I had called the day before, asking what kind of oysters they were serving. I should have known better when the girl replied, "Rockefeller, fried, raw, we have it all." When I explained that I was asking where they were from, she had to go find out. Turns out they had Delaware. So the next day we went to have some. I could literally smell them as she approached the table. We asked her to take them back because they smelt horrible. She told us that all oysters smelled horrible. When we denied that she said it might be because the fish truck would be there the next day so they were probably too old. Seriously? Who trains these waitresses? The rest of our order wasn't as we asked but it was ok. Won't be back. read more

Beer; that's the answer to all this restaurant's woes. Just make sure that you're at least three beers in before you order. The food is mostly deep fried and generally undercooked. Obviously, the fryer is under temp or the "Chef" (can you actually call them a chef?) didn't leave the frozen Alaskan Pollack in long enough to warm the center of the fish nuggets inside the fish tacos. It was mushy from under cooking. The baked oysters, described on the menu showed black pepper and parmesan cheese baked to perfection. I wondered if the person preparing them knew that they were supposed to put parmesan cheese on the oysters. The oysters showed up as baked oysters with black pepper and black pepper. If you are wondering if I'm always giving bad reviews? Look at my Applebees and Crabby Bills reviews. The service was lacking in something to be desired. Can you say, house flies? Sheese! Just do us all a favor and make sure you are at least two sheets into the wind before you decide to order. read more

Jefferson's - Where's the beef? Er, I mean Parmesan. - Chicken Wings Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

My husband and I were here around 11am on 10/13/2025. The first thing we ordered were the ultimate cheese fries and there was a fast food small size serving of fries with almost no seasoning on them, very little cheese, and not even a entire slice of bacon worth of bacon on top. We sent them back after not even wasting a single calorie on them and the staff took them off our bill no problem. Staff was nice and quick. I wonder if the poor quality of our appetizer is what corporate wants and sadly the staff know about it and just have to deal with it because I've gotten similar dishes at other places for a similar price point and the dish we got that day wouldn't have been acceptable at a place like Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen down the street. I hope they get it together or do everyone else a favor and shut down to give better establishments more business read more

*** Review is during Covid-19 *** Workers were all masked. They were fairly busy, and people weren't necessarily spaced out in the waiting area, but I believe they were when seated at tables. I called ahead to place the order, and that worked well. Their estimation of when my food would be ready to pick up was pretty close. I think I waited about 5 extra minutes than expected inside. They have a big menu, which makes it a good place for people who are in the mood for different things (although everything they have is still under that American food umbrella). I got sweet potato fries as my side, and fried pickles to share. I thought the fries could have been a little softer, but they were fine. The fried pickles were good and had that tartness that I really enjoy! I felt like they gave a good amount of the pickles too. I loved that if you order the chicken, which I did, they give you options for spice level. I've never really seen that at an American food spot, so I was happy about that! Probably the main reason I ended up ordering the buffalo chicken tender basket. It came with 4 medium sized pieces of chicken... I wouldn't necessarily say they were the full size of a normal chicken tender that you'd expect, but it was still decently filling (especially with the side of fries). Note: There was also a regular chicken tender basket with the option of spice level, but when I asked over the phone, it seemed like the difference was that the buffalo chicken basket was tossed in your flavor choice, while the regular just had your flavor choice as a sauce on the side. Not only do they let you choose a spice level, but they have lots of choices!!! It ranges from mild ones like teriyaki and honey bbq to medium ones like cajun and and double dipped all the way to hotter flavors like mango habanero and at the very top "afterburn". I ended up at the flavor just called hot, which I thought was a good classic flavor. It was near the top of their flavor thermometer (4th from the top), but it really wasn't too spicy for me. I think with it being that high on the list, I was expecting a lot more heat. So if I ever go back, I'd probably try a different flavor in hopes that it's spicier! read more

