Discovered this place on a recent motorcycle trip, and didn't leave disappointed. It was pretty…read morebusy on the Saturday we arrived around lunch time, but we were seated quickly. Our waitress was super friendly as were all the staff I interacted with during my visit. Everyone seemed genuinely happy to be there and wanted us to have a great experience. I was very pleasantly surprised by that. The restaurant itself was pretty plain, but clean. The focus is definitely on their food and service. I had the special of the day, which was a chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, and a house made roll for like $10. It was delicious. Everything on the plate seemed made in house, and the roll was hot out of the oven. Their pie case was filled with house made pies, so I had to have a slice. I got raspberry cream, which isn't one I see very often, but do like a lot. It was excellent as expected. By the checkout they had pies, chicken pot pies, bread, and other things to go which also looked amazing. This one is definitely worth going out of your way to try!

Always worth the visit with the friendliest staff, very clean, great prices and you have to save…read moreroom for pie!

Absolutely fabulous! And I'm not just saying that because there isn't hardly any good restaurants…read morenear by. But if this dinner was offered in KC or other large cities, I would choose it in a heartbeat. I had their Saturday night special 10oz KC strip steak (medium), cooked to perfection! The waitress brought A1 sauce to the table and we never cracked it open. The steak was juicy and very tender. We both had the baked potatoes and green beans (which were also amazing)! And no this isn't a paid advertisement. We also took home some desserts to try out (coconut cream pie and pecan bread pudding). We arrived at 5pm and there was only 3 tables taken. By 5:30, the place was packed. By 6pm, standing to wait. This will definitely be on our date night list.

Great food, good prices and big servings. Lovely atmosphere but it is a little claustrophobic.read more

I just wanted to say, thank you to the staff and managers working tonight. They all truly went…read moreabove and beyond for us. As always, the food was really good. Please if you haven't tried here yet, do so.

I have been here many times as there are not a ton of choices in this town for food. Their service…read moreis half decent. The wait staff kind of seems half hearted like they don't want to be there. I really don't get a welcoming feeling when I am there but it's close to my hotel and the food is half decent... a little hit or miss. The bowling looks fun but I don't bowl and Trivia nights are fun as well! I am not discouraging eating here I am saying don't expect to be blown away by anything.

While visiting a friend in Ottawa, KS, we had dinner at Brand N Iron Bar and Grill (now named Brand…read moreN Iron Country Grill), a local favorite. We went on Saturday night and it was packed! We had to wait until guests left, but they are so quick in bussing tables that flow of guests were continuous. The ambiance was somewhat country/western style, the wall of "Brandings" of local Ranchers in the area was amazing, as if it was a tribute to them. Love the vibe, it was apparent to me that this was a very supporting community. Every customer that came in was known to the owners, if not, they were treated with very hospitable service. It wasn't too long that we are finally seated. We started off with drinks. While others had beer and fountain drinks, I had the Kansas Sunset Cocktail and it was very refreshing for the Hot Humid Kansas weather! Seeing that portions were huge, we passed on appetizers and went straight to the Main entrees. Ordered the Prime Rib Sandwich, Chicken Friend Steak Dinner, and the Barnyard Battle Dinner. Each came with 2 sides, their side salad was big, also came with 2 servings of crackers. We also got Mac & Cheese, and loaded baked potatoes as sides. Very generous with the butter for the baked potatoes, I also liked that the sour cream was Daisy, and it was individually wrapped too (my first time ever seeing sour cream like this)! Food was abundant and delicious! The Barnyard Battle is an excellent choice if you want to try both Roast Beef and Chicken Fried Steak. The Prime Rib was tender for the sandwich. I was so bummed that Prime Rib was only served on Thursdays. Hope the owners would consider making it a regular item on their daily menu. After that hearty meal, we were treated to slices of homemade apple pie (a la mode and served warn) and chocolate peanut butter pie which was shared by all of us. Those pies was a delicious way to top our dining experience. I was told it was the owner's mom's recipe, and it's a MUST have! Highly recommend if ever you find yourself on HWY 59 in Ottawa, KS! The restaurant may be easily missed from the highway because it's behind the Shell Gas Station. The parking lot is gravel but plenty. It also appears they are expanding the front outwards that you just have to go through it to get to the entrance. Special shout out to owners Aaron and Lindsay Nichols for their hospitality and keeping Brand N Iron Bar & Grill a great place for locals and non-locals to dine. :)

Can't beat locally sourced beef straight from the farm! Not a fancy over priced steak joint you…read morefind in the big city. This is a right priced steak joint with all that down homemade cooking. The way it should be. Menu has enough options to satisfy the whole family but the star of the show is steak and why mess around with other cut... get the ribeye. But... save room for dessert. Much of which is made by a grandma!!! Owner has been the couple of times I've been and make a point to remember you and make sure everything was excellent!

Is this place the best steakhouse I've ever had? No. But was it good? Absolutely. There's a lot of…read moreharshing on this place on Yelp, so I'm here to give it some love. My family just ate here for a birthday and we were all pleased with the service and quality of food that was served. Let's talk about the food first. Now if you're ordering a steak, my rule is always to order a step down from how well you want it cooked. I prefer medium rare because anything past that is a crime, but I will almost always order a steak rare knowing it will be cooked past that and more on the medium rare side. That said, my steak was perfect. You want medium? Tell them medium rare. Medium well? Medium. Well done? Go to a shoe store and get yourself a leather shoe and get some help. Now, the server. We had Dowdy. He was attentive, quick, personable, and great at keeping up with our large group. We could tell he enjoys his job and we would definitely ask for him if and when we come back.

