The owners of the popular Pink Parrot Cantina in Bricktown are set to open a second location in North Oklahoma City.


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The Pink Parrot is owned by Jeff Rogers of Roger Concepts, which also operates Candy Nightclub in Bricktown.

The vacant Taco Cabana site with a large covered patio and ample parking will become the second location for the Pink Parrot and joins several other businesses investing in the North May corridor.


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As we previously reported, Hopscotch (http://www.okctalk.com/showwiki.php?title=Hopscotch) will soon open in the old Dugout space just to the south of the new Pink Parrot, 7 Eleven is set for a major renovation (http://www.okctalk.com/showwiki.php?title=7%20Eleven&page=2#post898023) of its operation on the northwest corner of May & Hefner, and OnCue Express has plans to build on the southeast corner (http://www.okctalk.com/content/95-oncue-may-hefner.html) of that same intersection.

Also recently announced were plans for The Liszt, a 5,000 square foot Las Vegas style club that will be located in Northpark Mall just to the north.


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Man I didn't even know Taco C closed, that was a fave quick spot for us (I think Taco Cabana might only appeal to Texans though who grew up with them, or frequented the ones opened late night after college night outs).

Good to see something going into this location. Never been to the PP but hopefully a good fit. Think there is another vacant FF place right by this (old Wendy's or something)?

Think there is another vacant FF place right by this (old Wendy's or something)?

Yes, directly north of this site is an abandoned Wendy's.

I hear a new restaurant deal could be done there soon as well.

Man I didn't even know Taco C closed, that was a fave quick spot for us (I think Taco Cabana might only appeal to Texans though who grew up with them, or frequented the ones opened late night after college night outs).

I think it falls somewhere in between Taco Bell and Fuzzy's. Their homemade tortillas and queso were pretty great.

Yes, directly north of this site is an abandoned Wendy's.

I hear a new restaurant deal could be done there soon as well.

Going to be nice to have these new options on May removed from the Memorial area. Look forward to hearing what might go into Wendy's location!:)

We all complain about Memorial traffic, but traffic on May is the worst without a turn lane.

I wonder if a club type bar can survive that far north. Bricktown is touristy and tourists love clubs, but nw okc? We'll see.

I wonder if a club type bar can survive that far north. Bricktown is touristy and tourists love clubs, but nw okc? We'll see.

Tourists like clubs? No, immediate post college grads like clubs, and I believe a lot of the apartments along Memorial host that demographic. It will do well for a year or two then close, typical life cycle of most clubs.

We all complain about Memorial traffic, but traffic on May is the worst without a turn lane.

I'd much prefer to get to Hefner and May than to Memorial and May. But regardless of that, having some places going further south of Memorial along May is a good thing just in terms of variety and options.

I really think we'll only see more new bars and restaurants and other things along N. May and you can feel the momentum starting to pick up.

It's still the primary commercial corridor through North OKC with pretty good population density and incomes all around. Not enough fresh new places and ideas considering the vitality of the area, and it seems the enterprising are starting to catch on.

Man I didn't even know Taco C closed, that was a fave quick spot for us (I think Taco Cabana might only appeal to Texans though who grew up with them, or frequented the ones opened late night after college night outs).

I agree, I love Cabana! Frequented the Norman location many times at 2am after the bars shut down. Then when I moved to Dallas, I was in heaven, as they're all over the place. Came back to OKC, and I visited this location the most due to proximity to my house. Now, looks like I-40/MacArthur is the last one standing.

Tourists like clubs? No, immediate post college grads like clubs, and I believe a lot of the apartments along Memorial host that demographic. It will do well for a year or two then close, typical life cycle of most clubs.

Ever been out in Bricktown on friday night? I'd bet it's 50% tourists. People come in from the country and surrounding cities.

Immediate post college grads hangout in midtown, deep deuce, plaza, and 23rd. Nobody really goes to bricktown unless it's for an event. (concert, thunder, dodgers, etc)

Ever been out in Bricktown on friday night? I'd bet it's 50% tourists. People come in from the country and surrounding cities.

Immediate post college grads hangout in midtown, deep deuce, plaza, and 23rd. Nobody really goes to bricktown unless it's for an event. (concert, thunder, dodgers, etc)

A certain group of those youngsters hit those spots, yes. However there is still a large contingent that live up north that would frequent this place, until undesirable crowds take over. It's almost a proven fact this is the life cycle of a club.

When I go out of town and stay in a local entertainment district like Bricktown, I'm not going to clubs. Don't confuse bars for clubs, two different things.

I am in Bricktown well over 300 nights per year. While the overall visitor count is high, nightclubs are largely utilized by locals, or specifically people from within the MSA.

Just spoke to the proprietor and here is some new info.:

- Hope to open by mid September; signed a long-term lease
- Will have an expanded food menu from the Bricktown location
- The building will stay largely in tact, but the patio will be expanded

Expanded menu..? Pretty sure up until now they haven't carried food at all. Will be interesting to see how it works. The brand is great. Would love to see the BT location become less clubby in its execution and feature food.

