American cuisine: the best places to taste it in Lincoln

"Absolutely beautiful food. Flavor, presentation and service. This is our new favorite place to eat !! It's been awhile since we had a good authentic..."

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Glenn Parker

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

81/100 (1124 ratings)

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"My experience here today was great I was greeted when entering, the burger was cooked just right perfect temp just as I wanted, Fries with the..."

Carlos Castro

"Super clean. Well maintained. We got our food pretty fast which is great since we had 3 toddlers. They even got us stuff to clean a spill as it..."

Keana Ursua

"Super yummy, the fries were actually hot, the drinks were flowing and the service was great. I don't want to tell y'all to go to the Lincoln one..."

Sara Crouch

Risky's

"We sometimes like to go watch the Husker games at Risky's. Usually pretty busy on those days. The waitresses are always friendly...especially..."

Sherri Mallory-vonRentzell

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Anna Van Buskirk

"Great food great atmosphere. Best in town in my..."

Kelly Larkin

"You guys rocked it all weekend.... But you underestimated the drinking abilitys of the dart community.. .... Just saying......"

Jerry D Spirk

"Went out for dinner with friends having a party of 8. Food was really good as well as service. One person in the party had to wait an extra few..."

Jason Knaub

"Family friendly place. Best food and appetizers. Love! LOVE! The wings. Customer service top notch. You can't go wrong. At first we were skeptical by..."

Rita Duran

"Service is great. Food is amazing especially their chicken fried chicken on Tuesday's!! Bartenders do amazing with the drinks. We've gone here for..."

Cara Gannon

"Great place to go to visit with friends, or even for a nice family dinner. Tons of TVs and the food is great! If you want you can play keno or pickle..."

terran curry

"The food was really really good and reasonable down in Nebraska. It is a bar but kid friendly in the..."

Shanquista Wallace

"Great service, good food, decent atmosphere and drink prices. Highly recommend the steak..."

Jacyn Smith

"Good prices and awesome food! You can't go wrong with any of the..."

Melissa Lewien

Pepperjax Grill

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"I have been here a few times. Larissa (I believe) is the manager and she has always been very nice when I come here. A few months ago she talked it..."

Bethany Scheele

"Staff always have a smile and something fun to say. One the best places in Lincoln to go eat. Quick filling and not to expensive. I personally..."

Wayne Riley

"Cooked to order Philly Cheese steaks are delicious and have several different dipping sauces or au jus to pick from as well. Will definitely go back..."

Anthony Knapp

"Wow! They had great Philly's and very accommodating to vegitarian/vegan needs. I wish they had more chains in..."

Kelsey Dingman

"Food was excellent but the service was a little slow. They were kind enough to deliver some french fries to my..."

Ryan Lindbeck

"Always good for a quick Philly fix! The staff were very kind and tactful with their tactics for up..."

Adam Costenbader

Granite City Brewery

81/100 (1374 ratings)

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Arby's

81/100 (1649 ratings)

"One of the best chicken sandwiches I had in a long time, 5 stars no..."

Richard Nguyen

"Stopped at the Arby's on Husker Circle in Lincoln at 9:40pm on 3/27/22 ordered inside to go. 2 employees working with clean uniforms and in my..."

Kaycee Pettit

"Staff was wonderful! Some of the sauces on the counter were out, but they were more than happy to accommodate for the inconvenience. The food came..."

Dillon

"Always a great roast beef sandwich , and 2 for 6 special doesn't hurt the pocketbook too much either....also tried the chicken sandwiche on the 2 for..."

Dean Vavra

Ramos Pizza

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Mellow Mushroom Lincoln

81/100 (1337 ratings)

Accepts American Express

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Free off-street parking

"We love this place! We have visited three times now when in Lincoln, once was just for beers before a football game and were greeted by very nice..."

Christie Ferris Wickett

"We are eating a plant based low fat diet and there are almost no restaurants in Lincoln that can accomodate this way if eating....except for the..."

Krista Burbach

"Stopped in as we waited for Pinks concert. Had a totally awesome experience, all the staff was fantastic, friendly & even took our picture for us...."

Kim Scott-Keoppel

"Josh, our server was fantastic! We lucked out to watch the eclipse outside and eat awesome pizza!! We also enjoyed a picher of sangria which was..."

