B & G Tasty Foods - Omaha

Pretty good sandwich, but lacks the seasoning I remember from my younger years. Still, it is pretty good when you get the mustard, pickles, onions and cheese on it.  My fries were the thin type and were cooked very good. All in all a nice change from the usual burger thing.

Elvis has left the Restaurant. B&G Tasty Foods has been open in Omaha over half a century. I've lived in Omaha almost as long, but until now I had never had a reason or desire to dine there. Some friends decided to try B&G one weeknight for dinner, and I was invited to join them, so our estrangement finally came to an end. Temporarily, at least. The restaurant is diner themed with mostly 1950s music playing in the background, and a distinctly diner menu. There is a lunch counter, and old Schwinn bicycles -- complete with high handle bars and banana seats -- fastened to the walls. The bicycles brought back memories of my youth. The food, however, definitely did not. For one thing, B&G has a fixation with "loose meat" hamburger type sandwiches. They even have a side party/dining room called the "Loose Meat Lounge". There's a joke there somewhere, but this is a family web site. Anyway, loose meat sandwiches are, to my mind at least, unnecessarily difficult to eat. They tend to spill all over your plate and table when you pick them up. And what's worse, they have very little taste. My husband, an Iowa native, recalled loose meat sandwiches from his youth in Northwest Iowa. He said the one he had at B&G was tasteless. I had the chicken philly, which was a rather small sandwich at a surprisingly large a la carte price. The chicken was cubed. I thought that odd. I also had the waffle fries. They came with an odd coating that didn't appeal to me. It is hard to have a meal at B&G for under $10, if you order a sandwich, a side of fries and a drink. That's too much for what you get, in my book. Yes, the place is cute, harkening back to a much earlier era, but the food isn't worth revisiting. Food: B- Service: B+ Atmosphere: A- Value: C+

Elvis has left the Restaurant. B&G Tasty Foods has been open in Omaha over half a century. I've lived in Omaha almost as long, but until now I had never had a reason or desire to dine there. Some friends decided to try B&G one weeknight for dinner, and I was invited to join them, so our estrangement finally came to an end. Temporarily, at least. The restaurant is diner themed with mostly 1950s music playing in the background, and a distinctly diner menu. There is a lunch counter, and old Schwinn bicycles -- complete with high handle bars and banana seats -- fastened to the walls. The bicycles brought back memories of my youth. The food, however, definitely did not. For one thing, B&G has a fixation with "loose meat" hamburger type sandwiches. They even have a side party/dining room called the "Loose Meat Lounge". There's a joke there somewhere, but this is a family web site. Anyway, loose meat sandwiches are, to my mind at least, unnecessarily difficult to... read more

Pretty good sandwich, but lacks the seasoning I remember from my younger years. Still, it is pretty good when you get the mustard, pickles, onions and cheese on it.  My fries were the thin type and were cooked very good. All in all a nice change from the usual burger thing.

Elvis has left the Restaurant. B&G Tasty Foods has been open in Omaha over half a century. I've lived in Omaha almost as long, but until now I had never had a reason or desire to dine there. Some friends decided to try B&G one weeknight for dinner, and I was invited to join them, so our estrangement finally came to an end. Temporarily, at least. The restaurant is diner themed with mostly 1950s music playing in the background, and a distinctly diner menu. There is a lunch counter, and old Schwinn bicycles -- complete with high handle bars and banana seats -- fastened to the walls. The bicycles brought back memories of my youth. The food, however, definitely did not. For one thing, B&G has a fixation with "loose meat" hamburger type sandwiches. They even have a side party/dining room called the "Loose Meat Lounge". There's a joke there somewhere, but this is a family web site. Anyway, loose meat sandwiches are, to my mind at least, unnecessarily difficult to eat. They tend to spill all over your plate and table when you pick them up. And what's worse, they have very little taste. My husband, an Iowa native, recalled loose meat sandwiches from his youth in Northwest Iowa. He said the one he had at B&G was tasteless. I had the chicken philly, which was a rather small sandwich at a surprisingly large a la carte price. The chicken was cubed. I thought that odd. I also had the waffle fries. They came with an odd coating that didn't appeal to me. It is hard to have a meal at B&G for under $10, if you order a sandwich, a side of fries and a drink. That's too much for what you get, in my book. Yes, the place is cute, harkening back to a much earlier era, but the food isn't worth revisiting. Food: B- Service: B+ Atmosphere: A- Value: C+