Mama Loca’s Cafe and Cantina
Delicious Mexican food and more are on the menu in an inviting historical building photos by Paul Newton | pnewton@ruralmissouri.coop What do you get when you combine a Missouri farm girl with Mexican heritage and fine-dining experience, a former police officer who can mix the perfect margarita and a pristine building built in 1894? The memorable and worth-the-drive dining experience of Mama...
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Carson’s
Refined plates in historic ambiance It all started with a wheel of Maytag blue cheese for Adam Glenn. The high schooler was visiting a friend’s house over the holidays when a giant wheel of cheese was set on the counter for guests to snack on. “I didn’t know what it...
IDK Cafe
Fried chicken is the thing at this northeast Missouri gathering spot Employees of the IDK Cafe have a standard response when newcomers ask: “What does IDK stand for?” Their answer is, “I don’t know.” Eventually the guests get the texting abbreviation, but not the...
Taboo Burgers, Grill and Ice Cream
Over-the-top burgers with a story photos by Paul Newton and Sara Schafer There’s no definitive path for finding your footing as a rural restaurant. Some go to culinary school, others rely on family recipes and more lean on their business acumen. The path for David and...