Waffle House

For starters the food was amazing, I went here yesterday (August 28th 2026) with my family, and I…read moregot a double cheeseburger with a side of Macaroni and cheese, the double cheeseburger was good. The fried mushrooms were amazing and were some of the best I've taste. The Onion rings were fine Im not really a fan of Onion Rings in general though. The service was amazing! Our server was very nice and only eighteen. She was very helpful and we gave her a $20 tip. And finally the inside was pretty nice, it's was very packed however but I was very clean. Overall a very pleasant experience, would come again

Popped in for dinner, the parking situation is not great at dinner time, but it was doable! Inside…read morewas very small and quaint, we had good service and never had empty drinks! The food was pretty good too! I had the chopped sirloin with onions and mushrooms on top, super good but could use a touch of salt for my taste! I also had mashed potato's with brown gravy, and the cucumbers and onions, they were a touch sweet for me but super fresh! We also shared an order of the onion rings they were HUGE and super yum! I would definitely go back!

Menu front

Pork tenderloin sandwich.

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Onion Rings

JJ’s Down Home Cafe

3.9(31 reviews)

9.4 mi

Google says it's now JJ's Down Home Cafe! We entered into the smoking section and we're about to…read moreleave when they told us to walk over to the non-smoking room. They do have a separate entrance for both but they're not marked clearly from the outside. We were happy we didn't have to go back thru the smoking section again. They serve breakfast all day! We love breakfast! Omelettes were good and plentiful. Hash browns were nice and crispy. Get the homemade Apple Butter for your toast. It was outstanding!

I believe it's called the J. J. Cafe now. Awesome food and Service. We had a great breakfast…read more Large portions! The bacon was delicious!!

Breakfast bowl

Hash browns

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JJ's Scramble.

Topsy's Cafe

4.4(52 reviews)

30.2 mi

Much better than this mornings breakfast. Asked for crispy hashbrowns and they were great…read more Everything orders was plenty of food.

Delicious food and great service. Home-town ambience…read more We needed a good meal on the road and Topsy's was great.

Welcome Bikers

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Home Made Pies

Betty's Place

4.5(31 reviews)

32.7 mi

Back for lunch today! So good. Had breakfast here some time ago when in the area and we had a job…read morein Lawson today, so we swung by for lunch. So good!! Had mushroom Swiss burger and chips. Amazing. Fresh and mighty tasty! Hubby had the beef and gravy plate. Highly recommend.

This was an outstanding experience. Food was super. Had the tenderloin sandwich and friend had…read moretenderloin dinner. Service fast and friendly. Atmosphere comfortable, small town, local vibe. Tenderloin sandwich and dinner were so big I had to take them home and even then, the leftovers on the sandwich alone, fed me two generous meals. Well worth the money and then some.

Interior

Mushroom & Swiss and fresh made potato chips

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Exterior

Lone Jack Family Cafe

4.2(42 reviews)

10.1 mi

Good food and friendly service. Watch out though when paying with a debit card. They are charging…read morea surcharge on debit cards which in the state of MO is illegal and is also against VISA and Mastercard agreements when they agreed to accept these debit cards. They told me that it's just the way their machine works because it doesn't recognize the difference.

Been missing one of those old time dinner cafe experiences?? Make your way here. We caught a late…read morelunch on our way east. Seemed busy but really was not even full. Good service. Real food cooked for you. This is not fast in and out stuff. This was a friendly little side trip. Not much off 50 hwy. My wife had a burger and thought it was fine. She said next time she'd like to explore more of the menu. While you can get breakfast when they're open I discovered the grits are popular enough that they were out. So I had a roast beef open sandwich. Plenty of mashed potatoes and the bread was fresh and soft. Good beef gravy. The roast beef slices were different than I was expecting but they sure were good!! We've heard about their great pork tenderloin so maybe that'll be out next pick. They have everything you might want for breakfast. It's a good menu. Being your appetite!! Nice sized servings

Giant Pork Tenderloin Sandwich

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Guess it's just the Lone Jack Cafe now.

Lake Diner

5.0(1 review)

17.3 mi

Enjoyed a nice breakfast at the new Lake Diner. They had a nice diner feel to the place and service…read morewas extremely helpful and friendly. We both had the diner platter and thoroughly enjoyed our meal.

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Ray's Lunch

4.3(60 reviews)

23.4 mi

This place was listed as a top breakfast spot in Western Missouri. Stopped in yesterday to start a…read morefun day in town. It's a small little diner but we got lucky as two people were leaving as we walked in - got 2 seats at the counter. It was awesome that they had a breakfast special, two eggs, bacon and two biscuits & gravy. It was so good and the bacon was crispy and very good. We also ordered the lunch special-double cheeseburger & fries. Got pickles and diced onions on the burger. We've been on a tour of top 10 burger places in KS-this burger would be our #1 or #2 if it were KS. It was outstanding. Everyone in the place were super nice and the counter staff made it a fun time for everyone. Great place, great staff and excellent food.

Best service, best food, awesome everytime! Come here over…read moreanywhere else regardless if it's breakfast or lunch.

The Sausage , 2 eggs , toast w/hash browns.

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Dino's Diner

4.0(145 reviews)

50.9 mi

Great place to eat food is hot .Great service.clean place and good portions tea,is brewed.read more

Great food. fast. great service. We got a lot of food for our money. great atmosphere for a family…read moremeal.

Award certificates line the ceiling.

Fried pork tenderloin sandwich

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Simply Country Cafe

4.6(5 reviews)

76.8 mi

Located near the sale barn in Brookfield, this place proved to be an excellent choice for lunch. I…read moreknow several people who eat here regularly and love it. During a recent visit, I went in to find the lunch special that day was a BBQ beef sandwich with potato salad and baked beans. The beef was tender and tasty. I really expected it to be LLoyds in a bowl BBQ from the grocery store, but it wasn't , much to my delight. Generous portions were ample for a big eater like me. The potato salad was very good but had a twist on its makeup, it was more like mashed potatoes with a few chunks thrown in with the onions, and pickles. Same taste, just a little different texture......maybe it is easier on the digestive system...I am getting to the age where I have to pay attention to these kinds of things. Baked beans were smokey flavored. My only draw back here: being from an area where smoking in public has been taboo for some time, sitting next to a smoker can throw you. Otherwise the food is a 'come back to"

This place is the kind of home cooking you are looking for there meatloaf is amazing and The…read morecinnamon roll is spectacular don't miss this place on your way through

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Regular Two-Egg & Sausage Breakfast. Very good indeed!

Dagwood's Cafe

4.2(188 reviews)

26.7 mi

Absolutely love this breakfast place. It's a little hole in the wall service was fabulous. Lisa did…read morea great job. Food was great as well. Definitely a place that I will be returning to. We had the breakfast burrito and French toast meal.

The food and service here is absolutely wonderful. Classic diner food and friendly staff. She…read moreregularly made sure our sweet tea and coffee were full. Short wait time.

Biscuits and Gravy Special

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Solid breakfast spot. Prices are reasonable and food was good! The service was great. I would go…read moreagain!

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