The Blackstone Meatball 18101 Chicago Street, Omaha, NE 68022

"Arrived at 5:30 on a Thursday and had a lot of options for seating. Ended up getting a booth near the bar perfect for date night. The timing could of been spaced a bit better. The appetizer arrived shortly before the meal. The food was enjoyable and priced reasonably. Looking forward to having more date nights there."

"Our family recently stopped in on a Thursday afternoon for a late lunch/early dinner. The server was great - young lady who was kind and gracious. We ordered cocktails to start; one was decent, the other was too sweet. The bartender was awesome and made a new drink for our table without having an attitude! (He has been there awhile given we’d seen him on previous visits.) And then we have the food…oh, the food. This is where our rating drops quickly for this visit. The meatballs were cold and barely appeared to be cooked. The texture was off and the flavor was so bland compared to when we’d been in before. The sauces were very salty and offered little compensation for the lackluster meatballs. Unfortunately we will not be returning. They nailed the service, atmosphere, and cocktails, but fell short on what should be the core competency."

"We enjoyed our dinner and the service was prompt. The onion rings are very good and it was great to be able to customize your order."

"Place is clean, modern and open with the option to dine outside. The server was friendly and efficient. We started with bruschetta. It was fresh and tasty tomatoes with greens but unfortunately someone was heavy handed with the sauce. I think it was balsamic, but it was too sweet and too much. The whole dish was out of balance. Next out was the chopped salad. Again it was filled with beautiful vegetables, bacon crumbles and sliced egg, but drowning in dressing. Disappointing. The prime rib meatballs were amazing! No matter what sauce we tried. Definately get the meatballs. Husband ordered waffle fries as a side which were crispy, hot and overly salted. Conversely our dining companion ordered the cheese potatoes which needed salt. My caprese sandwich was just ok. The bread was toasty, the mozzarella was creamy and tomatoes fresh. The sauce and green garnish were too much. Don't know if the cooks were having a bad night, but even though we really wanted to like the food it was just ok."

"Took the family here for the first time. I talked the kids out of sushi to try this place. We tried 4 different dishes and two appetizers and we were surprised that almost all of them had zero taste. Although the item selection sounded amazing the needed addition of salt (I never add salt to my dishes) at least made the somewhat better. The most flavorful items we had were the grilled cheese. For the cost and the different ingredients available I would have expected this to be a very flavorful experience."