Garbo&#x27;s Pizzeria

These portions were really generous. Lamb gyro had that…read moretasty authenticity I admire. Ambiance was pleasant, and ideal for conversation! Server was efficient. One bright spot we were asked to relocate once the manager seen me ogling another table with more elbow room! Highly recommended and will return .

This was my second visit to Crave Mediterranean Cafe on Republic Road…read more Overall, it's a solid fast-casual experience -- not fine dining, but that's clearly not what they're aiming for. We spent about $40 for two people and had table service, which was a nice touch. Our waitress was very friendly and had a great attitude, though it seemed like she might have been having an off night as there were a few small mistakes along the way. The food was good across the board -- nothing bad at all, just not especially memorable. The space itself is a plus: larger dining room, comfortable seating, and a nice place to sit and enjoy a meal. If you're comparing Mediterranean options in Springfield, I'd probably give the edge on food to Greek Belly, but Crave offers a more spacious and relaxed dine-in atmosphere. Overall, a good, reliable option -- especially if you value the setting as much as the food.

Lamb Bowl minus rice, salad substitute.

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The Grotto

3.9(296 reviews)

1.8 mi

fresh and great food excellent service and very clean…read morewill def find again was a bit unsure from outside but what a wonderful surprise

Sometimes you just need a salad. I especially needed a salad today because I have recently consumed…read more528 Christmas cookies ( slight exaggeration) and really think some greens will keep me from having to shop for an entirely new wardrobe. Enter The Grotto west coast food. Since I lived on the west coast for 40 years I thought it was appropriate that I come to judge the West coast authenticity. This place is awesome. My friend had a Baja bowl that looked and smelled divine and I had the steak Gorgonzola salad, the meat portion was huge and the candied pecans were delicious. I might even bring my super judgmental west coast rude family here since I think even they would be pleased at how delicious the food was. We sat in a comfy booth and loved every bite of our meal, the balsamic vinaigrette was the perfect complement to the savory steak and sweet pecans. I can't wait to go back to the grotto

Baja bowl

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Cheeseburger with sweet potato fries

Split Social Kitchen

4.5(149 reviews)

5.4 mi

There are flavors that are good and then there are flavors that stop you in your tracks…read more The Danielle & David Tuna Bombs with a kimchi vinaigrette were extraordinary... bright, unexpected, and completely addictive. The Kevin Costner was another standout. The subtle hint of lavender from the Herbes de Provence rising through the rich red sauce was such a beautiful, unexpected note. When a chef can create flavors that linger long after the last bite, you remember the meal. This was one of those meals.

Visited for the first time with friends on a Saturday night. They had made reservations, which is…read morerecommended as it's a small place. I had prepared ahead by looking at the menu on their website. However, I was disappointed to find out it wasn't the same menu so I had to quickly make a new selection. I ordered the KUNG FU HUSTLE (salmon) and my husband had DANIELLE & DAVID TUNA BOMBS as an entree. While everyone's food at our table came out at different times, it was fresh, unique and flavorful. The portions and quality exceeded our expectations for the price. Despite being completely packed, we were still able to hear the conversation at our table. Overall, we loved the food and look forward to going back soon.

Front of restaurant

The Lennon Mariah - tasty marinaded salmon and to die for greens and risotto

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Burger

The JOB Public House

4.4(8 reviews)

4.5 mi

Andy was great and so personable. We were traveling from IN to TX and stopped for the night…read more Husband got the Schoolhouse burger with fries-delicous burger and tasty fries. I chose the JOBLT and salad with blue cheese dressing. The tangy sauce on the BLT was awesome and went well with the Mother's Mo State Lager. The blue cheese dressing was perfect. I would definitely stop here again!

This place isn't what it used to be. Here's my latest visit details:…read more- Full Ride Burger - This is decent with the sharp cheddar and marinated onions....but so overcooked, the meat is so dry. - Pepperoni & Cheese balls - The first batch came out with cold inner filling. The second batch came out with an overcooked outside. These could be good for what they are...but simple execution lacks. - Wedge Salad - never had one of these with balsamic all over it. Way too much. Then, no actual dressing and sole blue cheese chunks. I ate it....but sure got tired of the odd balsamic taste. Rasta Pasta - edible but not the good flavor it used to have. Fries - This place used to have the best fries. Well, now, door out of the bag double coating fey version. Uhm....no...notta...not special at all like they used to be. Any number of the old Grad School location menu items...no longer available. Not a place I need to go any longer. Unfortunate....as again....it used to be a killer place.

Bar

Schoolhouse burger, Modelo with lime, JOBLT with side salad/blue cheese dressing, Mother's Mo astate Lager

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Mully's Pub and Patio

3.6(12 reviews)

2.6 mi

Had a really great experience here! Staff was friendly and attentive. Food was fresh and excellent!…read moreI had the fiesta burger. Loved that they showed the World Cup match and had the sound on so you could hear the commentary! A great atmosphere for a larger place. Lots of comfy seating

I saw that a local influencer visited this place and thought we would give it a try. The food he…read moreposted looked pretty good, so why not? We arrived at 7:31 pm made our way into the bar. We were pretty much immediately greeted and told that we can sit where we'd like. We found a table and had a seat. The waitress took our drink order and went to go do her thing. Maybe 10 or 15 minutes later she came back with our drinks at last. I always hate eating dinner at places that are primarily a bar because the service is usually terrible and that's pretty much how it went with our visit. 45 minutes after ordering our food , we were still waiting on it, even our appetizer, and our drinks were in a constant state of needing a refill with the waitress nowhere to be found. I planned to have a couple mixed drinks while I was there, to try some different things, so they literally lost money by not coming back to the table to check on us. I didn't have the opportunity to order more drinks. The food finally arrived. My sad potato with chicken was nothing special and was pretty small for the price. My husband didn't like his food. I can't recall what he got. The manager was nice when he swung by, but by the time he came, the damage was already done. The whole visit was disappointing. We won't be back. This place really hasn't changed from what it was before they changed names and ownership. It was disappointing before and it remains so.

