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LEADING OFF | THE CORNHUSKER OR THE BLACKSTONE?
The Reuben may have been originally made in Lincoln, not Omaha
- Pat Sangimino
- Dec 31, 2022
- Dec 31, 2022 Updated Feb 4, 2024
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The Reuben sandwich at the Cottonwood Hotel, which occupies the same building as the Blackstone Hotel, where the sandwich was created, according to some accounts.
- ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD

The Reuben at the Crescent Moon is the closest geographically to the historic Blackstone Hotel, where the sandwich was created.
- THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version at Early Bird in the Blackstone District.
- REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD
Justin Crouse, chef de cuisine (left) and Otis Dickerson, executive chef, hold their signature Reuben sandwich at the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel Restaurant, Lincoln.
- HAYDEN ROONEY, Journal Star
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The hotel in Omaha's Blackstone district is thought to be the original home of the sandwich.
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The Cornhusker Hotel's Reuben sandwich.
Journal Star file photo
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Justin Crouse, chef de cuisine (left), and Otis Dickerson, executive chef, hold their signature Reuben sandwich at the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel.
Journal Star file photo
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The Cornhusker Hotel's Reuben sandwich sits with a side of fries.
Journal Star file photo
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The Reuben sandwich was created at the historic former Blackstone Hotel in Omaha.
- REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD
Reuben Kulakofsky and wife in their 60th wedding anniversary photo from 1957. Kulakofsky is said to be the inventor of the Reuben sandwich in the late 1920s at the Blackstone in Omaha.
- ROBERT PASKACH/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Crescent Moon sports a potent Reuben just across the street from the historic Blackstone Hotel, where the sandwich was created.
- KENT SIEVERS/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben at the Crescent Moon is the closest geographically to the historic Blackstone Hotel, where the sandwich was created.
- THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version shown in 2013 at Wilson and Washburn.
- RYAN SODERLIN/THE WORLD-HERALD
Reuben and sauerkraut fans pose for a photo for the label of a Frank's Kraut can. The company visited the Crescent Moon in 2013 to take a photo for their cans' labels.
- MATT MILLER/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version shown in 2018 at Mayne Street Market.
- RYAN SODERLIN/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version shown in 2018 at Barchen.
- MATT DIXON/THE WORLD-HERALD
Mayor Jim Suttle shows a proclamation from 2013, when Frank's Kraut visited the Crescent Moon to take a photo for the label of their cans on Reuben Sandwich Day in Omaha.
- MATT MILLER/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version at Early Bird in the Blackstone District.
- REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version shown in 2019 at Rathskeller Bier Haus.
- RYAN SODERLIN/THE WORLD-HERALD
Frank's Kraut visited the Crescent Moon to take a photo for the labels of the company's cans when then-Mayor Jim Suttle proclaimed March 14, 2013, as Reuben Sandwich Day in Omaha.
- MATT MILLER/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version from Nebraska Brewing Company.
- REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version shown in 2018 at Paddy McGown's.
- MATT DIXON/THE WORLD-HERALD
Photos: The Reuben's role in Omaha history
The Reuben sandwich was said to be created in the historic Blackstone Hotel by Reuben Kulakofsky. Since that time, the creation has been born at many Omaha metro restaurants.

The Reuben sandwich was created at the historic former Blackstone Hotel in Omaha.
- REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD
Reuben Kulakofsky and wife in their 60th wedding anniversary photo from 1957. Kulakofsky is said to be the inventor of the Reuben sandwich in the late 1920s at the Blackstone in Omaha.
- ROBERT PASKACH/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Crescent Moon sports a potent Reuben just across the street from the historic Blackstone Hotel, where the sandwich was created.
- KENT SIEVERS/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben at the Crescent Moon is the closest geographically to the historic Blackstone Hotel, where the sandwich was created.
- THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version shown in 2013 at Wilson and Washburn.
- RYAN SODERLIN/THE WORLD-HERALD
Reuben and sauerkraut fans pose for a photo for the label of a Frank's Kraut can. The company visited the Crescent Moon in 2013 to take a photo for their cans' labels.
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The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version shown in 2018 at Mayne Street Market.
- RYAN SODERLIN/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version shown in 2018 at Barchen.
- MATT DIXON/THE WORLD-HERALD
Mayor Jim Suttle shows a proclamation from 2013, when Frank's Kraut visited the Crescent Moon to take a photo for the label of their cans on Reuben Sandwich Day in Omaha.
- MATT MILLER/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version at Early Bird in the Blackstone District.
- REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version shown in 2019 at Rathskeller Bier Haus.
- RYAN SODERLIN/THE WORLD-HERALD
Frank's Kraut visited the Crescent Moon to take a photo for the labels of the company's cans when then-Mayor Jim Suttle proclaimed March 14, 2013, as Reuben Sandwich Day in Omaha.
- MATT MILLER/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version from Nebraska Brewing Company.
- REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version shown in 2018 at Paddy McGown's.
- MATT DIXON/THE WORLD-HERALD
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The Reuben sandwich at the Cottonwood Hotel, which occupies the same building as the Blackstone Hotel, where the sandwich was created, according to some accounts.
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The Reuben at the Crescent Moon is the closest geographically to the historic Blackstone Hotel, where the sandwich was created.
- THE WORLD-HERALD
The Reuben sandwich has played a key role in the Omaha area's history, including this version at Early Bird in the Blackstone District.
- REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD
The Cornhusker Hotel's Reuben sandwich sits with a side of fries.
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Justin Crouse, chef de cuisine (left), and Otis Dickerson, executive chef, hold their signature Reuben sandwich at the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel.
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The Cornhusker Hotel's Reuben sandwich.
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Justin Crouse, chef de cuisine (left) and Otis Dickerson, executive chef, hold their signature Reuben sandwich at the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel Restaurant, Lincoln.
- HAYDEN ROONEY, Journal Star
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