The sun sets behind Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. In the distance, the Livestock Exchange Building can be seen. The restaurant, which grew with the Omaha stockyards, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
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Johnny’s Cafe is known for it’s prime rib, which is seen here. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
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A menu from the 1970s shows how prices have changed. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Ryan Soderlin
Where customers enter Johnny’s Cafe, an image of a steer’s head decorates the carpet. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Sisters Kari Harding, left, and Sally Kawa own and operate Johnny’s Cafe. The business started in the 1920s alongside the stockyards, and it’s now a classic Omaha steakhouse. The sisters are seen here at the restaurant on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Ed Kempf, center, and Lorraine Stanfield, center right, have dinner at Johnny’s Cafe on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The couple said that they eat at the restaurant almost every Saturday. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Laura Fernandez and her 5-month-old daughter, Isabella Fernandez, who is in the stroller, look at a display of menus and photos of Johnny’s Cafe stretching all the way back to the 1920s, on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska. It was Fernandez’s first time at the restaurant. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Longtime Johnny’s Cafe cook Jamie Ramoran seasons steaks as he works in the restaurant’s kitchen on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Sisters Kari Harding, left, and Sally Kawa own and operate Johnny’s Cafe. The business started in the 1920s alongside the stockyards, and it’s now a classic Omaha steakhouse. They are seen here at the restaurant on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Barstools made from old saddles help give the bar at Johnny’s Cafe its Old West feel. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
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The sun sets behind Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. In the distance, the Livestock Exchange Building can be seen. The restaurant, which grew with the Omaha stockyards, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Johnny’s Cafe is known for it’s prime rib, which is seen here. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Sisters Kari Harding, left, and Sally Kawa own and operate Johnny’s Cafe. The business started in the 1920s alongside the stockyards, and it’s now a classic Omaha steakhouse. The sisters are seen here at the restaurant on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Ed Kempf, center, and Lorraine Stanfield, center right, have dinner at Johnny’s Cafe on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The couple said that they eat at the restaurant almost every Saturday. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Laura Fernandez and her 5-month-old daughter, Isabella Fernandez, who is in the stroller, look at a display of menus and photos of Johnny’s Cafe stretching all the way back to the 1920s, on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska. It was Fernandez’s first time at the restaurant. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
A menu from the 1970s shows how prices have changed. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Longtime Johnny’s Cafe cook Jamie Ramoran seasons steaks as he works in the restaurant’s kitchen on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Sisters Kari Harding, left, and Sally Kawa own and operate Johnny’s Cafe. The business started in the 1920s alongside the stockyards, and it’s now a classic Omaha steakhouse. They are seen here at the restaurant on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Where customers enter Johnny’s Cafe, an image of a steer’s head decorates the carpet. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
Barstools made from old saddles help give the bar at Johnny’s Cafe its Old West feel. Johnny’s Cafe, which is located at 4702 S. 27th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, turns 100 years old this year. (Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press)
