Sarah Baker Hansen

2 days ago | flatwaterfreepress.org | Sarah Baker Hansen

Santoro, chef Jesus Rivera’s new higher-end Mexican spot, has been on my radar for at least a year. Like so many Omahans, I was a big fan of his former restaurant, Rivera’s, which closed about two years ago. If my recent visits to Santoro, in a development at 8601 West Dodge Road, are any indication, lots of diners share both my curiosity about his new spot and a lingering desire for the old one, too. Santoro is buzzier and less casual than Rivera’s.

2 days ago | buff.ly | Sarah Baker Hansen

Santoro, chef Jesus Rivera’s new higher-end Mexican spot, has been on my radar for at least a year. Like so many Omahans, I was a big fan of his former restaurant, Rivera’s, which closed about two years ago. If my recent visits to Santoro, in a development at 8601 West Dodge Road, are any indication, lots of diners share both my curiosity about his new spot and a lingering desire for the old one, too. Santoro is buzzier and less casual than Rivera’s.

2 weeks ago | flatwaterfreepress.org | Sarah Baker Hansen

When a waiter dressed in a smartly pressed, forest green workwear coat heads toward you pushing a cart overflowing with steaks, you know you’ve got it good. Downtown Omaha’s 801 Chophouse offers diners several such moments, like when you’re able to select a bone-in prime filet right off that cart of meat. Or choose your dessert at the beginning of the meal because it’s made to order and takes at least a half hour to bake. Or order a one-pound loaded baked potato.

2 weeks ago | buff.ly | Sarah Baker Hansen

When a waiter dressed in a smartly pressed, forest green workwear coat heads toward you pushing a cart overflowing with steaks, you know you’ve got it good. Downtown Omaha’s 801 Chophouse offers diners several such moments, like when you’re able to select a bone-in prime filet right off that cart of meat. Or choose your dessert at the beginning of the meal because it’s made to order and takes at least a half hour to bake. Or order a one-pound loaded baked potato.

1 month ago | omahadailyrecord.com | Sarah Baker Hansen

Cattle Call Restaurant & Bar300 S. 16th St., Omaha, NEHours: Tuesday – Saturday: 4p.m. to 1a.m. “Fusion” has become a bit of a dirty word in the restaurant world, or at least something that has gone out of fashion. Cattle Call, on the corner of 16th and Farnam streets, is doing its part to bring fusion into 2025. And it’s doing so in an interesting way, serving chef-driven, higher-end cuisine in a casual, comfortable spot on 16th Street. It’s affordable, at least relatively speaking.