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I just got off the phone with my cousin in Houston who works for the Landry Restaurant Group in PR http://www.landrysrestaurants.com .  I told her about our trip last week to Omaha, and she mentioned that there are plans for a Joe's Crabshack restaurant.  The real estate department of her company have already made two trip there, no location has been found as of yet.
My two cents worth told her you guys needed a Rainforest Cafe also.  I doubt if it held much weight though.
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Well we truly truly appreciate the effort and info thanks you.
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I'll take a Hard Rock Cafe over Rainforest!

Hard Rock has the best shakes and burgers, for real! Hard Rock in Omaha... that'll be the day. lol 8)
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I wonder if they looked over by RFP when they were here. They are supposed to have a restaurant right there by the ped. bridge. That would make an awesome location IMO.
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w8ing wrote:I'll take a Hard Rock Cafe over Rainforest!

Hard Rock has the best shakes and burgers, for real! Hard Rock in Omaha... that'll be the day. lol 8)
Well..

They have a Hard Rock Cafe in Louisville, KY..So the idea of one possibly in Omaha is not that far-fetched (people were saying that same thing about the improbability of Cheesecake Factory for Omaha 5 years ago)..But then again, it dosen't appear that Hardrock is expanding with any aggressiveness, so who knows..

And thanks for the heads up Guy. It's about time Joe's Crabshack entered the Omaha market..They're LONG overdue for an Omaha location..

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^Hey, ya I've been in the in Louisville, KY when I was there for a conference, even got a neon shot glass for a buck. Cool place right on the river. :)
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Omaha Cowboy wrote:
w8ing wrote: It's about time Joe's Crabshack entered the Omaha market..They're LONG overdue for an Omaha location..

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One can never get enough of waitstaff dancing to the "Macarena" - that never get's old! :lol:

I'm not much of a fan of Joe's but any of the Landry's chains (including Joe's) would be good for Omaha. It never hurts to have more choices for seafood.
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I am so disappointed that Omaha is just a niche for chains & franchises! We need more independently owned & operated places that are unique.
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Post by Finn »

You need to get out and explore more! Omaha has many great local restaurants - something it is known for. Search this site, there have been discussions in reference to these great "hometown" establishments.
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Finn wrote:You need to get out and explore more!
ie, "leave the 'burbs".

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but east of 72nd is terrifying.. :cry:
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MTO wrote:but east of 72nd is terrifying.. :cry:
Hey, at least east of 72nd the number of soccer moms cutting people off and then flipping them the bird for honking drops dramatically. :)
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Actually, there are tons of locally owned restaurants in West Omaha. Bebo's, Prima 140, Red Zone BBQ, Le Voltaire, Ellada, Boyd and Charlie's bbq in Elkhorn, Sam and Louie's pizza, O (a new Asian fusion restaurant), Brother Sebastian's, Big Fred's, The Sitar, Garden Cafe, Summer Kitchen Cafe, Hiro Sushi, Stokes, Jerico's, Charlie's on the Lake, China Buffet, Hector's, Brazenhead, Clancy's, Feta's, Roja, Blue, Di Coppia, Grillhouse.

I can go on and on. Believe it or not, and I know alot of you that leave east of 72nd don't want to believe it so you can keep the West Omaha stereotypes going, but you don't have to live east of 72nd to support local merchants.
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Post by scraper »

Sorry, that was me - forgot to log-in - and I meant "live" east of 72nd, not "leave".
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Post by Omaha Cowboy »

Nice post scraper!..

ALL of Omaha has always had a strongly rooted and diverse local restaurant scene..And even with the arrival of most of the national 'heavyweight chains' like Cheescake Factory, it still remains that way today..

I have a simple rule, for every 1 time I eat at a national chain restaurant, I eat at 2 locally owned..A nice balance..

