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(Official) Omaha Traveler's Guide (Updated Tuesday)
Posted on 6/9/13 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 6/9/13 at 4:27 pm
Compiling a few of the good restaurants in Omaha and Council Bluffs from thread responses.
Food and Drink
Upstream
Barrett's Barleycorn (Worthy of a Fap, Fap Fap City) - LSU Bar, Volleyball Court. Fried Porkchop Sandwich
Pink Poodle (Council Bluffs)- Excellent Home-Style Cooking
Hole in the Wall Mexican Place - Can't tell you where it is at. Google it.
Omaha Prime
Old Mattress Factory
Losole Mio - Italian
Wheat Fields - Brunch
The Drover - Best Steaks on Planet Earth - Great Whiskey Steak
M's Pub - Try the Lahvosh
Attractions:
Omaha Zoo - Voted best in the nation
Council Bluffs Casino
Horse Racing Simulcast at Horseman's Park (69th and Q St)
Shakespeare on the Green on the UNO campus
Durham Western Heritage museum
Food and Drink
Upstream
Barrett's Barleycorn (Worthy of a Fap, Fap Fap City) - LSU Bar, Volleyball Court. Fried Porkchop Sandwich
Pink Poodle (Council Bluffs)- Excellent Home-Style Cooking
Hole in the Wall Mexican Place - Can't tell you where it is at. Google it.
Omaha Prime
Old Mattress Factory
Losole Mio - Italian
Wheat Fields - Brunch
The Drover - Best Steaks on Planet Earth - Great Whiskey Steak
M's Pub - Try the Lahvosh
Attractions:
Omaha Zoo - Voted best in the nation
Council Bluffs Casino
Horse Racing Simulcast at Horseman's Park (69th and Q St)
Shakespeare on the Green on the UNO campus
Durham Western Heritage museum
This post was edited on 6/11/13 at 3:16 pm
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Posted on 6/9/13 at 4:37 pm to 1MileTiger
Upstream, Barrett's Barleycorn, and Omaha Prime are all necessary stops.
Posted on 6/9/13 at 4:47 pm to 1MileTiger
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Can we get an official : Omaha Traveler's Guide thread going?
Would love this also
Posted on 6/9/13 at 5:06 pm to 1MileTiger
Stayed in Council Bluffs in '09. Several hotels and a casino. CB was very near old stadium (Less than 10 min.), but not sure how far to new stadium.
Posted on 6/9/13 at 5:19 pm to 1MileTiger
Me and my wife are making our first trip as well. Staying in council bluffs. We're going to the championship series.
Posted on 6/9/13 at 6:47 pm to 1MileTiger
Wheat fields is a good brunch spot it's on the other side of the interstate from the stadium but it is great
Posted on 6/9/13 at 7:03 pm to 1MileTiger
The Drover has some of the best steaks on planet earth.
Posted on 6/9/13 at 8:51 pm to 1MileTiger
I travel to Omaha a couple times a year. One of my favorite spots is M's Pub. Don't let the name fool you, it's a terrific restaurant in the Old Market District. You gotta try the Lahvosh! (I had never heard of it, but its hard to stay away from)!
Posted on 6/9/13 at 9:37 pm to 1MileTiger
My "bucket list" trip. Made reservations mid-season for all four games first Monday & Tuesday knowing I would get to see LSU at least once if they made it. Flying into KC, MO on Saturday and driving to Omaha with a old Navy buddy on Monday morning. Staying in Council Bluffs. Will be following this thread for info.
Full disclosure: after Friday night win, added Sunday night to my hotel reservations. Didn't mention this in original post...afraid of jinx. Now I'm looking good, only need two tickets to Sunday night game.
Full disclosure: after Friday night win, added Sunday night to my hotel reservations. Didn't mention this in original post...afraid of jinx. Now I'm looking good, only need two tickets to Sunday night game.
