R&J Lounge and Supper Club

[Pete]

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Address: 320 NW 10th Phone: 602-5066 Hours: M - TH 5:30pm - 10:00pm; FR & SA 5:30pm - 11:00pm Status: Opened Sept. 26, 2014 Links: Official Website_|_ Menu_|_Facebook Yelp_|_Urban Spoon

Information & Latest News

Operated by Jonathan Stranger and Russ Johnson of Ludivine.
Opening planned for September.
Taking back half of former Archer Printing building; will add patio.
High quality but lower price point than Ludivine.
Building owned by Chip Fudge.
Gallery

307 NW 13th * 816 N. Walker * 1201 N. Francis * 123 Garage * Ambassador Hotel * Bleu Garten * Broadway 10 * Buick Building * Catholic Charities * Edge @ Midtown * Fassler Hall / Dust Bowl * Garage Burgers * GE Global Research * Guardian * Jerky.com * LIFT * Lisbon Lofts * Marion * Mayfair Apartments * Metropolitan * OCU Law School * Oklahoma Contemporary * Packard Building * Packard's * Pontiac Building * Pop-up Shops * R&J Lounge and Supper Club * Saint Anthony Expansion * Sidecar * Sunbeam * Viceroy Grille * Walker Building

[DoctorTaco]

Very excited for this. The map really makes clear how the line between Auto Alley and Midtown get blurrier by the month.

[kevinpate]

East side chicken .... so is it only available at night and in the parking lot?

[kevinpate]

Maybe someone needs to have a yak, a shout and then an obligatory hug from Taggart?

[kevinpate]

Hopefully they'll get it ironed out. Though it does seem to be taking places longer these days to do so.
Another example in a far larger size format seems to be Vast. One would think all reports would be grand by this time, but I hear mixed comments still today.

Same thing with a new eatery in Norman, Jax. The group that operates it operates several places with decent to great reputations. My son and his dear lass went in the other night, and came by afterwards. Their take was it was simply meh, but perhaps has promise.

I've decided to wait until I hear a decent length period of good reports for all three (RJ Vast and Jax), and for a few others as well.

[metro]

Hopefully they'll get it ironed out. Though it does seem to be taking places longer these days to do so.
Another example in a far larger size format seems to be Vast. One would think all reports would be grand by this time, but I hear mixed comments still today.

Same thing with a new eatery in Norman, Jax. The group that operates it operates several places with decent to great reputations. My son and his dear lass went in the other night, and came by afterwards. Their take was it was simply meh, but perhaps has promise.

I've decided to wait until I hear a decent length period of good reports for all three (RJ Vast and Jax), and for a few others as well.

Great point. Wife and I ate at Vast for my birthday about a month ago. Wife's was excellent, while my $50 steak was abysmal. The flavor (crust/marinade) was good, but it was not cooked to order and vary inconsistently throughout, and the quality of the actual cut of meat was worse than a $6 steak you'd get at Cimmaron Steakhouse. For $50, I expect prime cut. It boggles me that with all the bad reviews in OKC about working the "kinks" out the first couple of months, that despite the "shortage" of good staff, new restaurants, especially from a restaurant group such as this one to know better and to run higher quality training beforehand. Glad I read these reviews first before visiting R&J, unfortunately I'll wait a few months until the "kinks" are ironed out.

[Pete]

10th is becoming the Main Street of Midtown.

At the far west end you have LIFT, then St. Anthony with the expansion, Plaza Court, Fassler Hall / Dust Bowl, R & J, Pop-up Shops, Bleu Garten, Packard's, Broadway 10 Chophouse, more retail and restaurants for 1101 and 1100 N. Broadway, Indian Motorcyles and on the far east end GE Global Research Center.

[Pete]

Here's the layout of this tiny place... I count 33 seats but there will also be a patio:

[Pete]

An early promo image from their Facebook page. Says "coming Fall 2014".

[Urbanized]

Oh, man...me likey.

[Pete]

More details on this project:

[DoctorTaco]

Love the animated neon!

[Pete]

From https://twitter.com/stephshilling88:

[Jeepnokc]

From https://twitter.com/stephshilling88:

Champagne on tap! That was my wife's favorite part of our Italy trip was the Prosecco on tap.

[Urbanized]

Air conditioning! Champagne on tap! Wieners!

[dankrutka]

Air conditioning! Champagne on tap! Wieners!

Ha ha. I love the 50s concept & advertising. Very nice.

[Pete]

I love this place already.

I particularly love that OKC is getting more local, intimate places. Ludivine, WSKY and Skinny Slim's have shown the way and Sidecar, Slaughter's Hall and this project will be three more in this smaller-is-better approach.

[Urbanized]

Midtown?s new R&J Lounge: Old school meets new cool | okgazette.com

[John]

Can't wait for them to open.

CooperHouse is killing it with the branding!
Instagram

[Pete]

Here is their full menu:

Menu | R&J Lounge and Supper Club

Interesting:

Pork & Beans entre, $16.90

Plus, fried catfish, chicken & dumlings, beef stroganoff and lots of classic cocktails and simple beers.

[Urbanized]

Little Kings hahahahahahahahahaha

[soonerguru]

Little Kings hahahahahahahahahaha

LOL I know! First time I got smashed was on Little King's on a camping trip! Great memories.

[Pete]

That Gazette article says they are targeting Sept. 26th to open.

That seems pretty ambitious but happy to know they are so close. This is going to be yet another cool, intimate, local spot.

[Urbanized]

Sept 26 is my birthday...happy birthday to me! My new spot!

[CCOKC]

Sept 26 is my birthday...happy birthday to me! My new spot!

My birthday is the 28th. If that weekend weren't my 30th high school reunion I would suggest we meet up with our significant others and have a drink or two.