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At Omaha’s Ota, find the best sushi experience between Chicago and Los Angeles

by Grow Omaha Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

Today is all about bold pronouncements. I am now prepared to make several, starting here: two-time James Beard semifinalist David Utterback, who has just opened a new, upgraded omakase experience in Benson called Ota, is making the best sushi in the Midwest. Period....

At Tous le Jours, a wide array of interesting, unusual pastries await

by Sarah Baker Hansen | Feb 16, 2023 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

Omaha has no shortage of great local bakeries — trust me, I’ve tried many. But I’d been curious as of late about a national newcomer to Omaha: Tous Le Jours, described as a French-Asian inspired bakery, something that, as far as I know, our city hasn’t ever had....

The atmosphere at Omaha’s Kinaara now matches its adventurous, unusual menu

by Sarah Baker Hansen | Feb 2, 2023 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

The food at the new location of Kinaara, which moved from a Millard hole-in-the-wall to a chic spot in Regency in August, is filling a hole in Omaha’s dining scene for creative, high-end Indian food served in an atmosphere to match. I couldn’t be more thrilled for us...

At the tiny Phyl’s Deli, the pastrami is the real deal (and so is everything else)

by Sarah Baker Hansen | Jan 26, 2023 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

Phyl’s Deli, which opened last April in the Old Market, is tiny. Its menu is small, too – fewer than a dozen sandwiches, one soup, bagels and lox and a couple of homestyle Jewish specialties. But what’s not small at all are the enormous piles of meat that co-owner and...

At Texas de Brazil, it’s the smorgasbord of meat that’s drawing a crowd

by Sarah Baker Hansen | Jan 5, 2023 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

At Texas de Brazil, the city’s first Brazilian steakhouse in the Capitol District, I can say one thing for sure: the meat just never stops coming. During my two recent experiences at the downtown spot, which opened in October and has been much talked about since, I...

My top five reviewed restaurants of 2022 (and five more favorites, for good measure)

by Grow Omaha Staff | Dec 22, 2022 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

It has been a real pleasure to return to restaurant reviewing this year. I knew I missed it; what I didn’t realize was just how much. As we close out 2022 — a year that has been personally challenging for me on many levels — I just want to say a quick word of...

At Omaha’s Ota, find the best sushi experience between Chicago and Los Angeles

At Tous le Jours, a wide array of interesting, unusual pastries await

The atmosphere at Omaha’s Kinaara now matches its adventurous, unusual menu

At the tiny Phyl’s Deli, the pastrami is the real deal (and so is everything else)

At Texas de Brazil, it’s the smorgasbord of meat that’s drawing a crowd

My top five reviewed restaurants of 2022 (and five more favorites, for good measure)

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