Sam DeLaney

"Great food, great service! We were a 9 person table and the server was..."

Jan van Leeuwen

"Took the kids to Monster Jam across the street Saturday afternoon, Mellow Mushroom was busy but we got seated right away, got our food fairly quickly..."

Tara Rogerson-Pruitt

"Love visiting Mellow Mushroom! Trivia is always a blast and the Holy Shiitake! pizza changed my life. The staff are fun and friendly which is also..."

Hannah Michelle

"What a great stop on Saturdays after the Farmers Market! The staff is very attentive and do a great job of taking care of our needs! The food is..."

Barry McFarland

"Tried it yesterday and was wonderful! Service was great vegan veg out pizza was delicious. Love that you switched to Follow your heart..."

Margie Waters Bromen

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"Breadsticks were very good. Cheesy potato soup was excellent. Good service at lunch on a Saturday. Our third time here and liked it every..."

Bruce A

"Great food, and friendly service with a smile! POUTINE was..."

Janelle Faust

"The food was good. Service was good too. Nice..."

Donna Johnson

"I had an "Island" salad, at least I think that's what it was called, and it was excellent. A great combo of lettuce, fruit, and other good stuff,..."

Mike Allumi

"Great food &..."

Arnold Bell

"They do a nice job. Staff friendly and..."

Edward Connolly

"Love the..."

Patricia Rice

Shoemakers'

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Feast Buffet

"Pretty happy overall. Price was cheap for weekday. Only $20. I just got back from Vegas so my expectations were a little lower for here of course but..."

Jay Sean

"I was invited here by my sister on a Champagne Sunday Brunch Buffet, the food here is spectacular. You would get a sensory overload with the choices..."

SAL MARINO

"Very nice buffet, great nice selection of different culture food, fresh made breakfast Omelets made right before your eyes by professional chefs...."

Prosto Vlad

"My neighbors had points and sled me to come eat with her. They were having the holiday buffet. There was a small salad bar...lots of desserts. ..."

Kimberly

"Late lunch, Early Dinner! The crab was good! Excellent salad bar. The staff were very attentive to all the customers. See a few pics..."

Patricia Davis

The Egg & I Restaurant

Old Chicago

81/100 (1401 ratings)

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"Pretty much our favorite place to go for excellent wood fired pizza. We had an early dinner there yesterday, and the service was absolutely the best...."

Susan Stice

"Great pizza, wonderful atmosphere, polite staff. I would definitely recommend this place for a date night or office party with..."

John Gill

"I usually only go there for drinks after work but this time we had time to eat and my wife and I had a pizza and fried pickles and it was definitely..."

Kristoffer Hoge

"We had the best server ever!! The food here is fresh and amazing!!! It's our favorite go to..."

Julie Beekman

"Awesome food & great service!! Our waitress was very polite and was there when ever we needed anything!! We had pizza pasta & wings and everything..."

Jan Krakow

"Great friends, great food and drink, amazing staff. I live clear across town but it's worth the drive. Near by establishments don't hold a candle to..."

Terry R. Rush

"I always have a great time ! I have made some really good friends here and I love the management and staff they always make me feel at home..."

Brandon Kearns

"I have lived in Lincoln 41 years and never thought that I would say my favorite pizza is Old Chicago. And now I find out that they also serve..."

Robin MacLean Northup

"My family's favorite hand out spot. Service, food and beer are always excellent. We've made a lot of great memories..."

Stephanie Hamilton

"I really enjoyed my beer burger it was pretty good and the waitress was pretty nice i do plan on coming..."

Michael McShane

"I loved the Italian Nachos, mini pizza we had for munchies after the movie, not to mention the pints!! Great..."

Trudy Baker

"Here at this location from out of town to watch NFL football. They had the out of market game on multiple tvs. Quick service!! Food came out..."

michael allgood

"Great customer service and the creative pizzas are Absolutely delicious!!! The prices are also wallet friendly... My fave is the Thai pizza... so..."

Aida Tello

"Was really happy with how good the food was here. I have a turkey and bacon club which was amazing. Our server was also super awesome they were..."

Kayla Kanta

"Had the classic thin pizza. Delicious!! Waiter was fantastic and it wasn't too busy at the time I went. Nice relaxing casual sports bar type of..."

