Just a quick question to those who have been to KD's:

1. If you just want to sit at the bar and have a few drinks before a Thunder game or whatever can you or do you have to wait to be seated at the bar?

You don't need a reservation to sit at the bar. Just walk up and take a seat.

How expensive are they on drinks?

How expensive are they on drinks?

I am not sure regarding cocktails, but a large 23oz Coop F5 is only $7.00. Pretty good deal if you ask me!

Went there last night. Overrated!! There are much better places to eat/drink in Bricktown.

Plus the people who work at KD's are stuck up A**holes!!

So...bartender wouldn't give you her phone number?

Made you wear a shirt when dining?

Offered to sell you wine by the bottle?

So...bartender wouldn't give you her phone number?

I had a guy bartender. He was a P.O.S. The other bartenders were just stuck up bia bias. Plus no one welcomed me when I walked in (sounds like LifeChurch??).

There are other and better places/bars in Bricktown. The people that were working there that night, To Hell with 'em.

Just giving you a hard time. Every place can have a bad night, for sure.

Ate at KD's this evening. First time. Atmopshere/mood: 9.5 Service: 9 Food quality: 8.5
Overall - pretty nice.

I had a guy bartender. He was a P.O.S. The other bartenders were just stuck up bia bias. Plus no one welcomed me when I walked in (sounds like LifeChurch??).

There are other and better places/bars in Bricktown. The people that were working there that night, To Hell with 'em.

When we went we were greeted by 3 different people...not sure what to think about this.

When we went we were greeted by 3 different people...not sure what to think about this.

I think it's safe to say a lot of people are way to quick to judge new restaurants. It takes a while to work out kinks, people need to chill out. I really hope Sonny_Crockett's life wasn't ruined by his dinner there, sounds like it was a really negative, life altering experience that he may not recover from.

Ate at KD's this evening. First time. Atmopshere/mood: 9.5 Service: 9 Food quality: 8.5
Overall - pretty nice.

I ate there Sunday and would pretty much agree with this. We didn't have a chance to try the ribs, which the waitress said is their best dish, because they were out.

I ate there Sunday and would pretty much agree with this. We didn't have a chance to try the ribs, which the waitress said is their best dish, because they were out.

That would follow then that their ribs are truly popular if they ran out! Hoping to take my wife sometime soon. Sounds great!

The stupid bartender didn't even thank me or said goodbye. He can go straight to hell. Same with the other morons who just eye balled me and didn't say anything. No hospitality at all but there's better places to eat/drink in Bricktown.

Were you dressed in a very unusual manner? Give us some more context to what happened.

The stupid bartender didn't even thank me or said goodbye. He can go straight to hell. Same with the other morons who just eye balled me and didn't say anything. No hospitality at all but there's better places to eat/drink in Bricktown.

I'm going to assume you didn't say anything to them either from what you've said. They probably thought the same thing about you! :Smiley122

The stupid bartender didn't even thank me or said goodbye. He can go straight to hell. Same with the other morons who just eye balled me and didn't say anything. No hospitality at all but there's better places to eat/drink in Bricktown.

Testimonials like this tend to say more about the customer than the business, especially since you haven't provided any details - only personal insults. There may have been an issue, but it sounds like you're blowing it way out of proportion, at least.

I know the bricktown twitter recently posted a nice pic of the patio, but just to get an idea of how much patio we're not getting...

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I know the bricktown twitter recently posted a nice pic of the patio, but just to get an idea of how much patio we're not getting...

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When you compare what Hogan has managed to do with that portion of the canal and what San Antonio has with the Riverwalk, we're not even in the ballpark. Hell, we're not even playing the same game.

You must remember that San Antonio has more than a sixty year head start. The Riverwalk has evolved over time and is still evolving. I expect the Bricktown canal to do the same.

I know the bricktown twitter recently posted a nice pic of the patio, but just to get an idea of how much patio we're not getting...

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Lesser Bricktown continues to to disappoint.

Ok, lower Bricktown sucks. That is fine. Just accept that it will be this way for awhile. Here in lies the beauty: down the road, we can tear it down and/or reconstruct it to make it 1000x better than the monstrosity that it is.

I know the bricktown twitter recently posted a nice pic of the patio, but just to get an idea of how much patio we're not getting...

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I would bet that the reason it doesn't go all the way accross is because the VIP section start about halfway accross from the middle of the building to the West. Don't think they want a patio outside of it...?