I ordered a Cowboy Ribeye. This was not a Cowboy Ribeye. The was thin and it did have a bone in but…read morethickness wasn't even close. Very bland no flavor with some sort of red sauce came out with it on the plate which tasted like A-1 sauce and ketchup mixed toy. Horrible flavor. They put the steak in the broiler, to be honest it looked like it was microwaved. Zero char. They took it back and put grilled marks in it and it still didn't come out right. I even asked out waiter if I could go back and cook my own steak. Then they tried to fix it with bringing me out another Ribeye and not the same Cowboy Cut . Grilled it also . With marks and not even a decent crust . They say they cut their own meet . Maybe at the grocery store . HUGE disappointment. Maybe just turn it into a bar with drinks and appetizers. Service was decent our waiter tried his hardest to get it done right Z even the manger came out and tried to make it right but at this point I wasn't interested in having a crappy steak . I do have to say the place had a nice atmosphere l. Do yourself a favor and go someplace else . Save yourself for over paying for crap meat .

Great for breakfast! Friendly employees. And n Sundays there is usually a wait yet worth the wait.read more

Great local diner! The pancakes, sausage, chicken fried steak and hash browns were all great!read more

The ambience and the service at J Wilson's was great when my friend and I decided to have lunch…read morethere on Valentine's Day. Our server was particularly helpful and very pleasant. She earned an A+ and her tip reflected that. That said, my friend and I were both extremely upset about the lack of options for lunch. Everything on the menu was brunch and the options for that were not great. It took us quite a while to finally decide on what we would have. I had the quiche Lorraine with sweet potato fries and a salad. The sweet potato fries were OK, but the quiche was cold and I ended up eating less than half of my food. My friend ordered the blue crab benny which came with home fries. Her potatoes were cold and she also ate less than half her food because she said she didn't like it. I will accept blame for not realizing J Wilson doesn't serve lunch on weekends, but the quality of the food is on them. When I come to Lawrence, it's almost always on a Saturday, so I will not be having lunch at J Wilson's again.

We dined in at J. Wilson's as a group of 3. The middle stone wall area was unique. I liked the…read morelooks of it. I don't know if J. Wilson's is known for their steaks. I had the medium rare bone-in ribeye for $49. It was slightly over cooked but not by much. I didn't like the taste of the rub/sauce on the steak as it tasted a little sour. I've never eaten a steak at a steakhouse with this taste. It was certainly unique. I loved the lump crab cakes though; very moist and creamy. The service was great. Our waiter was attentive and offered a free coffee cake for a birthday celebration. J. Wilson's has an average 4.3 stars on Yelp which is really good. However, the bone-in ribeye was underwhelming. I would rather pay $20-30 more for a more exceptional steak. P.S. my brother also could not finish his KC Strip.

It's amazing every time. I love the crazy monkey, volcano, and Kansas roll, we get the Yakisoba…read morenoodles with vegetables and crab Rangoon every time, can't go wrong.

Service was great. Chicken & steak were burnt. Fried rice was more like sticky rice…read more There was barely any teriyaki sauce & what there was, was watery.

Full disclosure - The Wagon Wheel Steakhouse is owned and operated by a high school friend so you…read moremay think my review could be biased. But as a Yelp Elite, I need to keep it real. And Wagon Wheel is definitely real. Anyone that knows me is aware that I'm a comfort food aficionado. If it's hot, fried, salty, covered in gravy - then most likely I will enjoy it. My tastebuds were thrilled to discover that Wagon Wheel Steakhouse serves the mother lode of comfort food. The first thing you'll notice when you see the servers carrying plates past your table to deliver to other customers is that everything, and I mean virtually everything, is made in house. The regular fries and the curly cue fries are fresh cut. They offer crinkle cut fries too like you can get in some fast food restaurants, but why would you order that when you can get fresh cut? The chicken fried chicken, chicken fried steak, the pork tenderloins are all hand breaded and fried in the kitchen. Wagon Wheel doesn't serve pre-cut and pre-fried fritters, no sir. As you can see in my picture, my pork tenderloin sandwich was twice the size of the bun, so I cut it in half and took the rest home to eat later - this made my dinner both tasty and cheap as I received two meals for the price of one. There is a small but sufficient fresh salad bar available as well as homemade pie for dessert. A full bar is to the right of the entrance and there are new flat screen TVs all around the dining room. A friend told me Wagon Wheel serves her favorite fried mushrooms and others told me their hamburgers are some of the best around - I can't wait to return and try these, as well as their steaks. When you visit, say hello to my friend the owner Linda Jo. Although she may not be easy to find as she personally spends a great deal of time in the kitchen cooking the food herself. I think you'll agree, her hands-on approach makes the difference at Wagon Wheel.

Food extremely pricy 8$ kids meals and 12+ dollar adult meals. Didn't feel like we got our moneys…read moreworth and it wanted even that great.

Absolutely perfect reuben. Perfect proportions of each component. Delicious. Fast service even at…read morenoon. Two thumbs up. And in early 2019 they are moving to a bigger place a block away.

Great market in a small town…read more The grocery area has a lot of variety for a small town and the prices are reasonable. We were there for brats, leaving with apple, beer, whiskey and mango habanero as well as two pounds of hamburger. The brats cooked up perfectly. Apple and beer were sort of plain, as expected. Whiskey was spicy. Mango habanero was the most surprising. The sweet balanced out the heat so well that I ate many more bits of these than I expected. The price per pound was better than the local butchers around Lawrence. We also had a couple of cocktails at a very reasonable $6 apiece. Both were tasty.