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Steak Town: At Omaha’s Pivot Prime, American beef meets French technique and chef-driven creativity
Pivot Prime, a new Omaha steakhouse, offers a unique dining experience with dishes like a beef tallow candle and classic French-inspired cuisine. The restaurant excels in service, ambiance, and food quality, featuring dry-aged beef and creative sides. While some items, like dessert, need improvement, it aims to be a top contender among local steakhouses.
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Steak Town: In York, steak comes with a side of history — and community
Chances “R,” a historic steakhouse in York, Nebraska, has been serving the community since 1932. Known for its prime rib buffet and homemade food, it has become a social hub for locals and travelers. Recently purchased by Renee and Bryan Jantz, the restaurant aims to preserve its legacy while modernizing aspects of the venue.
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Steak Town USA: 801 checks every box of classic steakhouse experience, then checks a few more
801 Chophouse in downtown Omaha offers an exceptional dining experience with a focus on high-quality steaks and top-notch service. Guests can select cuts directly from a meat cart, enjoy unique desserts, and savor classic steakhouse sides. The attentive staff and nostalgic atmosphere contribute to memorable celebrations, albeit at a premium price.
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Steak Town USA: Omaha’s legendary Gorat’s Steakhouse is reinvesting in its own future
If you, like me, haven’t made your way into Gorat’s Steakhouse in years, I have a surprise for you: It’s time to go back. Gorat’s is good again. I went into this fourth installment of Steak Town USA not knowing exactly what I was going to find on the menu, but hoping to lean into…
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Steak Town USA: Down a remote road, find a ghost town – and one of the state’s best steaks
It’s not unusual these days to sit down at a table at The Speakeasy, the old-school steakhouse located in an honest-to-goodness ghost town a few miles outside Holdrege, and be served a decidedly new-school cut of meat. On a recent Saturday night it was a 14-ounce WinterFrost American wagyu ribeye, harvested from Japanese Black, American-bred…
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Steak Town USA: At Brother Sebastian’s, a blessedly odd vision becomes steak gospel
The original idea for Brother Sebastian’s, the monastery-themed steakhouse in west Omaha that’s now been around for nearly 50 years, was sketched out on the back of a pizza box. Loren Koch, the original owner, drew his idea for the themed restaurant, with its many small dining rooms, fireplaces and cozy ambiance. “All of it…
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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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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.…