Brushi Bistro & Bar,

721 North 132nd Street, Omaha, NE 68154

"I really wanted to love this place. The food is style over substance as in it is bland. We did notice the crowd average age was older, so maybe this caters to that palate. Presentation was stunning- it just didn'ttaste as good as it looked. Service was not great, though, that could be to being understaffed. I did overhear our waitstaff complain to the hotess to "quit seating peoole". We had reservations, but I'm not sure about anyone else. We waited 20 mins before our order was taken, then just about an hour for food. We sat at a cleared table for 20 minutes, never got our desert (she took it to go at the end), and had to ask our waitstaff for our check. He was at the table behind us, wrapping silverware or something. It wasn't awful, just wasn't great."

"We went tonight for the first time (party of 4). We had a reservation and were seated immediately, but did not even place an appetizer order for more than 30 minutes. Our waiter was running like crazy and the place was clearly understaffed. We ended up getting our food after being there for 70 minutes (no, this is not an exaggeration). I think the most appropriate term for the entire experience is - Fine. Everything was fine - food was fine, atmosphere was fine, service was fine. None of it spectacular and some of it very questionable value for the price. The place is very much a euro vibe, with very pretty presentation and smaller portions. But all the food kind of fell flat in flavor. It was NOT bad, but also not impressive at all. I was pretty disappointed in the caprese appetizer for $14 - portion size, price, and taste. Caprese is one of my favorite things to order, especially Lo Sole Mio's (man I miss that place), and this one was a real let down comparatively. Since our server was so hectic, we literally had to flag down a host to get pepper (there is no salt or pepper on the table) as none was offered or available. We did not get refills (of soda or water) after our food was delivered. And finally, we ended up having to flag someone down to actually get our check after sitting at our table for nearly 15 minutes following all of our dishes being cleared away. We are foodies, we like going to try new places and we love finding gems in Omaha. Sadly, this experience was not one of our highlights and we will not return."

"Came in for a nice lunch with a friend. We were at the end of the lunch hour before closing. The food was amazing the steak was very tender and juicy. I enjoyed the Beef Filet."

"Dined here for our anniversary, wait staff was wonderful. We each enjoyed one of the nights specials, I had the Wallye dinner and the wife had the Black Angus new york stripe stead, we also had the Normandy onion soup which was delightful. The crabcake starter was delicious as well."

"Any place that plates food up as nicely as this instantly gets bonus points in my book. Went here with some friends and was blown way with the service right away. The waiter has tried everything on the menu and was able to describe the flavor, the ingredients and what he enjoyed about each entree I ask about. He was able to do the same with wines and we enjoyed a fantastic Cabernet with our diner because of his suggestion. All the food came out cooked spectacularly and plated up nicely, and let me tell you that it’s been a long time since I’ve had scallops that tasted that good."