This is not as "horrible" as everyone is making it seem. It's a dive bar and it is typical of any…read moredive bar. The service is slow but if you walk up to the bar and remind them you are waiting you can get you order. I don't know about the other comments on here but I would say don't go here if you want more than a dive bar, go some other place.

Very poor management! Not clean! Food made my friends and I sick! Glasses not clean. Bar extremely…read moredirty. I saw a mouse on the floor and flies buzzing around the bar and in my friend's drink. Gross! Yuck! Absolutely disgusting! I also saw very very bad reviews including police busts for assaults and drugs. They fired the nice security guard named Syck. He was a big guy and so friendly, he made me want to come back, but not now. Not with all the problems. Too dangerous for our health and afraid of the drugs and fighting. My friends and I may end up getting hurt or worse shot and killed. It's not worth it. The food is gross too!

This place is amazing and they make an excellent wrap. Super delicious and the service was perfect…read more Inside is super nice and clean Highly recommend

You have to get the famous charbuff wings. How can you say you've been here if you haven't had…read moretheir famous charbuff wings? They got the classic causes for their wings but I was a big fan of their buffaque sauce. I also got their cheese curds. The seating is pretty open, mostly tables and chairs, and bar seating at the back. Decent amount of tvs all around the room. Plenty of parking in the front. Overall had a good visit here.

Very happy with our first experience at The Porch. I searched for an Italian restaurant. I would…read morenot categorize it as Italian. More like American Comfort Food! Easy access off the interstate. Fast enough, friendly service. Some unique, creative options along with expected staples.

Fair food, fair price... nothing really to write home about, but seems to be a very popular spot…read more I can see the appeal, so I think you should try it first yourself.

My wife, friends, and I went to this bar this past weekend as we heard they had beer pong in the…read morelower level. You walk in and are immediately greeted by the bouncer/bar keep, who is a really nice guy. I ordered a pitcher of Angry Orchard for a few of us, and it was only $10! Insane price for a hard cider. We go down stairs and boom, there are two tables set up specifically for beer pong. We were sold. The fully-stocked bar in the lower level opened up shortly after we got down there. They also have a jukebox system where you can download the app and play songs through that, which is cool. All in all, the drinks were dirt cheap, service was great, and the beer pong was awesome. I will definitely be coming back here.

Great place to go and hang out with friends. Was down there last Saturday during the car show one…read moreof the coldest beers in town.

Food is fire. Service is good. Hella pool tables if you're into that…read more Don't judge a book by its cover..

Service Excellent polite…read more Food Good portions great taste Lunch price can't be beat Was great atmosphere and experience Will definitely be back

I met my friends here for dinner a couple weeks ago and the whole experience was really surprising,…read moretbh, but in a good way. One of my friends has been here with his co-workers a few times but I haven't been here before. (Maybe one time many many years ago that I don't remember....) We walk in on a Monday night and there were a few people there. It's a small place so I'm glad we were able to get a table. When we sat down, the bartender, (waitress as well), came right over and took our drink orders and eventually our food orders. I wanted to try their renowned broasted chicken. (A device essentially uses pressure cooking and light frying to create a thin crispy skin and juicy interior). The chicken was some of the best 'fried' chicken that I've ever had, seriously. Super crispy skin and juice inside. Reminds me a little of Korean fried chicken. The texas toast was yummy, the cole slaw was creamy (if you like creamy slaw), and the crispy tots were crispy delicious. My friend got a broasted chicken sammich and he loved it too. (High praise coming from him.) My friends and I have been wanting to go back and get more broasted chicken since we left. On Fridays, they have a 4 piece special for $13.99 that I'll have to take advantage of soon. All in all, this little bar/restaurant has some amazing food that I just didn't expect after driving and running past it for years. Can't wait to go back.

I was here with my boy yesterday (also with a friend too) I am glad that we ate here, because this…read morebar is affordable when it comes to breakfast foods! Cheap meal! Very well done! Thanks will try to come back again here soon!! This place was quiet (had some people talking, but not loud) the service was excellent!!!

I walked in, grabbed a seat at the bar and was greeted with a smile…read more I heard the specials and soups choices for lunch. GET THE HOT TURKEY SANDWICH! Perfection smothered in gravy. The broccoli cheese soup was sublime! Ask for an extra roll or two to sop up everything!! I loved the atmosphere and feel of the place. The nice gentleman having a noon cocktail and discussing their various guns added to the vibe. I could tell that this place had been around for a while and stubbornly refused to do anything other than make people happy! Run! Don't walk!!!

We had a large group come in for an early dinner during the week. I called in advance and they set…read moreup a table and the one waitress working was able to take good care of us. The food was very average. I ordered the French dip and the beef was pretty dry. Similar experiences for others.

