Food & Spirits Magazine #14 | Page 24

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