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    First Ward House

    4.1 (61 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Live music
    Good for kids

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    Bloody Mary (with Clamato)

    Excellent service! The Bloody Mary's are top notch (made with Clamato). Parmesan Garlic and Zombie wings are delicious! Great lunch special - 6 wings and a side for 10 bucks! Recommend the onion rings and baked beans for the side choice!

    McWard Burger with bacon and fries.  The special sauce was delicious!
    Mike K.

    Great dive bar! Service was great! Friendly and fast. Five starts for a dive bar? Well, yes, because they do it well - great service and great dive bar food. Had their house burger with a bacon add- $10 for the McWard burger and fries and $0.75 for bacon. Who has these prices anymore? Now, it is a dive bar- (did I mention that?) so it isn't the cleanest place. Windows dirty, menus not wiped down. Let's just say it isn't a place for a germaphobe. Huge deck on the back. Might have to put up with cigarette smoke- but hey, this is a dive bar. Decent music. I think they may have bands on some nights. Fries seemed fresh cut- not the typical fries you get. Definitely decent. The burger though- I don't know what they season it with, but it will bring me back. Tasty!!! A burger and fries, add bacon and a couple draft beers and I got out for just under $20 before tip. Wow. In 2022? I'll definitely return because I want to try the tenderloin.

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    Missy M.

    We stopped here after Chiefs training camp with family. Definitely a pub. We picked this place for their BBQ but sadly they did not have any. My husband was looking forward to brisket. We ordered the sampler appetizer to share, fried pickle spears, fried green bean and spicy corn nuggets. They were all good but I think the green beans were the best. I ordered the tenderloin and fries. The fries were super yummy, good seasoning. Tenderloin was okay, barely as big as the bun. My husband ordered the spicy burger and sweet potato fries. The fries were very good. The burger had good flavor and crust but wasn't spicy at all. Just needed a kick to it. Others in our party had nitro wings and the tenderloin. The wings were said to be on point. Waitstaff were super nice and helpful on suggesting what to order.

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    Angela B.

    Delicious local place in St. Joseph, Missouri! I had the Jesse Jane which was a mix of BBQ and coleslaw for a low carb/keto option. Hands down some of the best food I've had in St. Joe!

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    7 years ago

    Some of the best wings I've ever had. Unique sauces and each was awesome. Great service and relaxing atmosphere.

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    9 years ago

    Not terribly busy place, three people behind the bar, we asked for service, waited about 20 minutes and left.

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    10 years ago

    Great place to eat and a fabulous place to go and have some drinks, these guys are very professional Big 5 stars.

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    7 years ago

    The bartender was super cute and was extremely nice. He was fast and I definitely wanted to take him home.

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    10 years ago

    One of my favorite bars. Great atmosphere, super friendly bartender, and the food has great flavor! The Fried Green Beans are killer.

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    10 years ago

    Great service, great people! It's one of the few bars in St. Joseph that I actually like. They treat you like family.

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    11 years ago

    The food is great. The drinks are awesome and the owner is wonderful. I went out there and played geeks who drink and it was a blast.

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    Always a good place to eat the tenderloin is the best anywhere so stop in and try one.

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    We knew we were in for a treat when we found this to be a neighborhood dive, surrounded by houses…read moreon all sides. We knew we were going to love this place when a neighbor came out to distract his pit bull as we walked by. And when we stepped in to head the bartender explaining to a couple of other customers how terrified she is of clowns, we somehow knew we were going to have more fun here than we'd had all day. It turned out that bartender's name was Becky, and she's 1/2 of the couple who owns the bar. The other half is her husband, Waylan, who showed up later at the end of our visit. "Having a name like Waylan is like having the biggest cock," she said. Or maybe it was B who said that, I don't remember and my notes aren't very clear. :) There is quite a collection of bras on the bar, a recent development. "A while back one of the customers just up and took her bra off, and said she wanted to hang it up. So we did. Then other ladies started doing it," Becky explained. "Now boxer shorts have even started to join the collection." We ended up spending out entire visit chatting with the bartender about their history with the bar. We really enjoyed our time here. In addition to the great personalities, this is a fun-looking bar all around and I'de love to visit again when it's busier. In fact, here's how good a time we had -- when we first arrived we noticed the Silver Strike machine and put a few dollars in it to play. But we never got around to actually doing so! :)

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    First Ward House - newamerican - Updated June 2026

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