Expanded menu..? Pretty sure up until now they haven't carried food at all. Will be interesting to see how it works. The brand is great. Would love to see the BT location become less clubby in its execution and feature food.

The Bricktown location just serves a few items: pizza, wings and quesadillas due to a limited kitchen.

The N. May location will have a full kitchen and a larger menu.

Gotcha. Every time I have been into the BT location it seemed to be JUST a watering hole, and beyond that was mostly a DJ/dancefloor place masquerading as a bar. But that's probably because I've only been in late on weekend/even nights.

I happen to bartend at the Bricktown location. The ultimate plan is to slowly faze out the location downtown and focus on the Northside. The people simply aren't there during the weekday hours.

Just spoke to Jeff Rogers the proprietor of the Pink Parrot and he said their Bricktown business is booming and they in fact just two months ago signed a 15-year lease extension.

So that location is not going anywhere and it's success is the reason he wanted to branch out to N. May.

They've started work on the N. May location (from their FB page):

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Here is more info about this project, which is moving fast:



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So much misinformation and propaganda coming out of that company. It reads like a joke. Their latest scandal came about of their staff passing out free entry cards to 3 of their brick town locations to patrons of other brick town clubs, inside others clubs, and on the street in front of their competitors. This may read like a restaurant. But I expect it to be a "dugout" of its generation.

The location on N. May will have a large kitchen and will feature food much more prominently than in Bricktown, which was was always meant to just be a bar.

They are now open for biz at the Quail Creek location; hours are 11AM to midnight.

Heard a lot of good advertising yesterday on the radio - look forward to getting over there and checking it out!

Went for first time tonight - $1 street taco night! Had those and some chicken nachos. Thought it was good and crazy cheap. Unfortunately, they don't have liquor license yet - had a marg in mind when we went, but oh well. Look forward to going back.

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They just had their liquor license approved by City Council last week, so it will take a bit more time before they can serve.

It's a cool place and the food is pretty good. Much needed in that area.

Yes sounds like they had a tussle on that but just they said later this month they will be serving. Agree it's a great addition to the area!

They start serving beer, wine and liquor on Dec. 24th.

if Taco Cabana was able to serve alcohol there, what's the hold up here?

Pete probably knows more about this but sounds like some hang ups because they are more of a "bar" operator and had some hassles getting the license. The manager told me it has been quite a struggle. So don't think so much to do with location as other issues. Glad to hear they are close though!!

They now have their full alcohol permit, as since late December they had merely been catering from their other location.

New sign, too.

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We went by there intending to try the place. My wife has this thing about not going anywhere that we're almost the only ones there. At 6:30 on Saturday night there was one other car there so I couldn't get her to try it.

Quail Creek location closed this morning for good.

Wow... I guess I won't be getting lunch there again. What happened?

Wished Taco Cabana was still at this location. I-40 and MacArthur too out of the way

Quail Creek location closed this morning for good.

Meanwhile, the Pink Parrot in downtown Stillwater has been closed for quite some time.

The one in Bricktown does great business but the other two never brought in enough revenues.

The one in Bricktown does great business but the other two never brought in enough revenues.

I really wish Taco Cabana had never left the May location. Hopefully something better will come along.

Meanwhile, Hopscotch continues to appear as if it's stalled. That place is taking forever.

I really wish Taco Cabana had never left the May location. Hopefully something better will come along.

Meanwhile, Hopscotch continues to appear as if it's stalled. That place is taking forever.

Hopscotch had a problem with their contractor but is now back on track.

Should be opening in the next month or two. Finally!

Today, Jeff Rogers sold Pink Parrot in Bricktown to his long-term manager and a group of investors.

I was told the plan is to remodel and rebrand, but I would expect it will stay pretty similar since the manager is the lead.

8 people were stabbed last night at Pink Parrot. This is another black eye for every restaurant, bar and hotel in Bricktown.

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A few years ago, a friend was doing a DJ set at Pink Parrot and I was also curious to experience the crowd that regularly packs this place, so I went on a Wednesday night.

Got there about 9 PM and it was empty, which wasn't surprising for a weekday. I was met at the door by a huge, menacing bouncer which was the first ominous sign.

By 10:30 or so the place was absolutely jammed... I wanted to take a survey to understand what all these people did for a living, where their Wednesday night out was only getting started at 10 PM.

It wasn't long before there were tons of wasted people and the vibe started to get a bit scary. Drunk women were going up to my friend the DJ and requesting modern songs even though it was advertised as a 90s night.

Since he was playing a nostalgia set, he kept doing his thing and then guys started to come up to him basically saying, "Hey, why aren't you playing my lady's song?"

I've been in enough bars to recognize when the energy starts to go bad, so I quickly cleared out.


The next day, my friend told me things got so bad and he was so afraid for his safety that he just left his equipment (!) and went home.

That was the first and last time I've been and I have zero desire to ever return.

He had to be WAY nervous to leave his equipment at this place. I hope he was able to retrieve it!

