Czech please!

This past weekend we went to Omaha for a funeral and to visit family.  We wanted to make the best of the trip so we decided to try somewhere new to eat.  We wanted to eat somewhere very "Omaha" so we decided to try the Bohemian Cafe.  First, a little history lesson.   Ryan's mother's family is from a little town in Nebraska named Howells.  Almost all the families in Howells are from Czechoslovakia, including the Mejstrik family.  You might remember when we attended Polka Mass a couple of years ago as apart of the Mejstrik family reunion.  If you don't, I would gladly tell you all about it. 

The Bohemian Cafe has been open since 1924 and is located in old town Omaha.  If you are a fan of dumplings and kraut, this is the place for you.  Ryan was brave and tried the liver dumpling soup as an appetizer.  Most of the items on the menu I couldn't pronounce and I had no idea what they were so with some guidance I tried to play it safe with the Czech goulash.  Ryan had some kind of roast beef in a sauce served over dumplings.  Pretty much everything was meat, kraut and dumplings.

It was very different.  Very different.  Wendy said I was a good sport.  I think I have fulfilled my dumplingand kraut quota for at least the next year.

For dessert we had a traditional Czech pastry, Kolacky.  It's a sweet roll filled with fruit or cream.  The cafe makes them from scratch daily.  They were delicious!