Yall don't sleep on this lil gem of a restaurant. Ben Franklin Nistro has been around for a while…read moreand have always served up great food and a cozy atmosphere. Well, it'd been atleast 15 years since I'd been in. There is a wonderful new owner that actually worked with me as a barista a long time ago. The food was delicious like I always remembered, the service was pleasant, and the place was still cozy like I remember. It's nice that our little town of Clinton has a place to grab some quality bites.

Great good prices and service All the meals we have tried…read moregreat and desserts super. Great comfortable atmosphere.

They catered a gathering I attended at the Lowe Lodge. I live in ATL and spent much of my youth in…read moreNorth Carolina. I am surrounded by BarBQ and I know many great BBQ. Their ribs were perfect and the burnt ends were hands down the best I've had. The surprise of the night was the Potato Salad which was simply awesome. Yes, with the amazing BBQ, you must leave room for a side! A generous side of Potato Salad. The Key Lime Pies looked great, but I chose to go back for more Burnt Ends and Potato Salad! I fortunately get to travel to Clinton frequently on business. Shawnee Mound is my GO TO!

The pulled pork sandwich was very good. The pork ribs, which is the gold standard in Midwest bbq,…read morewas a hot grey mess. Make sure to get these WITHOUT sauce, otherwise it's just a gelatinous pile of bones and goop. Almost no smoke ring on the ribs. Place has potential. Very good service. The ribs need work.

Very friendly wait staff. The atmosphere was very amazing. The food was really superb.read more

Best food ever! Service is awesome friendly smiling and welcoming! I will always stop here!read more

Great pizza, great service!! Absolutely loaded in toppings. This definitely is our new regular…read morepizza spot. Amazing, you won't be disappointed.

This place is the definition of what pizza should be. Loaded the pizza with sausage, you couldn't…read morefit another piece on it. In today's world of pizza you can count how much sausage is on each piece but not here. Great taste, great price, excellent service. Clinton is lucky to have this place. Definitely recommend.

8:40 pm on a Thursday night. A string of cars in the drive through. When I get up to the menu board…read moreand speaker after a 10 minute wait they inform us they aren't accepting credit cards. I swung over to Hardee's from MCDonalds because McDonalds wasn't taking credit cards either. What's wrong with the restaurants in Clinton Missouri and credit cards. Anyhow, we just drove on until we went to Braum's in Springfield. Now we know, we will just bypass the restaurants in Clinton. No biggee!

By far the worst experience I have ever had. Cut you off…read moreafter every word with attitude. Do better.

Great steaks cooked to order Great salad bar…read moreThree different dessert places including ice cream and no sugar Friendly service from pretty blonds Great ambiance

Excellent food served with a friendly smile and a welcoming feeling. The atmosphere here is very…read morenice and I will always return here for a good meal! Bravo

Decent little restaurant located on the historic downtown square in an old defunct movie theater in…read moreClinton Missouri. We were seated & ordered the Breakfast sampler & the 3 Egg Ham & Cheese Omelette. Our meals were served relatively quickly & everything was ok but nothing stood out whatsoever. The service was acceptable & the prices seemed fair but the decor needed some help. Next time passing through Clinton we may stop back in again but we may not.

Exactly what we were looking for on our way home from Kansas City, a spot for a hearty homemade…read morebreakfast. I had the chicken fried steak with homemade sausage gravy (VERY good!), with one egg scrambled with cheddar cheese, hash browns, and marbled rye toast. Husband had sausage patties with eggs over medium (cooked just his liking) with hash browns and sourdough toast. Condiments were on the table so we didn't have to ask. Coffee was fresh, hot, and delicious. They even had V8 for my husband which topped the experience off perfectly. We will be stopping by again!

We stopped in here halfway through a long road trip. My expectations weren't high walking in. I was…read morepleasantly surprised. The restaurant was clean, our order was made correctly (and very quickly!), and the customer service was phenomenal. I would happily eat here again.

The worst DQ in America - for the 10th consecutive year!…read more It's hard to imagine where they find the people who work there. How is *every* employee dirty, disheveled, and appear to be on the second day of a methadone detox? The odds are staggering. The law of averages would suggest that at least one employee would not have a permanent 1000 yard stare, or would know how to groom themselves. This DQ really is a statistical oddity. Look, you've gotta be nuts to order hot food at any DQ, let alone this one in Clinton. I figure if you're starving, you'd at least consider hitting a soup kitchen before DQ, but some are less risk-adverse than me. My problem is the ice cream. It's SOFT SERVE! They don't make it in house or anything. It's not like there is a pastry chef who comes in at 6 AM and is painstakingly making custard, checking the flavor, and adding all of the special ingredients to make sure it's just right. The ex-convicts working there have two very important steps: step one - pull the bag of soft serve ice cream from the DQ factory out of the freezer. Step two: open the bag and pour it into the soft serve machine. That's it. There's nothing more to it. They can't seem to do that correctly. The thing that prompted me to write, the review was when I went to order an ice cream cake for my kid. One of the filthy scoundrels behind the counter obviously saw me come in. She then stood there like a statue, complete with 1000 yard stare, and remained completely silent. I made direct eye contact with her, and we stared each other down, both of us refusing to speak. While I lost that little game of chicken, because I just wanted to get the thing ordered so I could leave. So I blinked first and ordered my ice cream cake. I returned two days later to pick up my ice cream cake, and came face-to-face with a different woman at the counter. Have no fear, dear reader, she had the same 1000 yard stare and also refused to speak. When I stated my ice cream cake business to her, she wordlessly sauntered off, never to return. After about 10 minutes of reconsidering my life choices that brought me to this Dairy Queen in Clinton, Missouri, I was awakened from my reverie by yet, if you can believe it, another disheveled worker, who screamed "CAKE!" I made eye contact with this third employee who held my gaze for about two seconds before wordlessly turning around and walking away. She never even asked if I paid for it. As I was leaving, I said to the only other customer in the building " this is the worst Dairy Queen in America." he looked at me, and said "yeah." It's safe to say I'll never go back. I am looking forward to the DQ manager's reply to this review. I hope that they copy and paste the same non-apology response that they put on every bad review. They really work hard at the little things. The details, the things that separate themselves from the competition. Don't believe me? Go read all the bad reviews and then come back and tell me I'm wrong