The food is always great. The community of people dining there is special! The wait staff are wonderful!

This place is a hole in the wall but not necessarily in the "good" hole in the wall way. It offers large portions of mediocre overcooked bar food (burgers, sandwiches, fried foods, a few salads and some home cooking specials). The inside looks like a dive bar and a basic cafe combined. Meager looking tables, chairs and booths with second rate condiments on the tables (who's ever heard of Red Gold Ketchup). The waitresses are pleasant. If you are looking to fill up on basic bar food then perhaps you will enjoy and be the type to give a 5 star rating like others have. For me, it's a 2 star rating. Not the worst I've ever had but far, far from the best. read more

We stopped in for lunch this afternoon. It happened to be Tuesday, the day the restaurant only serves fried chicken due to any allergies a customer might have. My meal, two pieces of white meat, coleslaw, mash potatoes and Texas Toast for $9.95! Large portions of delicious juicy fried chicken golden brown, buttery creamy mash potatoes with gravy from scratch and cream coleslaw with just enough sweetness. The meal was so large I ended up bringing half of my chicken home. Husband had the pork tenderloin. It was double the size of most tenderloins in most restaurants. The condiments, Red Gold has been around from the 1940's, and family owned. Information on this U.S. business is some of the portion used from purchasing Red Gold products is given to support the hungry, disaster relief and the U.S. military. The restaurant looks like it use to be a bar with a pool table at one time. There is still the divider on the bar a section for the waitresses, large mirror behind the bar on the wall, the ceiling and the old beer light towards the back lead me to believe this. We were looking for a nice looking atmosphere restaurant. We were looking for a place with good food. The staff was friendly, prices were very reasonable. These days you can't find a restaurant with great, large down home cooking for two plus drinks for under$35. We will be back, maybe for the walleye special on Wednesday. read more

First off - the owner and waitress help - are friendly and personable. And they must have memories of elephants - as they know everybody in the place (it seemed). I've heard about this place - and had a friend take me here - on the "all you can eat" fried chicken. I think it was $10.95....and let me tell you.....this was some darn good fried chicken. A great fry to the outside of it all. The meat had plenty of moisture and flavor...that I would tend to think, this chicken is brined (before fried). For me, the crust needed a touch of salt added...which of course I did. I might've had (6) pieces of chicken. But I only needed (2) bites....to see this was a good place for a daily lunch staple! read more

We had just left Costco and wanted to grab dinner before driving home. I looked up restaurants close to Costco and Jo's Gathern' Place popped up. It was only 4 minutes from Costco. It was a easy to find and lots of parking. We stepped in to a bar/restaurant,lots of tables and some booths. There was sitting at the bar also. The bartender told us to sit anywhere,followed us and handed out menus. He took our drink order and gave us time to look over the menu. The menu has a good selection and reasonable prices. I got the 8 oz cheeseburger with onion rings and my husband got the patty melt with fries. We always like to try both at a new place. My burger was very good and my husband said his patty melt was one of the best he's had. Both onion rings and fries were good. read more

My daughter and I got the catfish here and it was very good. I've had better but I would get this again. It was crispy and flavorful. The drinks were nice and cold! Worth a try! read more

Joes has a very "dive bar" feel. They have good drink specials, and the staff is friendly. But the real reason to go is for a burger; the 16oz are ridiculously ginormous! Don't even try to pick one up and eat it you'll be using a knife and fork or pulling off a patty. The burgers are probably one of the best in town. Extremely flavorful with fresh veggies, and did I mention ginormous?!! Definitely recommend stopping here if you want a burger, and you're on the East side. read more

Great food & service. Fried chicken special was perfect chicken and everything else was good. Friendly and fast service. It's pretty casual but clean and with all you could need. Much better than fast food any day! read more

I've been here many times - and always find it worth the time. Great lunches. There is always a special or two depending on the day. I like the meatloaf. Home-spun, well made, and tastes like mom's. A great meal at under $10 for lunch. The other specials, such as the burger or Walleye fish are excellent too. It's an excellent restaurant for a home-town meal and great comfort food. Portions are big and filling - but no so I leave much on the plate. :o) Wait staff is always friendly, and makes one feel comfortable just relaxing for a good meal. read more

The service was excellent. Very friendly. Food was absolutely amazing. Will be back most definitely

Great food and specials every day. Great people and has been in business there forever!!!!

