- Bohemian Cafe
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name = The Bohemian Cafe
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slogan = Vitáme Vás!
(Czech: We welcome you!)
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established = 1924
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food-type = Czech
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street-address = 1406 South 13th Street
city =Omaha
state =Nebraska
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country = U.S.A.
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website = [http://www.bohemiancafe.net/ link]The Bohemian Cafe is located at 1406 South 13th Street in the historic Little Bohemia neighborhood of
Omaha ,Nebraska . Established in 1924, the cafe sits next to thePrague Hotel . Employees have dressed in traditional Czech outfits since its early years, and a smallcocktail lounge called the Bohemian Girl is adjoined to the restaurant; the interior decoration, similar to the rest of the building, includes hand-painted folk-art pictures. [Korbelik, J. [http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2007/09/24/special_reports/o_factor/doc43b07bcf0b430178574302.txt "The Best of Omaha: Restaurants"] , "Lincoln Journal Star." September 24, 2007. Retrieved 6/7/08.] [Sparber, M. [http://bottlegang.blogspot.com/2007/06/road-trips-drinkers-guide-to-omaha-part.html "Drinker's guide to Omaha Pt. II"] , BootleGang. Retrieved 6/7/08.] Omaha nativeConor Oberst , the lead singer of the rock act Bright Eyes, has been seen drinking at the bar before performing at the nearbySokol Auditorium . [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E5D91531F930A15750C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 "News from Nebraska: Local bands make good"] , "The New York Times ". March 23, 2003. Retrieved 6/7/08.]History
The restaurant was opened in 1924 at 1256 South 13th Street by Louie Marcala. In 1947 he sold it to Josef and Ann (Kapoun) Libor, who moved it in 1959 to its present location, which was originally the Bohemian Savings and Loan, and later a Bohemian grocery called Amen's. After retiring in 1966 their children operated the establishment, with the forth generation of the Kapoun family currently running it. [ [http://www.bohemiancafe.net/aboutus.htm "About us"] , Bohemian Cafe. Retrieved 6/7/08.]
The Bohemian Cafe had a song composed in its early years which has been a featured
jingle in several advertisements. Its lyrics are:"Dumplings and kraut today
At Bohemian Café
Draft beer that’s sparkling, plenty of parking
See you at lunch, Okay?" [Stern, M. [http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Writeup.aspx?ReviewID=458&RefID=458 "Reviewers 'must eats' list"] RoadFood.com. Retrieved 6/7/08.]ee also
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Czechs in Omaha, Nebraska References
External links
* [http://www.bohemiancafe.net/ Bohemian Cafe] website.
* [http://omahacritic.com/?p=38 "Review: Slice me off some Omaha History. Bohemian Cafe it is!"]
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