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Address: 2912 Paseo
Phone: (405) 521-9800
Hours: Mon 4 am - 9 pm
Tue-Thu, Sun 11 am - 10 pm
Fri-Sat 11 pm - 12 am
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Links:
Official Website (http://www.saucedonpaseo.com/)
Menu (http://www.saucedonpaseo.com/menu/)
Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/SaucedPaseo)
Yelp (http://www.yelp.com/biz/sauced-on-paseo-oklahoma-city-5)
Urban Spoon (http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/46/1558556/restaurant/Uptown/Sauced-on-Paseo-Oklahoma-City)


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Looks like it's slated to open Sept. 15th:

http://www.yoursauced.com/

SAUCED PIZZA BY THE SLICE AND ORGANIC EATERY COMMING SOON TO OKC:
2912 PASEO DR.
SHADED AND WELL GROOMED LANSCAPED OUTDOOR SEATING FOR 50-70 PEOPLE
KID FRIENDLY BY DAY,
FULL ESPRESSO BAR
6.0 BEER AND EXTENSIVE WINE LIST AS WELL AS PABST, COORS, TECATE AND CORONA
COME ENJOY FRESH JUICE OR WHEATGRASS FROM OUR JUICEBAR.
OUR MENU CONSISTS OF THE BEST OF JUNK FOOD MIXED WITH THE BEST OF ORGANIC CHOICES AVAILABLE TO US.

Interesting website. I look forward to giving it a try.

Yep, a much needed place in the Paseo district. Should be interesting. And more free Wi-Fi to OKC!!

That's what you call LOCAL.

My wife and I ate lunch here this weekend. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it's in the heart of Paseo, right across from Paseo Grill. We went late in the afternoon on Saturday. The place was packed inside and out. Outside, Buffalo Fitz was playing live music. I enjoyed them greatly. They are more of a retro blues/jazz/ eclectic band and they remind you of roaring twenties or something. The Tornado Alley rollergirls were also there out front doing a carwash to raise money.

The menu was overwhelming and not very deep. Basically the food options were limited to pizza, a bagel, or a salad, no sandwiches or other usual cafe fare. They had just about every drink you could think of though. I must say I was shocked by the quality of the oven fired pizza. It tasted rustic and fired in a brick oven (not sure if it was a brick oven). The slices are $3.00 and come with cheese, you can add toppings for $0.25-.50 cents each. I added artichoke hearts, tomatoes and olives. It was amazing. My wife had the Caesar salad. It was good but the lettuce was a little wilted.

I highly recommend this place and the pizza. The ambiance is also pretty good.

i agree, a cool laid back place where you can get a beer and a slice on the cheap.

when i visited, there were several hot hippy chicks all around, another plus.

Hot hippies?

Let me get my sandals on, and I'm there.

Yeah, there is definitely a hippy/bohemian vibe there, or anywhere in the Paseo for that matter.

Does anyone know if they take credit cards?

Does anyone know if they take credit cards?

The restaurant or the hot hippy girls? lol! :dizzy:

The restaurant does take credit cards although it is a fairly inexpensive restaurant. As far as the hippy girls, I'm sure they take cash only :)

lol, It sounds like I am definitely going to have to check out this place. Fairly inexpensive and what the quality as described sounds like a good match up. Thanks for the lead, most definitely.

Went to try Sauced last Tuesday. Took a couple friends. We ordered and then sat down to wait for our food. About 1 hour and 15 minutes later, we had not been served. One of our party went up to get a refund. Apparently, they had run out of corn meal and the manager/owner had been sent to get some, but had returned empty handed and was no longer returning phone calls.

The staff there appeared to be very inexperienced, but nice. When we left, they were still taking orders like it was no big deal. The kitchen was completely stopped.

Otherwise, there were lots of folks there. It seemed like a nice place, and maybe this was just bad luck on my part. So, for those of you who have been here, is it worth another shot?

I love their pizza. I'd give it another shot. I can't vouch for service since it's been so long since I've been there. I drove by last night and it was packed!

Ouch!

Yes, definitely give it another try. I've never had a bad experience there and have been numerous times. The pizza is wonderful.

We go there pretty regularly and the spotty service is par for the course.

It's unfortunate because the pizza is pretty good.

Anybody following them (http://twitter.com/YOURSAUCED)on Twitter? They've been having noise complaints from the residents around the restaurant.

rather mixed reviews at Sauced: great hang-out, less-than-memorable food. | Oklahoma City Restaurants (http://www.eataroundokc.com/2009/sauced-great-hang-out-less-than-memorable-food/)

I love the pizza but the service is so-so sometimes. I supposed it has to do with the vibe of the place.

