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Burger Review: Is this Omaha’s fanciest hamburger? I think so.
I’ve eaten a lot of fancy hamburgers in my day (I did a whole Food Prowl back in the day on the topic of gourmet burgers, which you can read at this link and this link.) Way back in 2013, our team named the Grey Plume’s gourmet burger as our favorite, and I remember at…
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Burger Review: The Drover’s burger is the one you wish you could grill at home
I’ve tried a lot of burgers in Omaha (and a lot the past two weeks!) and I have to say that The Drover, one of the city’s iconic steak spots, has perfected the burger that every single one of us wishes were the result of our own home grill. It’s thick. It’s juicy. It’s cooked…
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Burger Review: Small touches make the Blatt Burger stand out
I have always enjoyed the sort of simple but upscale menu at Blatt (I especially like their kale Caesar with Indian spiced chicken, if I’m sharing favorites here.) But their trio of burgers — the Backyard burger, inspired by summer barbecues; the Border burger, topped with queso and crispy poblanos; and the one I tried…
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Burger Review: Fizzy’s diner burger should be on your brunch list
I am of two minds when it comes to brunch. On the one hand, I love a traditional breakfast spread: two eggs, poached; toast; bacon and some type of crispy potato. On the other? A burger all the way. Fizzy’s, a newer upscale diner spot in Little Bohemia, has flown a bit under the radar…
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Burger Review: In Lieu of a Reuben, I tried the Crescent Moon’s house smash burger
Omaha Burger Bracket season is one of the only times of year — and one of the only reasons — I would forego one of my favorite Reubens in Omaha. But in the name of burger research, I ordered the house double smash burger topped with two slices of melted cheddar. As I said, I’d…
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Help us choose 64 burgers for the Omaha Burger Bracket
Welcome back to bracket season! My team has been scheming this year’s Omaha Burger Bracket for a whole year — basically since the day the Omaha Pizza Bracket of 2021 closed — and this time, we’re letting you in on the action before the voting begins. We want to make sure we’re not missing an…