I would bet that the reason it doesn't go all the way accross is because the VIP section start about halfway accross from the middle of the building to the West. Don't think they want a patio outside of it...?

I wish they would have thought of a seperate smaller patio for VIPs only. That would have been cool.

I would bet that the reason it doesn't go all the way accross is because the VIP section start about halfway accross from the middle of the building to the West. Don't think they want a patio outside of it...?

Valid point I had not considered. However that also validates some design issues...

Unimpressed and disappointed. Went there Sat at 2:30, was told there'd be a 45-60 minute wait, but we could sit in the bar area immediately since they had a few tables free. Took 10 minutes for a bartender/server to bring menus (first and second bad things - bartenders do not need to also be servers, and it shouldn't take 10 minutes to get menus), she brought out a Guinness draft and slopped it all over the table, it hadn't finished settling yet, took her another 7-8 minutes to come back and ask for our order. Appetizers took 20 minutes to come out. Ordered fried green tomatoes (good), soul rolls (too much rice and the wrapping fell apart, tasted OK, though), honey chicken (standard fried chicken drizzled with honey, green beans that tasted barely better than coming out of a can, and mac & cheese that was fairly decent), smothered pork chop (standard tasting, mashed potatoes that were also standard tasting, and black-eyed peas that were the best thing we had all night). Went to the restroom and there were puddles all around the floor of the urinal. Didn't affect us directly, but wife said the "bartenders" (all young women when we went) had a bunch of the same drinks all lined up with varying amounts of alcohol in them and they were evening them up (badly) by pouring alcohol from one glass to another. She also said that our "bartender" pulled one beer away from the tap way before she turned the tap off, losing quite a bit of beer in the process. They honestly need to hire servers for the bar (or move the "bartenders" to servers and hire real bartenders), service was pathetic in the bar area.

Manager happened to come by and ask how things were, told him everything, he comp-ed our appetizers, said restrooms were supposed to be cleaned every 20 minutes (I checked again when we left, 20 minutes later, they still hadn't been cleaned, which would make it about 40+ minutes since they were cleaned), appetizers should be out in 10 minutes, not 20, he had worked at Charleston's before, so he knew how a restaurant should be run, maybe things will change, but we're going back once more to try different menu items, and make a reservation and sit in the restaurant area, but probably not going back after that. Hal Smith Group/KD won't care, though, since there's way more than enough folks that accept mediocre service and food to make them both way richer without worrying about the food snobs like us...

Just to balance things out... we had reservations (for 6) on 1/25 (with tickets to the Thunder game after). We were seated immediately, and they accommodated the fact that we came with 7 instead of 6. The kids (3 under 12) were all super hungry, so they ordered from the kids menu right away while they adults reviewed the menus. The kids received their food not long after the adults ordered, and the adults didn't wait all that much longer for their food. Everybody enjoyed their food, the kids (young basketball fans) had a blast, and we made it to the game with plenty of time to spare.

about 40+ minutes since they were cleaned), but we're going back once more to try different menu items, and make a reservation and sit in the restaurant area, but probably not going back after that. Hal Smith Group/KD won't care, though, since there's way more than enough folks that accept mediocre service and food to make them both way richer without worrying about the food snobs like us...

Just curious, why would you go back to try it again if you're probably not going back after that? It sounds like you've made up your mind no matter what happens.

There are a couple of menu items we were interested in that we didn't get to eat. We're not really trying it again to see if it gets better so we might choose to go there regularly, we just want to try the things we didn't get to and to sit in the restaurant area. Then we'll probably forget about it (small chance, very small, that they will have improved dramatically and we decide to go back after that, it sometimes happens) and go on to the next restaurant we haven't eaten at yet to see how they stack up...

There are a couple of menu items we were interested in that we didn't get to eat. We're not really trying it again to see if it gets better so we might choose to go there regularly, we just want to try the things we didn't get to and to sit in the restaurant area. Then we'll probably forget about it (small chance, very small, that they will have improved dramatically and we decide to go back after that, it sometimes happens) and go on to the next restaurant we haven't eaten at yet to see how they stack up...

