Edmond has come a long way in the last 10-15 years. It wasn't long ago there wasn't a decent bar or a vibrant walkable area to speak of. You'd have to go to Memorial for any options and they weren't great. Now, there's quite a few local restaurant concepts, downtown brewery, and more in their core. Great to see.

Downtown Edmond has some of the best examples of new urbanism in all of Oklahoma.

Lots of infill and redevelopment just in the last several years.

It would be great if they could get the old train station operational and shuttling people to downtown OKC and Norman.

Empire Slice Shop coming to Mayfair:

https://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=45825&page=11&p=1202022#post1202022

Empire Slice Shop coming to Mayfair:

https://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=45825&page=11&p=1202022#post1202022

If we could just get one on the southside. :) I thought Empire's slices were huge until I ran into this place in the french quarter. Their pies are 30 inches wide compared to Empire's 20 inches. https://eatfatboyspizza.com/

Fat Boys is so good.

Isn't the location they're opening in Mayfair only like 3 miles away from the one on 63rd?

Isn't the location they're opening in Mayfair only like 3 miles away from the one on 63rd?

Yes, but IMO it's a completely separate market.

I live very near Mayfair and it's a dense area with few good options (although I do like Sheesh Mahaal and Azetca).

Even the original location down in the Plaza District is moderately close to both the 63rd location and the new Mayfair one. Whatever their thinking is on additional locations they apparently aren't worried about oversaturating the NW core of the city.

Yes, but IMO it's a completely separate market.

I live very near Mayfair and it's a dense area with few good options (although I do like Sheesh Mahaal and Azetca).

Valid point. Nichols Hills vs outside the bubble. I'm more of a Hall's man anyways. Will have to try out Azteca.

Yes, but IMO it's a completely separate market.

I live very near Mayfair and it's a dense area with few good options (although I do like Sheesh Mahaal and Azetca).

Sheesh Mahaal is killing it.... They are almost always packed. Azteca has been packed for lunch the couple of times I was there. Never been for dinner.

The owners at Azteca are the kindest people I have ever come across.

And they do a solid job. I love giving them my business and they seem to have found their following.

I will have to give them a try, they are quite close to me.

Ashamed to say I’ve never heard of Azteca, especially since I love Mexican food, so I will atone by trying them this week. I haven’t found a go-to Mexican place in OKC. Maybe this is the hidden gem I need.

Replaced the San Marcos at 39/May

But Lazy Donkey downtown is the best/go to mexican place you're looking for.

The owners at Azteca are the kindest people I have ever come across.

And they do a solid job. I love giving them my business and they seem to have found their following.

I second that. And their food is very good.

I second that. And their food is very good.

I will have to try it out. Went to San Marcos three times and didn't care for it at all. I have several Mexican go-tos, but Birrieria Diaz is probably my favorite in OKC (Bethany).

The owners at Azteca are the kindest people I have ever come across.

And they do a solid job. I love giving them my business and they seem to have found their following.

I guess we'll have to give them a third try - first one had amazing chicken fajitas, second one we tried something else and it was completely standard, so decided to keep going to Abel's and Birrieria Diaz, but will have to stop by Azteca one more time since you seem to have good taste in food and like it. :)

Glad Empire is going in there, not many pizza places in that area (Hideaway, Wedge, and Upper Crust on Western and eventually Sauced in Paseo again (hurry up!!!!!!)).

Empire Edmond opens June 22, per their Instagram stories today.

Opening today, Wed 6/22.

Hours are Sunday – Thursday 11 AM to 10 PM; Friday & Saturday 11 AM to 11 PM.

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I plan to walk over at lunchtime, hopefully that isn't a terrible plan on the very first day.

I plan to walk over at lunchtime, hopefully that isn't a terrible plan on the very first day.

Eat before you go, lol.... I'm guessing that since they're experienced restauranteurs, there won't be (some of) the usual first day (week/month) screwups, but it's probably gonna be super-busy.

Eat before you go, lol.... I'm guessing that since they're experienced restauranteurs, there won't be (some of) the usual first day (week/month) screwups, but it's probably gonna be super-busy.

If they are terribly busy there are other places in the Railyard to eat at, or elsewhere in Downtown Edmond just in general.

So glad this is finally open. Need a good far North slice place. Venn pizza on a weird downhill slide of inconsistency

So glad this is finally open. Need a good far North slice place. Venn pizza on a weird downhill slide of inconsistency
Really? That sucks to hear. Venn has always been a solid spot but I haven’t been in several months.

So glad this is finally open. Need a good far North slice place. Venn pizza on a weird downhill slide of inconsistency

edmond is pretty far north

It wasn't too bad of a wait when I got there today but too much for what I could take in the hour I had for lunch, so I went to the BlueJ's Grill in the Railyard instead and had a fairly tasty grilled cheese with smoked sausage. I'll have to try again another day and show up a bit earlier.

So are we now requiring restaurants in the Paseo to open up a second location in downtown Edmond?

I wouldn't be mad about it.

So are we now requiring restaurants in the Paseo to open up a second location in downtown Edmond?

I wouldn't be mad about it.

You mean Plaza District?

Only pizza spot in the Paseo is Sauced and it won't be back open for a while

We went from “don’t Edmond my downtown” to “downtown my Edmond.”

We went from “don’t Edmond my downtown” to “downtown my Edmond.”
Please Austin my Edmond.