The first clue is usually a small sign you have passed a hundred times without reading. Then you step inside, a steaming bowl of noodle soup lands on the table, and suddenly Nebraska tastes a lot bigger than you thought.
Vietnamese families have been cooking here since the late 1970s, and their kitchens now stretch from the Missouri River to the middle of the state. Here are seven spots that prove your next great meal might be sitting right beside the gas station you always use.
1. Golden Turtles In Omaha
Blackstone hums on weekend afternoons, and above the brick storefronts and busy sidewalks, a balcony at Golden Turtles looks out over all of it. The restaurant is the sister spot to IPho #1 in Bellevue, and that family tie shows up on the menu.
The IPho #1 Special House Sandwich carries the name straight across town…