Zarate's is "temporarily closed" per their marquee.

Does anyone know why?

Does anyone know why?

Per their FB page: Temporarily closed due to lack of employees. We are recruiting and training new employees. We will reopen better and stronger. Thank you so much for your 14 years of support. Sorry for the inconveniences. We will keep you posted of the reopening!

Pete you can move to appropriate board but I saw today where Old School Bagel is going in just south of Andy's Frozen custard just north of 150th and Penn.

I posted in the individual threads but will also post here. Hunny Bunny Biscuit Co. is open in the same building Organic Squeeze and the nail salon(which are both open as well). The building is right behind Smitty’s Garage Hamburgers. They are seem to be doing pretty good. I haven’t seen Organic Squeeze packed but there are always 2+ people whenever I go. The other places also seem to be doing good.

I’m pretty surprised we haven’t seen more development in this area. A development with a Whole Foods on the SE corner of covell and Kelly would kill it. I would say a Trader Joe’s but I’d like a TJ at Covell and Coltrane. I’d be just as happy if they built the proposed Walmart NM there instead. Everything that is built in this area seems to be a success with little exception.

Even as much as I hate uptown grocery(Pruett Foods) now and refuse to shop there, the parking lot was full today around 12-1.

Zarate's is now open. They've completely repaved the parking lot, however not sure yet if they've done any remodeling inside or anything. The opened back up over the past weekend. Excited to check it out again.

I posted in the individual threads but will also post here. Hunny Bunny Biscuit Co. is open in the same building Organic Squeeze and the nail salon(which are both open as well). The building is right behind Smitty’s Garage Hamburgers. They are seem to be doing pretty good. I haven’t seen Organic Squeeze packed but there are always 2+ people whenever I go. The other places also seem to be doing good.

I’m pretty surprised we haven’t seen more development in this area. A development with a Whole Foods on the SE corner of covell and Kelly would kill it. I would say a Trader Joe’s but I’d like a TJ at Covell and Coltrane. I’d be just as happy if they built the proposed Walmart NM there instead. Everything that is built in this area seems to be a success with little exception.

Even as much as I hate uptown grocery(Pruett Foods) now and refuse to shop there, the parking lot was full today around 12-1.

It doesnt seem like the folks that own the southeast corner of Covell and Kelly are in any rush to sell and develop their large chunk of land.

I posted in the individual threads but will also post here. Hunny Bunny Biscuit Co. is open in the same building Organic Squeeze and the nail salon(which are both open as well). The building is right behind Smitty’s Garage Hamburgers. They are seem to be doing pretty good. I haven’t seen Organic Squeeze packed but there are always 2+ people whenever I go. The other places also seem to be doing good.

I’m pretty surprised we haven’t seen more development in this area. A development with a Whole Foods on the SE corner of covell and Kelly would kill it. I would say a Trader Joe’s but I’d like a TJ at Covell and Coltrane. I’d be just as happy if they built the proposed Walmart NM there instead. Everything that is built in this area seems to be a success with little exception.

Even as much as I hate uptown grocery(Pruett Foods) now and refuse to shop there, the parking lot was full today around 12-1.

ANY grocery store in SE Edmond would kill it. There is zero competition right now besides Wal Mart, and there are enough people who don't like Wal Mart that business would likely be good.

I posted in the individual threads but will also post here. Hunny Bunny Biscuit Co. is open in the same building Organic Squeeze and the nail salon(which are both open as well). The building is right behind Smitty’s Garage Hamburgers. They are seem to be doing pretty good. I haven’t seen Organic Squeeze packed but there are always 2+ people whenever I go. The other places also seem to be doing good.

I’m pretty surprised we haven’t seen more development in this area. A development with a Whole Foods on the SE corner of covell and Kelly would kill it. I would say a Trader Joe’s but I’d like a TJ at Covell and Coltrane. I’d be just as happy if they built the proposed Walmart NM there instead. Everything that is built in this area seems to be a success with little exception.

