Was in town to visit Eisenhower Presidential Library and Seelye Mansion and stopped by here for lunch. It's a casual family-owned one room restaurant whose patrons seem to be mostly locals. This is always a good thing. They serve breakfast all day, numerous burgers, sandwiches, and various plates. We ordered the reuben and BLT sandwiches and the catfish plate with mac n cheese. The veggie of the day was green beans. Everything was good except for the mac n cheese, which didn't taste very fresh -- you can tell the pasta and cheese had become coagulated. It wasn't creamy cheesy as good quality mac n cheese should be. Wasn't even homemade. And the green beans? Straight from the can! It was mushy and bland. Who wants to eat soggy green beans?! This was rather disappointing. Service was straightforward. Free parking in their small lot but also ample street parking. read more

Joe Snuffy's - Fried catfish plate - American Near Me - Abilene, Kansas

I wanted so much more from this restaurant but everything was just average food quality wise, except for my sons chicken fried chicken which he loved, service was fine but I only got my drink refilled once and the glasses were small. read more

A must stop for me every time I visit Abilene, Ks. Biscuits and Gravy is a favorite and always hot and tasty; coffee is good and the cup is bottomless. Service is with a smile and is quick even though the restaurant seems to do a great amount of business. As someone who used to visit his grandparents in Abilene and who served 20 years on active duty, I appreciate the small-town ambiance and vibe as well as the nod to Private Snuffy. Keep up the great work .. I'll be back! read more

Best breakfast I ever had. Exceptional customer experience. Steak was amazing and cooked to perfection, eggs perfect, and hash browns crispy and amazing. Fast service. Good price value. Angie was an exceptional sever and was delightful. Highly recommend. read more

We came across this place while roaming around Abilene and it had a lot of people so we went in for lunch. My wife had a pork tenderloin sandwich and it was a prebreaded patty. That's just lazy in my opinion and shows no pride in your food. The fries were bland and I had a burger that was flavorless. Maybe we were just there on an off day however, we plan to be back in Abilene but we will not be back to this place. read more

Great food Great staff. You may have to wait a bit however it is worth it. Take the time to talk to the people around you and the staff you just might make a new friend. read more

Great service. Great food! Take a left off the beaten path and try some ol fashioned country diner door!

The service was fair. I wish I would've got breakfast. I went for the pulled pork sandwich and was greatly disappointed.

Other than the Eisenhower Museum, Joe Snuffy's is another reason to get off the freeway and stop in Abilene. Try the pulled pork sandwich with a lovely garden side salad. Be sure to save room for their home made pies--we tried the pumpkin pie. Excellent service too! read more

This place is absolutely amazing!! Owners are the BEST! Food is delicious every time you go! Love this place!

Good Food, I hope they continue to stay in business!! Out services was great and the place was clean and comfortable read more

Great local diner atmosphere for lunch after visiting the Eisenhower Museum. BLT was particularly good!

Love going here. The food is so great. The servers are always friendly, welcoming, and professional. Home style cooking. The place is always clean. One of our favorite place to go. Worth the drive. read more

We ate at Joe's Snuffy's in Abilene, Kansas it was very good. Nice friendly atmosphere.

We go down for breakfast one day on the Weekend and the food is delicious and worth the price for the amount of food you get. Servers are quick to check on you and get you set with drinks and food comes out hot and quickly and the people are always kind even the patrons in the restaurant. We always have conversations with people even if we don't know them , this place is friendly and welcoming. read more

I was in Abilene, Kansas, to spend a weekend with a dear friend and to tour the Eisenhower Presidential Library. There aren't a lot of places to eat in Abilene, Kansas, because, well, it's the middle of Kansas. We did manage to eat at every non-chain restaurant in town during our stay in Abilene and Joe Snuffy's was the clear winner. This restaurant is very nondescript - the building leaves much to be desired, especially from the outside, but don't let that fool you: the food is delicious and the service is fantastic. Joe Snuffy's was the only restaurant we ate at twice during our stay in Abilene - we came for lunch and we also came for breakfast. The food is home cooked, and they do offer alcohol, if you're looking for a mid-afternoon pick me up. I had their "basic" breakfast consisting of toast, eggs, bacon and pancakes and it was awesome. For lunch, I had one of their burgers. I cannot recommend this place enough. If you're in Abilene, be sure to stop in. read more

