P.O. Pears is closing Sad day for sure

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:03 pm

I worked there in the mid/late 90s. Â Met Ms. Big E there, as a matter of fact (she was also an employee).

Our annual golf outing got us kicked off of every golf course within a four hour radius. Â I still spread the gospel of the Jiffy Burger everywhere I go. Â We put the "X" in Xmas Party. Â Cooking on game days - I bet I turned 10,000 burgers while working there.

It will be missed.

-Big E

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:42 pm

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:57 pm

This sucks. Â

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:16 pm

Big E wrote:I worked there in the mid/late 90s. Met Ms. Big E there, as a matter of fact (she was also an employee).

You probably waited on me at some point then. I was at UNL from 1994 to 1998 and my apartment was at 9th and G Street, so not only was P.O. Pears the best place to watch Husker games, it was the closest for me, too.

No more Starship. No more P.O. Pears. What's next? Digging up the Haymarket?

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:32 pm

Probably waited on me as well, as Pears was our regular pre-game stop in the 90's. Â Eventually we got a parking spot closer to the stadium and switched to tailgating, but we still occasionally went to Pears. Â It will be missed...though I have to admit, when we stopped before the USC game, the food wasn't very good and the place wasn't very busy.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:18 pm

edsas wrote:You probably waited on me at some point then.

I never worked on the floor. Â I was one of the surly knuckleheads harassing everyone from the kitchen.

-Big E

Post by **nebugeater** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:01 pm

Big E wrote:
edsas wrote:You probably waited on me at some point then.
I never worked on the floor. I was one of the surly knuckleheads harassing everyone from the kitchen.

-Big E

So what was REALLY in those Burgers?

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:06 pm

nebugeater wrote:So what was REALLY in those Burgers?

The burgers were fine.

Let's just say sometimes it's dangerous to have a walk-in cooler in a kitchen that has direct access to a beer tap.

-Big E

Post by **nebugeater** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:08 pm

Big E wrote:
nebugeater wrote:So what was REALLY in those Burgers?
The burgers were fine.

Let's just say sometimes it's dangerous to have a walk-in cooler in a kitchen that has direct access to a beer tap.

-Big E

I know they were fine, the question always was why.

Â I sure did my share of sampling in the day.

Blade1655 · Post by **Blade1655** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:50 pm

I need to get to Lincoln ASAP, or this means one of my life's dreams will not come true... Â eating a Jiffy Burger with a fried egg on top of it.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:10 am

Went I went to school at UNL, PO Pears was one of my favorite hangs..

I'm truly sorry to hear it will close..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:38 am

If you missed it Saturday night, you're SOL. Â I take the secrets of the Jiffy and world famous blue cheese dressing with me to my grave.

There are only a few more private events scheduled, including an employee reunion - which the building and a few employees may not survive. Â

-Big E

Oak · Post by **Oak** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:43 pm

edsas wrote:No more Starship. No more P.O. Pears. What's next? Digging up the Haymarket?

My guess would be the Zoo Bar. Hopefully not but since the smoking ban was put into place that place just hasn't been the same. :(

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:17 pm

Redevelopment for PO Pears possibility:

http://www.journalstar.com/news/busines ... 017458.txt

There’s a chance P.O. Pears might remain a bar, but if it does, it will be without its signature sand volleyball courts.

Monte Froehlich, who owns real estate development company U.S. Property, has bought the P.O. Pears site and plans to redevelop the north portion into retail uses.

That means the sand volleyball courts, used by countless leagues since 1985, will be no more.