Don Gaby’s Restaurant

I stopped down off of 24^th for a business meeting early. walked up and down the block looking for a spot. I chose this spot and I chose poorly.
It was super sketchy and the quality was pretty bad. chips and salsa came out of a bag, I had the «special» asade burrito and chalupa. very poor quality gristly and not much flavor. Cheese was suspect. Something is fishy here for sure
I would avoid this place if I were you. My body did not like this food one bit either

I love this place. My favorite Mexican joint in Omaha. The barbacoa is delicious and so is the al pastor. They are known for their gorditas but I am crazy about their tortas. They have two types of amazing homemade salsa (red and green) but the ONLY complaint I have is that they use low quality store bought round corn chips to dip in the salsa. The owner is awesome and the service is a good as can be expected.

There is a small restaurant before you enter Don Gaby’s— the cooks are separate from Don Gaby’s.
I think they said that they are only open on Saturdays — until 3am.
Well, the little stand before you enter this restaurant only sells tacos… the man cooking them told me that they were the best and fastest tacos in omaha… He told the truth on both accounts.
The tacos were DELISH! FRESH! And they have a little bar area that you can add your own cilantro, lime, salsa (green and red) and onions! So I loaded mine big time and they were EXCELLENT!
I can’t explain how great they were. Seasoned to perfection!
Now INSIDE of Gaby… Ugh… they were ok.
The guac… was ok. I’ve made better at home… but they give you a lot for the price.
But it wasn’t bad– it just wasn’t the best.
I had the gordita… made with homemade tortillas… Very good! I loaded mine with the bar stuff from that little bar stand in front of the restaurant.
I think that both places are owned and operated by the same people… the stand just does Tacos so people can order their tacos and go (without having to enter the restaurant… when walking down 24^th street. Which is extremely smart!

It’s an average to below average Mexican restaurant. The chips were very close to Tostitos quality. The green and red salsas were a bit bland and very watery. Tried a Gordita de Asada, Taco de Chorizo and some rice and beans. Everything tasted fine so no big complaints. Overall just kind of disappointing, there are better options.

All I can say is I just started eating chips and look over and I see COCKROACHES!!! Got up pointed at them and walked out don’t eat here!!!

On my quest to find the best Mexican restaurant in South Omaha can be a little tricky. It’s not difficult to find one to try, and this one was next on my list.
This place hits on all the senses. Bright colors, people enjoying themselves, and the sweet smell of Mexican food hit you first. Then you order. I got the large al pastor taco on a corn tortilla, with a side of rice. Chips and salsa are then served. The salsa was okay, not my style, but it was good. The chips weren’t homemade, which isn’t a big deal, they were a little on the saltier side.
When my food arrived, I was taken back by how large the taco actually was. It was enough to put me into a meat coma. But I can’t just let it go to waste. It was fantastic. Nuff said.
While waiting for my food to settle, I noticed them blending up peppers and tomatoes. When I realized that it was the salsa they serve, I was impressed. I desire chunky salsa, this was more like hot sauce. It did compliment the taco very nicely though.
One more thing that I liked was: the meal altogether was less than $ 6!
I cant wait until its on my list again.

No good. Would not eat there again.

Apparently this visit was on an ‘off’ day.
I was a little worried about this place… maybe only because it’s proximity to Restaurant San Luis, which I didn’t have too favorable of an experience at recently (and was the next stop on our tour).
By this time we’d already been to three other taquerias (plus a bakery) so maybe we were all just that much harder to please? But I felt like the group consensus was a resounding no.
Keeping with the theme of the day, we ordered tacos. I believe I had an Al Pastor and Chicken (again, keeping it consistent). We were greeted with baskets of chips and salsa pretty promptly… but no napkins or silverware. I also got kind of an icky feeling in the cleanliness department — a rarity for me.
Food wasn’t stand-​out, chips were a little stale, generally disappointing all around.

Authentic, unique and always satisfies.
The Charizo is tasy but not overpowering.
Don’t forget the Mexican Coke…

This place NEVER disappoints. We head over there for lunch from the Old Market. Never a wait, and we attempt to practice our Spanish… which lead my coworker to order «Acua» today, she giggled and corrected him «Aqua».
As for the food — YUM! I always get the small tacos, delicious meat I i got a chicen/​pastor and carne asada today) with cilantro and onion on corn tortillas, served with limes. And only $ 1.75/ea!
Being from Texas, it is awesometo eat in South O, and have decent food, instead of the crap that passes as Mexican (La Mesa…).
My co workers got the special today-​enchilada, taco, gordita with rice/​beans. They cleared their plates :)
Highly recommended.

Don Gaby’s is a wonderful Mexican restaurant in South O. The food is great and the staff do their best to accommodate non spanish speakers. Although it is a sit-​down restaurant, the atmosphere is more like that of a fast food restaurant.
Sidenote… A great way to top off dinner at Don Gaby’s is to walk across the street to Helado Santa Fe for ice cream… yummm :)

I first came here in 1996 when I first moved to Omaha. My roommate spoke Spanish and was anxious to find the «barrio» in Omaha. We headed down to South O and became regulars here.
I speak NO spanish. it was always humourous when I tried to order and said «No frijoles» and they had no idea what I was saying. I used to come here alot, alone and with groups. One friend claimed they had the best menudo he had ever had.
Fast forward to 2007: we stopped in this spring. Gabys had changed some, but it was still the same. Luckily for me, there were english speakers. When we were there, there was an elderly woman in the front window making tortillas — very fresh! I had a wonderful cactus sandwich. We will definately be back