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Good food and selections, tons of flatscreen TVs with all the sports and a little bit unusual menu. Kind of a typical bar, burger and wings joint, service was fast and even though it's a lot of hard surfaces not too noisy. The menu had a bunch of choices and all the typical rubs and sauces of a wings joint. What made it special was the additional menu items like several versions of Oster's, fish and chips, sweet potato fries with house dipping sauce, and many other items. The quality was good, burgers were simple, they didn't ask how we wanted them cooked and I can't say it was as good as a steakhouse burger. But everything was fresh, bacon was crispy but not over cooked. They served really good sweet potato fries but had a variety of options including onion rings. My son ordered wings which were moist and juicy and not too small. Service was prompt and friendly. We look forward to going back and trying more of the menu, there were all kinds of things to try. You can do touchless ordering via a QR code on the wall or use a menu. read more

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Absolutely horrible management. They planned a birthday celebration to celebrate their anniversary and then didn't staff for it!!! We came in for the first time tonight after a friend shared their advertisement with us. When we arrived we noticed very few cars in the parking lot, which surprised us. We walked in and the place was almost empty. So it shocked us when the hostess said it would be 20 minutes for a table. She then said she was short staffed and only had two servers. We debated about leaving, however I like to give new places a try. Our other option was Hacketts, which we should have chosen. After about five minutes my boyfriend says let's get a drink at the bar while we wait. He then asks the hostess if we can get drinks while we wait. Her answer, no it's a 20 minute wait!! We wait. About 5 minutes goes by and a friend of my boyfriends (who is clearly a regular) walks in. They chat for a second and he walks straight to the bar and is served! What???? I told him he should just go get a drink because clearly they don't really have any kind of management here. He just waits with us. Finally the hostess seats us. Now she says, sorry for the wait we are down to one server!!! Seriously they let someone off while being short staffed on an event weekend?? Even OT should have been authorized when you are turning customers away and making people wait 20 minutes while most of the tables are empty! We get seated. A nice young man walks by and says he will be with us in a minute. He heads over to a party of 8 to give them their check. Only they want boxes and the check split up multiple ways. We wait another 10 minutes and the two guys seated after us are served drinks by the bartender and their food order is taken. Still no drinks for us. This isn't bad enough, as the hostess didn't offer to even get us drinks or send the bartender to our table. However while we are waiting we see at least 4-5 OTHER employees milling around. Not one of them comes over to even take our drink order. We decided to leave. We have now been here about 40 minutes and don't have drinks. As we are grabbing our things the waiter comes over and apologizes. We decided to stay. That waiter did a decent job and food was decent. However if the management doesn't care to actually manage their employees or the schedule properly on an event weekend, I'm out. This was not worth the hassle. The only person there that cared about the patrons was the waiter who couldn't even get help with drinks for his table. read more

Been meaning to try this place ever since they opened last year - finally got around to it! And while we liked it okay, it wasn't an overly memorable meal. Pretty average. Here's what we got: Fried Pickles - lightly battered but not very seasoned; very pickle-y LOL. They were good but not amazing. I'd get them again, though. Guacamole Bacon Burger - hamburger patty topped with provolone, bacon and a big dollop of guacamole. It tasted pretty good; didn't hate it but it was a mid-range burger in terms of my particular all-time favorites. Mac n Cheese - this was decent but standard and topped with extra cheese, which I don't prefer. Double Dipped Wings - sauced wings that are fried then sauced again. They had a good flavor but some were a bit overcooked since the wings varied in size. Not a consistent dish. Cajun Oysters - surprisingly, despite being stuck in the middle of America, these oysters were fresh, flavorful and very good! Onion Rings - very crispy and thick slices; tasty! Overall, we liked our food okay. It was fine, no complaints. But we didn't leave feeling like anything special happened. An A-OK place. read more

Best wings in town. Great bar selection and always friendly staff. I would recommended the Buffalo nachos.

