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Address: 4309 N. Western
Phone: (405) 604-0990
Hours: Mon-Sun 11 am - 2 am
Status: Opened fall 2013
Links:
Official Website (http://drumroomokc.com/)
Menu (http://drumroomokc.com/menu/)
Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/TheDrumRoomOKC?fref=ts)
Yelp (http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-drum-room-oklahoma-city)
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According to their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/TheDrumRoomOKC) it is a bar & restaurant.

Their Facebook page is really playing up the drummer theme as they post a picture of a new drummer of some band daily. How annoying would it be if they just played drum solos only in the bar? So, I'm guessing it's a restaurant bar that serves chicken and has live music. Actually a pretty good fit for Western. Their sign looks good also:

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Can someone give me the address of this place? Either they have the worst business Facebook page in history which fails to convey basic information about their establishment, or else it is my smart phone's fault. In any case, location please?

my guess its like 4220 N western. It shares the same building as the Sipango Bar and is across the street from Cafe Nova. It used to a be a frozen yogurt place and a tailor.

Can someone give me the address of this place? Either they have the worst business Facebook page in history which fails to convey basic information about their establishment, or else it is my smart phone's fault. In any case, location please?

Ya my iphone didnt show any info either. On my computer now and it says Western between 42 & 43rd. Judging by the pic it looks like its right next to Sipango, across the street from Nova and Sushi Neko. Looks like they spent a decent amount on the sign, maybe the rest of it will have that level of investment too. And surprised I didnt notice the sign, as I just picked up some dinner at Neko last night.

"Fine Fowl and Fixin's" ... presume from the pics the "Drum" may relate to the Chicken Drumsticks on the side of the Drum and looks like their is a wishbone in the background of the logo??

Seriously, OKC needs a good friend chicken place. I was just having this conversation with someone the other day. *fingers crossed*

Seriously, OKC needs a good friend chicken place. I was just having this conversation with someone the other day. *fingers crossed*


BoBo's fine dining:wink:

How annoying would it be if they just played drum solos only in the bar?

Not annoying. Not annoying at all. :biggrin:

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Today my wife and I decided we wanted to check out the newest restaurant to open on Western -- The Drum Room -- to try out their highly acclaimed fried chicken. I went with the chicken waffle sandwich and was very impressed with it while my wife went with the drummies and waffle on the side. Service was great and the ambiance is a nice addition to that area. I would definitely recommend everyone give it a try.

We've been three times. The first time the breasts were overcooked but the last two they have been cooked perfectly.

It's not the best fried chicken I have ever had. Babe's in Texas still holds that honor but The Drum Room is some of the best in the OKC area right now.

We've been three times. The first time the breasts were overcooked but the last two they have been cooked perfectly.

It's not the best fried chicken I have ever had. Babe's in Texas still holds that honor but The Drum Room is some of the best in the OKC area right now.

I read that they use organic chicken. Nice touch. Can't wait to give it a try.

I read that they use organic chicken. Nice touch. Can't wait to give it a try.

I love the Drummies which are a basket of mini chicken legs. They are small because they are raised with no hormones like the chickens at whole foods. they are half price during happy hour. Also Coors on tap 2.00 and Boulevard Wheat on tap 2.50. The beer is chilled to 32 degrees. My new favorite place. Their music is all vinyl and you can bring you own album for them to play. Lots of good music going on there.

I love the Drummies which are a basket of mini chicken legs. They are small because they are raised with no hormones like the chickens at whole foods. they are half price during happy hour. Also Coors on tap 2.00 and Boulevard Wheat on tap 2.50. The beer is chilled to 32 degrees. My new favorite place. Their music is all vinyl and you can bring you own album for them to play. Lots of good music going on there.

Sounds awesome. I'll have to check it out. That is especially cool that they play vinyl and allow customers to bring their own.

We've been three times. The first time the breasts were overcooked but the last two they have been cooked perfectly.

It's not the best fried chicken I have ever had. Babe's in Texas still holds that honor but The Drum Room is some of the best in the OKC area right now.

Wish we had a Babe's in OK...It would make a killing here

Wish we had a Babe's in OK...It would make a killing here

We had Red's Southern Diner in Edmond for a couple of years. It wasn't as good as Babe's but same concept.

I'm kind of happy that Babe's nearest location is about 3 hours away from OKC. If it was closer I'd gain back all the weight I worked so hard to lose in about a week. ;)

Came across the facebook page which has a neat collection of photos.

Sign

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Sign at night
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Logo on the north side of the building

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Bongos as decoration

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Wall decoration

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Beer on tap

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Menu (as posted)

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Menu (rotated and enlarged by me to make it readable)
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/1e5bnj3egu554qk/drum_room_menu.jpg

By the way, for those (non-hipster) younguns out there, that menu is supposed to mimic a viny record (Google that if you don't know what that means) :wink:


Source: https://www.facebook.com/TheDrumRoomOKC

The menu should have a side B if it has a side A.

The B side is the stuff they drop on the floor.... I'll keep ordering from the A side. :)

Can't wait to try this out.

