Lunchtime diners found McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ at 7425 Pacific St. closed Tuesday.
A sign on the window of the restaurant said the property had been seized by the Internal Revenue Service for non-payment of taxes.
An IRS spokeswoman confirmed a seizure of the business, which had been open since December 1991, for overdue taxes, but said she could not provide more information.
Parker's Smokehouse Replacing McKenna's!
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Parker's Smokehouse Replacing McKenna's!
At least temporarily. But I'd say it's closer to permanent than temporary:
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I'm guessing somebody's just trying to be humorous with the sign - I can't imagine the IRS would move that quickly to take possession and sell to settle the debt.Harpoon wrote:You sure they are...errr...were renting? The sign on their marquee says that the building is now for sale at irssales.gov or something like that.
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Actually, the auction date is set. September 13 at 10AMicejammer wrote:I'm guessing somebody's just trying to be humorous with the sign - I can't imagine the IRS would move that quickly to take possession and sell to settle the debt.Harpoon wrote:You sure they are...errr...were renting? The sign on their marquee says that the building is now for sale at irssales.gov or something like that.
http://www.treas.gov/auctions/irs/omne_turn_1666.htm
Sad day, indeed. Hopefully something good comes from this.
Actually, the auction date is set. September 13 at 10AM
http://www.treas.gov/auctions/irs/omne_turn_1666.htm
Sad day, indeed. Hopefully something good comes from this.[/quote]
Good find, I have been looking for that listing.
http://www.treas.gov/auctions/irs/omne_turn_1666.htm
Sad day, indeed. Hopefully something good comes from this.[/quote]
Good find, I have been looking for that listing.
Buyer to keep McKenna's open
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=46& ... nd=3312919
McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ, a popular restaurant and bar at 74th and Pacific Streets, was purchased Wednesday for $113,000 at an Internal Revenue Service auction.
Kyron O'Brien, 34, who owns O'Briens Lounge across the street at 1014 S. 74th Plaza, said he plans to keep the venue going as it had been run for about 15 years, with blues bands and good food.
"We're going to leave it McKenna's," he said.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=46& ... nd=3312919
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$113,000 Talk about hitting the lottery! That is an AWSOME investment. He will need to spend a little money to let everyone know he re-opened it.
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If I had known it would go for that, I might have been tempted to go to the auction. Of course, he says he was prepared to go to $130,000, so......Brad wrote:$113,000 Talk about hitting the lottery! That is an AWSOME investment.
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McKenna's doesn't skip a beat with new owners
Omaha World Herald wrote:It still looks and feels like McKenna's. When co-owner Kyron O'Brien bought McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ last August, he said his aim was to keep the restaurant the same. Mission accomplished. From the menu to the décor to a few of the cooks and servers, the restaurant seems the same.
The posters, memorabilia and photos, including a guitar signed by blues icon B.B. King, are still there. The barbecue sauce has the same zip. And the motto is still prominently displayed in glowing blue neon: "When Adam first met Eve . . . that's when the blues started."
...but two fans tell me the food they've tried since the ownership switch tastes the same. Part of the reason for that may be that O'Brien and Murphy hired Manuel Ayala, who cooked for McKenna's for 12 years at both the Pacific Street and the short-lived west Omaha locations. They've also hired several former servers, which helps give the restaurant a sense of continuity.
Has anyone been to McKenna's lately?
We went there Saturday night and it was not good. Â I haven't been there for years, but it just didn't seem like it use to. Â I had Brisket and there are two things that Brisket should never need.... Sauce or a Knife and mine needed both!
We went there Saturday night and it was not good. Â I haven't been there for years, but it just didn't seem like it use to. Â I had Brisket and there are two things that Brisket should never need.... Sauce or a Knife and mine needed both!
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Brad wrote:Has anyone been to McKenna's lately?
We went there Saturday night and it was not good. I haven't been there for years, but it just didn't seem like it use to. I had Brisket and there are two things that Brisket should never need.... Sauce or a Knife and mine needed both!
Brisket + Knife = return to kitchen in my book.
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We regularly receive coupons in the mail for buy one get one free. We used one for dinner about a year ago and the food was terrible. A couple of months ago we gave them a second chance and it was more of the same. Â Both times the place was pretty much empty. I can't imagine they will be open a whole lot longer unless they do some sort of monster catering business.
Re: McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ reopens
Closing Again...
Blue House wrote:Last Dance at McKenna’s
Hey, after over 20 years of live music and Blues, McKenna’s will be shutting their doors. Blue House was one of the first to play there when they opened, and tonight, they will be one of their last.
We play from 8 pm-11 pm
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Re: McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ - CLOSING
Is there a n announced date? I want to get back out there.
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That's too bad! That was a fun place.
What's with all of these BBQ places closing? Amarillo? Smoke Pit? McKenna's?
What's with all of these BBQ places closing? Amarillo? Smoke Pit? McKenna's?
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Day trip to KC for the good stuff isn't too far? I also think people are more aware of what good BBQ is now.
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Re: McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ - CLOSING
We went to Oklahoma Joes in KC, KS Saturday morning about 11:10 am, hoping to sneak in for a quick lunch. The line was already out the door, and there was a 45 minute wait. Note, I said 11:10 am.
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September 27thbbinks wrote:Is there a n announced date? I want to get back out there.
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Re: McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ - CLOSING
I still haven't seen why they are closing down yet. Are they the same owners of the place next to the W Maple Blue that closed a few years back?
Re: McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ - CLOSING
These are the people that bought it out of government auction after those people didn't pay the taxes....Coyote wrote:I still haven't seen why they are closing down yet. Are they the same owners of the place next to the W Maple Blue that closed a few years back?
Its closing because it sucks!
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Re: McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ - CLOSING
So glad that I never tried it after the tax sale.
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Re: McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ - CLOSING
Wow, I just looked at a few recent reviews. No good bye meal there for me.
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Re: McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ - CLOSING
I went there in July. Place was pretty empty around dinnertime on a weekday. Food was nothing to write home about and I got the feeling that if the place was busier on a daily basis, it would be better. It wasn't bad, just your average meal. The server we had on the other hand, was probably one of the best servers I've had at a restaurant. Was kinda surprised by that given that it was a ghost town in there.
The place seems like it has a lot of potential.
The place seems like it has a lot of potential.
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Re: McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ - CLOSING
Kind of a gimmick with the blues acts and music playing all the time. I like going places where my dinner companions and I can talk at a normal volume.
As I recall, their ribs were not available dry.
As I recall, their ribs were not available dry.
Re: McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ - CLOSING
I don't remember if it was linked here, but there is a listicle that gives the top ten ways or whatever that you can tell that a barbecue joint is a fraud. In their opinion, one of the telltale signs is when a restaurant applies the sauce beforehand.bigredmed wrote: As I recall, their ribs were not available dry.
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Re: McKenna's Blues, Booze and BBQ - CLOSING
Parker's Smokehouse announced on their Facebook page within the last hour that they will be opening an Omaha location in the McKenna's Location on 75th & Pacific. No mention on an opening date yet but said construction would start soon
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