FINDING THE FOOD
Tasty Food, Big Portions and no gimmicks at Bob’s Bar & Grill
by Marq Manner
“Martinsburg is a small rural area
of only 94 people with only one
business operating anymore
– Bob’s Bar & Grill.”
T
he holy grail of Nebraska food trips has always eluded me.
I spend a lot of time up in the Wayne and Sioux City area,
either going to shows or visiting friends, and Bob’s Bar & Grill in
Martinsburg, Nebraska seemed to get mentioned every time I went
– people knew my love of old dive bars and small town eateries. The
grimier and more lived-in the better and this, they said, would be my
oasis. It was all talk though, and for years it just remained a myth lying
out there amongst the farms and corn fields. I was heading up to Sioux
City and Wayne to see some music recently and made a coordinated
effort to visit Bob’s Bar & Grill – this was going to happen!
I recruited my friends Mitch and Chad to show me