Worker’s Takeout

Great place, it is hidden in the scooters coffee shop. Right by Doubletree Hotel. Great sandwiches, very original, quality ingredients, I will come back.

Located in the main floor lobby of the first national building attached to the double tree on the north side of Dodge St, this little gem is only open limited hours in the afternoon for lunch traffic, but serves some killer sammys. Can get a little hectic if there’s a plethora of people ordering coffee as well, as Workers is paired with a Scooters coffee, but the service is always quick.
My favorite is most definitely the Fortified Franco, unless they’ve changed the menu to add the buffalo chicken sandwich back.
Service with a smile and generally a tape deck/​FM radio in the back playing Metallica or Broken Social Scene or something. What more can you ask for?

Love, Love, Love, this place. Everything is always so fresh and so good. Today was Taco Tuesday and they had two pork tacos, with beans and rice. It was amazing. Great flavor, with out trying too hard.
If you work in downtown Omaha, this place is a must!

Loved this place. I had the Cuban Reuban. It was delicious. My husband had the Cuban Pork sandwich. It was great, too. The homemade chips were crispy, not greasy. We will definitely be back.
Just a note. This place is hard to find if your from out of town and driving into Omaha. It is in The First National Bank building on the lower level next to Scooters. There is 10 minute street parking just out side the entrance.

an omaha staple with a rock solid selection of sandwiches and sides. guaranteed good each and every time. cuban rueben and smuggler are go to’s. their soup game gets better everyday. they have a consistent high standard and it’s been that way for quite some time.

From the time this place was over next to Oleaver’s I was hooked. They have a sandwich called the Surfer Girl that is the best fresh turkey sandwich in town. My wife loves the Cuban and I have tried several of their other offerings to much delight. they have fresh spinach, tomatoes onions and lettuce and whoever they have for a meat vendor is on top of their game as this place really is a great sandwich. the one downside is they have very short hours theyre hard to find, the parking sucks, yet I make the trip once a month to enjoy a fresh sandwich. reasonable pricing makes it a natural for just about anyone that is into really good hand made sandwiches.

This place makes the best Cuban Pork sandwich you will have in your life!
Now I have never been to Cuba, but I have been to Miami and parts of the Caribbean and have tasted Cuban Pork sandwiches there. STILL nothing comes close to this sandwich produced in a tiny kitchen of a coffee shop, in the basement of a bank.
They actually have a version called the «Filthy Cuban» with pepperjack cheese, jalapenos and chipotle mayo. If you are a Cuban purist, you will be very happy with the plain old sandwich, too.
Oh, and the cost is incredibly cheap. $ 7 for a whole or $ 4 for a half. Both will leave you beyond satisfied. They have sides like homemade potato salad and coleslaw too, but really the reason you go is for the delicious pressed sandwiches.
I eat here way too frequently, but I never get tired of it because it is damn fine meal. If you can call ahead, I would because it can take a while if you order at the counter over the lunch hour. They are also closed on the weekend, so if you need your pork fix, you are out of luck.
I have tried several things here and they are all solid, in my opinion. If you need a downtown lunch spot, give it a try!

the cuban pork roast is my favorite sandwich in the whole world.
i like that my fingers smell like pork afterwards for a while. is that weird? yeah, that’s weird.
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Good place to grab a bite if you are downtown by First National, UP, or Brandeis.
Worker’s Takeout (in the Scooter’s Coffee) has a great selection of pressed sandwiches, and I had to try the artichoke deluxe (roast beef, bacon, pepperjack chesese, and special artchoke spread) because I am huge fan of anything artichoke. The roast beef is great on the sandwich, but not quite as much artichoke spread as I was expecting, especially because for being called Artichoke Deluxe. The bacon is chopped up, so it is a bit more subtle then I would have liked. Overall a pretty hardy sandwich. I tried out the tomato and smoked sausage soup of the day, and I found it a bit too spicy for my palete, but I am interested in what other varieties they might have. A lot people seemed to be going for the chicken and tuna salad, so I will have to give those a try sometime, and the buffalo turkey also sounds great.
Service is slower then what you would expect at a subway or jimmy johns, but you can be in and out with your takeout in 10 – 15 minutes even at noon.

The sandwiches were great and the ambiance very casual with amazingly fast service, so a great place for a quick lunch. I wish they had other options besides chips to go with the sandwich, though they do have sides that you can add on. We had the full smuggler and cuban sandwich, where the smuggler was AMAZING! The cuban disappointed given the stellar reviews because it was just too spicy, where the spices overwhelmed the flavors of the sandwich (and I don’t believe Cuban sandwiches are supposed to be spicy after the Miami sandwiches). The bread was very good overall though!

While I would not recommend breakfast here (small portions and lackluster food) the lunch sandwiches are pretty darn good.
They are famous for their cuban but I would recommend the cuban reuben.
TIP: get there before 11:50 if at all possible — it gets BUSY.

Great lunch counter inside Scooter’s coffee shop right off 16^th St on the left as you approach the Doubletree. Cuban is definitely worth the hype. Pork is tender and everything else is right on from the pickles to the mustard to the pressed bread. Daily lunch special can vary and all sandwiches include chips and a pickle. The coffee house setup means seating is a bit limited for those who wish to dine in. You may have pull up a chair at the conference table in the rear!

