Business: Barchen Beer Garden

  • Review: The Dundee Dell is back for a new generation of locals

    Review: The Dundee Dell is back for a new generation of locals

    One of the toughest things a restaurant owner can take on is the reinvention of a classic. The Dundee Dell, which is nearing a century of history in midtown Omaha, is certainly that kind of an icon. So I was excited to see a successful revamp of this neighborhood spot, at 5007 Underwood Ave., when…

  • Six patios I love, plus a recommendation on taking takeout outside

    Six patios I love, plus a recommendation on taking takeout outside

    The summer of 2020 has been the summer where I do exactly none of the things that I enjoy about summer, and that absolutely includes drinking wine on as many restaurant patios as possible. (It also includes the College World Series and the Maha Music Festival, but I probably shouldn’t get started down this path.)…

  • Takeout chronicles: Bärchen Beer Garden

    Takeout chronicles: Bärchen Beer Garden

    Editor’s note: Welcome to our new series. We can’t dine out right now, but we can order in. I’ll share my chronicles of getting to-go meals, curbside takeout or delivery from various Omaha restaurants a few times a week. How to order We ordered our dinner via Grubhub, but the restaurant is also offering delivery…

  • Omaha restaurants attempt to respond to a pandemic: “The shockwaves are yet to be felt.”

    Omaha restaurants attempt to respond to a pandemic: “The shockwaves are yet to be felt.”

    At Hardy Coffee Company, sharing tables is encouraged. People are meant to engage with each other, to share a power strip for their computers, perhaps to make conversation.  “All of a sudden we have to be six feet away from each other,” said Autumn Pruitt, the owner of the three Hardy shops around Omaha. “It’s…