Open Range Grill

Great service, amazing food, neat place to eat. Worth the stop…read more Had the steak salad and I'm not normal a blue cheese gal but it was the perfect amount!

What a great find, the remodel job they did is amazing, the food was excellent, and our server knew…read morehow to serve. Plus the prices were within reason, we just came from a week Telluride, CO and will probably have to take a 2nd mortgage out. I recommend they branch out to Papillion, NE, it would be a huge hit. Well done Driftwood

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The Infusion Vanilla Bean Blonde, all of my favorites in one glass!

Front Street Steakhouse Lounge & General Store

3.6(70 reviews)

0.7 mi

Great first experience! Awesome atmosphere and pleasant servers! Food was tasty and I like to try…read morethe rest of the menu when I am back in town! Great job Front Street!!

The food was such a comfort after being on the road for a week. Stopped in right off the highway…read morefor some dinner and it hit the spot. Was just what we were wanting for a mid west comfort food home style dinner. Service was great, a free show started at 7pm. Ambiance was like taking a step back in time and seeing the history of the Midwest. It was all in all a great experience.

Front Street Steakhouse Lounge & General Store

Smoked Brisket minus the Pepperjack cheese sandwich

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Runza

2.9(45 reviews)

1.3 mi

We were in Ogallala for the night and ran out to grab a bite to eat. We'd never heard of Runza…read morebefore but the menu looked pretty good, so we decided to give it a try. First of all, we walked in to find a vacuum sitting in the middle of the lobby with the cord strung out all over. There was a lady with a walker in front of us waiting to order, along with several older people. I kept watching to make sure someone didn't trip and fall. Hello, lawsuit waiting to happen but I digress. On to the food... My husband and I both ordered a swiss mushroom Runza. The best I can ascertain is whoever created the Runza said "hey, let's take a hot pocket but make it really sh*tty!". It might have been the worst sandwich I've ever eaten. The bread was soggy and the filling had a super weird taste. I will say, the fries and onion rings with the French onion dip were pretty good, so there's that at least. I'm afraid this meal will make me Runza to the bathroom all night. Yikes.

Clean restrooms and fast service…read more Swiss Mushroom Runza was good. His and had a cheeseburger that he said was good for fast food. Plenty of parking.

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Swiss Mushroom Runza

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A vacuum, sitting inexplicably right in the middle of the lobby with the cord strung out everywhere, daring someone to trip.

Bollywood Indian Kitchen

4.5(31 reviews)

1.2 mi

Food is authentic and SO GOOD! Decor / ambiance are modest, but the food will transport your…read moretastebuds to a delicious Indian experience. We visit Lake McConaughy often and we'll visit here again and again. Still thinking about the meal we had (saag, tandoori, garlic naan, lassi) and want to relive it!

If you like the mild, slightly sweet flavor of midwestern food with familiar vegetables (corn,…read morecarrots, peas) you will probably really like this place. The Indian flavors are subtle and approachable. We ordered the medium spice level and it was not at all spicy, however, we heard people around us ordering mild and commenting on how spicy it was. No shade to midwesterners, I am one originally but we did not think it was super flavorful, on the other hand we ordered vegetarian and my guess is, in beef country I imagine the meat is good. Restaurant is clean with a full bar, even though there was only one server he did a good job and the service was fine. My advice, if you are an Indian food enthusiast is to skip. If you are not usually the type but looking for a little adventure I think you will love it.

Kadai Chicken and Garlic Naan

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Country Pride

3.2(32 reviews)

1.5 mi

A neat little dinner with comfort food, super attentive wait staff and cute decor. The menu has…read morethinned down from the past but the truck stop favs are still offered. And the Hard Rock atmosphere will keep your attention.

Service was friendly but thats where it stops. The server was late either bringing waters. The…read morefood was all served on separate plates and different times. I ordered an omelette which came with tots and toast. Each served on separate plate. The toast was not brought for a second person in the party. Pretty quiet for a saturday morning. Other waiter seemed busy and prompt with his tables. Our waitress was absent much of the time.

What the tab was on the 4 ounces of Chicken Fried Chicken with 14 fries.

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A&W

3.2(13 reviews)

0.9 mi

Where do I begin worst service ever today. 3 orders got completely mixed up. The short bald guy was…read morea complete ass. Yes they were busy but the way we were treated not sure if I can even stand coming back always the same guy who is absolute jerk to everyone. We come back because Larissa is always there and very apologetic even though it wasn't her fault. I really hope you guys recognized her from my last post. I know how much she cares about her customers. She did give me a few chicken sandwich coupons. Thanks(Larissa) and for the short guy to just grab fries and eat them with no gloves. And then continue to bag orders, is absolutely disgusting. I don't know why we bother at this location but it's worth it when the one person is there to save the day. If nothing is getting done with your Sunday crew we're just gonna not continue to come back. You guys are the reason we spend what we spend when we buy the chicken strips there.

Love the burgers the fries were delicious and love the root beer floats. Fast service. Great place…read moreto eat.

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Dairy Queen Grill & Chill

2.4(33 reviews)

1.7 mi

Flavor is consistent and friendly service but need a better cone appearance maker. I ordered a…read moresmall and seems i got a baby cone.

Best Dairy Queen I've been to in my life. Service is goated, food is great, fairly clean. They were…read moreall friendly, professional and timely. Other Dairy Queen's should take notes, this one runs a tight ship that would be worthy of the queen herself.