What a great place. Great food, great atmosphere and great service. Skyler, our waitress, was a hoot! Such a bubbly personality. Absolutely attentive to us. She made us feel like the most important people to ever walk in the place. Food was excellent and a good value. Highly recommen. read more

We were staying at an RV park out by the freeway. The breakfast reviews for this place sounded good so we came over. We arrived just before the place started filling up. Food was good as was the service. I had eggs and bacon, DH had pancakes. read more

Joe Snuffy's. Four point five star rating! Hooyah! Not today... I must have come on an off day. Sofie had a brisket sandwich. At Joe Snuffy's, a brisket sandwich is a bun with some beef. No sauce. No greens. I'm thinking the chef washes with sand and pumice and wears sackcloth to work. Beef and bun = brisket sandwich. I had the Chisholm trail steak. Baked potato came with my steak. It was cooked perfectly! I also enjoyed the home made bun that came with my meal... though Sofie ate 3/4 of it before I discovered it was there!! (Not really, just half.) The potato was perfect with two plastic tubes of sour cream. The salad was... well, I attach the photo of this salad. You take a look. When you order a salad in Kansas and say "Blue Cheese" dressing, they give you this white stuff to put on your salad and it does not at all taste like blue cheese... and to compliment your blue cheese, they add a liberal amount of American cheese. Nice. There were flies that kept coming to our table. Some people next to us had hamburgers. The flies would not go to their table, they wanted to hang around my steak dinner. These flies have good taste! I doubt I that will ever return to Abilene, but if I do, I think I'll pack a lunch. Oh, you may be wondering... and it's true: none of the women I met there treated me mean. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENDpzi6V9pU ) read more

Joe Snuffy's - The salad you get when you want blue cheese dressing. I ate the cucumbers. - American Near Me - Abilene, Kansas

We eat Sunday breakfast after church most Sundays. Excellent diner-fare breakfast and lunch at reasonable prices in a down-to-earth atmosphere. Owners and staff are friendly and efficient. Just be prepared to wait for a table as it's the best place to eat in Abilene! read more

Breakfast/lunch diner. Really long menu for the place, but you've got plenty to choose from. Good food. We had lunch - sandwich and burger. The atmosphere was loud and chaotic, but it was a date, so we just tuned everything else out as well as we could. Made it a little challenging to talk. Looking forward to having breakfast there - All American Breakfast looks really good read more

Great food and service! Very nice people. Place is clean, food is simple but delicious.

Very simple, classic American diner. Simple but great food, owner on the floor waiting on people. I had patty melt, my wife had a BLT , we shared and both were great. It's busy, be patient, it's worth the wait. read more

We were traveling through and we like off the beaten path places to eat. Walking in you can tell this is the place for regulars. Service was not fast. Food was good and full servings. Will return. read more

