Block 16 (1611 Farnam Street)

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:18 pm

Gross or net profit margin?

S33 · Post by **S33** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:48 pm

Fast food nets around 10% profit on average, and I think the full-service type restaurants are about half that. 20% would be incredible (net margin)

Hyok Kim · Post by **Hyok Kim** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:50 pm

jessep28 wrote:Gross or net profit margin?

Gross.

Hyok Kim · Post by **Hyok Kim** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:34 am

S33 wrote:Fast food nets around 10% profit on average, and I think the full-service type restaurants are about half that. 20% would be incredible (net margin)

Some Chinese restaurants actually did better than that. Â Â I know at least 2 Chinese restaurants in Portland, Uncle Chen, and Marco Polo Garden (now both defunct, Uncle Chen being defunct way before Marco Polo Garden), where the owners starting with nothing, but only about 30 grand, Â became multi-millionaires, net asset in less than 8 years in 1980's dollars.

Both one shop restaurant, no chain.

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:29 pm

Had lunch there today:

"The Lux"
House duck pastrami, duck confit, ham, gruyere, pickles, onions Dijon on pressed bolillo roll.

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:12 pm

Nice to hear that Block 16 is using Culprit Bakery bread!

Hyok Kim · Post by **Hyok Kim** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:55 pm

Coyote wrote:Nice to hear that Block 16 is using Culprit Bakery bread!

I suspected as much when I had their Mussel with butter pondue. Â (They really should have called cioppio, it would have been closer to the description. Â Some picky diners like to trash nice food if the description does not match their pre-conceived notion of what particular 'title' a certain food should have.)

Sure beats Orsi's or Rottelas's.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:38 am

This sandwich was Awesome!!! Â It was one of the daily specials a few weeks ago! Â It was a Chicken Fired Chicken Sandwich with gravy and a fried egg!!!

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:46 am

I hate you so much for posting this, I wish I would have tried that.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:01 am

Lol, sorry. It was really good!

derog · Post by **derog** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 12:40 pm

chcainc wrote:Hello. My name is Paul and I am the co-owner of Block 16. ... even with all ofthe big groups leaving during lunch service and would like to know when we should plan on cooking someone's hat that was offered to us!? Please let us know. ... We hope to see all of you soon, and we really can't wait to cook that hat!

Looks like I'm going to have to find some sort of edible hat.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:45 pm

They had a Philly today that looks amazing!

Post by **Brad** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:56 am

Block 16 has an Italian Beef on special today that looks Amazing! I wish I had time to get down there today!

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:00 pm

That is not just an Italian Beef... It's a Shaved Prime Ribeye Italian Beef, horseradish aioli, house jardinière, served hot n' wet on a sourdough roll!

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:03 pm

now thats what I'm talking about!

Post by **Brad** » Thu May 08, 2014 10:04 am

This looks awesome!

Block 16 wrote:

Morel Mushroom Poutine Philly Today! Fresh morels, B16 gravy, curds and fries over shaved steak and onion with Swiss on a sourdough roll. This one will go fast friends! Special note: WE ARE CLOSING AT 3 P.M. TODAY FOR A PRIVATE EVENT. Sorry for any inconvenience and thanks again for all of the love and support!!!

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:40 pm

I finally made it to Block 16 today for lunch. The weather was nice and with only a 30 min lunch I thought I had time to make it from the Landmark Building. I had tried once before but the line was out the door. Today there were probably 10 people inside so I decided to give it a try.

I am glad that I did. Food was amazing. I had the Block Burger with fries. I was deciding on going to Burger King or here, and I definitely chose the better of the two. The meat actually tastes like real meat and the lettuce, tomato, etc was all very fresh. The fries were hot and slightly crispy. I will definitely be back!!

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:52 am

Block 16 turns 4 years old today.
I was at the Orpheum for Alton Brown on Thursday and he said Block 16 burgers are US top 5, that if he lived in Omaha he would visit them every day.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:09 pm

Coyote wrote:Block 16 turns 4 years old today.
I was at the Orpheum for Alton Brown on Thursday and he said Block 16 burgers are US top 5, that if he lived in Omaha he would visit them every day.