Was wanting wings and hadn't tried Jefferson wings so we came for dinner. We got 20 traditional wings. 10 with a Caribbean jerk and 10 with sweet and sassy. The wing size was surprisingly decent and the sweet and sassy sauce was great. Caribbean jerk just was salty not any heat to it. So that was disappointing. Then we got a buffalo ranch chicken wrap and it wasn't terrible. Had more lettuce than chicken but great flavor. read more

We had a tough Wednesday all week so we decided to eat out and try Jefferson's. Comfortable seating area. The beer was good, and the wings are great. We enjoyed Parmesan Garlic, Turbo and Afterburner sauce. Sauces were good, especially with the fried pickles. The wait staff was friendly and good. Not a bad way to rectify a tough Wednesday. I recommended Wednesday night's for $0.50 boneless wing night. read more

Jefferson's - 24 Pieces Boneless Wings - Chicken Wings Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Good menu choices but not good food. I know someone that worked there and they would serve food on dirty dishes. Managers knew about it and didn't care including 5 cases of sexual harassment, 4 out of 5 were from coworkers/manager. They upcharge for things you won't even ask for or order. I could go on and on. But basically if u don't mind only sitting at the bar, with the taps covered with fruit flies and roaches crawling all over the liquor bottles and counters then this place is the place for you! Atleast they have sports, that is if they remember to pay for their subscriptions. Corporate needs to clean house and start fresh! Is has great potential and good menu. Just terrible tasting food and even worse employers. read more

3.5 stars! We came in around 11:45 am on a Wednesday. Only two other tables were there. Staff no longer wears masks and there are no hand sanitizer stations. Large place, good ambience for a bar type of restaurant. Ordered the jeffersons chicken and it was tasty! Nothing that wowed me but I did enjoy my meal. Our waitress was friendly but for some reason it did take her like 25+ minutes to come get our order even though there were only two other tables there. She checked on us once after we got our food but that was it so I never was able to get a refill. Overall would come here if you're wanting this type of food but really not my first choice. read more

Jefferson's - Chicken Wings Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

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We decided to try someplace new and boy did this place disappoint. LOUD. Difficult to hear the person sitting next to you. Slow service. Flies buzzing around the food. Nasty food. Every single thing is frozen and heated by either deep frying or microwaving. I understand deep frying foods at a bar but this was all so gross I didn't even eat more than a couple bites. The fries were limp and white. Gross. The sweet tea tasted like fish tank water had been used to make it. Our waitress could not be bothered to check in with us and thought my comment about the flies was funny. I will never go here again and I will encourage everyone I know to avoid at all cost. We ordered baked oysters and they didn't even put the Parmesan on them. They were tough and chewy. I tried eating one and ended up spitting it out and left the rest. The waitress asked if we wanted boxes to take food home because we hadn't eaten anything really and we said no it's too disgusting to eat. She didn't offer to comp the meal or anything. Nasty frozen food. Flies. Gross oysters. Loud environment. AVOID this place. read more

Jefferson's - Oysters were supposed to have Parmesan. Nothing but black pepper and tough as rubber. Gross - Chicken Wings Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Jefferson's is all about its wings, burgers and oysters! Unfortunately they were out of oysters when we went but they do have other stuff on the menu like shrimp, wraps and sandwiches. The fried pickles are hand bread in house and came lightly battered and were pretty tasty. I enjoyed the buffalo shrimp basket with sweet potato fries that came with hush puppies. My fiancé had wings that were decently sized and juicy. They also have daily specials. read more

Jefferson's - Daily specials - Chicken Wings Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Food was ok, not great. Music was super super loud. Service was terrible. They close at 9, but they brought our check out at 8:15 and didn't even offer or ask if I wanted another drink. I had to ask for another drink. Practically kicked us out at 8:55. Started stacking up chairs and cleaning up. The sign said they are open until 9?? Too many other good options to come back here. read more

