Let's be real here. Previously, I have actively avoided Eat The Worm due to the usual late night rowdy crowd. However, I went here for the first time on a Monday night after an evening of drinking, when they're not terribly busy, and not only did we get excellent (real) service, our food was on point. I was immediately converted. Now, here we are on a Saturday night, place is crowded, balls to ass, and we still received exceptional service, a quick beer while we awaited our to go order of nachos, and we ended up leaving without one of our wallets. Coming back ten minutes later, the same gentleman who took our initial order recognized us, knew exactly where our missing wallet was, didn't skip a beat, and continued to give a positive service experience to the other hungry/thirsry patrons. Thank you Zack and the rest of the Eat The Worm crew for providing a stand out, exemplary experience from the beginning to the end. You have won several local patrons from your neighborhood and we cannot wait to come back during our next bartender bar hop excursion. read more

I feel that I need to disclose that I moved here from Texas. I found this place to be average; actually a 2.5 stars. The decor is Old Market cool and the margaritas are very good. However, the food doesn't meet my mexican food expectations. I tried a few things to make my decision. The Queso Blanco Nachos were decent and I actually liked the light chips. I had a taco which was average. I had a tamale which was really bad because it was really dried out like it was old. I had an empanada which was just bland while it was covered in queso which isn't how I have ever had it before. I will say that if I want some margs and chips I might go back. read more

Eat the Worm - Nachoes smothered in white cheese sauce - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

I've always thought about stopping in this place when in the Old Market, but never had until one night it was the only food option available at the time. We ordered empanadas and the "trio". Now to preface, the menu reads like this: 1. salsa 2. guacamole, 3. queso 4. trio! Surely we aren't the only people who have ever been surprised to order the trio and receive two salsas and a guacamole. Quite the disappointment. Exacerbated by the fact that our guacamole was brown and tasted awful. read more

Eat the Worm - What the fauc? Brown guac!! so nasty! - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

My friend was waiting 20+min on a slow night - food was sitting there no name called - josh got an attitude because she asked for it to be made fresh as it was cold. He was so rude and unprofessional read more

Sat at the bar so we would be served promptly, but was completely ignored. After 10 minutes another person sits down next to us, is greeted, (we weren't) and helped within 2 minutes. We got up and left. read more

They must have lost their quality staff bc who ever was working last night couldn't make a decent margarita if their life depended on it. You're a tequila bar... read more

Just stopped in to pee due to an early morning flight and needing to wake up knowing where I was...Tacos looked amazing though and I have never seen a can of Pacifico so expertly opened... will definitely be back! Also, I've been told their ranch dressing is a thing of legend... make sure to ask for it!!!! read more

I have gone here a couple times now. This time, I ordered the food again and it was good. Bartender was either tired or stoned because he asked me three times if I wanted to order food. Yes. Yes. Yes! I got the nachos, and a burrito and couldn't finish it. Food was damn good and fast. Will be back of course read more

Don't get the trio. Does not include queso like they insinuate. Salsa is cold tomato soup. Guac is only ok. Chips are decent but need salt. Salsa verde is decent if anyone liked salsa verde. read more

Eat the Worm - The trio. - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

We were visiting Omaha from Denver, tried Eat The Worm on a recommendation. I can't recall the bartenders name (I blame the memory loss on the Tequila) but he was big guy with glasses, funny socks, and a great imagination. Just tell him what you like and he will mix up a handmade creation that will leave you wanting more. We ordered taquitos and I could not believe it, not just some freezer to fryer cardboard tasting snack, but handmade, stuffed with fresh beef, cheese, and salsa, rolled up goodness! Those little guys were so melt in your mouth great I had to try the Carne Asada burrito. Equally great, I was reminded of the food I loved in San Diego! All In all a great visit to Omaha, nice city with some great people, drinks and food.... read more

first time here will not be coming back the taco shells tasted like cardboar and my drink had something moldy in it from the ice is what the bar tender said she re maid my drink and it still had nasty shit floating in it. read more

I've been to this bar a couple of times and every experience has been the same. The food is incredible, it's authentic in a home-made style fashion. I cannot stress enough how tasty the food is. This issue with this place has been the service. On three different occasions, a couple weeks apart, my fiancé and I had horrible service. We would sit at the bar and the bartenders would ignore us! We were sitting less than a foot away from them and they'd find a way to very obviously avoid eye contact. It would take us approximately 30 minutes to catch their attention and order even though there wouldn't be anyone else being helped. We had the same time frame for when it was time to ask for the check. We go back for the food but we consciously know that the service will be quite taxing. read more

