Joplin, Missouri
Fred and Red'sThis just-off-Route 66 chili parlor has been around since 1923 in the 1700 block of Main Street. It is such a beloved institution that one of their patrons once wrote a poem about the eatery that was printed on the reverse of the restaurant tabs for years. Several thousand pounds of chili are served from this small structure weekly. Seating in the small white building is on 22 stools around a horseshoe bar. Customers get friendly fast as everyone is elbow-to-elbow! Come winter, it is not unusual to find the outside walls of the ...
