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Eat,
drink
and be
merry
by Larry Kubert
Everyone eats, and hopefully there are
a few of us who like to indulge in a drink
or two (or three or four or more). So for
some of the new people on campus and
some of the old who may have forgotten,
here are a few blurbs about some of
Lincoln's bars and restaurants.
Unfortunately, with the large number
of establishments in Lincoln, the scope is
going to have to be narrowed-in this case
to most of the places I frequent. Sorry if
yours isn't among them.
If you're interested in knocking off a
few brews, you should try Der Loaf Und
Stein, Casey's the Diamond Bar and Grill
(DB&G) or Little Bo's-in that order.
Little Bo's is sometimes a bit too
"ruckus" for me, the DB&G is a little too
conservative. But they're better than
most places.
This leaves Der Loaf and Casey's-my
favorites-one of which you'll usually
find me in every week night. Der Loaf
gets the edge over Casey's simply because
I miss the feeling generated by the old
Casey's. It's missing at the new Casey's.
Der Loaf, on the other hand, is like a
big brother who'll always be around when
he's needed ... crowded tables, blaring
juke-box, York checking ID's at the door
and old friends shouting to each other.
The Open Latch heads the list of
cocktail lounges. Decorated as an old
English pub, the Latch is small, but
exceedingly comfortable. The bar maids
are attentive but not pushy, and the
drinks are good in both content and
price.
Another nice lounge is Cliff's. The
customers tend to be a bit older, but it's
still an appealing bar.
The Library and the Cattman's Lounge
are two other enjoyable night spots.
Cattman's usually has live entertainment,
but atmosphere is lacking and prices are
slighty high. Most Library patrons are
oldsters trying to act young.
The Misty Lounge, Fast Hills and a
new Lincoln establishment, The Boar's
Head, ate at the top of the restaurant list.
Opening this summer, The Boar's Head
is fashioned in old English roadhouse
style. The visible kitchen offers good
food at reasonable prices, with the menu
mostly beef. Service is very good.
The Misty Lounge has probably the
best prime rib in town, again with nice
atmosphere and fair prices. Country
roadhouse-ish East Hills has adequate
food and fair service.
Tony and Luigi's leans towards older
patrons, as does their live entertainment.
Food and service run from sometimes
adequate to poor reservations seem to
have no meaning. Since it's the only
Italian restaurant in Lincoln, it's a pity
their Italian menu is below average.
Eddy's has adequate food but poor
service and not much atmosphere.
Reuben's has fair food and service, but
rather high prices.
Valentino's has, without a doubt, the
best pizza in town. This is demonstrated
by huge traffic jams every weekend on
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Holdrege Street. In addition, Valentino's
pasta dishes are pretty good.
People searching for late night snacks
can try the Village Inn Pancake House,
Scott's Pancake Shoppe or the
International House of Pancakes. All
serve other types of food, in addition to
pancakes.
Now we come to an on-campus
establishment unfortunately ignored by
most on campus-Dave's Snack Bar, on R
Street between Quentin's and the Temple
Building.
The walls are covered with strange and
obscure posters, drawings and other
memorabilia. The tables usually packed
to overflowing with work-shirted,
blue-jeaned students. If you're lucky,
you'll pick the swaying counter stool to
sit on.
The food is basically the
hamburgerfrench fry route, but it's
palatable, the atmosphere is joyfully
chaotic and it's almost like home.
am" - -' J,
J