Very disappointed. I was excited to visit eat the worm while traveling through Omaha because some friends from Creighton recommended it. My boyfriend and I grabbed "scratch" margaritas made with herradura, but they tasted like we were drinking only sweet and sour mix. I am hardly one to complain but I could not even make it a third of the way through the drink without feeling an immediate headache. So, without being rude, we ordered two beers from the bar to drink. The bartender rudely approached us, said "you're done with these?" And loudly threw away our margs. I would have appreciated at least a question about why we couldn't drink them. The chips/ salsa/ quest tasted good and I still prefer this place to some others in downtown, but I am certainly let down by the drinks and lack of professionalism. read more

My kind of place! This place is fun, the food is great Everything I have had has been very tasty. Would highly recommend the taquitos, they are my favorite in Omaha. Great drinks too! read more

Only rating for the service To the doorman: Physical action should never be taken without at least attempting to give a warning. I have never been treated so rudely by anyone until last night. I was literally man handled by the door man for trying to go back into the bar to meet up with friends (Note: I had already paid for my food there). He wouldn't let me past him and as I was trying to talk to them, without asking me to leave, he shoved me away, yelled at me and literally pushed me outside. I am appalled at how violent he was, no warning at all just physical action. Sure if i was a drunk asshole then I would have deserved to be treated that way but I was ending my night and trying to make sure my friends got home safe. Overall, if you are looking for somewhere to treat you decently this is NOT the place. read more

We dropped by Eat The Worm around 5:00 Sunday night. After reading a pretty good review on the Omaha World-Herald, I wanted to try it out for myself. We were the only patrons when we arrived but it was shortly after they opened. You can definitely tell it was the old Zio's building but it was clean well maintained. It was much bigger than I remember though. The waitress/bartender was still in the process of wiping down the many bottles of tequila but promptly offered us menus. The menu was pretty small. They offered tacos, taquitos, nachos, and chips. I probably missed a few items but that was the vast majority of the menu. I ordered two beef taco's and an order of chips and guacamole. The taco's came out pretty quickly and they were similiar to the carne asada taco's that I love at Hector's. They came with two soft shells per taco with cubed beef, guacamole puree, and pico de gallo. I scarfed them down pretty quickly and while they weren't great, they were good and pretty satisfying. I consider it a pretty good deal at $2 each. Unfortunately, they were out of guac for the chips so it also came with guacamole puree which was okay but not the same thing. The server did apologized and said the chips were on her. This definitely isn't a place if you're trying to impress someone but I think it will fit nicely into the downtown restaurant scene. It's open until 2 AM and the tacos are good and cheap. I will definitely drop by again. read more

Stopped in here the other night on recommendation of a friend. This place, for what it is, is PERFECT. The entire food menu was about $3-6, for great stuff. I had a beef burrito for $4.50, and it was delicious. Smaller than Qdoba or Chipotle, but 10x tastier. You don't need the heft of those larger burritos, anyway. These are made "traditional style" and are absolutely delicious. I'm actually excited to go back and try something else off the super-cheap menu. Two thumbs up. read more

We went to Eat the Worm for a late night snack. While the environment still seemed lively, the food was just not very good. First, you should know that although the "Trio" is listed on the board with no description beneath Salsa, Guac, and Queso, the queso is $2 extra. The trio is just Salsa, Salsa II, and Guac. I wound up buying the Queso for $2, but in hindsight should have either sent the trio back or asked them to trade out the guac for the Queso, because the guac was brown and gross. We didn't eat more than a bite of it. The empanadas were okay for $3. I'm not sure what other options are or there for food after midnight, but next time I'd just go home and heat up something f read more

Eat the Worm - You can't just give people brown guac... - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Love this place too much! Cheap, delicious Mexican food at a great location. Addicted to the veggie tostada and the taquitos are good too. The Al Pastor taco used to be my fave but it's been very spicy lately - has pineapple in it! Also love the chips. Great when you're drunk downtown but also a unique bar to take out of towners to when needing good drinks and food. read more

Food is good not rocking. Great queso. Al pastor burrito was good meat ..: not much else and missed the Al pastor part. Margarita is Devine. Great tequila selection. So many... Even Centenario! read more

