We're always on the hunt for bucket-list-worthy restaurants in Missouri, and boy, is today's roundup a good one! Below you'll find 10 amazing Missouri restaurants to enjoy in the months ahead, and we challenge you to try them all!
1. Toot-Toot Family Restaurant – Bethany
Pull up a chair at Toot-Toot Family Restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Even better? You can choose from the scrumptious menu or opt for the buffet. The buffet’s bursting with such delicious dishes as roast beef, turkey, and fried chicken. Save room, too, for the scrumptious goodies on the dessert bar. Read more here.
2. MacCheesy – Joplin
Mac and cheese just might be the ultimate comfort dish. MacCheesy serves a whopping 19 different mac and cheese dishes, so you’re sure to find one – or two – that tantalize your taste buds. You can, of course, opt for the classic mac and cheese. Or, go bold and try the pizza mac and cheese, the cheeseburger mac and cheese, or the corn dog mac and cheese. Keep reading.
3. Rustic Oak Cabin Steakhouse – Perry
Mmmm….we all like a good steak every now and then, right? Next time you’re craving steak, head over to Rustic Oak Cabin Steakhouse, where you can dig into a delicious steak grilled just the way you like it. The enchanting restaurant serves such steaks as KC strip steak and chargrilled prime rib. Read more.
4. The Depot Café - Fredericktown
Formerly a train station, the Depot Café has maintained much of its historic charm. If you’re in the mood for a made-from-scratch meal, you can’t go wrong at the Depot Café. Peruse the menu that features such classics as pork chops, Cajun meatloaf, and shrimp. Keep reading.
5. Smith’s Restaurant – Bolivar
Next time you’re really hungry, stop by Smith’s Restaurant, home of the massive and hugely delicious pork tenderloin sandwich. Even if you’re not in the mood for a hearty sandwich, you’ll discover a menu brimming with scrumptious dishes – hot beef sandwiches, spaghetti, and chili, for example. Read more.
6. Café Poland – Columbia
Heads up, pierogi fans! When’s the last time you had authentic pierogis just like mom or grandma used to make? Café Poland serves some of the best pierogis around, and they’re available in a variety of flavors – farmers cheese and potato, potato and bacon, and beef pierogis, to name just a few. Read more.
7. Kehde’s Barbeque – Sedalia
Satisfy your next barbecue craving at Kehde’s Barbecue. Sat in a former railroad car, the BBQ joint serves massive portions of all of your favorite BBQ dishes – spare ribs, burnt ends, and BBQ chicken. Click here to read more.
8. The Glenn – Charleston
Discover The Glenn, a charming restaurant in the middle of nowhere that offers a cozy, rustic setting and a scrumptious menu. Come hungry, because you have a slew of scrumptious meals from which to choose – the ribeye sandwich, the braised pork shoulder, or the fried green tomatoes, for example. Read more.
9. Bair’s Sports Grill – Springfield
Burger lovers, you’re going to think you’ve journeyed to paradise when you look over the menu at Bair’s Sports Grill. You have 50 – yes, you read right – burgers from which to choose. Go for the classic burger or the cheeseburger. Or, spice things up with the BBQ burger or the cinnamon French toast burger. Read more.
10. The Ozark Café - West Plains
If it’s a classic, homemade meal you’re craving, you’ll find no better place to satisfy that craving than at The Ozark Café. The old-school café serves a long list of lunch and dinner favorites – from burgers and pork chops to catfish and chopped steak. Keep reading.
What other restaurants in Missouri do you think belong on a dining bucket list? Let us know in the comments! Still want to find more restaurants to check out in the Show-Me State? Here are seven country restaurants that serve delicious dishes.
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