Pauli's at Aksarben Village

Post by **Brad** » Fri May 15, 2015 10:33 pm

I heard from a very creditable source that Pauli's (yes, that Pauli's) will be opening at Aksarben Village in the Pacific Life Building. They will be on the west end of the ground floor.

43county · Post by **43county** » Sun May 17, 2015 2:54 pm

When I first heard about this (about a month ago) the plan was to be simply a bar...as in no food. Not sure if that was set in stone or not.

Post by **Brad** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:46 am

He didn't mention if it would serve food or not, but he also mentioned that a "Comfort Food" restaurant would be in one of the other bays of the Pacific Life Building.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon May 18, 2015 12:15 pm

This would really help A/V become a place to go out and hop around for the night like Benson or OM. They will need more watering holes for hockey nights anyways!

Fresh03 · Post by **Fresh03** » Tue May 19, 2015 8:30 am

iamjacobm wrote:This would really help A/V become a place to go out and hop around for the night like Benson or OM. They will need more watering holes for hockey nights anyways!

I think this is a really good point as there is only two places to grab a drink which is DJs and Liv Lounge. If I want to get a drink I don't really think of DJs and Liv really isn't my speed so another place would be great. Yes Spirit World and Ponzu serve alcohol but I don't really consider them bars. Dudleys is closer to just being a bar but I usually don't go to pizza places either just for a few drinks. I tend to forgot about them as a choice.

Hopefully they have quite a few craft beers as I think that is also really missing from A/V, maybe 15 taps.

Post by **Brad** » Tue May 19, 2015 11:39 am

Fresh03 wrote:I think this is a really good point as there is only two places to grab a drink which is DJs and Liv Lounge. If I want to get a drink I don't really think of DJs and Liv really isn't my speed so another place would be great. Yes Spirit World and Ponzu serve alcohol but I don't really consider them bars. Dudleys is closer to just being a bar but I usually don't go to pizza places either just for a few drinks. I tend to forgot about them as a choice.

Hopefully they have quite a few craft beers as I think that is also really missing from A/V, maybe 15 taps.

Have you ever been to Dudley's? They have a great and always rotating Craft Selection.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue May 19, 2015 12:12 pm

I haven't been to all the restaurants in AV, but I think Dudley's is the top one. The food and beer selection is not matched in that area.

Post by **Brad** » Tue May 19, 2015 12:44 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:I haven't been to all the restaurants in AV, but I think Dudley's is the top one. The food and beer selection is not matched in that area.

Absolutely!

The only people that would not enjoy it are people that want to go to DJ's to be absoutely surrounded in TV's showing sports. Dudley's has a few TV's in the bar, but nothing like DJ's.

Fresh03 · Post by **Fresh03** » Tue May 19, 2015 2:18 pm

Brad to answer to your question, yes I have been to Dudley's and agree they have a great craft beer selection. I should have done a better job of clarifying that if I want to met a few friends for drinks after work or later in the night, Dudley's is not a place we think about going.

Iamjacobm makes the point that A/V needs several different times of bars (sports, lounge, maybe brewery in the future) to draw in more people and I think that is where Pauli's could definitely fill a need.

Plus Dudley's closes at 11 so you need more places that stay open later if A/V wants to draw in more people.

guy4omaha · Post by **guy4omaha** » Wed May 20, 2015 6:35 pm

Brad wrote:
skinzfan23 wrote:I haven't been to all the restaurants in AV, but I think Dudley's is the top one. The food and beer selection is not matched in that area.
Absolutely!

The only people that would not enjoy it are people that want to go to DJ's to be absoutely surrounded in TV's showing sports. Dudley's has a few TV's in the bar, but nothing like DJ's.

I don't want to go to DJ's to be absolutely surrounded by TVs showing sports, but Dudley's is not for me nor my wife. We just don't get it after several tries. But it's all subjective anyway. Plus we're leaving tables open for those of you who can't get enough of Dudleys. So enjoy Dudley's lovers of the world.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:33 am

Pauli’s Bar to live anew at Aksarben

Pauli’s Bar, a former College World Series hot spot, will set up shop in Aksarben Village in mid-October, said owner Paul Griego. Pauli’s will move into the first floor of the building under construction for Pacific Life Insurance Co.

Griego is opening the space with four partners: John Hughes and Joe Kutilek of Magnum Development Corp., which developed the village’s entertainment zone and is co-developer of the Pacific Life building; Jeff Lohmeier, a longtime Omaha bartender; and Bob Callahan, formerly of the Westcon Group. Callahan and Lohmeier will work full time as general managers of Pauli’s.

According to this picture, it looks like they are going to be on the northeast section of the building:

Post by **Coyote** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:05 pm

Me thinks that is a photoshopped pic. I walked around it several times this afternoon and there is no sign of a sign.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:33 pm

Great addition to A/V.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:45 am

Coyote wrote:Me thinks that is a photoshopped pic. I walked around it several times this afternoon and there is no sign of a sign.

Yeah and a poor job of photoshop at that.

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:31 pm

Pauli's will occupy Suite 101 at Pac Life, so it looks like it will be on the east side of the first floor...

Post by **Coyote** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 5:31 pm

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 5:34 pm

I hope they have a bigger patio than DJ's!

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:25 pm

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:03 pm

Not sure if sign is real or photoshopped again.

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:21 pm

RNcyanide wrote:Not sure if sign is real or photoshopped again.

Well, I took that photo an hour ago...

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:29 pm

The sign itself just looks kind of weird and it stands out in an off way.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:27 pm

Coyote wrote:
RNcyanide wrote:Not sure if sign is real or photoshopped again.
Well, I took that photo an hour ago...

Haha, that is funny...at first I was thinking the same thing. It does look like it is photoshopped. The sign almost looks out of place.

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:49 am

I don't know what you see here...

Photoshopped:

Not Photoshopped:

A huge difference.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:45 am

Drove by yesterday. The sign looks fake in person. It's just a bad sign.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:11 pm

Photo Update 10/21/2015

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skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:10 pm

It might just be the picture, but it looks kind of small on the inside.

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:23 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:It might just be the picture, but it looks kind of small on the inside.

No. That is what everyone is saying. I thought they might have this NE corner bay AND the SE bay, but that appears to be not so. Plus the outdoor Beer Garden does not appear to be as large as many would have liked. We shall see when it is finally open though.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 10:43 am

skinzfan23 wrote:It might just be the picture, but it looks kind of small on the inside.

I think it will be a perfect fit. Its should be more of a "Neighborhood Bar".

DJ's = Mega Sportsbar
Dudley's = Pizza place with a large bar
Spirit World = Tasting Room
Liv = Martini Bar (I think)

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 10:45 am

Looks about the size of Sullivan's.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 10:53 am

iamjacobm wrote:Looks about the size of Sullivan's.

Yeah, it felt about the same when I was in there.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 1:38 pm

Apparently you can order Dudley's Pizza and they will deliver it at your table here.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 9:21 pm

iamjacobm wrote:Apparently you can order Dudley's Pizza and they will deliver it at your table here.

We walked by there on our way to Dudley's tonight. Looked busy in there.

AksarbenGuy · Post by **AksarbenGuy** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:05 pm

This place has been great.

I remember stopping in the first month or so it was open and it seemed kind of bland. Pretty bare walls, not much of a feeling of place. It's defiantly grown up. Place is very clean and well kept. Bartenders are great and on top of everything. My only complaint is the pop corn seems to be on sometimes and not others. I wish it had food. Being able to order Dudley's is nice, but their food is inconsistent at best. Much preferred the BBQ joint that was there's before, but that's for another post.

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