Lantz's Steakhouse - Wisner

The place is okay, but not for the prices they charge; it’s incredibly easy to find better quality at better prices in Sioux City or Omaha, and I don’t doubt there’s other options closer, I’m just not familiar with the area. Their burgers are okay — they’re not bad — you’re just going to have to beware of all the up-charges you’re not being told about. For example, your server will ask if you want lettuce, tomato, pickle, and onion on your burger without mentioning that each is ¢0.50, adding an extra $2 to every burger for items that are routinely added free elsewhere, but nonetheless should be brought up by the server or put on the menu. The onion rings other reviews are raving about are terrible. The breading is far too thick, and the onion itself is a wispy sliver; when you order the onion rings, you’ll be asked if you want ranch with that, so look out — a tiny cup of ranch dressing is another ¢0.50. The ranch adds nothing to the slightly onion-flavoured breading, so you’ll not be missing anything if you decide to skip. Personally, I would recommend skipping the onion rings entirely; ordering them for $4 extra was my one significant regret about the meal. The appetisers are smaller than their price would imply, but caveat emptor for not asking beforehand, even though the server’s estimated size is a little on the larger side of reality. We ordered appetisers that were $9-10, and asked the size (to calculate sharing and were left a little disappointed. The specials board doesn’t list prices, and there’s likely a reason for that; it gets tiresome and confusing to ask the price of everything. So expect to spend approximately $5-10 more in prices you’ve misremembered plus all the up-charges you’re not being told about up front. The ‘salad bar’ (the ironic quotes are intentional; I personally don’t consider this an actual salad bar is okay if you’ve perhaps never seen one before, but it’s extremely limited (and some menu items are very clear that they include only one trip to the ‘salad bar’ . Given that there were flies around inside and the items are just sitting out uncovered, it’s up to you if you’re feeling brave, I suppose; I opted out on that one, and so I’m relying on another person’s estimate and my having looked at it to arrive at the ‘meh’ decision. We stopped on a whim during a drive from point A to point B, and in all likelihood will pass this place by in the future unless it’s advertised as under new management or something; considering that we’d expected to leave for about $20-25 per person and it was more like $35 per person (and one person ended up paying even more than that , we felt that we’ve contributed enough to the local economy in that small town for a very long time. Tl;dr: The food isn’t bad, but it isn’t great, the service was good, but the prices are ridiculous in consideration of the quality and quantity, and there’s tons of hidden charges. The ‘salad bar’ is a miss. Go once if you’re curious, but don’t say you weren’t warned. This is a Mom Pop diner that wants to be a fancy restaurant and it ends up missing both marks. Vegetarian options: There aren’t any real vegetarian options. Parking: Park on the street; if it’s full, do what we should have done and take that as a sign to try somewhere else. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $30–50 Food: 2 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 3 Parking space: Somewhat difficult to find parking Parking options Free street parking

Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Free parking lot, Free street parking

Wow. The food is beyond amazing, I had the A1 steak burger and let me tell you every bite was magic , I’ve tried good burgers before living in New York but wow this one was different absolutely delicious. The owner is very kind aswell Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $10–20 Food: 3 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Great small town atmosphere, and for sure a top 5 ribeye I've ever ate!