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The Corn Nation Food Bracket Selection Thread

Who made the top 64? Time to find out.

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IT'S TIME.

The Corn Nation Food Bracket has its 64 entries.

Four 16 establishment brackets have been selected. It will be up to YOU, THE READER, to decide who will win these 63 matchups.

How it works:

For the next 2 months, we will put up a pair of eateries in our brackets. We will ask you, the reader, to vote on which one will move on. There will be a Final Four with the winners of all 4 brackets, and off of that we will decide a National Champion.

We encourage you and your friends to get the word out to folks and such about these places. We will make sure that you know where they are, and what they offer.

The Brackets:

There are four brackets that we have divided eateries. They are as follows:

Lincoln: These are exclusive to the City of Lincoln.

Omaha: These are exclusive to the City of Omaha.

Nebraska: These are eateries that are not located in either Lincoln or Omaha, but is not a chain.

National Chain: These are "chain" eateries that have locations in both Nebraska and outside the state of Nebraska. This does include certain chains that originate in the state of Nebraska.

THE SELECTIONS:

Here we go, these are the matchup's. The tournament field is set, therefore there are some that may not make the cut. We apologize, but them's the rules.

LINCOLN OMAHA NEBRASKA NATIONAL
1
vs
16

Watering Hole 
vs. 
Isles Pub & Pizza

The Drover
vs. 
Gorat's

Ole's - Paxton
vs.
The Station - Alma
Valentino's
vs.
Dairy Queen
2
vs
15
Leadbelly's
vs.
Brewsky's
Dinker's
vs.
Cresent Moon
Cellar - Kearney
vs.
Pepper Mill - Valentine
Runza
vs.
Five Guys Burgers
3
vs
14
Honest Abe's
vs.
Green Gateau
Lo Sole Mio
vs.
Thai Spice
Chances R - York
vs.
Duster's - Columbus
Chipotle
vs.
Culvers
4
vs
13
De'Leon's
vs.
9th South Chargrill

Zio's Pizza
vs.
J Coco's

Kerry's - McCool
vs.
Black Powder B&G - Franklin

Village Inn
vs.
Panda Express

5
vs
12

Lazlo's
vs.
DaVinci's

Pizza Shop Creative
vs.
Roja's
Sin City Grill - Grand Island
vs.
Bernardo's - Hastings
Buffalo Wild Wings
vs.
Jimmy John's

6
vs
11

Phat Jack's
vs.
Heidelberg's

Oscar's Pizza
vs.
Romeo's

Elyria's Bar - Elyria
vs.
City Slickers - Dorchester
Famous Dave's BBQ
vs.
Raising Canes
7
vs
10
Cook's Kitchen
vs.
The Oven
Upstream Brewing
vs.
Jim's Rib Haven
Ladybug BBQ - Nebraska City
vs.
Uptown Brewery - Stanton
Godfathers Pizza
vs. 
Noodles & Company
8
vs
9
Misty's 
vs. 
Blue Orchid
Stella's
vs.
Anthony's
Jerry's Hilltop - Randolph
vs.
Prenger's Steakhouse - Norfolk
Taco John's
vs.
Chick Fil A

And there you have it, the 64 selections for the CN Food Bracket. If your restaurant made it, swell. If not, well, sorry.

Who did we miss? Who has the hardest/easiest road to win their bracket? Talk in the comments below!