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Revival House Pours Classic Tiki With Intent, Restraint
Revival House is a Flagship Restaurant Group tiki bar concept that started in Des Moines, Iowa, just after the pandemic. Earlier this year, the concept opened in The Blackstone District, and just a couple weeks ago, tropical drinks replaced English-inspired ambiance…
Grace Pizza and Shakes Holds Court—with a Verdict of Darn Good Pizza
Grace Pizza and Shakes opened in October 2024 in the historic Sarpy County Courthouse, built in 1875. It later became a bank and then an auto repair shop. According to business partner Joe Gomez, legend has it a man tried to burn the courthouse down in its early…
Pivot Prime Started As a Love Story, Now Serves Its Own
The story of how Pivot Prime came to be begins with a first date. Gregg and Ashley Young dined in a booth at Mahogany Prime several years ago. It’s a place they kept returning to over the years, making Friday date nights an important staple in their…
Inkwell Pours a Mix of Literature, Legacy & Liquor
Tyler Schaeffer opened Inkwell with his brother, Jonathan, in April 2017, after the owners of a scissors-and-scotch-style barbershop in Countryside Village decided to cut their space in half. The Schaeffer brothers stepped into the former barroom…
The Fox Den Blends Craft, Comfort, and Community
The Fox Den opened August 15th at 4916 Underwood Avenue, replacing La Bó just downstairs from Ooh De Lally. To be fair, it’s more of a refinement than a replacement. Where La Bó was a small-plate, tapas-inspired bar, The Fox Den is focused on approachable…
Marrow Serves Up Savory Elegance Without Pretense in Gretna
Jared Clarke was watching the Gretna area for a few years, knowing the city needed its first fine dining restaurant amongst a landscape of sports bars, Mexican cantinas and pizza joints. With Gretna’s burgeoning growth and development, Clarke realized…
Izzy’s Pizza is a Vegas Gamble that Became an Omaha Crispy-Edged Favorite
Izzy’s Pizza started in Las Vegas in 2019 after owner Brett Geiger bought a school bus for $5,000, envisioning it as a food bus. He was living there with his wife and co-owner, Cherish, and their young daughter, Izzy—the restaurant’s namesake. When he first had the idea…
At Vietnamese Restaurant, a Simple Name Delivers Bold Flavors
There’s something coming out of the kitchen in the humble Vietnamese Restaurant in La Vista that’s starting to take hold nationwide. You take a bánh mì sandwich and dip it into a steaming bowl of phở, just like a French dip. It’s an idea that makes sense…
Herbe Sainte Serves Up Cajun Soul and Big Easy Spirit in Omaha
Herbe Sainte opened in Aksarben Village in 2016, a project Justin Halbert had been working on with his brother Aaron and uncle Ron Samuelson. Noddle Cos., owner of the building at 67th & Frances Street, had been holding a prime corner bay for just the right…
Star Indian Cuisine Delivers a North-Meets-South Masterclass in Flavor
Star Indian Cuisine opened in 2021, when Rakesh Sahu and his wife, Sipra Sahoo, transformed the former Pepper Jack’s at 2429 South 132nd Street into a warm, inviting space alive with the aromas of North and South Indian cooking. They remodeled the building…
Cumbia Is a Homegrown Story of Tapas, Cocktails, and a Bike on the Wall
Cumbia is tucked into a narrow stretch of downtown Omaha just north of the Orpheum Theater on 16th street, at the edge of the bustling theatre district. From the street, Cumbia resembles a boutique coffee shop at first glance. A glass storefront reveals…
Mazza Fires Up Midtown Crossing with Flame-Grilled Flavor and Family Roots
Mazza is the hot new Mediterranean restaurant in Midtown Crossing at 220 S 31st Avenue in the former Sofra Kitchen space. Just three weeks into its debut, Mazza already shows the poise of a much older restaurant—and they’re still refining their menus. The cocktail…
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