Drinks - They have a wall of tequilas. This could be quite overwhelming but my bartender was knowledgeable and patient in assisting my groups' margarita's tequila decision - brought samples that appeased the specific palates of my group. The margaritas are; crafted with homemade ingredients, strong, fairly priced, and plentiful (bartender gave each of us the leftover drink sitting in his shaker). The margaritas alone would have me coming back here weekly, and I'm not a marg guy. Food - Fresh, well-seasoned, and the menu contains all the Mexican staples. There is really nothing to complain about here either. I'm gluten free, as was another member of my group, and Eat the Worm has soft, corn tortillas - . Fresh salsas and decent guacamole. Thanks for the great pre-flight buzz, Eat the Worm! I wish this was in St. Louis. read more

I was starving for some good food and stumbled in here a few nights ago. I got some grilled veggie tacos and an 'Albino Cheetah' I usually don't go for corn shelled tacos, but these were great! double shelled so the goodies don't fall out. the Albino cheetah is lots of tequila, some lime, and soda water. It's clear and goes fast. good name for the drink. they also have a decent selection of beers. My favorite menu item is the Taquitos. No longer corn shelled meat cigars, these are akin to smaller chimichangas. A must, now for me read more

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I've been here a few times. This place is just a late night spot,not so ready to head home yet type of joint. Service seem to be nice each time I've been. Although each time I went here I was "adult beverage induced" So it's a not so bad place. Had a few beers here. Never tried the food, not in a rush honestly. Maybe one day. Good after the club/ event whatever.. spot though. read more

Eat the Worm - Modelos with a lime! - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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I heard they had authentic street tacos here. They try, but not quite. Eat the Worm seems like more of a late-night "the bars closed we need munchies" spot. The interior is rather drab and desperately needed a sweeping, but they feature some standard Mexican items that you shouldn't be able to screw up: nachos, tacos, etc. The nachos were so-so: the queso blanco was somewhat bland and runny. The tacos were the major disappointment: the meat was barely seasoned and the condiments couldn't even breathe flavor into them. I still don't have a real go-to spot for tacos here, but would sober up, drive to the south side, and get some middle of the road tacos at De Leon's before I walked here again. read more

Busy, bustling, fun. Just a regular bar with high energy that's super affordable. Avoid the bathroom if you can, but they're not awful--just crowded. I wanted the worm. They had no worms. That's BS. The place is called "Eat the Worm." However, the $4 margaritas (and that's REGULAR price!) kicked my butt and were very tasty, so I can't be too upset. I will totally go back. And I will NOT be driving. lol read more

When the place first opened it has great. The last 3-4 times it was terrible. Last time I went the waitress was too busy letting her friends take selfies with the bottles of tequila. Our order wasn't started until 20 minutes after we arrived since the cook was on break. They were out of a lot of things including napkins. They renovated when they took over from the Zios that used to be there, but the place has gone to hell since. It is very rundown for its old market location and its age. It is in one of the safest areas of omaha, but I don't feel real safe in there. The paper just ran a story about an assault in the alley behind it by a customer of the establishment. read more

It was a about the only place downtown at 9:00 at night that wasn't packed to find food before our concert. Should have went hungry. They have nachos, burritos, tacos etc. food is an afterthought. It's a bar. It took forever to order even though there were only two people ahead of us. We ordered chips and salsa, a couple burritos and canned soda. We had to clear off our own table to sit down. The chips were fried on site. They were delicious and were the best part. The burritos were ehhh. The outside was crisped on the griddle so it was good. But the inside was flavorless and all the same mushy texture. My husband was not impressed with his either. The bathrooms were gross. Pure nasty. The vinyl on the seats were falling apart in the booths and cushion falling out. Place just seemed dirty. Not a fan. read more

I wandered into here on a Friday night while I was babysitting my friends by being the sober driver. They were a little hungry so we got some tacos and nachos. A little pricy and not as good as what you can get in South O, but considering the fact that they are downtown and open late it'll do. As far as drunk food gigs in the Old Market go this place is the best. However, the Bartenders were less then friendly... My friend asked the bartender what the specials were, she rather rudely responded, "The usual..." I guess if we had known what the special was we wouldn't have asked. The specials were Margaritas, pass, so my friends decided for whiskey. They asked the bartender what there best whiskey was, she said Jim Beam... I'll mention that they had Gentleman Jack and Knob Creek... Jim Beam isn't your best sweetheart... To make a long story short the drinks were $7 for a little whiskey and a lot of coke. Moral of the Story: Go for the food, don't stay for the bar read more