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Wendy's

1.8(72 reviews)

1.5 mi

As we were driving home to Iowa after a long roadtrip out west, we started to get a little hungry…read more If you have ever driven across western Nebraska on Interstate-80, you also know that your options are limited until you get closer to population centers of the state like Grand Island, Lincoln, and Omaha. When we saw the Wendy's sign on I-80, we thought "ok... let's gas up, grab a quick bite to eat, and get back on the road for the last few hours to get home." So, we decided to eat at Wendy's in Ogallala, NE. What a mistake that was! We entered Wendy's, which was empty except for a few diners at the tables, and we approached the counter (see the photos). You would have thought we were invisible, because everyone just kept doing what they were doing behind the counter and in the kitchen talking with no interest in the customers waiting in the lobby to order food. After about 5 minutes of literally standing right in front of them and not even a "hello", a young kid in the baseball cap tells us that they are kiosk-order only. What?? Why didn't you say that when we walked in? So, we ordered at their kiosk (which is a terrible customer experience at all fast-food restaurants by the way). And we wait. As we are standing there for nearly 10 minutes, we observe a manager that looked like she was up all night on meth (I'm serious), coughing into her arm (picture bending your arm and holding it about 6 - 8 inches away from your mouth, then coughing!) while preparing food. Another employee had an issue with the cash register, which we did not understand the need for if you're insisting on people using a credit card at the kiosk. So the manager walks away from the food with her rubber gloves on, helps the employee at the register (touching it again, WITH the gloves on), then returns to the food that she was handling without changing gloves. I ordered a Dave's Single with Cheese and a junior french fries; pretty standard stuff for a normal Wendy's, but a last... this is NOT a normal Wendy's (or is it??). Ten minutes later, after we tell them that they can just refund our money so we can get the hell out of there, they finally produce our orders. I opened the bag to find a barely wrapped burger that was on a room temp bun and tasted like it was sitting there for hours. The fries were not hot or tasted fresh at all. Look at the other reviews of this Wendy's. I completely agree with the suggestion that #Wendys corporate needs to get involved with this place and clean it up in every way! The QSR business has a lot of competition now, and if Wendy's tolerates this type of service, they are going to see some tough times ahead.

Wendy's Corporate....you need to read the reviews for this store.Absolutely the WORST.This is based…read moreon multiple visits,first ...waiting for 20 minutes for food is not fast food,my wife ordered a chocolate frosty....they ran out so they gave her a vanilla frosty with chocolate syrup....WTH ? Food was given, it was room temperature We will not be visiting this store again....avoid

This is one of the most pathetic fast-food experiences I have encountered.

Raw Spicy Chicken Sandwich. "RAW"

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Hello?? Is anyone going to acknowledge the customer standing here? After about 5 minutes, we are told this is a kiosk only Wendy's.

McDonald's

1.8(62 reviews)

1.3 mi

This location deserves its low rating. We did the drive through and I understand it's difficult to…read morehear over the bustle at the restaurant but they messed up our order. Wanted a filet o fish meal and they rang up a mcchicken meal. Then wanted a four piece happy meal with nuggets and they rang up a 40 piece nuggets, no meal. Ended up with a filet o fish meal but no happy meal, just plain nuggets. Thanks a lot for no toy. That was the whole point of the stop. And the cashier was surly. Associate who handed us the food was no better. Bleh.

Service was ok. They need a new intercom system it was hard to hear. The food was good and it…read morewasn't busy even in dinner.

New installations

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Erin R.

0

39

24

3 years ago

Was looking forward to eating lunch here (based on reviews) on our way through to Omaha, but when we arrived (approx 2:30pm on a Saturday) , the place was absolutely dead! Not a single car in the parking lot, no signs on in the windows, nothing. Looked deserted. All indications were that they should be open (website, Yelp, Google, etc.). In fact, all of Ogallala looked pretty deserted. read more

Chuck G.

168

49

0

4 years ago

Pretty good burger place. I had the herdsmen with sweet potato fries, and my son had the chicken sandwich with regular fries. Both were excellent. My only complaint was the wait. Both the line at the counter and the time between ordering and delivery. Otherwise a good experience. read more

Bruce R.

0

6

0

12 years ago

Saw the reviews and thought we would give it a try on our way through town. Called ahead and staff was very friendly and helpful putting together our carryout order even describing several items to help us choose. Food was ready right as we arrived and was DELICIOUS. read more

Jenni J.

4

75

30

11 years ago

We fed our family of 5 for $30. We all drank water. The burgers were awesome! The kids liked tge chicken fingers. Lots of meat to them. Great atmosphere and by far the best meal we've had when visiting the lake. read more

Morgan K.

0

1

0

10 years ago

Stopped for a late lunch on our way back home, and it was delicious. Burgers are fresh, grass fed beef with tons of flavor! They also had a variety of bun choices, which was a nice feature! read more

Jocelyn P.

0

13

0

2 years ago

Not a wide menu but still everything we had was good and recommendable. Most of our party had burgers and glazers. Beers were fine. All in all, it was a good try. read more

David W.

0

1

4 years ago

I think I have died and went to burger heaven. Best burger I have ever had. I had the Renegade burger and it was perfect.

Aidan J.

0

4

6

6 years ago

Amazing food and amazing staff. An all around great place to eat. Clean and friendly. Highly recommend.

Stacey N.

49

12

5

7 years ago

Enjoyed their menu enjoyed their food very tasty I would recommend it with great service as well

B W.

0

8

0

10 years ago

Great local burgers and atmosphere! Prairie Fire Burger is my favorite.

Bill R.

0

2

0

12 years ago

GREAT food,service. Best burger joint within 200 miles!

Jo L.

2

244

125

11 years ago

Great place! Loved the food and the atmosphere!

Drew A.

0

3

12

8 years ago

Terrific beers and burger selection

Scott C.

3

30

3

9 years ago

Delicious burgers, quick service.

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