Best Comfort in Missouri

Loaded, indulgent, soul-warming. The plates you remember.

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Red Onion CafeJoplin, MOComfortMust Order: Loaded Comfort Plate SpecialDowntown Joplin's beloved American comfort-food cafe, dishing up hearty scratch-made plates of loaded comfort classics that have made it a local lunch institution for years.

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Blackstone GastropubJoplin, MOComfortMust Order: Blackstone Smash BurgerFeatured on Guy Fieri's 'Best Bite in Town' and helmed by a Feast magazine Chef of the Year, serving elevated comfort pub fare like loaded smash burgers and indulgent craft sandwiches.

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Jack Stack Barbecue (Freight House)Kansas City, MOComfortMust Order: Crown Prime Beef RibKC's most lavish BBQ comfort experience in a soaring converted 1800s freight house, where the crown prime beef rib and lamb ribs make every visit a special occasion.

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Pappy's PlaceSpringfield, MOComfortMust Order: Pulled Pork NachosSpringfield neighborhood gem operating on this historic site since 1903, dishing up pull-apart hickory-smoked pulled pork nachos and ribs that define Ozarks comfort eating.