Lincoln NE (SN) - With some going as far as to say it is a "holiday miracle," a 19 year-old Ramos Pizza delivery driver is claiming to have completed a delivery late Saturday night to a recipient who was not under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. "They tipped and everything" said Paul Fink,… Continue reading Ramos Pizza Delivery Driver Claims to have Delivered Pizza to Sober Person
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Lancaster County Restaurant Inspections, 8/2/2018
Smell Nebraska's interns have issued unenforceable food enforcement warnings to: Andy's Express Convenience Store, 2500 Wildcat Drive. Cashier found chatting loudly on flip phone to someone about Stranger Things season 1 as if it hasn't been out for two years, slot to insert "chip" card reader taped over with note saying "no chip" in three year… Continue reading Lancaster County Restaurant Inspections, 8/2/2018
Ideal Grocery Still Burned Down
Lincoln NE (SN) - One of the difficult responsibilities that accompany being the most reliable source of news in Nebraska is delivering the stories that hurt. We'll just come out with it. We visited the location where Ideal Grocery burned down on May 19th, 2016, and it is still burned down. The former local grocery… Continue reading Ideal Grocery Still Burned Down
Food Review: O’Rourke’s Popcorn Dish
After severe disappointment from both Marcus Theatre and the Colby Ridge Gourmet Popcorn Store, this week my quest for the ultimate popcorn meal led me to O'Rourke's Tavern on 1329 O Street. The establishment had off street parking, which can be a chore in downtown Lincoln, but is also usually a sign that you are… Continue reading Food Review: O’Rourke’s Popcorn Dish
163 Applebee’s Locations in Jeopardy as Large Franchise Files for Bankruptcy
Atlanta GA (SN) - Like a heavy set sixty-eight year old man arriving home from a night full of jalapeno poppers, a pint of spinach artichoke dip, and seventeen 20 oz Coor's Banquet beers from Applebee's, the very franchise in play may be finding themselves "belly up." It turns out that piling shrimp scampi on… Continue reading 163 Applebee’s Locations in Jeopardy as Large Franchise Files for Bankruptcy
Lincoln Brings in Brand New Sandwich Restaurant That Sells Sandwiches
Lincoln NE (SN) - In a city riddled with Asian soups, authentic Mexican cuisine, and weird Indian foods that are difficult to pronounce, local cook Brent Norhall has a simpler idea for dinner: Sandwiches, comprised of meat, cheese, vegetables, and bread. "Not everyone wants to look at a long menu with foreign words all over… Continue reading Lincoln Brings in Brand New Sandwich Restaurant That Sells Sandwiches
Ghost of M&N Sandwich Owner Haunts Goodcents Location
Lincoln NE (SN) - Paranormal experts and skeptics alike have been maintaining steady traffic to the Goodcent's sandwich location on 27th and Randolph in hopes to catch a glimpse of what has been reported as "a very pissed off ghost." Franchise owner Jon Hodgeson claims to have seen the spirit of Norm Kusinski, the late… Continue reading Ghost of M&N Sandwich Owner Haunts Goodcents Location
Smell Nebraska Introduces Sandwich Week!
You read it. Welcome to Smell Nebraska's first annual Sandwich Week! Wikipedia describes a sandwich as "a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein two or more pieces of bread serve as a container or wrapper for another food type."… Continue reading Smell Nebraska Introduces Sandwich Week!
DN Columnist Enters Witness Protection After Negative Review of Sips & Subs Sandwich
Lincoln NE (SN) - The FBI was rushed to the star city over the weekend to place a Daily Nebraskan columnist in protective custody after a negative review of a Reuben sandwich at Sips & Subs created massive backlash. UNL student Karin Ellefson rated the popular menu item a 2.5 out of 5, adding that… Continue reading DN Columnist Enters Witness Protection After Negative Review of Sips & Subs Sandwich
New Study Confirms: Not Enough Hot and Slutty Girls in Lincoln to Maintain a Breastaurant
Lincoln NE (SN) - The American Journal of Science has released a report confirming what Lincoln residents have known for years: There is not a large enough population of hot and slutty girls to maintain a breastaurant in Lincoln. For those of you non-pervs, a breastaurant is a restaurant in the mold of Hooters or… Continue reading New Study Confirms: Not Enough Hot and Slutty Girls in Lincoln to Maintain a Breastaurant