You better be good and drunk before you eat here. The guac is plain, the tamales were made incorrectly making them difficult to remove, and the chips were plain and greasy. Can't give my impression of the bar, but the two stars are for the cool seating in the back of the place. read more

Best casual meal. However, since I'm underage-- I don't get to go in after 10 :( Early dinner for me. However, the al pastor here is pretty good. Not a huge fan of their rice and beans, but the al pastor tacos are cooked the right way, and they have amazing white queso dip. Love this place. Wish I had the time to go more often. read more

While the mexican food here may not top the best authentic places in town it is definitely WAY above the standard tacos & nachos you will find at other bars. They are actually making food here not just assembling it. The queso and empanadas are made on site and the meats are seasoned in house and cooked fresh. The staff and service are always great. If you are wandering the Old Market (especially late) and hungry for mexican give em a shot. read more

Family-friendly place (before 9pm) with fantastic mexican food that is more than reasonably priced. Would definitely come again!

3 or even 4 stars are not out of reach for this place had it not been for the very watery cheese dip that came with my chips and an odd pork taco. Mostly flavorless and uninspired. I also ordered two tacos, the Mahi Mahi (fish), and the al Patron. The Fish taco was very good. Worthy of L.A.without question. I mentioned my satisfaction with the cook and he nodded with appreciation. Very tender and well spiced. The al Patron is some sort of pork thing with some pineapple in there somehow. Slightly sweet and spicy. The pork was visibly dry and unimpressive, and the flavor left a lot to be desired. Next time I'll stick with a couple of fish tacos, you really can't go wrong with that. Total bill was $10 for those three items, which i don't think is unreasonable. read more

Known for late night food after the bars, eat the worm has solidified itself as an icon of downtown Omaha.

Excellent margaritas. They have a wide selection of tequila. The price for a scratch margarita ranges from about $6 - $11 (depending on your choice of tequila). They're usually quite strong, so much so that you really don't need a second one... so, worth the money! Their food menu is limited and, for most people, an afterthought. I wouldn't say we ever visit FOR the food, but we do occasionally enjoy chips and dip or a veggie burrito. Just know that it is more like Mexican "street food" than anything else. Fun atmosphere and good service. read more

Eat the Worm - These margs though... - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

It all depends on what your looking for. It is more of a bar then a restaurant. Not sure what happens when this place is packed with drunk people wanting food. The kitchen is a flattop and two or three burners..and one woman.I agree it would be nice if they had fresh salsa ...hell they could probably buy it from one of the Mexican restaurants outside of town where tje Latino population eats read more

Eat the Worm - Its more bar then food...that is the kitchen - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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Service staff must stop after a long ass shift in the 'Market,... Decent food at a reasonable price, fabulous draw margaritas. read more

Eat the Worm - Mexican Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Seriously tasty tacos are a bargain and a half for the price. Could do without the crap service - it was an exercise in patience flagging the server down for every... freaking... thing. Turned a 30 minute meal into 1.5 hours of frustration. Other than that, LOVE it! Watch the generic tequila that comes with the meal deal. You can smell the fumes from across the table when they lay it down. read more

We really liked it here. If we lived in Omaha we'd be there ALL the time. I can only speak for the DRINKS (margaritas) because we didn't eat. They were DELICIOUS - we would have sat there & drank all day if we didn't have to go to the next Berkshire Hathaway event at the Nebraska Furniture Mart. The bartender & server were both really nice. We did try to go back Sunday but they were not open until 5pm. We were a little disappointed..... There is NO question that we will totally go back to Eat the Worm next time we are in town. It will be our FIRST STOP! read more

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1130pm, Wednesday Night - Drunk Food Time! Stand in line - which is not clear whether I'm in line for beers, food, or just standing there like a dolt. Watch the girl in front of me pick at nacho's that the cook had just finished. The bar tender snapped on the young lady who was eating off nachos destined for another table. He immediately tossed it in the trash and harshly yelled at the young lady. Told he he would toss her out if he saw her do it again. Meanwhile - he was a super awesome bartender who took our order, served us drinks, and had the food out to us in about 5 minutes after we had waited for 10 minutes to order. (It was busy and the only food place open in the Old Market at that time on a Wednesday night). The chicken burrito was pretty good for that time of the night. I'd put it on par with a chipotle burrito. Nothing fancy...rice, beans, and chicken with some pico de gallo. I was a happy customer. The best part was the bottled Coca-Cola....Mexican style as the bartender called it. It was perfect....reminded me of when my Dad bought me sodas in the bottle back in the early 80s! read more