Time Out Foods reopens in North Omaha

FIRST DAY BACKOPEN.TIME OUT FOODS HADBEEN CLOSED SINCELATE 2019 ...AND WHEN IT WASTIME TO OPEN UP THISMORNING ...PEOPLE WAITED INCARS FOR HOURS TOGET THAT FIRST BITE.REPORTER SYDNEYGRAY HAS THE STORY.IT WAS RESTAURANT...REOPENING LIKE NOOTHER AT TIME OUTFOODS.11:37:46 "A LOT OFPEOPLE FROM OUT OFTIME PROBABLY DON'TGET WHY PEOPLE INOMAHA LIKES TIMEOUT BUT LIKE IT'S AKIND OF LIKE ASENTIMENTAL VALUE,LIKE THIS IS OURLANDMARK AS FAR ASLIKE OMAHA YOUKNOW IT HAS A LOT OFTHINGS, MEMORIESYOU KNOW PEOPLEGROWING UP YOUKNOW SINCE THEYWERE KIDS EATING ATTHIS RESTAURANT."114355 "IT'S THE BEST...I'M SURPRISED YOUGUYS AINT UP IN LINEFIRST."THE RESTAURANT ...WHICH IS ONE OF THEOLDEST BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSESIN OMAHA CLOSEDLATE LAST YEARAFTER THE OWNER ...STEVE MERCER DIEDOF CANCER.11:33:20 "IT WAS KINDOF HURTFUL BECAUSEI COME HERE EVERYWEEK -- TWO ORTHREE TIMES A WEEKAND I KNOWEVERYBODY ELSE DOTOO SO YOU KNOW I'MGLAD THE FAMILYKEPT THE BUSINESSAND THEY WERE ABLETO OPEN IT BACK UP."DENISE BERRY LIVESNEAR THERESTAURANT.114908 "LOTS OFPEOPLE WERE STILLCOMING NOTKNOWING THERESTAURANT WASCLOSED AND THEYWAS GOING AROUNDGOING THROUGH THEDRIVE-THRU ANDREADING SIGNS ANDSTUFF AND WE JUSTBEEN WAITING FOR ITTO OPEN BACK UP."BERRY TELLS US SHEWAS HAPPY TO SEESO MANY PEOPLESUPPORTING LOCAL.115100 "I'M JUST GLADI DON'T HAVEANYWHERE TO GOBECAUSE ...I'M BLOCKED IN ...BUT IT'S OKAY, IT'SALRIGHT, WE KNEW IT,WE KNEW IT WASCOMING."LINES WRAPPED THEBUILDING ...GOING PAST SEVERALBLOCKS, EVENHITTING BEDFORDAVENUE.SOME WAITED MORETHAN 4 HOURS TOGET THEIR FOOD.OPERATIONSMANAGER RONNIEJAMES TELLS USDIANE INGRAM ...STEVE'S SISTER...NOW OWNS THERESTAURANT.161903 "IT'S GREAT,IT'S OVERWHELMING ..YOU KNOW..BUT IT'S FUN, IT'SKINDA LIKE BACK ASBUSINESS AS USUAL ...YOU KNOW IT'SALWAYS BEEN BUSYBUT NOT QUITE THISBUSY."JAMES ALSO SAYS HEWANTS TO CLEAR UPANY RUMORS ABOUTTHE RESTAURANTSOWNERSHIP.HE SAYS IT REMAINS AFAMILY BUSINESS.162406 "STILL IN THESAME, NOTHING'SCHANGED ....NOTHING'S CHANGEDNOT EVEN THERECIPE."AND FOR PEOPLE LIKEBERRY ...WHO'VE LIVED NEARTIMEOUT FORDECADES..115055 "IT'S A GREATDAY."IN OMAHA SYDNEYGRAY 3 NEWS NO