First impressions: -I would avoid trying to park in the lot. Spots aren't marked well and there is no way to exit out the back if another car pulls in behind you. -The building is pretty run down and does not have any seating for those waiting for a table aside from a bench outside of the double doors in front of the restaurant. -The decor is dated and the walls and floor are old enough that I don't think any amount of scrubbing would make them appear clean. The experience: -We arrived around 10:50 and waited about 10 minutes for a table. The restaurant was full, but what I would expect for a Sunday morning. -As us and another couple huddled near the "wait to be seated" sign, an employee urged a table packing up their food to "take their time and not rush" -Our drink order was taken within a few minutes of being seated. Our waitress waited quite awhile to come back and take our food order. -Our drinks were refilled one time (two Diet Pepsis) and the waitress also picked up a tea at the table next to us for a refill. We watched her smell the cups to see what was inside at the fill station. I am not sure that my husband and I got the correct drinks back. -I ordered the breakfast skillet and my husband ordered the all American breakfast and a half order of biscuits and gravy. It took over 45 minutes to get our food (and five additional minutes to get our toast). -After bringing our food our waitress never came back. And it took ten minutes for another waitress to bring us our ticket after we were done eating. -As we were leaving we walked passed an employee smoking a cigarette right outside the entrance. The food: -My skillet was great. Everything was pretty simple breakfast food which is what I was expecting. -My husbands food was completely cold. -Biscuits and gravy were good. Overall impression: Our total bill was around $32 which is average for the area. Joe Snuffy's is a dingy and outdated place with subpar service to get decent food if you have time to wait and don't come in starving. If you are driving through the area I would head up to IHOP in JC for much faster service at the same price and quality. If you want more breakfast options and a more "brunch" experience, head to any breakfast restaurant in Manhattan. Even with the drive you will get your food faster than we did. We were hoping to find a regular breakfast place close to home but unfortunately this won't be it. read more

Joe Snuffy's - Skillet with scrambled eggs, onions, peppers, and American Cheese. - American Near Me - Abilene, Kansas

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The service always great and friendly, the food always delicious and fresh. This little nook is a hidden GEM worth visiting time and time again!! read more

Joe Snuffy's - IHOP who?! Now THIS! Is a pancake!!!! - American Near Me - Abilene, Kansas

Accidentally came in 5 minutes before closing. Oops! Still, the staff was friendly and didn't act bothered by our late arrival. Our waitress was kind and attentive, making sure that our drinks were always full. Realizing that we came in as they were getting close to shutting down, we ordered quickly. The food came out fast and was delicious! I got a skillet and was stuffed after only eating half. I highly recommend this place for lunch if you're in town checking out the museum! read more

Was referred here by my Motorhome mechanic. Said they had great food! Well they was right! Wow! So glad we found this hole in the wall place with great people! Amber was very fun and friendly! I will be back for sure!!! Met the owner as well was a great guy ! Please go see them! I hate chain restaurants!!! Support mom and pop places like this!!!! read more

Such a cute little diner. Great stop for traveling along I-70. Our breakfast was delicious.

One of Abilene's hidden treasures. Come to Abilene and see our history and stop at Joe Snuffy's for breakfast or lunch. One of the best places to get something to eat in town. Come for the food stay for the people. read more

Joe Snuffy's is a very located about a block off the main street in Abliene and is in a very unassuming, non-descript building. If not for all the positive reviews on Yelp, I would never have stopped here for dinner. In fact, you would probably never even notice or find this place unless you were specifically looking for it. Trust the reviews - go look for it and go in for lunch or dinner. This is a hidden gem. NOTE - Joe Snuffy's is CLOSED on Tuesdays. We were there on a Wednesday night. Despite the aforementioned non-descript exterior, the interior is warm and inviting. You're greeted warmly when you come in and are quickly seated. The staff is all very friendly although I think some of the wait staff is high school students and they lack the experience and polish of more seasoned waiters and waitresses. But - they make up for their lack of experience with their enthusiasm. I ordered the Chisholm Trail steak (rare) which was listed as one of their specialties. It was served with a house side salad, roll and choice of 2 sides. I opted for Coleslaw and tater tots. My wife had the garlic grilled shrimp, also with a roll, a side salad, and 2 sides. She opted for the vegetable of the day (peas) and pasta salad. Everything was excellent except for the peas which were uninspired and obviously from a can. My steak was cooked to perfection and was served with grilled onions and mushrooms. The steak, salad, and sides were all excellent. My wife's meal was also excellent except for the peas. The food and service were excellent and the prices are VERY REASONABLE. This is truly a place you need to seek and find. read more

