Ron's Hamburgers and Chili

[Pete]

I've heard that Ron's (which recently closed in Mayfair Village) will reopen on November 1st at the Shoppes at Northpark (Northpark Mall).

[FighttheGoodFight]

Thats great! I used to love me a good Ron's burger.

[barrettd]

I've heard that Ron's (which recently closed in Mayfair Village) will reopen on November 1st at the Shoppes at Northpark (Northpark Mall).

Interesting. Any idea where?

[Pete]

Interesting. Any idea where?

Not sure but a good bet would be the space right at one of the entries facing May.

Lipsmackers had done a bunch of work in there before pulling the plug.

[barrettd]

Not sure but a good bet would be the space right at one of the entries facing May.

Lipsmackers had done a bunch of work in there before pulling the plug.

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Lipsmackers move. Well, I'm glad they'll be back. And even closer to my house than before.

[BigSully]

Those sausage burgers are to die for.

[Martin]

that's great for northpark! ...but was really hoping that they'd open a place in south okc.

[David]

This is nice to hear, but I wish it was a little closer to my usual stomping grounds. Reopening back in Mayfair Village after the renovations complete would have been great.

[dankrutka]

My friends on I grew up on Ron’s in Tulsa. It was one of our go to spots in high school, but I haven’t been in years.

[Pete]

Ron's is definitely going into the spot near the southern entrance of the mall, the same space Lipsmackers started working on but never finished.

[Dob Hooligan]

Told people at Northpark Halloween yesterday evening that they will open this Thursday

[FighttheGoodFight]

They better have the advertisements all over the tables like the old days!

[Pete]

They better have the advertisements all over the tables like the old days!

In the second photo I posted above, you can see one of the tables they moved from the Mayfair location.

[FighttheGoodFight]

In the second photo I posted above, you can see one of the tables they moved from the Mayfair location.

Well you all will see me there next weekend eating a chili burger until sick.

[MagzOK]

I'm very excited for this.

[Pete]

They opened today (Thursday) in Northpark.

Hours are 10:30 AM to 8 PM Monday through Saturday.

[jerrywall]

Wow. Those menus look like they could have come out of the 80s. That's not a bad thing, I love the look.

I've strangely never eaten at Ron's even though I've lived right by one for years. I'm tempted to try out the chili, but I'm always hesitant about trying chili at restaurants because I'm a strict purist (no onions or beans). It appears those are optional there so it may be worth a gamble.

[Roger S]

I'm tempted to try out the chili, but I'm always hesitant about trying chili at restaurants because I'm a strict purist (no onions or beans). It appears those are optional there so it may be worth a gamble.

Ron's and, when it was still in business, Bricktown Burger were about the only places I would go to get chili I didn't make myself..... It's not quite competition style chili like I cook but if I need a chili fix it's good enough to get the job done.

[sooner88]

Ron's and, when it was still in business, Bricktown Burger were about the only places I would go to get chili I didn't make myself..... It's not quite competition style chili like I cook but if I need a chili fix it's good enough to get the job done.

As an aside, I made this chili over the weekend and while not traditional, it was one of the best I've ever had.

https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-chili-recipe

[TheTravellers]

As an aside, I made this chili over the weekend and while not traditional, it was one of the best I've ever had.

https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-chili-recipe

We do recipes from Milk Street a lot and they sometimes make us go "Ugh, that's a lot of ingredients (and steps)", but they're usually worth it. This recipe, however, puts Milk Street to shame - that's an insane list of ingredients (probably 3-4 times the ingredients in our chili recipe)!!! Sounds really good, though.
Where did you get all the different chiles and Marmite (Homeland and Winco don't carry all those, I don't think)? Also, did you actually grind the coffee beans extra-fine (we don't have a coffee or spice grinder, just a mortar/pestle)?

[sooner88]

We do recipes from Milk Street a lot and they sometimes make us go "Ugh, that's a lot of ingredients (and steps)", but they're usually worth it. This recipe, however, puts Milk Street to shame - that's an insane list of ingredients (probably 3-4 times the ingredients in our chili recipe)!!! Sounds really good, though.
Where did you get all the different chiles and Marmite (Homeland and Winco don't carry all those, I don't think)? Also, did you actually grind the coffee beans extra-fine (we don't have a coffee or spice grinder, just a mortar/pestle)?

I had purchased the dry chilis awhile back at Chileno's Meat Market when Trumpodo's was there. I drew the line at the anchovies and Marmite as it was hard to find and the grocery bill was adding up. For the coffee, I just bought enough espresso beans for the recipe at Whole Foods and used their grinder to get an espresso grind and it worked well. It was one of those recipes that was time consuming, but if you follow the steps in the recipe it is well worth it.

[jerrywall]

As an aside, I made this chili over the weekend and while not traditional, it was one of the best I've ever had.

https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-chili-recipe

That's interesting. Even if there's stuff I won't use, I always like picking up various tips and techniques to try. And, this has already motivated me, and I've already given the wife a heads up to swing by the butcher and pick up some tri tip for some chili this weekend. I did think it was interesting that they added ground coffee beans directly into the coffee. I use coffee too, but I brew up a strong pot of it, and then use a cup of it, without the grounds. I do use cocoa powder instead of chocolate as well.

[sooner88]

That's interesting. Even if there's stuff I won't use, I always like picking up various tips and techniques to try. And, this has already motivated me, and I've already given the wife a heads up to swing by the butcher and pick up some tri tip for some chili this weekend. I did think it was interesting that they added ground coffee beans directly into the coffee. I use coffee too, but I brew up a strong pot of it, and then use a cup of it, without the grounds. I do use cocoa powder instead of chocolate as well.

The major difference in this technique vs. others I've used is making the paste vs. adding dry ingredients. The coffee grounds are added to chicken broth / dry chilis along with the other spices in a blender, so I think using that process it helps to incorporate everything a little better. There are a lot of ingredients, but each one is in relatively small amounts... it just helps to build the layer of flavors. Cooking the veggies in the beef fat from the short ribs, and then simmering the chili with the bones helped to add even more flavor. I'm not sure if I will follow this exact recipe again, but the technique is one that I may carry on.

[Pete]

The whole place -- even this newly-opened location -- looks straight out of the '80s.

For most, that's a big part of the charm. Pretty much a throw-back comfort food in large portions kind of place.

[Swake]

The whole place -- even this newly-opened location -- looks straight out of the '80s.

For most, that's a big part of the charm. Pretty much a throw-back comfort food in large portions kind of place.

That's kinda funny, because back in the 80s when the original Ron's location was still open, it looked like it was from the 50s. Just a single counter with stools and a flattop grill on the other side of the counter with a guy named Ron cooking.