On a mobile device? Try our mobile site, optimized for faster browsing.
Loading...
Wow. That satisfied our craving for beef. The mushroom Swiss was great and so was Guac bacon. Good sized piece of meat and perfectly cooked. The place was busy with the Sunday brunch crowd but we still received great service. Fries were decent.
The place is located in a cool old building with decor showing the neighborhood in it's heyday. And we left with a mystery to boot - why is the building (and the other buildings on Vinton St) not square?
Eating with Allergies: The lovely waitress was extremely helpful working around R's allergies. They didn't have ingredients for their regular buns. So she thought of an alternative, found the package and brought it out to us to read. It turned out that it contained dairy so it wouldn't work. But that kind of thoughtfulness and caring attitude makes a bunless burger go down much better.
I love restaurants like this and try to frequent them more than other more convenient chains around town. Louie M's has been around 25 years, but in a way that compliment's the city and keeps people coming back for more. The food is filling and delicious (don't come here if you plan on counting calories), but expect to feel transported back to a family restaurant with a very cool eclectic feel. Service is always quick, down to earth, and friendly.
Great place to grab a bite for lunch or for a family with children.
Only three stars (you might be thinking?) To tell the truth, I loved the atmosphere, the service was OK, and the burgers while huge, were only a-ok.
The story...
Parking can be a bit of a chore if you stop by over the lunch hour. Outside those hours there are usually spots right out front or in a little side lot just up the road from the front door.
There are two doors (as far as I know) to enter into. Pick either, and it seems to be a seat yourself kind of place. I have mentioned in other reviews that seat yourself places scare me a bit, but after a min. or so, we were greeted with menus and our drink order was taken.
The non-breakfast menu seems compact, but when you read over all of your choices, I have a hard time thinking you couldn't find something you liked.
If you are coming to a place that has "Burger Lust" in the title, I hope that you are there to have a burger. All of the choices are great. The burgers are HUGE (and at a GREAT price.) It is hard to explain the flavor of the burger other than saying it had that great "juicy burger taste," (you know the one...) The cheese (if you go that route) is nice and thick on the burger, which is a plus. You'll also get a plate of toppings to along with your burger (tomato, onion, lettuce, pickle.) Louie M's also has probably the most extensive table side condiment collection I have ever seen. We are talking no less than 10 items to choose from.
For our sides we chose shoe string french fries and onion rings. Neither were anything more than the sentence they got.
The decor is diner with a touch of interesting. Neon's on the walls of all sorts, old pictures, wood floors, exposed brick walls. There are tables in the middle that can be put together for large groups as well as some nice 4 person antique looking booths to sit in.
The service on our visit was fine. Not bad, not excellent, just good enough.
Why only three stars? Like I said, the burgers were just OK. I think that there are several other places in town that do burgers up that extra notch. This combined with the disappointing sides gets the A-Ok rating.
Would I come back? If I was in the area, maybe. It just isn't a place that I would drive out of my way to visit again.
End.
Ok, so maybe finally getting into this place on a Sunday might not be the best first impression....so I am trying to put it through that filter.
The burgers are great. The actual seasoning in the burger was very tasty.
However, the service really sucked that day. We sat for about only 90 seconds before a nice kid served us drinks. It took 15 minutes for me to witness a couple seated after us being waited on. I had to ask her if she would take our order when she was done. Is that great service?
I did witness many regulars there and the service for them seemed wonderful. Perhaps it was our waitress, I must think that. My husband had the pork tenderloin and it was like cardboard.
Then we had to wait for 10 minutes to actually pay. I hope to try breakfast sometime and give it another chance to see what others have experienced.
I've heard alot of good things about this place. So before I had to go to the aiport and because they don't serve meals on airplanes anymore, I wanted to grab a quick hamburger. Eyeing the rather lenghty list of hamburgers, I settled on the Guacamole, Bacon Burger with Cheddar. I also asked for griilled onions on it as well. The burger also came with uncooked onions, lettuce and tomato. Put all this together and you get one HUGE hamburger. I normally can eat nearly anything put in front of me, but I left some on my plate so I wouldnt turn green on the plane. In addition I had an order of onion rings. They were thick and were real onions. Really good rings.
How did the hamburger compare to In-N-Out, 5-Guys, Hamburger Henry's? This burger is HUGE.....so from a pure carnivore perspective, it beats all comers. This is on par with 5 Guys, just bigger. I didnt try their fries but had their onion rings which were about 3/4 to an inch thick. The bun was good, but not as good as Hamburger Henry's in their heyday. So there is room for improvement.
Overall a strong 4 stars . $8.50 for the guac burger and rings. Not bad at all.
Fun little family restaurant which is attentive and has what appears to be the best burgers in the local area. The burgers were juicy without being overly oily or dripping with condiments (because there are about 20 sauces and such at the table already for you to slap on) and the drinks were well flowing.
Attentive folks to keep your glass full and and engaged while you look at the little bits of small town Americana around the room. Compensates for the one waitress who has been tasked with taking care of the entire room.
The wait service and the hostess leaves a little bit to be desired but otherwise nice once they're engaged. Little bit on the slow side with the kind of the attitude of "I guess if you are a local then you already know what to do. "
Try the spicy jalapeno and guacamole burger.