Even as much as I hate uptown grocery(Pruett Foods) now and refuse to shop there, the parking lot was full today around 12-1.

there will be a crest at Sooner and Covell very soon

The Lab Bar and Grill will be opening soon (November 15 or 16 I think). This is in the old Buffalo Wild Wings location at Danforth and Santa Fe. Met the owner. He let me in too check
Out things. He did quite a bit of work on the place (BWW had really let the place go). Anxious for another spot on this side of town.

The Lab Bar and Grill will be opening soon (November 15 or 16 I think). This is in the old Buffalo Wild Wings location at Danforth and Santa Fe. Met the owner. He let me in too check
Out things. He did quite a bit of work on the place (BWW had really let the place go). Anxious for another spot on this side of town.

Thanks for the info.

This is their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/labbarandgrillrestaurant/

Pickleman’s should be opening up soon across from Lowe’s on the other side of Bryant.

410 S Bryant Ave
Edmond, OK 73034

This location is listed as coming soon on the Pickleman’s website.

Made it by The Lab Bar and Grill yesterday. I wanted to give them some time to work out the kinks which I’d heard they needed. I had a small order of bone in wings with honey BBQ siracha sauce. The wings were really good. Looking at other food being taken to customers everything I saw at least passed the eye test.

I do have some issues with the menu. First, they don’t offer a traditional Buffalo sauce. I don’t know how you offfer wings on the menu but not have traditional buffalo sauce as an option?
My biggest question (observation) regarding the menu though is there seems to be no identity. They appear to want to be a bar and grill type of place yet they offer a $35 steak. Not many people will shell out that kind of cash for a steak unless they’re at a “steak place”.

I’d love to see them offer the more traditional bar and grill items, do away with the steaks, etc and try to be really good at that. I think they are trying to be like Eddies a little bit. From what I was told I just don’t think there’s enough restaurant experience to take on what Eddies does.

I’ll go back because what I had was good. Anxious to hear what others think about this place.

I thought $35 for a steak would be a steal. Questionable from it not being a steakhouse, but compared to steakhouses $35 should be a good price.

Well, The Lab double charged me on
My 1st visit. After 2 visits with the on duty manager and several phone calls (they never answered the phone) I got the charge removed.

Since then I returned twice. Once about 930 for a snack and a beer. The kitchen was closed. We left.
Next time was about 10:00 looking for a night cap. They had a DJ playing rap music. Drank one beer and left.

This restaurant has zero identity and the owner doesn’t know who his target audience is. He better figure it out quickly or they’ll be closed by January.

Once about 930 for a snack and a beer. The kitchen was closed. We left.


Thanks for mentioning this, you just saved me the trouble and aggravation. Right or wrong, this has to be my biggest pet peeves with restaurants. "Kitchen closes at 10" should mean exactly that. Usually the excuse for shutting down early is because of lack of business that day. Well, start doing that on the regular and you really aren't going to have customers that day or for days to come. And no, "just come in earlier" doesn't work out for some of us.

I thought $35 for a steak would be a steal. Questionable from it not being a steakhouse, but compared to steakhouses $35 should be a good price.

You completely missed the point. Which is they don’t need to serve steak. Period. However, I agree that $35 for what they are offering is a very fair price!

This place badly needs a menu revision and some kind of identity. Are they a restaurant and bar or a nite club ?

Saw they are putting in an Empire Slice House just east of the Railyard on 1st. Nice!

Saw they are putting in an Empire Slice House just east of the Railyard on 1st. Nice!

I'm excited for this. I used to hit the one in the Plaza district regularly, but since I've been working remote only I've not had a chance to get down there. This will be a lot more convenient.

Great location!

I'd like to know how the restaurants around downtown and the railyard are doing. Theres been several new openings with more planned, getting crowded.

On other new restaurant openings, I read some chatter on facebook that Pepperoni Grill is opening another location at 33rd and Bryant.

The sign is up on the "Birdies" building at NW 150th & Penn. A quick Google search brought up a couple of very recent articles, including one review that sounded positive, but they were on sites where I don't have an account. We really like Korean fried chicken, so we are looking forward to this place opening.

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I was by the Birdies location a couple of weeks ago and they still had a very long way to go on the interior; had barely started.

