Maybe I've just missed it because I've been asleep on here for years, but anyone know what's going in the old Starbucks space? They've build a nice, enlarged and enclosed patio, new landscaping and new interior, but can't figure out what restaurant is going in here.

http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=44651


Holy cow!! A metro sighting! Good to see you here again.

Maybe I've just missed it because I've been asleep on here for years, but anyone know what's going in the old Starbucks space? They've build a nice, enlarged and enclosed patio, new landscaping and new interior, but can't figure out what restaurant is going in here.

Osteria ... an Italian restaurant that just opened a couple of days ago. I believe it is owned by the same group that owns En Croute and St Mark's Chop Room. I can't wait to try it out.

http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=44651


Holy cow!! A metro sighting! Good to see you here again.

Haha right. I've been so busy running my business these last few years, been super hard to contribute. Every now and then I'll lurk on Twitter or FB just to see what's new, but unfortunately haven't got to contribute like the old days. I'm still in the loop though. LOL.

Osteria ... an Italian restaurant that just opened a couple of days ago. I believe it is owned by the same group that owns En Croute and St Mark's Chop Room. I can't wait to try it out.

Are you sure that's where Osteria is going? I thought they were more tucked back in with EnCroute & St. Marks, not front and center.

Are you sure that's where Osteria is going? I thought they were more tucked back in with EnCroute & St. Marks, not front and center.

Osteria is where the old Starbucks was. We went Saturday night and had a great meal. We then walked down to the Merret, a new champagne bar, that opened in the old Luxe spot next to En Croute.

Looks like work has begun on the tenant space adjacent to Hopdoddy - any word on the tenant?

I've heard rumors of a Mi Cocina coming, no way to back it up though... possibly in the Mamasita's lot.

I've heard rumors of a Mi Cocina coming, no way to back it up though... possibly in the Mamasita's lot.

Oh I certainly hope so!

Oh I certainly hope so!

Why? Mi Cocina is expensive and meh.

While taste is subjective with food, Mi Cocina is very popular in the DFW area. Expensive? Not really. It is good solid Tex-Mex. I believe they have a restaurant in Tulsa?

I think there's one here too?

I think there's one here too?

For some reason when I do the Google search it comes up as La Casa de la Abuela.

For some reason when I do the Google search it comes up as La Casa de la Abuela.

The only one in Oklahoma is Tulsa I believe.

The only one in Oklahoma is Tulsa I believe.

Yes it is on 15th just east of Peoria.

Why? Mi Cocina is expensive and meh.

I grew up eating at Mi Cocina in Dallas and really like it. No, they don't have free queso. . . :)

I grew up eating at Mi Cocina in Dallas and really like it. No, they don't have free queso. . . :)

$18 for chicken fajitas? $20 for steak tacos? And they aren't special, the food is about as good as a bunch of other places with much lower prices. The room is nice and the service is good, but the food doesn't live up to that, even though the prices do.

I live in Tulsa and queso isn't free here, except at Ted's and that's not queso. Queso in Tulsa is generally queso blanco and you have to pay for it.

$18 for chicken fajitas? $20 for steak tacos? And they aren't special, the food is about as good as a bunch of other places with much lower prices. The room is nice and the service is good, but the food doesn't live up to that, even though the prices do.

I live in Tulsa and queso isn't free here, except at Ted's and that's not queso. Queso in Tulsa is generally queso blanco and you have to pay for it.

Those are comparable prices to Barrios and Uncle Julios, which I would compare it to.

How is there parking for three restaurants in this area? It's already very tight. Pete - do you know the available spaces serving these spaces, and NH code for restaurant parking?

How is there parking for three restaurants in this area? It's already very tight. Pete - do you know the available spaces serving these spaces, and NH code for restaurant parking?

I've never had trouble finding parking, at least during lunch. I'd imagine dinner service is even easier. Sometimes it takes a small walk, but there's no need for more parking.

Just realized Provision Kitchen closed, apparently happened last week.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/pops123118a.jpg


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http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/provision123118a.jpg


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I feel a touch of melancholy at another part of the city moving on from the life of Aubrey McClendon. But, he may well have made the same move (possibly earlier) had he lived and remained at the head of the Chesapeake empire.

Pops was clearly having financial trouble.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/pops010519.jpg

They probably just walked over to put that on the door

Slapfish Restaurant is going in next to Hopdoddy. https://www.slapfishrestaurant.com/
I was hoping for a breakfast place or something that wouldn't directly compete for parking with Hopdoddy. That lot is going to be a madhouse!

Slapfish Restaurant is going in next to Hopdoddy. https://www.slapfishrestaurant.com/
I was hoping for a breakfast place or something that wouldn't directly compete for parking with Hopdoddy. That lot is going to be a madhouse!

http://www.okctalk.com/content.php?r=556-Razzoo-s-Slapfish-and-more-coming-to-Chisholm-Creek/

The Slapfish menu has some intrigue, but they serve tilapia. Why??

