Mandarin Yen So Heliport

Cessation of the associated business. The heliport was a private facility exclusively for the owner of the Mandarin Yen So restaurant. When the owner retired and closed the restaurant after 25 years of operation, the heliport became defunct.

The site is now a commercial parking lot. The building that once housed the Mandarin Yen So restaurant at 801 W 98th St, Bloomington, MN, has been repurposed and now hosts several other businesses, including an ethnic grocery store and other retail/office spaces. There are no visible markings or infrastructure remaining from the former helipad.

The Mandarin Yen So Heliport was a private-use heliport located at the site of the popular and long-standing Mandarin Yen So Chinese restaurant. It was owned by Mandarin Yen So Inc. and its primary purpose was to serve the personal transportation needs of the restaurant's owner, Yen So. The facility was not open to the public and handled only private helicopter operations, which required prior permission before landing. Its significance is not as a public transportation hub, but as a unique and notable feature of a successful local business, reflecting the status of its owner.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the heliport. The original owner has retired, the associated business no longer exists, and the property is used for entirely different commercial purposes that do not require aviation facilities.