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    Barto's Idle Hour

    4.2 (35 reviews)
    InexpensiveLounges, Steakhouses
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    Jason L.

    Everyone working here is very very nice, and it was clean. Thats all this place going for it though really.They don't season anything. Gizzards, livers, onion rings, and mushrooms are all pretty much the same. Same 0 seasoning breading on everything. Anyone that ordered chicken got the same breading on that as well. So you're basically just eating the same thing for almost everything you order. They bring out bread to snack on, but we didn't get ours til 1 min before all the main food arrived. Drink orders took 20 mins to take and receive. Didn't place food order for about 45 mins. Arrived at 6pm, and didn't get food until 7:15-7:20. Waitress was trying, but there was only one of them for about 45 people. Drank my water when I first arrived, never saw another one the entire time. Main course for me was the steak. Was cooked 100% perfectly medium rare. Was flawless on the cooking part. They do not use butter, actual garlic, or anything else really though. Just tasted like plain medium rare streak with nothing else. Fry's were the same issue as everything else. Boring and bland. Side salad was just a tiny bowl of shredded ice burg lettuce with some carrots on top. The look, feel and flavor of this place reminds me of a very boring small menu version of Cracker Barrel. While I love steak, it's very odd that the best thing at a fried chicken place, was their steak, and it wasn't great.

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    Marc M.

    "Can I help you with the menu?" Carla the bartender asked. "Sure," I said. There were just so many fried chicken combinations, I couldn't decide. Ended up with two perfectly crispy thighs and a side of chicken livers....exactly what I wanted! Some of the best I've ever had. It didn't hurt that the beer was served in an ice cold glass.

    Standard 1/4-chicken plate.

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    3 years ago

    Great Fried Chicken, great service, surprisingly low prices! Highly Recommended!! Wish they were available for Lunch.

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    4 years ago

    Southeast Kansas is famous for its fried chicken. If you want the best, you need to have the chicken from Barto's!

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    9 years ago

    This is the best fried chicken in the United states. Though all the other chicken places in the area come in a close second.

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    12 years ago

    This is NOT your Grandma's fried chicken of your youth. The crust is a hard covering and not very tasty. Would not eat here again.

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    11 years ago

    Love the chicken, the sides, the onion rings and the bread!

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    I was in town for a couple weeks and spent a few days off/on in this quaint little smoke shop. I…read moreloved it, I will return when I'm in town. As you walk in to the right, there's some small wall humidors, pipe tobacco, various torches, cutters, etc. straight ahead is a few small smoking rooms, few TVs (one to a room, which I like), to the left is the counter and a small walk in humidor. The owner/operator is a pleasant chap and knows his way around cigars. He has a good selection of sticks that'll keep you busy for more than a few smoking sessions if you tried something new every time. I think the smoking rooms could use a few more ashtrays, cutters and lighters but I usually went during the day so maybe he puts more out during peak times. Upstairs is the members only section. There's a nonmembers cutting fee to smoke in the lounge. Not a fan of those in general but Joplin isn't exactly a high volume city so it's understandable. I will for sure return when I'm back in Joplin. Loved the places and loved chopping it up with the locals when I stopped by.

    First this was not what I was expecting. Yes they have a nicely stocked humidor, but it is what was…read morebehind the curtain that was very nice. If you live in the area then you should be a member because the back sitting rooms were very exceptional. The room we sat in to indulge in our sticks was loaded with antiques and featured very nice leather oversized couches. Stop in, buy a stick or two, and ask about what is behind the curtain!

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