Joplin happens to be a good midway point for my wife and I to meet up with our daughter and her…read morefamily. Looking for a new and fun place to meet up for this latest trip, we stumbled across The Bruncheonette in Yelp. Sooooo thankful we did. It's located at the northern edge of downtown Joplin on main street. It's a small quaint place with both on and off-street parking. We could tell immediately that we'd made a popular choice based upon the large number of cars and folks waiting to get a seat. The hostess welcomed us just outside the front door and us we'd be seated shortly. She was great and very nice to chat with. We had to wait outside a short bit before we were escorted inside. The space and seating is limited for sure. There are tables as well as some bar-style seating along the edges of the restaurant. The environment was busy, fun and lively. Our granddaughter loved all the action. The person who escorted us in then actually took the extra time to explain their menu and options, which are posted on boards above the checkout counter. The menu is limited and made up of a combo of traditional lunch/brunch items. But they are all done with a unique and delicious flair. Sort of a twist on the traditional bunch options. All of us enjoyed our meals. We had breakfast street tacos, a salmon cake eggs Benedict special, French toast, the fruit plate and a pancake. All of the portions were good sized, ingredients fresh and tasted great. They even went the extra step to bring our granddaughter some fried cheese to munch on. Very kind. I also got a laugh out of the fun pictures in the bathroom as well. Hilarious. The restaurants location allowed us to enjoy a stroll around the downtown area afterward brunch. Great place, great staff. We now have a new "meet-up" spot in Joplin!

Let me just say before you even look at the menu that this place is a MUST! The atmosphere the…read morepeople, the cooks! Can't express how amazing the food was! Being gluten free isn't for the weak and this place DEFINITELY HAS ME falling on the floor. 100000/10.

My wife and I decided to eat here last week. It was a nice experience. I had 1201 Benedicts with…read morethe Crab Cakes. It tasted great. I was disappointed that the eggs were overcooked. My wife had the avocado toast. She said it was really good. Service was great and it's a neat atmosphere. It was a little loud because it's so busy. So if you want quiet, this isn't your place. My only complaint other than the over cooked eggs is the price. First, the menu prices are not updated. My meal said it was $19.00. In reality, it was $22.00. So it's pricy. Not really worth it for an every week place to eat in my opinion. I will probably only eat here on special occasions in the future. We spent just under $50.00 without tip. We had water to drink and I had a coffee. There are plenty of other places in Joplin with food priced more reasonably and that is just as good. It's definitely worth trying, just know it's pricy.

Honest review... Brunch. Food:…read moreBeignets- When comparing to a New Orleans beignet, it is not great. Would not order this again. Eggs- 3 out of 4 of us did not get the eggs how we ordered them. Sausage- taste was good but you got 2 very small patties that were hard. Hash browns- good but very small portion. Coffee good. It seems the bill did not reflect the prices that were on the menu. Somehow a $11 turned out to be $13 or $14. Not sure how/why that happened. Service: Awesome Ambiance: Nice

OH YESSSSSSS! Now that's what I call a Sandwich!…read moreOur favorite is the ITALIAN made MIKE'S WAY!! Honestly, if you haven't tried Jersey Mike's, you're missing out! Love you guys! We'll be back....I know we were just there yesterday!

Always happy friendly service and fast. Best sandwiches in Joplin area hands down…read more Always made fresh as you watch and customized however you like it

The best place in town to spend time toghether or with friends, special occasions. Hint save room…read morefor dessert and brioche. .

This is one of the top places for lunch in Joplin as all their food is just REALLY GOOD! You walk…read morein and order from the counter and then they bring it out to your table and there is always enough places to sit and the service is always fantastic. Sandwiches, salads and soups are the main choices with sides and pick 2 options as well. You just cannot go wrong here!!

Came in to get my bagel and cream cheese. I get back to work, no cream cheese. We also ordered a…read moresalad stuffer and got half a salad. This is ridiculous. Some of us only get one break at work

