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Nathan Holmes's avatar

Piggybacking on these recommendations the omakase experience at Yoshitomo (called Ota but it’s an attached room) was pricy but super unique and fun. Also if you’re looking for a longer hike in the Loess Hills Brent’s Trail is my favorite long hike in the state.

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Rosemary Kirlin's avatar

It is great to hear Brother Sebastian’s still exists and that it is still excellent. We went to it in the 1970s. M’s pub was around in the 1970s too. Is Au Courant the French restaurant in the Old Market now?

To those of us who grew up in or near aha it has always been known as a town where food is entertainment. Maybe because for decades the stockyards were so

Central to Omaha’s food identity; the steaks were fabulous because they were dry aged, fork tender and delicious and one or two families owned the best high quality steak houses located north south west and the original location by the river and in the suburbs. Great food was readily accessible and very affordable. I later moved to Chicago where great food is also entertainment although for more money but not always prohibitively priced.

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Wini Moranville's avatar

Au Courant is in the Benson neighborhood, which is a totally quirky shopping/entertainment area these days. Fun spot!

Yeah—you can tell great steaks are in Omaha’s blood! That prime rib was epic! I always remember seeing Ross’s Steakhouse—with that big heifer on that huge sign! I could just tell that place was legendary, though for some reason, I never ate there—just longingly drove past it.

Thanks for the back stories!

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Rosemary Kirlin's avatar

I used to live in the Dundee area in Omaha when was in early and mid 20s. I never ate at Ross’s but I think I ate at every Caniglia’s restaurant in Omaha and at Brother Sebastian’s. They were all wonderful steakhouses and Italian restaurants. The steaks were fork tender and perfectly cooked to order. I learned to love steaks rare. And the service was every bit as good as the food. It spoiled me for high quality Midwestern restaurants. I moved to Chicago just before I turned 40 and found a great restaurant fare there too. I also enjoyed the wide variety of world food culture there too. I lived there almost 20 years and enjoyed almost all of that time. I am glad to see Des Moines and the suburbs developing a love of food from around the globe. I get to enjoy that here too.i wish we had a restaurant where I could enjoy duck confit and cassoulet here. Django used to serve both but since the pandemic those days are over.

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Wini Moranville's avatar

So sad that Django doesn’t serve duck confit! That’s a loss.

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Ice Cube Press, LLC's avatar

Hmmm. I never knew Omaha had a pulse. Thanks for the write up.

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Kathi Zimpleman's avatar

Thank you for taking us along on this trip, Wini. It was a whole lot of fun!

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