Cyndi Novotny

"Great staff but the food, at least tonight, fell a little short of our..."

Bob G

"Awesome restaurant, awesome services, however employees need to stop asking for tips, on a take out order. What I'm I tipping you for? I drove and..."

Guamar Duac

"Great food and atmosphere. Always a..."

Darin Schmidt

"Obsoletely amazing.Our waiter Payton was very nice he was always making sure we're fine and tho the place is packed he still was able to get our..."

Braylen Hensley

Ice Cream Delights

Wheelchair Accessible

Takeout

Cheap Eats

"Oh great customer service long line but very fast service. Ice cream tasted excellent with lots of flavors available and soft and hard serve. Also..."

Michael New

"We tried a few flavors in kid scoops. I tried the graham central which was my favorite. My wife got the Mississippi mud pie which was a close second..."

Binit Banerjee

"Fantastic ice cream flavors for pretty reasonable prices. The staff were friendly and helpful when asking questions. There are a lot of seating..."

Hobby Experiment

"Got no sugar added pecan And a raspberry sundae. Not much selection of "no sugar..."

Patriot The Penguin (Bottlesgonewild)

"Icecream was very good. But the service was exceptional! I asked for something out of the ordinary and the young lady was awesome and did what I..."

Nancy Sprague

"Good selection. We got kiddies which were more like a large. I had almond joy my husband sugar free moose tracks. Ample seating area. It is..."

Lilla

"Good Hershey's ice cream! Although not as generous for the price as other places in the area, and the styrofoam cups are a reason we probably won't..."

J P

"We went at 8:30 at night with all our kids. Staff was extremely friendly, the ice cream was delicious, and it was very reasonably priced. What else..."

Michael Farnham

"Got the maple and black raspberry soft serve and it was great!! Tasted like real flavors and not artificial. The small is pretty..."

Adela Mou

"Good ice cream - very pleasant staff - had regular ice cream & soft serve - prices reasonable - good selection of..."

Dick Crotts

"Had the Sherbert because I am lactose intolerant, but everyone else had ice cream and loved it! Was a little jealous but will bring my pills next..."

R Marcoux

"This is a great ice cream place in Lincoln, New Hampshire. There is a variety of flavors to choose from, including a few choice special caramel ones..."

Holden Parrent

"Would give 5 stars just for the high quality napkins.. but they also have high quality ice cream and friendly service, so..."

Daniel McCarthy

"Great soft serve! Big portions, not big prices. Lots of outdoor seating. Cute little place with a large selection of ice cream flavors!..."

Sarah Bilbrey

"It was definitely a good Ice cream stop! The portion size was decent, 4 the..."

Lisa Conn

"This place was great. Desserts were awesome. Best bang for your buck! Loved..."

Matthew Kolek

"Wonderful ice cream and super friendly staff! Servings are..."

Kelly Murphy

"Delicious ice cream in generous portions served by friendly..."

Kendra Sikes

"Place was yummy! Simple and classic yet, delicious options! My husband got an extra thick Coffee frappe and loved it! I got the Coffee Oreo ice..."

Kaila Carroll

Ruby Tuesday

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Spikes Beach Bar & Grille

"Great place, great people, great enviroment. I saw like 2 bad (1star) reviews and they're just salty like the delicious fries served at spikes. Fun..."

Adam Royce Fiala

"I've played vball for years all over between Lincoln & Omaha & Spikes BBG is my absolute favorite place to play. EVERYTHING on the menu is very..."

Nicole Cook

"Great place to play volleyball sand, or indoor, or just mingle with friends over a drink and visit ..."

Pat Hunter

"Great place to connect with friends! Nice open atmosphere and a very friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommend..."

Kyle Berzina

"Great place for big group all year round! Good food, nice staff, well maintained courts, caring..."

Julie Cortinas

"I wouldn't go anywhere else for Sand Volleyball. Spike's has the best sand in the State and the owners are wonderful, fun, down to earth..."

Shirley Mitchell-Taft

"Spikes hosted our SonyaStrong Sand Volleyball/Silent Auction fundraiser, Dave and Derek are the best , had a great time and exceeded our fundraising..."

Janice Cook

"Great speedy service, greeted nicely by Jackie ! Pleasant experience as always, great virgin Bloody Mary ... Fun environment , plenty of amusement..."

