In 2016, Joplin native, David Schaefer, bought the restaurant and reopened it November 23, four years after the diner closed its doors. Mr. Schaefer, a life-long fan of Fred & Red’s, kept the menu and…
Spaghetti Red was delicious as always, and they gave me a generous side of pickles. Maureen, my Dasher, was a delight!
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Cassi E
Emerging Expert • 18 contributions
Didn't like
• 27/12/24
• DoorDash order
Buns and patty on Cheeseburger were really tough and hard to bite through, so it wasn't very enjoyable. French Fried Potatoes are delivered in a coated paper bag, which caused them to be soggy due to the steam trapped inside. They were good after a few minutes in the air fryer. The Hot Dog was good and the Spaghetti Red had a good noodle/chili mix.
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Tee F
Emerging Expert • 4 contributions
Didn't like
• 2/10/25
• DoorDash review
Food was barely edible tonight. Pasta and sauce were room temp. Pasta was dry. I was disappointed that there were no beans. Maybe my bad for thinking that the beans were what made the "Red." Anyway, I also ordered tamales. Flavor was great but those were the smallest tamales I've ever been served. At about 3" long, I believe they cut their tamales in half but charge a full price. So terribly disappointed in this historic eatery.
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Kelly M
4 contributions
Didn't like
• 9/8/25
• DoorDash order
This used to be so good last couple times I have ordered the noodles seems slightly hard, not enough noodles and the chili is very, very pasty very dry really disappointed
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Danielle R
5 contributions
Didn't like
• 9/11/23
• DoorDash order
it wasn't as good as I remember there wasn't enough pickles wasn't enough onions it's getting with dry there wasn't enough chili on it it could have been a lot better for the money I spent it just wasn't worth it