Went there a couple of times and wasn't a big fan of the place. It certainly wasn't bad, but if I wanted good pizza there are other better places.

Owner was in a bad auto accident recently and they have been having problem after problem with a neighbor trying to close down their restaurant because of the live music .. it's been a really bad month for them.

They are trying but struggling. I would give them another chance, they really need local support right now.

Owner was in a bad auto accident recently and they have been having problem after problem with a neighbor trying to close down their restaurant because of the live music .. it's been a really bad month for them.

They are trying but struggling. I would give them another chance, they really need local support right now.

I feel for them and I love the live music (which I can hear from my balcony)! But the fact remains that outside the circle of regulars, their service is what you'd expect from a place circling the drain, where no one cares. Once I ordered a pizza and two salads, waited outside for 30min (since there' no ability to call ahead) and them someone finally came out saying they can't make salads - would I want another pizza in their place? Which I of course had to wait for, and in the end it looked like a football. They're constantly out of basic ingredients. Additionally I've had to stand at the counter waiting to order for several minutes while people carried on non-food related conversation, cutting eyes at me for bothering them - several times.

Is it too much to ask that I can call to order a pizza for pick-up and have someone answer? If the phone lines were damaged, get a cell for the business. That's really the only reason I don't order from them more...I can overlook the rest as a "vibe".

I feel for them and I love the live music (which I can hear from my balcony)! But the fact remains that outside the circle of regulars, their service is what you'd expect from a place circling the drain, where no one cares. Once I ordered a pizza and two salads, waited outside for 30min (since there' no ability to call ahead) and them someone finally came out saying they can't make salads - would I want another pizza in their place? Which I of course had to wait for, and in the end it looked like a football. They're constantly out of basic ingredients. Additionally I've had to stand at the counter waiting to order for several minutes while people carried on non-food related conversation, cutting eyes at me for bothering them - several times.

Is it too much to ask that I can call to order a pizza for pick-up and have someone answer? If the phone lines were damaged, get a cell for the business. That's really the only reason I don't order from them more...I can overlook the rest as a "vibe".

I won't support a business like this. Let someone else move in and do a better job. That space is prime real estate in the Paseo.

Went to try Sauced last Tuesday. Took a couple friends. We ordered and then sat down to wait for our food. About 1 hour and 15 minutes later, we had not been served. One of our party went up to get a refund.

Just curious, why did you wait an hour and 15 minutes before seeing what was going wrong with your order? For a place like Sauced, I would usually get up and do something after 15 minutes...

Just curious, why did you wait an hour and 15 minutes before seeing what was going wrong with your order? For a place like Sauced, I would usually get up and do something after 15 minutes...

I had just taken day 1 of the Bar Exam and actually wasn't very aware of the passing of time at that point. 15 minutes vs. an hour and 15 minutes would require a watch or some sort of chronographic device to have made me aware of the passage of time.

I had just taken day 1 of the Bar Exam and actually wasn't very aware of the passing of time at that point. 15 minutes vs. an hour and 15 minutes would require a watch or some sort of chronographic device to have made me aware of the passage of time.

Have you recieved your results from the BAR yet?

It takes awhile. It'll be October before we find out.

It takes awhile. It'll be October before we find out.

Gotcha. Looking forward to the celebration thread!

It takes awhile. It'll be October before we find out.

Ocfreakintober??????

Bummer. They used to be able to end the obligatory nail chawing by the middle of September or thereabouts.

Luck to him, and to you as well. Married lawheads at times don't get through the maze with the marriage still intact without a rather excellent better half.

I appreciate that.

You're welcome.

I've known too many folks who were married before one became a 1L who were not married before year three ended. Only occasionally did it seem to be for the better.

He had a lot on his plate during school, to be sure, but oh my stars and planets, you had the three years of hades that is having to cope with living with a law student
8^)

Again, luck to you both

Four years. Mid was there for FOUR years. I'm quite proud of myself for being as patient as I have been (though it may not have appeared that way at times!) because I know I'm not normally that way for anyone.

Now he gets to listen to me gripe for 2 more summers about grad school ;)

And....we have completely hijacked the thread.

Sauced is ok. Not outstanding. I've never been to the restaurant, only had the pizza when it was delivered. A lot of my students like it, but I think they're young and don't know any better ;)

Sept 9th, actually..

Sept 9th, actually..

