WiseGuys Italian

I'd like to preface my review by saying I did not have the opportunity to eat any of the food.

A few days before Christmas, my family went in to try WiseGuys for the first time - my parents, myself, my wife, and my two sons.

We all walked in and were immediately greeted with an overpowering unpleasant smell. I'd like to believe it's one of the hard Italian cheeses - Asiago, Parmesan, Romano - but I'm unsure.

We all walked up to the counter and waited to be helped. After a couple of minutes, one of the two guys in the kitchen made eye contact with us, let out an enormous sigh, and rolled his eyes at the fact we were at the counter waiting to order.

I looked over at my father to double check and make sure I had seen what I thought I did. He also saw it. We waited another minute, and no attempt was made to come take our order or even do something as little as greeting us or acknowledging that we were in line. We began discussing if we should leave, and we tried to catch the eye of the guys in the kitchen again, and when we did, he disgustedly rolled his eyes again, do we left.

I hate to be a man Karen here, but we don't plan on returning, which is disappointing, because we'd like to support local businesses, but I don't have any great desire to support people who don't want or deserve it.

Fabulous authentic Italian serves in a hole in the wall mom-&-pop style restaurant. Quick service and phenomenal flavors!!

Not that great, I was disappointed in the food and the service. It was like cheap store bought food. Sorry I wanted to like it

WiseGuys is a small, quaint restaurant with an extremely vast menu. I'm grateful for it as a vegetarian because I have plenty of options unlike most restaurants in Joplin.

My friend and I walked in on a cold Wednesday evening hoping for some comfort food. The restaurant was empty but the staff was very lively. They were so sweet and gave us recommendations as it was our first time here. We asked for the cajun pasta to be made vegetarian which the chef gladly accepted. There were plenty of veggies and the portion size was very big considering the pasta was roughly $10. The pasta was well cooked and the sauce was a little surprisingly taste wise. It was creamy and had a kick to it. Additionally, we ordered a cannoli and a tiramisu. The cannoli was $3.25 and it was mediocre. The tiramisu was yummy but it was $6.25! I wouldn't say it was worth that much but if you are craving some tiramisu, it definitely hits the spot compared to a Walmart version.

For Joplin, I would recommend this place as it is a decent restaurant with good quality and portion size. It's a quick Italian craving fix but I wouldn't consider it as authentic or the best Italian I've been to.

Food was amazing. We were traveling to Branson and wanted Italian food and we were definitely not disappointed! Highly recommend the place. Just a little hole in the wall but real authentic Italian food!!

We went the night before Thanksgiving and the food was delicious. The chef was engaging and friendly. Definitely recommend the blackened chicken fettuccine! The bread sticks were good too. I give it a high value for food. Seating was a small area, but loved the classic music.

I have so many bad things to say, but literally the worst ******-******* place ever. I come to the restaurant 30 minutes after ordering. Dude working there doesn't even acknowledge me and the cook says it will be 5-10 min. I sit there and end up waiting 20 min pissed off. I wanted to leave but I had already paid after they said 5 minutes. Didn't even offer to give me something as a token or apology for the delay. Never coming back here again and I suggest you people should do the same

There was a bunch of little black hairs in the food. they looked like dog hairs and everybody at the table had one and they were all different pastas.

You'd never guess driving by this place has such wonderful food. Little hole in the wall that is worth stopping for. We had wonderful service and I can't recommend the bruschetta and Cajun trio enough. Nice atmosphere.

On our way from Texas to KC, found this hole in the wall for dinner. We had shrimp Alfredo, chicken parmigiana, veal parmigiana, lasagna. All were delicious and fresh. The best part was the amazing cannoli!

It's order at the counter and pick up your food, so not fancy.

Good find.