Dairy King
When I saw its bright neon lights and red-and-white checkered facade, I thought that this retro building at the end of Main Street in Commerce, Oklahoma, looked like it belonged on the set of Happy Days.
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Joplin Avenue Coffee Company
With its hip, relaxed atmosphere and steady flow of regular customers, Joplin Avenue Coffee Company is this town’s Central Perk.
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SuperTam on 66
I wasn’t expecting to take a trip down memory lane on this day, but that’s a common occurrence for people when they step inside this tiny superhero museum called SuperTam on 66.
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Mother Road Coffee
Mother Road Coffee in Carthage offers a taste of small town America to visitors from all over the world.
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El Vaquero
El Vaquero was voted “Best Mexican” restaurant in the Joplin Globe’s “Favorites of the Four States” contest.
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Tropicana Bar and Grill
In Sanskrit, buddha means “awakened one,” and that’s how I felt after tasting the Buddha Gouda burger at the Tropicana Bar & Grill.
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Han the Sushi Man
The wonderfully unique thing about the restaurant is that customers can also run inside and grab some sushi to go from a refrigerated display area in front of the sushi bar.
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