the third inspection in a row during an Oct. 21 inspection. The restaurant also had crab rangoon with debris on it and salad dressing and crab rangoon that was held past its 7-day discard date. A risk control plan is implemented when an establishment has three of the same priority violations in a row, in an effort to help a restaurant create "a new habit that keeps the food safe and our customers safe," Eric Marcol, program coordinator for SGCHD's environmental services division, told the Springfield News-Leader in 2023 . Issues found during inspections fall into either priority or non-priority violations. Priority violations impact the safety of the food, such as cross-contamination between raw and ready-to-eat food, improper food temperature and poor personal hygiene and employee health. Multiple priority violations can lead to an establishment being shut down. Non-priority violations alone do not directly affect food safety, such as dirty floors, sticky tabletops or outside trash cans

Springfield, MO · 7d

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Grocery Store Food Tour teaches healthy eating in Joplin

JOPLIN (KOAM) -- Tim MItchell and Bonnie Chastain stopped by the studio this week to promote an upcoming free Food as Medicine Grocery Store Food Tour at Natural Grocers in Joplin.

Joplin, MO · 8d

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We Ranked The 7 Best Amish Markets And Country Stores In Arkansas And Here Are The Results

Somewhere in Arkansas, you can buy a non-electric stove and a bag of Amish mushroom popcorn in the same trip. I have a thing for stores like that. They turn a plain grocery run into a small adventure. The markets on this list lean hard into old-fashioned ways. One sells...

Arkansas · 9d

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Old Route 6 Still Runs Past These 6 Missouri Diners Where Road-Trippers Stop For Pie

Missouri’s stretch of the old Mother Road, Route 66, still carries travelers past small-town cafes, dining cars, and neighborhood counters that have kept their doors open while the interstate pulled most traffic away. Many of them share one simple habit that road-trippers keep coming back for: a slice of pie at the end of a plate of chicken fried steak, biscuits and gravy, or a bowl of chili.

Missouri · 11d

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Sparklight Hosts Third Customer Appreciation Night at Hackett Hot Wings in Joplin

Sparklight®, Joplin’s hometown internet and mobile service provider, is inviting the community to its third Customer Appreciation Night at Hackett Hot Wings, 520 S. Main St., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 5 to 9 p.m. Guests can meet Sparklight’s local team and spin a prize wheel for giveaways....

Joplin, MO · 9d

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The Burgers At This Humble Missouri Restaurant Are Everything You’ve Been Craving

Some restaurants make you feel like a stranger walking in, and some make you feel like you never left. White Grill in Nevada, Missouri is firmly, wonderfully, and deliciously in the second category. Now to talk about what it means to find a place that just gets it right. Not...

Nevada, MO · 13d

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Celebrations by Lori: Frankenstein Cookies

(KOAM) -- Lori with Celebrations by Lori stopped by the studio on Monday to share another treat.

Joplin, MO · 11d

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Classic Cuts Come With An Original 1929 Art Deco Bar And Booths At This Old-School Missouri Steakhouse

Some restaurants chase trends every season. Others figure out what works and then simply keep doing it for decades. In Joplin, Missouri, one steakhouse has stayed loyal to a 1929 art deco bar and the original booths that came with it. The furniture is older than most of the people sitting in it, and nobody seems in a hurry to change that.

Joplin, MO · 16d

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This Charming Retro Motel And Vintage Diner In Missouri Will Transport You Straight To The 1950s

Somewhere in Carthage, Missouri, there’s a diner that makes you feel like you accidentally drove through a time portal on Route 66, and honestly, you won’t want to find your way back. Iggy’s Diner is the kind of place that stops you mid-scroll, mid-drive, and mid-thought, because the...

Carthage, MO · 19d

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This Tiny Old-School Missouri Diner Has Been Flipping Burgers And Serving All-Day Breakfast Since The 1930s

The burger patties hit a flat-top grill and get smashed right there, with the onions pressed straight into the meat. You can watch the whole thing from a stool at the counter. That alone makes me want to grab my car keys. This little Missouri diner reportedly opened in 1938....

Nevada, MO · 20d

Springfield News-Leader

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Springfield restaurant has mouse poop, 'insect debris': Health dept.

Springfield-Greene County Health Department inspectors found mouse poop and "insect debris" in a Springfield kitchen for the second time in four months, according to an Oct. 6 report. Misaki, 1635 N. Glenstone Ave., was cited for having "mouse feces and insect debris" on the shelving below its sushi cooler on Oct. 6, which is a repeat priority violation, the report said. The restaurant told inspectors it is on a monthly pest control schedule. Inspectors advised the restaurant to increase cleaning frequency following pest control and to reduce clutter on the shelves below the cooler to eliminate places for pests to hide. During a previous inspection on June 24, the SGCHD inspectors noted the same issue, cited as a priority violation, and gave the restaurant with the same advice. A March 3 inspection noted that mouse poop was present in the shelves below the sushi cooler, but it was listed as a non-priority violation. The presence of mouse poop was also listed as a non-priority violation during November 2025 and August 2025 inspections. Issues found during inspections fall into either priority or non-priority violations. Priority violations impact the safety of the food, such as cross-contamination between raw and ready-to-eat food, improper

Springfield, MO · 19d

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Longtime owner and operator of Dallas’ Dairyette restaurant in Quapaw dies

Dallas Gene Wall Sr., owner and operator of Dallas’ Dairyette in Quapaw, Oklahoma, for over 50 years, died on Oct. 13. He was 84. The restaurant at 103 N. Main St. (aka Route 66) closed for a few days after his death but reopened. Wall opened Dallas’ Dairyette in 1969.

Quapaw, OK · 19d

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Kansas diner named 3rd best in the nation by USA Today. See why customers love it

A roadside diner tucked just beyond the Kansas-Missouri border has earned a spot among the top 10 in the country. USA Today readers ranked it third in the 2026 10Best list of America’s best roadside diners. Bob’s Grill in Pittsburg, Kansas, was named the third-best roadside diner in America...

Pittsburg, KS · 21d