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The Oldest Bar-Free Soda Fountain In Nebraska Still Hand-Spins Malts At A Marble Counter
The sign out front barely hinted at what waited inside. I only wanted something cold on a quiet afternoon in Nebraska, and I left an hour later with a malt, a head full of old stories, and a plan to come back soon. Some places feel like a quick stop,...
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Cake Pops rise up in Omaha
Cake pops: controversy starting sweet treats, and the subject of many pop up carts. Many Omaha residents have stumbled into the cake pop craze, with some tuned into the public “Cake Pop Gate” debacle, and others who started their own cake pop carts. Ashley Burch, the owner of...
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Four Starbucks locations in Omaha metro to close on Sunday
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - It appears four Starbucks locations in the Omaha metro are set to close. According to the Starbucks website, the following locations are set to close on Sunday. 96th and L. 122nd and Fort. Highway 370 and 195th in Gretna. 72nd and Cornhusker in Papillion. These closings...
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8 Nebraska Meat Markets That Still Smoke Their Own Sausage In The Back
The door had a hand-lettered sign and a bell that jingled way too loud. I only stopped in Nebraska that afternoon because I was hungry and the gas station looked sad. Then the smell of hickory hit me, and I walked out with a paper bag of warm, snappy links I still think about. Across this state, a handful of meat markets keep smokehouses running behind the counter, and each one has its own reason to earn a spot on your next drive.
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6 Old-School Nebraska Bakeries Where The Doughnut Case Is Full Before The Sun Comes Up
The first time I pulled over at a dim storefront on a dark Nebraska morning, all I wanted was a cup of coffee. Inside, trays of glazed rings and jelly-filled pillows were already stacked behind the glass, warm enough to fog it. Small bakeries like that one still fire up...
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Diners Keep Coming Back For The Prime Rib At This Monk-Themed Nebraska Steakhouse
Gregorian chants drifting across a Nebraska parking lot is not what most people expect on the way to dinner. The building itself gives away almost nothing, just a low profile and a bell tower, the kind of place you could pass a hundred times without slowing down. Then the door...
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Building Permit Indicates Fogo de Chão Plans to Open at Village Pointe
Fogo de Chão, a chain of upscale Brazilian steakhouses, appears to be planning to open a restaurant at Village Pointe Shopping Center, according to a pending building permit filed with the City of Omaha on September 18. The address listed is 295 North 170th Street, which is the former Kona Grill building immediately south of the recently opened KPOT Koran BBQ & Hot Pot.
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Culinary Dropout Serves Comfort Food and Swagger
Culinary Dropout opened Aug. 12 at Village Pointe Shopping Center with a confident debut in the former Local Beer Patio & Kitchen space, previously home to Cheeseburger in Paradise. It’s the 17th location for the Fox Restaurant Concepts brand and the first in Nebraska. The original opened in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 2010. If you’re planning to visit, and I recommend you do, you’ll want to secure a reservation. It’s now the Village Pointe hot spot.
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This Nebraska Restaurant Serves a Hungry Man Breakfast That Lives Up to Its Name
The Special Restaurant in Bellevue does not hold back when it comes to breakfast. Plates arrive loaded with pancakes, crispy hash browns, eggs, biscuits and gravy, while oversized skillets and chicken fried steak add even more serious comfort food to the menu. This family-owned, veteran-owned restaurant serves breakfast throughout its...
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Expect A Line At This Nebraska Ice Cream Shop Even Right Before It Closes
Some of the best food in Nebraska hides behind a plain brick wall and a narrow doorway you’d walk right past. I found that out on a warm evening when a line of people spilled onto a sidewalk in an old warehouse district, and curiosity got the better of me.
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Omaha mayor breaks into song, crowd cheers state-aided North Omaha market
OMAHA — A jingle created and sung by Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. especially for the occasion kicked off a groundbreaking Saturday for a grocery store described as key to restoring dignity and economic vitality to one of Nebraska's most distressed areas. The full-service grocery in North Omaha —...
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Omaha mayor breaks into song, crowd cheers state-aided North Omaha market
OMAHA — A jingle created and sung by Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. especially for the occasion kicked off a groundbreaking Saturday for a grocery store described as key to restoring dignity and economic vitality to one of Nebraska’s most distressed areas. The full-service grocery in North Omaha — to be run as a social […]
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Why Locals Still Return to This CENTURY-OLD Bakery After Generations in Omaha, Nebraska
On a quiet corner in Omaha’s Little Italy, one family recipe has fed generations for more than a century, turning a small bakery into a beloved neighborhood anchor. Orsi’s Italian Bakery & Pizzeria opened in 1919 and never left, even after a fire nearly wiped it out, proving that loyalty runs deeper than brick and mortar.
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Scooter’s Coffee Named Newsweek’s Best Coffee Chain of 2026
Scooter’s Coffee Named Newsweek’s Best Coffee Chain of 2026. Scooter’s Coffee® has been ranked the No. 1 Best Coffee Chain in Newsweek’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, beating out 19 other national chains including Starbucks and Dunkin’. The Omaha-based drive-thru specialty coffee franchise secured...
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Produce in the Park’s Season Finale features Pumpkins, Who Nu Band, Four Food Trucks
(Atlantic, Iowa) On Thursday, September 24, Produce in the Park is celebrating its last summer market in the park with a season-finale featuring local pumpkins, a free concert by the Who Nu band, and four food trucks. Food trucks at the park on September 24 will include The Eggroll Ladies,...
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Nebraska Invented The Reuben, And This Family-Run Omaha Pub Serves One Regulars Call The Best They’ve Ever Had
There’s a certain kind of Nebraska building that gives away nothing from the sidewalk. Flat front, a few windows, sports channels flickering somewhere inside, and no hint that the kitchen jammed into the corner is turning out sandwiches people drive across town for. I walked past one on a...