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Steak Town USA: The Committee Chophouse is a steakhouse straddling the city’s past and future of dining
A Committee Chophouse chef can pinpoint the first moment when he sensed the restaurant he works for was an honest-to-goodness steakhouse. It was the day that a few Nebraska ranchers arrived with their families, unannounced, for dinner. Then the ranchers’ friends started showing up, too, to this landmark spot inside the historic Cottonwood hotel. “That…
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The SBH Review: Fifteen years in, Dante is still local, seasonal and exceptional
In 2015, I got in a van with Dante chef and owner Nick Strawhecker and we drove out into Nebraska to see where a handful of his restaurant’s ingredients came from. We visited a small farmer near the small town of Walton who raised vegetables, a huge portion of their crop going to Dante. We…
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Steak Town USA: At Jerico’s, prime rib — and memories — cook low and slow
When I was growing up, my parents gave me two choices each year for my birthday dinner: the now long-gone Imperial Palace in Old Mill, or Jerico’s Steakhouse. You see, my birthday is on Christmas, and we weren’t going out that day. Instead, my parents took our small family out to dinner on Christmas Eve.…
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The SBH Review: Star chef takes over Sakura Bana, improves sushi, focuses menu
There’s a thing that happens to restaurants that have been around, doing what they do, for decades. While some remain at the top of my mind — and on my list of regular spots — others fade into the background, overwhelmed by the new. I can’t remember, for example, the last time I visited Sakura…
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The SBH Review: Bathed in pink and further west, the new Saddle Creek Breakfast Club still a delight
My favorite brunch spots are the ones that mix just the right combination of good music, great coffee, funky decor and an excellent plate of food, be it a burger or an egg dish. Saddle Creek Breakfast Club has always had that combination, with its tiny midtown Omaha dining room, a never-empty cup of coffee…
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As food costs rise, locally owned restaurants — and the diners who support them — adjust to paying more
One day recently, Paul Urban, who co-owns Block 16, did some math. For the first time in a long time — maybe ever — he noticed business at the popular downtown Omaha lunch spot slowing down. At the same time, food prices were steadily rising. Together, it felt significant enough to investigate. “I sat down…
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Sarah Baker Hansen’s eight favorite patios across Omaha
My personal faves tend to veer toward east Omaha, since I’m a longtime east Omaha resident. But I love patios across this fine city. Here are my picks.
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The SBH Review: An iconic Omaha restaurant, resurrected
There are a million different ways to start a restaurant review. This one begins with macaroni and cheese. In this case, a rather Omaha famous macaroni and cheese, a version of it I didn’t think I’d ever be eating again. The mac and cheese in question is served at Ooh De Lally, the new, nonprofit,…
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Review: A Google search leads to Phôba, where you can find a memorable, delicious bánh mì sandwich
Sometimes a cruise around the internet leads you to an excellent bánh mì sandwich. In this case, it also led me to some nice steamed hot chicken dumplings, a big bowl of hot pho on that one cool day last week and an excellent boba tea made with mint and sparkling water. I hadn’t heard…
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Review: At The Salty Dog, crispy, dry wings take time but are worth the wait
I wasn’t expecting to be writing a full review of The Salty Dog. My plan was to run in, try their chicken wings — recommended to me by some restaurant industry friends — and write a few sentences about them on my blog. But it turned out that the bar and grill, tucked in a…