Restaurants in Fremont

Tastee Inn and Out has been serving up sandwiches, sides, fountain sodas, and milkshakes for more than 50 years, with cozy, unpretentious confines that cocoon customers in toasty aromas fresh from the grill. The restaurant's charming, antiqued ambience is matched with a short-but-sweet menu of old-fashioned fare, transporting patrons to simpler times when wearing poodle skirts didn't inspire protestors to throw red paint on you.

Godfather's is a famiglia-friendly establishment boasting a menu of specialty pies, gluten-free pizzas, salads, wings, and other Italian delights. Pizzas range from the mini six-inch cheese for $2.99 to the jumbo 18-inch classic combo, which is run through the garden of veggies and then beaten mercilessly with pepperoni, ham, beef, and sausage for $21.99. True Dons, however, will prefer to build their own pizza. Start by choosing a crust—original (thick and rich), golden (pan-style and buttery), or thin (light and crispy)—then gather the most loyal outfit of pie-packers from a murderer's row of Italian sausage, pineapple, sour cream, jalapenos, mushrooms, and more. For wedge-eating enthusiasts who turn red with allergic rage when they eat pizza, gluten-free pizzas are available at the 48th Street location, providing 10 inches ($8.89–$12.99) of pre-prepared circular sexiness that never sees the same surfaces as the other pizzas—ensuring a pristine product. For more three-dimensional savories, load up on buffalo wings ($4.99), garden salad ($2.39), or garlic bread with cheese ($2.99).

Like the organizer of an eternal neighborhood picnic, 9 South Chargrill mixes together a bounty of Southern-style barbecue and comfort food with a homey ambiance created by red-painted brick walls and deep-navy tablecloths to draw friends together. This combination has worked on such devotees as Jeff Korbelik of the Lincoln Journal Star, prompting him to place the eatery atop his 2010 list of the Top 5 Neighborhood Restaurants, where he called it his "favorite out-of-the-way place." Although the chefs embrace homespun cooking by churning their signature barbecue sauce and chipotle aioli in-house, many of their entrees look beyond regional and national borders. Texas-size loaded potatoes, certified Angus steaks, and Memphis-style pulled-pork sandwiches feature a range of distinctively American flavors, but lighter continental alternatives, such as an Italian-inspired spinach fettuccine dish, spotlight the chopped tomatoes and fresh basil found in Old-World favorites and inventive toddlers’ Easy Bake Ovens.

The family behind Grisanti's draws upon nearly four decades in business while crafting Italian dishes from recipes they’ve developed through the years. Wreaths of steam twist around chefs as they sprinkle spices into homemade soups, and eggplant parmesan cooks to the golden color of an alchemist’s business card. Hickory-smoked gouda, parmesan, and romano cheeses melt across pizzas, complemented by red and white wines from California and Italy. The glasses sing together in toasts in the restaurant's open storefront or private dining rooms modeled after scenic Italian locales such as a Venetian courtyard and Super Mario's chalet.:m]]

Inside The Knolls Restaurant and Lounge, which has always been open to the public, windows display views of the Knolls Country Club's manicured golf course. At dinner, patrons may dig into filet mignon and sherried pork chops by the flickering candles on each table or next to the lounge fireplace. Meanwhile, the Sunday morning brunch features a buffet with carving station, salad bar, and dessert island.

Upholding a tradition of adroit sandwich crafting since 1987, the staff at Brown Baggers assembles hearty customizable sandwiches on house-made bread. Patrons mix and match nine meats, seven cheeses, and 16 toppings, with foundations such as roast beef, bacon, and genoa salami supporting the likes of provolone cheese, dill dressing, and banana peppers. The eatery's catering service zips dozen-sandwich platters and trays of two dozen cookies to meetings, parties, or sandwich-burning protests. Soirees can also be hosted at the restaurant's 84th Street location, which houses a 20-person conference room ideal for sharing slideshow presentations or video of the boss’s most recent DIY drywall installation.