I thought the chicken was good, as were the nachos that had chunks of fried chicken. The space isnt over the top nice or anything but it is another good option in the area and a definite improvement for that space.

And Moose Drool on tap...My kind of place

Drummies are part of the wing, not tiny chicken legs. It's the part that would be the chicken's upper "arm." They also have drumsticks, which are actual legs. Both the drummies and drumsticks baskets are half price during happy hour, and they come with a side.

Went there with a few friends last week, and had a great time. The server was on top of things, friendly, and knowledgeable about the drinks and food. He was also well-versed in the space, who started it (Deep Fork), and strangely enough, remembered my group of people from when we visited another nearby restaurant where he previously worked. Guess we made an impression.

Between all of us, we tried pretty much all the specialty drinks. The cherry bomb was tasty, but pretty sweet. They make their own grenadine, which the waiter explained accounted for some of the drinks being a slightly different color, because they had switched to a new batch. Strawberry fields had brandy in it; not my favorite but I'm sure someone would like it. The Zosa (I think is what it was called) was also quite good. They also have lots of beer on tap because what else goes with fried chicken better than beer?

I thoroughly enjoyed my drummies. I went for the smaller pieces because I knew I'd get a higher crispy-skin ratio, which is the best part of fried chicken, IMHO. It was light, crispy, well-seasoned, and not overcooked. The okra was pretty good, too. I'll have to try another side next time. And there will be a next time.

The restroom was spacious and clean. The light fixtures throughout the restaurant were pretty neat, and now I want to make them.

I definitely recommend the place.

do they have boneless drums? ;–)

I liked the drum room when I went. Good drinks and good atmosphere. Only complaint is that at 1am, it still have heavy scent of fried chicken and fried food in general. It got a little overwhelming and we ended up leaving earlier than anticipated

A few buddies and I went one day for lunch. We all really enjoyed the food, but thought it was a little on the expensive side for lunch. I think the total was around $17. The service was excellent.

I liked the drum room when I went. Good drinks and good atmosphere. Only complaint is that at 1am, it still have heavy scent of fried chicken and fried food in general. It got a little overwhelming and we ended up leaving earlier than anticipated

Wow. And my cat's breath smells like cat food.

I liked the drum room when I went. Good drinks and good atmosphere. Only complaint is that at 1am, it still have heavy scent of fried chicken and fried food in general. It got a little overwhelming and we ended up leaving earlier than anticipated

Isn't that to be expected at a fried chicken themed restaurant that serves fried chicken until 1 am?

Heck I picked up some Bobo's Chicken late night last week and my car still smells like smoke/fried chicken and honey. No spills involved.

This place is DA BOMB! I ordered the fried chicken and waffles sandwich and it was literally one of the best things I have ever eaten... They put a HUGE chicken breast in between two waffles with bacon and cheddar cheese. You get one side and I ordered the steak fries which were very good. You gotta pour syrup over it too! Mmmmmmmmmmmm!

Edit: They also have just regular chicken and waffles and you can order half a chicken or the whole chicken. It rivals Eischens IMO. I can't believe I just said that.

Edit 2: One more thing. If you bring in a vinyl record, the will play it while you eat your meal!

Ate there for the second time tonight. The first time the chicken was absolutely perfect, as good as anything in Oklahoma. Tonight, we got ours to go and it tasted a wee bit too salty and was slightly overcooked. That being said, it was still very good and we enjoyed it.

The restaurant is obviously going to be a hit. Just hoping our experience tonight was uncommon.

They now have a website

The Drum Room ? fine fowl & fixin's ? oklahoma city (http://drumroomokc.com/)

Seriously, go eat here.

Also, can this be moved to the Food section?

Had lunch there today. The friend chicken was terrific and the waffle & chicken was good, but the rest of the menu needs some work. The check came in at $41 for two entrees, one appetizer and three soft drinks ($50 including tip). That may be OK to some, but it seemed awfully high to us, especially for a bar & grill establishment.

Has anyone else had bad service here? I went there for the 2nd time on Saturday night and the service was bad, again. The waitress was unsure what beers were on tap, the food came out wrong and one person in our party had to wait a while longer for their food. Not to mention it took a while to get service when we first got there. I am hoping that I have been unlucky as I want this place to succeed.

However, the food was great!

The waitress was unsure what beers were on tap...

Since I was at the table I'll second this and add to it. When I asked what non-draft beers were available I was told I could go look (which is pretty silly). So, I left our table and walked over to the bar, but I couldn't even make out the names of most of the interesting beers because the bottles were still too far away. Surely there should be a better system to find out what's offered?

I also want this place to succeed, but I feel like whenever I have to root for a place to make it they usually don't...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Quality restaurant workers have got to be stretched very thin across the scores of new places that are opening all over town.

Our unemployment rate was very low to start, and when that's the case fewer people work in the food industry in general. Then, you add in dozens of new restaurants and bars and that has to leave gaps somewhere.

And this trend will not be slowing down anytime soon... Still loads of places in the works.