The Cuban pork is perhaps one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had. The place fills up fast around lunchtime, but the wait is so worth it. I have found the cashiers and general service to be quite passable since I’m happy to wait ten minutes for a sandwich that is made to order from high quality ingredients. If you’re the kind of person who gets upset over a person who was in line behind you getting their sandwich first, then go someplace else because the service is dished out according to what takes longer to make rather than who was in line first.
Based on some of the reviews it would sound as though this place is located in the center of a labyrinth, but it’s pretty straightforward. The sandwich shop is actually inside of Scooters, which has a sign outside of the bank building which is in front of the DoubleTree. If you’re in Scooters, your at Worker’s Takeout.

Grub! Great CUBAN SANDWICH. Hard to find if you’re not a local, like Monkey… It’s just a shared counter space inside Scooter’s Coffeehouse. Good luck!
Monkey shall return.

Very hard to find, luckily we bumped into a mailman and he knew where it was. I got a rueben, based on Unilocal feedback, hubby got a Cuban.
His Cuban was really good, my rueben not so good. Cashier was nice and helped us order.

Putting a «communist» themed sandwich shop in the basement of a bank feels like irony to the point of indigestion. But I don’t want to talk of my irrational distrust of hipsters and their world view. I don’t want to second guess the amount of time it should take to prepare a sandwich (though I guess, less). I don’t want to describe in agonizing detail the small touches of service missing from my experience, they are unimportant — I want to talk about the sandwich.
The house specialty, the A-​1, ‘top of the list’ item on the Worker’s sandwich board is the Cuban Pork Roast sandwich. The spot is well deserved. The sandwich is hot and fresh. As you lift it to your face, the pickles and mustard give off a vinegary odor that prepares the mouth. In your bite, the vinegar moves to the background as the less volatile flavors of the cheese and the pork move to the front of the flavor profile. From first to last, the sandwich was delicious and satisfying. The kettle chips that come with the sandwich are crisp and salty, good and undistracting from the main focus of the pork. For a lunch, I recommend the half sandwich.
I also enjoyed a side of red potato salad. The flavor was fresh, potatoey and creamy, and did not try to out-​shine the main course. While my personal taste prefers a touch less mayo, overall: a decent side I would even order again.
On the service side, I walked in knowing to expect little. The cashier was polite. The prep line felt slow. There was one customer ahead of me and it seemed to take a significant amount of time to create my sandwich. When my order was up the cook plopped the styrofoam clam-​shell down on the counter and walked away (I needed a bag, bro!). The cashier picked up on my irked expression and quickly stepped in – like I said, small touches of service were missing, but the over-​all attitude of the front-​line was positive.
The moral of the story: if you’re in a hurry and want a Worker’s sandwich, call before hand. The food is worth the wait, some of the service could step up to the next level.

One-​eighty time. I wasn’t too impressed tonight… may have had something to do with the lackluster service and missing sense of urgency while I stood around waiting for my takeout for no less than 35 minutes.
I could have gotten a pizza made at Zio’s (or made something at home) in that time… when we’re talking about sandwiches, I just can’t fathom why it’d take that long. Even if I’d been dining in, after reading the City Weekly and fiddling with my phone, I would have been wondering what the holdup was. Plus, two dudes that came in after me got their sandies before me. Didn’t see that logic.
Granted, there was only one employee on, and he was slightly apologetic about the wait, but all that coupled with ‘Meh’ style food means this was probably my last trip there.

I digress from my original rave review. Returned to WT to order the same Italian Beef sandwich. This time, I have to deduct two stars, but still leave the possibility of those stars returning.
I brought my father this time, to show him the ultimate roast beef sandwich I had ever tasted, and we were both let down immensely. There was a more clean cut guy working the counter this time, and prepared for us perhaps the worst roast beef sandwich I had ever tasted. I was shocked, I was looking forward to that taste bud explosing I had experienced during my prior visit. I’m pretty sure this guy just slapped together some leftovers and served them to us.
I still remain a fan, and try to think of that 5 star Italian Beef rather than the 1 star version, so hopefully they will work on getting consistency going so I can return my review to the former glory of the previous version.
Consistency, people! Come on!

3.59 999 stars
Located in what seems to be a half industrial-​half residential area, I would’ve never have thought to venture here without Unilocal.My first time here I tried the Cuban sandwich, which was a nice blend of pork, pickles and spices. If all I had was this sandwich this place would’ve earned at least 4.5 stars from me, but unfortunately I tried a couple of the other things, that were not so stellar.
On my second trip back i got the Chicago dog which was good but not great and their other highly recommended hot sandwich, the Italian sandwich which I found dry and bland. The Italian was packed with a lot of roast beef, which is usually a good thing but not when its dry! Probably not completely their fault since I got it to go, the bread probably absorbed all the Italian gravy which made the hoagie bun soggy and left the meat dry. I’d advise against this sandwich if u plan on getting one to go. All in all I haven’t lost faith and will definitely be back to try other things on the menu.

I had a friend tell me he had never had a better Roast Beef sandwich than the Italian Beef at Worker’s Takeout so I had to try it. OMG absolutely without a doubt the best. All the other reviews are spot on, this is a funky little neighborhood place and I hope it never changes.
Next up, chili cheese dog! The same friend told me he could eat their chili cheese dog 3 times a day!