Yum!

Living in the biggest city in Nebraska definitely has its advantages. One of the best is that there are lots of great places to eat! (It also is nice to be pregnant and have an excuse to not care about calories.) As our time here is winding down we have set three ground rules for when we go out to eat: #1) No restaurants that are in Grand Island; #2) No restaurants we have been to before; & #3) No chains. With those in mind, we have been accumulating a list of places to taste before we leave. It's a good thing that Omaha won't be too far away, because we are finding so many great places. Here it is (and of course we are always open to more suggestions):

• Twisted fork
• Caniglias
• Mahogany Prime
• Big Mama's Kitchen
• Jazz
• Mother India
• Pitch
• Johnny's Cafe
• Espana
• Anthony's Steakhouse
  

Here are the places we've already tried: ...Yum!

• Stella's - Known for the best hamburger in Omaha, we agree!
  
• O - This is a swanky Chinese place downtown with awesome Pad Thai.
  
• Pudgy's Pizzeria - Funny Story. Several months ago, when this list was being created, I asked Jason where he wanted to eat before we move. He responded quickly, and I busted up laughing. I was expecting him to say some fancy steak place, not Pudgy's! I had never heard of this place, and it literally is a pizza place in a strip mall. Regardless, we went, and it was actually really good.
  
• M's pub - Love the atmosphere, but don't expect to walk in and get a table the day before Valentine's day. Who would have thought?
  
• Vivace - Again, another great restaurant with cool atmosphere in the Old Market.
  
• Zio's - We actually tried this pizza place a long time ago, but it is such an Omaha legend it had to make the list so we don't forget to go again.
  
• Upstream - Yummy martini's (pre-pregnancy, of course).
  
• Petrows - The place to go when you're craving a milkshake and cafe foods. And, I love the cute sayings on their sign.
  
• Lo sole mio - Roasted garlic to die for! Seriously, I'm drooling right now thinking about it.
  
• Kona Grill - We went here while I was pregnant so we didn't try the sushi they are known for, but the California Roll was super yummy.
  
• La Casa - Aunt Jan's favorite pizza.
• Piccolo Pete's - Not my favorite, and honestly kind of weird.
  
• Katie's - The med center get's gyros from here pretty frequently, and I'm always happy when I walk into a lunch meeting and smell it.
  
• Bonefish Grill - Even for someone that's not usually a seafood person, this place was impressive.
  
• Brother Sebastian's - Probably one of the standouts for atmosphere - e.g., the waiter's are dressed like monks.
• Rick's Cafe Boatyard - We ate here for our anniversary and spent a lot of time chatting and looking out over the river.
  

Okay, now I'm just hungry. Time to go find a little snack.