Abelardo's (Formerly Bulldog Burgers)
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Abelardo's (Formerly Bulldog Burgers)
Bulldog Burgers (118th and Fort Street)
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Went to this place for lunch. Â It was alright, they aren't going to win any awards, but they weren't bad either. Â Burgers are about as subjective as Pizza so some will love, some will hate. Â They weren't super juicy like some places where the fat runs all down your arm when you bite in to it, but they weren't dry either. Â All the burger patties are mad fresh, never frozen. Â The Burgers themselves were only $5.50 Â More if you get fries and a drink.
Right now they only have soda, no ice tea, no booze. Â However they are going to add fresh brew Ice Tea.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bulldog- ... 6834730662
Went to this place for lunch. Â It was alright, they aren't going to win any awards, but they weren't bad either. Â Burgers are about as subjective as Pizza so some will love, some will hate. Â They weren't super juicy like some places where the fat runs all down your arm when you bite in to it, but they weren't dry either. Â All the burger patties are mad fresh, never frozen. Â The Burgers themselves were only $5.50 Â More if you get fries and a drink.
Right now they only have soda, no ice tea, no booze. Â However they are going to add fresh brew Ice Tea.
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I wasn't expecting much from Bulldog Burgers since it is just a small bay in an out of the way small strip mall in NW Omaha. But I was pleasantly surprised. Bulldog is owned by Chuck Pratt (a former Lancer and hence the restaurant is half hockey themed) who comes from a South Omaha Beef packing family (O'Neill Packing) and carries the best and freshest Kobe beef around, and you can tell. The burger looked small, but once you bite into it you see the stacked real beef. They also get all their bread products from Rotella's so the burger is as fresh as you would want it. The Tuesday special gives you a half priced burger if you order a drink and a side, and they have excellent sweet potato fries, that are really to die for. They also have a Breakfast Burger (Fried Egg, Chorizo Sausage Chipotle Sauce... and a ranch BLT Burger among other regular ($6) Burgers. II would but this in the top quarter of burger places in Omaha. I'll be back next Tuesday!
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Breakfast Burger; 1/3 lb. Kobe style burger topped with a chorizo sausage patty, sunny side up fried egg, and zesty ancho chipotle sauce; Mac & Gouda bites..
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I went here yesterday, and was happy. Tuesday is 1/2 price burger day also. The same burger at Fuddruckers or Five Guys would be $8-9 normal price.
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Drove by for lunch, but found that the business has closed.
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Really? Bummer. I was starting to warm up to the place...
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Wow that is sad. I liked the food. They did change the munu a lot. I liked the fresh cut fries when they had those. Half price on Tuesday was nice. There was a recent OWH Daily Deal too.
It wasn't in the best location. Access was difficult the first time going. Better off of Fort.
It wasn't in the best location. Access was difficult the first time going. Better off of Fort.
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Too bad on this place. It was a little different than some of the other burger places.
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Forgot to post this pic a few weeks ago, I wonder if it was the location, lack of startup revenue, advertising/another burger joint, bad management...
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The location had to have killed it. Their food was good. Their staff was solid. It was out of the way and a pain to get to and get out of.
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IIRC, the owner came from a meat packing family, and had a good source of Kobe (Wagyu) beef that would be very marketable, I had been in there a half dozen times and the product was above average and the staff seemed on the ball... The location was along a growing corner, but they may not have had great signage, or an easy entrance, advertisement only by word of mouth? may have been the culprit.
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You kind of need a solid lunch crowd to survive as a burger place, and it's mostly residential in that immediate vicinity.bigredmed wrote:The location had to have killed it. Their food was good. Their staff was solid. It was out of the way and a pain to get to and get out of.
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Funny, the only times went there was a lunch on work days. But not very often. That said it was only 5 min from Miracle Hills, and there are a ton of us that work in the Miracle Hills/old mill area. I would much rather drive from my office to 120 and fort than I would drive to 120 and Center!jessep28 wrote:You kind of need a solid lunch crowd to survive as a burger place, and it's mostly residential in that immediate vicinity.bigredmed wrote:The location had to have killed it. Their food was good. Their staff was solid. It was out of the way and a pain to get to and get out of.
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The Miracle Hills crowd may not have known that place existed.
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I pass the place daily. It's really non-obvious. They really did not have enough time to build a customer base, generate a lot of word of mouth praises, etc.jessep28 wrote:You kind of need a solid lunch crowd to survive as a burger place, and it's mostly residential in that immediate vicinity.bigredmed wrote:The location had to have killed it. Their food was good. Their staff was solid. It was out of the way and a pain to get to and get out of.
I really hate to see places like that fail. I would much rather have a place like that than Five-Fud-Smashers or something like that.
My guess is that they were probably marginally capitalized and did not have the resources necessary to make it over the hump.
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Yeah, should have targeted Miracle Hills, very easy to get to location from there.
