Harold's Koffee
Harold's Koffee
Harold's Koffee

Harold's Koffee House

American

Sometime leading up to World War II, a slim, witty, former army clerk named Harold Halstead worked at a local shoe store where he met a heckuva woman named Pauline Palmer who worked at the federal land bank as a legal secretary. Pauline was too darling for Harold to resist marrying before being sent off to the war. Once Harold returned from the war, he began working for The Harkert's Hamburgers chain of diners and discovered his love for the restaurant business. When Harkert's went out of business, he joined up with two fellow business men to form the Koffee House Systems of diners. With Pauline in command of the books and a knack for knowing which homemade meals and desserts were a hit with the crowds, Koffee Houses began their reign along busy Omaha streets such as Dodge, Locust, Leavenworth and Ames Street. After several years, the trio decided to split up. Confident in what he knew best, Harold chose to open his very own cafe at 8505 North 30th street in Florence. The established and now popular misspelling of the word koffee was a namesake that Harold decided to keep. Their oldest son John, followed in his father's footsteps and began cooking at the age of 14. Soon after, their 2nd son Tom joined the ranks by washing dishes and their four daughters Judy, Nancy, Susie and Beth rounded out the employee roster as wait staff, cashiers and table bussers. Harold expanded his business by acquiring two truck stops in western Nebraska. After a period of about 6 years, Harold made the decision to release the two businesses in western Nebraska and focus on his family and the cafe in Florence. In 1968, Harold moved The Koffee House to the corner of 30th and State Street, added his name, stuck up an orange FOOD sign and Harold's Koffee House has made history ever since.

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Location and hours

Location

Location

8327 North 30th St , Omaha, NE

(402) 451-9776

Hours

Hours

Tuesday 6:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday 6:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Thursday 6:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Friday 6:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday 6:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM

More details

Delivery
Dine In
Reservations
Takeout
Pickup
Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
Accessible

Reviews

Overall rating

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4.7

(60 reviews)

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Reviewed on December 16, 2019 Verified Purchase

Server was always warming up the coffee and checking on us.

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Annelle H.
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Reviewed on November 28, 2019 Verified Purchase

Very attentive, prompt and friendly. Food is always as ordered and plenty of it! Great family owned and family oriented restaurant. I even bought a gift card as a Christmas present. ??

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Helen H.
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Reviewed on July 19, 2019 Verified Purchase

I ordered a take out and my order was ready when I got there.

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Louise V.
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Reviewed on May 12, 2019 Verified Purchase

Pam is an awesome waitress as is Erin. All cooked to order delicious food.

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Susan L.
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Reviewed on May 12, 2019 Verified Purchase

Pam is an awesome waitress as is Erin. All cooked to order delicious food.

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Susan L.
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Reviewed on May 12, 2019 Verified Purchase

Pam is an awesome waitress as is Erin. All cooked to order delicious food.

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Susan L.
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Reviewed on May 12, 2019 Verified Purchase

Pam is an awesome waitress as is Erin. All cooked to order delicious food.

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Susan L.
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Reviewed on April 9, 2019 Verified Purchase

Very friendly, efficient staff. Kept cups full on timely basis.

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Susan L.
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Reviewed on April 9, 2019 Verified Purchase

Very friendly, efficient staff. Kept cups full on timely basis.

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Susan L.
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Reviewed on April 9, 2019 Verified Purchase

Very friendly, efficient staff. Kept cups full on timely basis.

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Susan L.
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Reviewed on April 9, 2019 Verified Purchase

Very friendly, efficient staff. Kept cups full on timely basis.

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Susan L.
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Reviewed on December 29, 2018 Verified Purchase

Harold's is a sweet little diner. Nothing super special, but the people are nice and the food is good.

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Reviewed on December 29, 2018 Verified Purchase

Harold's is a sweet little diner. Nothing super special, but the people are nice and the food is good.

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Reviewed on October 21, 2018 Verified Purchase

I've been visiting Harold's for most of my life. While it is nothing super special, the good food and excellent staff make it an enjoyable experience every time.

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Reviewed on August 22, 2018 Verified Purchase

The place is small with limited seating unless you want to sit on a stool at the counter. I would say most of the customers were from the area looking for an inexpensive place to eat. The food was lacking in flavor.

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Ruth M.
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Reviewed on August 7, 2018 Verified Purchase

Our waitress was great and engaging with my toddler.

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Kristin W.
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Reviewed on July 30, 2018 Verified Purchase

Food and service would both great. Food came extremely quickly even though the restaurant was packed.

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Todd F.
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Reviewed on July 19, 2018 Verified Purchase

Good food and the best breakfast value we’ve found in Omaha.

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Marty E.
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Reviewed on July 18, 2018 Verified Purchase

Good food and the best breakfast value we’ve found in Omaha.

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Marty E.
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Reviewed on July 8, 2018 Verified Purchase

The food wasn't nearly as good as I thought it would be

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Reviewed on June 10, 2018 Verified Purchase

Just walk in and sit down...if you can find a seat! This place was packed, and with good reason. Everything was amazing.

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Angela S.
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Reviewed on April 10, 2018 Verified Purchase

Retro diner with great food, great service and friendly atmosphere.

