Exceptional restaurants in Lincoln

[Lincoln100]

Tony and Luigi’s is the most recent exceptional restaurant in Lincoln. The lack of good food in the city is a joke.

 

[Laner2]

A little OT but in Omaha the old school Italian restaurants were the equal of The Hill district in St. Louis. Cascio's has gone down hill a little IMO. Angie's on 10th St. near the main Post Office was very good but Piccolo Pete's was the best, even better than Mr. C's. which was very good. Many of the old Italian restaurants in Omaha had owners who were from Sicily. If you want to sleep with the fishes, tell a Sicilian that they're the same as boot Italians.

 

[huskerfan66]

Anyone been to Johnny's Cafe in south omaha recently??

 

[dinglefritz]

Well I'll admit I don't eat out that much. But if I want the best steak I go to my freezer.

We ventured up to Sioux Falls for a concert a few months ago. Ate at Morrie’s and I had a TREMENDOUS NY strip there. Maybe one of the best steaks I’ve ever had. It’s one of John Thune’s favorite places to eat.

 

[BTF69]

Brother Sebastian's is still great.

That place is kind of amazing. The location is horrible, the inside has never been updated but it just works. It is just one of those places that just flat out works.

 

[BTF69]

Is there a Big Fred's West in Lincoln? That would be the one.

I don't think so...they had one in South Dakota at one point but it failed.

The one in Omaha is packed all day long.

 

[Walleye79]

Anyone been to Johnny's Cafe in south omaha recently??

I have about 2 years ago. Nothing special

 

[huskerfan66]

I have about 2 years ago. Nothing special

Thanks. Haven't been there since the late 70s

 

[scarletred]

That place is kind of amazing. The location is horrible, the inside has never been updated but it just works. It is just one of those places that just flat out works.

Actually the Drover is in a worse location than Brother Sebastian’s.

 

[c3o]

We ventured up to Sioux Falls for a concert a few months ago. Ate at Morrie’s and I had a TREMENDOUS NY strip there. Maybe one of the best steaks I’ve ever had. It’s one of John Thune’s favorite places to eat.

I stayed up there once. At the Hilton down town. They had a restaurant there that was amazing. Crave? Fantastic food and a unique city.

 

[SickOfPractice]

I remember my dad taking us to Brother Sebastian's at a different location when I was young. I think that location burned down?

I remember being pretty impressed by the waiter's monk robe outfits the first time I went there.

 

[ssmill777]

Is that considered an oxymoron?

Best filet I ever experienced - Archies' Steakhouse, LeMars, Ia. At one time, Rachel Ray's organization rated it #2 in the nation. Decor was definitely outdated, but once you cut into that steak, you didn't care. To top it off, we would go to Wells Blue Bunny and have a turtle sundae for dessert. Oink, oink!

 

[Lincoln gopher]

Anyone been to Johnny's Cafe in south omaha recently??

Haven't been there for about 5 years. I always enjoyed eating there.

 

[LouisK]

I remember my dad taking us to Brother Sebastian's at a different location when I was young. I think that location burned down?

I remember being pretty impressed by the waiter's monk robe outfits the first time I went there.

The one that burned down is in the same location. They rebuilt it the exact same as the original.

 

[dinglefritz]

This steak loving Nebraska native loves grass fed beef. I no longer enjoy, as I did for many years, the corn and soy fed beef that tastes like fat-sugar on my palate. I pay more for it because it tastes better on my palate, and it's more expensive to produce on sustainable, free range ranches. To each their own.

You lost me with “free range ranches”. What color is the fat on your steaks? Oh and I don’t know a single feeder that feeds soybean meal to their cattle. Did you know that the corn plant is a grass? Corn is nothing more than the seed head of a grass plant. Cattle on range also eat the seed heads of grasses some of which can contain ergot. Google ergot poisoning for fun.

 

[kruller]

Casa Bovina, very nice High End experience... I've never been there (I live in Texas) but the reviews came in "Exceptional" so I purchased a gift card for my folk's anniversary last December and they absolutely loved it

I went there for my 20th anniversary and I'll never go back. Most of their negative reviews are about the slow service. It's supposed to be more about the experience of socializing and hanging out with the rich. We were there 2 hours btw. The table behind us was full of a bunch of loud people. Come to find out that it was the owners. The portions are stupid small. The perfect description of me getting my plate would be the equivalent of the dog video getting one piece of dog food and it goes into attack mode. 😂 A steak at the Highway Diner would probably be just as good. The fried Brussel Sprouts sounded good when ordering. All 3 of them actually were. In total between 5 of us, not even getting the most expensive options, not having any alcoholic beverages, and even getting free desert for our anniversary, it was something $660 after tax and tip. Hopefully some of that went to their NIL contributions, and I almost felt bad flushing the most expensive 💩 that I've ever had the next day.

 

[big red22]

I agree. I like culvers, but Runza is better, and holds a special place in my heart. I'll never ever forget when my wife and I were in the hospital with our first born we were both beyond exhausted. Someone brought us Runza and OMG. It was the ****ing best burger I've ever had. Like sign from God good.

Runza is great, but not the best fast food burger in Omaha.

1. Double Don (Don and Millies)
2. Double Cheese Burger (Runza)
3. Bacon Cheeseburger (Five Guys)
4. Double Deluxe (Culvers)
5. Double Big Pony (Broncos)

 

[big red22]

A little OT but in Omaha the old school Italian restaurants were the equal of The Hill district in St. Louis. Cascio's has gone down hill a little IMO. Angie's on 10th St. near the main Post Office was very good but Piccolo Pete's was the best, even better than Mr. C's. which was very good. Many of the old Italian restaurants in Omaha had owners who were from Sicily. If you want to sleep with the fishes, tell a Sicilian that they're the same as boot Italians.

Venice Inn was the best Caniglia's IMO