Sushi, tropical drinks and movie themes will create an experience at new Coast eatery
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- Jobu Tiki & Susi Bar converts Government Street site into movie‑themed tiki eatery.
- District Management Group owners blend sushi, hibachi, drinks.
- Venue opens early spring with live music, late‑night menu and delivery.
A nondescript building along Government Street is being transformed from the inside out to create a family-friendly restaurant with a tiki bar and movie themes.
The owners obviously are fans of “Major League.” They named their new business Jobu Tiki & Sushi Bar for the idol asked to deliver hits in the baseball movie. They’re creating an Amity Island Blue Hawaiian tiki drink as a throwback to “Jaws,” with a floating shark and grenadine. Their favorite movies will color the decor and carry onto the food and drink menus.
The concept is a collaboration between co-owners Anthony Portera, McCade Hibbard and Warren Collmer, the three members of District Management Group. They own District Coffee, a restaurant just a few doors away in Ocean Springs, and have another in downtown Pascagoula.
Inspiration for this latest venture came from visiting tiki bars across the country and beyond.
“We brought back a lot of the ideas that we’ve seen,” Collmer said, and set out to make their place an experience they plan to reveal in early spring.
“There’s no place like it,” Hibbard said.
Fusion of Asian and tropical
The tiki bar that stretches across one side of the restaurant is taking shape, along with private booths. They plan lights and fun inside, with a live music stage that looks like a dock complete with Mississippi cedar trees and the illusion of a swamp. The few tight parking spaces that were blocking the entrance will become a deck with games and a service bar.
Besides its quirky personality, Jobu will be the only sushi restaurant on the strip in Ocean Springs.
“The majority of the menu will be Asian-inspired and rolled sushi,” Collmer said, along with hibachi prepared by the executive chef who has 20 years of experience and has created a local following at Miso-Sippi Asian Bistro at the nearby Crave Food Hall.
“We’re going to have a lot of local and international seafood,” he said, and create their own mix of tiki and signature cocktails, a big selection of rum and sake.
From the bar seats, customers will be able to watch the sushi chefs slice the fish and prepare the rolls, and even order Omakase, where they allow the chef to decide what to prepare for them.
Step in and escape
The idea is when customers walk in, they feel like they’ve escaped the real world, Collmer said.
Movies will be playing to make them feel like a kid again. They plan DJ and live music indoors, along with weekend crawfish boils and other seasonal events.
The restaurant will be open daily for lunch and dinner, with a late night sushi menu added and an adult vibe when family hours end. Delivery service will be through DoorDash and Uber Eats.
This story was originally published February 6, 2026 at 10:18 AM.