I know it's 7 months later and saw that soonerguru came after me a bit from my comments about the smell. I don't care about the chicken smell but this was a thick grease smell that was not very appealing. It was better when I went a few months ago.

I know it's 7 months later and saw that soonerguru came after me a bit from my comments about the smell. I don't care about the chicken smell but this was a thick grease smell that was not very appealing. It was better when I went a few months ago.

It was kind of a joke, dude. The point was a place that features fried chicken is going to have a greasy smell.

I've never had a bad meal there. I've also never had a fast meal there.

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And this trend will not be slowing down anytime soon... Still loads of places in the works.

Then the places opening up will by necessity either have to improve and increase the training up periods or pay better to entice quality staff from more established locations. Either is good news for folks in the service industry, albeit a somewhat bigger hit on the bottom line for owners/investors.

Food has always been good but I have also experienced the poor service.

I've also never seen the same waitstaff in there twice. So the turnover rate must be high.

I've never had a bad meal there. I've also never had a fast meal there.

interesting you say that, I saw new sign that said something like a "20 minute lunch guarantee or its free"

I'm surprised that this place continues to have problems. It isn't an undercapitalized mom & pop operation where they're learning things as they go along, this is part of the Deep Fork Group which owns Deep Fork Grill, Mantel, Wedge, Blue Note and Drunken Fry. Of those the Wedge is the one we visit the most (which is just a few blocks away from the Drum Room), and the food is good & consistent, and the wait staff is knowledgeable, friendly and they don't turn over very much.

I don't understand why Deep Fork Group doesn't step in and make this place run better, or cut their losses, close shop and move on.

I may be mistaken, but it is possible the Drum Room has more turnover due to its product.

In younger days I worked in a chicken chain, a few different pizza chains, and a burger place. Fun times in all and I learned a lot in each. But truth be told, when I left the chicken bits behind, as much as I liked (and still like) the product, I swore I would never work in a chicken eatery again. More so than any other place I have worked, the smells linger, coat and engulfs you. It does get to you after a while.

Speaking of workplace smells, I worked for My Pi pizza for a bit in my youth, and to this day, the smell of pizza dough immediately takes me back to busing tables, sneaking pitchers of Killian's Irish Red in the back, and jamming to The Who on the sweet stereo system they had. Good times.

I know I smelled like pizza pretty bad by the time my shift was over. I can't imagine it being any better with the smell of fried chicken on you.

Oh yeah, workplace pizza smell lingers. And not in a good way. Onions have a way of elevating themselves to the dominating olfactory top note.

I remember the smell of pizza and chicken fingers my mom would bring with her when she came home from her shift at Crystal's Pizza. Man I miss that place...

Two recent visits have reaffirmed my belief in this place. Outstanding fried chicken and fun atmosphere. Tip: order the chicken to go. When it initially comes out it is so hot it is almost impossible to eat. When you get the to-go, they package it in an aluminum container. By the time you get home, it's perfect temperature to eat.

On a couple of earlier visits, the chicken was overseasoned, and on one occasion, overcooked. Clearly they have worked the kinks out.

This is a great place if you're hunkering for delicious fried chicken with a nice array of side options.

LOL hunkering. Does that mean squatting in a corner of the room over a plate of chicken?

We went last thursday for lunch , the food was good, but straight up noon and there was only 3 tables filled. They definitely have a problem of some sort.

I've never gone for lunch - just dinner. It's always been full of people. I agree with sooner guru also. There were a few kinks at first but the last few times I've gone the chicken was outstanding.

I thought this was a bar until I opened this topic. I will be sure to give this place a try.

We went last thursday for lunch , the food was good, but straight up noon and there was only 3 tables filled. They definitely have a problem of some sort.

I don't know about you, but going and having several beers and eating a mess of fried chicken is not something I typically do for lunch.

I don't know about you, but going and having several beers and eating a mess of fried chicken is not something I typically do for lunch.

You are missing out on one of the finer things in life man! ;)

I don't know about you, but going and having several beers and eating a mess of fried chicken is not something I typically do for lunch.


You are missing out, take you and three friend order one chicken and some sides , replace beer with water and it becomes a pretty solid lunch.

Garin,
Replace beer with water? Is that legal? If it is, it's at best immoral, unethical, and rude, crude, and socially unacceptable! I'm not a huge chicken fan, but I will have to give it a shot. And of course a beer or three. I'm retired, I don't have to worry about returning to the office.
C. T.
You are missing out, take you and three friend order one chicken and some sides , replace beer with water and it becomes a pretty solid lunch.

Garin,
Replace beer with water? Is that legal? If it is, it's at best immoral, unethical, and rude, crude, and socially unacceptable! I'm not a huge chicken fan, but I will have to give it a shot. And of course a beer or three. I'm retired, I don't have to worry about returning to the office.
C. T.

I feel ya CT , work day lunch = no beer for me.

Garin,
It used to be acceptable to have a beer, even two. And when having a business lunch (locally or on a business trip) a drink was the accepted norm. It changed a lot in my last ten years.
C. T.
I feel ya CT , work day lunch = no beer for me.

How is this place doing?

Haven't heard mention of it in a while.