Post #551398 by JulieGiven on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 7:40 PM

Hey Chubs -

A little Flint, Mi info on Aloha Lounge. I took over remodeling the building in May of this year (2009), I nearly had it finished at the end of July. We painted the whole building, remodeled the bathrooms, cleaned EVERYTHING (it was disgusting) and we were in the process of getting the kitchen up and running again with intentions of honoring some of the original menu.

I left for my first weekend off during the last weekend in July and came back to a locked building and a newly booked Tuesday happy hour band standing outside. My boss shut the place down while I was gone and I still have not seen or heard from him to get my belongings out of the building.

I can tell you that I do believe I still have one of the old menus in my possession. In the building are all the old serving dishes, but I did not find any of the original glass wear. (It all may still be packed up in the back storage shed. The building itself is falling apart and it is very sad. The compressor for the walk-in has problems, the keggerators make squealing noises and it has four sub floors from Jimmy himself. The grease was released under the building.

All of the old photos of when the place was new and of all the celebrities who used to visit there are in the possession of a woman named Pam. She was the second owner, my boss was the third.

There is an original stainless steel prep fridge still there and it is beautiful. I did my best to revive the place. I am now in $4500 worth of debt and have a long court battle ahead of me. I truly hope the next owner takes better care of the place... and the people who work there.

If you have any other questions, feel free to email me... [email protected]