Made it back to this place and I still love it. Not your fanciest place by any means, but the food…read moreis real good. Not the fastest getting your food out to you...but....its piping hot when it does come to your table. - Fried chicken was good crust and good tasting crust. More salt makes it better. -Mac & Cheese - Is not your Kraft crap and much better than that. Very black pepper forward today, which may not be for some. Maybe just the batch; as I don't recall that from before. - Cabbage: just good basic cabbage seasoned an ok amount to be a simple good cabbage. Crazy fun fact about this place: They're open til 3 am on Thurs and Fri. This would be some great food to the access to later in the night!

Incredible food, incredible people! Love their offerings! Always friendly, and their food is…read moreamazing.

I love this restaurant and for Joplin the only place with great outdoor seating, including heaters…read moreand a cozy fire pit for cool fall & spring days. Fantastic quality food, the service is always top notch, and the absolute best desserts around town.

Food was fantastic. Service was a step below TERRIBLE! Sat at the bar and got a drink right away…read more Took 30 minutes before we were asked if we wanted to order food (which we stated when we sat down). Took around 40 minutes to get our food. There was a total of six people in the bar so it wasn't an overload. Had to ask to get our check which ended up being wrong. Of course no one was at the bar so I had to track someone down to get the bill corrected.

The staff here is extremely nice, if you need anything just ask. We were part of a large group of…read morewomen who were occupying their banquet center behind the restaurant and they served our meals in there. The staff brought our meals over and kept them warm while serving. The desserts were my favorite! Everything was good and reasonably priced.

We had an event at Granny Shaffer's and they fed us well over the days of our retreat. I can't say…read moreenough about the friendly staff!!!! The food was great..down home cooking. One meal was fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, and another was Italian chicken tetrazzini, salad, garlic bread...and delicious desserts!

Fred & Red's, since 1923, is always a walk down memory lane when I walk through the door. This was…read moremy mom's favorite spot in Joplin, Mo! We know we're there when we see their iconic neon sign crowning the entrance! Still a favorite with many, there was a steady stream of customers coming in and sitting around the counter-dining-only restaurant. Service, as in the past, was speedy and served with a smile. They are closed on Sunday and Monday. Our go to is always the tamales - mom's favorite. On this day I enjoyed a bundle, 3 @ $3.55, and a light splattering chili. Their tamales are more comparable to a Mississippi Delta tamale than the tamale you would eat at a Mexican restaurant. They always ask if you want dill pickles and sliced onions on the side - for an additional charge. Their griddle cooked burgers are good, too. Spaghetti Red is a signature dish that many swear by, has been on the menu forever, and is a Fred & Red's Classic. This dish is a layered plate of spaghetti noodles, topped with tamales and covered with chili. I've never been brave enough to try this favorite but make sure you're hungry! It's a plate full! They serve fries and tater tots, as well as, desserts. Also, the have frozen tamale bundles (of three), chili and other options to go! Check out their Carry Out menu!

Not a fan. Number one rule of cooking pasta, salt the water…read more The tamales are a joke. The way they are tied together reminds me of bulls balls. Took one bite and tossed them. Best of luck selling your new franchise model selling bull balls tamales

We ate here for the first time yesterday. Great atmosphere, service and delicious food!…read more We will be back!

Great place with lots of options. Comfortable interior with cool decor. Food quality was…read moreexcellent and we would definitely go back, 10/10!!!

I was staying at the Residence Inn across the parking lot and needed a quick, hot lunch. I was…read moreseated immediately without a reservation, got a menu and a drink quickly, and the waiter made sure the kitchen sent out a side salad with a buttery croissant and then a piping hot chicken pot pie. He showed me how to pay at the table, and I couldn't have been more satisfied with the experience.