There are so many things to comment on it's hard to know where to start. Panara, over the last 5-10…read moreyears continues to go downhill, not just in this location, but the entire chain. Skimpy ingredients, making the bread thicker to cover up for a lack of ingredients, cutting back on bakery items, and/or removing the bakery display in some stores. Changing the format to be more like a fast food chain, with very bright stores, loud dining rooms, and an environment that discourages one of the biggest reasons people come to Panera; it was a nice comfortable place to relax, hang out, read a book, and maybe do some homework. This new location is bright, clean, and shiny. On the surface, it seems like a great refresh but stay a little while and notice all they have taken away to make it a less-than-desirable place to be. It's basically a Panda or mall food court fast food shop now. The new location is much smaller than the last one on 32nd. It's cramped, very loud, and overly bright. Not conducive to relaxed conversation, doing homework, or hanging out with friends. I'm guessing it's a design decision. Make it less comfortable, sterile, and harsh to turnover faster and try to capitalize on a faster churn of customers. The new tech to get your order is overly complicated and slows things down. Sometimes the simple way is best. They now give you a device that is supposed to light up to help signal the wait staff where to take the food. Simply put, it's a failure. The staff tries to hide it though. On one side under a lip, is a tiny LED screen with an order number. The staff try and read it casually and try to not be noticed but that is how they are getting the order to the table instead of the large plastic or paper table numbers they used to use that the staff could read from across the whole dining room. The surfaces are all bright and hard; hard chairs, floors, walls, etc. That is to further encourage you to eat quickly and go away. Not the format Panera was built on. Instead, you end up with a less comfortable seat and a lot of very loud ambient noise. Everything is designed to move you along and alienate the core customers who have kept Panera going for years. The tables are smaller, and much closer together, again encouraging people to eat and move along and don't bring too many friends with them. The bakery section in most Panera's in the past had a large display area with breads, bagels, and other baked items. Well presented and ready to be sold. This location has a much smaller display case with very little in it. Behind the counter the baskets of bread and bagels are gone, replaces with proofing racks normally kept in the kitchen. They are ugly and another example is that they want you out fast and no longer want to be a place people come frequently or hang out. Also more typical of Panera, half the menu is out of stock. We have been coming to the Joplin location for seven years, and despite the shortcomings, there is not a lot of competition if you want a good sandwich or soup. And every single time we come, we order and they say they are out of this or that. Every single time. Clearly poor inventory management. And they can't blame COVID, it's been this way for years. So we come to the new location and try and order, Tried to order a sandwich on the new ones they have giant backlit posters all over the store advertising, nope, they don't have the ingredients to make any of them. I try a normal regular sandwich they always carry, and nope, only have half of what it takes to make it. How about soup, I wanted the French Onion soup, sure thing but no cheese, and so it went. I settled on the Turkey Bacon on Tomato bread, it comes out with bread measurably cut over an inch and a quarter thick per slice, It's a heavy bread and I guess that was supposed to make up for the paper-thin tomato and nearly nothing else in-between. Still, it was so thick I could barely take a bite of it. We ordered one whole sandwich, and two cups of soup, my wife had the Teriyaki bowl and we each had a regular drink. That was $45 bucks before the tip. At least they now have a drive-thru. Come on Panera, do better get back to your roots.

Usually don't leave a review on chain restaurants but today was exceptional! New Greek menu - try…read morethis before it's gone! Calzone was better than any authentic Italian place hopes to make them.

I have eaten here several times. The gluten free buns are very good and the food is always…read moredelicious. The service has always been exceptional as well. Looking forward to next time.

Service was fast and friendly the sandwich was good but I wish they had a way to toast it. I've…read moregotten spoiled with other sandwich places that toast the sandwich. The meat and the veggies I had put in my sandwich were really fresh. Over all the sandwich was pretty good. The restaurant is inside a truck stop gas station so the door opened a lot and it was freezing in there. I needed my gloves on but can't eat in gloves. Didn't even consider taking off my heavy coat.

here is the monster Joplin Petro owned by the Iowa 80 group most people head to the main building…read morefor the iron skillet Pizza Hut express and other stuff.. and if you're a fan old school subs and remember these places blimpie I remember back in the late 80s when they were everywhere.. well there is still one here the only thing they don't happens to pastrami but this round he's gone at this one you have to go up to Walcott Iowa. If want a blimpie pastrami and want to get a big rig in.. but this is a very clean blimpie great personality employees very friendly and outgoing open every day till 11:30 p.m. it is located in the fuel Island building but if you drive a car you can either walk all the way from the main building..where do you like the locals doing drive your car run out like you're an employee out of the field desk Park and get your sammich.. it is a full-service blimpie let's breakfasts and the great blimpie sandwiches you grow the love if you grew up with them like I did.. today I had a delicious roast beef and provolone.. add the beef and cheese heated up really well in the microwave took the wheat bread had toasted lightly add spicy mustard lettuce tomato black pepper and vinegar and oil and oh delicious. Great service by employee Brooklyn who was working today.. made a great sandwich very outgoing friendly employee.. So those that wonder is there really a blimpie here yes there is it's just not in the main building so just like walk have another great franchise run by the Iowa 80 group I left out of here with my belly smiling

My husband and daughter took me out to Finns for Mother's day for their special brunch. It was…read morefantastic. Everything from egg quiche to dessert. They are great there and very attentive. Had a great me and even better service. The ambiance is awesome. Very elegant but you can come in with shorts on. Love it.

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.