Jo's Cafe

We stopped here as part of the Nebraska Passport on July 30th at 12:30 PM. The food was great but the service is lacking. We walked in and waited to be seated but no one came over. After a few minutes someone told us we could have a seat. When my husband asked what kind of beer do you have on tap, because he likes to try local craft beers, the waitress acted irritated and instead of listing what they had on tap she asked him what do you normally drink. He said just bring a Michelob Ultra. The waitress came back with the drinks and took our order, brought the food out and then brought the bill over sometime later. We would have stayed for another drink but we were never asked how things were, or if we wanted anything more to drink. It wasn't busy. There were probably 5 tables with people in the entire restaurant while we were there. Poor service. The inside has a fun country decor with a large backroom for parties. The food was great with good portions. I had a taco salad and my husband got the hot beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy. YUM!

When you first walk in, you're greeted with a very comfortable country setting. The atmosphere is wonderful and very well done. However, looks can be deceiving. While doing some work in the area, I stopped by Shotgun Annie's for lunch. The shocking part is I actually went back a second time. My first experience yesterday was not a good one, but I felt it deserved a second chance. Bad idea. My food yesterday was pretty bland and not particularly horrible, but the wait certainly was. Today, however, was downright awful. The have a pretty strict taco menu on a Thursday. I assume the "Taco Tuesday" trend was too overwhelming, but if you're not in the mood for tacos, they have a small variety of basket food to choose from. My colleagues and I all had chicken strip baskets with an order of chips and queso to start. 45 minutes later we finally had our chips and dip and another 20 till we had our chicken strips. The queso and chips was about as bland as it gets, and the chicken tasted like fish. I can only assume they fry it all in the same oil, which can be a big issue for anybody with seafood allergies. All in all, horrible experience. They really need work before this can be a respectable establishment.

We had heard about this place from local people, so we decided to try it while we drove through. So happy we did! The service was good, the menu items had a good variety. I'm a burger guy, so I had the Reuben burger. It was one of the best burgers I've EVER had. Made from fresh Nebraskan beef and prepared hot and fresh. Perfect. There was on tap craft beer and was very cold. The atmosphere made us feel so at home, I didn't want to leave. A definite stop if you're traveling through!!