My husband and I have stopped in here three times. All three times we have enjoyed our food. The atmosphere is friendly dive bar. The wait staff is incredible and great at making menu suggestions. They have only a few beers on tap, a decent bottle selection, and a nice bar. Draft beers are $2.25. Basically, this is our new favorite place to hang out and get a bite to eat. read more

Jo's Gathern' Place - AYCE catfish basket and the meatball sub with a side salad. - New American Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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Fried chicken was very good! Sides were mediocre but not bad. Very nice service! Would return anytime we get a hankering for some good fried chicken read more

Oh. My. Yum. -- Good food, excellent prices, and toast that will make you weep. Had the $8.95 steak lunch special -- great steak, baked potato, salad, toast points. Every bite was truly delish. And I am full.... of gratitude and satisfaction. A wonderful surprise to find this local joint on our road trip... And, Kayla? -- THANKS for the excellent service! read more

Jo's Gathern' Place - he menu - New American Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

PHENOMENAL!! Incredible home style cooking, this place is always packed with people enjoying Jo's food! We were in a bit of a time crunch, we ordered, got our food, and was able to pay in less than 10 minutes! Awesome service, and even better food read more

This place is great example of a local gem in Springfield, MO. Great place to grab a homestyle meal for lunch or dinner. I went for lunch and had their special, the Walleye. And it was a huge amount of food for $10.95. The fish was fresh and flakey and the batter wasn't too thick and all of the sides front he potatoes to the close slaw and the beans were really good. Check this place out for some great fried fish or a burger. The staff was very welcoming and very nice. read more

Jo's Gathern' Place - New American Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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The prices at Jo's are reasonable, and the food and service are very good. The daily specials are a great value.

Good burger could use a little more seasoning wonderful wings went for lunch at 1:30 on a Wednesday. If you have a 30 min lunch break this may not be the place for you unless you call ahead and take to go but other than that wonderful place. read more

Jo's Gathern' Place - Cheddar bacon burger with tots and buffalo wings with fries. - New American Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Best Fried Chicken Livers, Chicken Fried Steak fried and Fried Okra! If your tastebuds seek something not fried they offer salad options with a variety of homemade dressings and I highly recommend the buttermilk ranch dressing! Bring your appetite! read more

Great specials, great food, great service. Local owned and operated! Burger 10/10, walleye 10/10, chicken sandwich 10/10

Love Jo's Gathern' Place! I've tried all the daily specials and it's hard to chose which one is my favorite. The Meatloaf on Monday is better than mom made! The Fried Chicken on Tuesday's is so moist and crunchy. Wednesday is Walleye Wednesday served with so much food I thought I'd bust! Thursday's Chicken Fried Steak is delicious and let's not forget Friday's steak special which is always cooked perfectly to order. I'm so glad I found this little jewel in northeast Springfield. Let's not forget the service there is the best and say hello to Jo when you eat there! read more

Ummmm you gotta check this place out if you love fried chicken. Tuesday's AYCE fried chicken lunch and good lord it's delish. People from all walks of life enjoy Jo's and the service is quick, direct and courteous. Best lunch in the 417 under $10, hands down. read more

I heard about this place from a coworker, I went on Thursday for their lunch special of gizzards. I only eat gizzards every once in a while, however, I have to say these were the best cooked, best-seasoned gizzards I have had by far. I will be going back and trying other items on the menu. read more

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Your typical dive bar. The bar food was great and hot. The bar tender knew what she was doing. This place has lots of usuals and that small hometown feel. Big seating area and a touch tunes and a large TV. There is a pool table too. Fries are extra but worth it except on Wednesday. read more

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Again love trying new places when I visit new areas. I had the sirloin steak special and it was outstanding. The place is somewhat small but the flavor of the food was HUGE. My meal was at lunch time but would definitely recommend this for a great hearty dinner as well!! read more

I like to go to Jo's on Monday nights whenever I visit Springfield about once a month. Uncle Les Galler hosts an open mic and I am a musician who likes to jam with him because he's a first class guitar player. Other great musicians from around Springfield gravitate there. Quite often, there are only a few non-musicians in the room. The bartender/waittress is very attentive and does a great job handling the whole situation. The food is very good and reasonably priced. Monday is also 60 Cent Taco night before 7pm. The jamming starts afterwards. You can also watch a ball game or a hockey game on the wide screen TV while hearing some of the best pickers in Missouri get together. read more