So, I just now returned from one of Omaha’s fine dining establishments, the Ethnic Sandwich Shop. It’s only a few blocks from where I live, so I see it often; a barn, painted red, with no windows, save for a couple on the south side. It sits in a parking lot.
I wonder what kind of rare, ethnic sandwiches they have to offer? Walking in through the front screen door, you are presented with a menu on the wall and a counter with a soda machine and cash register. One the menu are items such as: Hoagie, BLT, French Dip, Spaghetti for 20 people, and what I ordered, the Jammer something-or-other. It’s basically got lettuce, tomato, turkey, bacon, swiss on a sub roll.
It wasn’t bad.
Was it “ethnic?” I don’t know…ethnic to whom?
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Bashhacker and I found the greatest place in Omaha today: New Asian Supermarket. (That’s their business card, up there.)
As soon as I walked in the store, the smell I have fondly associated with Chinatown in San Francisco hit me, and I smiled. Then, I pretty much kept smiling during my entire shopping experience. I guess these past few weeks, my thoughts have been a little hazy regarding our decision to move to Omaha, but when I discover a place like this, I am filled with comfort and happiness. Nevermind we have to drive to get to the store; it should be a nice bike ride in the summer. This place is a mighty exception to the “don’t buy anything from China, ever, or you’re a benighted ass” rule.
I picked up a couple of my favorite things:
Other highlights include 100+ varieties of noodles, fresh lemongrass, $1.50 tofu, grass jelly drink, live crabs in a box and 50-pound bags of rice.
*To whom, may I attribute this headline? Maybe google, since they have it on their site 231 times.
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