Authentic American dive-diner experience, complete with food that tastes very home-cooked (as in,…read morecooked my someone who doesn't necessarily have any more experience cooking than the average guest) and a smell of cigarettes that seems to have taken up permanent residence. Still, this is a spacious place that's easy to find and convenient to get to, with lots of good menu options.

Been coming to this place for breakfast for several years now. Food has always been good. Recently…read moreour experiences haven't been the best. Cold food and tasteless. My husband always eats everything and today he left half. Waffle was close to being burnt and cold food. Probably will be looking for another breakfast place.

Best breakfast in Poplar Bluff !…read more Bacon always done crisp. Great sausage gravy. Keep the coffee coming

We had an enjoyable breakfast with a nice conversation with the owner and the waitress. Growing up…read morein the south we had chocolate gravy as a child and seeing it on the menu brought back memories. I enjoyed the meal and it had a nice local diner feel which I enjoyed as well

Don't tell my Mom, but their Chicken and Dumplings might be better than hers. Hearty portion and…read morevery tasty. They do hamburgers and plate lunches. Traditional diner food. I'll definitely be back. Wish it was closer to me.

I love everything about this place...its out of the way: with great food!…read more I also love the fact that you can pick up food on the way to the current river!! Its American dining at its best, DEEP FRIED! I'm in love with the Shack Burger and Cajun fries, oh and the cheddar balls!!!

Great local Roddy with 24 hour service. The breakfast is good, the service is great and you can't…read morebeat the diner ambiance. A must have in Dexter

found a live worm in my food here ! do not ever go here. worker would not comp whole bill ,…read moreunacceptable! health inspector please shut this place down ! worst restaurant i have ever been to .

Shelly's is a great local place to eat. We were taking a trip west on I-44 and heard about this…read moreplace. It's not right next to the interstate but worth the find. It's small but service is great and the food comes out fast. I had some great biscuits and gravy, coffee was good, one of my friends had eggs SSU and bacon, said it was good. Worth the stop.

The food was great me and my girlfriend enjoyed it we will come back for sure highly recommendread more

We had the fried chicken special. It was piping hot and fresh! The restaurant is clean and…read morefor-sure worth driving an hour to eat at! The waitress's were super friendly and helped tweak our orders.

One of my favorite out of the way, off the beaten path, hole in the wall bar n restaurant in our…read morearea! We love this little place, food is great and service is friendly, locals are fun!! Don't skip it if you're in the area!!

This cafe has limited hours, but it's worth the drive from St Louis (90 miles or so) to get here…read morefor lunch! Our server was so sweet and attentive, it was a pleasure to dine here. The prices are very reasonable. I had the pork tenderloin sandwich with fried mushrooms, and both were very good. The tenderloin was on Texas toast-unusual, but a great idea! My lunch buddy had a burger and fries, and he enjoyed both. Nothing fancy about the decor, but who needs that when the food is so good? We split a cherry fried pie, and that was the perfect ending to a great lunch! Check them out if you're in the Ironton/Arcadia St Francis (Francois?) Mt area!

Blueberry turnover was beyond amazing. Very sad when I passed through I only bought one for the…read moreride home. Very kind staff and a solid breakfast plate can't ask for much more:)

Great Restaurant! Try the philly...any philly. Or the catfish special on Friday...or any day. Or…read morethe Rueben...hummmm. Just try it! Great food, fun hometown atmosphere. Easy prices!

Wow. Glad we did a search and found the Riverside Grill -- we all loved our lunch. It was clearly a…read morelocals place (off major highways and all) and the food is freshly made in-house which is so uncommon now. I asked what they do best and the waitress confidently recommended catfish and proceeded to talk about the breading and all. A woman at a nearby table said "it's so good" and held up a piece to take a bite. I was sold and the crunch of the breading was awesome and the fish was amazing! The hand cut fries were great too. And because I needed more fried food, I ordered a side of fried pickles. Yum with ranch! My sister had the ribeye sandwich and wouldn't stop talking about how awesome it was. She loved everything about it. Made each of us try it. Talked about the marinade, the fresh mushrooms that were sauted and all the things. And the onion rings were so good she gushed. My brother-in-law had a brisket pastrami that he loved. We had a great server who was friendly, quick and knew the place inside and out! They have been traveling for three weeks and said this was the best meal of the trip! That definitely rates stars and a Yelp review!

Food was pretty decent , table was clean and it had a diner vibe…read more Service was not very good tbh , place wasn't crowded when I came in only a few customers, took a bit before the waitress brought me a menu took awhile more before she came and took my order. She didn't bother checking on me for coffee refill ect I got tired of waiting to pay and walked up to counter to see if I could pay and leave. Had to wait for her and the cook till they finished arguing with another patron about a sandwich wrap. Took a few more minutes to get her to ring me up. The cook seemed irritated and told the lady "I'll remake it" If it was me seeing how annoyed he was I wouldn't eat that wrap. I won't be going back , my omelet was decent and would rate a 4 star but the service was horrible. Waitress seemed more inclined to gab with other staff or checking her phone than tending to customers.