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Reuben Sandwich in Omaha
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Top 3 Reubens in Omaha
Omaha claims the Reuben's origin — Reuben Kulakofsky at the Blackstone Hotel in the 1920s. Per Omaha Food Magazine's 2025 ranking.
- #1
The Orleans Room
Blackstone District
“Inside the Cottonwood Hotel — the literal Blackstone site where the Reuben was invented. Prime-certified Angus brined and sous vide overnight, house-made lacto-fermented kraut, Gruyère, 16-ingredient Thousand Island.”
- #2
Barrett's Barleycorn Pub & Grill
Leavenworth
“~120 sandwiches a week. Flat-top technique: corned beef chopped together with kraut and Thousand Island — "a fabulous, gooey you-need-a-bunch-of-napkins art form."”
- #3
Crescent Moon
Blackstone District
“~300 sandwiches/week. Slow-roasted Omaha Steaks brisket on Rotella's marble rye, pressed in a conveyor pizza oven for uniform heat.”