Good food, environment found at country-western restaurant The country-western craze has moved from the dance floor to the dining room in Lincoln. The Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon ai 70th and O streets features country-western music-in a relaxed, casual, old-west setting. The restaurant is part of a 34-restauram national chain that moved into the capital city eight weeks ago. The friendly staff and down home environment made a Saturday lunch visit enjoyable. The luncheon menu features mesquite-grilled burgers, grilled chicken, ribs and tasty Texas Teaser appetizers. The entrees ranged in price from $3.65 for a Lone Star Burger to $6.95 for lunch ribs or a steak sandwich. This was my first visit to the restaurant and I had a few questions about the menu. Our waitress, Jody, did an excellent job answering them, and provided superb service. My friend Mike and I ordered Amarillo Cheese Fries for $4.95 from the Tcxas-Tcaser list. The thick-cut french fries were smothered in Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses, bacon and served with a side of ranch dressing. They were delicious, a good start to our meal, and the serving was more than generous. It could have easily served four people. For lunch, I chose the baby back ribs for $6.95. The ribs, soaked in barbecue sauce, were served up in about 10 minutes. The ribs had a good flavor, but were a bit fatty. I would liave liked the barbecue sauce a bit tangicr, but it was still tasty. The ribs were served with a choice of rice, Lone Star french fries, baked potato or baked sweet potato. My baked potato was quite large, and served with sour cream and butter. Mike ordered a Willie Burger. The half pound burger was topped with Jack cheese and bacon, with lettuce, tomato, onion and a pickle on the side. He ordered his burger medium rare, and said it was done to perfection. The serving was more than generous. He ordered Lone Star french fries for an additional 95 cents. Although the burger was worth the price, french fries, or another choice of potato could have been included. Jody attempted to convince us to try home made apple cobbler with ice cream, but we were full from our lunch. She did, however, assure us the cobbler was excellent and made us promise to try it on our next visit. The restaurant also features eight different mesquitc-grillcd steaks on its dinner menu. They range in price from $8.95 for a 12-ounce chop steak to $19.95 for a 24-ounce T-bone steak. The Lone Star is ideal for college students looking for a change from the downtown bars. They have great food at reasonable prices and a full-service bar open until 11 p.m. on week- - days and midnight on weekends. 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