Nebraskans Justice Cummings and LaRue Marcos didn't want their first stop after exiting prison to be a restaurant job. Cummings didn't enjoy previous service industry work, and Marcos had trained to repair appliances.Â
Ooh De Lally is located at 4916 Underwood Ave. in Omaha. The upscale eatery primarily employs individuals returning to society after incarceration.Â
LaRue Marcos poses for a portrait at Ooh De Lally. Marcos sat down with Gov. Jim Pillen and Department of Correctional Services Director Rob Jeffreys to share his perspectives on reducing recidivism in Nebraska.
Photos: Ooh De Lally prepares new location for renovations
A look at the future site for Ooh De Lally located at 1412 Military Ave in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
A look at the future site for Ooh De Lally located at 1412 Military Ave in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
A look at the future site for Ooh De Lally located at 1412 Military Ave in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
A look at the future site for Ooh De Lally located at 1412 Military Ave in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Tim Steinbach, executive director of Ooh De Lally, shows the future site for Ooh De Lally located at 1412 Military Ave in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Tim Steinbach, executive director of Ooh De Lally, shows the future site for Ooh De Lally located at 1412 Military Ave in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
A look at the future site for Ooh De Lally located at 1412 Military Ave in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Tim Steinbach, executive director of Ooh De Lally looks at the ground while in the basement of the future site for Ooh De Lally in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
A look at the future site for Ooh De Lally located at 1412 Military Ave in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Tim Steinbach speaks about how the layout of the inside of the building will look like while at the future site of Ooh De Lally in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Tim Steinbach, executive director of Ooh De Lally stands for a portrait in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2025.
LaRue Marcos poses for a portrait at Ooh De Lally. Marcos sat down with Gov. Jim Pillen and Department of Correctional Services Director Rob Jeffreys to share his perspectives on reducing recidivism in Nebraska.