Turtleheads

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  This place is awesome! Keep in mind it is a bar atmosphere so, I would not advise taking your kids. Not many placed to sit, I actually had to walk out on my second visit because no one would seat us and I could not find a place to sit on my own. Very crowded but they do have some good fix-ins and worth a visit for a night out.
  Not much parking so be prepared to park way out on the street.

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  Posted on 09.09.12 Carrie L.

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  its a bar with a great atmosphere, and usually has good live music, it can get a bit loud when there is a band, but hey, its a live band. the food is great cajan style, and you wont find much like it in the area. they have 2 selections of oysters that are shucked fresh and are actually pretty good for the mid west. be prepared to spend a benjamin if your planning on drinking and eating a descent fill. the food is a little pricing but you wont be disapointed. service can be slow on the weekend but in their deffence it can get pretty crowded. alot of people i know complain about the owner being rude, i think he is just mis understood :) and its his bar, be sure to try the alligator, and oysters shots, and leave a message on the chalk board in the bathrooms.
  
  if you have a large group you will need to reserve some tables, and fill them when you say you are going to, or they will fill the seats for you.

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  Posted on 07.26.12 Jordan T.

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  Went there for lunch and was told it was a biker crowd. We beat the lunch rush and  wasn't hardly anyone there so that was nice. Our waitress did a fantastic job! She is what made this place 4 stars for me. She did a great job of just making sure everything was taken care of. The food was pretty good too. I got the shrimp boil with side of jalapeno hushpuppies and some potato wedges that I didn't care for too much. Wife got a po-boy with some salmon soup and it was really good as well. The place wreaked of cigarette smoke on the inside but we were lucky and had a nice enough day to sit outside of the smoke chamber. It's a place I'd go for lunch, not for supper simply because of the crowd. Beer drinkers and hell-raisers.

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  Posted on 06.01.12 Allen R.

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  Went in last night for dinner & Karaoke. Food was GREAT!! Service was GREAT!! DJ was GREAT!!! It's a shame that the owner/manager (Think his name is Dan or something like that) was such a complete SMART-mouth from the moment we walked in until we left. I'll NEVER drive 150 mile round trip to spend good money and be treated like crap by some old self-absorbed drunk again. Too bad he doesn't appreciate his customers.

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  Posted on 08.31.11 Bruce S.

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  Turtleheads has it's own iPhone app - seriously!  Good live bands (usually 60s & 70s rock) on Friday & Saturday night.  Decent to great Cajun food, and lots of beer. Indoor bar, seating area and pool tables.  Also outdoor bar, seating area, and stage.  Outdoor has sliding roof, so is in use all year.  Dancing allowed next to stage, but is not a real dance floor.  Funky beach and biker bar decor.  Bras hang from ceiling.  Bikers hang out here, but so does everyone else. But not for young kids.  Inside can get smokey, but outside is usually ok except when roof is closed in cold weather.  $2 cover when live bands play.  A unique and fun dive.

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  Posted on 08.09.11 Gordon B.

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  It is a bar, so don't take your kids. But don't be intimidated by the fact that they have biker events there either. This is the only place for good Cajun food in the area. Excellent food and raw oysters are hard to come by in Joplin, MO.

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  Posted on 11.28.10 Rob B.

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