Blue Sushi (Multiple Locations)

MythOldMarket · Post by **MythOldMarket** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:28 am

Talking with a couple of friends last night and they said Blue Sushi was making a possible bid for the place. Interesting.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:03 am

MythOldMarket wrote:Talking with a couple of friends last night and they said Blue Sushi was making a possible bid for the place. Interesting.

To open another Blue Sushi? How much sushi would you have to sell in that joint to pay the rent?

Between O, Matsu, and now Urban on the weekend nights, I'd question whether the downtown Asian-fusion-sushi dollar wouldn't be getting spread a bit thin if Blue opened. Oh well, the winner would be happy I'm sure.

-Big E

j4nu · Post by **j4nu** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:11 pm

MythOldMarket wrote:Talking with a couple of friends last night and they said Blue Sushi was making a possible bid for the place. Interesting.

It may not be Blue specifically but the owners of Blue which own Roja etc. also. Maybe they will locate a 2nd version of own of their existing places or perhaps an entirely new concept.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:18 pm

j4nu wrote:
MythOldMarket wrote:Talking with a couple of friends last night and they said Blue Sushi was making a possible bid for the place. Interesting.
It may not be Blue specifically but the owners of Blue which own Roja etc. also. Maybe they will locate a 2nd version of own of their existing places or perhaps an entirely new concept.

And Red Lounge.

Thats true. I go $50 bucks on white... Who's taking green

MythOldMarket · Post by **MythOldMarket** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:23 pm

Brad wrote:
j4nu wrote:
MythOldMarket wrote:Talking with a couple of friends last night and they said Blue Sushi was making a possible bid for the place. Interesting.
It may not be Blue specifically but the owners of Blue which own Roja etc. also. Maybe they will locate a 2nd version of own of their existing places or perhaps an entirely new concept.
And Red Lounge.

Thats true. I go $50 bucks on white... Who's taking green

If I'm not mistaken, they already own Bianco Italian Ristorante. If they go green, it should be Verdi.

ThatGuy · Post by **ThatGuy** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:33 pm

I spoke to one of the owners at Red last week and evidently they have several plans in the works. I was a tad tipsy, but I believe he said they are going to open a place in the old Jobbers Canyon that will be a Blue on one floor and a lounge similar to Red on the other. He also said they will be opening another version of Blue called Baby Blue or something like that in Legacy and they have another Blue in the works for KC.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:38 pm

Sweet! Thanks ThatGuy.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:38 pm

Hope you were not too tipsy

, because that is great info!

ThatGuy · Post by **ThatGuy** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:51 pm

Well, I just checked the Legacy website and it lists Baby Blue as coming soon. So I can tell you I got that much right!

j4nu · Post by **j4nu** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:10 pm

ThatGuy wrote:I spoke to one of the owners at Red last week and evidently they have several plans in the works. I was a tad tipsy, but I believe he said they are going to open a place in the old Jobbers Canyon that will be a Blue on one floor and a lounge similar to Red on the other. He also said they will be opening another version of Blue called Baby Blue or something like that in Legacy and they have another Blue in the works for KC.

It wouldn't work logistically I'm sure, but wouldn't it be cool if each floor was a color? Red, Blue, White or some combination with the menus and atmosphere to match.

ThatGuy · Post by **ThatGuy** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:52 am

j4nu wrote:
ThatGuy wrote:I spoke to one of the owners at Red last week and evidently they have several plans in the works. I was a tad tipsy, but I believe he said they are going to open a place in the old Jobbers Canyon that will be a Blue on one floor and a lounge similar to Red on the other. He also said they will be opening another version of Blue called Baby Blue or something like that in Legacy and they have another Blue in the works for KC.
It wouldn't work logistically I'm sure, but wouldn't it be cool if each floor was a color? Red, Blue, White or some combination with the menus and atmosphere to match.

I pretty much assumed that would be what they do actually.

btod · Post by **btod** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:33 am

too bad they didn't put a hiro down there instead. been to blue and am not impressed at all with the food.

NDizona · Post by **NDizona** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:38 pm

were they talking of buying or renting?

http://www.loopnet.com/Attachments/2/1/ ... 359186.pdf

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:20 pm

MythOldMarket wrote:Talking with a couple of friends last night and they said Blue Sushi was making a possible bid for the place. Interesting.

Confirmed in the Feb. 26th Omaha World-Herald. Blue will open later this spring on 12th St.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:28 pm

Blue Sushi restaurant planned in Old Market

Omaha World Herald wrote:The Omaha fellows behind Blue Sushi, Roja Mexican and Bianco Italian restaurants plan to open a flagship Blue Sushi restaurant and banquet facility in the Old Market this summer. The first floor, he said, will have the same sleek look and feel as the original Blue Sushi, which opened near 144th Street and West Maple Road in fall 2002. The second floor will be "darker, louder, lounge-ier and maybe a little younger," Hogan said, but still full-service.

Hogan said the new banquet hall, a 300-seat catering facility on the building's third floor, will open about two months later and provide a location for parties and events handled by the company's Red, White and Blue Catering division.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:44 pm

Coyote wrote:Blue Sushi restaurant planned in Old Market

Omaha World Herald wrote:The Omaha fellows behind Blue Sushi, Roja Mexican and Bianco Italian restaurants plan to open a flagship Blue Sushi restaurant and banquet facility in the Old Market this summer. The first floor, he said, will have the same sleek look and feel as the original Blue Sushi, which opened near 144th Street and West Maple Road in fall 2002. The second floor will be "darker, louder, lounge-ier and maybe a little younger," Hogan said, but still full-service.