There are certain places that vegetarians will be uncomfortable. A meat packing plant. ConAgra's corporate headquarters. Louis M's Burger Lust.
The burgers are huge. Order two patties on your burger if you can handle it and if you aren't having lunch with your cardiologist. If you do have lunch with your cardiologist, might I recommend some excercise?
I regularly hit up Burger Lust with my co-workers for a bite to eat. The service is always attentive, providing plenty of free refills. I've tried both omelettes and burgers here - both are great, but not the best I've ever had anywhere else. One of the best burger joints in Omaha though!
I had to pause my self imposed red-meat restrictions because the reviews were so good. I walked in around 2:45 after getting in from San Francisco (they closed at 3:00pm on weekdays). Sorry non-red meat eaters they don't do turkey burgers. But if you have to, they have a veggie burger on the menu.
It's got a diner feel with vintage posters, photographs and antiques decorating the area. It's been around for 27 years now, and Sophia, the waitress there was a sweetheart.
So the burgers...What I ordered was great. I went with the Bacon Avocado/guacamole burger. It wasn't spectacular, which is why I only give it 4 stars. Don't get me wrong though...great is not bad...just not spectacular. I would highly recommend this place and I will have to try breakfast if I go back because I hear it is served all day.
With a name like this, how can you go wrong? I had a burger with jalapenos and spicy cheese, if I remember correctly. What I do remember with clarity is how tasty that meat was! I really do not eat a lot of red meat, maybe once or twice a month, and damn, was this beef good. It is meat worthy of lust.
After three years of trying, I finally made it out to burger lust and they were actually open! Now, after three years I had some pretty high expectations, something along the lines of a cardiac arrest or even a heart murmur. It almost happened. The burger I got was the guacamole bacon burger. It could have been juicier, but with the toppings it was still very delicious. I will be coming back here and will probably eat if they are open!
Great burgers, well priced, and a cool place. This place defines Omaha.
Very good burgers. Probably a bit larger than they should be but quite tasty and the ONION RINGS are really GOOD! They have quite a selection of different burgers you can choose from.
One of my favorites when it comes to a great breakfast. A real close contender to Leo's in Benson. I have tried almost everything on the menu in this place and cannot say I have been disappointed in any way. The wait staff has personality which makes the experience even better. You have to love a place that you can get a little sass with your country fried steak , eggs, and gravy. It is local favorite and has been around forever. Give it a try.
Amen to the best burger in Okiehaw! The homemade corned beef hash and eggs is to die for as well. I've never been disappointed at the "Burger Slut".
Great Food, Great Service, Great atmosphere, really an Omaha institution. Burgers are fantastic, and the breakfasts are incredible. I try to get there once or twice a month. Can't recommend it enough.
Another great greasy spoon. I have to admit I have only had the burgers but when you know a good thing-it's hard to change!!
Finally got here when it was open.
I liked the variety of burgers available. Many burger joints I've been to try too hard to be different, offering Burgers That Should Not Be (asparagus and diakon sprouts have no business being on a burger), but Louie M's does it just right. This trip I had the cajun, which was ok but nothing great (next time it'll be the blue cheese burger). The portion was perfect, I think about 6 ounces, none of that 2/3-of-a-pound silliness.
My only beefs (hee, hee) with the place:
No temperatures on the burgers. I know first hand how hard it is to cook a perfect medium burger, but with a name like burger lust, you should be able to order something other than (very) well done.
The condiments. I like the variety of hot sauces and it was great to see a pepper mill on the table, but French's mustard? C'mon.
The fries. Edible, but far from great. They had obviously sat under a heat lamp for a while, weren't seasoned properly, and didn't look like a great product form the start. Sysco offers hundreds of options in this category, and they are only too happy to provide samples. Give it a shot. They onion rings needed help too. No reason not to make these in-house rather then frozen.
The service was good, and we didn't wait long for our food. It was the little things and the sides that dropped the score. I'll be back.
As a vegetarian, I had sadly conceded that I'd never get to experience this spot in all its glory. Then, while shooting the breeze with a bluesman at my local caucus, he mentioned that my wife and I should go try the spinach and feta cheese omelet. We did, and it very well might have changed our lives. Creamy and gooey yet not a mess, the omelet made us believers on our first trip. In addition, the hash browns were served just right - crisp, not sloppy super greasy. We'll definitely be back.
oh so great! wonderful staff, great food, reasonable prices, and a wonderful atmosphere. breakfast is always a hit!
Best burgers in Omaha, at least that I've had. Since I'm a classic "can't decide" kind of person, I usually get a burger, skip the fries and order 1 pancake for a side, which is incredible as well. Perfect late Sunday morning meal.
I love all of their burgers
They have great breakfast too!
Omaha, NE
Category: Burgers
Bellevue, NE
Category: Burgers
Omaha, NE
Category: American (New)
Omaha, NE
Category: Vegetarian
Omaha, NE
Category: Burgers
Some of my favorite dining destinations in the…
These are the places I get really excited to go…
A list of places you must visit if you only have a…
Some of my favorite dining destinations in the…
