Wooden Nickel

The pasta with chicken and crab topping and garlic cream sauce was da bomb! Chicken wings were surprisingly good too. Beer selection good. Thought we were the only table on a Saturday night and were concerned… until we found a packed house in the back. Good stuff in a small town.

It’s has the ambiance of an Italian restaurant but they serve all types of dishes such as burgers, pastas, ribs, etc. Service is great. The server gave great recommendations of beers, and shared a shot of samples to help us decide. The special they had was a burger with chipotle sauce and onion rings. I hope they put that on the menu. We were given salad and bread sticks to start our meal off. The ribs that we ordered were a bit drier than I would like but it tasted great! The fries and side pasta were good too.
I’d go back to try the pastas too. It seemed like they had a big selection to choose from.

Enjoyed this family owned business restaurant. Unique cozy décor. One of the only places in town for great lasagna!

The bar-​b-​que is good, the pasta OK. Building could use some updating.

I came to this place to have a drink and maybe some food late on a Saturday afternoon. The bartender (I think her name was Jen, but she never told me) was very distant the entire time. She just talked to the people she seemed to know, and ignored the others at the bar. The only reason I knew her name was from other people asking for drinks when she was looking down at her phone (which she was doing most of the time I was at the bar). I never got to order food because the bartender was busy texting and talking to others, so I left after a drink and went over to Dukum. At Dukum the entire staff seemed generally concerned about taking care of me, and got me a drink and a burger very promptly. The food was delicious, and the service was GREAT! I would definitely recommend Dukum over Woodys, especially if my bartender (Jen) is working.

Since I travel so much for work I try to eat local. So I chose this place because it was local and got enough decent reviews to make it worth while. It was dead when I got there. My server, Ross (?), was very nice and seated me quickly. The building could use an update/​upgrade. I ordered the blacked chicken alfredo and a Guinness. I have to say that service wise this place gets 5 stars! The food was ok at best. I would recommend this place to others especially if you like a quality adult beverage with your food. Just don’t expect the food to blow you away.

After we placed the order, the waiter came an told us that we would have to pay an extra two bucks each for our food. (Over and above the menu price.)
We were so outraged we just left.
We did not eat there, and this rating is not for the food, but for the terrible service. The food may be the best ever, but we will never know. A better name for this place is «Nickel and Dime.»

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!

Had a burger and I was less than impressed. The service was okay but nothing to write home about. Honestly I think you’d be better off eating at McD’s or Burger King.

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.

I recommend the KC BBQ steak sandwich with a pint of Sierra Nevada on the deck. Or get the sampler of appetizers, it has things like cheese sticks, mini tacos, stuffed mushrooms, fried ravioli’s, etc.
Woody’s: –Full bar with daily specials and happy hour
–3 TV’s upstairs usually playing sports games and the weather
— background blues music till 10pm
–Only bar in town that carries Sierra Nevada Beer (important to me)
–Plenty of selections for finger food and an extensive menu that usually consists of a salad, bread sticks, pasta (or alt. side dish) and the entrée.
–Only place downtown with outdoor seating and around 6−8pm there’s an awesome sunset over the tree line of Thousand Hills Park
— Bar Seating as well as large group tables, they can accommodate everyone
— the basement has 2 pool tables, a jukebox, fooseball, beer-​pong, and 2 TV’s.
–the owner is frequently there chatting it up, and the staff are good people
–occasionally there is live music at the bar
My favorite place to go out in Kirksville.

I’ve been to Wooden Nickel, or affectionately: Woody’s, for many events. I’ve been there for a birthday dinner, on a casual date and for their Trivia and All-​You-​Can-​Drink specials on Wednesday nights. Overall, it’s a pretty cool place to hang out, but unless you’re craving greasy, deep-​fried food, I wouldn’t recommend it. What I mean is, don’t go here expecting a yummy sit down dinner, but it is two-​thumbs up if you’ve been drinking and have the munchies. The bartenders are super nice and the over all ambiance is pretty nice. Check out the roof.

Woody’s is the bar located in the back of The Wooden Nickel restaurant. I’ve decided to list this as a separate entry since the bar has a separate entrance and I have only been to the bar and not to the restaurant.
My friend and I are from out of town and were passing through when we found Woody’s. It had just opened and we were the first customers of the day. In fact the bartender hadn’t even arrived yet, but the owner cheerfully stepped away from his other duties to take care of us and even stuck around during the entire duration of our stay to chat with us.
We had both ordered premium beers, and he charged us less than $ 2 each. «I just own the place, I have no idea how much this stuff costs,» he said with a laugh after we questioned him to make sure he was charging us right.
So, I don’t know what this bar is like later when it’s busy, but my visit was great so it gets 4 stars from me.

Personally this place only taste good after happy hour. The pasta is awful and always over cooked. The services is not bad and really has that small town feel to it. The sandwiches are the only thing I would eat here and even at that don’t have high expectations. Again stay away from the pasta, I have had better at buffets.

Mediocre food and mediocre service. It’s cheap pasta that is over priced. I wouldn’t recommend it.

I only went there a couple times, but each time it was good for me. Not everyone in my party was so enthusiastic. I’d caution anyone against ordering the chicken parm. BUT. Recently I got their BBQ beef. It was oh-​so tender. Deliciously sauce. Yummy flavor. I went there during lunch, so I expected that it was probably microwaved, but it was still delicious. The spumoni ice cream dessert was standard and extremely over priced. Its been a local favorite for years now, and its probably one of the better high end american food places in town.

An odd barbecue-​Italian food combination. Everything tastes like it was prepared well-​ahead and warmed in a microwave before serving. The smoked meats are fine, but microwaving them makes them lose their texture. The bbq sauce leaves something to be desired. On the other hand, the collection of Native American artifacts displayed in the dining room will impress even the most jaded arrowhead hunter.