Ben A.
Yelp
Unless you've grown up with a Lithuanian grandmother like I did, you truly don't know what being fed is all about. I know, I know... Your German grandmother, or your Indonesian grandmother, or your Chinese grandmother... Trust me, I know they also took great pleasure in giving you more food then should be provided to an army battalion... but in my experience, and for the purposes of this review, you're gonna just have to take my word for it... heck, for a culture that refers to beer as skysta duona (liquid bread), IYKYK.
Anyway, we found ourselves in Omaha the past couple of summers, road trip in across the country, and pit stopping at my brothers new home, to which he moved during the pandemic. as an aside, it's kind of funny the difference of what a couple hundred grand can buy in Omaha versus what it can buy in Southern California. (Spoiler alert: you can't buy a home for a couple hundred grand in Southern California) but it's always a pleasure to see my kid brother, his beautiful wife and my adorable nieces.
As luck would have it, his home is only about a mile from the Lithuanian Bakery and Kafé. I made this discovery one morning heading out for donuts as a surprise for the kids, only to discover that for whatever reason, I had struck out on two different donut shops that were sold out early. In desperation, I stopped at this bakery, and it turned out to be one of the best things I've ever done in Omaha.
The pastries, strudel, and other breakfast treats are divine. On subsequent trips, I sampled their Reuben sandwich... One of the best I've ever had... the braunschweiger, the kielbasa. Man, lots of awesome food here. The folks behind the counter are the type of awesome/kind/middle-of-the-country you would expect to find.
I have not found a lot of ultra traditional Lithuanian foods on their menu, to be honest. Or maybe I just haven't been there enough? Haven't found Blynais or Kibinai or Šaltibarščiai... but maybe next time I'll ask if they can make them for me special? Like Nana used to.... Iki Pasimatymo!