We walked over to this place after going to the Union Pacific museum. We didn't have a lot of time…read morebefore our flight out of Omaha, and just wanted something quick and easy. Upon walking in, we saw the place looked clean and comfortable. We went up to the counter to order, but weren't sure what to get. The person in front of us finished his order and we were instantly tickled to see how they send the order to the kitchen. We asked the person behind the counter what was good, as we were visiting from California and had never been there before. He was great at explaining the menu and giving suggestions. Very friendly. We settled on sharing a swamp donkey burger, fries and a side of Cole slaw. We watched our order whiz away to the kitchen and went to get our drinks. We found a good table, sat down and talked for a few minutes. Before long our order had arrived. The person that brought it over asked if we needed anything else. , and we asked for an extra plate and a fork and knife. He quickly brought it all over, and we felt silly because we didn't see utensils were right next to the drink machine, and we should have gotten them ourselves. I apologized for missing it, but he was so polite and friendly and seemed like it was no big deal. We cut the burger in half, I started on the cold slaw (delicious), and then got to it. The burger was amazing. It was big, perfectly done, and completely hit the spot. The fries were also great. We didn't have long before we gad to get back to the hotel to get ready for the flight, and having already paid at the beginning, it was quick and easy heading out. I don't know if/when we will be back to Council Bluffs, but if we are, we will be back 100% for sure. Highly recommend!

Passing through and stopped for lunch. Service dog friendly and accommodating. My wife and I split…read morea great pork sandwich before getting back on the road. Staff was friendly and personable, made recommendations. This looks like a great place to watch sporting events and tourneys. Great selection of beers! Sláinte Mhath!

Great service and amazing beautiful bartender would recommend to all my biker friends. Great…read moreservice, swell atmosphere, and good food

Great little neighborhood bar. Great hospitality from the owner and staff…read more Will come back next time I'm in town.

Nice friendly place; Nice friendly bartenders; Excellent whiskey sours…read more Definitely recommend we will come back

The Council Bluffs 100 Block is the oldest commercial neighborhood in the metro area. Dating back…read moreto 1853, most of the block's buildings celebrated their sesquicentennial a couple of presidents ago. Omaha's first newspaper was printed on this block. This block is older than the invention of cocktails, imagine that. It was pretty rough and full of scoundrels in those halcyon days: journalists, lawyers, land speculators, railroad magnates, Abraham Lincoln. Eventually things improved as saloons, social clubs, gambling halls and bordellos moved in. Today, the 100 Block is to Council Bluffs what Buckhead is to Atlanta and a new whiskey bar called The Barrel is in the middle of it. The Barrel is a swanky, crafty, well-appointed, beautifully decorated, two-story lounge featuring cocktails made according to original recipes with top shelf brands. No mixes, no shortcuts. Every drink is a double just as our shameless forebears intended them. The interior is full of local art including the Barrel sign over the bar. It's well lit with high ceilings reflecting the warmth of the architecture and the staff.     The night I stopped in was moderately busy for a Friday night before 9 p.m. A dozen or so patrons filled the upstairs bar room before wandering downstairs to the more lounge-y Bottom of the Barrel. This is where the bands play and the furnishings swing more to the comfortable side of things. There is a bar here as well, but the craft cocktails were being made upstairs that night. So back upstairs, I asked for a recommendation to show me the takeaway, the thing I should know about The Barrel. Now normally, if a bartender recommends a whiskey sour I assume he thinks I'm in high school or doesn't want a tip, but the gregarious gent behind the bar that night was telling sincere stories, and not just with his beautiful scalp tattoos. The Whiskey Sour was a great place to start. The simple classic has been denigrated for decades by shortcuts and mixes. But this Whiskey Sour is born again hard made with Cody Road Rye, fresh lemon, egg white and love for only $8. Spectacular. And foamy. There is a literal wall of 130 whiskeys at The Barrel Each shelf is higher than the last. Your taste is limited only by your credit. Their Old Fashioned had me at spherical ice, but I intend to return for more classics (Manhattan, Negroni, Tom Collins) or clever originals (Brockway Bulldog, Baltimore Zoo or The Night is Dark and Full of Terror). And there's beer. Exile Beatnik Sour and Lagunitas IPA ($5), Burning Skye Scottish Ale, Lucky Bucket Wide Eye Coffee Stout, Millstream Pale Ale, Brickway Maple Pecan Brown Ale, Empyrean Dark Side Vanilla Porter ($4.50) and Bud Light ($3). There is live music on Fridays and Saturdays, an open jam from 4-8 Sundays followed by an open mic until close, and comedy every second Wednesday. The Bottom of the Barrel has $3 premium wells on weekends and there is never a cover. With drinks like this, it's obvious why our ancestors were so unapologetic about drinking doubles.