Mark Bosak

"Great food and customer service is so awesome!!! For sure we will going back..."

Jessi Belle

"We had a great time!! The waitress was great and the food was..."

Brian-Cheryl Faust

"Beer was cold, the cucumber vodka Bloodymary the awesome bartender made me was great, will have a few more of those. The day shift help that day..."

Louie Lantz

"Casual atmosphere, great beer selection, nice clean..."

Krista Marie Couton

"We always get great food. Our home away from..."

Nanci Wells

"My favorite Restraunt / Sports bar in Lincoln,..."

Mark Smith

"I got the Baja burger 🍔 Don't quote me, more than probably got the wording wrong, but it's a Cajun style "flavor". Freaking great 👍 Highly..."

Oscar Budhart

"Nice open indoor spaces plus great outdoor volleyball courts. The food was good and the portions were ample. The costs were less than I would have..."

Scott Bowman

"A great place for large gatherings for events. We had to farewell gatherings here in the last month. Service and staff we great and accommodating in..."

Marc Shoemaker

"Went here for lunch, very chill spot, a lot of TV options. Also very cool mixed use place for..."

Jasmine M.

"We volleyball and usually get a drink afterwards. Prices are okay..food is good..nice place to hang out after getting you butt kicked in volleyball...."

CJ Jenkins

"There all day for a volleyball tournament ... Comfortable ... Decent prices at the bar/grill ... Very good..."

Craig Wells

Rodizio Grill

Accepts American Express

Wheelchair Accessible

"Excellent! Excellent service. Just the right mix of casual and formal dining. They have an ingenious bit simple way to let the wait staff know that..."

Kim Kempkes

"Salad bar offerings were delicious. Limeade was divine and the grilled choices were quite good. Service was great. Will go back and would recommend...."

Susie Ahlstrom Nasif

"We went to a wedding reception here and it was a wonderful experience. Very fun! The food was delicious and the staff was amazing. I would highly..."

Rebecca Branting Brewer

"Wonderful food! We were greeted and seated promptly and our waitress did a great job explaining everything to us since it was our first time there...."

Cecelia Grotz

"Incredible experience! The service from the moment you are greeted is fantastic. All of the servers were friendly and informative. Our main server..."

Brad Blakeman

"It's was absolutely fantastic, we would definitely recommend it! Staff was great and so nice. The food was so so..."

Johnas Perkins

Wings And Rings

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Brewsky's

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Arby's

80/100 (1116 ratings)

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"Fastest Arby's drive-thru I've been in yet! The food was hot, they gave me napkins, nothing messed up in my order, just..."

Love Farmer

"Everything was good and hot and to no fault of theirs there was quite a wait, since we're closed down to just drive through but it was hot when we..."

Linda Caldwell

"Friendly endly service. Quick and easy. They need a bigger store as it is almost always full of..."

Stephnie Valdes

"Fast friendly service with excellent food. Half pound roast beef with red ranch sauce. Small root beer..."

Stephen Nelson

"I've never had a bad sandwich here. That is saying something for Lincoln. Good job..."

Fran Gustavo

Cracker Barrel

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"The place was packed, on Sunday morning after church, but we got seated within 20 minutes ( gives us more time to check out the gift shop😘. Server..."

Mary Ann Martinez

"Cracker Barrel can do no wrong in my eyes. My favorite place to go for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Always a smile from the time you walk in the..."

Sara Weekly Shettlesworth

"Love Cracker Barrel...no matter where we go the food is always good and the service too. Have to give a big shout out to our server in Lincoln, Nebr..."

Debbie Penny

"Every chance I get, I make a bee line for Crackle Barrel. I wish there was one in Sioux City. I love the shop, and the food is wonderful. I've never..."

Steve Ford

"I love Cracker Barrel 0ld county Store The food is always hot and you can have breakfast lunch or dinner any time of day or night. Reasonable..."

Lynda Fotopulos

"Excellent service and food! We were pleasantly surprised at the whole experience! Would definitely stop..."

Elizabeth Ulrich Spencer

"My Husband and i and our baby son came here today and we loved the amazing environment very children friendly! The food was amazing and service! We..."

Shelby Lynnv Johnson

"Great food, friendly staff and great inventory in the store. There were so many pretty..."