Tilapia is a great fish. Wish they had a larger portion of it, though.

Wish it was a Bonefish Grill instead. https://www.bonefishgrill.com/

Wish it was a Bonefish Grill instead. https://www.bonefishgrill.com/

No doubt. Interesting comparing the two munu's. Seems like Slapfish is more of a lunch place with a very limited number of choices. Tacos, Burrittos, meh. While Bonefish has a broader selection of seafood and styles.

Looks like Slapfish has opened. There were some people in there tonight. Are they doing a soft opening?

Looks like Slapfish has opened. There were some people in there tonight. Are they doing a soft opening?

Yes. They were training staff last week.

Naifeh Fine Jewelry looks to be taking over the former Ruth Meyer space.

Naifeh Fine Jewelry looks to be taking over the former Ruth Meyer space.

2nd location or are they moving entirely?

2nd location or are they moving entirely?

I'm sure they'll be moving.

They are in Casady Square now and that is only a 2/3 miles away.

they are moving entirely, have a friend that works there and they've been working on the move for awhile now.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/nhp032319a.jpg

per Newsok today Balliet's is moving to the pops/provision kitchen space this summer and signed a new 10 year lease

Yes. They were training staff last week.

Went there for lunch today but they weren't open. Something about a maintenance issue. Hopdoddy was packed.

Naifeh is running an ad in the Gazette that says they plan to open in NHP in Feb.

additional store or relocation from Casady Sq?

per Newsok today Balliet's is moving to the pops/provision kitchen space this summer and signed a new 10 year lease

Who is moving into the Balliet’s space at Classen Curve?

additional store or relocation from Casady Sq?

relocating

per Newsok today Balliet's is moving to the pops/provision kitchen space this summer and signed a new 10 year lease

Shame. Their location now is so beautiful. Must be too expensive.

Shame. Their location now is so beautiful. Must be too expensive.
I think a Braum’s was about to open across the street from Valerie. And Casady Square just sold. Pete could speak to the plusses and minuses of Casady Square, but Nichols Hills Plaza is attracting the premiere local retailers right now.

I think a Braum’s was about to open across the street from Valerie. And Casady Square just sold. Pete could speak to the plusses and minuses of Casady Square, but Nichols Hills Plaza is attracting the premiere local retailers right now.

dustin was refering to Balliet's

Shame. Their location now is so beautiful. Must be too expensive.

That's what the NewsOK article mentioned, that there was just too much square footage. I'm curious who ends up taking that space. I think a Crate & Barrel or some other kind of higher end furniture store would be interested.

dustin was refering to Balliet's

Oops - sorry. Thought we were still talking about Valerie Naifeh. Yes, Bob Benham has said that the size and rate were both too much for his needs.

Please help me to understand: Naifeh is running an ad in the (Award-Winning, Best Publication In OKC) Oklahoma Gazette saying the are planning to move In February. And the question I have is that February 2019 is past. So, are they planning for April 2019, or later? Or are they planning for February 2020?

Please help me to understand: Naifeh is running an ad in the (Award-Winning, Best Publication In OKC) Oklahoma Gazette saying the are planning to move In February. And the question I have is that February 2019 is past. So, are they planning for April 2019, or later? Or are they planning for February 2020?

They had run that "February 2019" ad in the past along with some others.

They rotated their ad to this particular version for an issue a few weeks ago and I'm sure they forgot about that date/line.


To be honest, we should have caught it on their behalf before it ran. I believe it only ran one week.

I'm sure they now don't have an exact opening date; their window just says '2020'.

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Naifeh Jewelers is now open.

Signage going up today on the new strip mall, just east of Starbucks for a Mercy urgent care.

Might be helpful I guess to have in the neighborhood.

^

Yes and the remainder in that building will be a Chicken Salad Chick restaurant.

Balliets is now open in NH Plaza.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/balliets090219a.jpg


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Any ideas on the old Balliet's space in CC? Or did I miss them?

Feel free to move this over to that thread.

Any ideas on the old Balliet's space in CC? Or did I miss them?

Feel free to move this over to that thread.

BC Clark:

https://www.okctalk.com/content.php?r=636-BC-Clark-to-take-Balliets-space

BC Clark:

https://www.okctalk.com/content.php?r=636-BC-Clark-to-take-Balliets-space

Ah, dang! I remember that, just wasn't sure where, for some reason. Apologies! Thanks Pete!

Small beef. It used to be possible to walk from any of the shops in Nichols Hills Plaza to the former Mamasitas. I naively thought that it would remain pedestrian friendly. I tried to get a coffee from the new Starbucks and stroll outside through the mall. But because of how they placed the drive thru, access is fenced off. I get that car business trumps lil old me on foot but just seemed like one of those small design flaws that has unintended consequences.

Spencer Stone Co. has closed for good.

There are going to be more.