Sounds like a blast! Can I join in on your impending disappointment? ;)

Sounds like a blast! Can I join in on your impending disappointment? ;)

Anytime, it happens fairly often in restaurants here in OKC, you'd have plenty of chances... Our expectations are now set for KD's, though, so we won't be *as* disappointed. :Smiley122 To be fair, though, some restaurants here have their **** together and we end up being repeat customers (Ludivine; Irma's; Museum Cafe used to, but not so much last time we ate there; Pearl's, but not Crabtown; Hideaway; Saii; Shartel Cafe; Kitchen 324; Cafe do Brasil; Jimmy's Egg on May & Memorial; .....).

Hate to hear Crabtown is on the disappointment list for you. Been a while since we went in, but always has decent service and a yummy meal when we have been there.

Hate to hear Crabtown is on the disappointment list for you. Been a while since we went in, but always has decent service and a yummy meal when we have been there.

Went there probably 2 years ago. Krabby Balls weren't very special, much rather have Rococo's crab cakes (and yeah, I know they can't even really be compared, but the Krabby Balls were just kind of.......there and I actually wonder if they have real crab meat in them since they're spelled with a K), crawfish etoufee wasn't even close to the quality you get at Pearl's (taste and texture and the way they served it), can't remember what my wife ordered, but she was also less than impressed. Had some weirdness ordering wine, think it was due to a very limited selection (and yeah, I know that their target audience probably isn't full of wine-drinkers). Not a horrible experience, just an average one and average restaurant meals are a necessity sometimes, but mostly, life's too short for them...

Since it seems like your taste buds are beyond superior of the average mans, why even go out? why not just make your own meals at home that you know you will like?

Since it seems like your taste buds are beyond superior of the average mans, why even go out? why not just make your own meals at home that you know you will like?

Because I don't have a restaurant-quality kitchen in my house. Why does it bother you that I like good food and don't like bad food?

There has been quite a bit of negative reviews on this place. I still haven't tried it and plan on doing so and will give my honest opinion when I do. I really hope it is great though!

It bothers me when someone admits themselves a food snob and have very high expectations of restaurants and they talk down on the vast majority of restaurants they try (or go back and try again knowing their mind wont change). Seems like a waste of time and money for you. But hey, you are making those guys way richer so props to them.

Why does it bother you that I like good food and don't like bad food?

Qu'ils mangent du gateau, n'est-ce-pas?

It bothers me when someone admits themselves a food snob and have very high expectations of restaurants and they talk down on the vast majority of restaurants they try (or go back and try again knowing their mind wont change). Seems like a waste of time and money for you. But hey, you are making those guys way richer so props to them.

We didn't have "very high" expectations, we had normal expectations (which are waiting less than 5 (not 10) minutes to get a menu, 10 (not 20) minutes to get our appetizers, no puddles of urine on the restroom floor, etc.). We are going back to Kd's for a very specific reason, not because we expect them or our minds to change (although if everything is stellar, we *might* go back after that, but I don't expect that to happen). To be perfectly honest, we went because my wife wanted to, I had no desire to even try it. As far as going back to a place we were disappointed in - we are not so dull as to patronize the same restaurants again and again and again and again, we like trying new places and foods, hence going to a restaurant we haven't been to so we can see what it's like and maybe more times if it's good and maybe not again after that if they're not good. Sometimes, however, the first visit is pretty much all we need to figure out if it's worth a shot again.

Because I don't have a restaurant-quality kitchen in my house. Why does it bother you that I like good food and don't like bad food?

I too don't like bad food.

I went recently on a Thursday just before 5. I didn't have reservations and didn't wait at all. I ate with three other adults and two children. I had no expectations. I was promptly brought a menu (that lights up). I ordered the wings with buffalo sauce as an appetizer. The sauce was perfect. I ordered the meatloaf. It came with bacon green beans and mashed potatoes. Everything was excellent. It was the perfect southern style dish that tasted like grandma's home cooking. I sampled all my family's plates. Bacon wrapped shrimp and cheese grits melted in my mouth, red beans and rice with chicken was perfectly flavored, and the country fried steak (half the plate), was a big southern boys dream. I didn't dare eat dessert but we ordered anyways. The cobbler and ice cream was the perfect ending. The bathrooms were nice and clean. My wife and I can't wait to go back again.

Qu'ils mangent du gateau, n'est-ce-pas?

hors de là des têtes

Qu'ils mangent du gateau, n'est-ce-pas?

Ou la patate douce tarte.

