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Takeout Chronicles: Dripped + Draped
If you, like me, spend a lot of time on Instagram, you’ve probably seen the irresistible ‘grams of the inside of Dripped + Draped, the newest coffee shop in Benson. The shop has no shortage of personality: a faux grass, floral and neon wall piece; pink paint; a rainbow of pastel coffee drinks made with…
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Takeout Chronicles: Lola’s
I only got to check out Lola’s, the newer spot inside the Dundee Theater, once before Covid times started (You can read about it here.) So I knew when I saw they’d started offering weekend takeout boxes, I wanted to bring one home. Lola’s is one of the handful of Omaha restaurants that has, in…
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Review: At Best Burger, the goal is simple: tasty burgers at the right price
Universal Allah figured out the focus of his restaurant after a traveler asked him one simple question: “Where can I find the best burger in Omaha?” He set out to make it. At Best Burger, in Florence, Allah and his partner, Ashlei Spivey, serve grass-fed black angus beef patties on brioche buns topped with all…
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Corona cocktail club with Matthew: Mercury’s Booze Cruiser is teaching us how to survive a pandemic
They bought a gently used Nissan. They stenciled their formidable bar’s name near each taillight and hand-painted a trippy celestial scene all over the faded black paint job. They gave their new rolling headquarters a name, emblazoned it on the driver-side and passenger-side doors in electric green: BOOZE CRUISER. And then they headed out, to…
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Takeout chronicles: M’s Pub
Sometimes you’re simply hungry for the familiar. When I saw M’s Pub had reopened its doors for takeout — they have since reopened the dining room at half-capacity — I immediately made a mental list of what I wanted to order. It’s a shortlist of my favorites: crab cakes (which I once called the best…
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Takeout chronicles: J. Coco
To be honest, it’s been a while since we had a meal from J. Coco. I remembered why I liked it so much: our dinner arrived well-seasoned, nicely cooked and prettily plated even in a couple of takeout boxes. I have always really liked Chef Jennifer Coco’s burger, so we got one of those, plus…
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Takeout chronicles: Mootz Pizza
Take one look at the photos on the Mootz Pizza Instagram account and you’ll see why checking out this new concept was high on our list, pandemic be damned. Mootz comes from the Adkisson brothers: Collin, the brainchild behind the pizza; and Kane, who many of us know from the high-end Kano pop-up series he…
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Takeout Chronicles Lincoln: Hub Cafe
How to order Hub Cafe makes it simple: order online at www.hubcafelincoln.com and pay by card, or call 402-474-2453 and pay on arrival. The restaurant is located at 250 N. 21st #3, just a hop off the Rock Island Trail. What we got The breakfast bowl, brioche French toast, and four fresh bierocks that we…
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Takeout chronicles: Dante
How to order Dante is offering almost all of its regular menu, along with several specials: a family meal option, several varieties of a take-and-make pasta special and both wine and cocktails to-go. All the specials are available for curbside pickup. The restaurant is also offering delivery through Grubhub. What we got We’ve ordered twice from…
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Takeout chronicles: Nite Owl
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 To order, call 402-991-6767. You may have to call several times to get…
Category: The Takeout Chronicles
Reviews of Omaha restaurants offering takeout during the worldwide pandemic.