Kd's Restaurant / Legacy Grill

[warreng88]

Does Hogan plan to develop any of the surface parking lots? Or is KD's the last official project for Lower Bricktown?

I would think they would need to wait until the placement of the Boulevard is done before deciding to build anything facing it. It they decide to go with six lanes with sidewalks on either side, they might need a different amount of room than if it was going four lanes with bike lanes, sidewalks and a median.

[dankrutka]

More specifically, Chesapeake Bay cuisine: crab cakes, oysters, fried chicken. And the typical soul food fare (greens, mac & cheese casserole, yams). Can't wait!

*mouth watering*

[soonerguru]

More specifically, Chesapeake Bay cuisine: crab cakes, oysters, fried chicken. And the typical soul food fare (greens, mac & cheese casserole, yams). Can't wait!

YUM!!!! Hoping like hell the crab cakes are legit!

[Plutonic Panda]

This is from the Downtown OKC Builds Twitter feed... And you are right, the deck does look bigger than I would have expected:

Hate to be "that guy" to bring this up and it really isn't that big of an issue, but I would think they could at least use composite instead of lumber. It looks better and it last waaaaaaay longer.

[Pete]

^

Looks like the deck itself is composite and the framing is lumber.

You wouldn't use composite for the framing anyway.

[Plutonic Panda]

Oh, my mistake. I didn't know if it was just stained wood or not.

[Pete]

Just checked their building plans and it specifies "synthetic wood plank decking".

[ljbab728]

I love the way they have incorporated the existing trees in that deck.

[OKCisOK4me]

That deck is not that big at all...

[ljbab728]

That deck is not that big at all...

You could fit probably at least a dozen tables there so that's not bad.

[OKCisOK4me]

You could fit probably at least a dozen tables there so that's not bad.

More like half a dozen... maybe 5. Unless you want to back out of your seat and shove a fork down a person's throat behind you...

Look at the two guys standing there. That's less than one table space... I'm a good judge of space. I'll eat crow on the patio if I'm wrong, lol.

[ljbab728]

More like half a dozen... maybe 5. Unless you want to back out of your seat and shove a fork down a person's throat behind you...

Look at the two guys standing there. That's less than one table space... I'm a good judge of space. I'll eat crow on the patio if I'm wrong, lol.

That looks very comparable to the size of the patio I've been to a number of times at the Louie's in Midtown. It certainly has more than six tables.

[OKCisOK4me]

That looks very comparable to the size of the patio I've been to a number of times at the Louie's in Midtown. It certainly has more than six tables.

Who am I talking to? All I see is a profile silhouette picture and an 'online' green dot above 'gold member'. (nevermind, it shows up after I post...)

Regardless...I still don't think it's that big of a patio...

[Anonymous.]

I agree that the patio is weak.

For a restaraunt along the CANAL, and there NOT be an emphasis on outdoor dining, is just further solidifying the joke that is Lower BT.

[metro]

I agree that the patio is weak.

For a restaraunt along the CANAL, and there NOT be an emphasis on outdoor dining, is just further solidifying the joke that is Lower BT.

What else would we expect from this group? Lame.

[betts]

At least there is a patio. IIRC, there was no patio on the original plans.

[onthestrip]

I agree that the patio is weak.

For a restaraunt along the CANAL, and there NOT be an emphasis on outdoor dining, is just further solidifying the joke that is Lower BT.

Well at least the left the trees for some natural shading in the warmer months. Many restaurants simply place a table on an open concrete slab and then wonder why no one wants to eat there with a hot sun beating on their back.

[betts]

Well at least the left the trees for some natural shading in the warmer months. Many restaurants simply place a table on an open concrete slab and then wonder why no one wants to eat there with a hot sun beating on their back.

We need to get an ordinance passed like they have in Chicago. All outdoor eating areas are required to have flower boxes, shrubs or a combination of the two. Some of the downtown outdoor patios are stunning. It's not necessarily size, but rather, how appealing the patio is, IMO.

[Urbanized]

OKC has a lot to learn about outdoor drinking/dining and rooftops, etc., though admittedly there has been lots of improvement of late. Ten years ago about your only decent outdoor dining options in the metro were the Mont in Norman and the original Pearls on NW 63rd (RIP).

[bchris02]

Nope, no plans to change any of the surface lots.

Only one more lot for development, down near the land run monument:

Is there a chance another developer could purchase the surface lots from Hogan and develop them? Lower Bricktown can still be saved if that were to happen. There is almost as much canal-side surface parking as there is development in lower Bricktown. Why does Hogan insist on canal-side surface parking anyways? Surely he must realize from the development this city is seeing in other districts that the bare minimum is no longer acceptable development standards.

[LakeEffect]

Is there a chance another developer could purchase the surface lots from Hogan and develop them? Lower Bricktown can still be saved if that were to happen. There is almost as much canal-side surface parking as there is development in lower Bricktown. Why does Hogan insist on canal-side surface parking anyways? Surely he must realize from the development this city is seeing in other districts that the bare minimum is no longer acceptable development standards.

Possibly. However, Randy tied much of the development up with the lots - Harkins and others are guaranteed a certain number of spots per their leases (if I understand correct). Therefore, if Randy sells off a lot for development, he'd have to have a garage somewhere on site to make up for the change in parking.

[Teo9969]

Possibly. However, Randy tied much of the development up with the lots - Harkins and others are guaranteed a certain number of spots per their leases (if I understand correct). Therefore, if Randy sells off a lot for development, he'd have to have a garage somewhere on site to make up for the change in parking.

OH THE HORROR!!!!! And Double the HORROR if he were to make it a mixed-use garage!!!!

[Pete]

Actually, the guaranteed number of spaces almost requires him to build a parking structure if he adds anything more.

Desire for more profit will almost certainly drive him to build something along the new boulevard and he could do that with parking above.

[metro]

okc has a lot to learn about outdoor drinking/dining and rooftops, etc., though admittedly there has been lots of improvement of late. Ten years ago about your only decent outdoor dining options in the metro were the mont in norman and the original pearls on nw 63rd (rip).

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[shawnw]

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