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Re: Bulldog Burgers (118th and Fort Street)
The fact is that lots of people think that since they can make a great burger they can run a restaurant. Making a burger is one thing, running a business is a whole different task. Running a business requires a plan, money, working the plan, more money, refining the plan, more money, advertising, money, money and finally admitting that you didn't have enough time and money to succeed Sometimes you just had the wrong location. Other times you entered an industry that is hugely competitive.Omababe wrote:I pass the place daily. It's really non-obvious. They really did not have enough time to build a customer base, generate a lot of word of mouth praises, etc.jessep28 wrote:You kind of need a solid lunch crowd to survive as a burger place, and it's mostly residential in that immediate vicinity.bigredmed wrote:The location had to have killed it. Their food was good. Their staff was solid. It was out of the way and a pain to get to and get out of.
I really hate to see places like that fail. I would much rather have a place like that than Five-Fud-Smashers or something like that.
My guess is that they were probably marginally capitalized and did not have the resources necessary to make it over the hump.
This guy jumped into the deep end of the pool, industry-wise. The restaurant business is brutal.
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They did change the menu often. Mostly side items. Their fresh cut fries were good while they lasted.NovakOmaha wrote: The fact is that lots of people think that since they can make a great burger they can run a restaurant. Making a burger is one thing, running a business is a whole different task. Running a business requires a plan, money, working the plan, more money, refining the plan, more money, advertising, money, money and finally admitting that you didn't have enough time and money to succeed Sometimes you just had the wrong location. Other times you entered an industry that is hugely competitive.
This guy jumped into the deep end of the pool, industry-wise. The restaurant business is brutal.
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Drove by tonight and there was a banner up - this is becoming an Abelardo's.
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Now open. Just rolled through the drive through.
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How many does that make now? They have a good variety of locations now.
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Off the top of my head:
90th and Maple
108 and Q
180 and Pacific
120 and Fort
35th and Center
90th and Maple
108 and Q
180 and Pacific
120 and Fort
35th and Center
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And 85th and Park Drive.
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31st & Q
Ft. Crook & E Avery Rd in Bellevue
makes 8 locations now
Ft. Crook & E Avery Rd in Bellevue
makes 8 locations now
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Is the one on Ft Crook Road even open? I drive by it twice a day and I've never seen a car in the lot.Coyote wrote:31st & Q
Ft. Crook & E Avery Rd in Bellevue
makes 8 locations now
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I just checked their website and the Bellevue location is not listed. It's been signed as an Abelardo's for months. But, like I said, I have never seen a car in the lot.
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I just noticed that they had signage on the building last week. But I am not if they are open or not.
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Wow, there is one at 180th and Pacific now?Brad wrote:Off the top of my head:
90th and Maple
108 and Q
180 and Pacific
120 and Fort
35th and Center
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Been there a year or two (or 3?) now. In a former coffee-shop type drive through on the south end of the stripmall on the SE corner.BPHusker wrote:Wow, there is one at 180th and Pacific now?Brad wrote:Off the top of my head:
90th and Maple
108 and Q
180 and Pacific
120 and Fort
35th and Center
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Formerly a Barristas, one of my favorite coffee kiosks, now open at 3am...BPHusker wrote: Wow, there is one at 180th and Pacific now?
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These guys have messed up my orders one too many times, I have put them in time out for a while.
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I'm pretty sure that was originally a hot dog stand the owner of Boulder Creek built.Coyote wrote:Formerly a Barristas, one of my favorite coffee kiosks, now open at 3am...BPHusker wrote: Wow, there is one at 180th and Pacific now?
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Let's me disremember...
Abelardo's
Barista Daily Grind
Perk Cup Hut
WingIts
Coney Stop
What am I missing?
Abelardo's
Barista Daily Grind
Perk Cup Hut
WingIts
Coney Stop
What am I missing?
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The Abelardo's on Galvin Road North & Avery Road in Bellevue is now open.TheSeventhBrat wrote:Is the one on Ft Crook Road even open? I drive by it twice a day and I've never seen a car in the lot.Coyote wrote:31st & Q
Ft. Crook & E Avery Rd in Bellevue
makes 8 locations now
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I just checked their website and the Bellevue location is not listed. It's been signed as an Abelardo's for months. But, like I said, I have never seen a car in the lot.
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TheSeventhBrat wrote:The Abelardo's on Galvin Road North & Avery Road in Bellevue is now open.TheSeventhBrat wrote:Is the one on Ft Crook Road even open? I drive by it twice a day and I've never seen a car in the lot.Coyote wrote:31st & Q
Ft. Crook & E Avery Rd in Bellevue
makes 8 locations now
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I just checked their website and the Bellevue location is not listed. It's been signed as an Abelardo's for months. But, like I said, I have never seen a car in the lot.
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Do any of these locations have a liquor license?Brad wrote:Off the top of my head:
90th and Maple
108 and Q
180 and Pacific
120 and Fort
35th and Center
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They have dining rooms? Lol, not sure, I have only done the drive through.Coyote wrote:Do any of these locations have a liquor license?Brad wrote:Off the top of my head:
90th and Maple
108 and Q
180 and Pacific
120 and Fort
35th and Center
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Nebraska-based Abelardo's brings its Mexican dishes to Sioux Falls
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