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I just noticed today that the Perkins near 108th & Maple (back by la quinta if that's even still there) is closed and there's for lease sign there. No idea how long it's been closed. Are there any Perkins left in Omaha?

I tried to go there a few weeks ago also - so it has been at least a month.
There is one in the hotel that is on the SW corner of 108th and L, and I believe one on 72nd north of I-80.

Country Club Melt used to be my fave back in the day!

That place has been empty for months and months...

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w8ing wrote:I just noticed today that the Perkins near 108th & Maple (back by la quinta if that's even still there) is closed and there's for lease sign there. No idea how long it's been closed. Are there any Perkins left in Omaha?

aww, dang. I used to go there with the SuperTarget crowd at like 2am after we finished closing the store. many good memories there.

They left a very nice note on the doors thanking their patrons and all.
It had a great I-680 presence - but then you had to go find it.

At least six months. They closed the same time the "new" perkins on 108th and L went 24hours.

That long ago? I would have bet an under for an over-under 3 months, but what do I know?
Prior to my visit try a month ago - I was last there in '87. Wow.

Now where am I going to go to get my 'Cake and Steak' ??

That Perkins at 108th and L is fairly new..They contructed it a year or 2 ago..It's a pretty large Perkins with a conference room dining area..

According to their web site, their are only 2 Perkins left in Omaha (S 72nd and 108th & L):

http://www.perkinsrestaurants.com/location/usne.html

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

IHOP and Village Inn ran them out of town almost.

There's also a Perkins in CB, just off the interstate at Lake Manawa.

Whenever you're stuck at the light at 108th & L watch the Perkins' electronic sign. Usually there's a mispelling or two on there that's good for a laugh.

icejammer wrote:There's also a Perkins in CB, just off the interstate at Lake Manawa.

Opps..Forgot about that one..Three left in the metro..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

I lived on firkins house in the dorms at ISU. Our house t-shirts ended up being a takeoff.



With the tagline - "The only place you can get some at 2am"

I won't even go into what we did with our lighted sign.

Ha! That's a good one Asten.
Of course, back in the day, I lived on Richey House, and that doesn't even compare to the classic sign (that mysteriously appeared in the middle of the night) 'Firkins Sucks'. Sadly, that didn't last long.

icejammer wrote:Ha! That's a good one Asten.
Of course, back in the day, I lived on Richey House, and that doesn't even compare to the classic sign (that mysteriously appeared in the middle of the night) 'Firkins Sucks'. Sadly, that didn't last long.

eww, richey. ;) I stole the hot girlfriend of a guy who lived on richey. it was a reward into itself

let's just say ours lit up letters of "Firkins" in a very specific sequence that the women across the courtyard in friley found offensive, once they figured it out.

I had no part in it, though. 'twas built before my time.

I can't remember how long ago it closed, but the old Perkins in the ground floor at the SW corner of 108th & L Best Western has a dumpster and a freight container at that front door. Was all the Perkins furnishings still in there all this time?

Coyote wrote:I can't remember how long ago it closed, but the old Perkins in the ground floor at the SW corner of 108th & L Best Western has a dumpster and a freight container at that front door. Was all the Perkins furnishings still in there all this time?

That dumpster or another one have been sitting there for at least three weeks. I saw it on my last trip to Rotella''s and that was three Saturday's ago.

I think it closed sometime in 2015