It will be interesting to see whether or not the bar passage rate will rise up to the 90% level that it was it at consistently for many, many years, until it abruptly fell to 56% last February. Poor OCU clocked in at 42% pass rate last february.

> until it abruptly fell to 56% last February

in a word, wowsers.

> Sept 9th, actually..

Ah, that's more like it. Again, luck.

> we have completely hijacked the thread.

True that. On the other hand, it's a thread about so-so pizza and bad service, so we haven't exactly made it less interesting. The place does seem to have its following though, so, and moving back to track, I hope things work out for the owners and noticeable improvements abound as we slide toward fall.

Hmm. I was told October. Thanks for keeping me in the loop, Mid.

Hmm. I was told October. Thanks for keeping me in the loop, Mid.

If you go to the OK Bar examiners website, it says sept 9th the grades are released and on sept 22nd is the swearing in ceremony. Results are posted on that website.

Well, that's good to know now. He told me October. I was just going on his good word.

So, um, what happened to Sauced? Looks closed as all get out...

Yep. It's going to reopen with new owners who think it's important to serve good tasting food. Some would say this is a new concept for Sauced. We'll see how it goes.

Please let us know once it reopens. If they're going to serve good tasting food, I'll put it on the oughta try 'em list.

I thought the food was decent, did it go south recently?

It was once very good. But in the past year or two I've been there (and this is from quite a few other people too), it seems as if the operators had a "too cool for you" attitude and were really putting out a poor product.

It was once very good. But in the past year or two I've been there (and this is from quite a few other people too), it seems as if the operators had a "too cool for you" attitude and were really putting out a poor product.

This is exactly what I've heard from multiple sources. Quite a few of my students would hang out there, and it doesn't appear that teenagers care about bad service. But even they noticed a change in the quality of the food.

"Too cool for you" is a nice description. I'm tired of hipster snobbery.

To be fair, everyone is too cool for me. It's a very low standard to meet ....

For the record, Steve. You're one of the coolest people I know.

Oh you don't know that me well. I'm only cool when I get to hang out with Doug, a glass of Dewars in his one hand, a cigar nearby, telling stories on his porch. At that moment, he eludes so much coolness that some rubs off on me. But that's about it.

I once ran into Steve at supertarget in Edmond. Supercool time....

Was I with or without my two sons in tow?

Just a guess since I wasn't there. Your kids were probably with you. Afterall, metro did say it was supercool time
8^)

Was I with or without my two sons in tow?

with, and if I remember right, your wife was there too.

I've seen shingles on the side of the road that were less black and crusty than a couple of the slices I've had from there. I await their restructuring---but not too much, as other pizza places have made themselves known since my absence from there.

A couple of years ago our oldest son went there with a few times with friends. He kept saying how good it was, so he convinced us we should go. What at joke. We were really put off by the "we're too cool for you" attitude of the staff. It seemed to be taking forever for our food, so DH went to see what the holdup was. They had run out of some ingredient, I can't remember what. Perhaps cheese. I just remember it was something we were shocked that a pizza joint would ever be out of. They had sent someone to the store. Finally after about an hour, we got our pizza. It was burned on the bottom and tasted just blaah! I guess as someone else mentioned teens aren't concerned with service or quality. But then again, maybe our son was cool enough that he didn't get the attitude. Anyway, I hope that when they reopen it will be better. Maybe we'll give it another try.

A little birdie told me the owners of Paseo Grill purchased Sauced and will re-open after expanding seating and tweaking the menu.

Nahhh, Steve has a new article out on newsok.

http://newsok.com/paseo-grill-owners-step-up-to-take-over-failing-sauced-in-oklahoma-city/article/3495471?custom_click=headlines_widget

Here's an interesting story on Paseo restaurants that I read in this morning's on-line Oklahoman. I haven't looked to see if it was in this morning's paper version or not but I suppose that it was. For some reason, the Oklahoman scuttled the article before noon and when I came home from a doctor visit I noticed that it was present in Steve's blog, he noting that the Oklahoman's previous link was broken. I copied the article below from Steve's blog ... but don't bother to look for it because it no longer exists there, either. Guess the powers that be at the Oklahoman didn't like the taste of the sauce or something.

I left a comment in the blog version saying that I would copy it from there and paste it here, and so I shall:




The Story of Sauced in Paseo
Posted by slackmeyer
on September 16, 2010 at 11:14 am

Joe Jungmann and Lesley Rawlinson say they’ve spent most of their lives in the restaurant business and they’ve learned some lessons along the way to owning their own eatery, the Paseo Grill.

