Rosie Jo's Cafe

Great food, reasonable prices, friendly service. I love a place where locals gather for breakfast.

Rosie Jo's is a local restaurant with hometown cooking. They have great food at great prices. Every entree comes with free ice cream before you go. The chicken fried steak and chicken fried chicken are my favorites with the white gravy. They have fried chicken cooked to order so plan on a 45 minute wait if you're ordering the excellent fried chicken. They have pie too. The restaurant is open seating when you come in, sit where you want. The place is usually full and there's a good buzz in the air from the number of customers. The owner comes out and says hello to everyone randomly. It's a good place to eat

Eating lunch at Rosie Jo's in Ozark was an absolutely wonderful experience. I had heard great things about their fried chicken and drove from Springfield just to try it. Our waitress was very friendly and remarked that the owner, Rosie Jo was the former restaurant manager at Riverside Inn where I worked one summer many years ago. Our waitress asked Rosie Jo to come out to meet me and my family and we chatted for 10 minutes. She said that her version of fried chicken surpasses the legendary chicken at Riverside Inn because of small changes in seasoning but most importantly Rosie Jo cooks her fried chicken to order so it comes out piping hot. When food is cooked to order it takes longer but our weight was well worth it. The four piece fried chicken lunch was delicious and incredibly hot! The meal came with two side dishes, toast and a side of ice cream. I recommended that Rosie Jo raise her prices because of inflation but she said that she was very reluctant to raise prices because so many people count on her restaurant for affordable meals and several diners come there for both lunch and dinner! Once again this was a fantastic stop and I highly recommend Rosie Jo's!

Best local restaurant for home cooked meals. My parents always request a meal here whenever they visit from out of town. Dad ordered the all you can eat catfish. I got the chicken livers and hubby ordered a cheeseburger. Everything came out hot and cooked fresh. And don't leave without getting dessert! Lots of great options!! Our waitress was the best! Came away from supper with a new friend

This is one of those "old school" diners that you can only really get in the Midwest now a days. I ordered the liver and onions, but failed to realize it was beef liver and not fried chicken liver, but our waiter brought me a few pieces; wish I had that instead!! Wife got chicken fried chicken and of course kid got tenders. All were great, and the ambiance as well as the food really gives it that "down home feel." I've gotta also say the brown beans really flashed me back to growing up here in the Ozarks.. It's also really nice that everyone gets a free scoop of ice cream. I can see why this place is popular, and definitely a great choice for the family where everyone wants a home-cooked meal, but everyone wants something different.

Hey....like I've said about this before.....this place is great for all things fried! Get a little salt on things, and the flavor pops! Is this place heart healthy - heck no! That's why it tastes great!

Great food at a good price! Friendly and hospitable staff. We had the open faced hot roast sandwich and it was very tender and flavorful

Home cooking that's quite flavorful, esp. the Fried Zucchini Sticks: large French Fry-style cuts lightly tempura battered that are served hot, firm, moist, and a delicious revelation. Chicken crispy, not overly breaded, very little salt used for those of us preferring to add our own. Tater overly baked, bland, dry. Iced tea strong, great flavor, large glass. Server was above avg when around but forgot 2 requests: napkins and drink refills (they're understaffed). Will return to sample additional entrees.