Sign says "Nothing Fancy just Good Food" It should say "Really Good Food". Next time we're out this way we will make a point of eating at Joe Snuffy's. My brother had the Carnivore Omelette and I got the Chicken Fried Steak both come with hash browns. We're were not disappointed. The waitstaff are so nice, even though they were slammed I never felt ignored. We will definitely come here again. read more

This place was recommended by several people working at the Eisenhower Museum when we inquired about a good place to have lunch. They were NOT mistaken - Joe Snuffy's is a real gem! (and worth getting off the freeway even if not visiting Abilene's attractions). Its nothing fancy - just a real comfortable, clean, welcoming place with excellent "comfort" food and friendly service. Its a place I'd imagine that Ike would like. Its a bit hard to find, but well worth the search. Tired of chain places? Searching for what the locals eat? Want a filling. genuine Kansas-style meal? Never judge a book by its unassuming cover... go inside and you'll find a great place to have a delicious, solid bite to eat. read more

This really had a hometown feeling. Everyone knew each other. We had the breakfast specials and they were delivered hot and fresh. Our waitress was very busy and forgot to refill our coffees and waters but we were enjoying the people and the food too much to really care. A very well behaved black standard poodle greeted us at the door. He belonged to a local who was eating there and we discovered his dog kept escaping the truck to greet everyone. read more

Joe Snuffy's - Like a comfortable home! - American Near Me - Abilene, Kansas

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YELP Review: The outside of this establishment looks like a dive bar, but don't let that fool you. Inside, you'll find a friendly, homey atmosphere. They have quite a menu (which includes carry out and breakfast all day), but were noted in their TV commercial for their burgers...so that's what we ordered. We weren't disappointed. Yummy, and I was stuffed when done. Should have taken a to-go box for half of the large portion order. Waitress chatted with us a bit and invited us back. read more

Joe Snuffy's - Jaeger schnitzel, red cabbage, & mashed potatoes - American Near Me - Abilene, Kansas

I came here for breakfast, with my husband and son, it was packed so we sat at the bar. The wait for food was super long but the staff at the bar were friendly and fun. When the food finally came we were blown away, between the oatmeal, pancakes and omelet yes, super yummy. We also found out they serve very large cinnamon rolls, which were very tasty. My only wish would be they were heated more and the icing would be warm. Do yourself a favor and stop in here. The staff are awesome and the serve is excellent. One more thing, we are out of towners, and yes, people will all turn and stare when you walk in. Lol read more

Awesome food! We stopped in here after visiting the Eisenhower Museum and so glad we did. I had the chicken fried chicken, baked beans, and mac & cheese & my hubby had the cheeseburger steak with onion rings. We also had fried mushrooms as an appetizer; all were excellent with generous portions. Waitress was very friendly and competent. Seemed to be a popular place among locals. Definitely worth trying. read more

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Food was o.k. as was the service, but my bill was incorrect. I showed the cashier the problem and the amount it was wrong. She left, then came back with the "correct" total. It still wasn't right, but I wasn't going to waste any more time there. I just left. read more

This place looked like a total dump from outside, but that must just be to scare away the dumb tourists. Fortunately I am adventurous, because this place is a hidden gem! When you get inside, it feels like an American Legion or VFW hall with a bar up front and older locals scattered at tables with red plastic table cloths. The young man who served us was exceedingly polite and attentive. The menu was much broader and more refined than I ever expected, with interesting choices at a reasonable price. And the specials on the board were quite a bargain. When my chicken sandwich came, it looked like a frozen chicken breast, but then I bit into it, and it was fresh and juicy. Definitely not frozen. This is good eats in a simple little dive run by a family that obviously takes pride in what they do. This is what America is built on. Support places like this. There was some sort of UNC Tarheel undercurrent going on. I didn't ask why so in central Kansas, but I can vouch that the Tarheel sandwich was delicious. read more

Food portions solid - expected Open faced roast beef sandwich very good! Pasta salad fabulous for homemade with a flair. Only downside - needs some updating and need ceiling tiles. read more