Wooden Nickel

In the restaurant, I really love the Italian chicken sandwich, but the really great stuff is the bar. The drinks are wonderful and reasonably priced, and the fried cheese cubes are possibly the best substance on Earth!

The first time we went, I got the chicken Kreps that was highly recommended and was really disappointed. It was salty , fried and was not worth the price. My boyfriend got a blackened steak that looked and tasted like the cook tripped with the seasoning in his hand and dumped the entire bottle on the steak.

Months later we decided to give it a second try and once again, was deeply disappointed. I got the seafood linguine which was okay, but it had imitation crab,and what seemed to be canned clams. I've made better.

My boyfriend got the beef stuff ravioli. It was deep fried, covered in cheese and tasted like it was frozen and then microwaved.

I wouldn't recommend it.

Two words: Chicken Kreps

We didn't go into the bar, opting to sit in a quieter-looking area with a window right by the sidewalk.

I'm very critical of where/what I eat, and I had an excellent time at the Wooden Nickel (Summer 2009). I often think about going back to Kirksville just to try it again.