Now Serving Omaha: J. Gorat’s Deli & Market

WELCOME TO NOW SERVING THIS WEEK. VISIT OMA TAKES US TO GERARD’S DELI AND MARKET AND I’M JOINED BY OWNER JEFF GARRATT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. YEAH, TOTALLY. SO YOU GUYS ARE BRAND NEW. YOU OPENED BACK IN DECEMBER. YOU HAVE SOME FRESH FOOD AND SOME LOCAL ITEMS FOR SALE HERE. TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR INSPIRATION BEHIND OPENING. YEAH, I’VE JUST ALWAYS KIND OF HAD A FONDNESS FOR. KIND OF LIKE THAT OLD SCHOOL DELI WHERE PEOPLE COULD SHOP FOR GROCERY ITEMS OR DIFFERENT SORTS OF ITEMS, BUT THEN ALSO GET A FRESH SANDWICH OR FRESH FOOD STRAIGHT FROM THERE AND EAT, ENJOY LUNCH OR DINNER, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, RIGHT? HOW DID YOU PICK THE ITEMS THAT YOU’RE SELLING IN HERE, AND WHAT KINDS OF STUFF ARE FOR SALE? THE BIGGEST THING WAS LIKE A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON LOCAL, BUT ALSO PUTTING A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON FINDING PRODUCTS. HAVE A SHORTER INGREDIENT LIST, A BETTER QUALITY INGREDIENT LIST, AND MAYBE A LOT OF THINGS THAT AREN’T AS WELL KNOWN BUT ARE REALLY GOOD QUALITY. RIGHT. AND WE HAVE MEATS AVAILABLE. WE HAVE THE CORNHUSKER CRUSHER FOR DRINKS, LOTS OF OTHER ITEMS. AS FAR AS THE MADE FRESH FOOD, WHAT’S ON THAT MENU? SO IT IS CONSISTING OF FIVE DIFFERENT SANDWICHES. AND THEN NOW WE’RE ALSO DOING A SPECIAL SANDWICH EACH WEEK, A COUPLE SALADS AND THEN SOME THINGS FOR CHILDREN AS WELL. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR CHICKEN CUTLET. YOUR FAVORITE. YEP. THIS IS OUR MOST POPULAR SANDWICH. SO IT’S A FRESH BREADED CUTLET AND THEN FRIED IN BEEF TALLOW. AND IT’S WITH A GREEN AND GARLIC AIOLI, ROASTED RED PEPPERS AND FRESH GREENS. THIS WILL BE OUR GRINDER SANDWICH. THIS WOULD BE KIND OF LIKE OUR TAKE ON LIKE AN ITALIAN SO THIS IS GOING TO BE WITH LAYERS OF HAM, SALAMI, PEPPERONI, FRESH GREENS AND THEN GIARDINIERA. NICE. AND YOU KNOW, YOU OPENED BACK IN DECEMBER BUT YOU PROBABLY HAD A CHANCE TO TRY MOST OF THEM. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SO FAR? MY PERSONAL FAVORITES BEEN THE CHICKEN CUTLET AND THAT’S BY OVERWHELMING BEEN OUR BIG SELLER SO FAR. YES. YEAH. AND I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE FROM THAT ORIGINAL STEAKHOUSE THAT WAS OPEN STEAK HOUSE. NOW YOU’RE BRINGING SOME OF THOSE FAMILY RECIPES HERE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IF YOU WANT TO COME IN. WE ARE ON 204TH AND PACIFIC. WHAT HOURS ARE YOU OPEN? 11 TO 7, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELL, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT J GARAGE AND WHAT ELSE IS ON THE MENU IN OMAHA, CHECK OUT THE