Restaurant · Omaha · The 402
Cascio's Steak House
Family-owned since 1946, the last of Omaha's original Italian steakhouses serves 8-hour Sicilian red sauce alongside 21-day aged Angus beef.
What stands out
The slow-cooked, eight-hour Sicilian spaghetti sauce — a recipe brought from Carlentini, Sicily — is singled out as a standout across press and diner reviews
Good to know
Flatwater Free Press (Sept 2025) found the beef itself underwhelming relative to the Italian dishes — the ribeye scored a 3/5 and the filet a 2/5, with the reporter noting Italian recipes outshine the steak
- Steakhouse
- Italian
- Good for groups
- Visitor classic
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- Local favorite
- Takes reservations
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- Steakhouse
- Italian
- Good for groups
- Visitor classic
+2 more useful filters
- Local favorite
- Takes reservations
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Why people go
- The slow-cooked, eight-hour Sicilian spaghetti sauce — a recipe brought from Carlentini, Sicily — is singled out as a standout across press and diner reviews
- Chicken parmesan (the best-seller, averaging 125 plates a week) praised for its crunchy breaded crust and house red sauce
Good to know
- Flatwater Free Press (Sept 2025) found the beef itself underwhelming relative to the Italian dishes — the ribeye scored a 3/5 and the filet a 2/5, with the reporter noting Italian recipes outshine the steak
Sources + full snapshot3 sources
Cascio's is the last surviving Omaha-style Italian steakhouse from the city's original wave of 10-plus such restaurants, and its 80-year history and Sicilian-rooted Italian cooking earn genuine affection from locals and visitors alike. The weight of real-world ratings (4.1–4.4 across major platforms) and press coverage confirms it as a credible Omaha institution, though an honest 2025 deep-dive by Flatwater Free Press found the Italian side of the menu more compelling than the steaks themselves.
More reasons mentioned
- Warm, old-school Italian steakhouse atmosphere with intentionally unchanged vintage decor that reviewers consistently call nostalgic and charming
- Exceptional, attentive service by long-tenured staff — the kitchen's longest-serving employee has 57 years at the restaurant
More notes
- Scattered TripAdvisor and forum reviews flag inconsistent service — some diners report being deprioritized in favor of apparent regulars
- Decor is intentionally frozen in a 1970s–80s brown-and-orange palette; the owner acknowledges online reviewers calling it 'dated'
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- Flatwater Free Press — Sept 2025 feature identifies Cascio's as "the last man standing of the Omaha-style Italian steakhouses," spotlighting the 8-hour Sicilian sauce and the chicken parm selling ~125 plates a week.
- Omaha Magazine — Feature titled "76 Years of Sizzle" covering the restaurant's history and third-generation ownership under Alfie Cascio.
- Nebraska Passport (State Tourism) — Listed as the primary dining destination in the official 'Taste of Italy in Little Italy' state tourism guide — the only restaurant called out by name as the anchor attraction for the historic district
- Omaha Food Magazine — Named among Omaha's defining steakhouses 'that honor the past but also innovate and excel,' positioned alongside Johnny's Cafe and The Drover as a pillar of the city's steak identity
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- Food8.1
- Value7.3
- Vibe8.0
- Service7.7
- Quiet6.4
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