Devan Brie Green

"Always the best sometimes we even drive from Kearney just to eat..."

Cody Bell

"I recommend the turkey & dressing dinner. It was..."

Michelle Oden

"Celebrated my Dad's 89th Birthday. We had made reservations. Everything was ready for us. The food was excellent and the service was even better. A..."

John Judds

"Best Cracker Barrel I've ever been in. Excellent staff, super fast and piping..."

Lori Stivener

"I Cracker Barrel is my favorite place to eat even when I am traveling..."

Glenda Castleberry Glodowski

"Great food, great atmosphere, everyone was friendly and..."

Beverly Jesser

"My son and I were in Lincoln for some shopping stopped in for dinner the service and food was excellent thank's we will be back when we are in the..."

Kristi Martensen

"Great food, great time, great service and the best manager -..."

LaRae Eifert

"I don't miss an opportunity to go to Cracker Barrel. Gifts. Clothing. Good food. Pecan crusted catfish. Baked sweet potato. ..."

Kristin Lukow

"I love going to the Cracker Barrel with my family and friends. I even started trying new things there, but I do love their French Toast yummy. My..."

Cathy Carroll

"Wonderful! Love that..."

Karen Dujarric del Castillo

"Food was awesome and service was fast and..."

Adele Gomez

Pillot Travel Center

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"I don't usually review Pilot/ Flying J Travel Centers because most of them are always clean both Facilities and the general building, workers are..."

Imoh Jacobs

"As a truckers wife, I've been to many Pilots and others... hands down the cleanest shower facilities we've been too. The little candy and water..."

Rachel Vallone

"Nice place, friendly people, showers need maintenance as showers cut off & on & playing with hot water! Also some pumps are not working properly & No..."

HAYDER AL ROBAY

"Very clean and sanitized restrooms and showers. Ben, the attendant, was very friendly and professional. First time I had a bottle of water placed..."

Traveling Cosmos and Tacos

"This is the only 5-star rating I've ever given for a PFJ. It's not the nicest/newest, but it's the cleanest. The lot, the store, bathrooms, shower..."

James White

"One of the few clean stores still standing with clean restrooms! Keep up guys and..."

George Orihuela

Texas Roadhouse

80/100 (1069 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"I’ve eaten a lot of great steak in my life but I just had the best steak I’ve had in my entire life. We had the New York strip by server..."

Marcia Martin

"The service and food were excellent. However, the music was much, much too loud. Ugh . It was so loud that I doubt we will return even given the good..."

Sue Laswell

"It was our 47th wedding anniversary and we had a fabulous time and the food was fantastic! We have celebrated all around the world and this was..."

Beverly Keller

"Extremely friendly and helpful staff, great food for a fair price! Highly recommend to..."

Christopher Hunt

"The food was absolutely delicious and our server Ben was the..."

Diane Barnes

"Have treated some very FAVORITE people here in the past few years and am very happy with the food and service there. Outstanding food, excellent..."

Donald E. Parr

"Always a great place to take my family when I visit from Savannah!! Thank you for making it..."

Melinda Parnell Haar

"It was a good experince and the food was good and the server did a good..."

Joy Babor

"Absolutely my favorite restaurant! I have lived all over the country, and every location I’ve been in has been great. The food is always as good..."

Jeremy Rogers

"My go to place for dinner when I am in Lincoln! Taylor is the best at the bar. Always great service from..."

Mike Wilkinson

"myself and another Air Force buddy were there 2 day 4 your veterans meal .I want 2 thank your organization 4 what u do 4 the vets .Everybody was so..."

Fred Hefner

Daphne's Family Restaurant

Wheelchair Accessible

"Great food and terrific service. Ask for Jess. .great server! Out in Lincoln to visit family. Came into the restaurant after driving in from Chicago..."

Deborah Pagel

"I love Daphne's. I've been going for years. They're a wonderful little family restaurant. The staff is always polite and friendly. They really truely..."

But heads anonymous 1

"Tonight was our 5th time ordering Daphnes for delivery during covid times. We gave up on them about a decade ago but decided to give them another..."

Nathan and Alexandra Hoefs

"Food was great, service was on point and the staff is good..."

Jon Brown

Applebee's Grill + Bar

79/100 (1086 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

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