I was watching Top Chef Masters, and apparently the winner, Rick Bayless, is from OKC. I watched the entire season and had always thought he was from Chicago. So I was curious...anybody here remember eating at his family's bbq restaurant? It was located at southwest 25th and western....I'm guessing it was really close to Coit's. I don't have any memories of this place as I was only an infant when the restaurant closed in 1986.

I was watching Top Chef Masters, and apparently the winner, Rick Bayless, is from OKC. I watched the entire season and had always thought he was from Chicago. So I was curious...anybody here remember eating at his family's bbq restaurant? It was located at southwest 25th and western....I'm guessing it was really close to Coit's. I don't have any memories of this place as I was only an infant when the restaurant closed in 1986.

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If you are talking about The Hik'ry House on the corner of Western and 25th st. Yes, many of the older bunch ate there many times. Finley's uses the place for a catering headquarters. The original owners had great bar-b-que and Steaks but also serve a good complete meal. The bulding is next door to Coit's.

I was watching Top Chef Masters, and apparently the winner, Rick Bayless, is from OKC. I watched the entire season and had always thought he was from Chicago. So I was curious...anybody here remember eating at his family's bbq restaurant? It was located at southwest 25th and western....I'm guessing it was really close to Coit's. I don't have any memories of this place as I was only an infant when the restaurant closed in 1986.

I remember it well. Also their delivery vans had a goose up to its neck in a cooking pot "Let Us Cook Your Goose"

I was watching Top Chef Masters, and apparently the winner, Rick Bayless, is from OKC. I watched the entire season and had always thought he was from Chicago. So I was curious...anybody here remember eating at his family's bbq restaurant? It was located at southwest 25th and western....I'm guessing it was really close to Coit's. I don't have any memories of this place as I was only an infant when the restaurant closed in 1986.

Yes, he is OKC native. Spent and still spends MUCH time in Mexico, however yes, he currently resides in Chicago. His line of food is Frontera and you can purchase take home things almost anywhere (Walmart and most grocery stores). Great chef and I'm glad he won. I am still of the opinion that we do a letter blitz and encourage him to open a signature restaurant in his native OKC.

Loved to eat there..........wonderful food, wish it was still around

Does anyone remember the Mexican restaurant Barry Switzer owned at Lake Hener? I think it was called Cabo San Lucas. Rick Bayless developed the menu. I remember they changed the menu after it opened to reflect a more tex-mex influence. Of course, it later closed down. Tex-mex is so ingrained in a lot of Oklahomans' minds because they grew up with it without other Mexican influences. If someone offers something different they reject it. Too my mom, Mexican food is corn tortillas with butter and enchiladas like El Charrito or El Chico made. Anything else is "weird food" to her even though it may be closer to what Mexicans actually eat. With the influx of immigrants from Mexico and other Latin America countries such as Guatamala, El Salvador, and Brazil younger Oklahomans are being exposed to a wider variety of "Mexican" or Latin America food than in the past. I still like Tex-mex the best, but have grown fond of some taquierras such as the one at N.W. 19th and McArthur and N.W. 10th and Rockwell.

Bigray in Ok

I liked their twice baked potato stuffed with melted cheese!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Follow the link in the Distinctly Oklahoma thread to the magazine, the downloadable copy on their website (Blake griffin on the cover) has a profile/story about Rick Bayless in it.

I liked their twice baked potato stuffed with melted cheese!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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didn't they have a "Double" Sirloin Stew????

If you are talking about The Hik'ry House on the corner of Western and 25th
st. Yes, many of the older bunch ate there many times. Finley's uses the
place for a catering headquarters. The original owners had great bar-b-que
and Steaks but also serve a good complete meal. The bulding is next door to
Coit's.
Didn't they have an artificial tree trunk for a sign?

Didn't they have an artificial tree trunk for a sign?

Yes!

my favorite was the stuffed pickle and when you had lunch upstairs you could watch the planes on aproach to downtown airpark. is the par 3 course still across from the airport?

my favorite was the stuffed pickle and when you had lunch upstairs you could
watch the planes on aproach to downtown airpark. is the par 3 course still
across from the airport?

What was the stuffed pickle? The par 3 is long gone.

stuffed pickle was or had some type of cheese type spread that was great with a chopped beef sandwich. this was back in the early 70's i was going to csu and working at one of the funeral homes in the hill area. sometimes we would drop by in a limo or the hearse to get a order to go back to the funeral home. we did get noticed a little!!!

stuffed pickle was or had some type of cheese type spread that was great with a chopped beef sandwich. this was back in the early 70's i was going to csu and working at one of the funeral homes in the hill area. sometimes we would drop by in a limo or the hearse to get a order to go back to the funeral home. we did get noticed a little!!!

Did you pull-up and leave the "back" door open?

Get people wonderin' if you were picking up or delivering?

Did you pull-up and leave the "back" door open?

Get people wonderin' if you were picking up or delivering?

door closed too many people were dying to get in. sorry could not help the bad pun.

door closed too many people were dying to get in. sorry could not help the bad pun.

Don't apologize. You just got the jump on several others who would have done the same.

papa ou thanks. i am so glad i found this forum, it has brought back many great memories of the southside. gotta run going to port a texas for the weekend. talk to ya latter

Absotivly!!! Every Saturday that we could talk our folks into it. It faced Western and Coits was just about a half a block away. Home of the pimento cheese stuffed dill pickle. any body else???

Absotivly!!! Every Saturday that we could talk our folks into it. It faced Western and Coits was just about a half a block away. Home of the pimento cheese stuffed dill pickle. any body else???
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You've been there we can tell:....Sept. 26th, 2009 Nostalgia meeting at Coit's:....Ya'll come

Southside OKC Memories
Get Together

Coit's Root Beer Drive-In
2500 S. Western
September 26, 1:30pm

Bring memories, memorabilia,
photos, yearbooks, etc...

Southside OKC Memories
Get Together

Coit's Root Beer Drive-In
2500 S. Western
September 26, 1:30pm

Bring memories, memorabilia,
photos, yearbooks, etc...

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I went to Coit's today and made sure the room was reserved....Done Deal....

Absotivly!!! Every Saturday that we could talk our folks into it. It faced Western and Coits was just about a half a block away. Home of the pimento cheese stuffed dill pickle. any body else???

wow another lover of the stuffed pickle, also has great baked potato.
i'm hungry!!