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    Idle-A-While

    3.9 (15 reviews)
    InexpensiveBars, Steakhouses, Burgers
    Closed • 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Best food and coldest beer in the four states! If you haven't gotten a steak from there, then you are truly missing out!

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    It's a nice little sports bar, was passing through and stopped in for lunch. Food was great and the beer was cheap.

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    “I wish I was hungry as Dan and Michelle really had the grill rolling for their hungry regulars.”

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    Gobblers Roost - Large T-bone steak, medium rare.

    Gobblers Roost

    4.4(20 reviews)
    48.3 mi
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    Great little place with great food for a special occasion. Definitely a boutique restaurant…read more Service was first rate. However, kind of hard to get to for an everyday meal. Don't go if you don't like driving dirt roads. Beautiful "in the middle of nowhere" location though.

    Came here for a valentines date…read more FYI this place is by reservation only and also incredibly off the beaten path but more than worth it. Date and I came here and they were apparently doing a Valentine's special which meant it was a 5 course meal for 55 dollars a person. It's insane value given it includes a 26 oz steak. The menu changes all the time in terms of the small appetizers you get so I'll skip those. The real draw of the place is the unbelievable mouthwatering melt-in-your-mouth tender massive steak. The owner was nice enough to come by and talk to us about how they buy the beef straight from the farmer and they honey glaze if for hours to get this marbling unlike any I have ever had before. I could barely finish half of my steak and my date couldn't even finish a third. You'll be sure to have left overs that are better than most steaks you make yourself at home for half a week. They also serve this amazing home baked loaf of bread to come with the meal which we also took with us at the end. Hospitality is great and the food is even better. If you have a special occasion and want to do something truly memorable to commemorate it, Gobbler's Roost is the way to go in SW MO.

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    Jim's Steak and Chop House - Onion rings

    Jim's Steak and Chop House

    3.2(19 reviews)
    8.5 mi

    Been a year or so since last visit. First notice was no upgrade to restaurant. Actually should be…read moreclassified as a high price dive bar. The place is kind of a dump. And oh boy, prices are way more expensive. Most steakhouses Dont even have chicken fried steak on the menu. But at Jims it went from $16 to $27. I got invited to go, not my pick. At $27 it was one of the cheaper options. The burger was $17, and fish sandwich was $19. And they come with nothing. To add fries they are $5 for off the truck frozen fries or $8 for "hand cut " fries. A baked potato is $10. Those prices may not be shocking at all fine dining restaurant, but Jims is just an overpriced dive bar. BTW, the chicken fried steak was huge. Impressive on the plate. I made sure to have the gravy on the side to not make the fry soggy. The fry was soggy and lukewarm warm in temp. Lack of seasoning and no crispness is best description. Side salad was something you would expect at a diner. Worst part of the iceberg lettuce. Highlight was the baked Idaho baked potato. Problem is they brought me cold to fozen butter in foil and very cold sour creme. I spent 10 minutes building the potato they could have spent a little time trying to wow me. Wouldn't matter, you could order the flagship $70 porterhouse and would end up with the same deal. Jims is an overpriced dive bar masking as a high end steakhouse

    What a gem, looks like 1985 inside but the service and the food is outstanding. Our waitress gave…read moreus the best service we have had in a long time without being annoying. Didn't have a steak, but everything we did have was great. Will definitely go back. If they would just put a dimmer on the lights in the dining room!

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    Brick + Mortar

    Brick + Mortar

    3.8(53 reviews)
    7.9 mi

    My friends and I stopped in on Saturday evening for dinner prior to the Firework show. The…read morerestaurant was not far from our Airbnb and it was easy to find-it was located in the downtown area. We parked across the street and walked over funny enough with another group so when we entered they thought we were all together. The Hostess told us it would be a few minutes for our party(4). We were seated in the bar area at a table that had a long booth seat down the wall and then 2 chairs. The vibe of the restaurant was cool, it was kind of dark and had cool lanterns in the tall windows, black and white posters of Pitt State Gorillas throughout that were fun. The was a lounge area in the back with a couch/chairs to sit and hang out while you're having drinks. Our server was friendly and greeted us promptly. She recommended a drink when I asked her which of the two I was contemplating-I went with the basil lemonade. My friend's drinks were a Moscow Mule, Amaretto Sour and a Paloma-we all enjoyed our cocktails. For dinner I went with the Steak Frites, which was delicious! My friend's dinner-1 had the crab cakes(app)with a side salad. 1 had the club sandwich and lastly one had the pork chop dinner(which looked amazing) We all had a bite or two of the crab cakes which were fantastic! Over all we all enjoyed our meal and the vibe of the restaurant. I would recommend trying this place out if you're in the area.

    TRIP ADVISOR: HOTEL EXPERT LEVEL 8 Brick and Mortar,…read morePittsburg, Kansas "Bartender" or perhaps manager does not understand hospitality My wife and I have enjoyed dinners, and entertained guests at Brick & Mortar, in downtown Pittsburg, Kansas several times during our visits to my alma mater and area I grew up in. So, this early August 2026 visit, we planned to treat our friends and some family to dinner at Brick & Mortar, as we had in past visits. First evening in Pittsburg, we decided to check out Brick & Mortar with a light dinner. We had house small salad, wonderful crab cakes and, eventually a pizza. ALL the food was excellent! What spoiled our experience was with interaction with "Bartender" or perhaps manager. When our excellent waitress asked for our choice of drink, we requested the Bread and Butter Chardonnay that we'd enjoyed on prior visits. She informed that it was no longer available. OK... Her advice was Estancia Chardonnay, and we ordered one glass to try. That wine was fine. But... "Bartender" or perhaps manager visited our table to explain in detail how that wine was selected to replace the Bread and Butter Chardonnay. His table visit was also just fine as "Bartender" or perhaps manager displayed our shared passion for quality affordable wines. We went on to enjoy our excellent meal, took leftover pizza boxed, tipped waitress and departed. As we walked out past the bar, I walked near walked, shook his hand and thanked him for his insight on wines. He responded to the effect "We [our restaurant] loses money on wines, only profit from mixed drinks." To which I thought: then STOP selling wine, or stop telling customers not to buy wine! Overall, our experience was good. So I told "Bartender" or perhaps manager that we enjoyed our meal and we would return with friends. To which "Bartender" or perhaps manager replied: "IF.. I allow you!" So... we did NOT allow "Bartender" or perhaps manager to exercise that option. Never returned to Brick & Mortar during our remaining stay. Hope "Bartender" or perhaps manager gets help to understand hospitality

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