Village Pointe (SWC 168 & West Dodge)
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A new addition to Village Pointe opened today: Atherton Place - a home furnishings store.
http://www.athertonplace.com/
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Omaha World Herald wrote:Atherton Place features a house design center where customers can get decoration advice and assistance.
The 5,000-square-foot store employs five full- and part-time workers, Forrest said.
Based in State College, Pa., this is the second location for the company. In May, it opened its first store in Middleton, Wis.
A grand-opening celebration is scheduled to begin Friday.
Did the melting plot ever close?Uffda wrote:There are also a rumor going around that Tin Star is going to be closing.
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Didn't go there but they were open last weekend on my way to Tin Star. Â I Hope TS stays open. Â We kind of like that palce. Â They always seem fairly busy but as we know that is not the only determining factor.Brad wrote:Did the melting plot ever close?Uffda wrote:There are also a rumor going around that Tin Star is going to be closing.
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Was at VP early this afternoon and Tin Star has in fact closed. Â The signs were down. the outdoor patio seating was gone, the windows with blinds were closed and those without were covered with paper. Â Too bad, I though this was a decent place. Â I image the cost of the space where they were is fairly high among other things but they did seem like they had a fairly busy place when I was there.Uffda wrote:There are also a rumor going around that Tin Star is going to be closing.
Tinstar was locally owned by Cutchall Restaurant Management... this hiccup aside, they've had considerable success with all the local Famous Dave's, Sonics, Popeye's and Paradise Bakery restaurants... and have been branching out into other states.
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It needed to be closer to 114th and Dodge or downtown, or anywhere else there were actual professionals employed during the day. Â People heading to VP were NOT heading there for buffet style dining. Â It was great food, but horrible selection of location.nativeomahan wrote:I will miss Tin Star. I really liked the food, and the concept. Maybe if it had been closer to the cinemas...
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Did you ever go there? Â This was no where near buffet style dining. Â Quick casual yes, but what is your definition of buffet style, not this I hope.Big E wrote:It needed to be closer to 114th and Dodge or downtown, or anywhere else there were actual professionals employed during the day. People heading to VP were NOT heading there for buffet style dining. It was great food, but horrible selection of location.nativeomahan wrote:I will miss Tin Star. I really liked the food, and the concept. Maybe if it had been closer to the cinemas...
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Sorry, buffet wasn't the right word. Â I did eat there, and the food was god. Â I just don't think VP is the type of place people want to go and fill their own sodas. Â It reminded me of ordering at a Panera.nebugeater wrote:Did you ever go there? This was no where near buffet style dining. Quick casual yes, but what is your definition of buffet style, not this I hope.Big E wrote:It needed to be closer to 114th and Dodge or downtown, or anywhere else there were actual professionals employed during the day. People heading to VP were NOT heading there for buffet style dining. It was great food, but horrible selection of location.nativeomahan wrote:I will miss Tin Star. I really liked the food, and the concept. Maybe if it had been closer to the cinemas...
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Just for the heck of it, I tried calling their number now - it rang 5 times and went to an answering machine - yes, definitely an answering machine. And, the outgoing message was that pre-recorded |expletive| you would have heard on a tape answering machine 20 years ago. No mention of the number called or who it was I called.
I can't believe they shut down! That was a huge bill for that location. And, knowing at least one of the "investors" involved, I'm surprised they didn't simply throw $$$ into it for at least 3-4 years to try it out. There were definitely some big bucks associated with the place.
Maybe if the football team was playing worth a darn, they'd been busier???
I can't believe they shut down! That was a huge bill for that location. And, knowing at least one of the "investors" involved, I'm surprised they didn't simply throw $$$ into it for at least 3-4 years to try it out. There were definitely some big bucks associated with the place.
Maybe if the football team was playing worth a darn, they'd been busier???
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I ate their once, a month or so ago, and surprisingly had a very good melt sandwich. Â I do think it was a bad location for a sports bar, as no one really goes to VP to go sit in a bar and watch TV.djc311 wrote:Just for the heck of it, I tried calling their number now - it rang 5 times and went to an answering machine - yes, definitely an answering machine. And, the outgoing message was that pre-recorded |expletive| you would have heard on a tape answering machine 20 years ago. No mention of the number called or who it was I called.
I can't believe they shut down! That was a huge bill for that location. And, knowing at least one of the "investors" involved, I'm surprised they didn't simply throw $$$ into it for at least 3-4 years to try it out. There were definitely some big bucks associated with the place.
Maybe if the football team was playing worth a darn, they'd been busier???
I hope someone takes over the place and can make a go of it.
West Omaha loses 3 eateries
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1 ... d=10154855
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Three west Omaha restaurants have closed in the last two weeks, raising questions about restaurant sustainability in the city, or at least in one part of it.
The biggest of the bunch was the Scarlet and Cream Letter Club, a free-standing Husker sports-themed restaurant started by local businessmen and former Huskers in 2006. It closed Tuesday, according to one of its managers and a spokeswoman for the Village Pointe shopping center near 168th Street and West Dodge Road, where it was situated.
Aunt Emma's, a small, family-style restaurant near 178th Street and West Center Road, closed for good Sunday, according to a man who answered the phone there Wednesday morning. Owner Jerry Slusky did not return phone calls Wednesday.
And Tin Star, a small, quick-casual Southwestern eatery at Village Pointe, closed Sept. 30, owner Greg Cutchall said.
Cutchall said the Texas-based restaurant concept wasn't performing as well in Omaha as in the southwestern part of the country. He said that's why he closed the Omaha location and is opening one in Dallas
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The person I talked to at Planet Sub blamed the poor access to their location as the primary reason they were closing and not necessarily the competition. Â The strip mall they were in was inside Bakers parking lot and although they faced Center street you couldn't reach it from Center street. Â Obviously the more competitive the environment the more important issues like that become.
Meh. Â They weren't any less accessible from West Center than, say, Famous Dave's or Dairy Queen. Â They seem to doing well. Â I mean you could say the same thing about Baker's, Gordman's, etc. Â All indicates are that Runza is doing fine... and they aren't even visible from West Center.
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The initial investors had a problem with a certain "somebody" that was siphoning money from what I hear. It was then sold to a guy who shouldn't be in charge of running A Denny's. At least that's what i have heard.djc311 wrote: I can't believe they shut down! That was a huge bill for that location. And, knowing at least one of the "investors" involved, I'm surprised they didn't simply throw $$$ into it for at least 3-4 years to try it out. There were definitely some big bucks associated with the place.
We went there when they first opened and enjoyed some good food and beers while watching a plethora of sports. Fast forward to this summer when we were there and they no longer had the sports package on tv and the menu was what you would see at a Sonic. It was only a matter of time.
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Looks like a couple of open spots ae filling up at VP. Â Along with the hedline anoucment they mention that My Compulsion and She's Smitten recently opened.
Upscale food seller Harry & David plans Village Pointe store
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1 ... d=10183449
Upscale food seller Harry & David plans Village Pointe store
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Harry & David, a fruit and fine food store, will open next year at Village Pointe Shopping Center.
An April opening is projected for the national chain, which will open a 3,500- square-foot corner store west of Jos. A. Bank.
Harry & David, founded in 1934, is the country's largest direct marketer of gourmet fruit and food gifts. The chain, based in Oregon, has 147 stores nationwide.
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Not sure how much longer the Christmas Decor will be up but it could be a cool night shot. Â I was thinking about it the other night when I went out there.
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