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I was by the Birdies location a couple of weeks ago and they still had a very long way to go on the interior; had barely started.

That's too bad. I didn't get a good look and just got a glimpse of the sign as I drove by today.

Found another Korean wing restaurant in the shopping center at NW 178th & Western, where the donut shop was and between Louies and The Sushi Bar. The sign is up, but the inside has a ways to go. K-Chick is the name.

Found another Korean wing restaurant in the shopping center at NW 178th & Western, where the donut shop was and between Louies and The Sushi Bar. The sign is up, but the inside has a ways to go. K-Chick is the name.

I believe it will be a Korean fried chicken place.

Found another Korean wing restaurant in the shopping center at NW 178th & Western, where the donut shop was and between Louies and The Sushi Bar. The sign is up, but the inside has a ways to go. K-Chick is the name.

but that area is not in Edmond

but that area is not in Edmond

You know that. I know that. The Mayor knows that. But most people don't. ;)

You know that. I know that. The Mayor knows that. But most people don't. ;)

fact

I'd like to know how the restaurants around downtown and the railyard are doing. Theres been several new openings with more planned, getting crowded.

On other new restaurant openings, I read some chatter on facebook that Pepperoni Grill is opening another location at 33rd and Bryant.

There's a vacant building which may have once planned to be a Pepperoni Grill or may still be one just North of the Thunderbird entrance off of Bryant between 33rd and Memorial.

Pretty sure Steve's Rib on Danforth has closed now.

Texlahoma BBQ -- there's a sign in the space right next to the new S&B Burger on 2nd St (east of Bryant) that says the BBQ joint is coming soon.

Texlahoma BBQ -- there's a sign in the space right next to the new S&B Burger on 2nd St (east of Bryant) that says the BBQ joint is coming soon.

Good. Edmond has needed a BBQ restaurant in this part of town. Remember when Oklahoma Station was located near Target at 2nd and Bryant years back. I liked that place.

Good. Edmond has needed a BBQ restaurant in this part of town. Remember when Oklahoma Station was located near Target at 2nd and Bryant years back. I liked that place.

just an FYI for those that are interested but this will be there second location the waterloo location and food truck will continue

Does anyone know what to being built at the old Denny's location on 2nd street?

Does anyone know what to being built at the old Denny's location on 2nd street?

Could it be this place?

https://www.foodboss.com/oklahoma-city-ok/the-burger-den-1100-e-2nd-st-1100-e-2nd-st-edmond-delivery

Could it be this place?

https://www.foodboss.com/oklahoma-city-ok/the-burger-den-1100-e-2nd-st-1100-e-2nd-st-edmond-delivery

If so, still owned by Denny's which means they demolished their own building to switch to a delivery/takeout only option. Sign O' the times?

Does anyone know what to being built at the old Denny's location on 2nd street?

I heard it is going to be a Discount Tire.

I heard it is going to be a Discount Tire.

Edmond zoning does not allow for any business with "Discount" in the title.

Edmond zoning does not allow for any business with "Discount" in the title.

Au contraire. Any well-loved dining institution is always in danger of becoming a Discount Tire in Edmond.

See Pepe's.

Au contraire. Any well-loved dining institution is always in danger of becoming a Discount Tire in Edmond.

See Pepe's.

Didn't they become a AAA service center?

Au contraire. Any well-loved dining institution is always in danger of becoming a Discount Tire in Edmond.

See Pepe's.
Not really much of a change since the enchilada platter tasted like rubber.

Does Edmond not have a portal for online permit / application searches? Seems like a big enough place that it should have one.

Does Edmond not have a portal for online permit / application searches? Seems like a big enough place that it should have one.

Not really sure about that but EEDA puts out a monthly list of new restaurant permits.

https://www.eeda.com/data-archive/restaurant-list/

Does Edmond not have a portal for online permit / application searches? Seems like a big enough place that it should have one.

Especially since the permit system is already digital, and they have a whole portal for folks to submit and manage their permits - it seems like this would be a fairly easy lift to expose that data.

Not really sure about that but EEDA puts out a monthly list of new restaurant permits.

https://www.eeda.com/data-archive/restaurant-list/

I do not see the Burger Den on this list.