I went recently on a Thursday just before 5. I didn't have reservations and didn't wait at all. I ate with three other adults and two children. I had no expectations. I was promptly brought a menu (that lights up). I ordered the wings with buffalo sauce as an appetizer. The sauce was perfect. I ordered the meatloaf. It came with bacon green beans and mashed potatoes. Everything was excellent. It was the perfect southern style dish that tasted like grandma's home cooking. I sampled all my family's plates. Bacon wrapped shrimp and cheese grits melted in my mouth, red beans and rice with chicken was perfectly flavored, and the country fried steak (half the plate), was a big southern boys dream. I didn't dare eat dessert but we ordered anyways. The cobbler and ice cream was the perfect ending. The bathrooms were nice and clean. My wife and I can't wait to go back again.

One of the hallmarks of a good restaurant is consistency. Kd's just ain't there quite yet, but glad your experience was better than mine...

Indice m'en veuillez

I apologize for turning this into a bilingual thread. My only intention was to compare Travellers' snobbery to that of Marie Antoinette. Point being, no one likes a snob.

I apologize for turning this into a bilingual thread. My only intention was to compare Travellers' snobbery to that of Marie Antoinette. Point being, no one likes a snob.

Well, since my husband has dragged me into this, I must respond. The fried green tomatoes were fabulous, as were the black-eyed peas and mashed potatoes. The bar area is very cool. But it seems to me that if you are going to offer full restaurant service in the bar area, it shouldn't be the bartender's job to take food orders, seemingly as an afterthought. I almost felt sorry for those girls, the way they were running around (not too sorry because I was hungry). Why not have a waitress?

As for the snob part, we paid a lot to each at Kd's, and tipped appropriately. It is not unreasonable to expect to get our money's worth. Thanks for the attempted French lessons, but I don't think Marie Antoinette ever worried about getting her money's worth! :rolleyes:

I apologize for turning this into a bilingual thread. My only intention was to compare Travellers' snobbery to that of Marie Antoinette. Point being, no one likes a snob.

For decades, I have never cared if anyone likes me or not.

For decades, I have never cared if anyone likes me or not.

Quelle surprise!






Apologies for going bilingual again.

Wife and I tried to eat there last week after a thunder game. It was about 10:15pm, and they told us they weren't seating anybody else to eat, but we could order a drink from the bar if we could find a seat. Of course, we couldn't find a seat. We left, and ate at Toby Keith's right next door.
By the way, we saw lots of empty tables at KD's, left side of bar. Kind of confused why we couldn't eat, but oh well. Kind of lame if you ask me.

Wife and I tried to eat there last week after a thunder game. It was about 10:15pm, and they told us they weren't seating anybody else to eat, but we could order a drink from the bar if we could find a seat. Of course, we couldn't find a seat. We left, and ate at Toby Keith's right next door.
By the way, we saw lots of empty tables at KD's, left side of bar. Kind of confused why we couldn't eat, but oh well. Kind of lame if you ask me.
I'm guessing that the kitchen had already closed or was in the process of closing.

I'm guessing that the kitchen had already closed or was in the process of closing.

Probably, though if ever an eatery was one that oughta stay open later hours to cater to b ball fans on game nights, one would think this should be it.

I can't eat out at a fancy joint like this very often. I'm hanging on to my money until the bugs get worked out at this place.

Probably, though if ever an eatery was one that oughta stay open later hours to cater to b ball fans on game nights, one would think this should be it.

Can't argue with that.

My anniversary is Saturday and my bride of almost 17 years vetoed my thought of a nice juicy strip steak at Red Prime because she has been wanting to try KD's. Managed to swing a Saturday night reservation yesterday so we are heading that way this weekend. Has anyone tried the strip at KD's? Do they know what they are doing or should I just get the meatloaf and save the steak to be eaten another night at Red Prime? Is there a decent wine list at KD's? We are ubering so the vino may flow.

This is a great addition to OKC's menu of eateries !

My anniversary is Saturday and my bride of almost 17 years vetoed my thought of a nice juicy strip steak at Red Prime because she has been wanting to try KD's. Managed to swing a Saturday night reservation yesterday so we are heading that way this weekend. Has anyone tried the strip at KD's? Do they know what they are doing or should I just get the meatloaf and save the steak to be eaten another night at Red Prime? Is there a decent wine list at KD's? We are ubering so the vino may flow.

Vetoed a Red Prime steak?!!? NOOOO

Does anyone else think Red Prime is over rated?