Hello everyone. I lived in OKC (& Yukon) from 1990-93 while attending OCU law school. I've lived in St. Louis ever since and am making my first return trip (11/2-5/06) in 12 years. I'm meeting up with one of my fellow alums who also has been out of the area for just as long. We're looking forward to revisiting some of our favorite hangouts like The Metro, Bunny's Onion Fried Burgers and the original Varsity on 63rd. Searching the web for some of our other favorites has revealed that Portobello is now called Deep Fork Grill and the Split T is now a Sonic. R.I.P. to both of those demised establishments.

For those who know, I'm curious about the existence or demise of a few other places I was unable to locate on the web and hopefully some of you can share what you know. Here's a few of the places I remember fondly:

Doc's - This place was right across the street from Pearl's Oyster Bar on Western. They had great burgers and it was the only place I knew of in OKC proper where you could get a Denco Darlin' (which they naturally called a Doc's Darlin'). They also featured Okarchee fried chicken on Sundays. My law school cohorts and I spent quite a few lunch hours on their patio.

Pumps - I believe this was just up the street on Western and situated relatively close to Flip's Wine Bar & Trattoria. They had really good sandwiches and I was a big fan of the gas station decor.

Jim's Restaurant - This 60's era diner-style restaurant (it was a bit bigger than a traditional diner) was located at 39th and Rockwell and was the last bastion for a home cooked meal until you hit Yukon. Great breakfasts served round the clock.

Yippee Yi Yo Cafe - It's my understanding they uprooted from their great little building on Western (a group of us would have evening coffee and cigars on the front porch) and moved into Kamp's Grocery. The owner at the time was named Carrie. She was really great - the place was just getting going during my last year of law school so she was really eager to develop a regular clientele even if we were a group of transient, semi-obnoxious lawyers to be.

Any information about any of these places would be appreciated. Thanks to anyone who can shed some light on whether any of these places are still around and/or what may have happened to them. Cheers!