Had that burger tonight, The croque garson burger, it was awesome!

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:47 pm

Block 16 has been dramatically reading their negative yelp reviews and they are glorious. Lots of other restaurants too!

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Post by **BRoss** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:07 pm

Wow, I was surprised to see one of my friends in that video.

onelocalfoods · Post by **onelocalfoods** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:31 am

Lol Paperstacks. I was thinking the same thing. She isn't a chef but it's still funny.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:16 pm

Meanwhile down at Block 16 - Wild Boar Runzas! (Biercocks)

B16 wrote:Wild boar, onion, garlic, herbs, veggies and white cheddar baked inside of a sourdough pretzel bun

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:57 am

They were obviously all out of those when we ate dinner there tonight, still got some bomb food though.

onelocalfoods · Post by **onelocalfoods** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:42 pm

Long live b16

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue May 05, 2015 6:05 pm

Yes that is lobster on a burger.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue May 05, 2015 10:05 pm

Dear god, how much was that mountain of goodness?

Post by **Brad** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:12 am

Looks amazing!

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:28 am

Alton Brown's favorite restaurants from a cross-country trip

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/de ... /29277793/

USA TODAY wrote:Block 16
Omaha
Brown calls the Croque Garcon his favorite hamburger in the country. It's made with a 1/3-pound burger, cheese, ham, a sunny-side-up egg, mustard and truffle mayo on a ciabatta roll. He says it has the perfect meat-to-bun ratio. "They've turned the hamburger into high art," he says.

DTmatt · Post by **DTmatt** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:33 pm

Block 16 posted on their Instagram that they will be expanding into the bay next to them, where the convenience store used to be. Great news!!

Post by **Coyote** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:46 pm

DTmatt wrote:Block 16 posted on their Instagram that they will be expanding into the bay next to them, where the convenience store used to be. Great news!!

Glad to hear that! They are a great restaurant, and must becoming a destination DT eatery, which has needed more space since before they opened.

Thanks for posting!

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:14 pm

DTmatt wrote:Block 16 posted on their Instagram that they will be expanding into the bay next to them, where the convenience store used to be. Great news!!

Awesome!!!

guy4omaha · Post by **guy4omaha** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:33 pm

Found myself getting all amped on this news and then I remembered I don't work downtown anymore. It's been a little over a month and I still miss being downtown. Argh.

mattl181 · Post by **mattl181** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:07 pm

guy4omaha wrote:Found myself getting all amped on this news and then I remembered I don't work downtown anymore. It's been a little over a month and I still miss being downtown. Argh.

Sounds like a reason to come downtown, then

Just to expand, their post also stated:
"We will be posting concept use of the bay, including special events, pop-ups, showcasing our formal cooking using large format seating, take-out solutions and additional seating/square footage."

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:45 pm

Block 16 will add adjoining supper club

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:38 pm

Block 16 had a nice little write up in today's Toronto Star newspaper.

http://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2016 ... twist.html

Post by **Coyote** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:11 pm

Block 16 nominated for national award

KETV's Jonah Gilmore sits down with the owners of Block 16 to talk about their reaction to being one of the three local restaurants nominated for a James Beard Award.

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:15 pm

Negative review causes controversy at local restaurant

A couple of weeks ago, a negative review was left under a popular downtown restaurant, leaving the owners shocked. The Greater Omaha Chamber has tips on how to deal with these negative reviews.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 3:11 pm

Negative reviews are part of being in business. Why is that newsworthy?

TransitOriented · Post by **TransitOriented** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 4:22 pm

nativeomahan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2023 3:11 pm Negative reviews are part of being in business. Why is that newsworthy?

Block 16 owner accused the customer of being racist which then caused the customer to delete the bad review. Reddit goes onto claim it has happened multiple times.

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