Disclaimer: I was the only person there when I arrived on a Tuesday evening. I was in the area for work and stopped here for dinner and I was very pleasantly surprised by this place. It has the quintessential downtown bar and grill with weathered small town elements - deep and narrow store front, hardwood flooring, neon signs, large tap selection. I ordered the Billie Jo burger medium rare, and it was the best burger I've had in a long time. Toppings were fresh, cold, and crisp, fries were piping hot. Top notch! read more

Billie Jo's Bar and Grill - Billie Jo burger - American Near Me - Algona, Iowa

Always a good time. Call ahead and make sure they are serving food! But whenever the grill is open it's worth a stop. My fav is the weird combo Fourth of July burger which is exactly what you love about summer. Baked beans, potato chips, hot dogs, and a hamburger it's enough for two meals and I always have leftovers! My friend got the crab Rangoon something also was yummy! It's a bar so it's dark and chill. Everyone's friendly and it's always clean. read more

Billie Jo's Bar and Grill - Fourth of July Burger - American Near Me - Algona, Iowa

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We went on Valentine's Day got the steak special w lobster tail. It was delicious, steak was perfectly cooked lobster tail was tender and warm butter on the side. Baked potatoes and a little stack of homemade cookies for dessert. Delicious. Only downside they close at 9 pm. We were deep into great conversations. Highly recommend. read more

Delicious food. Best burgers in town. House-made sourdough bread is phenomenal. Service is 12/10. read more

Truly excellent burgers cooked to perfection paired perfectly with the homemade onion rings. Extremely friendly and welcoming staff that made a couple great f out-of-towners feel at home. Great selection of taps too! read more

Wow!! The food here was incredible and I honestly wasn't expecting it to be that good. I placed a pretty big order for my family and the woman who helped me over the phone was very patient. I ordered the Rueben sandwich with French fries and garlic parm sauce, my husband and I split some jalapeño poppers and he had a burger. The Reuben was good, it was just a bit dry, I think they got confused and thought instead of thousand island sauce I wanted garlic parm on the side. I think with sauce on it, it would have been great. The French fries were good, the garlic parm was incredible. The jalapeño poppers were the first ones I've tried that were actually spicy. I didn't get to go inside but my husband said it looked nice in there, was clean. The raspberry iced tea was good, just wish it was colder. We will definitely be back! read more

DONT COME HERE FOR A WELCOMING STAFF. Never once been told "no" by a waitress for a correction with my food in my life. Every restaurant I've ever worked in has told me whether I think the customer is wrong or not they get what they're ordering. Order wings, waitress didn't ask boneless or traditional and then walked away. The person I was with got up to go to the bathroom so I walked over to where the waitress was standing to ask her if the wings were boneless, she said no, I asked if they could please be made boneless because I have eating restrictions and cannot eat things with tiny bones in them. she looked at me and said no I will not remake you the correct order, he already breaded them. ANY other restaurant with ANY decency whatsoever would've had my correct order made. Not only did they not make me the correct order, they also refused to let me cancel it, so I received food I would not eat that I was forced to pay for. The food would have been wasted either way, but not only did they just waste their food, they always made a TERRIBLE experience for multiple ppl. The least they could've done is let me cancel the order and not pay for food that I won't even eat. read more

Pretty good food and very good service! We were there for a few hours and we weren't rushed. Our server was friendly and gave recommendations. My steak sandwich had a ton of fat but it is what it is. I thought the fries were excellent as was our appetizer trio. The list of local beers was fantastic as well. read more

Billie Jo's Bar and Grill - Pick 4 - American Near Me - Algona, Iowa

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Favorite bar in Algona! Great beer selection and Ryan and the staff are great! Definitely recommend it to anyone in the area!

Traveling through on the and needed a place to hunker down for awhile until the rain passed. Good food and good service. It was super packed for a Wednesday night which is always a good sign read more

Always consistent and good. Great beer selection Burgers, wings and shrimp are my favorites. read more

I have come to this place for years. I have to say that the burgers are good. There is also a great beer selection. However the last two times I have been there I have had bad customer service experiences. The last time we even asked to talk to the owner and he was awful - just plain rude. I don't know that I will be able to go back. It's not all about the food, it's also the experience. Our night out ended up being a bummer due to him. Not what you want when you go out and spend your hard earned money and are hoping to have a good time. Spend your money elsewhere. read more

Great local American bar and grill! I had the Billie Jo's Burger that is made from ground NY Strip. It was very good. I also had a side salad that was pretty straight forward. Lastly, there is also an amazing selection of beers on tap and a huge stock of liquor. My server was very friendly. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. read more

Billie Jo's Bar and Grill - Amazing beer selection!! - American Near Me - Algona, Iowa