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Gregory L.
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Reviewed on March 13, 2018 Verified Purchase

Nice clean place and old school décor. Great service and food.

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Reviewed on March 4, 2018 Verified Purchase

The food is good and the staff is very attentive. The only thing the booths are pretty cramped, I know they have always been that way; just now that we are older it isn't as comfortable.

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Vickie S.
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Reviewed on February 20, 2018 Verified Purchase

friendly atmosphere, great service...no complaints whatsoever!

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Darlene L.
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Reviewed on February 3, 2018 Verified Purchase

I had been to the restaurant many many years ago as a little girl....probably the 1970’s...with my grandma. Never forgot the experience as the food was fantastic then (I remember!) and still is! Thank you for keeping the colors and “vintage” original look!! We loved it!! Our server, Heather, was wonderful, too!!! We’ll be back!!

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Reviewed on January 25, 2018 Verified Purchase

The owner was happy to share the history of the diner and was very enjoyable.

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Gregory L.
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Reviewed on November 29, 2017 Verified Purchase

Friendly and knowledgeable waitress. Quick and accurate service.

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Reviewed on November 11, 2017 Verified Purchase

Great staff

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Reviewed on October 28, 2017 Verified Purchase

Great friendly people

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Reviewed on September 11, 2017 Verified Purchase

Nice place to go where the staff makes you feel welcome & comfortable.

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Gail D.
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Reviewed on September 6, 2017 Verified Purchase

Service was good, food was good, and I will probably return there again sometime down the road. HKHouse is about a 20 mile drive from where I live so I don't get there as often as I would like.

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Reviewed on June 10, 2017 Verified Purchase

Love Saturday breakfasts here as a family

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Reviewed on June 6, 2017 Verified Purchase

The navy bean soup was just like my gma's

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Jacqueline D.
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Reviewed on May 4, 2017 Verified Purchase

Home style cooking, service and atmosphere. Great tasting food and plenty of it. As always..

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Jim D.
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Reviewed on November 27, 2016 Verified Purchase

Harold's is a GREAT place to eat. Good food & customer service.

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Reviewed on September 19, 2016 Verified Purchase

Eating at Harold's is like eating with family. Friendly, comfortable and delicious!

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Reviewed on July 15, 2016 Verified Purchase

My husband has been going to Harold's since he was a kid. He took me there on one of our first dates and I understand why he loves it. The food and service is always amazing. You can get breakfast all day and the prices are really good too.

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Cherie B.
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Reviewed on July 9, 2016 Verified Purchase

Pam put server was very attentive to your needs. Rev commendations given were spot on terrific Matt was a+ . A true Christian

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Reviewed on June 12, 2016 Verified Purchase

Seemed to be understaffed.

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Margie S.
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Reviewed on March 11, 2016 Verified Purchase

Parked 10 feet from the door, sat right down, immediately greeted with by a very pleasant waitress, quickly got our coffee, and quickly got our delicious food. Great place!

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Reviewed on March 5, 2016 Verified Purchase

The donuts and pecan rolls were delicious.

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Reviewed on February 23, 2016 Verified Purchase

Gourmet dining it is not, but it is good food at reasonable prices.

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Reviewed on January 30, 2016 Verified Purchase

Has a small town feel. Good food and great service!

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Reviewed on January 3, 2016 Verified Purchase

My wife and I ordered the waffle with one egg and bacon or sausage, both of our waffles were not fluffy as advertised, my sausage was overdone, both egg orders were good, perhaps we ordered the wrong thing, the place was busy, so maybe we will give it another try.

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Reviewed on December 17, 2015 Verified Purchase

Great food!

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Reviewed on July 15, 2015 Verified Purchase

Food was good. Portion a little skimpy. French Dip Special. Also, part of the order for us was not given to us so we had to ask.

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Reviewed on July 2, 2015 Verified Purchase

Good food, good service, reasonable prices, nice atmosphere.

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Reviewed on May 20, 2015 Verified Purchase

Nice waitress and good food. Only bad thing was the price of the ice tea was 3.97. REALLY????? Small glass, too.

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Reviewed on February 18, 2015 Verified Purchase

Good food, service

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Reviewed on February 16, 2015 Verified Purchase

Good food

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Reviewed on October 18, 2014 Verified Purchase

If I could give the servers a 6 out of 5, I would!! They are very enthusiastic and helpful.

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Reviewed on September 20, 2014 Verified Purchase

Service was great. Our server was very friendly and asked us if it was our first time. Actually it was not my first time but it had been years since I had visited this restaurant. Food was excellent. A great dining experience.

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Reviewed on August 24, 2014 Verified Purchase

Always good service and food

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Reviewed on May 28, 2014 Verified Purchase

Great people and great food!

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Reviewed on May 4, 2014 Verified Purchase

Very clean and the food was excellent. Really enjoyed it.

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Reviewed on March 18, 2014 Verified Purchase

People are SO friendly. You feel like family when you come into the restaurant

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Reviewed on February 16, 2014 Verified Purchase

Clean, charming setting with friendly staff and home cooking.

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Joyce C.
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Reviewed on December 22, 2013 Verified Purchase

always good food

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Reviewed on October 14, 2013 Verified Purchase

Food was great, so was the service. Loved the berry & granola waffles.

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