Eating Establishments
Chop Houses
Name of eating establishments in Kearney in 1870’s
through 1890
1889 Directory – Chop houses (4)
1892
Directory – Restaurants (8) but names frequently included “chop house”
First Store – Mercantile
Store owned by Franklin Dart
Picture
taken sometime later – “Chop House” on awning
May be run with another
business
Grocery Store
Bakery
Implement
Candy & fruits
Owner frequently but not always lived upstairs.
Not unusual for a fire to start in one of these
businesses
An example:
Board of Trade
Chop House 2017 Central ave.
One of
4 listed in 1889 city directory
Operated by Mr. Achey
Named
interchangeably as Achey’s & Board of Trade
A Ticket Broker, bought, sold & traded RR tickets
“Find him at the Board of Trade Chop House”
Dec 6, 1890 – Turtle soup at Achey’s Chop House
Early 1900’s
Grouped on Central from
18th to 25th and within a block on either side
1904
(6)
1913
(8)
1922
(9)
Normal Club
House, J D Saunders propr, groceries and cafeteria, 721 W 25th
Block before today's College Curve
1931
(20)
Blue Parrot Café, 2300 Central
Chili Bowl, 12 E 22nd – Interesting name
College area
Club
House Cafeteria, 819 W 25th
Bakery
819 W 25th
Barber Shop 823 W 25th
Grocery
821W 25th
[all operated by John D Saunders]
Club House Lunch Room 2503
9th av
Trimbles
Lunch, 2413 9th av
1941-42
(26)
Air Base has opened
Bob’s Dine & Dance, 2106 1/2 Central
College area
Ben’s
Club, 1402 9th
Club House Cafe, [was Cafeteria] 819 W 25th
Elliott Jas, Watson blvd
Lund’s Café 610 E 25th
Grantham Varley, 2425
Central
Grantham, H V & Sons (H Varley, Wilfroed H & Charles E) filling sta 7 E 25th
Leibee Bros Opera House
Tavern, 10W 21st
Tasty Tea Room 2300 Central; 1931 Blue Parrot
Café, 2300 Central
Midway Hotel Coffee Shop, 1 W 25th
“Oasis” 6 E 22nd [also
listed under beer]
1950
(33)
College area
Cozy
Corner cafe, 819 W 25th
Campus
Cafe 815 W 25
Box Car Lunch, 807 W 25
Central Cafe 2021 Central
Camel’s Café 18 W 24
Corral The ss Watson blvd
Elliott motor lodge, Watson blvd; 1941-2 Elliott
Jas, Watson blvd
Grantham café 2419 cen; 1941-2 Grantham Varley,
2425 Central
Nebuco café, 1800 e 25th [way out on the east edge
of town; there was a cabin camp about there where University Storage is now]
O’s drive in 924 cent ???
almost to turn onto Archway Blvd
Plane view café, 1115 e 25
Pontiac café 801 e 25
Tasty Tea Room 2300
Central [still the same name; formerly Blue Parrot]
White spot café, end e
25th
1960
(32)
Bico’s Café, Watson blvd W 24
Corral The ss Watson blvd w 24th
College area
A & W
Root Beer, 821 E 25
Campus Cafe 815 W 25
Foote’s café, 1800 E 25th
Paul’s Broiler, 2300
Central; [Tasty Tea Room; Blue Parrot]
Hill Top Snack Bar 3519
2nd – [Bowling Alley]
Grandpa’s Steak House, 95 Central
White spot café, 2800 E US
Hwy 30
Carl Showers
White Spot Oil Co. (Geo C Seeger) 2800 E US Hwy 30
City Coffee Shop 23 e 21
O’s drive in 924 cent
1970
(26)
The first nontraditional food begins to appear –
pizza
Pizza Hut, 141 2 2nd Ave
Ray’s Pizza, 1304 W 24th
Bike’s Burger Bar, 1502
2nd
Campus Cafe 815 W 25
Chef’s Oven, 1010 3rd Ave
[begin to get food establishments on 3rd Ave]
Kentucky Fried Chicken 215
E 25th
King’s Food
Host 507 E 25th
Mystery Café, E US Highway 30
1980
(41)
Dining is becoming a form of entertainment and
something for the tourist
Grandpa’s Steak House, 13
Central
Bonanza
Steak House, 404 3rd Ave
Sirloin Stockade Steak Houses 1015 2nd ave
Cattleman’s Mining Co 1212 W 46th St. [only one
not by interchange]
Country Kitchen, 407 2nd Ave
Grampy’s Pancake House & restaurant, 810 3rd Ave
Iron Kettle Restaurant, 301 2nd
More foreign food
El Charro Restaurant, 1912
Central
Godfather’s
Pizza, 320 3rd Ave
Sax’s Pizza, 807 W 25th
Valentino’s Pizza, 3907 Central
Pizza Hut, 1412 2nd Ave
And Franchises
Long John Silvers, 1306
2nde
McDonald’s
Restaurant, 621 E 25th
Sonic Drive-In 1104 2nd
Taco Johns 715 e 25th
Wendys Hamburgers 823 2nd
Crown Corner Restaurant, 507 E 25th [King’s Food Host 507 E 25th]
Lodge The, 1401 2nd
Tex’s Café 23 E 21st
1990
(53)
More special interest foods
Golden Dragon Chinese
Restaurant, 320 3rd Ave
Hunan Chinese Restaurant, 305 11th
Domino’s Pizza, 3702 2nd
Amigos 1122 2nd av
Amigos 4207 2nd av
Little Mexico, 1810 W US Highway 30
Nick’s Gyros, 2307 13th Ave
Oriental Express, 1304 W 24th
Yellow Pages June 2011 Frontier Telephone Book
Over 80 restaurants in Kearney
Foreign Foods
Chinese
Japanese
Thai
Mexican
Greek
Italian
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