One lesson is on their minds a lot these days as the pair have watched Sauced – a popular pizzeria across the street – shut down and then become part of an expansion for their own business. The restaurant started with great fanfare in early 2007 – just months after the opening of the Paseo Grill – but online reviews reflected a drop in service and quality within the next two years.

The restaurant closed on Sept. 4, and that’s when landlord John Belt approached Jungmann and Rawlinson about buying out the restaurant from the prior owners.

“When you’re a small owner like us, and like they were, and when you’re successful, or not successful, the passion goes away,” Jungmann said. “And when the passion goes away, the quality goes away quickly.”

The pair, along with manager Elise Fischbein, say their acquisition of Sauced and the opening of The Whole Enchilada (next to the Skirvin Hilton) earlier this year are part of a grand plan designed to maintain their passion and prevent the sort of burn-out they witnessed across the street.

“Our goal is to have three or four concepts going,” Jungmann said. “That was our goal going into it. We believe we know how to run a restaurant. Now we’re learning how to own a restaurant. We have passionate people who care, who want to grow with the company, and they see we’re growing with Sauced, The Whole Enchilada and the Paseo Grill.”

Jungmann had a background managing the Red Rock Canyon Grill and before that was working at the Across the Border chain. He and Rawlinson dreamed of owning their own restaurant but found making the transition from management to ownership wouldn’t be easy.

“The hard part about going out on your own is not having A-plus experience that is expected by those who have space to rent along prime corridors,” Jungmann said.

They got their opportunity in the Paseo at the one-time home of El Charitto (later El Chicco). The building at 2909 Paseo was turned into a community center for several years before it was turned into a botique by owners John and Kathy Jacobson. One restaurant had attempted a short-lived go in the building when the space was offered to Jungmann and Rawlinson.

With the Paseo Grill doing steady business, the pair opened The Whole Enchilada several months ago in the ground floor of the Santa Fe Parking Garage – a space that had seen a series of restaurants come and go without success.

Rawlinson says the new restaurant is doing well, and they are testing out a kiosk and soon will add online ordering to handle the lunch-hour rush.

“Really, in that location we only have two to three hours where we can do business, so the more we can do to help people avoid lines, the better,” Rawlinson said.

The pair also are looking at tweaking the operation at Sauced.

Rawlinson said the years spent observing Sauced from their own restaurant have led them to conclude that killing lunch service, and opening just for dinner, is the right move starting out.

They also will be creating a glass enclosure for the patio and converting a room used for bands into more inside dining (previously inside seating at Sauced was limited). Such changes will expand seating to about 85.

Another perceived quirk with Sauced was its menu – part coffee shop, part pizzeria with a generous selection of handcrafted beers and wine.

Customers who complained about either poor service or inconsistent quality, Jungmann said, probably didn’t realize such situations arose from one of the pizza ovens being broken and the limited menu.

“We don’t want pizza taking forever,” Jungmann said. “So we’re putting more varieties on the menu so there will be other options.”

The changes, they say, play to their goal of keeping people happy.

“There is amount of time people have, and when you break that time they get upset,” Jungmann said. “And why upset people when they haven’t even had a chance to eat?”

Buzz up!
An on-line remnant of the article still exits at NewOK.com. You can go there and search NewsOK for "Paseo" and you'll get this (at least, right now ... tomorrow may be a different story, so to speak):

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/misc/saucedonpaseo.jpg

But when you click on the link, it no longer works. What we've got here, of course, is two stories in one: (1) The original article which struck me as interesting, as well as harmless; and (2) The continuing saga of contemporary censorship at the Oklahoman.

Ain't life grand living in a one newspaper town, particularly when that industry is unregulated.

Here are a couple of pics of the properties mentioned in the article that I took on a sleepy Sunday in 2007. Click the pics for larger views.

First, Sauced

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/paseo/paseo40s.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/paseo/paseo40.jpg)

Second, Paseo Grill

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/paseo/paseo53s.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/paseo/paseo53.jpg)

Fairly certain I read it in Thursdays printed paper....

Wonder if the Oklahoman's on-line archives will carry the story ... surely it would not go so far as to zap the article from its on-line paper version. I'll check tomorrow and will report back. In fact, it might be worth a look to see what the Oklahoman's editorial position about censorship has been over its history ... should the topic have come up in its editorials. Might make for a good story, a "then and now" type of thing. Of course that would depend on whether the general topic every rose its head in prior Oklahoman editorials.