Worst wing place I have ever been to. Wasn't busy, yet horrible, slow service. Waited in total, 30 minutes for the check, taking the check back and asking 3 times for a box. Fries were barely cooked along with the "fried" pickles. Pickles were just a soggy, oily mess. The wings were full of fat and no flavor. My boyfriend and I ate a total of 7 wings and a few of the fries, total waste of money. read more

Jefferson's - Soggy fries pickles, undercooked fries, no flavor full of fat wings. - Chicken Wings Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Great food an service! Awesome choices, reasonable pricing. Very Enjoyable environment Malakhi was our server an he did great! We have a new spot in town. read more

A pleasant experience! Came here for lunch on a rainy Sunday and the atmosphere was quiet, yet invigorating. The food and service overall were good. Was able to order off the kids menu :') However, would not recommend the chips and salsa, unless you love chunk-a-licious. The grilled cheese and fries also came out hot and tasty! Would come back. read more

I really like Jefferson's, but they have changed their sweet potato fries. They are not crisp any more.

I had given 5 stars before but actually dropped a star because they changed their sweet potato fries and the new fries aren't good at all. It was actually one of the things we had been coming here for, so that was a real disappointment. read more

Jefferson's - Mango habanero wings and sweet potato fries - Chicken Wings Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Karlie took such good care of us. it was a little busy but she didn't make that a problem she made sure we were always taken care of and that our visit was amazing couldn't say anything better! read more

Let me begin by saying that this rating only reflects the SERVICE we received and isn't about the food because it was delicious. So we called to place a to go order at 9:35 and the person who answered the phone told us to give her a minute and hung up. We called back at 9:36 and was asked to hold again (by the bartender) when she FINALLY came back on the line 6 minutes later she told us that we couldn't place a to go order because they close their doors at 10:00. After about 2 minutes of back and forth she decided that we could order but she was exceptionally rude about the whole thing. When we got to the restaurant the rudeness continued. We weren't greeted by anyone and after about 5 minutes (the bartender) again asked what we needed. We told her we had the to go orders and she was once again on her high horse being absolutely irreproachable. We both tipped $7 and told her we didn't need change. Her response was "ok" and walked off without a thank you or anything. We never saw her again and she had someone else bring our food. When we got home we realized that we were missing an entire order of wings and fries. Food 5 service 1 ... read more

Have not ever, not even once, had a bad visit here. The restaurant is sooo much cleaner than BWW's was. We first tried this location because we ALWAYS hit the KU location during sports camps... Service is top notch, food is always fresh! read more

Service is always awful, every time we go it takes forever just to get a beer so you better order multiples. Luckily the food is pretty good so at least the cooks can do their job. The prices are decent and they do free kids meals during the week and holidays plus they have a small area for kids which is nice. read more

Everything I've had from there is been really really good no complaints here. Would recommend to anyone that's looking for a pretty good hamburger or some other other dishes read more

First time I've ever told my kids they didn't have to finish their meals. It was just really poor quality food. Go to hacketts or even BWWs if you want wings. read more

My husband and I went in for Lunch today. We were seated. The waitress walked by us three to four times. We got a menu. We watched wait staff bring water to others. And, asked if they needed anything. Waitress didn't ask us anything. Waited over 15 minutes. Waitress looked right at me. And walked by without asking what we would like to drink. Or if we wanted to order. We walked out. I understand many places are short staffed. No one asked if we wanted water or anything. ? A greeting would be nice. "Like I'll be with you in a moment." Very disappointed. Wish it would have worked out. First impressions are VERY important. Marilyn Kourany read more

Service was ok. Didn't really appreciate being crowded around other diners when there were plenty of tables to space people out. Very disappointed there were no oysters since that's the reason I was there. Should have been a sign on the door if you asked me. Philly cheese steak was ok and fried mushrooms were also ok. read more