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I like this place. Comfortable decor and prompt service. The barmaid suggested BJ's Light beer. I drank it but it's a bit too light. I also ate The Egg Burger. It was actually very tasty but (like many other places) the bun was way too thick. They had a lot more on the menu too. Plus a good selection of micro brews so i had a Pseudo Sue Pale Ale. Well, it was an IPA. Not bad but not my favorite. All in all a great experience. I will definitely go back. read more

Went for lunch and football, ordered sampler, regular fried bar food, not bad not great. Girlfriend loves wings we asked about them, server said they were great, asked for all flats was told cant happen. Get said wings and they are breaded nowhere on the menu does it state this but we tried them anyway. They tasted funny and were a weird color so we brought it to servers attention, she took them away to the kitchen and about 20 seconds later we here the guy that was working yell they taste fine to me, we asked not to pay for the wings because we didnt eat them and she obliged and at that time we told her that it was very unprofessional of your cook to yell anything opinion or not towards customers. I've worked in the restaurant business for almost 30 years and this might be the most inexcusable act I've witnessed. I've worked every aspect of the restaurant and have dealt with the frustrations professionally. The customers pay your bills so therefore let's show them some respect and I'm not going to say the customer is always right because they are not, but as a professional working in customer service you sir with the big voice should be ashamed of yourself, but if not I'll never come in again to here you complain about the job you chose to do, grow up. Server was good and very courteous. read more

Went on wing night (Thursday) and had a great time. It was busy and the wings were good. Normally I like my wings "naked" and not breaded, but they pull it off nicely. Lots of different sauces to choose from. I love "hot" wings, but the hot sauce was just ok. The Honey Dijon was a mild sauce, but my favorite. This place is not for everyone, if you dont like noisy bars and restaurants, this might not be the place for you. Great place and good wings. read more

Billie Jo's Bar and Grill - the outside of the building - American Near Me - Algona, Iowa

Wasn't expecting to find an establishment in a town of 5,500 with a bar that had 36 craft beers on tap. Very pleasant surprise. They had a well-organized beer list to accompany the huge selection. I ordered one of their burgers. I can't remember the name, but it had A-1, onion rings and American cheese. It was maybe a little bit over cooked (they didn't ask me how I wanted it done), but it was a solid burger. I would stop in at Billie Jo's any time I was even remotely close. I'm withholding the final star for the service. It wasn't bad at all...it just wasn't great. read more

Bloody Mary's are so good I came for that and a meal, and after I drank my bloody I was no longer hungry. A must stop place. Also I recommend the nitro Merlin beer. More beer flavors than you need. F**king awesome! read more

A great bar with 30+ beers on tap in Northern Iowa! Great food & service! Wing night is on Thursday nights & they are great! They also do hand cut steaks & for the really hungry try a 4th of July Burger! A must stop bar & grill in Iowa. read more

So many great beers to choose from at reasonable prices. Small town dive bar feel in the best way possible. I did not eat so my review is more for the beer part of it. I think they had at least 6 IPAs on tap. read more

WoW, in the middle of no where. A bar with 30+ taps. Outstanding choice of beers! Very happy with service and food, smelled Devine! The beer was heavy on IPAs, but had Bells stouts as well as nice domestics and other bottle selections. So if passing through, on a hog ride or between plowing fields, stop in for a nice drawn beer ! read more

Great food and quite a large beer selection for this part of the state. Had the bacon and bleu burger, it was perfection. Friendly staff and great food! read more

Wing night...Wow! And best burgers ever. Great beer list but the Chardonnay was good and served in a lovely glass. Service impeccable. What a treasure in a small town. read more

Cold beer (lots of labels on tap), excellent food and service in a downtown storefront. Billie Jo's appears to be busy most of the time. Wing night (Thursday) is special. Highly recommend. read more

Here's what you need to know: i don't drink beer, and i still liked it here! I can officially say it is my favorite restaurant in Algona, which granted, doesn't offer a lot of options, but I can honestly say I would eat here again and look forward to it. I only trusted them this time for a basic burger (albeit with olives and mushrooms) and fries, but it was very well prepared and tasty enough that I would be more than willing to try some of their other offerings, and they do have a pretty robust menu! Service was very good, and they even provided a pretty good Cabernet option. Thanks Billie Jo's, for giving me a place to enjoy a meal when I'm working in Algona! read more

Like the bar but not a fan of the food. Always undercooked, but their beer selection is really good!

Awesome steaks and prime rib. Great specials from a diverse menu of tradtional american food. Thursday nights are quarter wings and drink specials. Two for one happy hour and a great selection of beers with 12 tap handles and most of the August Schell beers available on tap. For a small town this is as good as it gets. read more