Bar

The Rosie Joe

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Grilled Cheese Smash

Greek Belly

4.4(257 reviews)

4.5 mi

The service was nice. Workers were friendly and the food, oh the food was delicious! The Hercules…read moreGyro was packed with meat and the pita bread was so soft. Also, please grab the Baklava. I should've gotten 2

Absolutely delightful!…read more The atmosphere was clean and inviting. Stepping into a little pocket of experience. The food. SO FRESH. So much flavor. Everything seems made in house with unwavering quality. Such a beautiful selection of sauces! I added a few extra easily to my platter and got to taste that much more. The service crew was very alert, present and attentive. We're from out of town (a small town!) so this experience was a treat and we will absolutely keep this on our radar for when we return to the city. Thank you to providing this beautiful business to this community and travelers.

Interior

Dry Hockey pucks passing as falafel

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Front of the restaurant

Chipotle Mexican Grill

2.1(139 reviews)

5.1 mi

Ordered a meal through DoorDash to a hotel. My order was incomplete and chipotle could not refund…read morethe money. The food was also cold and unappetizing. Overall disappointing.

I have been frequenting different chipotle's for 25 years. This is hands down the worst location I…read morehave experienced. 1PM on August 1st just incase the location manager wants to see who was working. Although I doubt that will happen. There is no pride from top to bottom. The restaurant is a total wreck. The trash can by the soda machine stinks. It's clear no one has taking it out in a while. I gave a little slack thinking they may have had a lunch rush. I walked in and out 3 different times to whiteness zero customers in line and 4-5 employees standing at the register telling story's and drawing stuff on to go bags. Shift supervisor allows this when there was plenty clean in this dump. The blonde gal that made our pitiful burritos should find a new employer. I have never witnessed someone put together food with such a piss poor unmotivated attitude. She was literally doing a careless wrist fling, splatter a little food on the tortilla more on the counter roll it up and done! What a way to make an individual feel unimportant. I don't feel the need to elaborate on the finished product. More than 1/2 went into the stank full trash can while your employees told each other jokes. Poorly trained poorly managed. Taco Bell would've been better

Showing the "quality" of cleanliness

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Bricktown Brewery

4.2(364 reviews)

3.6 mi

Great fish and chips! Even better apple crisp…read more We had great service, cool atmosphere. We'll be back!

Stopped in for dinner after a long drive from Texas. The menu has lots of options. We were…read moreimmediately seated around 7:00 pm. The restaurant was pretty busy but our server Benjamin came over immediately and took our drink order. We ordered the Chicken nachos and they let us sub pork for the chicken. The toppings are good and plentiful but the chips were really thick. Some were crunchy while others were just hard. I was too tired to send them back and order something else so I just mostly ate the toppings. Hubby ordered the Shrimp and tenders. We were sharing and this entry was plenty to share. You get 4 decent size fried shrimp and two very large chicken tenders. They came out very hot, perfect!!! The fries were luke warm and not very good. We would get this again but probably try other sides. We noticed many people around us getting the flatbread pizzas. They all looked delicious! We definitely would come back and try other things. Fun friendly atmosphere.

Part of the dining room

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Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe

3.2(93 reviews)

4.5 mi

Someone kept saying I should go here...since my family is from Chicago and Italian Beefs are our…read morejam. Well, this one isn't a full on traditional beef. The bread is a certain toasted taste. Wrong. The beef had a certain twang taste. Wrong. The au jus was the start of a good taste. But, needed more seasoning and especially more salt. **italian beef shown, is double beef. Cost an extra $5 or so to do it...

We ordered picklemans to be delivered, what a DISAPPOINTMENT! First and Last time eating here. Paid…read more$2.78 for bacon to be added to a sandwich, it was 1 piece for the whole sandwich. paid over $4 for chicken added to a salad and it literally was 4 bite size pieces of deli meat, paid $6.50 for Mac and cheese and it was 1/2 cup when measured out. Food was good but not worth the price for what you get.

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Braum's

2.9(38 reviews)

2.6 mi

The hamburger was good, fries were cold. Yuck. The service from the young girl working the counter…read morewas awful and rude. The dining area needed cleaning. Can't really recommend this establishment any longer.

Dependable, good, and clean. Others with whom I ate had been to this location often in the past…read moreand said it hadn't changed a bit. One can depend on a good experience without surprises.

Best of both worlds! Burritos!

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Andrea S.

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15 years ago

We live in Chesterfield Village and we go to Garbo's A LOT In my opinion, the best pizza in Springfield. Garbo's pizza has the best pepperoni pizza I've ever had in my life. Every other type of pizza I've had there is great too, but their pepperoni is simply fantastic. They also have a fantastic house salad. I've also had their sandwiches and pasta and I can honestly say I've never had a bad meal. The atmosphere is family friendly and they seem to love our kids whenever we come in. If you have a large party, the upstairs is great. Can't say enough good things about this place. read more

Melissa S.

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7 years ago

Great pizza! We picked up a pizza and salad. It was delicious and it gave us a nice reason to get out of the house and have something different. Please go support your local businesses read more

tesa s.

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14 years ago

I've only had their pizza,which is really good. Last time I went they were very busy,which I always take as a good sign for a restaurant.

Tamara T.

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6 years ago

Love their salad (they are huge and the house dressing is awesome!) and their pizza is top notch! One of my favorite pizza joints!

Kristy L.

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15 years ago

I just had lunch here... the thin crust is amazing, and the staff is super friendly!

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