El Vallarta replacing McAlister’s Deli (125 and Center)

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:56 pm

McAlister's Deli to open 18 additional units

McAlister’s Deli has announced the signing of three multi-unit store development agreements with new and existing franchisees for 10 new restaurants in the Greater Tampa, Fla., area; three new restaurants in Central Michigan; and five new restaurants in Lincoln and Omaha, Neb.

http://www.mcalistersdeli.com/

And they offer Muffulettas!!!

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:21 pm

Sounds a lot like Jason's Deli. They also have muffulettas.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:44 pm

Per Grow Omaha On Saturday, McAlister's Deli will open their first Omaha location in the old Hooters at 125th and West Center.

http://www.mcalistersdeli.com/

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:12 pm

Brad wrote:Per Grow Omaha On Saturday, McAlister's Deli will open their first Omaha location in the old Hooters at 125th and West Center.

http://www.mcalistersdeli.com/

Looks like a Jason's Deli clone...heck, even the coloring on their website is similar to Jason's aha.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 5:07 pm

McAlister's Deli

According to the World Herald a McAlister's Deli is going to remodel the former Hooters of Omaha on West Center.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130805/M ... er-s-delis

The first location will open by early October, with four more planned for the Omaha area, franchisee Bobby Salvo said. Construction is underway on the 5,000 square-foot fast-casual restaurant, which will feature an outdoor patio. McAlister's is known for its sweet tea, sandwiches, spuds, soups and salads.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:14 pm

Merged this with the old thread.

Grow Omaha beat the OWH by six months!

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:31 pm

I have eaten at the one in St. Joe. A nice atmosphere. Decent but unremarkable food. Jason's Deli is much better.

schumatt · Post by **schumatt** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:38 pm

I just ate at the McAlister's in St. Joe this weekend. Everyone I was with enjoyed their meals, and we commented how it would probably do well in Omaha. Sure, it may be similar to Jason's, but I think it'll be a solid addition to the area and Omaha in general.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:56 am

Best Sweet Tea ever....

Post by **Brad** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:36 pm

Grand Opening yesterday. My wife and I went to day, and it was decent. Nothing I could get overly excited about. Do they have a "tea bar" which I liked. I drink a ton of Ice Tea.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:54 pm

A good friend is working in the kitchen now. She is an excellent chef.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:42 am

nativeomahan wrote:A good friend is working in the kitchen now. She is an excellent chef.

I am sure its because its the grand opening and they had extra people and the training staff, but I have never seen so many people in a kitchen!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:29 pm

Ate here this afternoon. It will do fine for another Deli with other items on the menu. Nothing fancy. I had the Muffuletta. Good, but the Cole Slaw was great. Lots of Omaha images throughout the building but the third picture I thought was great.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:45 pm

Coyote wrote:Lots of Omaha images throughout the building but the third picture I thought was great.

Lots of husker photos, some Omaha photos.... But whatever "effect" they were trying to put on those prints sucks. I have seen some of those photos before and they were cool, but the prints in there were terrible. It's like they put some shitty Instagram filter on them.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:51 pm

Oh yeah, they have big screen TVs there, but guess what channel they are on???

Post by **Brad** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:59 pm

Coyote wrote:Oh yeah, they have big screen TVs there, but guess what channel they are on???

What's that? I don't remember the TV.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 12:01 am

Brad wrote:
Coyote wrote:Oh yeah, they have big screen TVs there, but guess what channel they are on???
What's that? I don't remember the TV.

McAllister's TV, all the time... the 'You Could Have Ordered This' Station.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:35 pm

Tried this place, they give a ton of meet on the sandwich, I had the pastrami on rye with mustard. I'll definitely go back if I'm in the area.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:37 pm

Linkin5 wrote:I had the pastrami on rye with mustard.

That's what I had too. I am a sucker for Pastrami!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:38 pm

Linkin5 wrote:Tried this place, they give a ton of meet on the sandwich, I had the pastrami on rye with mustard. I'll definitely go back if I'm in the area.

That sounds like something I get at Schlotzkies.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:40 pm

Linkin5 wrote:Tried this place, they give a ton of meet on the sandwich, I had the pastrami on rye with mustard. I'll definitely go back if I'm in the area.

That sounds like something I get at Schlotzky's

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:49 pm

Brad wrote:
Linkin5 wrote:I had the pastrami on rye with mustard.
That's what I had too. I am a sucker for Pastrami!

Absolutely! The weird thing about this place is they had what looked to be about ten people working which was complete overkill.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:04 pm

Linkin5 wrote:Absolutely! The weird thing about this place is they had what looked to be about ten people working which was complete overkill.

Opening day was out of control. People Absolutely Everywhere! Employees easily out numbered customers 3-1!

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:36 pm

Brad wrote:
That's what I had too. I am a sucker for Pastrami!

Thats what she said......................

