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Mt. Fuji Inn / Mai Tai Lounge, Omaha, NE (restaurant) |
Potato.
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 09, 2010
Posts: 91
From: Lincoln, NE
|  Posted: 2012-07-19 5:16 pm Permalink
Mt Fuji is in the news, still kickin' and alive. Mai Tai Mike, still a grump.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20120719/GO/707199987
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WestADad
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: Mar 31, 2009
Posts: 734
From: Tornado Alley
| Posted: 2012-07-20 05:43 am Permalink
I think a pilgrimage is in order! Can't believe I've been going there for 24 years. I hope for another 24!
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mrsmiley
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Joined: Apr 03, 2002
Posts: 3154
From: Las Vegas, NV
| Posted: 2012-11-07 11:00 pm Permalink
My friend and I met a group of people at Frankie's in Vegas tonight. They are from Omaha (in town for a Wedding) and told me about this place. They love it (and frankie's). Not sure when I will ever get to Omaha, but I will check the Mai Tai out if I am in town! 
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Potato.
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From: Lincoln, NE
| Posted: 2012-11-26 3:41 pm Permalink
http://www.omaha.com/article/20121126/GO/121129695/1685
Mt Fuji is closing down. We'll see how long the Mai Tai lounge stays open.
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Bora Boris
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Joined: Mar 25, 2005
Posts: 2417
From: Boogie Wonderland
| Posted: 2012-11-26 7:34 pm Permalink
Published Monday November 26, 2012
DINING NEWS
Mt. Fuji Inn to close
The Mt. Fuji Inn, at 7215 Blondo St., is closing.
The restaurant's owners said in an email that health issues, declining business and a lack of staff are prompting the closure. Its final day of business will be Dec. 31.
The restaurant will still be available for private functions or large parties by reservation only. The Mai Tai Lounge, in the basement of the restaurant, will remain open Tuesday through Saturday and will still serve Asian appetizers.
- Sarah Baker Hansen
Wow! What a depressing day. 
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WestADad
Grand Member (2 years)
Joined: Mar 31, 2009
Posts: 734
From: Tornado Alley
| Posted: 2012-11-27 05:51 am Permalink
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/Mt-Fuji-Inn-Restaurant-To-Close-December-31st-180902971.html?ref=971
I had a long talk with Mai Tai Mike on November 17th. He warned me the restaurant was closing and he's not sure how long the lounge will stay open. He talked of opening a bar of his own somewhere else in the city possibly.
He mentioned that one of the owners husband has late stage cancer. Between that and trying to keep the restaurant going, it's becoming too much. If they sell the place to someone, the new owner would be forced by Omaha to upgrade the whole place to today's safety codes. That could be prohibitively expensive considering the reduced attendance.
I'm grateful I had a chance recently to spend time there, been going there for 25 years and I will miss it.
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tikijackalope
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Joined: Oct 23, 2003
Posts: 814
From: KS/MO
| Posted: 2012-12-31 01:51 am Permalink
I'm so sorry to hear about the closing of Mt Fuji. I first went there in 2009 when I was sitting with an aunt for the last few days of her life at a nursing home. When others could sit with her, I went to Mt Fuji for a change from that generally gloomy scenario. The owner showed me how the raised platform in the middle of the dining area used to be a pool, into which I am told the portholes in the basement Mai Tai lounge looked. In 2010 I took a friend there when we were in Omaha for a Roger Waters concert. Earlier this year, I took my then-girlfriend and my mom to Mt Fuji when we were in town for another show. I'll still go to the Mai Tai lounge when I'm in town as long as it remains.
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