Shotgun Sam's was where David Stanley Ford is now. When I was a kid me and my family ate their on a pretty regular basis when we went to visit my grandparents on my mom's side. I miss that and Breakfast at Big Ed's on 32nd and May. After Big Ed's closed they place re-opened under another name. I remember the sign on the place read "Breakfast" in yellow and black.

Soda Pops is now at 119th and Western. It's burgers and diner food, no pizza is on the menu to my knowledge.
I know about the one at 39th & May, we pretty much went there every weekend when I was growing up. They also had the location at Britton & May and one on Northwest Highway (Loop 12) north of Love Field in Dallas that I went to, I know they had some other locations but never went to those. The Soda Pops that I and others are talking about was after Shotguns closed in the mid-80's, they served the same pizza recipe (at that time) but closed down the Britton location in the late-80's that I remember. Joker's moved from Lakeshore Mall to the building after that.

I seem to recall a place on Nw expressway that was a maybe a
orbit or a pizza planet that had similar pizza to shakeys.
Neither of the topped shotgun sams btw.
Could it have been Ken's? It was just east of MacArthur on the
south side of the road. I don't remember an Orbit on N.W.
Expressway and I know you don't mean Mazzio's.

Shakey's thin crust was hard to beat. Come to think of it, thin
crust may have been the only one. Thin crust is hard to beat.

Ken's was where Mazio's is now when I first started working at Hertz in 1973. We were at NW Expressway and MacArthur. Then, Ken's started their Mazio's brand and it changed to Mazio's sometime after 1980, possibly a little earlier. I wasn't a fan of either one so didn't stay up with it, but lot's of co-workers ate there at least weekly.
C. T.

Could it have been Ken's? It was just east of MacArthur on the
south side of the road. I don't remember an Orbit on N.W.
Expressway and I know you don't mean Mazzio's.

Shakey's thin crust was hard to beat. Come to think of it, thin
crust may have been the only one. Thin crust is hard to beat.

No im quite sure it wasnt Kens...
Im still thinking it was a pizza planet or a orbit but i was quite young and maybe its just my {bad}memory.

No im quite sure it wasnt Kens...
Im still thinking it was a pizza planet or a orbit but i was quite
young and maybe its just my {bad}memory.
This just in from the cobweb tangled brain of Prunie...

Was it My Pi? They used the Greek symbol for pie. It was
close to the N.W. 63rd and N.W. Expressway intersection.

This just in from the cobweb tangled brain of Prunie...

Was it My Pi? They used the Greek symbol for pie. It was
close to the N.W. 63rd and N.W. Expressway intersection.

Haha no it wasnt My Pi pizza...
Where were orbit and pizza planet located in regards to the nw side of okc?
Maybe im thinking nwxway but it was actually somewhere else.

No im quite sure it wasnt Kens...
Im still thinking it was a pizza planet or a orbit but i was quite young and maybe its just my {bad}memory.

The closest Pizza Planet to NW Expressway was the one at the SW corner of 63rd & Meridian.

Ooh! Ooh! There was a Pizza Planet on N May at Hefner, I think; possibly Britton. Either way, it was located on the northeast corner, in a separate building at the shopping center which included Puddin Lane.

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This may help the discussion about Pizza Planet

http://archive.newsok.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=DOK/1976/12/09/60/Img/Ad0601513.png

Ooh! Ooh! There was a Pizza Planet on N May at Hefner, I think; possibly Britton. Either way, it was located on the northeast corner, in a separate building at the shopping center which included Puddin Lane.

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Puddin Lane IGA......now thats a name i havnt heard in a while.

Puddin' Lane IGA... now that's a name i havn't heard in a while.
That's because it hasn't been around for a while. You need to get
out more.

That's because it hasn't been around for a while. You need to get
out more.

The world just isnt the same w/o puddin lanes and piggy wigglys.

IGA was the good old days.

Last time I went to Pizza Planet was in Edmond, 1980. Thanks Prunepicker.

IGA was the good old days.

Last time I went to Pizza Planet was in Edmond, 1980. Thanks
Prunepicker.
That's the last one I ate at. I think 1983 may have been the last
time. Some of us from the CSU school of music would eat there
quite regularly. Then it turned into a Crockett's. Worst BBQ ever.

The Pizza Planet at 1140 South East 44th was the last OKC holdout. A friend of mine would drive from Edmond to eat their pizza. I ate there sometimes when we were in the area, but never made the trip just for the pizza. It was pretty good as far as chain pizzas go.
C. T.

never heard of Pizza Planet (most have vanished before Imoved back in '86?). Seems like they had several locations, what happened to them? Did they just slowly close 1 by 1 or get bought out???

I doubt there was a cafeteria in town that we didn't frequent. Anna Maude was always fun for us when we were little kids--and The Forum with what seemed to be a grand staircase.

As far as cafeterias go Lady Classen was top notch! Queen Ann's was
very good and the Boulevard. Furr's is good for the money if only to
eat my weight in Millionaire pie.

One of my favorite Italian restaurants in OKC was Tony's Via Roma. When I first started going there back in about 1966, they were located in their own building on N.W. Expressway, just east of May Avenue on the north side ow the road. One of the best signature salads was the Olive Salad. It was extraordinary! I've never eaten anything so good since then. They were a real first class restaurant with excellent food and atmosphere!