This place is similar to Kong's in that there are always people there looking to start trouble. Until bar owners are required to have trained professional security onsite, incidents like this will continue to happen.

It used to be that there were bar fights that never amounted to much more than pushing before someone stepped in.

Now, there are regular stabbings and shootings and even if you are minding your own business you could get caught up in it.

The bottom line is that if you value your life and safety you don't want to spend time in the middle of a ton of wasted people that don't even value their own lives.

I don't feel safe in Bricktown at night so I haven't been there in many years. The last time I was there, everyone was drunk, rowdy, and yelling up and down the streets. I'm not a partier so it's not my scene at all.

It used to be that there were bar fights that never amounted to much more than pushing before someone stepped in.

Now, there are regular stabbings and shootings and even if you are minding your own business you could get caught up in it.

The bottom line is that if you value your life and safety you don't want to spend time in the middle of a ton of wasted people that don't even value their own lives.Amen.

I never would have expected Bricktown to be this way. Back in the late 70s and 80s I hung out at a mostly biker, strip bar called Sinbad's at NW 16th & May. It was not uncommon for fights to break out there. I backed out of the place many times holding a chair in front of me to block flying beer bottles. But Bricktown shouldn't be that way.

Overserving is a huge culprit in this.

These places advertise $2 Bud Lite and there are people in there drinking nonstop for hours on end. Most of us have acquaintances that get belligerent when they drink; all it takes is a few of this type among hundreds and things can turn violent very quickly.

If ABLE wants to conduct raids, they should do it late at night when 90% of the clientele at many of these bars are wasted out of their minds.

Overserving is a huge culprit in this.

These places advertise $2 Bud Lite and there are people in there drinking nonstop for hours on end. Most of us have acquaintances that get belligerent when they drink; all it takes is a few of this type among hundreds and things can turn violent very quickly.

If ABLE wants to conduct raids, they should do it late at night when 90% of the clientele at many of these bars are wasted out of their minds.I didn't know that. OMG!

I never would have expected Bricktown to be this way. Back in the late 70s and 80s I hung out at a mostly biker, strip bar called Sinbad's at NW 16th & May. It was not uncommon for fights to break out there. I backed out of the place many times holding a chair in front of me to block flying beer bottles. But Bricktown shouldn't be that way.

I feel like you're leaving some good stories on the table here, Bill! :)

As for Bricktown "clubs," and Midtown for that matter, it is unfortunate that so many cater to violent and degenerate clientele. I spent my young adult life patronizing OKC clubs like Pyramid and Inertia and Velvet Underground, and numerous punk rock and dance clubs, and I don't recall fights being at all common.

I guess if you want to go to a dance club that doesn't cater to violent, degenerate, trashy people in OKC, your only options are the LGBTQ places.

What exactly makes a club cater to violent, degenerate, trashy people in OKC, Is it just cheap drinks like $2 beers? I went to plenty of OKC clubs in the late 70's all through the 80's and early 90s and rarely if ever saw any trouble. Including Sinbads a time or two. :wink:

What exactly makes a club cater to violent, degenerate, trashy people in OKC, Is it just cheap drinks like $2 beers? I went to plenty of OKC clubs in the late 70's all through the 80's and early 90s and rarely if ever saw any trouble. Including Sinbads a time or two. :wink:

Places like the Pink Parrot, Kongs and Sunset use shady promoters that go out and recruit a pretty rough crowd with a fair amount of drugs involved.

It's completely different from the past.

Places like the Pink Parrot, Kongs and Sunset use shady promoters that go out and recruit a pretty rough crowd with a fair amount of drugs involved.

It's completely different from the past.

Is there anyway to place 'shady promoters' under some type of accountability?

As for Bricktown "clubs," and Midtown for that matter, it is unfortunate that so many cater to violent and degenerate clientele. I spent my young adult life patronizing OKC clubs like Pyramid and Inertia and Velvet Underground, and numerous punk rock and dance clubs, and I don't recall fights being at all common.

I guess if you want to go to a dance club that doesn't cater to violent, degenerate, trashy people in OKC, your only options are the LGBTQ places.
Right. I don't think those bars on 39th St. sell cheap beer at night. That surely helps a lot. Bars at Bricktown could learn something, while getting rid of shady promoters.

Can the ABLE commission apply pressure on these situations?

Can the ABLE commission apply pressure on these situations?

More important to show up heavily armed for the Sauced soft opening?

The whole cheap beer thing seems to me to be a statement about the disintegration of our society. In the 70s and 80s coin beer. Where any coin, even a penny bought a beer. There was almost zero violence. Zero. People just don't care about other people's anymore.
Not bar related but an example of people not caring. I was driving North on Rockwell on my way home today. I was in the front line at 63rd sitting at a red light. When my light turned green I hesitated as I leaned as a motorcycle rider and has been a lifesaver driving my tiny Miata. I watched one car that might have actually been in the intersection as the light turned red. Ok. But! 4 more cars went through the inspection after my light was green. The last one honked at me as I started to pull out as they went by. Our world is going to hell in a hand basket.