One of my favorite places to eat. We always get good food & great service…read more Even when they are busy we get waited on quickly & get treated friendly

The worst chop pork sandwich i have ever tried to eat. Lots of burnt ends bun not editable don't…read morewaste your money. Mike

Ordered To Go tonight for the first time. We were really looking forward to some good barbecue. We…read moremoved here from Minnesota where we have eaten at Famous Dave's Restaurants many times. Tonight's meal was nothing like the Famous Dave's we know. Ribs were tough, brisket portions were ridiculously small, no extra bbq sauce provided (or offered), corn on the cob was cold (like right out of the fridge cold - never heated). Side salad did not have all the ingredients listed on the menu. Dave's Sassy BBQ Salad was awful! No dressing provided (it was ordered), cheese was just slices of cheese torn into big pieces (like slices you'd put on a burger), ordered chopped pork on the salad and got chunks of rib meat instead. Baked beans were like they were just warmed from a can (not the Dave's beans we know). Best part was probably the corn muffin. That was almost right and at least warm. Will not be getting bbq from here again. So disappointing- and we spent over $80 on this meal!

Everyone's already said it. THIS PLACE IS DELICIOUS! Make sure to check their Facebook for daily…read morespecials. They can sell out of items. We tried the fried chicken, home fries, green beans and meatloaf, cabbage, fried okra. We also got peach cobbler for dessert. Everything was absolutely delicious and I could have eaten about 5 more plates of everything. That meat loaf and cobbler!! Wowowow! The owners are super friendly and this is a fantastic place. Make sure to check hours before you go. We will be back soon!

Was looking for something different, very glad I found ME's. Collard greens, green beans, mashed…read morepotatoes, and chicken. Holy moly, an amazing meal, served by an incredibly kind woman.

I've always been by this place, so today we tried the place out. Usually a good sign, when a place…read morehas to have supplemental parking across the street. But in this case, the place was an overall disappointment. - Best item of the night: the homemade rolls and apple butter. Rolls were absolutely great. - smoked meats: first off, it appears they use some sort of electric smoker. So, the char and flavoring isn't there. Then, everything I had, was well overcooked. Any kind of spice forming a good bark is really missing. - pit beans: these appear to be something like Bush's beans doctored up a tad. - potato salad: This side actually tasted pretty good. However, they have a fine cubed cut to the potatoes etc....so the texture of the potato salad, could throw some people off. White gravy: never seen gravy like this....that was super water-like thin. It didn't taste the worst by any means. But getting a chicken fried steak.....it would be odd....as the gravy lays in the bottom of the plate.....doesn't have that cling or scoop up the gravy, as you eat a bite of chicken fried steak. I wish I had better news to report on this place; but I don't.

Went down to Joplin for a colleagues birthday and she mentioned Big Rs had good pie. At that point…read moreI didn't even care what kind of food they offered. When I pulled up the restaurant looked very small. It's not huge by any means, but it's bigger than it seems from outside. When you walk in you're greeted at the hostess stand. And front and center is their cooler full of pies. We were there slightly before noon, and we're seated immediately. The menu has a nice selection without being overwhelming. I decided to try the pulled pork plate with Suzie Qs and Baked beans. The pulled pork was delicious and dipping it in their house bbq sauce made it even better. I wasn't a huge fan of the baked beans, but I can be pretty picky in that regard. The Suzie Qs were seasoned well and fried nicely, but man if that's a half order I'm scared to see a full order. It was already too much for me to finish. I did make sure to leave room for the pie though. They had quite a few varieties to choose from, but I'm a sucker for a key lime and knew I was getting that from the start. It was creamy and tart and I ate the whole thing. Since key lime pie traditionally come with a graham cracker crust, I did steal a bite of my colleagues pastry pie crust and it was SO good. Flaky and light, it melts in your mouth. I would come back for the pie alone, but it doesn't hurt that their BBQ is good too!

It is amazing. Everything on the menu is delicious. Great Mexican. Good steak burger everything is…read moredelicious.

The food was ok, not bad at all, but the service was horrible. The waitress apparently has an issue…read morewith racism and interracial couples because her attitude was of obvious disdain. We are from out of town and wanted to try a local spot, well this was a bad first impression of Joplin, I hope the remainder of our stay is better than this experience. It makes me very irate to have a server giving dirty looks and side eying my husband. These are my freedoms and this establishment needs to have some training on racial sensitivity and harassment. Interracial couples be warned, you will be treated differently and without respect. The only reason this is 2 stars is because the food wasn't bad.