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For me, it is difficult to know out west what is local and what is a chain. I can look at Harold's Koffee House in Florence and know that's local. I can't say the same for those places out west. Maybe we could have a sticky thread somewhere on the forum that lists all the locally owned restaurants and diners and people can add to it...?
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Post by nativeomahan »

Back to the subject....I ate at Joes Crabshack in West Des Moines last week and it was good food in a fun atmosphere. I like the chain, and can't figure why we don't already have one, like KC and DSM.

I also enjoy the local restaurants...I actually much prefer them, but there is a place for the better chains. Twenty-five years ago there were maybe 2 or 3 chain restaurants in Omaha (Red Lobster is the only one that comes to mind, however). That's it! Now look how things have changed! That's not just Omaha. The entire nation has turned into franchise heaven (or heck, depending on your perspective).
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w8ing wrote:
MTO wrote:but east of 72nd is terrifying.. :cry:
Hey, at least east of 72nd the number of soccer moms cutting people off and then flipping them the bird for honking drops dramatically. :)
-Yeah, but the odds of getting sliced by a bum increases dramatically. I am not advocating either side, but stereotypes can go either way.
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and both sides they are busy looking for bodies
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Stop.
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Post by Swift »

Hey, at least with bums you can see them coming and get out of their way. Those soccer moms, what with their barreling SUVs, tunnel-vision, and voting against their own interests are a lot harder to avoid. :P

I only joke. But statitically speaking, it's a lot more likely that you'll get in a car accident than get "sliced by a bum".


But anyway...are there any local sea food resturants?
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Swift wrote:.......But anyway...are there any local sea food resturants?
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I heard Joe's Crabshack is replacing Brick House at Westroads.
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Anonymous wrote:I heard Joe's Crabshack is replacing Brick House at Westroads.
Two weeks ago on Grow Omaha, Jim Sadler from Westroads said there would be a new restaurant coming next year...
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Anonymous wrote:I heard Joe's Crabshack is replacing Brick House at Westroads.
Already? Are you the same guest who suggested that the suburban Upstream was closing?
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Post by Brad »

I didn't post that rumor, but I just saw this on my Barber's facebook page:
Customer of mine that goes to brickhouse every day was told by their employees they are closing for good today and crab shack goin in.
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Sorry, I was not logged into 'twiztid1' when I posted the rumor about Joe's.  Actually, my login no longer works for some reason.  But I heard what Brad posted from someone who went in for a job interview.
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Post by Linkin5 »

Ignite Restaurant group owns both Joes and Brickhouse it looks like, so this would make complete sense.
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Post by jessep28 »

And the Westroads restaurant revolving door continues.
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Anonymous wrote:I heard Joe's Crabshack is replacing Brick House at Westroads.
That didn't last long, did it?

I wonder why?
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Crappy, condescending "breastaurant" goes bye-bye!  Love it!
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Post by cdub »

Funny.  Just made it there with the wife on Friday.  I thought it was an alright place myself.  Nothing too odd about the waitresses really.  Maybe its the cold season.  Place was nice and food was good.
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Post by S33 »

Globochem wrote:Crappy, condescending "breastaurant" goes bye-bye!  Love it!
Oh, well. There's always Hooters and Twin Peaks.
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Post by ricko »

I guess Nichole Askamit was right------now can she have her job back?
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ricko wrote:I guess Nichole Askamit was right------now can she have her job back?
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Post by Been There »

Always thought a Hard Rock Cafe would be good in the Old Market.  

Omaha music history is stronger than that in Louisville or Indianapolis,  
from 311 and Bright Eyes way back to Winona Harris (attended Central Hi).  Also, Grand Funk mentions Omaha in "American Band."

But their expansion days are minimal now, focusing instead on hotels and casinos.  Minneapolis HRC just closed.
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Been There wrote:Always thought a Hard Rock Cafe would be good in the Old Market.
I'd rather have more holes in the ground.
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Post by luv2cook »

I second that Big E.  But they have to have GREAT food and ICE cold beer !!
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Post by skinzfan23 »

According to the World Herald:

Joe's is opening on April 2.
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