This post was edited on 6/11/13 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 6/10/13 at 3:10 pm to 1MileTiger
I went in 1997, Barrets Barleycor for sure, the fried pork chop sandwich was good. We went one night to the Pink Poodle, great prime rib and cheap at the time. We found some Mexican hole in the wall place for tacos but I couldn't tell you where it was at.
The rest of the time we were at the stadium. We were there the entire time and went to a majority of the games, even the one LSU wasn't playing in
The rest of the time we were at the stadium. We were there the entire time and went to a majority of the games, even the one LSU wasn't playing in
Posted on 6/10/13 at 5:00 pm to 1MileTiger
Outside of Council Bluffs in the country (about a 20 minute car ride) is a restaurant called the Pink Poodle (that's right, the Pink Poodle!). Excellent home-style cooking! You won't be sorry if you go.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 5:55 pm to 1MileTiger
First time going. Got a great deal on a hotel in Lincoln, NE which cut hotel cost in half. Will be staying close to UN-L. Any tips for staying in Lincoln in terms of places to go and commute to Omaha? Info on the UN college bars would be awesome
Posted on 6/11/13 at 5:43 pm to 1MileTiger
Gotta add the Drover as a restaurant. Great steaks
Posted on 6/11/13 at 5:45 pm to 1MileTiger
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Barrett's Barleycorn has a 95% approval rating on UrbanSpoon.
The food and drink was always awesome there, but I never knew if that was just a result of being plastered and enjoying the LSU ambience. Apparently the sober locals like it too.
The food and drink was always awesome there, but I never knew if that was just a result of being plastered and enjoying the LSU ambience. Apparently the sober locals like it too.
This post was edited on 6/11/13 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 6/11/13 at 6:14 pm to 1MileTiger
Checked out their FB page...looks like they are super pumped that the Tigers are heading back!!!
Barrett's....
LINK
Barrett's....
LINK
Posted on 6/11/13 at 7:55 pm to 1MileTiger
Just about everything that there is to do in Omaha has been mentioned.
Barrett's. Not huge, more of a neighborhood bar, but they have a lower level basement and beach volleyball. I wasn't there during the CWS but can definitely understand why it would be a great spot for LSU people. Only issue is that it's in midtown and is therefore a good bit further from TDA than Rosenblatt.
Old Market is basically the only cool/sort of unique part of town.
Midtown Cinema is part of a chain but it's actually pretty cool. Stadium seating with full service restaurant, and not too pricey.
The Joslyn Art Museum is fairly reputable if your wife is an art snob.
If you're trying to kill time before the game and are not tailgating for some bizarre reason, there's a pretty sweet looking pedestrian bridge that spans the Missouri River, and you can cross the stateline. Not far at all from the stadium.
They are pretty serious about enforcing parking meters in the area near the stadium.
The casino in Council Bluffs is a Harrah's, and everyone was right about it being so close to both the stadium and the city of Omaha. It's right on the river.
Upstream brews a couple of different beers and the ones I had were very good.
Barrett's. Not huge, more of a neighborhood bar, but they have a lower level basement and beach volleyball. I wasn't there during the CWS but can definitely understand why it would be a great spot for LSU people. Only issue is that it's in midtown and is therefore a good bit further from TDA than Rosenblatt.
Old Market is basically the only cool/sort of unique part of town.
Midtown Cinema is part of a chain but it's actually pretty cool. Stadium seating with full service restaurant, and not too pricey.
The Joslyn Art Museum is fairly reputable if your wife is an art snob.
If you're trying to kill time before the game and are not tailgating for some bizarre reason, there's a pretty sweet looking pedestrian bridge that spans the Missouri River, and you can cross the stateline. Not far at all from the stadium.
They are pretty serious about enforcing parking meters in the area near the stadium.
The casino in Council Bluffs is a Harrah's, and everyone was right about it being so close to both the stadium and the city of Omaha. It's right on the river.
Upstream brews a couple of different beers and the ones I had were very good.
This post was edited on 6/11/13 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:03 pm to 1MileTiger
What are the locations of these places relative to the airport?
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