With both livegrass gone and Chef curry going back to mainly meal prep, it's now this and charcoal oven for me to consider for a burger go to.

Einstein bagels, is that the first location in the metro?

Einstein bagels, is that the first location in the metro?

i think there's one in the mike monroney center... but this will be the first in the metro open to the general public.

i think there's one in the mike monroney center... but this will be the first in the metro open to the general public.

There is also one in Headington Hall (dorm) at OU.

There is also one in Headington Hall (dorm) at OU.

ahh... did not know that!

That's a very Oncue inspired design. But if it works for Oncue, why not copy them.

Regarding Einstein Bros Bagels, there are 6 area locations in the Tulsa area. It seems like OKC is underserved for this bagel chain.

The Einstein locations in Norman and OKC are not meant to serve the general public.

Another twist, instead of Lip Smackers the burger place in the new E-Express will be called Knockout Burgers.

No idea if the same people are involved.

Hope its the same guy. I dunno if I'll ever get over losing Lipsmackers.

Once this opens, I'll go down and check it out.

Once this opens, I'll go down and check it out.

They actually had a Lip Smackers sign on the building for a while. I wonder what happened to that?

Looks like the elusive Lip Smackers is not making a return.

The new E-Express is now open at I-240 & Sunnylane and there is Einstein's Bagels a burrito place and something called Knockout Burgers.

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Well that's disappointing.

I suppose Jabar could be running the burger place under a different name.

Keep hope alive!

Knockout Burgers opens on the 10th. No menu or anything up currently to try and figure out any ties to Lip Smackers.

Knockout Burgers opens on the 10th. No menu or anything up currently to try and figure out any ties to Lip Smackers.

Where did you see the opening info?

Where did you see the opening info?

16841

Love the logo!

Went to Knockout Burgers today! It was odd, in the way that you order from one of three touchscreens, then go to the gas counter to pay. (i don't have a problem with that, but there's nobody there to tell you all this!)
Liked the fries, especially since I got two orders thanks to the counter-intuitive user interface! Had a bacon cheeseburger with extra cheese and the optional raw onions. The burger was "Pretty OK", but not quite "Destination" fare. Very nice store though, with a casual sitting area next to a giant faux fireplace.
OH, and the burrito/bowl place next to the burger window looked GREAT! Definitely trying them this week.
Please move to new thread if appropriate.

Well, its pretty clearly not Lip Smackers 2.0. The burger was not anything noteworthy on its own.

Their original location -- the convenience store on the NE corner of I-44 and Penn -- is set to be demolished.

The property hasn't sold and I haven't seen any building permits, so no idea about what will come next.


Could be pulling it down simply because so many homeless camp out there and it's a perpetual mess.

17120 There was a fire at the old location this weekend that I phoned into 9-11.
Not a great picture but demonstrates what Pete was saying, imagine it was started by homeless camp.

Friends ran into the owner of Lip Smackers a week or so ago... he's supposedly looking for a new location - but hasn't he said that before? Supposedly one of the closed Jimmy's Egg locations.

Friends ran into the owner of Lip Smackers a week or so ago... he's supposedly looking for a new location - but hasn't he said that before? Supposedly one of the closed Jimmy's Egg locations.

Pretty sure that was said after moving out of penn & i44, and then during the stay aroudn 240. Wish him luck.