thursday, October 5, 1978
daily nebraskan
page 13
New, near-campus restaurants offer varied cuisine
By Ben T. Shomshor
Since the unlamented closing of the Russian Inn and
Don and Millies, the International Fraternity of Under
ground Gourmets (IFUG) has had little reason to notice
Lincoln.
Considering the reputation of regional culinary experi
ences, the community should be thankful. Recent
openings may do much to alleviate this sad state of affairs.
notes from
table 8
I can only hope that the proliferation of fast food
joints in downtown Lincoln has ended. At least, students
may enjoy a brief respite from such further blights on the
prandial landscape until Jack in the Box expands into
this territory. Until such time, I encourage you to sample
the offerings of the new restaurants in the city campus
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Pizza experts
The number of native UNL students who do not con
sider themselves experts on pizza can be counted on one
hand. Those of us who have tried the Great American
Delicacy from Boston to San Francisco, and from Minne
apolis to New Orleans, are less likely to make claims of
expertise. Bluntly, pizzas are impossible to compare,
and must be judged on their own merits.
A meritorious pizza finally came to campus at the end
of last semester. Pontillo's Pizzeria, 1246 Q St., makes one
heck of a good pizza. It proudly practices the same
"pizza principle" disclaimed in recent commercials
emanating from the Detroit auto industry.
Hence, the base price purchases a simple (but scarcely
'plain') cheese pizza, extra ingredients cost more. On
the whole, it is no more expensive than its competition,
and gives you the chance to be creative. The extra ingre
dients all are of the finest quality.
Pizza place praised
Other credits to Pontillo's: it is open late until 1:00
ajn. on Monday through Thursday, 2:00 a.m. on Friday
and Saturday, and until midnight on Sunday), it gives
Paris-born pianist
to perform Sunday
Andre-Michel Schub, Paris-bom pianist and winner of
the 1974 Avery Fisher Award, will perform at Kimball
Hall on the UNL campus Sunday, October 8 at 8 p.m.
Schub will perform a program highlighted by
Schubert's "Fantasie in C Major", Opus 15 ("Wanderer").
Two PaganniniLiszt Etudes also will be featured; Etudes
No. 2 and No. 6, originally composed for violin and trans
cribed for the piano by Liszt. Schub will feature these as
well as the works of Motzart, Mandelssohn, and Chopin.
Schub's recent performances have included guest
appearances with major symphony orchestras in Chicago,
Cleveland, New York, and eight performances with Ozawa
and the Boston Symphony, one of which was televised on
NETV.
Schub is the second performer to appear on the Per
forming Arts Series at Kimball Hall. Other scheduled
events include; the Martha Grahma Dance Company,
cellist Janos Starker, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,
a performance of Romeo and Juliet. More information
may be obtained from the Kimball Box Office.
Schub's concert is presented by the University of Ne
braska Cultural Affairs Committee. It is financed in part
by a fund made available to the University of Nebraska
Foundation by Viola C. Jelinek as a memorial to her
father, Stephen Jelinek.
as much care and love to take out orders as to orders
where it has to face the customer, and since it is a family
owned business, it avoids the "franchise frantics." The
hoagjes on the menu are good, but nothing to be excited
about.
Burger lovers who have dressed in mourning since the
death of the mushroom burger at Casey's should search
out McGuffy's at 12th and P streets.
Vestiges of the old Red Rose and Town Tavern had
been thoroughly erased in the appreciated efforts to
make McGuffy's both respectable and congenial.
Culinary compliments
The short menu includes homemade soups, salads and
variations of burgers. The mushrooms are my favorite
were fresh, and carefully sauteed. The cook felt no
compulsion to broil the burger to the texture and moist
ness of cardboard. Served with tortilla chips and a most
respectable house red wine, lunch proved to be pleasant
at this establishment.
Foot-bound city campus students looking for a place
to wine and dine should be aware of Andy Pasto's, 701
P St. on the second floor of the Emporium building. The
district around the O street viaduct and the Burlington
Station is quickly becoming the place to go. Moderately
priced ($5 to $7), Andy Pasto's has a complete southern
Italian menu. The minestrone soup seemed a bit bland
and the bread a bit tough for American taste, but the
staff is prepared to steer patrons to the finest items on
the menu.
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in nearby Avoca, Neb.
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Oct. 6, 7, 8 Stratus
Oct. 13, 14, 15
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SHELDON ART GALLERY
12th & R STREETS
Two documentary
films by a new
Black film-maker
Warrington Hudlin
STREET CORNER STORIES
"... a black film, or a blues film, examining Afro-American
experience without romanticism . . .showing rather than
talking about the lives and community of working class
men . . ."
BLACK AT YALE
". . . probes the complex condition of being Black in an
Ivy League university."
TODAY AND TOMORROW
at 3, 7, & 9 p.m. Admission $2.00
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The new lights are
on at C, B, & P's Disco,
The Yacht Club.
Of special note are the stuffed mushrooms, the garlic
house dressing, and the home made Italian desserts-a
mocha flavored frozen cream called tortoni, and the
cannoli. The atmosphere is one of openness and light
woody tones. While it does little to impart a feeling of
ambience so prized by young lovers, it should not place a
potential conquest on the defensive. Best of all, the
waiters pay close attention to the needs of diners and do
not hesitate to recommend the best dishes.
So take a break from the drudgery of midterms, house
food and dining halls. A friend, a leisurely meal, and a
full stomach will go a long way toward getting you
through that poli sci. 100 exam.
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Because there's going to be nothing straight
about a CHEECH & CHONG film.
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the 30's had Laurel and Hardy.
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