Hogan said the new banquet hall, a 300-seat catering facility on the building's third floor, will open about two months later and provide a location for parties and events handled by the company's Red, White and Blue Catering division.

And if run right, they will roll in the green....

Raraavis · Post by **Raraavis** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:03 am

Blue will be taking over the Jobbers Canyon location in the Old Market and opening a location in the Shops of Legacy. Perhaps this should go in the rumor section but it looks like they may be moving into Aksarben village as well.

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2 ... d=10268241

SarahEatsOmaha · Post by **SarahEatsOmaha** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:16 pm

Thank God I won't have to drive so far west for sushi anymore.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:40 pm

They are already starting work on the place.

onehunglow · Post by **onehunglow** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:31 pm

that is awesome!!! love their sushi! the one out west is always too packed anyway. hard to get in there on the weekends and with so many people moving downtown, this will be nothing but a great thing for all

Post by **Brad** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:04 am

Blue Renovations:

Kind of sad to destroy a brand new brewery!

SarahEatsOmaha · Post by **SarahEatsOmaha** » Thu May 15, 2008 9:43 am

Has anyone been by to check out the renovations recently? I work out west now and can't spy on stuff downtown anymore.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Thu May 15, 2008 2:05 pm

Could the kettles be used to make sake???

Wouldn't that be the |expletive|! A local, micro-brewed sake! (I don't know if it's possible...I'm just an idea man, like Swift).

Post by **Brad** » Thu May 15, 2008 2:09 pm

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:Could the kettles be used to make sake??? Wouldn't that be the |expletive|! A local, micro-brewed sake! (I don't know if it's possible...I'm just an idea man, like Swift).

Or a Japanese beer - and Ice Cold Sapporo is awesome!

DonutStopLover · Post by **DonutStopLover** » Thu May 15, 2008 9:10 pm

onehunglow wrote:that is awesome!!! love their sushi! the one out west is always too packed anyway. hard to get in there on the weekends and with so many people moving downtown, this will be nothing but a great thing for all

are there any stats that show how many people will be moving downtown???

just curious.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:02 am

Has anyone heard anything regarding opening dates for the Blue Sushi location downtown? The sign out front says "Summer 08" so we should be getting close if they still plan on hitting this deadline.

I know that I walked past on Sunday, and there were workers inside, so they're really pushing to get stuff done, working 7 days a week. From what I can see, they've got the bar built out (not finished though, still needs a top, and whatever materials they're going to cover the wood frame with), and several benches built along the walls downstairs. No clue as to how far upstairs is. There also appeared to be a bit of furniture arriving on-site, which means they're closer than it may look.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:10 pm

THey also have a sign up on the building. I don't get the sign. It's a sushi restaurant but the sign screams Captain America. Very odd.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:35 pm

DTO Luv wrote:THey also have a sign up on the building. I don't get the sign. It's a sushi restaurant but the sign screams Captain America. Very odd.

If you don't eat raw salmon with miso honey sauce and fried squid heads the terrorists have already won.

-Big E

(miso honey, me love you long time)

Post by **Brad** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:43 pm

Hamachi, Sake = good

Ika, not so much.....

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:33 pm

Big E wrote:
(miso honey, me love you long time)

Horry clap dats funny.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:48 pm

DTO Luv wrote:
Big E wrote:
(miso honey, me love you long time)
Horry clap dats funny.

LMFAO, i just watched full metal jacket, too (you'd have to see the movie...)

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:42 pm

I think Blue is open or very close to opening. I saw waiters and some other people going in and out around lunch today.

I swear to god it is almost impossible to see in there just walking by on the street. Bad move. THere was a small crowd outside looking to see if the place was open (myself included) due to other people going in and out but there was no real "OPEN" sign and you can't see anything going on on the inside.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:34 pm

They ARE OPEN. I stopped by towards the end of the lunch hour and stuck my head in. The manager said they did a light lunch service, closed to finish up a couple of last minute fixes, and will re-open for happy hour / dinner service. Even though they were technically closed, he let me walk in and see the place. They did a great job remodeling, and this will clearly be the largest of their 3 locations. Downstairs is the main restaurant, upstairs is "Sake Bombers Lounge", although full menu is available everywhere. Happy hour will be upstairs, with regular service downstairs. Late night Happy Hour will be downstairs, with upstairs turning more into a lounge/bar.

BTW, same menu as the other locations.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:38 pm

Cool,

Whats on the third floor.

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:39 pm

I'll have to check it out but my sushi dollars will most likely continue to go to Urban Wine Co.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:16 am

I guess I'm one of the lucky members of society who has been able to reallocate the sushi dollar.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:09 pm

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:I guess I'm one of the lucky members of society who has been able to reallocate the sushi dollar.

If I was rich, I would eat Sushi all the time! Now just once in a while.

omahastylee459 · Post by **omahastylee459** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:37 pm

I was walking downtown on Saturday night and saw it was open. VERY cool interior and it can all be seen from the outside. The first floor is completely lit with blue panels while the second floor is all red. It makes a very striking statement from the street.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:56 pm

I ate dinner for the first time over the weekend at Blue in Legacy. It was a great time out on the patio, and the sushi rocked! Very stylish and very good.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:47 pm

These people certainly know how to design a great restaurant concept. I drove by it the other day at night. It had quite a presence with the torches and the vibrant blue lights emitting from inside.