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Article: Nebraska sunflower potatoes bloom with tangy melted cheese
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 2, 1991
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GRAND ISLAND, Neb. Five years ago, Dreisbach's burned to the ground
and lovers of steak and potatoes all across America wept.
This venerable eatery had become one of the best and most
cherished steak houses in the Midwest since it opened in 1932.
People came for square meals par excellence, the big steaks
surrounded by fixin's served family-style to groups of four or more
people. For us Roadfooders, always on the prowl for meals with
powerful regional flavor, it was hard to imagine a trip west along
Interstate 80 without planning the itinerary around a major feed at
Dreisbach's.
Lucky us, we didn't have to wait long for Nebraska's king of
beef to return. Dreisbach's was rebuilt and going ...