Food is always great. My complaint is with the service. The host's seem like they do not care for their jobs, look at me like, Oh, another customer, they do NOT have people skills, they should be saying " Welcome to Jefferson's". When they take you to your table, they take off ahead by a good margin and they act like they are going to sleep, barely can hear them when they talk to you. There are about 4 good servers, everyone else needs trained. The only reason I still go is their food. Management needs to train their employees. read more

The food was quite good, although I don't recommend the dry rubs. The service was horrible, the current waitress we had was rude, and I could tell they were on the verge of snapping. The waitress said she was 'scared'. The ambiance was very nice, it was quite a positive environment other than the waitress. read more

We have been to jeffersons several times, and each time it seems to go a little bit down hill. We usually sit in the bar, however today we sat in the dining room. The music was so loud it was inappropriate for anything but a dance hall. The table was sticky, as was the floor in the bathroom... cobb and crispy chicken salads were non eventful, and served absent a cracker even, by a waitress that seemed uninterested in any part of making our meal enjoyable. Hopefully it was just a "bad day". read more

Food bland Service was inattentive Overpriced Wings ordered were the Caribbean jerk and had no heat no flavor either 1.20 a wing they were tiny Chips unseasoned Fries were frozen crinkle cut school cafe type Burger was ordered with no sauce came with sauce drenching it Waitress claimed misunderstood and offered to remake but we did not have wait time then she walked away never to return until it was time to get paid Side note I always leave something as a tip Today was an exception to the rule. This place needs a restart or owners need to go to hacketts to taste some real wings read more

Great food, especially the wings and curly fries, and great service with Kennedy! Definitely recommend this restaurant!!! Atmosphere is excellent too read more

The beer selection is good. The service is OK. The food--not so much. The fries are the typical unseasoned frozen ones. The hamburger patties are premade, frozen, and dry. What was advertised on the menu as a "hamburger steak" was just the exact same hamburger patty with some mushrooms thrown on top. We will not be back. read more

This all happened around 7:30 pm Sat 9/12/20 I witnessed a manager go off on this young girl cussing at her and I could hear her yelling at her in a back room throwing stuff. All I have to say is I am very sad for this young girl who was busting her butt!! My husband and I felt so sad this young girl went to a manager because she made a mistake on a order and asked for help to fix it like she should have. I would say she was high school age. What Kind of managers does this place hire??? I wish this young lady the very best she did not deserve what she got it was very un professional and we will never go back to this place again and will not refer anyone to that place either JEFFERSONS THAT IS BULLYING TO A MINOR HOW MANY OTHERS DO YOU DO THIS TO??? AND THE MANAGEMENT IS AWEFUL TO ALLOW IT I HOPE THIS PLACE CLOSES WHAT A WASTE read more

The food is pretty good but the service sucked. They were practically empty I think they had one table aside from ours, there were 3-4 waitresses & they were hanging out at the bar with a couple ladies that were there. read more

Just meh. The cheese fries were cold and soggy, the cheese tasted weird on top, the ranch was odd tasting. The boneless wings were cold and tasted like they had been sitting under a warming lamp. Probably won't be back. read more

Don't waste your time or money! Sauces are watered down. Oysters are overpriced and small. No flavor or seasoning on the wings . Won't be back. Shouldn't have gone any place other than Hacketts but you like to give other places a shot from time to time. Now I can say been there done that but won't be back! read more

Hacketts was closed so we tried this place for wings. Terrible customer service. Waited for an hour and 20 minutes before getting our food. Several waitresses came up to us and asked if anyone had helped us. No communication between employees it seemed and the food wasn't even that great. if Hacketts is ever closed again we will just stay home. read more

Arrived at 12:45pm and didn't get our food till 2:10pm. Poor costumer service and food was good but definitely not worth the almost 2 hour wait they made us do. Felt they could've done more to better serve us considering they left us waiting for so long. Also not sure about the tortilla chips that were given with our meal... seemed strange. Definitely going to stick with hacketts. read more