In a city where there is no shortage of restaurants, the opening of new restaurants is inevitable, but never unexciting. From chain restaurants finally making their way to our area to locally owned and operated diners, the added variety presents Joplin eaters with new options for nearly every meal of the day. A look at the new restaurants that have opened in the past eight months is sure to get your stomach begging you to go out and get a taste of what Joplin has to offer.