Billy Wardle Happenings

 After a day at the Luminarium and Discovery Playground I suggested ice cream, thinking we would go to Coneflower which is pretty close.  However in the end we went to Cold Stone.  It is in the Aksarben by the movie theater.  It is cool the way they soften the ice cream on the stone.  This also allows them to mix in any toppings.  Chocolate chip mint was a big hit with the kids.  I had a berry ice cream.  One thing I didn't know was that they also sell chocolates.  Cold Stone is a national chain.  Thee was also one in California where we lived.

 Johnny's is in South Omaha on L street.  It is a bit confusing to get to.  You turn like you are getting on the freeway and then there is a sid road off of the freeway entrance road that takes you to the restaurant.  When I visited Johnny's the South Omaha air was present from the meat packing operations; but not inside the restaurant.  Johnny's is a well known steak house.  I was with a presentation so the steak was not offered.  I had the Prime which which is a French dip with sliced prime rib.  The sandwich and the au-jus were excellent.  The salad had a vinaigrette which made it too something for my taste.  The fries were also sort of bland and not even ketchup could rescue them.  I would like to go back and have prime rib or just ribs.

 We went to Qdoba after a volleyball game at the kids school.  This is my first experience with Qdoba.  I understand there are about 850 Qdoba restaurants nation wide and in 45 states.  There are seven in Omaha, one in Papillion and two in Elkhart.  We went to the restaurant on 72nd and Pacific which is close to UNO.  They often have university and airport stores.  Their market in California is limited.  I ordered the citrus lime shrimp burrito.  It was fantastic.  I missed out on the free chips and queso as I didn't have a membership.  Sheri had tacos, steak and pork.  The steak was tough and not up to carne assada.  Miranda also had steak and didn't care for it uch.  Tony had a chicken bowl which he enjoyed.  He also got chips and salsa.  We all liked their chips but not so much their sals.  It is a restaurant I would return to, especially for the shrimp.  If I had to choose between Cafe Rio and ...

 Bomb Tacos is located in the Dundee neighborhood of Omaha on the corner of Underwood and 50th.  It is the location of a bomb exploding in WWII which had been sent on a balloon from Japan.  The bomb did not injure anyone but a similar device did kill someone in Oregon. We visited Bomb Tacos on a Tuesday after a volleyball game put us in the area.  It was Tuesday taco day so street tacos were only $2.  Aheri and I both had tacos which were very good, carnitas and carne asada are both very good.  I also had elotitos, street corn, which was very good.  Sheri ordered chis and dip.  He had mixed chips, but corn and wheat.  I especially like the wheat ones.  Sheri didn't like their salsa but I enjoyed it.  We brought a burrito home to Tony which he enjoyed.   There are two other Bomb Tacos, on in Papillion and the other in west Omaha on Maple Street.