Another upscale concept from Good Egg Group

[BG918]

[QUOTE=BFizzy;229053]

Which?

Victoria's
In The Raw
Cafe Plaid
Othello's
TEA Cafe
Freebird's
Brother's
O'Connell's
Louie's
Pita Pit
Seven47
La Luna
Hideaway
NY Pizza
Which Wich?
Jimmy John's
Fat Sandwich
Pepe Delgado's
Turquoise Cafe
Monique's
Toto's
Service Station
Pad Thai
Greek House
Pho Sooner
Mr. Goodcents
Justin's

All excellent, unique places

[warreng88]

Iron Starr plans Campus Corner store
by Kelley Chambers
The Journal Record July 7, 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY – In late 2001 the owners of Hideaway Pizza took a chance on opening a store at Norman’s Campus Corner.

At that time the once-thriving district just north of the University of Oklahoma campus was suffering from low occupancy and was in need of a face-lift.

Judy Hatfield helped lead the charge to buy and renovate properties, and secured funding for public improvements from the city and by establishing a tax increment financing district.

Today property owners can be choosy about the tenants that come to the area.

Keith Paul hopes the success of restaurants at Campus Corner will continue for his Iron Starr Urban BBQ. Paul, co-owner of A Good Egg Dining Group, opened Iron Starr in Oklahoma City in 2002.

Hatfield said with many restaurant owners vying to move to Campus Corner, she is looking for an eclectic mix without a saturation of restaurants.

“We’re keeping with the old retail concept so we have a good balance,” she said. “Iron Starr has a great reputation and it’s a type of food we didn’t have.”

Iron Starr is set to open in late September in the old Harold’s outlet space at 575 S. University Blvd.

The building is owned by Rainey Powell and his family. Powell’s father was Harold Powell, founder of the Harold’s stores.

Powell said as he leases space in the area he looks for unique restaurants to appeal to college students and the community. In September a Chipotle restaurant is also slated to open at Campus Corner.

“At this point we need to be careful about new restaurants we bring in,” he said. “We don’t need another pizza place or another hamburger place. Some of those areas are adequately covered.”

Conrad Buchner, Oklahoma City-area district manager for Hideaway, said he has been pleased with the restaurants that have come to Campus Corner because they give diners an array of options. The increased foot traffic has also helped Hideaway maintain its sales.

“It’s been a good consistent store,” Buchner said.

Hatfield said a few leases are in the works that will take up most of the remaining space. Campus Corner has 237,423 square feet of space.

“We’ve got a waiting list because we don’t have much available,” she said.

“That’s a great problem to have.”

Paul hopes Campus Corner will be a successful spot for his first expansion of Iron Starr. The average check per person is about $10, which Paul said has kept business strong even as many consumers cut back on eating out. If successful in Norman, Paul said he hopes to open additional Iron Starr stores in the next two years.

“Iron Starr is our growth vehicle,” he said. “Even with the economy, we feel it can still attract customers with consistent menu pricing.”

http://journalrecord.com/article.cfm?recid=100292

[warreng88]

Good Egg puts twist on holidays dining: Fresh gourmet meals become alternative to traditional fare
BY DAVE CATHEY
Published: December 9, 2009

A little more than a year ago, A Good Egg Dining Group needed a catering space because the kitchen in Cheever’s Cafe was getting crowded.

Its operators looked just south of their building at an abandoned tire shop and saw possibilities where no one else did.

"We were thinking we needed kind of a commissary to meet demand,” executive chef Robert Black said. "Then we thought, why not just open it to the public.”

The building is now a gleaming white beacon at the corner of NW 23 and Hudson that serves as a source of inspiration for the future of the NW 23 corridor and also serves fresh gourmet meals to go.

Market-C sells foods found at the other Good Egg restaurants, which include Cheever’s, Red Primesteak and Iron Starr Urban BBQ. Good Egg also manages the restaurant at POPs in Arcadia, which allows Market-C to carry that store’s top 20 selling sodas. It also has a computer from which soda can be custom ordered for home delivery.

Besides Good Egg foods, Market-C produces its own entrees, sandwiches and desserts daily. Shelves also bear gourmet items from around the world.

For the holidays, the store is offering a traditional holiday meal, but certainly not an ordinary one.

"We’re putting the Good Egg twist on traditional holiday fare,” Black said.

Black oversees all the kitchens and promises their package will be the last touch needed to ensure a happy holiday.

Holiday meals, sold for groups of two, six and eight, include Whole Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Ancho Red Wine, Apricot-Serrano Glazed Ham, Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast and Sage-Scented Gravy, Sausage and Sweet Onion Spoon Bread, Twice-Baked Potato Mash, Green Bean Casserole, Fire Roasted Vegetables, Corn Pudding, Traditional Mac and Cheese Casserole, Cheever’s Dinner Rolls, Big Ol’ Apple Pie, Double Chocolate Bread Pudding and Pumpkin-Pecan Cupcakes.

Additional items include Red Beef Tenderloin Tamales, Roasted Artichoke Dip, Creamy Bleu Cheese Spinach Dip, Homemade Pimento Cheese, Oklahoma Caviar, Homemade Muffins, Monkey Bread, Quiche and seasonal Fresh Fruit Salad.

Dinners will be available for pick up on Christmas Eve.

For last-minute shopper’s, Market-C also has bailout stocking stuffers. The market carries edible gift ideas such as gourmet salts, Cheever’s Chicken-Fry batter and sodas from POP’s. It also has Riedel wine glasses, select cookbooks, salt and pepper shakers and other kitchen gadgets.

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[soonerguru]

Padthai is very good. Norman is blessed with a few very good Thai options. Best Thai I've had in OKC recently was on the south side, at Panang.

[okclee]

I will second Panang as excellent Thai food.

[wsucougz]

Third on Panang. It also used to be part of the Pad Thai norman chain.