Grow Omaha Eats

Alex Harb founded Meddy’s in Wichita, Kan. in 2014. He came from Lebanon to study computer science at Wichita State University and worked at local restaurants when he wasn’t studying. He found himself drawn to the energy of the food industry. After a successful career…

Paul and Jessica Urban purchased New York Chicken and Gyro in downtown Omaha in 2010 with the intention of converting it to a fine dining restaurant. High costs and limited funding led them to make the best of the existing kitchen. They kept the gyro equipment and...

The Twisted Cork Bistro originally opened in 2008, founded by Darrell and Laura Auld after moving to Omaha to be closer to family. It started as a small lunch-only bistro with just seven tables. Over time, it grew to include dinner service and expanded with the...

The Jewell opened in early 2019 as a modern jazz club in Omaha’s Capitol District. Its mission was to bring top-tier jazz (and related genres) into a swanky, supper-club atmosphere. They were able to survive the pandemic until closing their doors in 2023. Fortunately, The Jewell has a new life, renamed Jewell on Capitol…

Dante chef and owner Nick Strawhecker grew up in Omaha and discovered a passion for cuisine during a four-year stay in London while his father worked abroad for First Data Resources. “We’d go to Belgium or the Netherlands for the weekend, spend weeks at a time in...

‘Blue Sushi Sake Grill’ first opened in 2002. Its original location was just a few doors down from its current location at 144th & West Maple Road. Blue opened at a time when Omaha had limited sushi offerings and is the first of many concepts from Flagship Restaurant Group. Recently, the location at…

‘Legacy Chophouse’ started out as a concept drawn on a napkin by two friends. Six months later, they opened their doors in the former Jams location in the Shops of Legacy southwest of 168th & West Center Road. Opening a restaurant in a short time frame…

When you step inside Fizzy’s, you find yourself standing in a nostalgic 1950s style diner. The lighting is dim and romantic, so much that you might want your phone light to see the menu, but not so much that…

Jaipur is named after the capital of northern India’s Rajasthan state. It’s also Omaha’s oldest craft brewery, opening in 1992. The Rockbrook Village restaurant serves notably delicious Indian food. This is evident by the lines of awards on the wall that greet you as...

I really enjoyed eating my way through Omaha in 2024 and have met some amazing chefs, restauranteurs and incredible staff. The burgeoning culinary scene shows no signs of slowing down, despite some recent closures over the past couple years. I love that restaurants…

Dario Schicke was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and left during the war in the 1990s, settling in Germany, where he worked in various Italian restaurants. That’s where he met his wife and business partner, Amy, a Nebraska native. They were married in Germany in 1995 before…

Plank Provisions has been on the corner of 12th & Howard Street in the Old Market for 13 years. Since opening its doors, it’s become a local seafood favorite and a long-standing success for Omaha’s Flagship Restaurant Group. Upon stepping inside…