I think the "Burger Den" was a sub brand that operated as carryout only during the peak of Covid. It was still Denny's food, just called Burger Den to appeal to the mobile order crowd as a local business. Chuck E. Cheese did a similar stunt, it was Chuck E. Cheese pizza, but called Pasqually's on take-out sites. The other Burger Den sites in OKC still point to standing Denny's locations.

Edmond Planning Commission has this flagged as a Discount Tire location, which will be great for those that use their tire services, as the closest location in Edmond is Broadway at Comfort Drive just south of 33rd.

https://agenda.edmondok.com:8086/docs/2021/PC/20210622_14480/14902_PR21-00024%20Discount%20Tire%20FP%20pcAttachments%206-22-2021.pdf

^^^^ I’ve always wondered how those ghost kitchen things worked. Taxes, branding, etc. I don’t like that and it seems like false advertising to me or misleading at best.

Savage Burrito is run out of uncle Julios.

^^^^ I’ve always wondered how those ghost kitchen things worked. Taxes, branding, etc. I don’t like that and it seems like false advertising to me or misleading at best.

Not necessarily, as long as the ghost/virtual kitchen offerings are different enough from the host restaurant's menu, I don't think it's false advertising. Plus, some virtual kitchens make no secret of their ownership/shared locations - for instance, "It's Just Wings" on DoorDash is owned by Brinker International, who also owns Chili's and Maggiano's - and it says so right at the top of the menu listing. Though Chili's does have wings on their menu, IJW offers sauce options not available in Chili's, and they have smoked wings too. It's similar enough that they can leverage a shared supply chain but different enough to stand apart from the host restaurant.

On the other hand, a few local pizza joints went crazy with licensing other pizza virtual kitchen concepts, but there's no product differentiation between the regular pizza and the virtual kitchen's pizza - it's just a way to raise their profile on delivery apps. That sort of thing is kinda scummy in my opinion.

^^^ I mean TBH it’s not something that keeps me up at night lol I just found it more interesting than anything else. When I was doing Postmates in LA I started noticing them pop up around 2019 or so but it went nuts after the pandemic. The Motherclucker had an amazing sandwich and ghost fries and they operated out of Pub W(IIRC) at Western and Memorial. Not sure what happened but they went away. Sad as I really enjoyed ordering their food.

Do they have completely different chefs? I know the food I had at that place in person wasn’t as good as the ghost kitchens food.

Texlahoma opens 11/14 at 2080 E. 2nd in Edmond.

Has anyone tried Farmers Grain at 102 W 1st? Only open for dinner a few nights a week, but looking at that gorg menu and a few reviews, I am wondering if they are the "under the average diner radar" best restaurant in Edmond. Just wondering if anyone's tastebuds can confirm.

Has anyone tried Farmers Grain at 102 W 1st? Only open for dinner a few nights a week, but looking at that gorg menu and a few reviews, I am wondering if they are the "under the average diner radar" best restaurant in Edmond. Just wondering if anyone's tastebuds can confirm.

we have not been yet but i have heard good things from those that have

Based on the EEDA LIST, I see Paris Bahn Mi coming to Spring Creek on the west side, west end by Fish City Grill. I remember seeing a dumpster there last week, and work going on, but didn't think about another restaurant. Guess its a good location near Memorial HS.
https://parisbanhmi.com/locations/paris-banh-mi-edmond-ok

PHo Ben on Kelly and 2nd has closed and moving into a food truck in the same parking lot. An animal shelter is taking that spot

https://www.frostedmugedmond.com/

Going into the old Buffalo Wild Wings location Santa Fe and Danforth. Hope this one sticks!

Remix Ramen from 84 Hospitality is opening June 1st, 2023 in the Edmond Railyard. I saw them working with new employees this week.

https://www.remixramen.com/

Interesting move to open a 2nd ramen brand instead of leveraging an already known commodity in goro.

Anybody have any idea what is going in next (North of) the Club Car Wash at Covell & Kelly ? I'm

I'm hoping it is a Chick-Fil-A. I know they were looking at that intersection. Covell & Kelly.........