Post by **BRoss** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:24 pm

Just noticed in this WOWT article that McAlister's is closed.

lbmom5 · Post by **lbmom5** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:27 pm

HR Paperstacks wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:24 pm Just noticed in this WOWT article that McAlister's is closed.

That's too bad. I have always enjoyed McAlister's when traveling, thought the food was great. Unfortunately, both Omaha locations seemed to be lacking in that great food-they were just OK and not very busy.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:05 am

HR Paperstacks wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:24 pm Just noticed in this WOWT article that McAlister's is closed.

I'm nearly certain this wasn't a permanent closure situation... Just closed until they paid up on their permit.

lonnie · Post by **lonnie** » Thu Mar 07, 2019 1:51 pm

Possibly moving one of their McAlister's locations to the now vacant Panera in Westroads would be a good move.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:31 pm

McAllister’s posted on Facebook that they are closing the west center location permanently today at 2:30 PM.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 7:46 pm

I drove by that location a couple hours ago, and there was a moving truck in front and several workers were literally moving and wheeling restaurant items (chairs, tables etc) out...

Ciao.. LiO...Peace

Post by **Brad** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:51 pm

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 7:46 pm I drove by that location a couple hours ago, and there was a moving truck in front and several workers were literally moving and wheeling restaurant items (chairs, tables etc) out...

Ciao.. LiO...Peace

Dang... Its like they didn't want to pay April's rent!

Post by **Brad** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 4:43 pm

El Vallarta Sign on the former Hooters/McAllister’s building

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue May 24, 2022 11:42 am

El Vallarta has pretty good food. I used to eat at their LaVista location with some frequency, and they hosted my retirement party there one evening several years back. Seems like only yesterday. lol

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Tue May 24, 2022 3:08 pm

We frequent their La Vista and Gretna locations. We enjoy the food and service is always very good. Though, I do wish they had some proper street tacos on their menu.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue May 24, 2022 10:24 pm

I hate it when people wander off topic…but here I go…
I would love to see a list of restaurants in Metro Omaha that serve legit Mexican food, including what are called “street tacos” in the US. Mexicans use the term “tacos”.

Reminds me of a conversation my husband overheard a few years back, where a Gringo literally just off the boat (a daytripper from the cruise ship) was complaining to the owner of a street taco stand that his tacos were not to his liking. “Where’s the cheese and the lettuce?” He exclaimed.
The owner replied, in serviceable ingles “Oh, you don’t want tacos! You want Taco Bell! Wrong country, amigo.”

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Wed May 25, 2022 9:34 am

The "authentic" take on food has always amused me a little. Who is to say what is authentic? For example, if you moved to Austria and opened an American Restaurant serving hamburgers, potato salad, and whatnot, then I, an American, came in and ate your potato salad and it tasted nothing like the potato salad I was raised on should I then go online and write some review to the effect of "I am from America, so I know what authentic American cuisine is and this is NOT it." That's the equivalent of what I see from a lot of reviews raging about which Italian or Mexican cuisine isn't authentic (those seem to be the two cuisines that draw the most ire). People will scoff at flour tortillas in a Mexican restaurant not being authentic, but there is actually plenty of literature out there about how flour tortillas are native to northern Mexico. The whole thing is just absurd to me. If it tastes good - eat it. That should be all that matters.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed May 25, 2022 9:50 am

Brad wrote: Sat Apr 30, 2022 4:43 pm El Vallarta Sign on the former Hooters/McAllister’s building

I’ve also noticed that sign for close to a month now. This location is very close to my residence..

I’ll definitely be giving it a try once it opens…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Post by **Brad** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:24 pm

Grow Omaha Market Report wrote:El Vallarta’s new location at 12405 West Center Road is getting closer to opening with the first day of business likely occurring in April. Most of the interior renovation appears to be done. The building formerly housed a McAlister’s Deli. El Vallarta has existing locations in La Vista and Gretna.

https://growomaha.com/weekly-market-rep ... h-16-2023/

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:23 pm

Maybe it’s underfunding. Maybe it’s lack of artisans to do remodeling. Maybe it’s an inability to find sufficient employees. Maybe it’s all three. But a great many announced “coming soon” restaurants in Omaha never seem to arrive…at least not in the same year their “coming soon” signs are proudly erected. This is one such place. The Mexican seafood place at 133rd and West Center is another one.

bbinks · Post by **bbinks** » Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:48 pm

nativeomahan wrote: Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:23 pm Maybe it’s underfunding. Maybe it’s lack of artisans to do remodeling. Maybe it’s an inability to find sufficient employees. Maybe it’s all three. But a great many announced “coming soon” restaurants in Omaha never seem to arrive…at least not in the same year their “coming soon” signs are proudly erected. This is one such place. The Mexican seafood place at 133rd and West Center is another one.

Plus at least 12 months of rent and operating expenses with not one customer. Their other restaurants have to be doing well to able to float these costs.